The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-31
RABIES AT WASHINGTON.
Tbev Play a Small Role in the Capitals
Social 1heeter.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-Babies play a
verv small role in the social theater at
washington. Their existence is known
and acknowledged. but they rarely appear
- he exhibited, admired and wondered at
az is often the case in cities of less social
inheritance than the capital, where the Gus
his inauguTated by our mothers and
,randmo theTs-w made the children
e. tEsir own day and later intoler-
hla nuisances-are still in vogue
Pet little masters and misses they
y.are with an opinion or every subject and
a Ioud and strong way of declaring it. With
a GREAT many sensible European customs
+bst wa have Introduced and are introduce
ing is that of keeping children more in the
hackqround, under the care of excellent
tntors and governesses, who teach them to
tecome well behaved boys and girls, instead
~ cIuds old men and women. Under th s
disciplne. when t. g time comes for their
orneal ance on the social stage, they appre-
ciate their introduction to the world, their
enioyment is hearty and genuine, and they
DO not become blase with their first ball.
The official babies are, as rule, well bred
Youngsters, dignifed little citizens, and not
;,sonally subjects" as an honorable senator
once exclaimed, just as one finds here the
most beautiful women and brilliant men,
drawn to the capital by official position,
the agreeable climate, or the glitter of
social life, so one finds lovely and fascinat-
ing children, from ne dOwny little balls Of
white wool, who ars take for an airing in
their nurses ms, to the boys and girls in
their teens, pupils in the many excellent
schools here, with bright, happy faces and
strong, vigorous bodies.
The Youngest baby of society is a wee bit
of boy, who opended his Zig black eyes
on this mundane sphere of ours just three
weeks ago lie is the fifth child and second
son Of Gen Greedy, ard has come with new
ideas and advanced opinions to help his
ia her ad Just the weather. AS yet he is
pameless but Gen. Greedy strongly favors
the name of Henry, which is the masculine
of Mrs Greelys name. The senior by a
few weeks of baby Greedy is he first born
of Senor and Sonora Pedrosa of the Spanish
legation Nine. Pedrosa as Miss Camille
Bergmanns. only daughter of Mrs
Lawton, whose reign in Washington
has been long and brilliant one
Miss Bergmanns made her debut dur
ing the Arthur administration, pretty,
graceful grl, petite like her mother, with
cultivated and winning manners that made
everg ody love her and loyal Americans q
little jealous when her union to the hand
some foreigner was announced; but now
that the little stranger who has come to
soil it will go to cement the f. iendship that
every one has for the Spanish secretary.
TIE LITTLE PEDRosA
has dark eyes like his father, and a pudgy
nose which will in time assume ristOcratc
line, for both father aud mother have good
regular features.
Joseph Hawley, Jr., is Fl st born, too,
though his papa has passed the boundary of
three score years, ard his mamma is not in
her first youth, AID perhaps this is the rea-
sou the little traveller had such an erthu-
siastic welcome Little Hawley is round
ard chubby and is as health by a'specimen as
one would expect from such vigorous pa
rents. OF course every one who calls at
the senator's wants to see the baby, but 1t is
privilege ccorded only to the few. and
Mater Baby rarely makes his appearance
in the drawlng-room. Mrs Hawley is
sensible, domestic woman, who thinks more
Of beby's health and mis- future welfare than
she does Of admiring gla ces and wordy
compliments from society. Though the
Son and heir is not brought in for
ms ection, there is a dainty basket of
womans work on the parlor table, whose
contents of flannel 81 k and lace add a
charm to the who room, and tell an elo-
quent tale Of his babyship's presence. Mrs.
HaNley Is an English woman but the baby
Is thoroughly American, asserting his will
worthy a citizen of the republic.
Winnie Ream Hoxie wno was such con-
spicuouS figure in Washington at one time
and whose work remains an everlasting
monument to her industry, talent and pa
tience, has been visiting the capital on her
way to her hu-band's station, and has had
with her the little Hoxe who was the hero
Of many newspaper paragl apis at his BIRTH
The little man looks no more like his soldier
or Il,
and worships him with the same fervor
with which she used to wors hip the goddess
Of art
The four little Sheridans, still under the
gloom OF their fathers death, are pathetic
nttle objects, and people speak of and to
tnem with mOistened eyes There are no
pretjer little people in Washington than
t4e children of the great general, and they
al possess the soft grace and sweetness of
tneir mother. except, perhaps, Master Phil
tne ouhgest, and the only boy, VINO is as
sturdy and determined as ever was his IL
!uSriouI father, and hardly appreciates the
terrible loss he has sustained.
y nelghbor Of the little Sheridansis Lidie
DaS, me '-year-old anddaughter of Mrs.
H. ~, n; hutchinson, grave little lady, with
pg oue eyes, which look as if they nos
SeSsed knowledge of all things. She too is
Ilch In doll babies, black and white, and
% 1'rala te room in her grandmother's big
IouSe Is put apart for their dollsuips' use
IN. mSI cIlei delight is a big, black RAJ baby,
p G, VINO halls from South Carolina.
un bright sunny DAYS, especially in early
fP,mg' me parks are filled with the bright
4 taoSos children in gay wrappings, at
Il iot Leu UY dusky nursery maids In the regu-
fb ''Va " ME cap and log apron, " hich is
n ,i uHlIoI IN adopted here, though an occa-
a c I'm french bonne wears the tiny muslin
4 NIX IR %lyu long streame of wide ribbon,
A c. c." ID familiar to those who know the
dr Io'i !" E'ysee. Paris is the paradise Of chill
b TorIl 10 well Is Americans, with It's lovely
Fl tGaAS ana many breathing spaces. and
in t ,en Ngton should be, for there is no city
NJ lo,aI World whore there are SO many
breo,hi ks, so much playground and
'Ds spaces for the little ones.
IN NAVAL CIRCLES
WIZ months old son OF Lieut.. Reany
mon, u'uFlu; his fathers detail at the Sa.
and stands, is his mothers only defender
II eys3p VVector He is a round-faced. round
nj worid 'N l man, and looks out on this great
gaze 0'"ie 10 WIN an astonlshed
ept i. V Vuly other official baby Just at pres
M poor Ii, lis IRA ices Folsom Lamont. which
win LSoe maiden la, become Acquainted
in,i o .ue Us OF life all too soon. as She is
ca', cohvalesciug from a severe sttaciS -
mo, eeStion Of the lungs. which bos tent ber
SOC civ ~ 'Soher much to the regret Of
" priyeio s "ueIe the wife Of the Presidents
. Frspcss ' ", etary has "A warm place. Little
NJ who hayS very pretty baby, AMI all those