The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
Miss Field of New York is a Iadv-i,uait

Miss Field of New York, is a lady-in-wait-
ing 20 Queen Margherita; and being in
this country with her husband on visit.
they came over to Washington to be pres
ent at this service. Among the first and
most conspicuous arrivals was Mr.. WI
IIng rang, the Chinese minister, in
bright Oriental silks and scarlet turban.
accompanied by several members of his
staff, all rustling in rich brocade Minis
ter Takahira of Japan, with his staff, was
also present. in the queer toggery of his
country, with scarf of vivid green across
his breast and sweeping white plumes in
his chapeau; Duke DArcos of Spain. in
gorgeous uniform of black and gold:
Baron Iternberg of Germany, Count Tar
noWski OF Austro-Hungary, and other
tilted personages altoge Their too numerous
to mention The three Italian fraternal
societies of the District of Columbia, at
tended in body. They are
the Society Garibaldi," the so
clety Italiana Vittoria Emanuel H." and
the Society Fratellanza Italiana" King
Humbert was much beloved by every one
OF them and there was tone of genuine
mourning in their presence which was
singularly impressive All the exercises
We're conducted in Latin. Black and white
robed acolytes led the procession of priests
10 the altar; then in the solemn hush of
the great building, they chanted the ma
jestic requiem for the report of the dead
Kings soul The mighty pealing of the
organ in the loft, the flowing robes of the
priests, the odor of burning incense. and
above all the reverent attention of the
vast congregation. made ID a ceremony
long 10 be remembered. Interspersed with
the mass and the requiem was a special
program rendered by a choir of forty
NOTES.-THE "Kyrie," "Sanctus," "Agnus
Del" "Gounod's Gloria" "Credo." and
the offertory Requiem Aeternum" from
Verdi's mass. Near the close OF the SER
vice. while absolution was being given, the
full choral body of 81. Matthew'S gave
the Gregorian chant. Libra Me-" and
after the benedicuon, sixteen male voices
sang a Gregorian "Benedictus." Aside from
the occasion of honor to a murdered mon
arch il was a musical treat of the high
est order.
That the shirt-waist craze has at last
struck Cuba, there is no longer any DOUBT
ing for every blessed woman of the party
of fourteen hundred school teachers who
visited US a few days ago. wore her little
shirtwaist-white or blue or green or yell
low; and in nearly every case, as too Of
ten seen among ourselves, waist and skirt
seemed hardly on speaking terms with one
another, but hyked apart, showing ugly
brass safety-pins, where safety-pins have
no business to be. one peculiarly is very
strong among all the ladies of Spanish
America and those of Cuba are no excep-
ton TO the rule. VIA general slouchiness
Of appearance. especially about the neck
gear the corsetless bust, and the skirt
rearing up al The shoe tops in front though
dragging untidiiy In the rear. But they
were a Rood-natured and happy lot.
though very tired. and their delight at
beholding Washington. their Mecca IN
America, was good 10 see. The telegraph
has already told you all that we did for
Them. am glad 20 testify that the
White House wac ss deliberately decorated
for me reception Of these working men ana
women from the neighb0ring island. ~ II
ever has been for the most distinguished
guests. Mrs Mckinley was eharningly
cordial and the President shook hands