Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-09
Sticky Solons Battle Valiantiy
With Humid Heat in Light
Raiment of %ropics or Black
SLOUGH Hats of Texas, No
Relief in Sight.
OBy Burton X. slandl-ll.l

Washington. July g.-summer days
in the senate chamber A not moist, !
sticky afternoon. Without breath Of
air stirring beyond the arm-iength
region Of the electric fans. The
crumpling. whitening heat uuiVers
among the hard red desks. rises malig-
nant from the green carpet and re-
bounds from the walls Hot weather,
and the debate on minor bills ana res
olutions drags on.
A figure In cleaning white from
crown of nat to Zip of toe, enters the
Democratic cloak room A. his hat
comes on. the long iron gray hair
MARKS senator Nardmun uf Missis-
slppi, coolest of nll The ninety-nve
members who are compelled 10 stay
here through the summer. White
duck suit, Mhite shirt. collar ana tie,
white belt ana hose and shnes-he Is
a refreshing oasis IN this legislative
desert.
In the chamber are dozen hnnnei
and linen suits, an odd dozen pairs OF
white nannel or duck trousers, and
here ana there white shoes with dark
clothing OF the inroads that
the temperature has made upon sem
mtOrial fashions, There remains
faithful group Ia correct black or
dark blue-Oallinger OF New Hamp-
shire. Smith OF Maryland, Johnston
ana Bsnkhead of AluDama, Bacon of
Georgia. COZ of West Virginia, with
occasional recruits. The rest either
hrazenly Haunt their light raiment Of
the tropics or compromisc ln grays aud
light browns. with here aud there "a
concession of Numbered white waist
coats of broad eXpHnse.
That crinkled linen suit blaZoned
with the red flowing tle protects the
generous form ol NeWlnnds ct New
ada. The other cream -cnlOred one
sets of OVrrmnn OF North Carolina.
ana those neat white shoes. soN ana
pants 90 tie left are worn by no less
a personuge than the solemn Me-
Cumher of North Dakota. White nan-
mel trousers have appeared on the
bOyish form NJ me erstWnilg formally
correct Henry cabot Lodge ot Mass
achusetts VINO rises unashnmed. with
out vest, exhibiting The bosom OF a
black -and white striped shirt 90 tho
astOunded gaze OF bis colleagues.
Curious turns of sartorial senatorial
| fancy. Jones nf washington has found
shirt and collar oi robins egg blue.
Clupp OF Minnesota pats "a saffron vest.
l Brandngee at Connecticut wearing
linen suit and lighting for air. str0lls
/ into the Republican Cloakroom for
/ iceWater Nelson of Minnesota, in nl-
/ paca coat and % pair ni trousers that
/ wouldn't tip the scales at more than "a
/ pound. stcadics himself al the door
| post and then rcsolutely steps out 20
| listen Go the discussion az our rciu'
/, tons with Mexico Fail OF NeW Mex.
lcO Is talking. and stone OF Missouri
IN gray silk coat lies Imply back f
his chair wiping his forehead. Bacon
waves "a broad pala lraf fan. or care
fully adjusts his chokcr collar before
rising To ask e question.
Hot afternoon. and not q hope ol
GOODNESS until night and even the hope
of cool nlpht in Washington spring.
only from the breasts Of abnormalll
optimistic persons ui This time of th'
year Reed of Missouri draws up hh
white nnnnels and COVERS at cal
enaar. Il IS still two months before
currency can be disposed Of sim
mons walks ont % The Democrats
Cioakroom whore coats are on, an'
KOrn and HOke smith, Wiliiams an'
11Wen are sraoking 90 forget th'
won sher. The air n thick with smoke
every s,steA lns lts sprawling states
man ice cilnks in glewes passe'
around by waters from the capito
| New senators are discouraged, bu
they hnow Inc protest ~ "a waste o
J words Congress WI Stay w ttssi"
nntn september 1907 days or co"