The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
WHEREABOUTS OF SOME WELL
KNOWN PEOPLE.

Expense of Chinese students-A
dent to n Ring in a street Car.
other Matters of Special Interest.
Washington, Aug. 21.-It will be
remembered that when the new Chinese
minister came to the United States, he
brought along a number of young men
from the first families of the Flowery
Kingdom to complete their education
in Washington. 1t is safe to say that
some of those young men have learned
a good deal in this country. not laid
down in the books. and that they are
not thoroughly in accord with some of
the antics of fresh young American
girls. The other day a youthful and
unsuspecting Oriental boarded a Four
teenth street car, happening to take
seat directly in front of two Washing
ton girls, who were keeping both eyes
open looking for mischief. 1t is an old
adage that people generally find what
they are looking for. AS the studious
young Celestial seated himself. he
carefully threw his deliberately dressed
queue, his most precious possession,
over the back of the seat. The end
of this hirsute appendage was tied with
stout cord of blue silk. What mis-
chevous girls could resist such a temp
tation? Deity they picked up the end
of the queue and tied the cord secure
ly to rung in the car seat. They in
tended to get off the car before the
student discovered what they had done,
to save mutual embarrassment. But
it CHANGED that he was too quick for
them, for hardly was the last knot tied
before he rang the bell for stopping
the car, arose and attempted to alight.
Something seemed to hold him, and
further efforts to get off the car caused
the young man from the Far East to
jerk his head in a violent manner, and
then to flush like an aurora borealis.
The conductor, not being acquainted
with the young mans plight gave the
hurry up call with a show of i'm
patience; but the youth could not
bulge. Blushing below the collarbone
his bushes rivaled by those of the
young ladies, who endeavored with sig
nal unsuccess to look perfectly uncon-
scious-the poor student turned, amid
the giggles of the passengers and tried
his best to undo the sf1ken cord but
he was finally obliged to accept the as
sistance Of the conductor, who came
to his rescue. 1t is not likely that the
mortified girls will ever again be guilty
of just such a practical joke. But
that the Chinese students do not trust
them may be inferred from the actions
of group of Celestials whom 1 saw
waiting for a car the other evening
on Pennsylvania avenue. They let car
after car pass them, until finally one
came along that was almost empty,
and then they made wild rush for the
last seat in the trailer. Tho five stu
dents seated themselves where nobody
could possibly squeeze behind them,
and each carefully tucked his precious
queue under his arm. out of harms
way, should any giddy young ladies
subsequently mount the rear platform.
Mrs. Payne, wife of the Postmaster
General. has returned from her West
ern visit and will remain in Washing
ton the rest of the summer.
Mrs. Shaw. wife of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and her two daughters
have arrived in Paris. where they will
stay for several weeks. They will make
trips from there, going when and
where they please. Before starting on
this journey Mrs. Shaw announced
that the object of it was to perfect her
daughters in the French language SO
that they might be able to converse
fuently with the diplomats in Wash
ington this winter-nearly all of
whom speak that language as a sort
of common meeting ground, whatever
their nationalities.
Miss Elizabeth Young, daughter Of
Lieut.. Gen. Young, has returned from
the West. She is at present a guest
in the home of her sister, the wife of
DR.. Gibbons. in Bryn Mawr~ near Phil
adelphia- She is not expected in Wash
ington before Oct. l. Gen. Young will
remain at the capital the rest of the
season.
Senator Joseph B. Foraker is spend
ing few days with his daughter, Miss
Louise Foraker. at York Harbor. Me-,
where she is staying for the summer
Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary of Agriculture, has finished
her visit in Ilesboro, Me-. and has now
gone to Nova Scotia to be a guest of
the family of Mr.. Alexander Graham
Bell at their summer home. Miss Will
son is accompanied on both these Wis
it's by the younger daughter of Sena-
tor Gorham. After a visit of several
weeks with the Bell family, Miss Will
son Will go to Manchester-byth e-Sea,
to be the guest of Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, with whom she spent much
time in Paris two years ago.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, her
youngest daughter, Miss Rosemary,
and her son, Capt. Algernon Edward
Sartoris, who are now at their sum-
mer home in Coburg, Canada, will
spend the coming winter in st. Louis.
Miss Nellie Grant granddaughter of
the late Gen. Grant and niece Of Mrs.
Sartoris. with her friend, Miss Flor
ence Merchant of San Diego has been
spending some time in the Adiron-
dacks.
The engagement of Miss Winifred
Mason. daughter of ex-senator William
T.. Mason. to Mr.. Wardloe Huck of
Georgetown. D., c., has been announced
to the friends of the young people.
Miss Mason is now the guest of Mr..
Huck's mother in Georgetown. The
wedding is expected to take place in
the early autumn, in Chicago. This en-
gagement is the outcome of a school