The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27

les and American Beauty roses made the
rooms veritable court of flowers
Mrs. Robert Hit. a renowned beauty,
and youthful woman withal with pre-
maturely gray hair, received in a gown
of great magnificence, and the cotillon was
led by Mr. Frank Lee of Richmond.
All the bellies and beauX of Washington
were present ana Shrove Tuesday was sew
eral hours old when the fashionable as
sembly came 10 an end.
There was time when fashion declared
that dinner guests should never number
less than the Graces, nor more than the
Muses., but oh, how things have changed.
This is the city and the year for man.
moth dinners. and residences, whether
bought, leased or built, are judged by the
capabilities of their dining-rooms. Better
to have ten by twelve reception
room, sleeping apartment to
consist of folding bed and a wardrobe
and a kitchen arranged on the fire escape,
than to be possessed Of a banquet hall
with accommodations for less than twenty
at table.
Round tables. of the block extension sort
are in demand, but everyone cannot seat
half hundred In a circle unless he has a
bank account like ex-senator Henderson s.
This gentleman has added recently to his
bOuHudTy &dSlNs uilltnS room WnlcH
Is rather a temple of art, and seventy-five
people can be entertained al the circular
board
The state dining room at the executive
mansion has not been used once this sea-
son. because it has seating capacity for but
thirty-six. The corridor has served in
stead for a banquet hail. the long table
extending from the green parior to the
east room.
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giving ambitions dinners and that of wear
Providence suits the fashion to the neces-
sity, of a truth.
Tom Karl with his (once) great voice
end his good looks, and Frank r. Stock
ton, are two celebrities at present visit
ing Washington. The former while not
so modest as the latter. re-
tains his talent for charming
women, and he is giving sinforma1 recitas
every day in the week. Even the White
House has echoed to the sound OF his
tenor voice, though rumor has 1t that his
highly registered achievements are not
more musical than MARY James Top
Note"
Mr. Karl is the guest of Col. and Mrs.
Bates, who, as custod.ans of a popular
debutante daughter, have led resident so
c-StN as .entHItduSES tHl5 StSiSOu.
Mr.. Stockton and his delightful wife,
because water must ever seek its level,
are welcome acquisitions In literary cir
cles and the Brander Mathews, the Nelson
Pages and the Stocktcns have been thrown
together not a little recently.
1t is refreshing. certainly. to meet in
society persons whose talk is not entire
~ small, and unless ones deals are too
exalted. it is satisfying to come face to
face with authors.
The atmosphere of expectancy which
has pervaded the Russian legation during
the past two months is clouded with dis
appointment. Count Cassini, whose ar
rival has been long expected and long de-
ferred, will not reach America for some
time and the attaches no longer discuss
the advent of their prospective minister.
Count Cassini is too much of a Marjory
Daw. as yet. TO be taken seriously. But
Marjory DAVIS Castles in Spain, ahd
other pretensions built upon fiimsy foun-
dations, are what one expects In Vanity
Fair. Mrs. r. NJ. I.arner.
Old Million-"My dear Miss Young