The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-28
PRESIDENTS REVIEWING DAY.
GATHERING OF NOTABLEs ON THE
OFFICIAL STAND.

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eminent-Cheers for the President
when He Arrives-Ge.l. Miles Takes
a Back Seat-Scenes in Washington
During the Peace Jubilee.
Washington. May Z.-(SpeciaD Not
withstandiug the rivalry between the To-
cal factions in the capital city, the peace
jubilee. which extended over three days,
closing Thursday, was notable success
in every respect, except that it did not
attract as many visitors to the city as
was expected.
The displays each day were highly cred
liable, and the originality, completeness
and excellent Judgment exhibited by the
various committees, shows that much
time and money was expended in carrying
the entertainment TO a successful issue.
1t partook of a national event because
the President and all of the members Of
the administration entered into the spirit
OF the occasion, and for three days there
was practically a suspension of public
business in the various departments. OF
course. the urgent matters were attended
90. but with the whole city INDUCING in a
three DAYS frolic, 1t is hardly reasonable
TO expect the government employees to
stick close to their desks. Besides, by
an executive order the departments were
closed each day at noon, because so many
of the government employees participated
actively in the various events
Happily the event was not marred by
any serious accidents.
On the Reviewing stand.
The Presidents reviewing stand was the
most interesting feature of the peace jubi-
lee. Il is the ambition casually unreal
izedD OF every one to occupy one of the 400
chairs in the immediate neighborhood of
the chief executive. but this honor is ac-
corded the cabinet, diplomatic corps ana
the judicial circles. and a few other dis
tingushed individuals entitled to special
cons Iteration. There is no crowding or
peanut eating on this stand and the
crowds gaze at il as if it were stage
upon which a high-class entertainment
were in continuous performance. 1t is
all dignity and ceremony, and the occu-
pants arrive at the stand in their car
riages and seek their seats with as much
grace and elaboration as would distin-
gush fashional matinee
This is an excellent pace to study the
contrasts of race. and a more excellent
opportunity to glow with pride at being
born an American, for despite their fault
less manners, the foreigners cannot be
classed with the Americans in point of APP
pearance especially the women
II the President is expected to review a
procession at O'Clock it is well to be on
the grand stand an hour before to watch
the arrivals Long before this time the
STANDS on the opposite side of the street
are thronged and the sidewalks and parks
nre cougested with crowds of people con-
tent 10 wait and jest and feed their pa
thence on peanuts and red lemonade The
ushers on the reviewing stand are girt
into tight Prince Alberts, and they wear
boutonnieres and feel the Importance OF
their task.
The Foreign Members
The first to arrive is an attache from
the Chinese legation. He tries seat after
seat, and finally decides upon the first row
Close TO the Presidents balcony. The pearl
In The front of his turban is superb, but
II IS his general appearance and his cue
that elicit cheer from the crowd
Next come the Koreans. II is difficult to
recognize the minister in his natty Euro
pean garb, as it is only within the month
that he has received permission from his
sovereign 10 discard his native attire. and
the awkward manner in which he removes
his silk hat as he bows to the ladies' is
quite pathetic. His little dumping wife
chngs to the costume of her country.
wearing very full skirt of blue broeade
ana white silk short wasted jacket Her
head gear must be the original pattern
from which our American tea-cosy's are
ropieG.
Then in rapid succession appear a score
OF attaches. ali bowling and jesticulating
ana cnattering. In appearance they are
killing with their different styles of beard.
their frock coats and tall hats, each shap-
ed on different block. There is an en-
bryonic Col. Newcomb with his incipient
wnskers destined TO form a framing
fringe for his pink and white complexion;
there Is the Van Dyke bearded German
showing his fine teeth when he roars with
daughter, and his silk hat is perched at the
angle OF woman's dress bonnet.
The Portuguese, the Mexicans, the South
americans, and Australians, and Italians
ana russians form fine assortment of
beaux, and they have all come early in
order 10 witch the arrival of the women.
The latter are not long IN appearing. and
they are dressed as for a garden party A
dainty little Brazilian follows in the track
OF her great bulky husband who is first
secretary Of legation. He is noted for his
beautiful eyes and mustache, but these
charms are lost in his two hundred and
nifty pounds of flesh. The women are fairly
wen dressed and their love of color is in
evidence. 1t is day for gay silks. tuIle
hats, and white feather boas, a generous
dash of powder on dark skins and bright
eyes behind the dotted meshes of coquet-
tlsh wells
When Ambassadors Arrive.
One side of the, reviewing stand is ran
Idly filling. Evidently these are great
personeges boarding together, and there
is mighty up and down movement among
them, for everybody rises and stretches
hands 10 greet everybody else, and the
latest conner has to run the gauntlet of
compliment and salutation. And yet there
is not an ambassador among them. They
are only ministers and secretaries from
petty countries, and their wives. When
the great ambassadors come there is a
mighty commotion. IL is like the bobbing
OF corks on a turbulent fishing stream
One would imagine the members of the
diplomatic corps had assembled NOT 10
view a national pageant, but to view one
another.