The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-01

flieted other serious injuries that are nPt
so readily cured as broken bones. Last
week, in spite of suffering, he made sevt
eral short speeches. in addition 20 doinS
the usual amount of routine work, and is
this week taking the consequences" as
ne expresses it. Tuesday he was con-
hned to his bed with pain. Senator Bacon
Is naturally very active man and chafes
like a Gagged bear over enforced physical
inactivity.
I.
Visitors in the capital galleries find new
er-ending entertainment in noting the per-
sonal peculiarities of "the lions" in the
arena below. Representative Lorimers'
hair never fails to come in for its full
share of comment. The good-looking
member from Illinois owns the most con-
spicuous capillary adornment in.the House
"a veritable ''crown of glory" which
seems 10 shed light like halo Envious
people call it red, and sentimental young
ladies say ut is the color that Titan low
ed to paint" bat neither description Is
accurate. les hue is a curious blend be-
tween Beerstadt sunset, a nugget of
Cape Nome gold and carrot. There is a
great deal of it-both color and hair 1t
fails over the Congressman's brow stands
up well on the top of his head and ram
bles down over his collar. Now and then
ne gives 1t a shake. as if il was a name,
and its ripples of light seem to irradia lie
the whole corner where he sits, like the
glow of tropical sunset. His mustache
Is of the same brilliant hue, and the art
list doesn't live who could mix oolors to
exactly match it,
The three tallest men in the House are
on the Democratic side. They are Mr..
Richardson of Tennessee, Mr. Berry of
Kentucky and Mr. Bell of Colorado The
giant of the Republican side is Mr.. Sui
l0WaV n IIar11 1cl,i hut
Dutchman's bride, he does not measure
so very much up and down, as sideways.
One oh lir and one desk do not give Mr..
Sulloway nearly enough room, and he al
ways fills part of the adjacent chairs and
desks of his nearest neighbors. There is
talk of having a chair especially built
for him, according to measurement, as
was actually done in the case of the late
Senator David Davis.
Anna Katharine Green, authoress of
- 4-e Leavenworth Case" and other de-
tective stories, has been visiting in Wash
ington and returned yesterday to her
home in Buffalo, n. Y She is Mrs
Charles Rohlfs and a decided contrast
to the majority of pen-women, whom it
has been my privilege to meet. There
is no suspicious of the azure hose, nor Of
the strong minded sisterhood, nor even
of the new woman" about Mrs. Ronlss
Without any actual claims to beauty
she may be called an extremely attrac =
tive little woman with friendly gray eyes
and smile that is welcome as sunshine
on a winters day She is devot I'd to her
home-life and not given to fads of any
sort 1t seems that she did not seek her
literary career as a novelist. Her girlish
ambition was all in the line OF poetry;
and when she commenced her first novel
she was so sure that her father who was
her only confidant would consider it an
almost disgraceful descent in her aspira-
tions, that she kept it a secret from him
until the manuscript had been approved
by the publishers. That first book 1.-The
Affair Next Door, brought her fame, end
DR.. Conan Doyle, who certainly ought
to be a Judge. sad of ii that it was one
of the most powerful detective stories
ever written. Like other authors, she
confesses that her power is inte~mittant.
Same days the words write themselves,
and again she can do absolutely moth
ing.