The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-28


elevators have stopped running for
lack of fuel, hundreds of families are
giving up housekeeping and taking to
flats which are supposed to be warmed
gratis, and hotels, boarding houses and
restaurants are naturally doubling
their prices. Taken all together with
absolute ruin staring thousands of
good citizens in the face, our Wanted
Republic bids fair to become about the
best place in the world to stay away
from during the coming winter.
The first of the official world to re-
turn TO Washington at the end of
summer is always the Supreme Court
families. Chief Justice and Mrs. Full
Ter, who have been long time at their
cottage in Sorrento, Me, are expected
home this week. Miss Fannie Fuller,
the only unmarried daughter. whose
debut was one of the events of capital
society last winter, has been making a
round of visits, which she will con-
clude by a few weeks in New York
city with her sister, Mrs. Francis, be-
before joining her parents in Washing
ton. Mrs. Gray, widow of Associate
Justice Horace Gray, whose death
occurred last week, will not re-
turn here. Their late home
in this city is now being
dismantled, it's furnishings to be re-
moved to Boston, where the Grays
were fitting up new home. Miss Hill
degarde McKenna, who spent the early
summer with her parents, Justice and
Mrs. McKenna, at their home in
Maine, is now visiting in Connecticut.
Miss Marie McKenna has gone to Seal
Harbor, Me-, to spend some weeks with
the family of Senator John p. Jones'
First Assistant Postmaster Wynne
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their summer home, at Cushion ISL
and, Maine. Mr.. Wynne has spent all
of September there. The visit of Post
master General and Mrs. Payne to Mr..
and Mrs. Wynne was made the occa-
sion of unaccustomed entertaining at
| that quiet resort. The Governor of
Maine, the two Washington officials
and their wives have travelled consid-
erably in the vicinity of Portland. Mr..
and Mrs. Wynne are returning to
| Washington sooner than they had
| planned, in order to welcome home
| their son, Capt. eWynne, U. S. NJ. c.,
who arrived last week at Norfolk on
the San Francisco after his long and
| eventful absence in the Philippines,
| China and Eprope.
Hon. William B. Ridgely, controller
of the currency. has just returned to
! Washington from a few weeks vaca-
| ton. 1t will be remembered that his
wife, who died not long ago, was the
| only daughter of Senator and Mrs.
| Cullum of Illinois. The two Ridgely
girls. Miss Catherine and Miss Elean-
or, are now at Springfield with their
grandparents, and will return with
them to this city about the first of
October.
Representative Olmstead was a con-
spicuous figure at the horse-show at
Lancaster, Pa, last week, where he
carried off eleven honors. Mrs. Ohm
stead drove a number of the entries
and received great applause. Miss
! Eliza Bates, daughter of Postmaster
General Bates. took first prize for the
hurdles Vaulting the bars in fearless
fashion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney, who
have been making a short visit in New
York city. are now at the summer home
of Mrs. Whitney's parents. the Secre-
| tary of State, and Mrs Hay, where
they will remain until after the mar
riage of Miss Alice HAY. which occurs
on the last day of this month. Imme-
diately after that long talked-of event,
| Mr, and Mrs. Hay, viii return 10 their
/ Washington home. Miss HARRIET
Wadsworth. who has been abroad a
year or more has returned to America,
expressly 10 serve as bridesmaid az the
marriage Of her brother and Miss
Hay
The Prince and Princess Cantacu-
1eno the latter was JmliR Dent Grant
I before her marriage have come a.
/ fhlir bringing their youthful heir. a.
Wen Aunt Potter Palmer. who b. n0w
/ 90 retirement, owing % lha recent
| death ~ her husband.