The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-11
GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Washington, D. c., Oct. 9.-The sud
den death of Sir Michael Herbert, late
British ambassador to the United
States makes a sad change in the
bridal plans of Miss May Goelet and
the Duke of Roxburghe. Lady Her
bert is Miss Goelet's aunt, and the
latter has made several visits to Wash
inrton during the social seasons as
a guest at the embassy. From child
hood she has been closely allied to
her English relatives, and to Sir Mi
cbael and Lady Herbert most init
mately of all The wedding will prob
ably take place at Newport, instead
of New York, as originally planned,
and will be attended only by the brides
family and a few personal friends.
The rumor that Lady Herbert is like
ly TO return to America with her chill
dren in the near future is said to be
without foundation, as the children will
be educated in their fathers country
the eldest boy, Sidney, entering Elton
this year.
Another extremely popular couple
who will be missed from Washington
society this winter are Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin and his young wife. Because of the
generals recent transfer to the COM
mand of the Department of the East,
they will make their home in New
York city for some time to come. Their
lovely new house, corner Twenty-sec-
ond and F street, occupied by them
but a few weeks, has already been
leased to Representative Butler Ames
OF Lowell, Mass, who will come to
Washington Nov. l. Mrs. Corbin, who
returned to town a few days ago, will
stay here through the most of october.
Gen. Corbin, however, leaves for his
new post this week. He is highly
gratlted at his transfer to the import
ant Department of the East, as it is
practically a promotion. Mrs. Corbin,
VINO has lived here nearly all her life,
me most beautiful of the three wealthy
Patten sisters, contemplates the move
with sorrow
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, widow of the
Iate Supreme Court justice from Ohio,
and her cousin, Miss Mitchell, who
always lives with her, are now in New
York after having spent the entire
summer at Poland Springs, Me. Mrs.
matthews, whose health was so frail
mat she mingled very little in sciety
aSt winter is much improved and will
soon open her elegant washington home
10 It's old-time hospitality.
MT and Mrs. Honore Palmer of
((nIcago, whose marriage took place in
LONDON few weeks ago, are now in
Baltimore on a short visit. After max
hms the rounds of the several country
muses. OF Mrs. Palmers Maryland rela-
IVES they will come to Washington
T ~ lew days before proceeding to
N'Tr future home in Chicago.
representative H. Kirke Porter, of
ioiusoUrgh, with Mrs. Porter and the
,a!ier daughter, Miss Hegeman, will
I Ieli next week from Cherbourg, on the
TTaIser William II, arriving in New
ARK ioik oct. "A. Mrs. Porter and
,S~aushter will come direct to WASH
~ ION, where their new home, the
Cream White House" during Vice
me- reSiuent Hobart's regime, is being
NS H.. II readiness for them. Mr.. and
&C as. Porter, who are very rich as we'll
extremely hospitable, will be
, ny addition to Washington society.
~ annual report Of the doings of
A.. DEAD Letter Office for the last
NIL NIL year. which will shortly be made
C.. by First Assistant Postmaster
far Wynne, contains some in
fndo i!s reading, as we'll as a multi
tjcs Oh dry-as-dust figures and statis-
nc. IL says that upwards of 10000, 900
lev 80 We're received at the Dead Let
tba Lh,orSue last year,-the largest in
fo,l,55' 9'oFy Of the office. The money
ne i ~ opened letters amounted to
snotE $4,000, and commercial paper
order as drafts, checks postal money
81 loa . o.. clc-represent a face value of
tbir@'' ' "a, Besides, there were some
disc me 100000 parcels of merchan-
o.s,eeiVed, and nearly as many
nnr,(st pms. The mis- directed letters
032 i ottta 544,201; and there were 49,
on ts,1ers without any postage stamp
thar uein. Does it not seem strange
less 7, many people could be so care
the NH ne one redeeming feature in
a goc5 iole dead-letter business is that
md many worthy men and women
to lucrative employment in striving
Dead ~. other peoples mistakes. The
fined h. yer Ofice is not accurately de-
Ceased lts name. To be sure, de-
deroo' letters of the common sort m
iimportaott ihatlon there, and the more
honore95 il, and illustrious dead are
Client IKE the great among the an
Tor all ~ Iians, by embalming; but
tinctiva,,,." nat the Office is not SO dis
OF otbsr sepulchre for the ashes
NsI remains 80 49, - :