Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31
BRANDEIS STORES

is. and hubby establishes himself in a
house near the capital. where the land
lady promises him every home comfort
and he sends his address TO the house; and
there he is.
But gradually he finds time dragging
even in Washington Somehow the various
committees have not signified that al
acrlty in asking him to Join, that is his
perogauve, considering how he always stood
with the town council OF his state He
can't be forever revising the speech he Is
going to make some day. Having no friends,
at least, he can have the company of other
new possessors Of desks, so long under one
ownership that the owners themselves
had begun to think the country couldn't
run unless they ran tor remains at his
boarding house and grows cynical over the
fickleness OF Columbia. Gradually he be-
gins to learn OF days at home" for the
wives of members. He thinks Il might be
improper for him to go when his wife
is not there, but loneliness overcomes con-
servatism and he goes. has a fairly en-
joyabie afternoon, goes again and gets into
the habit.
SprucinE Up.
His clothes are not Just what the other
mon. seem to be wearing A frock coat and
silk hat appear Indispensable He writes
to mother that he had thought his ward
robe complete. but these accessories are
necessary part OF his congressional dig
nifty. Somehow the money does not save
itself here as II docs on the farm. He al
most wishes his wife had come along
very many OF him, on going home for
Christmas. return with the family. They
/ do not like the cramped rooms he has been
occupying. Maybe there is young daugh-
ter and she has higher ideals. Everything
desirable is taken by this time and the
only eXpedient is 20 rent a furnished flat
or house at whatever the agent thinks he
can get. Then tho season" Is off with q
bang.
There Is a country member in class two
who comes surrounded by all his iarss
and penates. He has never been prominent
In pink tea circles. but he knows his duty
and he is going to do II. Often he has
never been in Washington. This coming
season will see many OF him in town AL
ready some have arrived and TO them
coming to congress is a picnic. OF course
they are going to save money. Il will be
useful later on. even II campaign funds
are going out OF style. They 60 10 a good
/ hotel for the first week and everything 4,
roseate. They ride on What a wit has beer
unkind enough 70 Germ the sightseeing
| Washington wagon" They travel labori
ously through all the museums and libra.
rtss and office buildings. They 60 to Mt
| Vernon. They get the custodian Of tn,
house to permit members of the family
to 80 on the floor before the session startt
and sit in the chair father is going L
adorn.
After that first week they find a board
ing hotel, a rooming house and eat out.
or an Aparbment-always as near TO tn,
capitol as the law allows. Even mel
whose business Is miles away from thei
place Of residence will at the start o
their first congressional term. evince thi
rabid desire 10 be under shadow OF IN,
wings. Talking things over with NOR
seasoned legislators brings the knowledge
that they should have gone further on
or established themselves in this or tina
boarding house as being more fashiona bic
every member having his own preference
and seldom living In IT,
Not SO Lonesome.