Territorial Enquirer | 1881-04-09 | Page 4 | Extracts from the Diary of a Washington Belle

extracts from l rom tho the diary of a washington bolle belle you yon could write HIKO seven volumes about vas 11 login 0 I 1 a young lady ml mall I 1 who know it thoroughly and fel felt I 1 tint that every man born with a gold 0 O or r even a peu pen la in him hia hand should add ail 1 his hia nola of comment the precision of her I 1 or statement as to tho the quantity leaves no room for doubting its accuracy but as tile volumes tro are at present not forthcoming we mast coutont cOu tOLt t ourselves with 8 law few extracts from tho the antio 1 diary of 1 n I young belle january Jauni iry 13 binea tho the new Y car 1 1 1 1 ive I 1 TO been to a dozen 1 dinners I era 1 and d U 1 1 1 two or three receptions captions re ivery cry day und rod nude made about fifty culls calls to 10 may any nothing ol of thoo which aunt a and ami I 1 have received ived my head s in a 11 whirl ant and am 1 ai dreadfully happy 11 february I 1 at bits bira ad mirol miral a party light eight before laet asb has hail been bean described in in the papers who could lavo have done demo it iti im sure I 1 a hda t even if torno home III do haw f ow abat 1 know how bow much fit i b hero b bouses M a dressing and how w will ell pe people ople oy Is I 1 and who he dress dregs to vary ry plainly it seems beams very foolish this thin being paraded just ast lor for on one es 8 cos coa tume tanie washington after a all 11 is the most democratic lemo crittia and sensible sac san Biblo sible 0 ol 01 I 1 cities february 6 im I 1 in ratting getting awfully tired tire d but no au one oiin stop utter after tho the r roama ou nd has haa once cues boon beon begun wa Vs keep beep it up every day from rom noon to midnight mobbing the same at a great many of tho the P places I 1 aces till I 1 its it s like ono one big firmly february 10 A fanny reception gi veu to boma joao chippewa and apache indiana last night at senator sa I 1 8 the ibe indiana squatted on tho the floor la ia the their irskins fining 1 I dont don t mean bean their own but artificial one sand in beads bead azad and feathers with a smell of camp lira emoke and ami earth and horses about them that warn b pleasant plea nant cud and wo we a all 1 ghook hands with them and stared one ona of them took hold bold of the lace laca on my sleeve and smiled at it with child childish aig is delight then they sang beating their tomahawks on the tha floor to keep time a strange chant like the wind in iso anyon ending with a fierce barking like dogs wo we made a show dhow of them teem and way they made one of us ua which were the most moat civilized 2 11 F 21 up to it a night de won session at the house tho the stalks of gas jets I 1 in a tho the tadius on top of the dome and tile the electric cle otrio light at the do bomea mes base made a wonderful fleet effect all the middio ol of the capitol diw va s in ill a blue weird mist ot of brilliance W while h ile I 1 ww VIM there tharo they sent for abeene members mem bera who canio came in in full evening dress from tho the dinners and parties where chero the flioy y were found end and had to make excuses one of them looked halt half tipsy another un other a new member was wan disturbed because tho the house by way of it 11 joke pretended proton dod at first that it ro no copt lis ins excuse then they moved to and lie ho was greatly relieved reh oved tl oia era was a great deal of tan fua over the whole proceeding 11 february 21 it ia ID astonishing the of 0 tone that one llada finds at the meetings meeting of different sets bets hero ono senator will have hava a party at winch h ton 0 are thrown in with the tha most ont I 1 aali at individuals men mea with gaunt faces stiff boards urd und zo olies who look as inthey if they would like to take their coats coate off side by bide with the nicest people another colle collesta col leota none nona but the nice most t interesting and his him party is is entirely ace and superior Ba I 1 cant imag ino ine anything more polished than the at mo mos phero lat secretary a it is just like a court the ilio manners aro are as clear and quiet as aa crystal the diplo matises go thero there and aad I 1 experience at every moment what emerama calls the tha romance of meeting tile the bent there is la an indescribable excitement in chatting informally with two or throe three possible presidents ivha wear dribb coats just ilk ilka a any anybody b 0 oleo olas ono thi thug f g is tery ver y queer though that is you yon und lind men against whom the most dreadful charges are mado associating on the host boat of 1 terms with others who aro are quite above suspicion that is it if the accused person important in fis and able ue llie rowers 0 w er s that Us have to show a good oa deal cm of J tolerance 0 J toward I 1 and wealth 11 march ettl ead of tho the season aia completely Mple tely worn out and an idea left in my head I 1 shall now bogin a courso course of shakespeare readings mud and have joined tho literary society there is still a cool cooil deal going on socially though and I 1 love have an aa invitation tomorrow to morrow tor for it a I 1 four to roven IV winch in spite tot of its name has no connection with politics int but is ia a delightful delight tal afternoon and evening ahe B bachelors ach elors s german was riven given last just night flight and the army and navy will go on after lent these arc aio both con ducted by men who return in this way the civilities the they have it eve received during the leaion creaso U f george P lathrop in Har harberd perd magazine