The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
DoINGs OF PEOPLE KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.


DoINGs OF PEOPLE KNOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The Only Turkish Harem In the
United states About to Change Its
Quarters-Appreci ation of the Fact
That Mrs. Logan Is to occupy Her
House in washington This Win
ter.-The Return TO Washington OF
the Surgeon General of the Army.
The Meaning of the Word Harem'
1t Is simply the Private Apart
mep<s of the Women of Family.
The National Capital Full of Pig
eon-Toed People-other Matters OF
More or Less Interest.
Washington, Nov. 15.-The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt have begun Sc
ries of unofficial but formal dinners, to
try their social wings, so to say, before
the greater flights of later on. Nearly
every evening the state dining room IS
called into requisition, because the
smaller apartment which usually
serves the Presidents family with per-
maps TWO OF litIGt CdSudi 60C1SS1 ~ A'CN
large enough to accommodate these
gatherings; while at least three times
every week larger and more elaborate
dinner parties take on pretty much all
the style and ceremony of an official
function. on Thursday Miss
Alice Roosevelt was given
dinner by her aunt, Mrs.
Cowles. Those who have met the
ladies' of the Roosevelt family are en-
thusiastic in praise of the charming
ly unaffected cordiality of their man
ner. No undue airs are put on in
that household, but from highest to
lowest all appear to consider them
selves true sons and daughters of the
people.
The wife of the Secretary of State
and her eldest daughter. Miss Helen
Hay, have returned to their Washing
ton home; but there will be no festivi-
ties within that erstwhile hospitable
mansion, owing to the double pail of
mourning that envelopes it-for Mrs.
Hays mother and only son.
Another house which death has clos
ed to social life is that of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Hit. whose mother pass
ed to the Better Country a few weeks
ago. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. who has
been wont to entertain so sumptuously
every winter in -Washington,is not like
ly to come here Al all this winter. She
is in her California home. caring for
her aged mother, who is now in very
feeble health.
Mrs. John A. Logan, to the delight OF
her many friends, will again occupy
her Washington residence Calumet
Place, this winter. She has been
abroad a good deal of late, the house
rented; and the wonderful collection of
curios and Logan relics all in storage
1t will be pleasant to see her again as
mistress of the roomy old mansion
which Congress paid for, you remem-
Der, soon after the Generals death,
surrounded by her treasures and house.
hold gods. Though left in debt by her
honest soldier husband Mrs. Logan is
now rich woman, partly through the
legacies of deceased friends, but main
" through shrewd' management and
Judicious investments. She published
the Woulan's Journal for several years.
you know, which, however was not a
very profitable yenture),. and has char
eroned several parties OF young heir
esses in Europe, with a liberal consid-
erdLion from edcn or them. Her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Tucker, who has been with
her mother all summer on the Virginia
| farm which they leased for a term OF
years, went WestAa couple of months
ago. When she comes gaek. Maj. Tuck
er will accompany her, to pass his
leave of absence with his family at
Calumet Place. Times seems powerle IS
to alter Mrs. Logan's good looks. After
poor Jacks death, away off in the Phil
ippines, grief for the loss of her
only son threatened to send her
lettering to the grave; but she seems
to have acquired some sort of comfort.
ing philosophy, as we all do when tinie
has blunted the sharper edge of grief
and is again her bright and interestin.
! self. Though nearly 20 years old. she
is upright and stately as ever, al.
ways most becomingly dressed, with
shining black eyes and snow white
hair. pompadoured high around hel
patrician face like halo
The surgeon general of the army and
Mrs. Sternberg, who returned a short
| time ago from cruise around the
world, brought with them a great
many curious and beautiful souvenirs
of their stay in the Philippines. They
are now just established for the win
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