The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-18
WASHINGTON In
EVENING DRESS
White House Reception Is a
Grand Affair.
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP
DYING REMARK ATTRIBUTED
TO MATT CARPENTER.
NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP
To The Salt Lake Herald:

To The Salt Lake Herald:
Washington. d. c., Jan. 1.-THE diplo-
matte reception, which is always the first
OF the four official receptions at the
White House, and follows Immediately
after the New Years receptions kind
Of duty function with the president-was
more largely attended than ever this
year. There is usually scramble for
invitations. but this season Mrs Roose-
welt took pains 10 superintend the list of
invited guests more carefully than last,
and the number who appeared made a
grand total on the White House record
of Z159- The envelopes in which the cards
were sent out were Enthusiastically marked
Attention was called to the absence of
Herr Won Holleben from the diplomatic
corps by the action of the secretaries and
attaches OF the German embassy They
went 10 the foot of the line of ambassa-
doris, taking their places after the Aus
rlan embassy staff, thus leaving no
room for doubt that they considered the
embassy without an ambassador. and
confirming the impression that Herr Won
Holleben.s absence is to continue indefi-
nitely. The news of Count Won Stern
berSs succession to the ambassadorship
is welcomed in Washington by society in
general, which always greets an interest
ing newcomer with open arms. even when
It speeds the parting guest all too evil
IDENTIFY. Count Won Sternberg's recent
visit to Washington. when he and his
served u renew the ties of acquaintance
with official Washington. During his
service as secretary of the German en-
basSy several years ago he was a bach
elOr, but just prior to leaving here for
Calcutta, where he is now imperial con-
sui general, he married Miss Langham of
Kentucky, celebrated Blue Grass
beauty. His return will bring together
once more the famous quaFtette OF years
ago. all Of whom are now in positions of
vastly increased onsibility-President
Roosevelt. Brigadier General Wood. Am
bassador Herbert and Ambassador Won
Sternberg.
In the long line that crept through the
east room there was a new minister. and
another American hostess of a diplomatic
household-Senor Don Rafael 9; Lopez.
the minister from Salvador and his wife,
formerly Miss Eisen of san Francisco
Amusing Episode.
There were many prominent members
of both houses present, and, of course,
they came because their wives have a
particular fascination for this reception,
and would much rather go to il than to
their own congressional reception in the
early days of February. They force their
protecting husbands into evening coats
and deck themselves out in their ANTI
est for the ensnaTing of the captivating
foreigners. Quite amusing little epi-
sOde grew out of the unpaclIing of one
dress suit for the recent reception. Down
toward the end Of the long line a viva
cious little woman. the wife of a Rocky
mountain senator. was diverted from the
sight of a number of small round white
balls strewn with geometrical precision
in peculiar patterns over the floor. oh.
come, john" she said to the unamiable
statesman. Tets play marbles" and she
kicked one of the balls toward him. very
temptingly. with tiny foot iE a timer
slipper The ball rolled away, but there
were plenty more just ahead of madame, ]
and she was about to send a second after I
the first. when the lady in front of her !
turned round. 1t was the wife of a new !
member. Please don't notice them" /
she pleaded Z had a simply dreadful |
time getting my husband to come tonight. |
He hasn't been in that dress suit for |
months, and 1 had it packed in moth /
balls, and now he's strewing them. all /
over the floor, just TO make people think l
that we never wear such things in our /
state. and that ne hasn't had them on |
since We wore married
Some Cannon Stories.
did you ever notice the movements of |
the Sage of Danville, the next speaker of /
the house, when he is surprised by a /
good speech from some unexpected quar-
ter2" asked a western member the other |
day Il remember the day that Little
field made his speech on the Porto Rican
tariff and clinched his position as one
of the foremost forensic lights of the ma
tiOnal Sanhedrin- Cannon. you know. is
fond of good speeches, and he frequently /
INDUCES his passion for them while lis
tening at the door of a cloak room He
was sitting in the cloak room telling
stories, with a weather ear out for what
WAS EuliI Oh III the MUSE WutH the man
from Maine rose to speak.
Pretty soon Cannon stopped telling
stories and listened attentively. Then he
got UP from his chair. plunged his hands
down i'm his trousers pockets. raised his
chin alOft and sailed out of the cloak
room and leaned on the railing back of
the members seats. Then. II absorbed. !
he str0lled down a side aisle and took a
seat barely thirty feet from The s-eaker, /
who was aligning himself among the an
tagOnists of the administration pro-
gramme-
Then an idea must have struck the /
coming speaker. for he sauntered slowly
back down the aisle. as if trying to let /
the idea develop. and resumed his posi-
ton behind the curtain that shelters the
rear of the last tier of seats, and during
the rest Of the speech he leaned on this
railing in earnest attention He was for
ri7Fing himself for 4 reply. and when his |
opportunity came, he grasped it in truly
Cannon style.
Taken by surprise. or otherwise. Joe |
~ann0n's remarks are vigorous. humorous