The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-27

PHILOSOPHER and friend OF every American
in Moscow He had good manners, you
know. and he was telling people MOI 10
ent peas with knife and what 10 wear
at court. although that was cXactly pre-
st.ribcd by the ohAmberlains don I won
der Johnny Logan did not want 20 wear
court costume. He should have seen
breckenridge in one. Brccklnridge is NJ
tie man and he hasn't the legs OF ,he
Apollo Bclvidore. He wore ohapeau win
a cpckadc on IT. queer cut dress COAT
loaded down with gold lace: ths tails we're
covered with gold lace. a red yr.stcoast.
with gold buttons. black satin panialettcN
TO the knee, caught there with gold buuuns.
silk stockings and patent leather pumps
with more gold buckles.
And Creighton Webb put them nll
through their PAGES for their presentation
10 Russian royalty. Every body al the lcea-
ton was a master of etiquette and lid
dler and piper You could hear the music
upstairs when you went into the Widow
Mattern's house. There the master Of cti-
quettc was shouting like man who calls
the figures at a country dance
'one-two stops to the right-feet TO-
gether. Bow profoundly. Move grandly TO
the left. Oue--two-three--s steps. Feet to-
gether. Now bow
"A chair in the middle OF the floor rep
resented the throne. I'll bet $1,000 Potter
and another $1,000 that the master OF
etiquette wished him thGro-or elsewhere.
After all this training there were soinn I'M
fortunate accidents. The Grand Duke
Serge. governor general OF Moscow,
brother In law OF the cGarlna gave grand
copton when Mrs. Potter Palmer. WIN
feet together was bowling to her host
and hoste.s. Mrs. raimers crown fell OIL.
II once belonged to the EMPRESS EuRenis
and is worth $4,000 or S50,0Oo. she conlu
not very wen leave II there. SO she picked
It UP and carried 1t away. although IL
weighed several pounds
Elm not military man. so I'm not pre-
pnrel 10 swear what particular uniforms
Inc MoCooks and Johnny Logan wore But
do know that mauy Russians called John
J. MoCook General and 60 had much
more reepCct for him, for general in Rus
sla earns his rank b. hard fiHhlng 'ohn
J. MoCook went 10 moro entertainments
than his brnthrr. nnA ycrilT hcil"ve no
was frequently mistaken for Alexander NC
powell McCOok. II Johnny Logan wore the
uniform OF n captain on the stan OF the
governor Of Ohio. all | can say "a that the
staff Of tho governor OF OHIO wear mag
nlficont uniforms
"BesIdee Johnny Logan wore very many
medal. and badges; strings of them. big
and little They were the badges OF
| various patriotic societies. badges OF Grand
Army. badges NJ veteran societies Of az.
forent army oorpe. all honorably won ana
worn by Iohnny's ancestors. But many
Russians and other foreigners undonbt-
edly nisiook these decorations. They
thought johnny had won them disLin<
gIished Russian said 10 mo Of Johnny i-o-
| gan What n very young man the com
manding general OF your American army
| is
when Creighton Webb and the Mccook'
told Johnny Logan he shouldn't wcas his
baares he went TO his mother. Said Mrs
Logan;
".Your father In his will left those
badges to you, Johnny: II you should no.
| wear them, who should. in heavens name
Wear them, Johnny.
| "Johnny did not wear them long But ths
truth Is that the others were jealous o'
Mrs. Logan and her son. She Is queenis
looking old lady and imperious In net
manner. Johnny was one OF me mus,
striking figures at that assenblagc. Al
one OF the earliest entertainments the 10
gans and their party were presented 'e
fore tho American minister, Creighton
i Webb. and their following. The Americana
were fighting for invitations. aud there
were not enough to go around Theie "er'
heart burnings and jealousies. Al the
swell restaurant in MOSCOW, the Hermit
age, one night. were MIR. Thompson, a mer
chant of New York and Philadelphia ant
his daughter. Thompson took his daughtel
from the room. went over TO the thbl'
where Creighton Webb sat, shook his fis
In Wobb's face and told him his seheinin,
conduct was disgrace TO all Americans
There was a fine row among the woine,
whsa the name OF Mrs. Nina Luckemeye
was put on the list Of the American lega
ton for Invitations. Mrs. Alexander. afte
spending $50. 900. was not invited TO The i'm
perlal ball Mrs, Potter Palmer found her
self suddenly called to Berlin. Thes
quarrels became known. and not a mar
who represented the United States at III
coronation was decorated. although deco
ratious were showered 70 other countries