Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has accepted as current coin quick wit, appreciative tact, and a talent for talking.


An Epistle to Posterity: Being Rambling Recollections of Many Years of My Life (ed. 1897)

M. E. W. Sherwood Quotes

Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has...

Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has...

Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has...

Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has...