The herald., 1897-06-06
Brigham Chats Of Some
Interesting Notables
IN AMERICAN COUNTESS
a rAvoRITE OF THE QUEEN OF
ITALY
The Greek Red Cross Fad-A Flying
Trip to Monticello, the Home
Of Jefferson

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our national capital, but this spring
there eeems to be an unusual number of
them. Among the most prominent just
now are the Count and Countess di Braz-
za-Savorgman, who have taken fur
nished house in the fashionable quarter.
count. who represents Italy in the uni
versal postal congress. comes from an
ancient and distinguished family and is
an eminent scholar and inventor. His
wife (nee Slocum) was born Of American
parents in New Orleans. but while vet
child went abroad with her widowed
mother to reside, and Immediately after
her graduation from a French convent
school met and married the young count
The Di Brazza estates are among the
finest in Rome, and their palace is the
center of attraction for many Americans
who winter in the Eternal City. The
countess, who Is favorite at court and
closely identified with Queen Margaret,
is extremely philaSthropic. For some
years she has been greatly interested
in the everyday life of the Italian peas
ant women and has done good deal to
better their condition. Their chief occu-
patton is the making of exquisite. laces,
which ruins the eyes In short time, yet
bringing wretchedly poor prices. 1t was
through the Countess di Brazza's earnest
efforts that an exhibition of this industry
figured at the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
and has since been put on the United
States market. At present she is devot-
ing her influence and energies to the
Greek Red Cross society, striving to
awake popular interest in its behalf and
to swell the fund for the suffering Greeks.
To this end she has delivered lectures
on the subject in various parts of the
country, with excellent financial results.
Now the National American Greek Red
Cross association has ramifications in
nearly every state in the union, and its
Washington auxiliary has enlisted not
only the most exclusive circles of upper
tendon, but department people," and
even the school children are working for
the cause and adding their contributions
THE GREEK RED CROSS
The countess who is generally accom-
panied by Miss Clara Barton of Red
Cross fame. is very convincing in her ad-
dresses. She graphically depicts the re-
suits Of the war with the Turks-scenes
of horror and distress, some of which
have come under her own observation
the helpless dying of starvation, and the
wounded being denied even chloroform
to lessen the agony of amputations Re
ceptions are being given to the countess
and Miss Barton in the best houses of
the city; loan exhibition of som mebody's
collection Of artistic Greek draperies and
antiquities is being held under the aus
pices of Mrs Senator Hawley; a grand
mass meeting will occur on May Both
in short, the Greek Red Cross has be-
come fashionable fad of the hour. A
sample entertainment was that gwen
the other day by Mrs. Pellew in honor of
the Countess di Brazza- -Savorgman and
Miss Clara Braton. The spacious, flow
er-decked drawing rooms were filled with
Waehington's creme de la creme. The
countess looked chic in gown of blue
organdie, with dainty lilacs traced upon
1t. She wore a poke bonnet, trimmed
with noCding lilacs in blue and white,
with gauze ties crossed in the back and
tied quantity at one side. After brief
reception the guests adjourned to the
dining room, where chairs had been
placed in rows before flag-draped plat
seated while listening to the actresses of
the afternoon. DR.. Quinn of the Catho-
lie university, accompanied by a bright
Greek lad-his protege-was the first
speaker. He was followed by the coun-
tess, who gave a concise account of the
condition of affairs between the Greeks
and Turks; and then Miss Barton de-
tailed her Red Cross work in those un-
happy regions. Afterward tea dainties
were served and all the enthusiastic au- /,
olence who were not already members |
of the Greek Red Cross society were en-
rolled, including such notables as Bishop |
Satterlee, Nine. Patenotre, wife of the
British mbassador, the daughters Of Sir |
Julian Pauncefote, Mrs. Harriet Lane
johnson and many Others
AT MONTICELLO
The other day a party of Senators and
their ladies made pilgrimage to Month
cello, the Virginia home of President
Jefferson. At Charlottesville they left
the cars and took the waiting tallyhos
each with its negro driver, which the
citizens had provided. Rain had fallen
the day before, and the proud darkies,
wishing to show off their teams, could
not be persuaded to go slow. Ye gods
oAAA AietAV iiSASS, uOW Tie UQuQ new.
Presently everybody was spattered with
sacred soil' from top to toe; but even
Senator Hoar's uncertain temper was
not once mislaid He merely remarked
that there must have been more mud
holes than now in the days when Jeffer-
son Travelled between Charlottesville
and Monticello. Then it must have
been pretty much all mud holes" said
Senator Mason, of Illinois,
Senator Aldrich, of Little Rhody."
told the story of an Eastern capitalist
who, lured out west by the glowing ad-
vertisements of a land syndicate and
finding the site of the future metropolis
in liquid state, narrowly escaped
lynching by inquiring whether the lots
were to be sold by the fathom or by the
gallon. Senator Hawley, of Connecti-
cut, and Senator Bacon, of Georgia. rode
in the same carriage. The former was
a General in the Union army, the latter
commanded a brigade of Confederate
forces at the battle of Bull Run; and
they discussed the great tragedy and
related many long-forgotten incidents
and anecdotes as they sped past the
historic stream and climbed Little I.
Mountain" The Jefferson mansion is