The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-18

did her mother who died many years
ago. Mr.. Cannon delights to acknowl-
edge that in the early days of his po-
litical career his success was largely
due to his wife, who was his most eff
ficient helper in all political cam
paigns. Miss Cannon has been abroad
considerably of late years, and only
returned about six weeks ago from
three months tour OF England, Ger
many and France. She is now entitled
to the same rank as the wife of
Speaker of the House, which, among
Itaher pleasant things. exempts her
from making any first calls" except
upon the wife of the Presi
dent and the wife of the vice
President. She takes precedent
of all congressional hostesses and may
if she chooses, decline to return all
visits except in the Supreme Court
cabinet and diplomatic circle. Miss
Cannon, being young, healthy and ami
able, and fond of society in its best
sense, will probably not avail herself
of these advantages. 1t will be the
bounden duty of the wives and daugh-
tiers of her fathers associates in Con-
gress to call on her at once. In Off
cial society the etiquette of visiting
is the reverse of that in most COM
munities, the newcomer making all
the advances and the junior matron
or maid calling on her senior, the order
of precedence being established by Sc
niority in office of the husband or faith
err of the visitor. Therefore, the wife
or daughter of a new member of Con-
gress arriving in Washington must call
promptly or the wife, or, in the present
case, the daughter of the Speak
er of the House the wives
Of hn cn1ain tot iryAu nd
senators from her own state and also
the wives of the cabinet officers. After
that, if she is socially inclined, she
may call on any other woman of the
congressional circle Miss Cannon eX-
poets her sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs e. I. LIE Seure and their chill
dren, Virginia and Helen, to spend a
portion of the winter with her. Mrs.
LIE Seure was a great belle here before
her marriage and has a wide circle
of friends in Washington. Her home
is also in Danville, Ill.
Many Washington friends of the fam
lily have received from Mr.. Chester
Alan Arthur invitations for the mar
rage of his sister, Miss Ellen Hern-
don Arthur, to Mr. Charles Pinkerton
of New York, Tuesday, Nov. II, at St.
Peters Church, Albany. Miss Arthur
will have but one attendant, her cous-
in, Miss Masten of New York, and Mr..
Arthur Morton will be best man. Mrs.
John f. McElroy, who presided for
her brother at the White House dur
ing the Arthur regime, and with whom
Miss Arthur has made her home since
the death of her father-will give the
wedding breakfast after the ceremony.
1t seems but yesterday since little Nell
lie Arthur, the motherless child of the
White House, delighted to assist her
father in his daily duty of arranging
fresh flowers before the portrait of the
beloved wife and mother.
Lady Herbert, widow of Sir Michael
Herbert, is expected in New York
shortly, to spend at least a part of the
winter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Wilson. She did not attend,
however, the wedding of her niece,
Miss Goelet, to the Duke OF RoXburghe.
By the way, how true it is that ITO
him that hath shall be given" This
young bride, who is already so stated
with the luxuries of this world as to
be incapable of approaching them, has
wedding presents showered upon her to
the extent of nearly a million dollars
worth of jewels alone, to say moth
ing of rich laces, golden table serv-
ice and goodness knows what not in
the line of exquisite and costly things.
There are four magnificent diamond
tiaras in the collection, several jeweled
collars, fans with diamonds mono
grams and diamond coats of arms set
in the sticks, and bracelets, rings and
other articles of jewelry, studded with
diamonds, rubies, sapphires and pearls
enough to stock the largest store in
New York.