Year: 1865

did horsehesh and gayey stylish turnouts that disn
~ ssism can,s your Park However, we endeavor 70 be
ana carriages she hasn't any President We have the
only one IN the country and don't have pay eight
cen million dollars yearly for city government
'hat some consolation in this diabocally weather


THE PRESIDENTS GUARD


A. As y mas been the custom since the breaking out OF


e coeoh Tor the President of the United States to
nave military guard, it would to be the business
oI some OF The many officers who have charge OF sucf
things TO see that this body OF men are decenty and re-
spectaoiy go.ten up Your correspondent thinks is
really dsgaceful as is present Are our generals
ana coionels 50 occupied with strategic combina-
tons apd mysterious, momentous flank ns that
they cannot II the soldiers detailed 10 act AZ sentnel
about the White House neat and cleany in their
dress and equpmentsy We would like 70 know There
is but President in these United States now and IL
surely would not be asking too much if finer class Of
men, with clean new uniforms and bright, tidy equip
nens placed about the head Of the nation We do
not wish to initiate the European monarchs OF course:
but then long traitors and assassns infest the land
the President matter of public safety be guard
ed Why could not body of one hundred men be selected
aud set apart for this special dutyY Give them little
more stylish and elegant uniform than the common sol
ders and they would take pride in keeping them
selves neat The detachment Of that stationed
IN front Of the reviewing stand the last day Of the
grand review here was positively ludcrous Some were
nearly six feet in height others ve feet six inches and
Some white gloves and some had none
The whole number only about twenty, and yet
scarcely any of them OF the size dress
In time of war of course do look for soldiery
elegance; but that the is all OYER and soldiers
have time TO be ornamental we'll useful, we the
y
style of some of the former independent military CON-
panies rich, plain Zoaave dress for the Presidents
Guard would be very appropriate.


TRUTH ABOUT MEN AND MANNERS


When in the Of human IL becomes
sary TO speak out plainly about public and manners
ht The capital, instead OF smoothing such things
with lying platitudcs and glowing commonplace puficry
your correspondent hopes ana believes that the HsRALD
and the heradc thousands who read this paper all over
the five different continents would prefer hear the
truth the nearest approximation to the aforesaid
modify that is possible This long sentence suggested
by reading in the HERALD brief note from some ono
deprecating the nct that mentioned in regard to tho
Third Assistant Postmaster General and some OF his
turned rebel friends 1t Is not necessary To say any
more about these matters the writer OF the note did
not pretend to deny anything | had stated, He only
regrets the fact So do l.


Some Of these rebels have actually returned 10 Wash
ingon and applied for office. They demand pardQns Of
the President as right not as favor Their coonesf
is perfectly Antarctic


Theatrcals are dreadfully duh here just at present
The legitimate drama confined TO a poor company al
Growers theatre which gave way to band OF Ethiops
succeeded by Heller; and the illegitimae drama
6ags along swelterngy at the Canterbury ana the OK
ford-two places where only are admitted and
where ex-M C's and officers Of the army, and others
who have tastes that way sit around with their hats
on and smoke cigars, sip lager something stronger
while painted girls in saltaory movements, boldly dis
play what little putcrtado nature has blessed them
witha These the schools where we teach our young


from the provinces the hgh morality OF the capital
Mr. Grover will probably (as he always does) give us
good aud chocely selected theatrical company in the
coming fall and winter We shall continue TO hope 80
at all events