New-York tribune., 1902-04-28
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOX UN'
YELLING OF THE ROCHAMBEAU
STATTE-SENATOR BAILEY'S
DOUBLE IN DRESS.

composed of Assistant Secretary OF state iieice,
! Colonel T. A. Bingham and Commander ~ na' '.on
! P Rodgers, has arranged for their penls
! fully carried out. President Roosevelt mas "a
nressed his willingness to make an address, anu II
Is his wish that all the military organizations Ii
the vicinity of the capital should par'c'fat
the exercises. which Will make the occasion "i
/ il should be- ar imposing military demonstration,
s,pce I, &c IN do hono the commander Oh 'he
French forces in America curing ti'e "'' %
Revolution. .s w,
/ -rba French Government will be represented ny
a general of the army and two aids, an auilii 81
Of the navy and aids, and two offclals OIL ',le
Foreign Office, with their stans VINO WI %
hro,gb- IN this country on a French man-ol-"ai'
Count Rene de Rochambeau and COUNT ues. ~
LAFAYETTE have accepted the President 5 lhNl -,
to assist at the ceremony Inc lofeisn s .,a:
be entertained by the government during tie"
s+av on this side of the water, and eVerS'n
will be done both by the officials haFhis 'ne NO
fer in charge and by those hostesses VINO are al
ranging functions in their honor 10 ihahe ~
stav In America memorable one
/ For the first time since her husba-d was ac-
credited to this capital four years ago. NINE
/ Cambon will visit Washington ana ouiiis ~
festivities that will mark the unNehliis "
as hostess of the French Embassy, which hao hau
M mistress since the recall of NJ. Patenotre. Al
though she has never been in America many iiieii
bers Of the Diplomatic Corps have lao 'ne Pii
lege Of meeting Nine. Cambon, and she Is saiu
to be a woman of distinguished presence VII W.
the embassy was moved from the residence
of the late Admiral Porter, adjoining the Neuu ,
poltan Club to the newer ana more coh' 'eli'
arranged house in Rhode Isand-ave.. nearly op-
posite the home of Mrs. Philip Sheridan "liie"
was b,,il- some fifteen years ago by Miss Pendle-
ton and was occupied by Mr.. Oney wheh ne
served in Mr.. CIeveand's Cabinet ana ov MI
Storrow when he in Congress II Is iiuO.
smaller than the house NJ Cambon has abandoned
but every inch of space has been u'iiizeu' II 10
furnished in exquisite taste. and its interior is one
of the most attractive in town
The French Ambassador has never had stronger
efficient staff than now ana 1t Is i.
fortunate that a time when so many dls'4h-
suished Frenchmen will visit Washington the per.
sonne of the embassy Of their country shoHtG nT
Women The Counsellor Of the embassy. Pierre de
MargeFe whe Wss s Of toT the most Promising among
the younger men in tho French dlpomauGt snrbor
is of much beauty and many talehlS. aItv
the hone they anan haDs ane n iHwn The military at
tache Captain vignal. had already won his sPGTs Pa9
when he accredited to his present post IN tsS d
which appoiItment was signal pT9mGuCn ns contry M
in inventing simple code OF signals al me itnd ag
serving the eastern frontier whlch fesuu1ea &
FOR many Years the youngest officer Of this rank in
the French army His wife Is very wanna % aIo so
widely noted and her perfect knowledge Of English
have made her an Invaluable assistant to NJ cam
The appointment of NJ BGufye the chancellor eel Is OF
the embassy dates back two decades ano ms ION; I"nS
experience here makes hm IN many a vans 'f He has
taken an earnest interest in the erecJion 9i b
to Rochambeau at the American capital; ana me Ile
made warn, acknowledgment of his services IN
ambassadors official family are Commander de
FaTamond de Lafaiole man ot anSen' ana n
AyEuesparsse. who has only recently been attaehed
The statue FOR unveng OF which such elab;
crate preparations are being made, is REPLICA Of
T srdhRRa6 RRaa oGe French arts,
of and
heroic in size and represents the officer in the uni
form of a field marshal % France, standing with
his right upraised. as though givins the com. m
mand for & an attsck "a bonr so h rae
of France with her feet on the prov Of a vessel.
across the sea to the young republic. The arms Of
the United States of France and The Rochambean "a,
statue The day selected for itS unveiline. May q.
+ the the mnry Sree e' 6 hs e"qnFy Il w
ga%sfe 9ppose op she e e Of
compatrot and companion in arms. the Marquis de
lafayette.
I There is a tall, well formed muatto in town who
long frock coat reaching nearly to his
knees, slouch hat and white string tie, the garb
affected by the Senator from the Lone Star State,
He walks with slow and stately tread, and from
his back might be taken for the Texas statesman.
whose wardrobe has brought him into greater
prominence than anything he has done in
either the House Senate. How the darky hap
pens to be masqueradinG Senator Bailey Is an
interesting story. II is custom among the young
bucks of the coored population in Washington TO
buy their togc at the second hand shops. and their
superstition strong that their selection is in
fuenced by the most absurd occurrences II
spider drops down from the wall. black cat
runs front OF a negro when he is trying on
garment. he will buy It no matter what the ft.
condition price, being convinced that as long
as he wears IT he will have good luck The other
day Solomon the black hero of this tale ambitious
10 outshine his rival in the eyes of the dusky I1u-
/ einea 10 whom ne is paying attention, hied him
a second hing
nobhy suit loud in design and cooring. after the
frock Of ancient vintage among his wares.
m n o his R6d bera o o a P an@ VII" b
credulity of his customer
fe ensor e very n ling you nefa his Gos
buys buys n this S}y y w be maTsH to The girl ILL., he s
| big fat rat scampered across the floor.
An right: boss IN take It." said the negro. ana
humor. succeeded. before his left the shop
the White string tie, Which is the Insignia a of
statesmen from certain sections.
The portrait which Cecilia Beaux has recently
finished of Mrs. Roosevelt and her little daughter
is very pleasing. The grouping is especially happy.
Mrs, Roosevelt being seated in easy pose upon a
sofa with her little daughter leaning against her
The colorng is good. the white gowns of mother and
| child and the delicate green of the damask of the
sofa are placed against rich red background with
excellent effect. As a likeness many Of those who
! have seen 1t prefer Miss BeauXS study of Mrs.
Roosevelt to Chatran's portrait and find in ii a
force and character lacking in the Frcnchman's
work. Little Ethel Roosevelt. who figures in Miss
Beauxs picture, is pronounced blonde her hair is
| worn in picturesque Dutch fashion, squarely
across, and she is pretty. graceful child,
/ winning in character, all of which Miss Beaux has
succeeded In depicting with wonderful delicacy and
sentiment and the picture has atmosphere and
truthfulness that rarely finds.
Every now and then some stranger visiting the
| capital makes pilgrimage the Congressional
Cemetery and seeks out the grave of Beau