The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10
A QUEENS GRANDDAUGHTER.
SHE IS ONE OF THE VISITORS IN
WASHINGTON.

SHE IS ONE OF THE VISITORS IN
WASHINGTON.
France Preparing to Build a House
at the National Capital-Other Ma
lions May Follow Her Example.
Some Comments on Senator Cham
dler-Where Some WeIl-Known
People VIII Spend the Summer.
other Matters of General Interest.
Washington. D. c.. June 9.-Though our
National Capital has many Gitled visitors
from all parts Of the civilized world, and
has sometimes entertained scions of roy
atty, 1t is not often that a parsonage SO
near to the throne as q granddaughter
Of Queen Victoria, runs over 10 make US
an informal call-brings her knitting and
stays to tea, so to say, like rural neigh
bors on a summers afternoon. Princess
Aribert of Anhalt, youngest daughter of
Her Royal Highness the Princess Chris
tan, travelling incognito, in this country.
walked almost unheralded into the Brit
ish Embassy the other day, with no more
fuss and feathers" about it than would
attend the arrival of any untitled individ-
ual. She is accompanied only by a mill
dle-eged lady-in-walting. Frou Won Chap
pins, who would be called a chaperone in
Amerca--besides a couple of servants,
man and maid; and in order to avoid a.
tention. the party appears on hotel regis
ters as Countess of Muesterberg and
suite"-one of the Princess several minor
titles. This eminently sensible grand
daughter of the Queen, upon whose do
minions the sun never SETS" is a very
good looking young woman, with the
Wholesome pink and-white complexion pc
culiar TO her island. gray-blue eyes and
quantity of golden brown hair, which
she wears in compact braids. coiled
erown-fashion on top of her shapely
head. She owns to % years. and was mar
RED IN 81 10 the fourth son of the Duke
of Anhalt.
Where the husband is, and why she is
thus flying in the face of all traditions
Of caste by roaming about the word com.
paratively alone, deponent sayeth not.
This is her first visit 70 this country
and indeed TO any but her own. as she
frankly confesses-and she seems to be
| enjoying it with the gusto of a school
girl on picnic. Most of the days are
spent in driving about our beautiful city
ana It's envrons, seeing the sights" in
GLIDING the capital, the new library, Ar
| lington Cemetery. etc; but as yet no call
| has been made at the White House and
no cards have been exchanged between
our first family" and Victorias re.a-
| tive. Tuesday night the British Ambas-
| sador and Lady Pauncefote gave diu-
| ner of fourteen covers in her honor
among the other guests being. Secretary
| Of State and Mrs. Hay, the Spanish Min
| lister and Duchess d'Arcos, the French
| and German Ambassadors. The table APP
| pointments included profusion Of ferns
amid the massive official service of silver
| and gold. each piece bearing Victorias
monogram and the British coat-of-arns.
fhe Princess appeared in pearl-gray
satin, en- traine and decolete garnished
| with passementere, in which real pearls
were wrought amid golden threads; point
lace: about the shoulders. collarette of
| pearls and diamonds and gray aigrett,
IN her hair Out driving yesterday after
noon. she wore handsome tailor-made
| costume of mode cloth, with boa of white
ostrich-tips and long feathers white and
mode in her picture-hat.
Among other titled guests Just now in
Washington, are Lord and Lady Holden.
with their two. daughters and son They
nave few acquaintance In the city, but
are stopping at hotel and
devoting their time exclusively to
sightseeing. Sir John says that their
American tour is merely for pleasure and
tbservati n; hut he is a very wealthy
man, with business turn of mind and
II is rumored that he has his eve on a
western mining deal whose promoters
are now in Washington
Baron Hegemuller, the Austrian min
tsfer IL just now in Newport with his
family. They are exp c'ed h re next week
and later ! gat en- will take up sum
rner quar- ers in a Virginia farmhouse
not far frcm Washington.
The French ambassodr, NJ. Cambon will
II for France late in the present month.
TO pass his vacation with his wife and
chi dren who live in on of the suburbs
OF Paris. Cap. Vignal of the embassy
with his wife, W II sa a week in adj
varce of the ambassador, to spend their
holiday abroad.
BY the way. it is rumored that France
Will be the next of the grea foreign pow
ers to purchase land in the capital of the
United Stats for the purpose of estab-
Eshi rnanent legation Two or
three sites are under advisemt mt, and next
month, it is said, the FIR nch governmeny
will decide upon enc of them, together
with arc hitectural plans for the residence
a d all minor details That will be the
If h legation established in rs own home
in Was irg.Cn. The big, old-fashioned
dive lirg now o'cupi,d by the French en-.
tassy is one of the 'mous, Old time homes
CT the capital. Iurlng ante-belium days
IL was The residence Of Admiral Porter
and there the Prince of Wales was en-.
tertaincd during his memorable visit
few years ago.
o.
The quid nuncs are also asserting that
Russ s eoutem latf he acquisition
Of property in Washi1ston for the same
purp Sc Al nres Mt the Rus ian embassy
is housed IN the lai &c and handsome brick
tsi5ence at the corner of N.nelc enth and
Sreets-the same which for several
years was TIE home Of f:rmer Senator
and Mrs Quay. Tha lease which the Rus
sian government now holds upon * will
xpire in less than tlree e7rs; and those
who claim to know. assert that before
| that time q ma nlhcent new embassy.
worthy the land Of the Gear. will arise
| and be all ready to move into. Count Cas-