The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-19

AS usual. the evening was kept free
of other important entertainments, and
by the sensible hour of II o'clock was
well filled with hundreds of men and
women of official and fashionable
prominence. Both the Marine and In
gineer Bands made music, and the
crimson velvet carpeted corridors, set
with palms and statues, furnished seats
for those who did not care for dancing.
Everybody of account in Washington
was represented, the patronesses and
managers including ladies of the cabi
net and wives of the diplomats, and
the Floor Committee men most promi-
nent in military and social life. Miss
Alice Roosevelt escorted by Capt.
Cowles, was among the first arrivals.
She wore white lace, her light brown
hair braided and caught up in a loop,
in gracefully girlish fashion. The
Countess Cassini was in black frosted
tulle, with touches of blue panne vel
vet. The bodice was low cut and her
hair was dressed with wings of black
spangled gauze. She was accompanied
by the Russian ambassador and Prince
and Princess ngalitcheff-the latter
very beautiful young woman, who
danced enthusiastically every number
on the programme. She was richly
gowned in white velvet, broc2ded in
large roses and wore quantities of dia-
moEds and emeralds in her hair, neck
lace and corsage and on her hands
for she was without gloves, according
to the Russian fashion. Another nota-
BILE group was Senator keran's party,
which included Louise Van Dyke Jones,
the niece of the new Postmaster Gen
eral, and Mrs. S. b. Holms, the young
wife of a Salt Lake City multi-nil-
lionaire. She wore Worth
nF a 10 l.,
light shades combined with heavy
lace; necklace OF pearls and diamonds
and large diamond star pendant. Gen.
Corbin's bride wore yellow lace a dia-
mond tiara. and the magnificent dia-
mond necklace which was her sisters
wedding gift. Fashion favors white
this winter, you know, and the absence
of color was noticeable-fully nine
tenth of the ladies being gowned in
Snowy silk, velvet, lace or satin. The
best of all the gorgeous affair was
that enough money was realized from
the sale of the ten dollar tickets to
keep the Children's Hospital in COM
fort for years to come.
Expectation was on tiptoe yesterday
to welcome young Mr.. Depew' Gas
mis- senatorial colleagues have re- chris
tened him) and his charming bride,
House-the Depew home in this city
was decked with flowers. and the serv-
ants waited long for the master and
mistress, with dinner under way. But
disappointment was the portion below
stairs-at least alfdisappointment
for, though the young and lovely Mrs
Depew did come to town, as planned
she came alone-just In time TO attend
the reception at the house of her niece
in-law, Miss Pauldng, TO which all
fashionable Washington had been in
Ytted, and made only a short call at
Corcoran House. The frightful tunnel
wreck on Mr.. Depews railroad detain-
ed him at his New York desk where
his place could not be filed by a sub
stltute. Several hundred people paid
their respects 10 the bride, who looked
extremely youthful IN gown Of light
blue crepe dc chine, trimmed with
white maltese lace. She ie tan and
Slender win beautiful brown eyes and
abundant hair, ana has 70 poisc ana
self possession which many older Wnin-
cn might envy THE universal verdict
IS that she VIII grace The senator's