We know you’ve all been buzzing about the sad news that Montmartre, the beloved and long-standing French restaurant on 7th Street SE, is closing. After a chat with co-owner and chef Stéphane Lezla, he would very much like people to know that the decision to close the restaurant was a tough one. “I wish people […]
I quoted extensively from Mary Clemmer’s book on Washington last week, and, in particular, her vignette of the newlyweds Jonathan and Jane from Mudville. She made it sound as if newlyweds were a frequent occurrence in the nation’s capital. My question was, therefore, who else had experienced their visits, and did they have other opinions […]
Today, we finally get to the section in Mary Clemmer’s book on Washington that I‘ve been aiming for quite some time. It is part of the chapter on the Capitol I quoted last week, and begins with a paean to Washington in spring and an invitation “to the western front of the Capitol, to stand […]
Last week, I introduced Mary Clemmer Ames, long-time Capitol Hill resident, and mentioned some of her books. Today, I want to look at one that still contains information of interest today: Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, As a Woman Sees Them. The book is copyrighted 1873, and was republished […]