The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-22

/ enterprises at the Capital and is a girl
who would command attention in any
assemblage. We're she not the eldest
| daughter of the American premier.
She is now about "a years old, tall,
! with dark eyes, well-rounded figure
and a beautiful, refined face. Few
young girls of American birth made
their first bow TO society under such
/ auspicious circumstances. When her
father was made American ambassa-
I dor to England, she left the Well
/ known school at Dobbs Ferry TO COM
I pIete her studies in London and af-
terwards made her debut at the grand
old court of St. James, at one of the
most brilliant drawing rooms held by
( Queen Victoria during the later years
OF her life. The London papers were
/ loud in praise of the beautiful young
daughter of the AMBASSADOR and all
conceded that among the daughters
of hundred earls,' of pedigreed dukes
and other titled grandees, none bore
herself with more graceful poise than
this winsome maiden from Ohio. Ru
NOR says she has had more than one
titled suitor and might now be wear
ing a coronet, but our level headed
riages of American girls with scions
of other races. His daughters evil
IDENTIFY share the same opinion. Miss
Alice Hay, the second daughter. who
was educated in France and is mis-
tress of several continental languages,
is much sought after by the polyglot
diplomatic corps. Not only is she
sweet and charming, but the gay and
courtly gentlemen who represent for
eign governments in Washington, like
common mortals in exile, hunger for
their native tongues, and find the girl
particularly attractive to whom it is
not necessary TO say soft nothings in
imperfect English.
Speaking of brides. an interesting on
dit is to the effect that the last spin
sterhood act of Miss Edith Patton, be-
fore she became the wife of Adjt. Gen.
Corbin, was TO convey to her unmar~
ried sisters every cent of her fortune.
Their mothers estate yielded the Pat
ton girls, unitedly. about $40, 900 a year,
md they have no other source of in
come. Society takes this step of Gen.
Corbin's bride in speculative mood. and
some say that it was merely precau-
tionary measure on her part in view
of several contingencies. Gen. Cor
bins present income of $4,000 year
will continue only six years longer,
when he reaches the age limit and
must be retired. Notwithstanding this,
ample stiped. he is said to be much in
debt. One of the generals most ad-
generosity to his family and dependent
relatives. He recently purchased a
home for his invalid daughter in Ohio
and his father, now 80 years old, has
been for many years dependent upon
his dutiful son. All this. and much
more of the same sort, is mentioned
in highest praise of Gen. Corbin. Peo-
pie were amazed at the costliness of
the diamond necklace which the elder
MiCGpG Patton to tI,aff eli fr,H
a wedding present; but now they are
saying that the extraordinary gener-
osity is accounted for.
With the advance of the social sea-
son, the streets of Washington are be-
ginning to present to the curious eye
those well-known figures which are in
timately connected with public events
and the affairs of the nation, The
shortest walk on our principal thor
oughfares disclose cabinet members.
! judges, senators, military and naval
heroes, men who are making the his
/ tory of the times. President Roosevelt
4 is a great horseback rider and almost
/ every fine afternoon may be seen can
4 tering off toward the suburbs. He has
eschewed everything pertaining to the
rough rider" and now appears as a
very conyentional-looking plainly at
tired citizen. He sometimes varies his
| equestrian exercise by a few miles
stroll, swinging along at a rapid giat.
! Secretary Long is another familiar
/ pedestrian. Every day he trudges on
foot to the department (though the law
allows him carriage, at government
expense), carrying in his hand a green
bag, such as Boston lawyers affect.
Every day at noon Secretary Hay
vail yG Inf to tn
his fine mansion that fronts the White
House, to get his frugal lunch of but
termilk and hoe-cake. Secretaries
Root Wilson, Hitchcock and Attorney
General Griggs are all famous walkists.
Admiral Schley has been a marked
and interesting figure on the streets
| of Washington ever since the affair
| at Santiago. He may generally be
| ing along Massachusetts avenue, ac-
| companied by his wife, who is a pleas
| ant-looking little lady. of the brunette
| type. The Admiral is always fault
lessly groomed, and frequently stops
in course of his peregrinations TO speak
| to intimate friends. He is as fond as
a woman of wandering through the
| shopping districts and gazing into the
| Christmas decorated windows-all OF
| which goes to show that the gentle old
| hero of Santiago has his heart in the
right place, Notwithstanding the find
| ings of that court of inquiry. He Is
often seen with his staunch friend Ad-
miral Dewey, riding behind the lat
ter's high stepping horses. At other
times Admiral Dewey goes alone, seat
ed aloft on a very high carriage, ac-
companied only by a man in livery,
| Why Mrs. Dewey declines all invita-
tions is still an unanswered questions.
| OF course the recent death of heI
mother forbids active participation ir
general society, but there is no appar-
ent reason why she should not attend
semi official entertainments, or at least
| go riding with her presumably still
doting husband. Rumor has it that
it is the old hobby of precedence which
afTlicts her, and not the throat trouble
which gave way to treatment months
! ago. She maintains that the Admiral
| of the Navy ranks next to the Presi-
| dent, and that his place is not second
to that of any cabinet officer: and like
other spoiled children. viii take hei
| doll and go home unless she can have
her way The Roosevelts. also, have
| tolerably well-settled convictions OF
their own on most subjects and gen.
orally stand by them. Thus, at the for
! NAL White House dinner of Nov. Z
| the question of precedence was settled
! for this administration by giving the
! first place to the Secretary of the In.
! Hitchcock escorted Mrs. Roosevelt and
/ Hitchcock. At least Mrs. Dewey has
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