The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
CAPITAL SIDELIGHTS
GOSSIP OF PUBLIC MEN BY ONE WHO KNOWS
THEIR VIRTUES AND WEAKNESSES

One hears very much about Henry
Cabot Lodge, his Hyperion locks. his To-
rensic eioquence the books he publishes.
the poems and essays he writes, but the
eldest son OF the Massachusetts, Senator
and litterateur is rarely mentioned. and.
Yet as q poet he is far in advance of his
father. Indeed. II George Cabot Lodge
had been born without a golden spoon in
his mouth he would not have been able
10 hide his light under a bushel. as he
seems inclined TO do. II it had been nee
essary, absolutely necessary, for him TO
sell his poems. if his Pegasus sped at the
cry OF the wolf. his fame would have
extended through the length and breadth
of the land. But despite his intellectual
reclusiveness a few lovers of literature
OF poetry. 10 be more specifc-have found
him out and know no limits in praise OF
his work. His THE Great Adventure
has received its fun need OF praise. and
Of it a reviewer in the North American
once said: Certainly this is the finest
collection Of sonnets since RossettTs
House of Life. II one hesitates to use
the word great of them. the fault lies
rather with the theme than with the exc
cution."
AR Lodge. who was named George
Cabot for his ancestor. that distinguished
statesman, the friend and ally of Wash
ington and Hamilton. lives in the new
part OF town. Massachusetts avenue ex-
tended. where he built. couple Of years
ago. a handsome colonial house. the back
windows OF which overlook Rock Creek.
His family consists of his wife who was
Miss Bessie Davis. the daughter Of the
late John Davis, and three little Lodges.
bright, happy, mischief-loving children.
Mrs. George Cabot Lodge resembles her
beautiful mother, Mrs. Charles McCaw-
ley. and has the same tall. ~svelt figure.
the same rich coloring. and the same ex-
quisite taste in dress Her gowns are
simple-eXtremely simple-but Of beautiful
material stylish in cut and remarkably
suited 10 her style She keeps abreast of
her husband in his intellectual work and
is his most ardent and sympathetic ad-
mirer. Unlike his wife. Mr.. Lodge affects
iittle eccentricity in dress, and his biz.
soft gray hat. something on the order
OF Sombrero. his unconventional neck
ties. light tOpcOat, and the heavy stick
he usually carries make him conspicu-
oUs figure.
A successful business man was advo-
eating recently the advantages Of church
membership TO an Office full Of men.
friends and associates.
Why, ! can't tell YOU he said. what
1t has meant TO me. The mere knowledge
that you are connected with some church
inspires confidence in every one you come
in contact with. II Is a passport Of re-
spectability. And it's cheap; there is no
outlay. Now, l Joined my church forty
years ago. and during the whole time IL
has only cost me 80 cents. praise be 10
Godr'
Praise be to God indeed. called out
one Of his hearers And may He have
mercy on your stingy soul.
\ Scotchman who visited the Library
Of Congress recently. when asked by
friend what he thought Of that great
structure. replied:
Its magnificent building, surely: Il
is handsomely decorated and ii is COM
petently run; but have no use for the
place, and willingly shall never so there
again.
But why" demanded his friend
''Were YOU rudely treated?"
No" answered the Scotchman; every
one was uncommon civil. But In that
whole great pile could find neither stick
nor stone. neither picture nor pillar, 10
that greatest Of all poets. Bobbie Burns:
and a Scotchman can have little use for
a library which. honoring many others Of
much lesser note. omits from its role OF
fame the name of the man who wrote
The rank is but the glineas stamp.
The mans the gowd for a that
Come to think of it, the visiting Scotch
man was right Among the great number
OF portraits OF the literary men of all
ages in the Library Of Congress- there is
none Of Robert Burns. When asked the
reason for the omission. the employees OF
the Library replied that il was on ac-
count Of the great poets immoral life,
Now. II morality is 10 be the supreme test
OF title TO literary fame, bare, forsooth.
would be the walls and inches Of the IL
brary OF Congress. and all similar insti-
tutions
II I was Pulido." said a diplomat
who served some time in Caracas. Il
would go home and start a revolution
GUST old Castro. who. by the way. is an
autocrat. high-handeG dictator. from
the Presidential chair, and take the reins
Of government myself. Pulido has spent
very little time in Venezuela during the
past twelve years. but he is sure TO be
popular. and a revolution Is easily ac-
complished in South America: above all
in Venezuela. where. If my gossip from
I its capital can be depended upon. and I
think it can, is ripe for one. Castro de-
serves no consideration from any one.
least OF all from Pulido, whom he recalled
arbitrarily and for no good reason. Be
sides the old man deserves TO be deposed,
for he stole the Presidential office from
one Of the worthiest men OF Venezuela.
1gnacio Andrade. whose brother. Jose An
drade. was at one time Venezuelan Min
lister 10 the United States. But I am
afraid PulidO will not meddle much In
politics when he gets back 20 Caracas
The place your Richard Harding Davis
once called the Little Paris of South
America. though why no one has been
able TO find out. for II no more resembles
Paris than II does Calculation after a
decade in the United States II will be
hard to accept the South American point
OF view sufficiently to become a revolu-
tionist No. to my thinking. Pulido will
not be happy I'm Venezuela. and so I am
looking for him back again. although 1
would rather see him stay at home and
stir up things"
AN enlisted man, II he ,sickens Of his
job will resort 10 any means to quit it.
and the naval doctors are overrun with
visits from strapping fellows in the best