The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

anniversary few days ago. He has
had many and varied experiences. Be
ginning business life as lawyer, he
was soon transferred from the civil
service in Bengal to the political de-
partment of the East Indian govern
ment and has since had promotion
after promotion. Some ten years ago
he resigned the Indian foreign secre-
taryship to become minister of Te-
heran, and for the last three years has
been ambassador to Spain. he has
hunted tigers and other big game, has
written a novel or two, and is other
wise we'll known in the world OF let
ters. Lady Durand is Comely mid
dleaged woman, with no pretentions TO
gracious manners.
Count Casino, the Russian ambas-
sador, and his adopted daughter. the
Countess Marguerite, have resumed
the Sunday night dinners which have
long been a distinguishing feature of
social life at the Russian embassy.
Last Sunday night their guests in
Guided the Belgian Minister and
Baroness Moncheur, Count and
Countess di Cellero, Signor Borghetti,
Viscount de Chambrun, Mr.. Stanislas
Gutowsk, Taron Schlippenbach and
otehr foreigners of unpronounceable
names belonging to the diplomatic
circle. If each had spoken in his
own language the conversation at ia
BILE would have been a veritable Tower
of Babal affair; but happily the gen
eral meeting ground of the corps, es-
tablished by long precedent, is French,
which all understand The youthful
Countess Marguerite is at present
deeply interested in the adornment of
the new Russian embassy. which has
already been greatly improved and
beautifed, and even without the pro-
posed improvements which the Car
has generously authorized, is one of
the most attractive of all the official
homes. The Countess has inaugurated
her usual continuous hospitality by
series of small teas. Later in the
season she will give a number of din
ners, aside from the less formal Sun
day evening affairs, and several even
ing musicales. Baron Schlippenbach,
consul for Russia to Chicago, has been
a guest at the embassy for several
days.
The wedding day for Miss Isabel Nc
Kenna, eldest daughter of Justice Nc
Kenna, of the Supreme Court, to Mr..
Pitts Duffield of New York, has been
fixed for Jan. 6, the ceremony to take
place at noon, at the home of the
brides parents in this city AS the
McKenna residence is comparatively
small, the invitations will be limited
to the family connection and most in
innate friends of the two young peo-
pie.
Much interest centers in the success
sors of Gen. Miles and Mrs. Miles
Gen. and Mrs Adna CHARTER, although
the last named couple were by no
means unknown in the army circles
of Washington. They are now pleas
antly established in a fashionable
apartment house, where their drawing
room is filled with articles odd and
curious, collected in their extensive
travels. The wall are hung with Grim
son silk crepe, and the furniture is OF
beautiful carved teakwood, black as
ebony. Pieces of Chinese armors,
Philippine mats and baskets, strange
things from Hawaii and other distant
islands are scattered here and there,
bearing mute witness Of Gen. Chaffe's
service in our new possessions. Quaint
and queerly shaped pieces of China,
as well as rought but elegant speci-
mems of the frontiersman's art and
other reminders of the past are in
terspersed with Indian blankets and
baskets of birch bark and woven grass,
trimmed with wampum and porcupine
quilts. Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee's oldest
daughter, Mrs. S. G.. Hamilton, whose
husband is captain of cavalry, Is
expected here on a visit in the near
future. The Hamiltons have one son,
Adn'a, who is a West Point cadet and
a school girl daughter, named Helen,
after her grandmother, now at board
ing school near New York. Mrs. Chat
fee will probably become a popular
hostess here, especially as she is not
expected to quite displace the much
belovd Mrs. Miles, who will continue
to reside here, at least for the present.
In Manila Mrs Chaffee spared no pains
to make her home a delightful rendez-
vous for the officers and their fami-
lies, a kindness which was much APP
preciated in that far country.