The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-12


House.
In short it was Roosevelt week in
Washington, socially considered, being
crowded night and day, with festivi-
ties for the debutante and the visiting
relatives. Mrs. H. l.. Roosevelt, the
Presidents cousin. gave an elaborate
dinner at the Hotel Richmond, just
prior to the White House dance. The
President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave
their first state dinner the night be-
fore the ball: and two evenings after
wards Senator Kean and his sister
gave another large dance for Miss
Alice Roosevelt. Another guest of
honor was the young daughter of
Hamilton Fisk, one of the numerous
New York party which the Keans
have been entertaining over the holi-
days. Tuesday night the President and
Mrs, Roosevelt gave the annual state
reception to the diplomatic CORDS
which is always the most scenicaily
splendid affair OF the year. There is d
glamour about this function savoring
OF foreign courts which appeals to the
most Democratic imagination and
leads to all manner of willy schemes
on part of outsiders to smuggle them
selves in and witness the gorgeous pa
geant. But their little game was
blocked this time. If never effectually
before, by the bit of white paste board
accompanying each big card of invi-
tatfon, the former 'to be presented at
the door" IT is safe to say that if any
absent-minded diplomat forgot to
bring his ticket, he did not get inside
the Executive Mansion, for the orders
OF attaches and policemen were very
strict on that point. Hitherto the sur
prising discrepancies between the
number of invitations ISSUED to state
reception and the number of people
who presented themselves, have re-
suited In no end of a crush and fur
nished difficult problem for the
White House officials to cope with. An
other variation from past receptions
was in shortening the hours--from to
lO:5O-instead of until II o'clock. as
formerly, thus shortening by half an
hour the hard work Of the President
ana the ladies in the receiving line.
As to the rest of the week. there are
several dances on the tapis-mostIy TO
young people, in honor of Miss RooSe-
welt and the visiting cousins: dozens
OF dinners, swell weddings teas and
luncheons innumerable Among nota-
bic entertainers of the week are Mrs
I. Dewitt Talmage, wife of the emf
nent divine; Baroness Person OF the
Russian embassyt Mrs u. S. Grant ana
HAi p 2af tOiiS anu hISs "a Il. Letter.
whose son is here. the redoubtable 10
seph, from Chicago.
Miss Anna Depew Paulding. who for
several winters past has acted as host
ess for her uncle, Senator Depew. is
now established with her mother In the
handsome house on N street, which the
Senator purchased for his niece last
year, when she was about TO be mar
ried. The engagement somehow fell
fnFnfIOh he .taft.
good. 1t is a charming home In the
modified colonial style, furnished
sumptuously from top to bottom and
made as attractive as can be- On the
l4th inst, Miss Pauldng will give a
tea. to meet Senator Depew and his
bride. who will have returned TO Wash
ington before that date.
MIR. Julian Hawthorne, the noted
writer and newspaper correspondent. il
IN town for few days. He is the son
of the famous author Of Scarlet Let
ter, and has inherited much of his
fathers great literary talents He is
Bostonian. So years old and still a tire
less worker. AS conversationalist few
men are more entertaining. and none
have larger stores of general informa-
ton to draw from.
Miss Ida NJ Tarbell, the well-known
writer of biography. is also here. In
chat about literary people the other
evening, she said: II think that Mrs.
Humphrey Ward is clearly entitled 20
the first place among living female
writer's. Mrs. Barnett is also away up
near the top. and Sara Orme Jewett.
each, in her line. For short stories DC
tave Thanet and Ruth McEnery stuart
and Edith Wharton stand unequaled"
Miss Molly Elliot Seawell. another
authoress OF note. is a resident OF
Washington. A few evenings ago che
gave q box party at one Of the local
theaters, and afterwards a supper IN
her attractive home. Ex- Secretry or
the Navy Hilary Herbert was among