The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-12

tiers came soon afterwards from their sum-
mer 1aunting and autumn shopping; and
last week the arrival of Mrs. Hay COM
pleted the home circle.
official visiting does not properly begin
until Jan. l, but most of the cabinet fam
lies win be at home to their friends after
the middle of this month. The old-time
Wednesday cabinet receptions, however,
which were such a godsend to the strang-
er who is always within our gates, as it
enabled them to see the lions" corralled,
SO to say, toge her-are not likely to ever
again enllven the capital, as of yore. The
wives of senators and representatives, es-
pecially those coming 10 Washington for
the first time with the opening of Con-
gress, wiz, as a rule, receive the public
regularly after Dec. !, the senatorial ladies
on Thursdays, and the congressional on
Tuesdays. The Supreme Court families,
with few exceptions, will be at home" on
Mondays throughout December. The wives
of foreign ambassad and ministers are
not governed by the rules of our official
society and no longer hold public recep-
tons at regular intervals. They used 10
throw open their doors once a week, when
not only society" but Tom, Dick and
Harry. with all their female relatives, and
hangers-on to the remotest outskirts of
capital life, rushed like any other mob to
the fray, in a go-as-you-p please scramble
for the wines terrapin and other costly
attrac tons of the refreshment rooms.
The circle of cabinet girls" is seldom
large, because, in the nature of things, a
man Is generally too cd TO have unmar-
ried daughters by The time he arrives at
the top of the ladder, but this winter it
viii be unusually charming. Besides the
young ladies already well-known, the
Misses Hitchcock, daughters of the SecGe-
tary of the Interior, are comparatively re-
cent acqu siions. young daughter of
Attorney General Grggs win soon make
her debut, and Mrs. Gage viii this winter
present to society her niece, Miss Ruth
Crandon of Evanston, Ind. MIS-. Hitch
cock has been busy the past fortnight re-
furnishing the Hazen house, corner Of
Sixteenth and II streets. and the family
took possession yesterday-all but the
young ladies', who are yet visiting in st.
Louis. Mrs. Gage, Mrs Long, Mrs. GIiggs
and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith are yet
among the absentees.
The entire corps diplomatique are again
established in their respective legations
The latest arrivals were the Russian am
bassador and his lovely grandniece. Mile
Cassini who after several months at heir
home in Russia went to Paris for an au>
tumn visit. Senior Aspiroz and family
have been settled some time In the Mexi-
can legation. Theirs is trying position,
socially. following those accomplished en-
tertainers of so many years standing, the
late beloved and lamented Senior and Nine
Romero, who both died last year within a
few weeks Of one another. The Aspiroz
family fill their places as well as any
strangers could do. and will entertain ex-
tensively this winter. The Austro- Hun
garian AMBASSADOR and his beautiful WIFE
the Baroness IIengelmuller. have brought
back with them a tiny daughter, born dur
ing their absence. They fastened abroad
earlier than usual this year. so that the
expected heir of the house of Hengelmul-
Ter might be a native Hungarian.
Naturally the public eye is just now fix
ed on The Dewey home" and the little
bird that betrays so many carefully
guarded secrets is very busy Among
other tid-bits OF gossip is one to the ec-
feet that the gallant Admiral is about to
appear in another new role. Needless Of
Jobs significant remark, would that mine
enemy would make a book he is about
to startle the world with another volume
anent che war By the way, speaking of
birds-there is one in the Mclean mansion
of such remarkable intelligence and
strength of lung that ne has for some
weeks been furnishing the people living
in the vicinity with food for laughter. II
is big green parrot. from Mexico Of the
double-yellow-head variety, Mrs. Hazen's
property and special pet-or, at least. he