The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-25
soNE WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
FOR THE RO-
CHAMBEAU PARTY.

co,t Republics of the WOrld-A
i.tt From a Grand Duke of Rus
IL Unique Entertainment in
,,anor of Ermine Rives-It Was
n r,r.u nv senator and Mrs. Black
nnrn-NOtabIes Getting Ready for
,o SIMMER Outing-Other Matters
If General Interest.
washington, May 24.-All things
;ol in the American capital are re-
o,ving around the distinguished
r.orcbrnen who have come over the
-.as TO join the older sister republic in
4 ,-,roring the memory of their coun-
4 ..,.nan Comte de Rochambeau, whose
-.otre was unveiled in one of the
yvssbington parks to-day merry
-oind of Inequalities began with
4 ,-r,rd state dinner at the White House
-, Thursday evening. On Friday even
inc the French ambassador and Nine.
Cambon gave a formal dinner to all
oonrerned at the French embassy. On
friday morning a return courtesy was
rendered by the visitors, in the shape
Of q very elaborate luncheon on board
tbe liaulois Cthe French ship which
brought them to this country and is
anchored at Annapolis), to the Presi-
don't and his ca inet and their ladies,
tbs French ambassador, his wife and
ID attaches. and the American friends and
A relatives of the F'renchmen. The I'M
yelling of the statue was followed by
verv large and brilliant reception at
the French embassy in the evening. On
sunday morning the entire company of
guests and officers from the Gaulols
will attend religious services at the
French embassy. The same afternoon
they will visit Arlington and Fort
Nlyer. and Sunday evening leave for
Niagara falls A pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon is also planned. Mrs. Letter
. had a garden party this afternoon.
10 meet the Count and Countess de
Rochambeau': and wild anxiety pre-
yaded the breasts of many hostesses Is
10 how the hours of the too-short week
could be stretched to include their own
ambitious entertainments. The sight
seeing and entertaining of The visiting
Frenchmen will be continued some
DAYS longer in New York, Boston and
4 Newport. to which cities they will be
accompanied by Ambassador and Mime.
Cambon and several members of the
8 French embassy.
N Pending all these official courtesies
4 between the two greatest republics of
the world NJ Cambon and his wife,
who is making her first brief visit to
Il America. are being delightfully."- enter
81 tanned by a large circle of the official
and personal friends of the ambassa-
n dor whose five years residence here
Al has made him very popular. Among
Al their principal entertainers last week
were Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Depew, the German Am
bassador and the Austrian Minister
and Baroness Hengelmuller.
In marked contrast to these merry
days at the French Embassy are the
days and nights Of anxiety at the hon&
of the British Ambass%d or where that
distinguished diplomat lies critically
ILL., Lady Pauncefote and her daugh
III tiers. who are untiring in their devo-
ton to the beloved husband and faith
er have the sincere sympathy of
large circle of friends. Owing to Lord
Pauncefote's sickness, the summer
plans of his family and staff have been
completely disarranged. 1t is still
M hoped that a change for the better may
I& make it possible for the Ambassador
to return to England, which is his most
earnest desire.
Word has just been received at the
Russian Embassy of the approaching
visit of the Grand Duke Boris, second
son of the Grand Duke Vladimir, of
N the reigning house of Russia-brother
N of the late Alexander III, and uncle
II of the present Car. This royal Wis
itor VIII arrive in June and spend one
week at the Russian Embassy, where
n he will be entertained by Count Cas-
"a Ciui VIII dnfarS his
81 customary summer visit to Europe.
81 His young adopted daughter, the
Countess Marguerite, sailed for Paris
Tuesday, accompanied by her former
II governess, Nine. Schelle. The ambas-
sador has taken a cottage for the sum-
mer al Bar Harbour and hopes to join
. the Countess abroad in the early au-
81 tumn and return with her in November.
The Grand Duke Boris, whose visit of
one little week has upset a summer S
Ii plans, is twenty-five years old, the col
onel of a regiment of infantry, and a
N great student of science and economics.
N He viii be accompanied by a small
suite and probably visit the chief cit
Il. les of the United States, as he pur-
Il poses making a tour of the world.
III One of the noted guests of the week
Ell in Washington is Miss Halle Ermine
/" Rives, the Southern writer, who has
HI just published her new book, Hearts
Ia Courageous" a novel based on the
IA events of the Revolutionary war
FL Among many entertainments in her
IN honor was a colonial dinner, given by
III senator and Mrs. Blackburn of Ken
I'll lucky. 1t was as unique as charming,
and we'll carried out to the minutest
MI detail. The table was laid in the ban
quet room of the Presidents suite in
The new Willard Hotel. which was pro-
M psely decorated with the old-fashioned
garden flowers mentioned in the diaries
Of Washington and jefferson. The ser
wee was of colonial blue ware, and in
me center of the oval table stood a
III gass plateau, similar to that used al
Mount Vernon at dinners of state. Di-
Ak 'tctly above it was suspended a lib
MI ey bell of leaves, a perfect model OF
'ne famous Independence Bell in Phil
auelphla-eVen the historic crack clear
dehned in white blossoms. The menu
was a reproduction of the dinner given
W Washington to his officers after the
4dl of Yorktown, and was served by
walters costumed in colonial buff and
olue The furniture of the room was
IN old-fashioned mahogany, spindle
egged chairs and tables and all the
resi- OF it; even to the powdered hair
VI some of the ladies', with heelless
Snppers laced around the ankles, and
gowns with waist lines up under the
arm pits But there were discrepan-
yes Nobody ate with his knife, OF
udhk his coffee from the saucer, as
was the mode until long after colonial
uays One of the incidents of the
Sehlng was the presentation TO Miss