Evening star., 1922-05-14

stage. Washington has spread to
its border line and over. The laws
relax as you cross the road. "Hus-
bands exchanged, only best brands
kept" and New wives, tempers
guaranteed" ono may soon expect
to read on the giant boardings which
shrek the excellence of American
products at passing trains. Having
two or three live husbands has
ceased to be embarassing;- it is .
record OF achievement
There arc three essential things
in this city-an ice box. a job and q
motor car. Tho Ice box to freshen
the food, the motor car to freshen
tho family. but the Job not only fresh
ems the finance, but keeps you from
obscurity. Everybody does some
thing. even If 1t is nothing. which
sounds paradoxical. but isn't. The
hardest working women in Washing
ton are the assistant undersecretary
of the society for tho development
of perfume in roses and the chair
man OF the forum committee for tho
investigation OF the winter habits of
June bugs
This does not imply that all wom-
ems societies are useless. Washing
ton Is the most dubbed city in the
world, and many of the organiza-
tions do excellent work in social,
educational and civic spheres They
are Indispensable to modern Develop
ment, and in this you have set tho
paoe for tho world. But there are
otherH, and the loss they do tho
longer their name and the greater
tho nap they make with their pad.
dies.
y 4 -
Being . republic you have no hered-
ftary titles. The change from a mon
archy to a republic may alter the
Constitution of tho nation. but not of
the individual. There is an innate love
of titles, and tho preflxing Of business
ranks and ONCE terms has taken the
place Of the conferred titles. There
are as many vice presidents in Wash
ington as there are baronets in Brit
ain. and. since the war, that is Say
ing q mouthful." to quote your apt
but inelegant phrase.
To foreigners there Is one America;
you are all Yankees. To the Ameri-
can there 10 two. Washington 10 the
melting pot. but tho south still does
the stirring. In this the women have
longer memories than men. They
still speak Of the good old days and
serve hot biscuits at every meal.
(Hot biscuit with US is called hot
scone.)
The picturesque old carriages with
the negro coachmen suggest q by
gone era quite removed from modern
America. From afar we assooiats
these things with mandolines and
cotton hslds. but not tourist trips and
trafio laws
Here you aaeher horses ~ we'll -
boats. We tsther them. Tho skipper
negotiatss the entrance. bsrths his
vehicle against tho curb, then throws
out his deep-sea anchor and descends
to the pavement When the skipper
returns the anchor is weighed, he
climbs aboard his craft and resumes
his voyage up the street.
Some of these old negroes invest
quite menial occupations with sin
gular dignity, A fanfare Of bugles
struck my ear, and oentured visions
OF stately procession, A knock
kneed horse with NANCY tail stepped
weariiy, A metal chariot Of strange
device. it's dignity unmarried by
ornate trimmings, exudins q strange
perfumei the driver. not dressed in
velvet and gold braid. and on his head
no featheFed hat. but swathed about
with . canvas ap1en over his Iust-
brown saiA No tasssisd buEie in his
hand. but . battered tin funnel. Once
more the fanfare sounded. Behold.
the freshman had come.