The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-30
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST DINNER
PARTY OF THE SEASON.

The Ex-Gueen of the Hawaiian Is
lands In wnshington-The Copper
king on his Way to EurOpe-The
Engagement of senator Hanna's
Youngest Daughter Announced-A
Diplomat Who Prefers New York
to Washington-other Matters of
More. Than General Interest.
Washington, Nov. 26.-On Monday
evening the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt gave their first dinner party OF
the seasonal purely social and unofi-
cial affair. The sixteen guests were
the Secretary of War, the Admiral Of
the navy and Mrs. Dewey. the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Knox, Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs. White, Baron and Baron
ess Speck Won Sternberg of Germany
Mr.. and Mrs. Strachey of England,
Capt. and Mrs. Cowles, Gen. Crozier,
Mrs. La Fargo and Miss Tuckermann.
The decorations were in green and
white-smilax and mammoth chrysan-
themums-and the dinner was served,
of necessity, in the family dining
room Miss Alice Roosevelt returned
to Washington the same evening, after
an absence of nearly half year.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
have as their house guests for several
days Baron and Baroness Won Stern
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Strachey and Mrs.
La Fargo. Mr.. Strachey is the editor
of the London Spectator, A second
dinner party was given on Tuesday ev-
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DIR. and Mrs. Hermanus Baer-the lat
ter best known to the readers OF the
Morning News as Miss Mabel McKin-
ley, niece of the late lamented Presi-
dent, whose marriage occurred about
two years ago--haVe taken a house on
West Seventy-first street, in New York
city. Mrs. Baer, who is the persont1-
cation of health and happiness, has al
ready begun to entertain at a series Of
luncheons.
On Monday evening loungers in the
office of the Ebitt House were STIR
prised to see a party of colored people
drive up to that aristocratic hosiery,
and while one Of them went through
the usual formalitieS with the exceed
ingly obsequious clerk, the two women
swept haughtily into the parlor. One
of the latter was old and fat. but en-
veloped In a magnificent sealsl<in from
head to foot; the other slender. COM
paratively young and not. uncomely.
You may be sure that many a glance
was directed at the hotel register soon
as the party had turned their backs
to follow half a dozen eager bellbOys
and servants to the elevator. The reg
lister showed in bold penstrokes this
entry: Her Majesty Queen Lilluoka-
lana, Hawaii" and in smaller, more
modest script the names OF her COM
panions, Miss Myra Heleluhe and her
courier, Mr.. John ID. Simoku. All this
spread on hotel registers IL due TO the
courier, who always addresses Mrs.
Dominis, I'm public and private, as
your Majesty" and expects all others
10 do the same. Report has it that
the reason why he is retained year
after year In service, at a great big
salary, Is because OF the balm his ex-
IRENE Difference affords TO the ex-
Queens wounded pride. Close observ-
ers note that the salaams OF the little
courier grow yearly more profound,
until now his nose nearly touches the
floor before this substantial ghost Of
royalty, and that his ineessant Your
Majesty II enunciated WITH more and
more imDressiveneae. until now the
words appear 10 be al IN capital LETT
ters. OF largest size The former Queen
Of the Hawaiian Islands sailed from
Honolulu Tor San Francisco on Nov.
IA, and came directlyfo this city from
the California port. She 10 IA excellent