The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-21
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE DIPLOMATS SELECTING THEIR
SUMMER HOMES.

Movements of WeII-Known People.
Some In Europe and others visit
ing Northern acknowledgements ts
Which Are the Subject of Com
ment-Other Matters of General
interest.
Washington. April 1s.-Mrs. Knox, wife
of the new Attorney General will not
fsycr rs with her company, except foi
short visits, until next October. when she
will come here, with her children to re-
side during her husbands term Of office.
The Knox family includes four. young
people. Miss Rebecca Page Knox, who
is musical and athletic and all that an
up-to-date young woman should be, will
make very pleasant acquisition to young
ladies of the cabinet circle. She is not
beauty. but she is better than that,
so far as the staying quilides of BELLE
ship are concerned. in being bright, jolly
and amiable. with charming manner and
exceptionally sweet disposition. The three
sons are Martin Reed Knox, aged IS;
Hugh Smith Knox IA. and "P. C. Knox,
Jr.," as he proudly signs himself. who has
celebrated his ninth birthday.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna and their
daughter Ruth, are just now visiting IN
Philadelphia the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Griscom, and in the midst of a round of
dinners and receptions given in their
honor by Republican friends in the City
of Brotherly Love. The Hannas will re-
turn to their Cleveland home about the
first of May.
Miss Rosemary Sartoris, who is now
Ii Spain. with Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Sar-
tors, will shortly join her sister, Miss
Vivian Sartoris, in England, where their
summer will be spent. They will be
guests of their consins. the Earl and
Countess of Buchans, and will also visit
the Dowager Duchess Tweesdale, Lady
Hope
The German embassy and the Spanish
legation are both likely to be transferred
to Manchester-by the Sea for the coming
summer. While the German ambassador,
Herr Won Halleben, is abroad on his an
nual vacation, the embassy will be re-
moved to the favorite Massachusetts, re-
sort, where Baron Herman has already
rented a villa. It's location, near the
Essex Country Club grounds, is especially
desirable for golfers; and that is a mat
ter of considerable Importance in the
bachelor Baron's eyes. Count Quadt, the
first secretary of the German legation,
will accompany his wife to Italy
the latter part of this month.
He will then call ON his government in
Berlin, and on his return to this coun-
try will establish himself. with other at
taches Of the legation, at Manchester-by-
the-Sea. The Spanish minister has
representative there now, delegated to Sc
cure suitable quarters for the summers
accommodation for himself, his family
and staff. Two seasons ago, the British
embassy attaches occupied three of the
Manchester villas. 1t has not yet been
determined where they. will go this year.
The youthful Countess Cassini will sal
for Europe within the fortnight, with no
attendant but the elderly female COM
panion whom she has long employed. HeI
| foster father the Russian ambassador
! cannot leave until later in June; but the
| Countess Marguerite-who for some I'm
| explained reason is strangely at outs with
| Washington society-wiM not, wait for
him. Dame Rumor has 1t that the pretty
! little girls head has been slightly turn
ed by her sudden elevation, from a pen
niless orphan to the adopted daughter,
and fleiress of a distinguished, wealthy
and titled diplomat. And then the be-
stowal of title upon herself, because of
| her foster-fathers influence at the Rus
sian court, completed the turning" pro-
| cess She demanded extraordinary defer
ence at this Republican court, including
precedence of much older but untitled
ladies'; which, it is needless to say, she
did not get; hence the dissatisfaction on
her part. She is really a very sweet and
agreeable young lady; and when few
| more years with their educational
wealth of experience, have passed over
| her head--her mental equilibrium will
doubtless be restored by subsistence of
| that complaint known as "swelled head,
which is as common to youth as mumps
| or measles.
Madame WI, with her young son, is
spending a few weeks at Atlantic City.
She is devoted to her daily Dromenades
on the board walk of that always crowd
| ed resort, where she attracts a great deal
| of attention-as much for her own bright
and smiling personality and bird-like
ways, as for her gorgeous costumes, pc
| culiar headdress, painted face and door
| knob feet. To be allowed to walk out at
| will, in broad day light in a crowd, Is
| something that no woman of her class
ever does in China; and therefore Ma
dame WI fairly revels in what she calls
"the feedom of Amelican lladee," and
also adds, that now, having learned to
speak the language so perfectly. she is
herself "Amelican lladee," and therefore
| entitled 20 "1eedom."
Mr.. Bierre de Margerie. who was re-
Gently appointed to the French embassy.
will sail for this country on April a.
His wife. who was Miss Rostand. sister
of the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, will
accompany her husband; and 1t goes
without saying that she will be warmly
welcomed In Washington, where both she
and her distinguished brother have many
| friends.
Nine. Ferrough. wife of the Turkish
minister has been very near to death S