The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-12

Massinger and 1 called for one each on
NJ 10 President and we drank to the health
of the President (of the United States)
Having fulfilled this patriotic duty we
took up our stand in a crowd of people
who were studying the gown of Mrs. Lou
bet. for she and her good husband had
come out from the house and were now
standing on green carpet that covered
the grass at that point and were receiv-
ing belated guests in the open air.
Mrs Loubet looks as II she might al
ways have been q Presidents wife. She
carries herself we'll and speaks French
like the native that she is. But Loubet
looks like a composite photograph of the
last five American Presidents, and you
could see that he had not been born to the
purple or whatever color is appropriate.
He looks as If he had much rather be
taking a quiet Sunday afternoon nap
instead of listening to such avalanches
of French as were poured on him by his
guests. He has somewhat Benjamin
Harrsonian set of whiskers complete in
every part and not very strong eyes, and
he is not the man one would naturally
pick out to lead the destinies of France,
but they say that he is a very fine speak
err. and l presume that France is safe In
his hands until the close of his term.
The gardens were beautiful. the music
delightful, the scene gay and ever chang
ing, and now and then an American girl
would walk by without trace of paint
or powder on her face and Massinger
would say, II tell you what; IL takes u.s.
We are the people"
Massinger wanted TO go up and talk to
Mrs Loubet, but he has talked so much
with cabmen lately that he Is getting
quite a patois. and I was afraid that he
would not do us credit and besides knew
that he'd say to her, "Well, after all
there's only one New York" so | took
him into the house and we Joined the
throng that were trying to get ices and
cake without spilling them 1t was hard
work and 1t was hot work, but we wanted
to saw we'd eaten at President Loubet's
so that we'd be able to move in higher
circles when we returned to America and
that's why we endured the crush.
He got a sugared grape and a puff
and a coffee ice and ] got the same We
had to put on our hats to eat. but then
everyone else did It so we didn't mind
There were a whole lot of young girls
there dressed alike. who looked as II they
were orphans. They all seemed 20 enjoy
themselves and II they really were or
phans i say Bully for Loubet."
There was dancing going on in the room
next to the sale a manager" and no one
seemed to be aware that he was being
wicked. Maybe no one was wicked, but /
KNOW Iildl IIGslltuh httNlulty 10 OpPOnNu
10 dancing in his parors on Sunday af-
ternoon and he looks more like Napoleon
than Loubet does. However les nobody's
business.
After awhile we came out into the gar
dtn again and found that Mr.. and Mrs
Loubet we're tired Of receiving on the car
pet and we're going indoors some more
man who looked like a guest and who
carried a large Gamer he'd himself in
readiness and when they passed him he
got 'em. ! don't know whether II is
French custom 10 go around shooting the
President with a camera, but to me II
seemed out of place And then as soon
as the first gentleman In France and his
wife were snugly ensconced In the house
again peop'e went TO the windows, and
craned their necks to see Inside. / saw
oae pl nipotentiary "rubbCrlug" like a
small boy at a baseball game.
! noticed one thing that filed me with
delight. When the mus began, the talk
ing ceased. II member that you who
read this and the next time you are at a
reception and there is music, stop talking,