Ten Years in Washington / or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital as a Woman Sees Them ... to Which Is Added a Full Account of the Life and Death of President James A. Garfield

A decade-long insider’s portrait of the national capital combines personal observation, social reportage, and institutional description. The author chronicles daily life at the executive mansion, the inner workings of Congress and federal departments, and the routines of the Treasury, Post Office, Patent Office, Army Medical Museum, and government conservatory. Chapters examine political customs, public ceremonies, and the roles women occupy in federal offices, using anecdotes and descriptive tours to illuminate everyday operations. An appended account recounts the life and death of a recent president, rounding the work with both human interest and administrative detail.