Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1922, Page 6

B ' THE EVENING & WABHING‘[‘ON! D. % WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1922. They take chances, of course, | weekly and later with e daily news- THE EVENING STAR, With Sunday Morning Fdition. * WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY . September 27. 1822 THEODORE W. NOYES.. i‘i;fi\-;fillng 7 ar New spaper Company Pustpess Of e, 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. : o 3 0 N mme SHundtos. Clcame e it e eal s, Eogiand. b the Sunday morning The Evening Star, with :"r‘ :Ilhll the city &t 8 cents per month: ¢ dalls 45 cents per Fonth: Sunday oniy. 20 cents per month. . f wrong. but they must be always secured by & {paper. In the anti-administration re- balance of chance on their side. mense sums ave involved often in the | Senate, winning Originally & system of marine {nsur- ence, Liovds bas in the course of many years become a veritable Monte Carlo of business betting. no proposition too fantastic to be re- jected there as the basis for a “pol- 10 It naturally follows that inas. much as marine insurance turns chiefly upon the weather, Lloyds will O | bet on weather for any occasion, for & Iunnncmn. at Lioyds. i or tel ain > i "o - ml.".;a'l; éarslers at the |horse race. a yacht race. the corona- ead of each wonth. {tion or any other affair depending Rate by Mail—Payable in Advance. |upon the elements for success. Maryland and Virginia. Daily an cr £$.40; 1 mo., T0c el Akl at 40} 1 mo., 20¢ All Othier States. £160.00 7. tm Greek Revolution and the Crisis. Grecce. the cause of the crisis in the near east. is now in revolution. Large units of the army have revolted, joined by portions of the navy, declaring for @ change of government and for the ion of the war in Thrace. The it is now author The sl itical und lar moment from £ view whether whether Greece becomes a republic or s a monarchy. But it is a mat- grave concern that Greece sts upon a military campalgn in Thrace, under whatever leadership or government. Serious enot ties at the strait are edging zone and cordon Lu now arve the difficul- where the Kemalists vd into the neutral catening to break the hem from Europe. are to them as e dip! pare the wa rence and such per- he always un- > near east the prom- tionalist for a peac manent se atah! But with of the Turks, so to € reach, und with Greece i roact and m -flushed na- possession and preparing defense, it hecc difficult to hold th tionalists. Thus the situation at Athens is of immediate concern to the allied powers, and it may become necessary for them to intervene to prevent the prosecu- ton of the military program in Thrace and to insure the cstablishment of a zovernment of whatever form that will accede to the terms agreed upon with Kemal. : Meanwhile the situation in Asia Minor remains extremely delicate. The Turks are Intrenching in the neutral zone, and are raiding beyond their established lines. The British are also intrenching and seeking to extend their lines. Tt is reported that the Femaiist leaders will reply to the al- tied proposals in terms of Insistence upon a movement of Turkish troops across the straits during thewconfer- ence and upon the inclusion of Rus- sla at the pariey Although this government will take no part in the proceedings its views have been specifically expressed by Secretary Hughes. who declares that the United States unequivocally ap- proves the proposals of the allles to snsure the freedom of the Dardanelles and the protection of racial and re- ligious minori This government cannot fail to be interested in the mat- ter. even though it abstains from par- ticipation in negotiations and in any conference that may be held. Whether its declaration through the Secretary of State will have an effect upon the Kemalists. who are demanding Turk- §sh possession and control of the straits, is vet to be determined. —_——————— Automeobiles are hecoming less ex- pensive, and an aeroplane that any- body can fly. with a few hours’ prae- tice, i3 soon to he ready. Nevertheless, an agitated public is still compelled to depend on the railroads for transport- ing the necessitivs of life. —_———————— Tt is not definitely known whether the restoration of vodka ae the na- e has anything to do inclination to seize the first opportunity to et into, a fight. ——————————— The Turk has long since proved him- ious to reminders that his manners are exceedingly impolite. wile tactician, Mustapha pected to include the *in his repertory. As a v Kemal “strategic retre: Lloyds Bets on Lloyd George. With the upsetting of the British government’s program of international resistance to the Turks at the straits reports are revived of the early col- lapse of the Lloyd George ministry. TThese reports arise with every cri: ‘but with a remarkable degree of suc-| cess the British premeir maintains himself, and it is now regarded as a fair wager that he will survive the -present embarrassment as he has others in his remarkable career. loyds, that famous “insurance” in- stitution in london, which will take ‘bets on anything under the sun, is now accepting odds of four to one against the resignation of the premier before the first of the year. This probably represents the percentage of likelihood as judged from a definite knowledge of the British political situation. Lloyds' rates are seldom wrong. .The men who determine the odds at “hat anclent establishment are said to ‘be the best posted in the world on all questions of politics, finance and eco- nomics. It has been said that Lloyds ~—whick is merely a collection of in- aurance organizations grouped under @ general title of association—is better informed on world affairs than even the British foreign office. To it flows information from every capital and every remote corner of the world, by letter and by cable, and now by radio. Those who make the odds, or, in more Susinesslike terms, who write the rates @t insurance, cannot afford to bde the | matists | ~ith the na-{ k. 1y- 1 In the case of Lloyd George’'s term {of office, there is more iuvolved than [merely the speculative interest. When | the premier is custed. as in the course of things he inust be eventually unless Jhe should die in office, material ! chang take place in Iritish gov- fernment affairs. Certain important interests arc involved. So that it is not simply a gambling proposition for the sake of the wager when Lloyds bets four to one that Lloyd George will stay in office for. the remalinder of this calendar year. Mr. Beveridge in Ohio. | Mr. Beveridge as the republican key- for Ohio affords “food for When nominated o0 senator Mr. fof the admin |men scheduied to put @ evimp in the republican party and retive Mr. Hard- ing from its leadership two years hence. The reasoning—if the word may be applied to what was offered in support of the suggestion—ran like this: Mr. Beveridge was a bull mooser in 1912. e had now defeated in a primary one of Mr. Harding's closest friends and advisers. Ergo, if elected senator he would help to put Mr. Harding out of business and reconstruct the republic- an party on bull moose lines. Not a word, it will be observed. ab the fact that Mr. Beveridge re turned to the republican fold in time to support Mr. Hughes in 1816, sup- Mr. Harding in 1920, bhad isought and secured his senatorial |nomination as a republican and was now depending for election on repub- lean votes. In short, Mr. Beveridge was in sub- ce accused of sailing under false i and meditating mischief at the texpense of the republicans of the country and those of Indiana in par- ticular. | The reply to this is in the action |just taken. The republicans of Nr. Harding's home state have invited Mr. Beveridge to open their campaign, and he has accepted. Does this look as if the republicans feared and Mr. Bev- eridge was meditating double-crossing? 1 Hardiy. ———————e Senator Frelinghuysen. The triumph of Mr. Frelinghuysen in the Jersey primary will, for several reasons, give wide satisfaction. In the first place he has rendered his state good service in the Senate, not only by looking carefully after its interests, but by keeping in line with his party and thereby increasing his usefulness and influence. He is on ex- cellent terms with the President and a Isupporter of his policies. In the second place he is entirely familiar with the congressional and 539!\91’31 political situation, and if jchosen for a second term will shake down at once and with ease on Capi- tol Hili. In the third place he is outspoken jon the suhject of prohibition. He does Inot beat about the bush. Gov. Ed- wards, who i the democratic nominee for the Senate, has challenged on that subject. He does not beat about the bush. He would have New Jersey, {and, of course, the country at large, “as wet as the Atlantic ocean.” So with one candidate a pronounced dry and the other a pronounced wet we i shall witness a stand-up contest on one of the most interesting questions of the day, and one which in some of the other states is leading to evasions and pussyfootings Mr. Frelinghuysen is a distingulshed business man as well as politician, and the next Congress will be much occupied, as the present has been, with business questions. So that if re- elected he will as a senator from a great husiness state be ready for the debates and the votes when they begin. —————————— Wealth, as has frequently been re- | marked. does not insure happiness. A {man may have a liberal bank account {and still be limited in his supply of | fuel. s ot { { ported { color B —— The practical wisdom of the world {might be angmented if the German { gliders made as much effort to explain ias the promoters of the Einstein { theory. —————— The bootlegger pays no attention to tarifis. but complacently places his re- ‘llance on the principle of supply and | demand. H ———— e ' There is no form of injunction which will stop the argument as to whether an injunction ought to have been is- {sued. é —————— Thomas E. Watson. ‘Thomas E. Watson of Georgia was a {man of remarkable qualities that car- {ried him into a position of national prominence. He entered politics in his native state somewhat later in life ithan is usual in that section, holding his first public office at the age of thirty-two as & member of the Georgia house. A few years later he was elect- ed to Congress as a populist, in the |wave of third partylam that was felt throughout thé country in 1890. He had broken away from orthodox jdemocracy, and from that time on he occupied the role of a protestant, an independent, rising so high in third. party favor that when the populists indorsed Bryan in 1896 Watson was named as his running mate. Many thought that this would be the end of Tom Watson politigally, But they little knew his recuperative powers. He was nominated by the populists in 1904 for the first place on the ticket, and he conducted a vigorous but los- ing fight to revive the dying party. He went in for periodical publication, jand kept himself in avidence with a There is | lessly. the opponents | children in the past eight years have ] : | suffered—and they Im-{action in 1920 he was elected to the his nomination against strong candidates and receiv- ing a tremendous majority at the polls. In the Sematc he was often a storm center. He spoke vigorously and fear- He had no fears of political reprisal. His courage ofien was great- er than his discretion. He violated the senatorial traditions now and then, and he kept his assoclates guessing as to his probable moves. He was inde- pendent in action and in spirit. Frafl in physique. be wewer spared himself ‘when he thought he was working in a righteous cause. In addition to his work ae senator he discharged - his editorial duties. He was an indefatiga- ble writer on historical : subjects. a deep student and had his point of view been more conservative he would have |ranked high among historians. Death Las cut short a career that had still! great possibilities. Mr. Hoover and the Stump. On the list of cabinet members like- 1y to participate in the campaign the name of Mr. Hoover dves not appear. Would not the Secretary of Commerce be a star on the stump? He is more than a national quan- tity. He is, taking the world round, one of the best known of Americans, iund everywhere known for the best | things. Wherever men and women and ve suffered 1y everywhere—Mr. Hoover's ministra- tions have been felt, and his name is blessed. i For all this, he is a new man in our ipolitics. But few of our people have met him. The illustrated press has carried his features far and wide, but the sound of his voice is unknown out- side of a limited circle. Hence his ap- pearance as a stumper would insure an outpouring of people at every stop- ping place. - Some people might come simply to see, but all would remain to hear, and all would hear something worth thelr while. The most important of the campaign questions are of a practical, business character. How to revive business and keep it going con a profitable basis is rgally the leading question. 70n this question Mr. Hoover speaks from information and with authority based upon it. He is a business man of large experience, and has operated successfully in several quarters of the world. On the stump addressing aud!- | ences of manufacturers, wage carners or agriculturists, he would be one of the most interesting, and might prove one of the most influential, men in the campaign. ————t———e ‘The president of Dartmouth Collegel intimates that education should not be wasted on men unable to utilize it. The impossibility of foreseeing the capacities a young man may develop makes any plan to discriminate scem dangerous. —_——— The elcment of sentiment arises in connection with the Turco-Grecian war, along with a realization of the fact that the Dardanelles constitute a | highly important strategic point. car- f Kipling's silence would indicate an jagreement on his part with those who do not regard his views cn American précedure as of sufficient importance to warrant further discussion. 1 An eirship constructor announces a machine that anybody can fly after four hours’ practice. Any aviator will say that flylng is easy. The difficulty arises in landing. 4 l Predictions are ventured that a new political party will yet arrive and last long enough to do more than suggest valuable ideas for the use of the old ones. § Conan Doyle may not be the poet that Kipling is, but he is much more } an occasional storm at sea. Coal has had many viclssitudes, but nothing ever happens to make it cost less per ton. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON, Impressiveness. How oft. in boyhood's happy days, I paused with an admiring gaze, And thought some man could ne'er go wrong Because his beard was rather long! How oft my task T would neglect And hear some talker with respect, Believing all he had to say Because his hair was turning gray! By some loquacious bird enthralled, Because his head was rather bald! Oh, happy boyhood days gone by! In disillusionment I sigh, And grudge my deference intense To scenery instead of sense. — Practically Considered. “Do you think a new party should be organized?” “Perhaps,” ' replied Senator Sor- ghum. “Byt after the way they have restricted the use of money in politics where's the financial inducement?” Jud Tunkins says he thinks mebbe the ex-kaiser will make a good hus- band. Anyhow he's not the kind of man to make his wife chop the fire- wood. " Musings of a Motor Cop. Into a trolley pole she aped. Hortense Magee protested. “The man who put it there,” she said, “‘Should surely be arrested.” Since Skirts Are Long. “Have you saved up anything for a rainy day?” “Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. palr of silk stockings.” “Common sense,” said Uncle Eben, “is whut everybody has e share of. And whut's common don’ git noticed much ‘cause ‘tain’ supposed to be friendly about being interviewed. In addition to his other turbulences, John Barleycorn is liable to figure in ay i How oft in reverence I have sat To hear a dull and lengthy chet, lo( the Harding administration, will |Hete and ANY are the subterfuges that poor mere man has to resort to nowadays in order to obtain for himself a few paltry peanies from his weekly pay envelope. He must resort to devices that will escape the eaglelike watch- fulness of friend wife If he is to pro- vide himself with a few thin dimes with which to purchase additional jcisars or other commodities that are to mankind what powder puffs and lip sticks are to fair woman. A strik- ing example of the versatility of the modern henpecked husband was shown a day or so ago when a couple drove up to a gasoline filling station. At the wheel sat friend husband, wifey close et his side. As he came to a halt in front of the filling tank he- exclaimed in stentorian tones. “Fill her up; put in twenty gallons!"” Just before the precious fluid began to find its way from the pump to the tank of his car he walked to the rear of the auto and whispered to the at- tendant: “That was a bluff, stick in five and slip me the change on the quiet.” And yet they talk about equal rights. ok % % WAITER in one of the restaurants where 1 sometimes eat, not dine, told me that the out-of-town patrons are better tippers than our own home folks, and that he cun always depend upon a lurger sized gratuity when he sees them pull out a pocketbook con- taining well worn bllls, and as he laughingly remarked: “These pieces of currency may be full of microbes, but I am willing to take the chance on 'most any kind of money, even the tainted kind.” I A YOUNG globe_trotter, who re- turned to Washington a day or 80 ago, stands sponsor for the fol- lowing story, to wit: A young man coming from out of a small town in the middle west landed in San Fran. cisco and during his stay met 2 num- ber of people. One night while at din- ner he was impressing upon his new- found frlends the importance of his home town, which we will eall Peruvia. He drew a long bow in de- scribing its manifold advantages, and his description of Peruvia indicated that there was no other town like it in the world. In order not to describe a modern Utopla, however, he made the concession that the town Wwas growing so rap!dly that the only thing that gave the people concern was the absence of adequate water facilitles. As he paused fcr breath an old Californian drawled out the following: “Young fellow, the only thing that you people of Peruvia need is to purchase 5.000 miles of good- EDITORIAL DIGEST Situation in Cuba Deeply Concerns the United States. The indorsement by the State De- partment of Gen. Crowder's “ultima- tum” to the Cuban government is looked to by American editors to bring matters to a head in Cuba, but whether either Gen. Crowder or the State Department is justified in tak- ing such a stand is a matter of con- siderable dispute in the press. The situation grows out of Crow- der's demand for the passage of leg- islation which the Springfield Repub- lican summarizes thus: “Changes In the present civil service law to en- able the executive quickly and effec- tively to reorganize the executive de partments, especially the parts have ing to do with the revenues: pro- vision for a better system of account- ing; creation of a speclal cummission to investigate and define the govern- men floating debt; change in judicial procedurs and facilitating of the removal of judges: provision for contracting and liquidating a forelgn loan for the settlement of the floating debt and ihe initiation of public works.” i None of these measures, in the view of the Brooklyn Eagle, concerns matters which come within the scope of the Platt amendment, under which the United States operates in Cuba. American supervision extends only to “disorder, and Cuba is today peace- ful. There Is no intimation of dan- ger to American property or Amerl- can rights anywhere on the island nor are forelgn rights imp--t Crowder’s insistence that the bills be made law within & specified time be- cause “he had reached the limit of his patience,” as quoted by a press dispatch, was, the New York Call holds, “the language of a Roman con- sul ruling a subject province,” and subsequent indorsement by ihe ne Department “can have only one in- terpretation: _ Obey Crowder, _the voice of the State Department, or we 'will take measures to make you obey In such a situation, asks the Call, “what is left of any sovereignty in Cuba when the latter is thus humili- ated by a demand that the govern- ment shall comply with an ulti- matum? For Cuba to comply is for her to recognllzbe the United States imperial boss.” nsl:”’tha pcmlmon of the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, however, ‘the Judg- ment of Gen. Crowder is not to be dismissed as that of an interfering tryant,” and “it is certainly poor policy to denounce the peaceful effort that is being made to prevent an- other intervention. If the Cuban government is making mistakes they ought to be corrected by law before there is need to ocorrect them by force” “Gen. Crowder, who has been the personal répresentative of both President Wilson and President Hard- ing” seems to the Cleveland Plain Dealer “to have done his work well. He hase been deliberate and cautious, but at the end he acted decisively. He has “struggled hard,” the Buffalo News adds, “to set right a governs ment which is permeated. with graft and corruption, and under Which agriculture and business generally have become more or less disorgan- .» The very nature of the reforms he demands, the Springfleld Repub- lican thinks, present a picture of “incompetence, corruption, neglect and lack of effective system, all col tributing to financial embarrassment threatening the safety of the state. Fallure to pass the laws essential to the oorrection of these ilis does not appear to be due to any honest dis- agreement as to their propriety and necessity, but partly to sheer in- dolence and partly to the willingness of an embittered political minority to make the way as diffioult as sible for the Cuban administration, ‘which s;ema wfl mean better than it knows how to do.” The Manchester Union also is of the opinion that the reform program is being thwarted “by a group of peavut obstructionist politicians,” but it is assured that the Crowder program, “backed by the fullest indorsement be pushed speedily to conclusion,” with the result that “the orgy of mis- management and political plundering which has made a perfect mess of the Cuban government will be brought to a stop and the nation given at least a decent chance to rehabilitate itself.” 1t it fails, “this country must step in and carry forward the reforms lod, as much as we dislike doing so," de- clares the Lansing (Mich.) te Journal, for while “under the sel d.t:rmln:.l‘l‘im l]fl;:. the small la“ o sont o1 0 Tference, ¥ e Unttad "Sraten le for Cuda and her 1 we must se¢ she behaves and regpects her There in Washington BY “THE MAJOR” sized steel piping, lay it from your budding metropolis down to the Gulf of Mexico, and if you can suck as well as you can blow you needn’t worry about your water supply.” * K K K \HOSE who are fortunate enough to be the father or mother of good, healthy oftspring will appre- ciate the words I overheard the other night. A young father who was talk- ing about his two-month-old beby daughter, who, with her mother, has been spending the summer in the country, sald: “You feel that you are missing something when your little one is away from you. My wife wrote me the other day that our daughter had started to pull hersclf up the sides of the crib, or at least attempt- | ing to, and it gave me a pang of re- gret because there Is a wonderful pleasure in watching one's child pro- gress each day, and when you hear of and do not see these things you feel there is something in that child's life that you have missed—something that is past; there is never anothe first time.” ¥ * ¥ % % 'OU often hear of lots of people who want to live to be 80 or 100 years old. and many are the rea- sons they give us the desire for ob- | taining u ripe ¢ld age. The one 1| heard thie other day takes the prize ; for its uniqueness. A certain well known clubman in the city made this announcement at the luncheon table: “I want to live to be eighty-one years old, and I want to live for the par- ticular reason that when I arrive at that age I will have seen &0 much and learned so much that I can be the biggest liar in the country and get away with it LN EPRESENTATIVE FRANK LES- TER GREENE of St. Albans, Franklin county, Vt, who has been in Congress for 2 number of years, and who s cne of the best liked mem- bers of the lower house of Congress, recently received the nomination which, in his case, means his election to the United States Senate. Rep- resentative, to be Senator, Greene is a man of much force: in addition to this he {s one of the best groomed ! men among the lawmakers and when 1t comes to necktles there is no man, either in the House or Senate, that wears cravats that can approach his. While many of his fellow members have tried to imitate his scarfs, none !have succeeded, and this is how he does it: Mrs. Greene, his charming wife, secures, during her trips to New ! York, the very finest quality of silks | and she makes up the ties for the icomirg senator from Vermont. Inafio al and international obliga- tions, | i Window Shade Psychology. Edwin Bjorkmdn comes from Scandinavian land. i He has written interesting- ly, {f not illuminatingly., of most things, and now he touches on the very important lub{e\:: of window shades. It seems his attention was| first _attracted to | the fact that an) American window shade ie_kept at| half mast, so to speak in Brookly and that he looked in vain in America | for a place where it was the custom ! to have a shade all the way up or all | down. He savs, therefore, | that we Americans are spiritually | fearful of seeing the truth, and. there- | fore, we do not let in all the light. Ix | that =07 We had not noticed It. We i thought it was merely due to the fact | that most folks sitting near a window | like to look out, und do not like to be | Ion exhibition to persons passing b Therefore, they lower the shade to & point where it keeps the sunshine from blinding them and yet allows them H survey the street. If there is any- ! thing_ spirltually timid about Ameri- | cans, window shades do not show it, and ‘we have an idea that the besli % armies in Europe will find it diff to be'leve there {s. anyhow. They have been where Mr. Bjorkman has not. Our critic can speculate about window shades to his heart's content; our shades will remain where they arc. We like them that way. They make nk we are in America.— - town Standard. SR Independence and Hats. Man, if left to his own devices, comes a lover of comfort, and ap oid hat, if' it be reasonably rtlhectlble.i usually is good enough for him. Into this habitual peace a few y ars ago there intruded the ‘mandate of the | hat maker and seller to the effect that summer headgear was herea: annually to disappear, willy n Sans appeal, on a date to be set by the trade. And disappear it has, with regularity and precision. What from our window was & sea of yellow on one day on the next had become a moving panorama of browns and bk . Man, who talks loudly and boastfully of his disdain of fashion and its edicts, had obeved the new tradition with a docility amazing in its completeness, and with a fanaticlsm which actually made him so.yo.u:‘;}: t(l:;e battle in the high- 8 Taraa ose who were uncon- A witty Englishman recent of Amorica a5 “the land of § cchom, Where everybody does as he likes, and |¥;::rr:nlll"hz do!ln't.hhe is made to.” ® something in it'—Cin- cinnatj Times-Star. e i Boiled Dinner Mystery. They do some queer things in restaurants. Not long ago th - %—‘)’.: nc\;s;;ed ‘.v:l'thd cmfcol‘u- .',;,’:;‘;‘,‘2,‘ o ed squa; - tlna:“whlpmmc_re monsrllt.pu byient ~~N0wW they've taken the vege- tables ‘out of the boiled dinner, l'n.d it ts high time somebody did Some- INOY Eniand oies Bl o Jate e :m&]“‘: led Dinner—wWith e dinner provided b; Grandmother each Mon d M‘":’f"'a'é? to use up the last heat on washing day—always contained in addition to the corned beef, delectable cabbage, golden carrots; tasty turnip, sweet M‘:'t:,cme‘uy 7otnoes. At ne " " ;nnldu:’cl;rl n'e. Hfi'fi'z“. '"h“é ' and bol din '=“ldt:a ™ ner without . 6 sea without wal cricket without tea.—' ceieke ea.—~Worce The ex-kaiser is engaged to nm\ & widow with five children. H should make a 1“. xoosa-uepnmer..' —Brooklyn Eag It's dollars to doughnuts that the candidate who was defeated by one vote knows t! ‘who did it.—Detroit News. Lots of men who started out in lite with a hoe are now fl?lll back to the land with a mashie niblich.— Toronto Star. It is confidently maintained that static can be eliminated. 'All that is ry woman necessary to do is-to take down the radio equipment. — Saginaw News- Courier. i “For Sale, My Wi §ays an. ad. vertisement in" & New York paper. Showing that folks are rapidly cui ting out the luxuries and setul: down to life on & basis of sheer neces: sities.—Roano! Washington 62 Years Ago—In 1860 The Reminiscences of D. C. Olds, Esq. & ELL I 'remember how Washington wagged in 1860, when the popula- tion of the country was not thirty-one and a half million, and Abraham Lincoln received the electoral votes of all the free states—New Jersey excepted— but none from the slave States. James Buchanan, our bache- lor President, the last of the old regime, had been inaugurated in 1857, and for twenty-four years after Lincoln there was not an- other Democratic executive. Buchanan’s niece, the charming Miss Harriet Lane, was the beautiful first lady of the land. She had met the Prince of Wales in England, and for five days he was a guest of the White House. With hearts a-flutter; our lovely southern belles floated into the ballroom of the man- sion. I say floated, because the fair ladies were incased in won- derful balloon-shaped hoop skirts that outturtled the turtle. "Indeed, one belle was equal to a large curfew gong, two girls were a regiment, and three were not a crowd, but a brigade! I cannot imagine how the made- moiselles contrived to perch on delicate gilded chairs and nibble ices; nor how the attenuated beaux contrived to clasp their fascinating vis-a-vis during the gavotte, the polka and the schot- tische; but, take my word for it, we dashing blades of three- score years and two ago found our Helens more than delight- ful, hoop skirts and all! As for the men, we were dev- otees of the high hat—the silk hat—the beaver—the top hat— what the Germans call “visiting tubes.” We sometimes wore a species of bowler, or a fried egg, but the stovepipe was quite the rage at all hours of the day and for all occasions. And what luxuriant whiskers we culti- vated even before we were twenty-one! No sideboards, or Burnsides, or Vandykes, but the kind that you see on the statues of Jove, or in Du Maurier’s illus- trations for “Trilby.” Then there was the Horace Greeley pattern, with nothing but face between the fringe and the top of the head. Woashington of 1860 was muddy and dusty, and by no means the beautiful wheel-like Paris of America that we know today. One editor complained about the pigs that wandered down the Ave. near 7th St. We ordered our reedbirds and mixed drinks at Hancock’s, our oysters at Harvey’s; the best of everything at Chamberlin’s; a quiet supper at Wormley’s, and the disgruntled Charles Dickens had to acknowledge that Welcker kept the bestrestaurant in the world. Some one in the days of my youth remarked that there were three circles in Washington society. The Circle of the Mud- sill comprised negroes, clerks, laborers, patent and other agents, hackmen, faro dealers, washerwomen and newspaper correspondents. Inthe Hotel Cir- cle were the newest strangers, harpists, members of Congress, concertina men, provincial judges, card writers, college students, unprotected females, Star and States boys, stool- pigeons, contractors, sellers of toothpicks and Beau Hickman. The Circle -of the White House included the President, cabinet, chief of bureaus, the embassies, Corcoran and Riggs. Our little circle-within-a-circle was a select body of cave-dwell- ing residents, supposed to be in- tensely exclusive, and to revolve all by itself; but really, T don’t know about that. Yes, it’s the same old world— but different from the world that I knew in 1860, when the war was coming on fast. Fort Sumter was fired on April 12, 1861, and three days later Abra- ham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. April 19, the an- niversary of the Battle of Lex- ington, was the date when the 6th Massachusetts Regiment was attacked by a mob in Balti- more. On June 10 the Union troops were bested at Big Bethel, and on July 21 they were routed at Bull Run. No, I don’t forget those dates! Just a few muddy footsteps from Pennsylvania Avenue a little store was commencing to make its influence felt as an economic buying point in the community. I liked to go in it because I was reading Dickens at the time, and its quaint front reminded me of places that crowded his engrossing pages. Now, when I shade my eyes, crook my back and look up at the Lansburgh edifice of today, I can’t help remark that times do change, but the principle of serv- ice goes on forever accumulat- ing its rewards.