Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-17
.FETE AND FESTIVAL
At THE CAPITAL
Washingtn Is Ready For It's
Gay Winter Social
Season
SOCIETY ON PARADE,
SotabIes-Statesmen, Diplomats and
Officials May BE Seen in Automo-
biles and Walking on the Avenues
(3Y JANOTHAN WINFIELD

(3l JANOTHAN WINFIELD
Washington, Nov. 16.-Now is the
summer of Was ngton's discomfort
made glorious winter. With the adj
vent Of tie Sixteenth Of November,
the Winter capital has come int its
own and the season is open again.
Back from seashCTe and mounta inside,
back rom Canadian hunting trip and
European travel, back from the Ian
gurous desuetude Of the sleepy sum-
mer months, the people of Washington
have come thronging eagerly expect
ant OF the round Of fete and festival,
of which the unfolding winter season
gives promise.
The dust has been banishedi from
HE sun-Darched streets and heavy
gloon dispelled from the boarded-up
mansions. Autumn crispness is ev.-
denced on every hand--the very air
is invigorating. The luxuriant eX-
uberance of the summer gardens has
given place to the neatness of win
ter t:llage, the r;otously blossoming
beds before the clubhouses have been
sup2lanted by the primmer evergreens
and me city has taken ON a ia lor-
made appearance.
Evidence Of Animation.
Briskness and preparation prevails.
The ronderous limousines of return
ing government officials, and of the
Diplomatic corps, hurry through the
avenues and The brightly pa nted
Town cars of wealthy business men
of the city. back from lcng vacations,
whizz along the streets. The pedes
trians pnursue their ways it'll greater
alacllty and the cries of the newsboys
are shriller Straw hats and outside
flannels have disappeared from the
shopsw. ndows and 'splays Of furs
and Scotch p1aids have taken their
places. Who cares to inger behind
Venetian blinds and listen to the
tink1e CT the ice in the high-ball tumb-
lers?-who' cares to follow the MORN
ing set of sweaty tennis by a long
afternoon s'esta?-whO cares to wan
der III the evening to a drowsy seat
in the palm garden or to park
bench hear the Marine Band concert?
All that has vanished around the cor
ner CT the calendar and belongs to
another season. Everyone is in the
streets or will be tomorrow because
the winter season has opened and
because there they will see everybody
else.
Society On Parade.
"Thc Streets" in Washington on
week days mean F. Street. 1t is
there that all Washington walks; 1t
is the Champs Elysee-the Rotron
Row Of the American capital. But on
Sundays the term signifies Connect
cut avenue, from the Army and Navy
Club 10 the Bridge. 1t is there that
every class that Washington holds
will he represented tomorrow.
For instance tall-well-groomed
youEg man, may be seen walking
with the short-dapper, slender Little
fellow The tall man will be Frank
H. Hitchcock, postmaster general OF
United States. His companion will
be Theodore L. Weed, chief CT the
division OF postal savings banks. or
in a Tremendous yellow automobile
going rapidly down the street may st
Edward Beall Mclean the man at
the Wheel. He has just returned
from The summer horse show circuits.
If YOU wager that he will be at the
METROPOLITAN Club within half hour,
you will win.
Or there may be a stir On the
stree, teams sharply refined to the
curb-stone, heads turned to greet
RAPIDLY running automobile and the
staccato notes of two busy motor
cycles. "The President may say
and mat will be DOTTED as his excel
lency passes.
Indeed all Washington from the
humble ship girl to the frock coated
statesman may be expected to parade
Connecticut Avenue tomorrow after
noon if the day is clear, for on Sun
day this street is indeed the show
.,laao Of tho oanital