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Show THE CLARKES ANlTwALSHES IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY Senator W. A. Clark of Montana continues con-tinues to be a mystery to Washington, because he keeps everybody guessing as to his movements with regard to housebuilding. house-building. Just because he bought one of the most lesirable and costly building build-ing lots on Dupont circle and tore down the famous Stewart castle that stood there, people of Washington seem to think the multi-millionaire had not treated them fairly by not at once starting to erect a palace that would outrival the one building for Thomas F. Walsh and proceed to make merry with a housevvarming by bringing home a bride to preside over his magnificent home. It is considered that the Walshes and Senator Clark should be rivals somehow, and a foregone, conclusion con-clusion that two such financially powerful pow-erful men should work at opposite purposes. pur-poses. This opinion is furthest away from the truth that could be conjured up. Clark's and Walsh's interests are in many ways identical, in ranroaus, for instance, and developments in the west. The two men ate widely separated separ-ated in their dispositions and manner of doing things. Senator Clark is a quiet, modest, upobtrusive man and has been received in the best society in Washington without an effort or seeming desire on his part. Doubtless i money has much to do with it, but he lis personally polished, intellectual and universally agreeable to rich and poor, old and young. The fact that he is a widower may add something to his charm, but he apparently has no favorites favor-ites Clark's itiurried riant-liters fre quently Visit him at the capital. Th v are much entertained, having spent a winter here before their father became senator. Senator Clark doesn't show th" least disposition for display or any vulgarity, of the newly rich whatever. His $fi,fl00 automobile is creating a great deal of Interest, but it is nothing more than any man of his means would buy. In every way he is the opposite of Thomas Thom-as F. Walsh. The Walshes go in for society and show to the extreme limit, and yet in a perfectly correct way. Mrs. Walsh has been managed and steered into the holy of holies in select society by Miss Marian Cockrell, daughter of the senator sen-ator from Missouri, who has grown up here and is a beauty and a belie. Through her judicious management it did not take years of sweat and struggle strug-gle to climb the social ladder. The Walshes go out indefatigably this winter win-ter and Mrs. Walsh looks ten years older than she did last year. They appear at the president's dinners, ambassadors' am-bassadors' receptions, charity balls, and were even at the Southern Belief charity char-ity ball last week, which is inspired and managed by the most exclusive set of "cave dwellers" in Washington. "Cave dwellers" is the name given to that ultra -southern circle which pretends pre-tends to be -ignorant of congress being In session or of the existence of an official circle at the capital: that clings to old Washington and strenuously opposes op-poses all innovations or improvements to the city. Indeed, they fought against doing away with the old mail collector and his rattly one-horse shay and the substitution of automobile collection wagons. The Walshes have broken into even this social realm and there seems nothing noth-ing too hard for them. They are much liked and, indeed, no such indefatigable indefatiga-ble society goers have ever been less adversely criticised than they. How long they will be physically able or have the consuming desire to be seen everywhere and do everything remains to be seen. There is absolutely no question ques-tion of rivalry between them and Senator Sen-ator Clark, despite frequent newspaper reports to the contrary. Lieutenant General Miles in an enthusiastic en-thusiastic chauffeur. Kvcry morning, in clear weather, he leaves his home at 1726 N street and takes a spin over the smooth roads in the northwestern section sec-tion of the district. The bracing effects ef-fects of a speedy drive through the open air are appreciated by Senators Depew. Klkins, Clark and Kean. and the automobiles ofJthese distinguished statesmen may be seen climbing Capitol Capi-tol hill every morning shortly before the hour for convening: congress. |