The Washington herald., 1922-06-22
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Some snpresssoxs Of Woshfnoto~
COINED on q recent vSsif.
When Congress 10 In session. one
finds in the Capitol moving picture.
pageant. call Il what you will. Of life
that brings compeliingiy home a sense
Of the material greatness Of the Re-
public and the dlssimilarfty of its
elements. The types are as varied as
those that step from the pages Of !
novels describing Carthage or Rome.
Gopher Pairie and Broadway rub an
noyed elbows. A visiting English dip
lomat stares at some also visiting
red brothers from q western reservs-
don One Brftisher who win not be
disappointed at not finding cowboys
on Fifth avenue! A fat and cold
eyed Tammsny Representative hgur-
ctous ham from the pork barrel"
The porkless brave finds but snappish
greeting when he returns to the wig
wan Also curtsiled term Of once.
Apply tailored and keen-eyed lady
lobbyists. Omnipresent Newspaper
men Blsse-eyed black servitors. Sem
storial wives. ample and rather OBJ
sessedly important Pretty stenog-
! rsphers. Army and navy ofacers.
meticulously uniformed. spick and
shining, on their way to testify at
some hearing or other. More or less
harassed secretaries. And ever and
again. a Parsonage. one OF those
whose names daily appear on front
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slight buzz. a little peering But
never falling is the tourist tide, some
times tired but always eager-eyed.
only wishing TO be impressed Like
so many sheep they flock to the Capt.
toll guides and doc1lely meander along
the long mosaiced corridors and
through that place of stony horrors
known as Statuary Hall. They pa
tiently climb the dome and awedly
gaze on the svesome Miss Liberty.
Amt We got fun?
When Washington was a dreary
and unsurveyed swamp. George
town was a brisk Colonial town.
renowned for its fine families and
general "get-up-snd-get" During
the early days Of the Capital near
| by Georgetown was the residence
Of the ultra-fashionAble. Fair
ladies. ruffling blades and sleek
slaves peopled it's streets. Today
IL is a part OF Washington, a plare
of mellow old houses with spacious
yards and overgrown shrubbery
Its prestige has departed. but
charming somnolence reigns over
f. The matchmaking trees and
serene. faded houses seem 10 whis-
per together in a communion that
is seldom broken by the footsteps
of a passerby. The one business
thoroughfare NJ street Is a long
string of two OF tlIsee story build
ings that seem smaller and more
insignificant because of the width
of the roadway. Here, too. we find
a sturdy house Of rough stone that
once served as Washington's head
quarters. A patriotic society has
placed a memorial tablet on it,
wall. but II is occupied by a,
plumber and its honest stone walls
have been covered with a coat 81
bright sulphur yellow paint. On
this are superimposed the large
black and white signs that attract
public attention to the enterprisinR
plumber. The old living noon is
decorated with many lengths Of
lead pipe and other appurtenances
peculiar to the plumbing business.
while the entrance hall. But
why go on? Il is like meeting the
Father of His Country clad in a
pair of overalls.
Restaurants of the snowy type do
not flourish in Washington. for
|. some reason. The big hotels have
restaurants. of course. and very
} handsome ones. but Il is very doubt
full whether they would pay as a
separate venture. During the war a
number OF snowy eating places and
more or less gay Bohemian resorts
sprang up but they have practically
all vanished TO the thin winds. One
smart supper place that closed down
} about a year ago. has, amusingly
enough. had IFS name pre-empted by
a large dance hall. Even before the
days of prohibition. Washington
refused to support the ultra-eNpen-
sive cabaret. There were and are
EXCELLENT restaurants, independent
OF the hotels. but they are without
orchestras and thrive by virtue OF
the food they serve. The convert
charge is not for Capital folks.
Diplomatic immunity from phohi-
bition regulations has made the
members Of embassies and Legations
very sought after persons. The
veriest attache finds himself over
whelmed with would-be friends. A
great benevolence recently filled the
heart of the son of a certain South
American minister. He and a COM
panion decided that they would do
: their best to give a drink 20 every
one in dry Washington. with a jug
of cider in hand and something ION
the hip" they sailed forth about .
g. m. and took up their station on
the Connecticut avenue bridge. Mo-
florists were few but they consci-
entiously hailed all who came along.
The timid of heart thought Of ban
dts and stepped on the accelerHtor.
But those who stopped were recsled
with stiff stone fences" Of cider
and hard liquor. Twice our young
heroes were rudely interrupted and
hailed to a station house. But whar
can you do with a ministers SON
Sunrise found the young man with
an empty jug, the story says, buf
the pleasing consciousness OF hav.
ing done their bit 20 cement the en-
tente cordials between the United
States and the South Amer ca n