The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-02

evening levee. for the congressional
contingent, included about six hundred
invited guests. Mr.. Whitelaw Reid.
as special envoy to King Edwards
coronation, shared with Gen. James
IL Wllson, U. S. A, the military rep
resentative of Uncle Samuel at the
English ceremony, the additional in
tefest attached to these much coveted
distinctions. Senator and Mrs. Wet
more and their son, who is also at
tached to this special embassy, were
also OBJECTS Of attention: as was DR..
ana MRS. j l.. Curry, the former hav-
ing recently been named as our special
ambassador TO Madrid at the coming of
age OF the Spanish King. Mrs. Roose-
Vell mas never appeared to greater adj
vantage as hostess of the White
House. Her trailing gown of lace
over pale pink, was exceptionally be-
eo1lIlhs. a garniture of pink roses
t tie down the left side of
me SKIRT and cluster of the same
MOVERS caught the festooned lace of
the bodice A diamond ornament held
PINK algrette in her hair her throat
was clasped by necklace of diamond
rose pendants, and she carried a bunch
of pink roses
Mrs. Root, who stood next in tho
receiving line, was handsomely gowned
III black lace over white silk and
wore many fine jewels. Mrs. Knox wore
plack net, striped with narrow blacl,
NeiVet ribbon. Mrs. Payne, wife of the
new postmaster General, was richly
Gat4u III Whlte lace, sparkling with
Jetted ornamentation. Mrs. Hitchcock
wore mauve satin trimmed with lace:
ana Miss Wilson was in white bene-
game, trimmed with white ribbon
velvet and Frenchy corsage knot of
Ping ana blue flowers. Miss Roosevelt,
VINO stood with group of young la
dles behind the receiving line. was
girlishly pretty in white liberty satin
the ruli1ed skirt edged with frills Of
tulle, and the inevitable pink rose low
down in her hair. Miss Jones. niece
OF the Postmaster General wore pale
blue mousseline, the low bodice cover
ed with lace. Mrs. Fred Dent Grant
IN white panne velvet and ecru lace,
recalled the days when she was of the
Whlte House family figuring as host
eSS instead of gueSt-eSS-(if one word
is correct, why not the other?) In the
same category of has-beens were Mrs
Harriette Lane Johnson, Mrs Sarto-
RS and Mrs. Mollie Garfield Brown
MRS WhItelaw Reid's jewels gave
faint indication of the splendor In
winch she Will appear at the Court of
St James Her dress was of light
blue panne velvet, with point lace
about the corsage. She wore a neck
lace OF large sapphires, each sapphire
surrounded by diamonds; a diamond
dog-eollar. nearly three inches wide
every stone of unusual size and brill
liancy; and a diamond tipped aigrette.
held by large diamond flower
Notwithstanding the fiutter of talk
concerning the passing" of cabinet
recepIi 70 most Of the cabinet homes
are still open every Wednesday after
noon to the calling public. Last We'd
nesday Mrs. Payne received for the
flrst time, in her private parlor at the
Arlington She was assisted by Mrs
Louise Jones, her niece, Miss Ruth
Hanna and several ladies of the Off
ciaI circle. At a reception the same
evening. Mrs. Payne wore over white
silk beautiful robe of white gauze
embroidered in scroll design with
spangles of dark blue. She has friendly
eyes and a ready smile, and is the
possessor of a wonderfully pretty neck
which girl of Is might envy.
The new Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Shaw arrived in Washington
to-day and took up their residence at
the Arlington Hotel. Dame Rumor says
that Mrs. Shaw has provided herself
with a splendid wardrobe for the va
rious social functions at which she
will assist. At the dinner which
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock are to
give next Saturday night for the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Shaw will wear an elegant dress in
black and white. Another envening
dress is of duchess lace over white
satin, with pearls on the lace yoke.
Naturally the new Mrs Depew is
the observed of all observers, like
Mother Goose heroine who wore
rings on her fingers and bells on her
toes" At the White House reception
she wore salmon pink satin over a
petticoat of white satin, the latter en-
broidered with silver in scroll design
She held the largest senatorial recep-
ton of the week-hundreds of curios-
ity seekers as well as admirers of her
distinguished husband crowding Cor
coran House all Thursday afternoon.
The young hostess wore a very hand
some gown of white liberty silk, with
a deep flounce of point lace and elab-
crate insertions of the same lace all
over the skirt and bodice She was
assisted in receiving by Miss
Paulding. who was charming in grey
crepe de chine. trimmed with white
lace and bands of sable. Senator De-
pew was present most of the time, with
admiring eyes fixed upon his bride;
and bevyA of young ladies served tea
and chocolate from 1ower-decked ia
bles in the dining-room.
The Knox family is just now at
tracing a great deal Of attention. The
Attorney Generals son, Mr.. Reed
Knox, 20 years old-a smooth-faced,
black-haired. well-dressed young fell
low was arrested the other day on
fashionable Sixteenth street for driv-
ing a horse and trap at the rate of
fifteen miles an hour-seven miles an
hour faster than the law allows. Mr..
Knox explained that his high-spirited
horse boIted, and that he did drive
him as fast as he could for a few
blocks, but without any intention of
violating the law. The judge on the
bench said he would like to excuse the
culprit, but could not consistently
make a distinction between the high
and low, when they fail to keep a law
so the Attorney Generals son handed
over his five dollars like a little man.
Mr.. Knox pere has also been in
trouble on account OF his horses. The
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
70 Animals stopped his coachman the
other day on the street and compelled
him to loosen the check-reins which,
according TO the Society, are tOrturing
the much Photographed blooded bays.
The Attorney General refuses TO make
an modification In the alleged instru-
ments OF torture. and Is going to stand
prosecution by the Society. He insists
checked up m that way. and therefore
know no other; and that they would
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