The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-25

that city for Gen. and Mrs. Miles,
Friday afternoon. This is brand
new fad in Washington, helped out by
handsome extra broad-guage, brass
and nickel-trimmed special car, which
may be chartered by parties who are
rich enough to afford it. Luncheon may
be served en- route, either by cater
er, or the servants of the hostess, and
the. ride may be as long as there are
connecting car tracks. Mrs. Foraker
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Matthews, the bride of a month or so,
who is now well established in her
new home. Gen. and Mrs. Miles were
also staying in Cincinnati, the guests
of the Wyborgs, and were entertained
every hour of their visit.
Speaker and Mrs. Henderson are fol-
lowers of the trolley-party fad and
gave one to Cabin John Bridge the
other afternoon. A light luncheon was
served en- route; dinner, of eighteen
covers, awaited the party at the
Bridge, and the return was made by
moonlight.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, accompanied
by his daughters, will sail late in May
to spend the summer in France and
Germany. Mrs. Knox, wife of the
Attorney General, gave dinner last
night at the Chevy Chase Country
Club, followed by a dance. Mrs. Root,
wife of the Secretary of War, is now
at Clinton, N. Y, with her young
sons, who are both at college; but she
will return to the Capital for "a few
days before sailing for Europe with
her daughter Mrs. and Miss Knox will
be passengers on the Red Star liner,
leaving New York for Antwerp, June
L. They go at once to Paris. In July
they will be Joined by Elihu, Jr., and
Edward Root, and the family will
spend the rest of the summer at Carls-
bad.
The wedding of Miss Mabel Hanna,
daughter of the Ohio senator to Mr..
Harry A. Parsons of Cleveland, has
been set for June To- The ceremony
will be performed at the Hanna home
in Cleveland, Bishop Leonard of the
Ohio Episcopal diocese, officiating.
The Belgian Minister and Baroness
Moncheur gave one of the largest din
ners of the season this week, at the
Chevy Chase Club. 1t was in the ma
ture of a farewell, for the hostess will
leave shortly, to spend the summer in
Mexico with her parents, Ambassador
and Mrs. Clayton. The Baroness Mon
cheur, who is a youthful bride, you
know, has achieved signal social sue
cess in her very short residence here.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Shaw have leased as their Wash
ington residence, the home of the new
disappointed consul general to London,
Mr. Henry Clay Evans, ex-commis-
sioner of pensions. The Shaws will
take possession Immediately after the
departure of the Evans family for Eng
land. Meanwhile Mrs Shaw will visit
in the West for two or three weeks. On
her return she will be accompanied by
her two young daughters. Senator and
Mrs Aldrich have opened their home
at Warwick Neck, near Providence, r.
t. where they are entertaining a large
house party, principally of New York
friends. The Admiral of the Navy and
Mrs. Dewey have gone to BeauVoir,
their summer home, near Washington.
Representative and Mrs. Newlands of
California have leased Red Top. the
former summer home of eX-President
and Mrs Cleveland. in Woodley Lane,
in the suburbs of the capital. The
handsome residence will be the scene of
perpetual entertaining as long as the
Newlands remain there. both mother
and daughters being extremely fond of
outdoor fetes.
Up at the Capitol all signs are point
10 lHOuSl uIllll lO-Oc1y tic
weather has continued unusually cool
for this latitude. Through the CORR
doris of the Senate the odors waited on
every breeze tell that lemonade time
has come again. The thermometer is
not more sure a herald of the APP
proach of hot weather than the annual
temperance of the senatorial lemon
ade 1t is as certain as the sound OF
| locusts. or the chirp of crickets On a
July night. The article in question is
no ordinary lemonade, nor is the sup
ply limited by glasses or gallons. Soon
as the thermometer shows signs of APP
preaching the seventies the Senate
| officials fill a room down in the base
ment with cases of mineral water and
boxes of lemons. bags and sugar and
shining new buckets. Lemon squeez-
ers are bought by the dozen and sew
eral veteran colored men, whose skill
and prowess have been proved in sea-
sons past, are detailed to manipulate
| them. So the smell of lemons per-
meates the Capitol from base TO sum-
init. till it must reach even the nose
| of the colossal goddess perched atop.
Messenger boys scurry through the
corridors and up the stairways, carry
| ing buckets of lemonade to the va