The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-21
DANIEL HOGAN.
Corner BrOughtOn and Barnard Streets

shocked and saddened to learn that it
was the announcement of Gov. Shop
herds sudden death in Mexico. He
was the man, you know, who maze
the Washington of to-day out of mud
hole. His aim was to beautify and de-
velop the national capital and make
it the handsomest city in the world;
and he nearly succeeded, with very
poor material to begin on, hampered
by insufficient funds and the severe
criticism of more than half the tax
paying citizens of ID. c.. Long since
those who were loudest in their de-
nunciations became louder in his
praise, and now all rise up to do him
honor. A movement is already start
ed erect a statue to his memory in this
city that he made" and hundred-dol-
lar donations are coming in from all
quarters. Some years ago Gov. Shep-
herd left Washington, to engage in
mining in Mexico. 1t is now said that
the Shepherd fortune, made in the
mines, amounts to anywhere between
one and six millions. After all, Won
der if 1t paid-to exchange a compe-
tence in the capital that he loved, for
the larger wealth and the long years
of exile. The family was about re-
turning to Washington, to resume
their residence here, at least part of
every year, and Mrs. Shepherd was
already here preparing the future
home, when news came of her hus-
bands serious illness of appendicitis.
She started at once, with her daugh-
ter, on the long journey to Mexico,
but he was dead before she was gone
a hundred miles. His body will doubt
less be brought to Washington for In
terment as soon as the tedious formali-
ties of the Mexican law can be COM
piled with.
The third startling death was that of
Justice Gray, who SO lately resigned
from the Supreme Court. Only a few
weeks ago Judge and Mrs. Gray gave
up their residence here and returned
to Boston, where the new home is
hardly yet put in order. The Grays
were greatly beloved in Washington,
where they have been living some
years; and hardly are the good byes
said, with many cordial promises of
fl ture visits, whsn word comes that
one of them is no more.
On the 9th of this month, at Man
chester by the-Sea, will occur what
cannot be very cheerful contest for
the challenge cup by the golfers at that
popular resort. The late Senator Mac
MILAN, who was buried a fortnight or
two ago in Detroit, offered the cup
last summer, and his widow desires
that the contest come off, according
to the original programme.
Workers on the White House are
hard at it, from dawn till dark and
even on moonlight nights, to get the
living portion completed by Oct. /,
when Mrs. Roosevelt desires to be here
in order to enter her children in school
for the winter. Colonial yellow, old
ivory and white-and-gold are the pre-
vadling tints used in decorating the
upper floor of the White House where
the Presidents family will reside. All
the color schemes and designs are first
submitted to Mrs. Roosevelt at oyster
Bay, and her truly patriotic spirit is
shown in the wealth of American
eagles and shields that win prevail in
the private and state dining rooms.
She is particularly fond of light and
airy effects in house furnishings; and
even in the toilettes of the cabinet
ladies has requested that they select
white or light dresses to wear at all
official functions. Happily we have
not yet come to the point of debating
pIumes and low-neck dress and the
precise length of the train, as at the
Court of st. James. Most peo-
Die VINO nave nNeu lOii5
enough to get into the cabinet are past
the meridian of life and altogether be-
yond "the eternal fitness" of light and
airy effects produced by. white dresses,
on account of embonpoint, wrinkles
and other drawbacks.
The recently announced engagement
of Miss Ida Barber, niece Of Mrs. Will
liam Mckinley (after whom she was
named) to MIR. Luther Day, second son
OF former Secretary of State William
r. Day, is particularly pleasing to ev-
erybody. Both the young people were
well known in Washington during
President McK'rley's administration.
Miss Ida, though still a school girl be-
ing a frequent visitor at the White
House During the last year of her
unele's administration she was In deep
mourning and took no part In general
society. Though 50 young, she has
known much Of the romance and trag-
edy Of life. AZ the age Of rs she was
betrOthed % member Of the Eighth
Ohio Regiment, known during the
Spanish war as THE Presidents own"
lie was killed in the Philippine COM
paiRn. and 10 was her only brother.
Young Day II d lawyer. like his father
and grandfather, MS brother and un-