The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

lCi All tHCbi new HOlliE OH W. CChs
which was opened to society for the
first time last May, with a house
warming tea, just before their depar-
ture. The Secretary of War has
leased his New York residence to the
well-known Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
De-Peyster of that city and taken up
mis- permanent residence here. Rear
Admiral Schley went TO New York as
soon as the court of inquiry adjourned,
to visit his daughter. Mrs. Montague
Worthley Needless to say, the Adj
mirars colors are flying, rather more
proudly than before the investigation.
While in Washington last week. at
tending the Corbin -Patten wedding,
Senator Depew engaged the services of
Miss Isabel Hagner, Mrs. Roosevelt's
social secretary, TO act in a similar
capacity for the coming Mrs. Chaun-
cy NJ. Depew. Miss Hagner served
Miss Paulding. the senator's niece,
during the two years the latter pre-
sided over her uncle's handsome Wash
ington home. A late dispatch from
Paris announced that Miss May Pal
ner. the Senator's fiancee,, is giving a
series of luncheons to her intimate
friends as a good-b bye to- girlhood; and
that she has allowed some of the ladies
to inspect her, nearly completed trous
seau. The wedding date is Dec. 1.
and the bride win bring to Washington
some of the most stunning" toilettes
it has seen for many a long day.
Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister.
has just leased a big house within the
city limits, and will Immediately move
his household into it. For a long time
the legation has been located at Red
Top, Cleveland Park, some eight miles
from the city-a nice secluded place
for harem, but quite out of the way
for persons. having business with the
Turkish legation. 1t was chosen by
the former minister, who had his wife
with him, and found it exceedingly diff
ficult to protect her from the vulgar
| gaze of curious people who developed
an inordinate desire to see the face
of a young and presumably beautiful
woman, upon whom it was profane for
| any man but her husband, or close
| relatives. to look. The new place is
not very we'll situated. but Chekib
Bey experienced considerable trouble
! in securing any place at all, for love
or money. The owners of large houses
in the exclusive portion of the city dc
not like to turn fine private residences
! into homes for foreign legations, and
will not do so unless paid several times
| the customary exorbitant rate of rent
| that prevails in this most expensive
| city. The present Turkish envoy is
only a trif1e over forty years of age
of fine presence. affable manners and
unmarried. Rumor credits him with
having announced that he would like
to marry an American girl. So faI
as is known in this country, he has
had but one legal wife who died about
twelve years ago. The Koran allows
him four wives and uAlimited lights
of the harem. His household is now
governed by his mother-in-law a
stately old lady who is known as
"Hanin," the Turkish equivalent fol
madame. There are two children, both
boys, Serdgard, aged 9 and Haidar
who is six. A Moslem resents the
slightest attempt on anybody's part tc
learn anything about the ladies of his
| household, and when asked what his
motherin-law's name really is, the
minister replied Turkish womer
have no names, as understood by the
Western world. They have terms OF
| endearment in the seclusion OF
of the home, but it would be highly
improper to disclose those names IL
strangers" The minister also express.
ed surprise to learn that the word
"harem" has an unpleasant sound in
American ears Harem, he explained
means merely the private apartments
| of the women of a Moslens family, not
necessarily where many wives or con-
cubines are sheltered. 1t is called a
harem if only one woman belongs to
the household. like the gray-haired
grandmother OF his boys. The Turkish
legation has a new first secretary,
Djelal Bey who is a polished man of
the world, and an accomplished linguist
| and musician who bids fair to be a
great favorite in Washington society,
whatever may be his peculiar matri-
monial ideas.