The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-06
OUR WASHINGTON lett R.
Chatty Gossip About Mrs. Roosevelt's
Society Innovation-A Diplo-
matte Deadshot - Senator
Bailey's Metamo,phosis
ETC.. Etc, Etc.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WARRINGTON I, o. Nov 60 lot

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, - O., Nov. 80, 1901.
1t is a time-honored maxim in Wash
ington that the first lady in the land"
can do no wrong, socially speaking.
Therefore Mrs. Roosevelt's innovation
of sending out cards for intorm,l re-
ceptions only "a hours in advance of
the time for holding them has been
taken as a matter of course, but had
the thing been started by some hostess
in private lie there would have been
kicks in plenty. Mrs. Roosevelt's OBJ
ject is to nat ct all the men and women
of prominence before the formal open
ing of the social season. She as no
regular day for these receptions, but
manages to hold one each week, limit,
ing the invitations to 200, just one
tenth of the number issued for the off
cial White House receptions.
Few persons even in Washington,
know that there is man in the d plo-
matte corps who is a dead shot with
either the pistol or rifle. The man is
Senior de Assis- Brasil, minister from
Brazil. He learned 70 shoot on his
fathers ranch, one of the most extern
sive in Brazil. and at an early age was
able to beat any vanquero or hunter
in the vicinity. He never shoots in
public but there is a private shooting
gallery in the Brazilian legation auid-
ing In which he gives some wonderful
exhibitions for the amusement of his
friends, such as shooting silver quarters
from his wife's hand and the ashes OF
the cigars smoked by several of his
friends His favorite weapons are a
small pair Of pistols and a gallery rife,
made after his own designs. His
friends tell that if he should lose all his
money and his diplomatic Job he could
easily and quickly make fortune CIV
ing public exhibitions of his marvellous
shooting, but as he anticipates neither
there is no prospect of his taking the
road as professional
Among the college men who will
ma. their debut in public life in the
new Congress is Hon. Dudley Wooten
of Texas. who is graduate Of Prince
ton, and of the University of Virginia,
and the author Of history of Texas
that is regarded as, authority as well as
high.class literature. Mr.. Wooten also
brings with HIM a reputation as an
orator that his friends predict will soon
make him a marked man in the house.
In appearance Mr.. Wooten is tall and
commanding, with the face OF student
and thinker. The college men in pub
lie life are now both numerous and
prominent, and Mr.. Roosevelt is taking
especial pains to make them all feel.at
home in the White House, which is
more than some Presidents who might
be named did.
The Sunday entertainments at the
Russian Embassy, which have been a
marked feature of the diplomatic life in
Washington for several seasons, have
been resumed. AS usual they consist of
an afternoon reception by the Countess
Cassini, the adopted daughter of the
Ambassador, and thought by many to
be the prettiest foreign woman in
Washin- ton. and dinner in the even
ing.
Representative Burton, chairman OF
the House committee on Rivers and
Harbors who is just getting over an
attack of rheumatism. said to a friend:
IL don't know which is the worst, an
attack of rheumatism or listening to
the reasons members give for wanting
million dollars for Improvements in
heir districts"