The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

room by some means she became lost in
the shufie, and was ushered alone to her
carriage, from which she thrust her
handsome head TO hurl a torrent Of
fOrtugese inquiry as TO the whereabouts
OF her husband The turnkey in atten-
dance not understanding In the slightest
degree. but surmising that the latest car
riage was meant for two. seized upon the
hrst available man and forthwith hurried
him I'm.
The man by the way so pressed into
the carriage, which he naturally suppos-
ed TO be his own, was a prominent con-
gresham. just as he took his seat and
the carriage bOWled down the street to
give place to the next vehicle, Madame
Noguerias caught sight OF his face and
found herself in close Wis Wis with
perfect stranger. She put her head out
OF the carriage window and let go one OF
those stock phrases-she yelled ."Firei
fire! fire" until the echoes reverberated.
There was quick rush to her rescue.
a hurried exit Of the maddest man in
Washington, and a torrent of Portuguese
that refused to be bridged by an Ameri-
can explanation.
The situation was immense. but II took
that congressman the remainder OF the
session to explain 1t to his friends.
The diplomats have from time to time
furnished no end OF additions 10 the
fund OF racy incident. There was one
breakfast in this list that stands out re-
splendent not from its magnificence but
from the colossal impudence of the host
and hostess. This story may be difficult
TO credit, but II Is true, as all old Wash
lubNonlanS KNOW. Inc most was the ftuS+
sian minister who preceded Baron de
Strive. This Russian fellow and his wife
undertook 10 give a breakfast. 1t was
evident at first glance that madame had
not troubled herself to oversee the ar
engagements. The guests looked at their
hosts, then at each other, and a smile
went round.
First the soup was not right. The
guests did not make any open statement
10 this effect, but after the first taste
they abandoned all intention of swallow
ing 1t. They would have toyed with II
until the next course was served had 1t
not been Tor madam who in the most I'M
mistakable manner expressed her disgust
and loudly berated the servants The
TACT that this was done In the most per-
feet st. Petersburg Russian did not mit-
gate the onense against the canons OF
society.
There was a diversion, however, at this
juncture, that capped the climax and set
all the tongues in Washington waggiug
grocery wagon drove up t. the door,
and madam forthwith ordered her long
suffering servants to bring in the par
the table. She herself opened each pack
aSe, and directed where Its contents were
to be set. There were crackers, cheese
sticks, olives, and no end of the small
furnishings of the table. The sugar was
placed in the bowl in sight of the COM
pany.
Society for once did not know just
what to do. whittier to get up and leave
without a word or to treat the matter
as a huge joke. IL finally concluded TO
adopt the latter plan for the time being,
but once outside the house the torrent
lowed so closely by the recall of the min
lister. that the natural surmise is that the
breakfast was a little too much for even
the home government to stand.