The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-18

five barred gate, and that agonized look of Rooseveltian determination and that characteristic body pose of a stout hundred pounder trying to compass with his short legs the barrel of an immense horse.
 Then there was the incident of the washlines, when the entire battery of the Executive office was brought to bear upon the unfortunate head of a local electric lighting company to compel him to cease the discharge from the tall chimney of the plant of dense black. smoke that deposited co- pious showers of soot upon the i'm maculate linen spread upon the. lawn attached to the White House laundry
 At first all of the Washington housekeepers and the esthetlc souls that dread the pollution of the grand white marble departmental buildings were deeply interested, but soon the true humor of the situation dawned upon them and everybody watched with glee for the daily developments of the contest which finally pulverized the wight who had said he could not burn bituminous coal without some times emitting smoke.
 And then there was more mirth than censure when, recently, Japanese wrestlers of high renown tumbled about on mats spread upon the floor of the majestic East Room with It's memories of great receptions, and funerals and stately balls. Some one recalled that after all Abigail Adams had not hesitated to hang the Presi- dential wash to dry In that august chamber, so why not an athletic ex- hbition instead of a dance, by noble foreigners-for this particular Japan ese wrestler was of the blood of the Samural So again Washington was amused instead of angry.
 For long time 1t was the proper thing, socially, in the course of a win ter flight from Newport to the Florida pines or beaches to stop a week ol two in Washington Then, from the wealthy class, grew a- little body tha' decided that in the Capital is the proper place for winter home. They outgrew the accommodations offered by the hotels. though some of the lat ter-day hostelries compare favorably in many respects with those of the metropolis itself. Therefore the, have built themselves homes after their own planning, a number of Nhich are of remarkable architecture beauty. The movement in this direc' ton may be said to have begun in earnest about a decade ago, when tht Chicago merchant prince, Letter erected his white marble imitation oi the White House on Dupont Circle.
 Following came many other palatia | edifices. such as those of the Tender sons. on the heights of ar;stocratit | Sixteenth street. the th1rougnfart which 1t is now proposed to rechrister Executive avenue; the com odi oi' mansion of the multi millionaire Walsh. on Massachusetts avenue; the | Townsends. on the same broad way | fare; the vast edifice that BellarN Storer built on Seventeenth street only to place in the agents hands fll rental to wealthy tenants when St1re' himself left it after a very short stal to take his amhassadorial post in thf Austrian capital following a short so. ionrn in Madrid The senators o' means were fond of building homes after their own fancies until if began tn be whispered about that to build house meant to shorten the stay ir national politics Such was the fate of the late Senator Windom, and oi Stanford. and of Sawyer, and of 2 number of other senators who huil well but not wisely in Washington.
 All of these great buildings are tht scenes nf social events of the first or der of importance during the winteI season. These are planned long II advance of the actual event. and al WAYS after a careful inquiry into thu program of the social and official en tertainment to he offered at the White House during the season, for it would he an ineycusable offense for the SD cial aspirant to offer a dinner or 7 dancing party or a reception in com petition with the President or ever with his lady So strictly is this rul' observed that ii is hy no means un common for a would be hostess tt send out notices recalling invitation! for a reception when the unexpected happens. and q hasty summons come! from the White House to attend : gathering there in honor of some not able guest whose coming could no have been foreseen The unfortunat, proiector of the dinner or reception or dance ar whatever it may havt been contemplated to offer to he friends. is even compelled herself tt attend the event at the White Hous' that has displaced her own entertain
 nent
 This desire to build for their ov1 use has spread very much among thu diplomatic body. that charming feat ure of Washington social life. ans many of the embassies and even lega
 tions own their own homes
 The pioneer was the British embas