The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-09

has been visiting Prince Won hatfield,
at Trackenberg, Silesia, studying rural
conditions Senator Lodge is in New
York, a guest at the Holland House. The
British Amba ssador and Lady Paunce-
fote, with their three daughters, SAN to>
morrow for England. on the "St. Louis. "
With them is Mrs. Dayrell Cracken-
thorpe, wife of the third secretary of the
embassy-the beautiful young daughter
of Cen SiclOles, whose marriage was re-
corded in these columns a year or two
ago. She has been some time at West
Point visiting her father.
Mrs. Regenald de Koven, whose new
book, by the Waters of Babylon" prom
ises to be one of the literary successes
of the season, is about to Join her mother
and sister in Chicago She is a very
lovely and lovable young woman. of the
brunette type, and so great a
social favorite that one marvels
how she ever finds time to write
books. Mr.. and Mrs. de Kovsn will spend
the summer in Newport, and upon their
return to Washington will occupy the
roomy old Meigs mansion, in recent years
the home of the late Representative Har-
mer of Pennsylvania. Mr.. and Mrs L. u.
Letter, with their daughters, left Wash
ington yesterday for their summer home
at Lake Geneva, Wis. Later Mrs. Letter
will go to England, to visit her eldest
daughter, Lady Curzon, Vicereine of In
dia, who is now there with her children.
Miss Ferrouh, sister of the Turkish
minister ALI Ferrouh Bey, will sail with
her brother and his family in few days
for their native land. On their arrival
there, the young lady will have the pleas
ure of seeing for the first time her fiaance,
to whom she was betrothed in childhood.
In accordance with Turkish custom her
marriage was arranged by her relatives,
without any reference to her wishes in
the matter, and her first glimpse of her
future lord and master will be when she
meets him at her home. But even then
he will not see her. AS she will be closely
yelled until after the marriage, he must
wait until the connubial knot is tied hard
and fast before satisfying the somewhat
natural desire to behold the face of his
bride.
Mrs. WI Ting-Fang, wife Of the Chi
nese minister, will spend her summer and
autumn in China. She Is now in San
Francisco, accompanied by her nephew,
Mr.. Fung, her son, and Mr.. Hsu Choa, of
the legation. She sails on June IA ex-
pecting to return In November. NJ. Cam
bon, the French ambassador, has post
poned his trip to Europe in order TO go
to Chicago on June 16 to receive the de-
that city. That honor has been accorded
by the Chicago University to only one
other person, and that is President Nc
Knley. NJ. Cambon will probably go TO
Europe about July 4.
Gen. Fred d. Grant, accompanied by his
wife and son. left Washington yesterday
for New York. whence they sail for Eu-
rope on June 10. They go first to st. Pc
tersburg, 20 visit the Princess Cantacu-
zene; but the General will have only a
short time to be with his daughter, be-
fore duty calls him back TO the Philip
pines. His remarks. by the way, on the
resources OF those islands, are calculated
to make the mouths OF the adventurous
water He says that only a small part
OF the cultivatable area OF the archipelago
has yet been utilized, and that the isla nds
are capable of producing untold quantities
OF hemp, sugar. tobacco, chocolate and
rice. Vast forests OF splendid hard wood
trees, OF which there are hundreds OF va
rieties, invite the ok; and there are also
intellectually rich deposits OF gold. copper.
iron and coal. on the whole. the General
declares. the Philippines are well worth
taking-snd keeping.