Evening star., 1945-01-21
Too Mony
People

p..L. airy 10, 1895, reading in
part: For several years I
have heard complaints and comments
on the great crowds that attend the
evening receptions at the White House,
and from what I have heard they must
be occasions to avoid. 1t is common
occurrence for the lace and trimming of
gowns to be torn of and the gold lace
to be torn from the uniforms of officers.
Every year the newspapers in speaking
of these crushes speak Of the White
House as being too small, and some even
suggest that 1t be demolished and give
place to q more commodious one. Whilst
do not care to enter into discussion
as to the advisibility of building new
house for the residence Of the President
or of the enlargement of the White
House, wouNl suggest that it would be
a difficult matter to erect house that
would be spacious enough to accommo-
date all the people who attend those
receptions. But I will state that be-
lieve If only those who are invited to
the receptions given to the Army and
Navy, the diplomatic corps and to Con-
gress come, there would be no such
dangerous overcrowding as there is now"
The Star for January IL, 1895, printed
an example of japanese imperialist
opinion in the form of the
Jopon IN following quotation from
v., Takaa XII Kato, the Mika-
dos Minister to England,
interviewed in Omaha en- route to Lon
don: "I doubt whether the King (of
Korea) was assassinated. There would
be nothing gained by it. In case he is
dead, the government of Japan will place
his second son on the throne. The pres
ent ruler of Korea is what you Americans
would call no good. He will, in all
probability, eventually be deposed, but
in the proper manner" What actually
did happen nearly year later is an
other story.
Persons who today are urging that
Washington museums be kept open in
the evenings will find sup
SoHery q port for their idea in
AA..,.. story printed in The Star
of January IL, 1895, where
in 1t was set forth that 5000 people
took advantage of the opportunity to
view the works of art by gaslight" when
the Corcoran Gallery was thrown open
to the public last evening from 7:30 to
10 o'clock" 1t was remarked that George
Frederick Watts picture, Love and
Life" which has been the subject Of
so much talk, came in for large share
of attention"
The Star for January IA, 1895, con-
tanned a paragraph concerning the Rev.
DR.. George w. Douglas.
for9otten described as "one of the
p;,,..- trustees of the proposed
Episcopal Cathedral in
group of sponsors of the great unfinished
diocesan church on Mount St. Alban.
Probably no one connected with that
witness to Christ in the Nations
Capital" in the present period of its
development ever has heard of him, yet
he died as recently as October 20, 1925.
"Who Was Who in America" records
that he successfully served as assistant
minister at Calvary Church, New York
City; vicar of Trinity Church, New York
City; rector of st. Johns Church,
Washington; rector of Trinity Church,
New Haven; senior canon of the Cathe-
dral of st. John the Divine, New York
City, and-incredible as 1t may seem to
Irving Berlin-was the author of a song
entitled God Bless America"
One Of the most notably beautiful
women Of her time was In Washington
Just so years ago. The Star
fomous Of January Is, 1895, report
Beouty ed: Last night was Langtry
night at Albaughs and there
was great audience in quantity and
quality to see the Jersey Lily bloom as
Esther Sandraz. the titular character
in workover from Belot by Sydney
Grundy." Unfortunately, however, "the
play is weak and Intellectual" according
to the reviewer, and "a very powerful
company might give" 1t temporary
enduring existence, but the ordinary
human endeavor cannot immortalize It."
The best compliment possible in the
circumstances was that: Mrs. Langtry's
work is particularly attractive and would
be so' even II she were honiely, and ."her
gowning was beyond adverse criticism