Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-08-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence


pect to see him blossom forth wearing
one of the finest panama hats, with
possibly few exceptions. ever brought
TO the United States" said Consul Gen
eral Dietrich of Guayaquil, Ecuador,
who is In the national capital on leave.
EARLY in the year." continued Mr..
Dietrich. ~ received letter from
Senator Dick requesting me to order
for him the very finest panama straw
that could be made However the SEN
ator was not explicit in his request,
failing to give the size, and | also did
not care to proceed for that reason rs
well as because l feared lie was not
aware what such hat would cost.
Therefore l wrote him. stating that
$50 and would require several months
to construct it, Senator Dick replied
not to worry about the cost and gave
the Dimensions of the desired head
gear. / at once placed the order, and
when l left Guayaquil the weaving of
the hat was we'll under way and will
probably be completed in season to
dQOlll TIC stON tllkC uCttNi VI liic
senator from Ohio about the time the
hottest weather is upon u.s."
A Rug weaving Fad.
The newest and most fashionable
fad among the women of Washington,
in which not only society is engaged,
but 1.-THE outs" rs well, is the weaving
of rugs and carpetS-eXactly like those
that our grandmothers used to make,
except that they unpoetically but truly
characterized theirs as rag carpets.
Now, however, it is customary to call
the fashionable product souvenir
rugs" or handmade carpets The
pretty daughters of Senator Wetmore
OF Rhode Island began it early last
winter, and all the bellies have con-
tracted the craZe-not only the daugh-
tiers of resident first families, but also
those who are only temporarily in the
national capital. Indeed the fad seems
to rage most virulcntly among the aris-
tocratc "old Washngtonians,' who
look down from Unreasonable heights
upon the gddy throng brought here
by the exigencies of politics.
Duluth to Have the Fern.
Representative Bede of Minnesota
and Guy ~ Eaton. commander of the
naval militia ut Duluth. were in Wash
ington recently to see about the gun
boat Fern. The navy department some
time ago turned the Fern, which was
formerly used by the naval battalion
of the District. over to the Duluth
naval militia, but would not make any
repairs or deliver the vessel. These
facts occasioned surprise, as it was
thought that the navy would at least
send the vessel to Duluth.
Commander Eaton is here to arrange
for the completion of the repairs, which
are being made in Il shipyard at Nor
folk at cost of about $1,000 and to
have the vessel taken to Duluth, which
will cost about $1,000 1t Is not eX-
pected that the navy department will
ask for the return of the vessel and
that it will pass permanently into the
hands of the Duluth jackies.
The Capital Invaded.
The insect pests that annually prey
upon the shade trees Of the national
capital are beginning to make their APP
pearance in formidable numbers, and
before long the traces of their depre-
dations will be in evidence all over the
city. There is a grain of consolation,
however, in the fact that of the three
kinds of insects that annually do the
greatest amount OF damage to the
trees Of Washington-whch constitute
one of the city's chief claims to beau
ty-only one the fall webworm, APP
pears to have made good start. The
other two, the imported leaf beetle and
the white marked tussock moth, are
apparently having an off year, although
it is yet trifie early to predict with
any degree of certainty that they will
not later join the ranks Of the invaders.
Germany to Build Embassy.
The German government has pur-
chased splendid site for its embassy
here opposite the property of the new
French embassy overlooking Sheridan
circle in S street, in the northwest Sec
ton of the city. The property, which
is shaded by magnificent trees and
rises to IL great height above the street,
measures about 300 by 195 feet. On
this site will be erected splendid
stone structure of the style of Fred
erck the Great, reproducing perhaps in
general outline the famous Sans Souci
castle or the new castle in Potsdam.
To Spend summer Abroad.
The Ambassador and the Baroness
Speck Won Sternburg have left for Ger
many, to be gone for three months.
The greater part of his leave the am
bassador will spend on his estates in
Saxony. He will return to his post In
October The German embassy will
no fnhlishnd In IenOX for the sum-