Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
THE EMBASSY IS BESE|GED
The German Minister Has Many
Calls from Society Women.
THEY ALL WANT AN INVITATION
Children at the White House Make Things
Liyely-Proposed Home for Buffalos and
Praerie Dogs-0ther Matters at
the Nations Capitol.

the Nations Capitol.
Washington Feb. "A new fad
has struck the city. Ladies are now
to be seen on the streets, riding horse
back astradle, and wearing divided
skirts. Aside from the novelty OF 1T,
which causes every passerby to crane
their neck at the unlocked for sight,
they sit more firmly and present bet
ter appearance than with side sad
die.
At the German Embassy there are
very busy times these days, getting
all things In readiness for the COM
ing visit of Prince Henry. Carriages
are continually being driven up to
the Embassy and the footmen carry
inside bits of pasteboard, which
means that the society woman of the
town are well aware OF the approach
ing visit of real live prince, and
want the minister to invite them to
the function ms to come off. While ne
is very popular In society circles, 1T is
safe to say that he never had so many
calls from the fair sex in his life.
Every month or so during the season
he gives what he calls little infor-
NAL uance These little informal in
vitations are early sought. The ball
room easily holds 200 couples.
There are rough riders at the White
IIo,,.a F,r tho fret r,toa in ifs history
much to the disgust of the very stald
people, who dislike to see children
enjoy themselves. The Roosevelt
children are no respector of halos or
the White House either for that
matter. and like children they do
more or less damage. ThAy also like
to slide down the banistexs. All this
grieves the attendants, who feel cold
chiIis down their backs at the frollcs
of tie children They vent down to
see the launching Of the Kentucky,
using a government yacht, anu be-
cause the tour youngsters knocked off
q few inches of paint the officers want
the Yacht repainted and are not done
talking about it vet. They are IN not
love with the White House and wish
they were at home, SO sheir father
could play bear with them.
The magnificent residences that are
daily coming into evidence here
certainly must put some Of the social
ed palaces of Europe to the blush. A
very wealthy society leader here the
other night. gave dinner followed
by dance at her house, 100 guests
sitting down to the tables.
Delegate Rodney. of New Mexico.
knows of more than one way to kilt
a cat. Representative Curtis of Kan
sas. filled with alarm at the fast dis
appearing Buffalo. introduced bill
providing or setting apart large part
of New Mexico as a place where the
animals could be reared, and'posterity
see the NOBLE animal that roamed by
the million over the vast pralrles.
When Delegate Rodney saw the bill
his soul was much vexed especially
as he is of the opinion that New Mex
leo is one favored spot on earth. He
promptly sat down and wrote Repre-
sentative Curtis, of Kansas, that he
proposed to introduce bill to estab-
lish a farm in the State Of Kansas,
having for its sole object the noble
purpose of breeding prairie dogs.
Upon receipt Of the letter Mr.. Curtis
saw the point, an his bill fell by the
wayside.
The question you are liable to be-
asked is. are you q Buffalo? The
town has gone Buffalo crazy, so to
spe Nearly every other man has
Joined that is the man about town.
1t is new order, having in mind
first a lot of fun and secondly aid
ing the widowed and orphaned. The
Butfaloes instead OF having chapters,
or councils, or lodges, are divided
into herds, ana there Is the Buffalo
Bill Herd No. Is, and SO on. The
main idea is that any buffalo seen do
ing anything with the right hand. ex-
cepting his regular work. is at once
fined. The initiation ceremonies are
said to be the most exciting of any Sc
cret order and the candidate barely
escapes with his life.
Florodola, the New York success.
has taken one of Washington's pretti-
est society women away, and she is
now TO be seel as one of the sextet