The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-18
GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Washington, Dec. 15.--Of course the
most interest of the new session just
now centers in the new members. Those
of the Senate who are serving their
first terms were sworn in last spring,
when that august body met to ratify
the canal and Cuban treaty. But the
budding statesmen of the House are
on duty for the first time, and show
in every motion that they feel the
eyes of the world are upon them. A
few of them came to Washington last
winter to watch the proceedings of the
short session and to get the lay of
the land" so to speak. Some of them
wisely took time by the forelock in in
terviewing Uncle Joe" Cannon and
telling him in ample time on just what
committees they could best serve their
country. Now that they are part of
the great machine, their Importance in
their own eyes will gradually dwindle
to somewhere near the light in which
they are regarded by other people. Sad
to say, most of them will get no chance
at all to deliver the stirring speeches
with which they have come primed.
The utmost they can accomplish to-
ward achieving the fame they long for
will be to answer to their names when
the daily roll is called. Quite num-
Der of the new men, however, give
promise of being more than quorum
makers, If looks" count for anything.
The bridegroom senators had to en-
dure the raillery of their aged col
leagues, as might have been expected.
Senator Stewart, spruce as a youth of
20, his famous flowing beard of gray
clipped half a foot shorter than usual,
found glorious bunch of golden chry-
bic Ad inn
his spectacles the Nevadan thought to
read the inscription on the card. Send
them to Mrs. Stewart" suggested Sem
ator Morgan, one of the oldest men in
the Senate, long a widower, grinning
broadly, and write a note that you
don't know what girl they came from"
The newly elected Delegate in
Congress from Hawaii, Prince
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole is ma
turally the target of attention.
He and his wife, accompanied by the
latter's maid and the Princes private
secretary, Mr.. Maurice Keohoaklole,
are quartered for the winter at the
Ebbit House. It is not probable that
many people will call the gentleman
from our Island Territory by his prop
er name, because of the difficulty of
twisting the American tongue to the
correct pronunciation of it. He will be
under the more familiar title Prince
Cupid" The Delegate from Hawaii is of
the high-class Kanaka stock, about
thirty-three years of ago, highly edu-
Gated, travelled, with extremely polish
ed manners, and about the color of
former Queen Lii. He is a strong,
atheletic fellow, talks English with
nuency and correctness, and appears
perfecly at ease, although admitting
that everything is new and strange in
his present surroundings. His name is
the longest on the congressional list,
but the reading clerks are not worry
ing about how to pronounce it, Mr..
Kalanianaole" has no vote, a delegate,
you know, having only the privilege of
participating in debate. If he chooses
to take part in any future congressional
Wrangle he will be recognized by the
presiding officer as "the gentleman
from Hawaii" The Princess Kalanian-
ole Is a very handsome young wom-
an, though extremely brunette as to
complexion, and is richly attired in lat
est European fashions. Like her huS-
pand, she is a member of the native
hawaiian aristocracy. The young
couple are we'll known in San Fran
cisco and have many friends among
the wealthy residents of the Pacific
coast. They have been abroad a good
zeal and spent considerable time in
Farls and London, besides making
ielsurely tour of the world. Their
home in Honolulu is one of the most
beautiful on the island, furnished with
STATE and luxury and containing rare
collection of curios gathered in their
travels. Prince Jonah is a brother
TO Prince David, who has been fire.
quent visitor in the National Capital,
and who was married not long ago to
California, girl of great wealth.
For the first time during his resi-
dence of nearly thirty years in Wash
ngton, Representative Cannon is now
householder. Owing to the exigen-
cles of his new position as Speaker of
the House, he has felt called upon to
abandon his customary quarters at
leading hotel and set up his lares and
penates in the former home of the late
senator Mcpherson. 1t is very large
and handsome old house, on fashiona-
ole Vermont avenue, its great rooms
admirably arranged for the needs of a
public man and for the entertaining
on large scale which will naturally
devolve upon his family.
The broad entrance opens on Il
square hall that has a wide, old-fash-
Toned fireplace. To the left is a recep-
uon room, adjoining the drawing
room. Back is the dining room, which
Is OF generous dimensions; a library
adJoins on the north side. and between
~ anu the front nail is the StdlF case
with square landings. The house is
no larger than Mr.. Cannon's Danville
nome, and many of the furnishings of
the latter were brought to Washing
tom Miss Helen Cannon, the unmarried
daughter, who will be mistress of the
mouse, arrived some time ago to super
intend the decorations of the new
nome Having spent nearly every WIN
Ter here since her early childhood, she
Is thoroughly familiar with all the ms
ana outs of Washington social Gus
TOMS. which differ materially from
tnose of other cities. She is gra-
cious, kindly and unaffected young
woman, who has enjoyed every adj
vantage that education and travel
could Offer and is in every way emf
nently fitted for the role Of leading
lady in congressional circles. She is
a good musician, a reader of good
BOOKS, and possesses q vast amount
OF information on political matters,
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