The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10

shy country Congressman from Canton
village was unseated by the House of
Representatives and had to pick up his
papers and go to give place to another!
Never was sharper contrast than between
that ignominious departure of seventeen
years ago and this triumphant progress,
to the acme of American ambition-a sec
ond tenn as President of the greatest re-
public on earth.
There goes Willie beside his pa" was
irreverently shouted again and again, as
the carriage containing the Man of Destf-
n.y. sitting in the lee of big, hurley Ham
ma and barring his bald head to the weep
ing skies, reminded the Oh-be-joyful of
the ludicrous cartoons with which we
are ALI familiar
The scene in the historic Senate cham
Der was unusually impressive. Even
Mrs Mckinley, pale and delicate, in her
pretty gray dress and small bonnet of
cut-steel garnished with forget-me-nots
and blue-tipped aigrettes, did not come in
for half the attention that was bestowed
upon Mrs Roosevelt and her five
children. The former, though sweet
and gracious, is now comparative
ly back number while the
new foot on the floor" is that OF woman
in the prime of life and health, and so
overlooking with pride in her husband as
to permeate all on-lookers with something
of the same feeling. While Teddy takes
the applause that greets his every appear
ance as a wooden Indian might, except for
the bored look on his face, happy lights
flash from Mrs. Teddy's eyes, the young
lady daughter frankly smiles her delight
and the boys cheer for papa with the
best of Them Mrs Roosevelt, by the way
had her hands full to keep those irrepres-
sible youngsters quiet during the cere-
monies The two smaller boys hung over
the balcony rail- balanced by the heels,
TO the imminent danger of heads below
and threatened to break all bounds by
leaning over when pap appeared,-look-
ing straight before him and noticing no.
body, while the President at his size
glanced first at the gallery, where sat MS
wife and bowed to her, which she ack-
nowledged by a gay little wave of her
gloved hand. The devotion of that couple
to each other, after so many years of mar
ried life rs beautiful to behold. Perhaps
the wife's physical feebleness endears her
the more to her robust husband-as the
parent is tenderest to the crippled or sick
Nv child Of the flock Every one tnought
Of the Presidents mother, who lived just
long enough TO see her favorlte son In
eugurated the first time; and who shall
cav that she did not witness his second
triumph with equal love and prideY
Observed OF ali observers was little Mrs.
WIN the Chinese Minister'S wife-now
familiar figure to Westinghouse, but an
object OF greatest interest 10 strangers.
she was magnihcently gowned In flowing
six OF blue and gold, a glittering silver
band in the oll-plastered hair, white SILK
gloves on her tiny hands, and on her olive
countenance a wide and constant smile
that almost closed her twinkling eyes, set
sllgbtly on the bias. Senator-Eiect Clark,
~ Montana. was another eynosufe, trim,
dapper ana wel-Rroomed wearing his
customary immaculate frock coat ana DIG
bunch Of wolets
The slow drlzz.e Of the morning 80
creased 10 q smart shower just - the
aswearlnR IN" ~ the President on the east
portleo ~ fhs Capitol was aDouf - begin.
! SUI notldng could damp chs enlhftleem ~