The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-22

expects to return to Washington dur
ing the week before Easter; and
soon after that date will
start off on another round of visits,
beginning at Biltmore, N c., where she
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Vanderbilt. Later she will go
to Brookline, Mass, to make long
visit to her dead mothers mother, Mrs.
George Lee.
The post-Lenten season, which begins
April II, promises to be unusually brill
liant and to last well into June. The
first great social event booked for i'm
mediately after Easter will be the CO.
tillion of the British embassy. Lady
Herbert, who is on fortnight's visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
T. Wilson of New York city, is being
delightfully."- entertained by her many
friends in the metropolis.
The only members of the cabinet
circle now in Washington are the Sec
rotary of War, the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Sec
rotary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson
and the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Cortelyou. About the busiest man
in Washington is the new cabinet mem
Der, Secretary Cortelyou. Besides the
duties of his department, he finds him
self suddenly in great demand as
forth on several occasions, by special
request, to large and interested audi
ences. In addition to all this he is
searching for suitable quarters for the
housing of his new department, and
at the same time hunting the city
high and low for a new home for his
family. Their present unassuming
home on Capitol Hill is not only too
remote for a cabinet family, but is al
together too cramped an space for So
cial requirements and the four active
young scions of the house of Cortelyou.
suitable residence may perhaps be
easily found in the fashionable quar-
tiers, by paying a big lump out of his
salary for rental, but how in the world
is the Secretary of Commerce going to
find an Office building which will re-
concile his 81 900 ideas of what the
same should be with the comparative
80 cents which Congress is willing to
pay?
The diplomats, too, are already scat
tered far and wide, most of them 10
remain away from the capital until aft
er Easter. The French ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand are in Chicago after
those cabalistic letters, LII. D., which
the University of Chicago proposes to
confer upon the French ambassador.
Baroness Hongelmuller, wife of the
turned from New York the other day
and by the advice of her physician went
almost Immediately to Atlantic City
to remain throughout the spring. With
her husband, she will sail for Europe
early in June.
Another real live nobleman of the
first water as to ancient lineage, put
poor in purse as Jobs typical turkey
has been for several weeks creating
great f1utter in the ultra-fashioned So
ciety of the national capital. He Is
called Count Louis Bonaparte Primoh'
and like the impecunious Earl OF var
mouth, whose quest has ended so sue
cessful his distinctly avowed object Is
matrimonial alliance of his sangre azul
with American money. 1t is said that
competition is rather brisk for this cor
onet, which is for sale to the highest
bidder; but as yet the amount offered
does not seem satisfactory to his high
ness. County PrimoH is really above
the average run of Understanding no.
blemen. He is young. handsome and
vouched for at the italian embassy, as
well as by a former American amDas-
sador TO Rome; and. best of all, he does
not appear quite 80 stuck on him
self" to use a vulgar phrase, as 90
most of his kind in their condescend-
ing contact with plebean Americans.
Just now the Count is at Palm Beach,
Fla, where his ancient and honorable
title is receiving due attention.
by the way, the dress which Miss
Alice Thaw, the young Pennsylyania
millionares, Is 30 wear at her wedding
with the Earl Of Yarmouth, Is already
being built. IN Paris. u is Of flth
white satin. with hounces Of point
d'Angletire IN compliment 20 the hS1-
glish Bridegroom. The court train is
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