The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-07


this daily ocean dip up at Normandie -by.
the-sea; Senator Edward Murphy has a
cottage at North Long Branch; Senator
James Smith, Jr., of New jersey, spends
his summers in his beautiful villa oppo-
site the Elberon Hotel; and there are
scores of others equally high in the coun-
ellis of the nation The Francklyn cot
tage, in which Garfield died twenty years
ago; is stin an object of interest at Elbe-
ron. The cottage remains practically the
same as 1t was in 81.
BY the way, the only two women in the
United States who enjoy the privilege of
a free use of the mails are both widows
OF Presidents, Mrs. Lucretia E. Garfield
and Mrs. Julia d. Grant Mrs Garheld's
privilege was given her in 81, and Mrs
Grants five years later. All mail matter
sent by either of them will be carried
free during their lives. and also all mail
sent to them; no signature or marks of
any kind being necessary, beyond the sim
pie address. Miss Clara Barton of the
Red Cross, generally has the same privi-
lege when lin the field" and of the tele-
graph and cable as we'll: but this applies
only to war times. so to say, to facili-
tate her charitable work.
Ex-Postmaster General John wanama-
ker is enjoying life this summer in his
cottage at Cape May Point-the same
which was formerly owned by the late
ex-President Harrison. Ex-Vice President
Morton and family will spend the sum-
mer in camp on the picturesque shore
OF Upper Saranac Lake. Speaking of
camps-the Mark Twain on Lower
Saranac> Lake. is said to be the most
charming of the many rustic homes that
DOT that famous shore, Mr.. Clemens cab
IN, built of spruce logs, is two stories
hlgh and is surrounded with broad piaz-
zas on each floor. He has named it 1.-THE
Tai probably because a greater con-
trast can hardly be imagined than be-
tween 1t and the jewelled tomb of the
Orient. The author himself does not in
habit it very much. He has rugged up a
tent alongside for study, and there does
his literary work, his smoking and often
his sleeping. in hammock conveniently
slung. 1t is the genial Marks" first ex-
perience OF camp-life In the Adirondaeks.
ana the whole family are enthusiastic over
the beauties and comforts of their unique
quarters.
Justice and Mrs. White, of the su-
preme Court, have opened their summer
home on the Hudson, near Saueerties
known as Meadow Side Robert T
Lincoln, son of the war president and ex-
minister to England, is summering with
his family near Asbury Park. Bishop
Satteriee, with his family. will spend
the summer in Twilight Park, Haines
rails, In the Catskills. where he owns a
beautiful cottage. Mrs. Daniel g. La
mont, widow of the ex-Secretary, with
her daughter. have gone to their country
house at Mill Brook, N. Y. MIR. and Mrs
John X. Mclean will shortly leave
friendship" their country home In the
suburbs of Washington, for their cot
tage at Bar Harbor Admiral and Mrs
Dewey will soon return from Manhattan
Beach and spend the rest of the summer
quietly at ''Beauvore," their country res
idence near the Capital. The Secretary of
Agriculture and Miss Wilson will remain
in Washington over the Fourth, and leave
next day for their Western home. Mrs.
David J. Hill, wife Of the Assistant Sec
rotary OF State, left yesterday, with her
children, for Cohasset, Mass, where they
VIII spend the entire summer Senator
Chauncy Depew and son, who are now
In Paris. will visit the Baron and Bar
oness Egard de Brisson. The Baroness.
who was Miss Annie Hegeman. is a
niece of Senator Depew.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has taken a cot
tage at Newport on fashionable Belle
view avenue. facing the cliffs. Rumor
has 1t that the Prince and Princess Cam
taceszene, with their baby boy, will come
to Mrs. Palmer next month, to remain
until October. Gen. and Mrs. Grant are
now visiting their daughter at Kieff. Rus
STA, and 1t is inferred that the Prince
and his family will return with them.
Some other of our bellies abroad are not
so lucky. From over seas comes the ru-
NOR that lovely Countess of Essex-who
was Adele Grant. daughter of the late
Beach Grant of New York has been so
unwise as to offend Lady Meux, a
wealthy member of her husbands fam
lily. who has hitherto allowed the Earl
and his American wife an income of $15,-
900 a year. Theirs was one of the few
international marriages in which money
did not figure. Miss Adele had great
beauty and wit, but was absolutely poor,
while her titled lover had next to moth
ing on which to maintain his rank 1t
may have been unwise in a worldly
point of view but certainly dt was re-
freshing after some of the bargain-coun-
ter matrimonial arrangements that have
been made. IAN the world loves lover"
and rich and horsey Lady Meux was no
exception. She took up" the dmpecu-
NOUS young bride and through her sub
stantial kindness the Count and Countess
of Essex have been able to live in a style
bcntliiB bitiT w nat Will happen
to them now that the annual $4,000 is
withdrawn, deponent sayeth not.
The freaks of rich Americans abroad
seem to be furnishing entertainment for
the whole of Europe. One OF their latest
fads is the buying of Mummies. At a re-
cent sale of long dead Egyptians, Count
and Countess Castellane selected several
to add to the attractions of their Paris
home-but as they failed to pay for them,
perhaps II IL safe to say that the pal
ace will remain mummyless. Mrs Mackay
INDUCED in two; and several other Amer
leans bid high for those gruesomo treas
ures. Mrs. Mackay and Mrs. Draper
have been dazzling the European world
by their display of gems-the former in
London, the latter at the Italian court
to which her husband is the American
ambassador. It remained TO Mrs. John
r. Drexel, however to achieve the dis
tinction of being the most REALISTICALLY
jewelled" woman OF the American colo
ny at the English capital. At one Of
her own sumptuous entertainments. Mrs
Drexel wore dozens of diamond sun
bursts, arranged diagonaily across her
corsage, from the left should 70 the right
side Of the waist-so. that her whole
frbnh was me gittering. Ecintillatfng
burst" Of splendor! Do you admire her
faster
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