The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
What Prominent People of WASH
fngtOn Are Doing.

| Whnt Prominent People of WASH
ingtOn Are Doing.
Washington, April 10.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt reached Washington Sum
day night, after her Porto Rico wan
behring's and day or two spent in New
| York with her bevy of admiring
cousins She brought back with her
from the West Indies a large collec-
ton of pretty presents and souvenirs.
To most of us, plain people at home,
the fuss that was made in our new is
land possession over the 19-year-old
daughter of the President savors
! somewhat of the absurd. The unos-
tentatious girl who so lately put on
her first long dress was treated to a
series of public receptions, reviews
| and fireworks, and to a royal progress
over the island as if she were some
old-time Spanish princess-her arrival
at San Juan heralded by salutes from
every vessel in the harbor, the ringing
of church bells and the footing of
| brass bands; and her send-off on de-
parture being more salutes and more
| music from warships galore. If her
young head could Nbe turned" it GER
| tainly would have been very much
| askew before now; but to her everlaSt-
ing credit be it said, she seems still
as modest and dignified as ever.
Mrs. Roosevelt will spend the next
few weeks of her husbands absence
very quietly, and contemplateS no en-
tertainNg. She may give a garden
party next month, OF possibly a tea,
, when the fortunate guests will have
an opportunity of enjoying the terrace
| roof-garden now being arranged on
top of the passage which connects the
White House on the east with the
Presidents office. The chief attrac-
,f L, II
| be small forest of Dutch trees, re-
Gently imported at great expense for
| the purpose.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hay, who have taken little part in the
social life of the capital for year
past, owing to the family being in
mourning, will give a series of dinners
after Easter, the first on April IA, and
the second on April %. Both enter
tainments will be in honor of mem
hers of the diplomatic corps. Mrs.
Payne Whitney will be a guest at the
! Hay home throughout this month.
Mrs. Hay, who is a model grand
mother, will leave Washington in May
for her summer home at Lake Suna-
pee, N. H. Mrs. Payne, wife of the
Postmaster General, returned yester-
Cay from Atlantic City, where she
was much benefited by a course of
baths.
Mrs. Shaw, wife of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and her two daughters
will spend the summer in Europe, sail
ing on Wednesday, after the gradual
ton of Miss Shaw, who is complet-
ing a college course at Mount Vernon,
Ia.
Mrs. Root and Miss Root will re-
main in New York for Easter, where
they will be joined by the two young
sons of the family, both students at
Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. With
the exception of Mrs. and Miss Root.
all the ladies of the cabinet circle will
be in Washington for the short Easter
season opening April II.
Although the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Hitchcock are still in
mourning, the Misses Hitchcock are
entertaining in a quiet way, and go
ing out a good deal among their
friends. Miss Anna Hitchcock is es-
pecially popular and in much demand
at smart dinner parties. Another cab
met girl who has made a permanent
place for herself, not only in official,
but resident society, is Miss Louise
Van Dyke Jones, niece of the Post
master General and Mrs. Payne, she
having been their guest during the past
season.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Knox
nave selected their residence Tor the
coming summer at Beverly, Mass.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, is spending
few weeks in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould spent sew
erals days in this city, guests of Gen.
and Mrs Corbin, on their way to New
York from a visit to their estate on
Jekyll Island, Georgia. Gen. and Mrs.
Corbin are now visiting the daughter
of the former, Mrs. William Usher
Parsons, at Andsley-on-H Hudson.
Mrs. Hobart, wife of the late Vice
President, with a party of friends, is
spending several weeks at the WAL
dorf-Astoria, New York Mrs. Hobart
will soon visit Senator and Mrs. Alger
at their home in Detroit, and accom-
pany them to California.
The Russian embassy was the scene
of brilliant dinner party the other
evening, although the ambassador
Count Cassini, is suffering from pain
full attack of sciatica, and was con-
fined to the room. The guests were
received by the young Countess Mar
guerite Cassini, who did the honors
beautifully. The ambassador is much
improved in health and expects to go
to New York to celebrate the Easter
season of the Greek church, which
comes a week later than that in the
American churches. Count Cassini
has engaged passage for himself and
family on the Kaiser wilhelm II, sail
Ing from New York on May g. They