The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-01

est ancestresses. greatly to the disgust
and uneasiness Of numbers of the
neuvo richie. OF George Washington
himself he told many truths that tend
to knock the rays off his halo, without
belittleing his greatness as a general.
Mr.. Hopkins said that it was wrong
to place Washington upon such a PIN
nacle; that he was in reality very hui
man and far from perfection, not al
ways paying his debts, resorting to
political trickery to get himself elect
ed to the Virginia Legislature. and de-
cidedly inclined to fiirt with pretty
girls. 1t is safe to say that were the
d. A. r. voters, and had Mr.. Hopkins
gone about delivering such heresies be-
fore his election, Senator Billy Mason
would not now be preparing to move
away from Washington.
The last of the series of cabinet din
ners, given by the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Hitchcock. occurred
Saturday night, Feb. 81. The floral
decorations were in white lilacs, pink
roses and Farlayense ferns. The new
member of the cabinet, Secretary of
Commerce Cortelyou, made his debut,
so to say, in that capacity, accompa-
MED by his handsome wife. Their home
is an transformations but happy one, on
Capital Hill, far from the fashionable
quarter. Mrs. Cortelyou is eminently
a home body, devoted to her four small
children. Representative and Mrs.
Henry Burk of Pennsylvania, enter
tanned their friends Saturday afternoon
at one of the most elaborate hospitali-
ties Of the winter. The entertainment
had several unique features originated
and worked out by Miss Burk, the
charming young daughter of the host
and hostess. The large ballroom at the
New Willard, in which hotel the fam
lily are staying this winter, was ar
ranged as a garden, being divided by
an arbor giving half the space to the
reception and the other half to the
supper room, where a table was spread,
abundantly served and decked with
pink ribbons and green's. The arbor
was formed. OF tall lattice-work, of
pink ribbons, scores of yards of 1t, fin
ished across the top by an ornamental
wood scroll, painted the same shade
of pink. The lattice-work had three
arched openings, and over 1t all clam
bered green vines. 1t was one of the
daintiest and most artistic decorations
ever seen in Washington, as we'll as
the first of its kind. In a corner of the
ballroom behind hedge of towering
palms, a mandolin orchestra played
throughout the evening. Mrs. Burk
was richly gowned in pale gray panne
velvet, with garniture of duchess lace.
MISS Burk was in pink crepe de chine,
nearly covered with Cluny lace. Mrs.
Robert d. Ingram, the married daugh-
ter of the host, wore white satin and
lace, and Miss Charlotte Burk, was In
white crepe.
Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs. Miles, Just re-
turned from their tour around the
world, in which they hob-nobbed with
various kings and potentates, gave
unique luncheon at their residence
Tuesday in honor of the Nez Perez In
dams, Chief Joseph and his accompany
ing warriors. Time makes wonderful
changes. 1t is barely a quarter OF a
century since Gen. Miles was the old
chiefs most dreaded foe, to whom he
was finally compelled to surrender, to
save the remnant of his band from
starvation, after that remarkable march
of thousand miles over the Bad Lands
or the wild Northwest. Joseph was
hero beyond doubling, and, though
beaten at last, his retreat in that men,
orable campaign stands out in history
as one of the most wonderful achieves
ments in all Indian wars. When Gen.
Miles received his sad and dignified
surrender he (the GeneraD wore an i'm
mense bear-skin coat which covered
him from ears to heels; and ever since
he has been known to the Nez Perces
as Great Bear Blanket" In those
nghting days the widest imagination
could not have conceived the two prin-
cipals, the white General and the In
dlan warrior, sitting together at a fes-
tive board in Washington as host and
nonored guest. They are great
friends now and love to talk over the
SURFING old times in the lava beds.
III Washington ic IN ha tho
the marriage of Miss Alice Thaw.
daughter of the late, Pennsylvania
fnulti-mililonaire. and the blue blood
ed but impecunious Earl of Yarmouth
on April 2S-as the latest news from
the now reunited family party would
indicate-the Lenten season will not be
entirely bereft of the joys of anticipa-
tlon Society at the nations capital
makes no bones of Sunday dinners, re-
ceptions and notwithstanding the
line only at cards and dancing: but IL
observes Lent with the utmost rigor
so far as outward appearances go, be-
cause not to do so would be to pro-
claim oneself, as from the housetops
not of the elete. The conversion of
rich and beautiful young American
girl into a Countess Will present an en-
gaging spectacle. The Earl desires to
present his bride to his home friends
WituOut ueldy, anu IL Is even limited
that he is In somewhat of hurry to
begin the handling of the Shaw mill
ions, for the benefit of importunate
creditors. At any rate, rumor has IL
that he has already taken a house in
London for the season. Those who
know him best affirm that the Earl
of Yarmouth is by no means q bad
young fellow that New York loves
him like brother and that. despite
his lack of money, the alliance is real
IL a fine thing for the house of his
bride-elect.
This winters social season, which
has been quite three months long, and
most of the time going at a pace
which meant destruction to overtaxed
nerves, closed temporarily last night
with the British embassy ball. TO
which the ambassador and Lady Her
bert invited all their acquaintance. A
good many friends and relatives Of
the gracious hostess came over from
New York for the event. BY the way.
the engagement is just announced in
London Of Lady Juliet Lowther only
daughter of Lady de Gray and niece
of Sir Michael Herbert, the British
ambassador to the United States-to
DIR. Duff. secretary of the Life Guard
and heir to one of the largest fortunes
in England. IT is said that the for
tunate gentleman always writes his
name 'P. Duff" not liking the honor
ed cognomen of the Apostle Paul; and
that his intimates in club-dom ad-
dress him familiarly as Plum Duff"
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Mrs. w. II. Bradley, the chief ac-