The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

! Senator Stewart was then in Europe
and of course, could not return in time
! for the funeral. Their magnificent
! house here known as Stewart Castle y
was purchased by Senator Clark or
| Montana, and torn down some years
ago. Senator Stewart enjoys the best
| of health and has a pink and white
| complexion that q girl might envy.
There is still quite a list of "eligibles"
! in the senatorial circle. Alphabetical
! " considered, Senator Allison Of Iowa
| comes first. He has been a widoWer
! for several years, but has seldom been
| accused Of any desire to change his
state; whereas Dame Rumor engaged
+ Senator Depew. at one time or anoth-
or, to about every eligible woman IN
New York, Washington and Newport
| until he surprised all the matchmakers
by going to Paris and marrying a
woman whom nobody on this side had
thought of in that connection. Senator
Allison has considerable fortune, and
no children among whom to divide II.
Senator Beverage of Indiana is young
er by many years, but long Widower.
Senator Clark of Montana ranks among
the millionaires and enjoys an
income of a trifie more than htteen
millions a year. He is highly educat-
GQ, DOliSucis LIdNCAthi elii Ga 4 NSAitiN'.'
seur and collector, and is particularly
fond of social life. He is a widoWer
and all his sons and daughters are
married. Though frequently accused
of matrimonial intentions. he has new
er shown particular attention TO any
lady in Washington. That he has
been angled for in many quarters goes
without saying. Senators Dietrich
and Millard of Nebraska are both Wld-
overs, and so are Senators Cockrell or
Missouri, Dillingham; of Vermont, Frye
of Maine, Mitchell of Oregon, Patter-
son of Colorado, Pettus of Alabama,
and Warren of Wyoming.
Among the bachelors of the Senate
are Kean OF New Jersey, Penrose or
Pennsylvania and Kittridge of South
Dakota. Senator Warren of Wyoming
is a rich man, having a large furniture
business in Cheyenne, which includes
an undertaking branch. He Is llke-
wise interested in an electric light
plant. Senator Kean is another rlch
man. He is fond of society and his
washington establishment is presided
over by his mother and sisters. Be
sides Senators Plat and Stewart, an
other of their colleagues was quietly
married during the summer recess.
That Was Senator Hepburn OF ldaho.
He and his bride went so far on their
wedding trip Ito Alaska) that they
will not be back for the special ses-
sion; so that the third senatorial bride
will not be here to share the interest
that Mrs. Platt and Mrs. Stewart VIII
undoubtedly create.
The German embassy has become a
veritable White House, outside and in,
by reason of the new decorations which
Baroness Won Sternburg, wife of the
ambassador, was permitted by the Ger
man government to arrange as suited
her own good taste and judgment. The
work of renovating the entire embassy
has been going on since last spring,
and is now almost completed. The en-"
trance under the porte cochere has been
painted white where black was used
before with the result that the main
hall is now very bright and attractive,
where formerly it was dark and dlngy.
The Baroness has many beautiful SOU
Venirs of her life in the East which
adorn her present home. She is one
of three talented sisters. She is very
fond of music and plays we'll on sew
eral instruments. Her sister, Miss Vi
olet Langham, who came here with
her last spring, has gone to Italy to
spend the winter with her mother and
to persue her study of painting. Miss
Ivy Langham, a younger sister, has
arrived to spend the winter with the
Baroness Sternburg in Washington. 1t
is the custom of the Misses Langham
to alternate in visits to their mother,
who remains abroad most of the time,
and to Baroness Sternburg, wherever
she may be. Baron Won Sternburg is
expected back in this city in time to
give the customary reception on the part
of a newly appointed ambassador to
the diplomatic corps before Thanks
giving.
Baron Bussche- Hadden-Lausen, first
secretary of the German embassy, has
rented a house here in the fashionable
quarter and established his family.
Baron Bussche is the successor to
Count Quadt, who, with his wife, was
so popular here. He has had wide ex-
perience in diplomatic life, having
served long in London and elsewhere.
Although his knowledge of the English
language is perfect, this is his first visit
to America. Baroness Bussche is a
South American by birth, a native of
the Argentine republic. She is young
and. said to be extremely beautiful. The
couple has two small children.
The Countess Marguerite Cassini is
now in Paris, as also is her friend and
schoolmate, Nine. Tadlow (nee Des-
panches), wife of the Russian minis
ter to Korea, whose marriage took
place at the Russian embassy in Wash
ington last spring.
Mrs. Choate and Miss Choate, wife
and daughter of the American ambas-
sador to the Court of st. James, are
spending the autumn in Paris. The
ambassador and Mrs. Choate will make
change in their London residence
this season, as the house on Carleton
Terrace, leased as our embassy for two
years past, will shortly be claimed by
it's owner, Lady Curzon, who returns
from India in the early spring.