The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
,rss.uIME MRS. ROOsEVELT's
sFAVORITE FLOWER.

.,,e CambOn-The Gown Which
she Wore on Her First Presenta-
.i.n Mt the White IIouse-The First
e a series of Diplomatic Dinners.
THE Rochambcau statue Unwilling.
RI. French NOtabIes Who Are En-
,.ted TO Be in Attendance-Sena-
,or Depew's Brides Birthday Din
n.r-An Interesting Description of
r,some Recent Additions to the
Italian Embassy-Other Matters o.
special Interest.
Washington, May 9.-Just. at pres
snt Mrs. Roosevelt and her son, Theo-
dore. are at Oakland, Md, enjoying a
fsu DAYS outing. The trip was made
for III, good of both. Young Theodore
has about recovered from his recent at
tack of pneumonia, and the doctors
,bought that a little Allegheny noun
lain air would complete his GONZALES
renee Mrs. Roosevelt also, who is
about the hardest-worked woman in
the United States, will be benefited by
the change. The much-talked-of gar
dom uarty of last week, which was to
have been held in the White House
grounds on Tuesday, was spoiled by
mourning rain. SO Mrs. Roosevelt had
the East room and the other parlors
hastily decorated with palms and what
ever spring flowers the Conservatives
afforded, and the several hundred Ia
dies ,ook their tea indoors. Toward
o'clock the sun flashed out brilliantly
for few moments and numbers of the
guests braved the wet grass for a stroll
through the rain-washed grounds. But
the law tete, as originally planned, IS
only deferred until Nature appears in
more gracious mood. Thursday of this
week Is set for it, and Mrs. Roosevelt
will return from Maryland on the pre-
vious evening. On the morning of her
departure she received over a hundred
visiting Daughters of the American
Revolution She was gowned in her
travelling dresS-a simple duck suit of
indigo blue with revers of light blue
silk the bodice opening over a vest of
soft white; while at the back of the
neck was a chou of white tulle, and
stuck in her girdle a spray of fragrant
jessamine.
BY the way Mrs. RooseVelt's favor
ite flower is the single-star variety of
jessamine, and she INDUCES her taste
for it on all possible occasions. BY
her order a vase of fresh jessamine is
placed every morning upon her desk
in the upper corridor of the White
House, where all her private CORE
spOndence is carried on. Were 1t nob
that jessamine is so perishable a
flower, Mrs. Roosevelt would never
carry any other at her state receptions,
wherein order to prevent an ava
lanche of hand-shaking-it is necessary
for the mistress of the White House to
fortify herself with a big bouquet.
The Presidents favorite flower is
purple heiotrope. So great is his fond
ness for its tint and odor that it, is
invariably his boutonnaire, even at
the formal dinners of state, where an
other flower is placed beside the plate
Of each gentleman which he is expect
ed to adjust in his button hole. By his
order, there is placed on his desk every
morning a large cluster of fresh hello
trope from the White House conserVa-
tories, and its faint, delicate perfume
fills the room, delighting him through
out the discharge of his official duties.
Did Mrs. Roosevelt follow his taste en-
tirely in the matter of dress, she would
seldom wear gowns of any color but
the varying shades of violet and hello
trope the single exception being IN
favor of white gowns, both winter and
summer.
Washington societys welcome to
Nine. Cabon, as extended by several
hundred persons prominent in the so
cial and resident life of the city, at
the formal reception given in the
French embassy, formed one of the
most interesting events of the spring.
The French national emblem appears
over the main doorway of the hand
some embassy, and pictures, tapestries,
hanglngs and rare bric-a-brac, COM
bined with quantities of flowers, give
1t an air of home-like elegance. The
ambassador and Nine. Cambon re-
ceived in the main drawing room. She
wore a soft-toned violet silk, made in
revival of the fashions of the sos,
with the quaint little cape and turn
up cuffs of fine old lace, as shown in
ner portraits. In the great dining
room of the mbassy-which is one OF
the notable apartments in this city or
elegant dining -rooms-the Hon. Maude
Pauncefote did the honors at the rose
dtcked ea-tabe She wore an eXqul-
site Paris creation" in black and
white SILK. Fer assistants were the
Baroness Hengelmuller radiant in yell
low SIX, and Miss Francis NeWlandS, |
daughter of the representative from
Sahiornia, in pale blue crepe. Nine |
NamDons manner is extremely sweet |
ana gracious. She speaks no English, |
nut as nearly all educated people now
udys are more or less familiar with |
me French language, her acquaintance
al Inc capital began with many pleas
ant conversations.
Immediately upon her arrival, Mime. |
Gdihpon was first presented to Pres
Iqent and Mrs. Roosevelt, in the |
NHlle House, as official etiquette de-
ndHds On that occasion she wore a |
oeduuful gown of pale lavendar silk, |
.oNereq with long, biscuit colored |
oodt OF graceful outline, the striking !
-SSuIne hnshed with a large, black |
tI"u white hat. Mrs. Roosevelt, be- |
Ins an excellent linguist, was able to |
ro"lerse freely with the French wo- |
raa; IN the latter's own tongue. Nine. |
Odlloons only child is a daughter, |
,oN about II years old. who is ex
ei1eiulelNi delicate, and has therefore |
+.a!ned her mothers undivided at !
ii.uoh IN the south of France. AS the |
4.ue glrl is quite unable to come to |
Aiuerlca, Mime. Cambon's visit will |
necessarily be short
ne ne first of the long series of diplo-
dlnners to be given in honor of |
french ambassador and his wife, |