The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16

Postmaster General. his wife. three daugh>
ters and Mrs. Bachelor They stood in
the chamber where the congress met, and
the guests of honor were presented to
them by Gen. Bachelor, president of the
congress, who is fine linguist and has
made himself personally acquainted with
all the delegates. As each was introduced
10 the receiving party, he took his place
on the right of Mr.. Gary and was in
turn introduced TO tile arriving guests;
and when all were assembled, the lire
extended half around the building At
o'clock the receiving party led the way
INTO the anti-rooms, where a bounuful
collation. was served at small tables. 1t
was wonderfully cosmopolitan party. in
which all languages were heard; but
French has been adopted by those who can
speak it as common ground for the con-
gress.
The novel spectacle of President on
horseback will soon be realized in Wash
lngton. The kentucky thoroughbred
Which Cincinnati millionaire yeast man.
utacturer lately purchased for Maj Nc
Kinley in the Blue Grass region, has ar
rived and is being daily put through his
PAGES in the back lot of the executive
mansion. The horse is a superb animal,
just five years old, and is said to be thor
oughly broken-"which the same" in the
Vernacular of All Sin cannot be said Just
yet Of the President in the matter of
SNAuCSli ldllASiIl. L ne much talked OIL Sleep
ing apartment for Mrs Mckinley, which
has been in process of reconstruction ever
since she came to the white house, is
nearly completed, and it's dainty freshness
is standing establishment to the rest
OF the mansion above stairs. The velvet
carpet and the paper on the walls are or
lovely forget-me-not blue, with white
scroll work. At the windows are the fin
est OF real lace draperies, with the daint-
lest hangings of blue brocaded satin The
furniture is upholstered in the same bro
cade as the hangings, and includes the
most luxurious of large comfortable chairs
OF the queen style and the softest of
couches. The bedstead is white. with
brass trimmings; the pillows and elder
down quilt are covered with blue satin
with spreads and cases of finest lace: all
the pictures and toilet appointments fol-
low out the same scheme of color In
short it is a fit abode for the first lady
of the land, in which the softest tones Of
her favorite color have been so artisti-
cally commingled that the effect is a SYM
phony in blue. Even the plastering was
torn off and the floor taken up. in order
to make this one room in the mouldy old
rookery absolutely new TO the outer walls
Mime. Patenotre, the young Philadelphia
wife of the French ambassador. has be-
| gun series of charming Tuesday recep-
lions at her country home
called Clifton" where she is
spending the spring months
The spacious estate, which is one of the
finest near Washington, crowns the
Heights" of Georgetown, and is the prop
erty OF her father, Mr.. James Elverson.
The beautiful old house has been aro>
nounced by Sir Julian Pauncefote-from
whose pompous decision few are brave
enough to demur-as the finest design
| of Elizabethian architecture in America"
The ex-queen of Hawaii is still posing
| before the Washington public in frequent
| receptions, which are largely attended by
| the curious. She has some beautiful SOU
| venirs of her former royal state, which
| the favored few, Chose who fatter her
| most artistically) are privileged to inspect.
| The thing which fills the soul of the aY-
| erage woman with envy is a wonderful
| cloak, made fabIlously costly, the feath-
ers being plucked from beneath the wings
| of a certain Hawaiian bird. only two or
| three feathers being found on one bird.
| The other day party of ladies who were
| looking at the cloak begged the maid to
put it on; but she smiingly refused.
| Whereupon one of the Americans laid it
| gracefully about the shoulders of her
| companion. But 1t did not rest there
| single second. The Hawaiian woman
| snatched il off quick as wink" fairly
| trembling in her shoes at the desecration
| of royal garment being for the first
| time soiled by the touch of plebean Shout
| ders In Hawaii t is a robe which none
| but royalty may wear; and thus the
| American woman thoughtlessly achieved
| a unique distinction. The ex-queen, by
| the way, is a creature of varied talents
She has composed a number of Hawaiian
songs in her exile, both words and music
and she occasionally sings them for her
guests. accompanying herself excellently
| upon the piano. More than that. when
| she feels in the mood of it, she plays upon
| the guitar and bids her Hawaiian gentle
<men-in-waiting to dance, a la Hawaii to
| the music. Washingtonians see many
| strange sights, but few more singular
| than that of dapper little gentleman, in
| pumps and dress coat capering and pos
turing at public reception at the bid
| ding of a deposed queen.