Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08

+ A veritable temperance movement
was started in this city fifty years
ago. In connection with
Temneranea the observance OF New
Year day. when 1t had
Ao'eue'' been the custom to
serve strong drink at receptions. The
Star Of January 2. 1872. says:
THE day after Christmas. in COM
menting upon the unusual amount OF
drunkenness witnessed on that holi-
day. and upon the number of young
men seen under the influence Of il
quor we addressed an earnest appeal
to the ladies to discard intoxicating
drinks at their New Year receptions.
The result was most satisfactory NOT
withdrawing the unprecedented num-
Der OF persons receiving, there was
less drunkenness and tipsiness than
on any previous New Year day within
recollection. Strong drinks were al
most universally abolished. Wine.
when set out at all. was not presented
conspicuously. as heretofore CoHee'
chocolate and lemonade were substi-
tuted very acceptably to most oil the
callers.
Shortly after the civil war a dispo-
sition developed on the part of Amer
leans of means TO
Washington as a make washington
a place of winter
Residence City. residence. This
has continued increasingly until no"
this city is the favorite place OF dwell
ing for great number OF persons
who maintain homes elsewhere. Inc
Star of January 6. 1872. thus speaks
~ tho reasons for it's selection for this
purpose:
1.-The growing tendency seems more
and more pointing to the graduai es-
tablishment of superior and perh'a
nent advantages in this city LOT
general first-class winter residence.
The Americans are migratory anu nm
change of scene. To those VINO can
afford it-wherever they go In sum
mer fitting abroad or to the utter
most parts of the land--it Is gettlns
to be generally agreed that they can
not do better than rendezvous mei ;s
for the winter. Thus Washington Is
gradually, and, We think, surely IornI-
ing a distinctive metropolitan amer
lean character. Perceptible centers OF
literature, science. art ana society alo
already here and are rapidly 49,
In
tages here these circles once ioi
will rapidly expand. r,,,orv
aThe great Corcoran Art Gallery
will form an art nucleus lor the Gun
try The Congressional Library,
rsady one of the first-class libraries
ae W. world. will. as soon as the in
telligent views of Mr.. Sponord are
carried out, be the most benehcehI
and useful. The Smithsonian lnstilu-
ton, the Naval Observatory, COAST sur
yey. photographic and signal oniSes.
with other public departments, w.
hare a body of scientific men 81 the
highest attainments, such as are
fnEnd collected nowhere else IN the
country. Students are coming mere
from all parts of the country 10 .he
three colleges of the District. because
of the special advantages over educa
,;onaI institutions elsewhere afforded
here in the libraries, the scientlnc col
Iections the Botanic Garden ana CON
saryatories the government Anatouh-
cal museum, the pleadings IN 'ne
supreme Court and the debates III
Congress. .,
socially nothing need be said. as SO
much has already been written on inns
noinf These attractions must. now
ever. be greatly increased as the ei.y
ia adorned, improved and made equai
in comfort and elegance to its natu-
va, advantages of position and CHI
mate. For the first time in the MS
tory of Washington the city mas
streets sufficiently well paved to al
low of pleasure driving every DAY
through the winter and the brilliant
spectacle on Pennsylvania avenue OF
an afternoon is foretaste OF VIVA VIVA,
the future will show when the Wealth
of the country shall congregate here.
as it is beginning to do. for its winter
Newport or Saratoga. washington ton IS
growing to be literary center also.
Upon the whole. the prospect IS
49, central winter residence, So
cial. literary. political. musical ana
scientific, which will vie with that OF
any capital in Europe.