Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Before the summer is over in Wash
ington those who are acquainted will
Senator Charles Dick of Ohio may ex
pect TO see him blossom forth wearing
one of the finest panama hats. with
possibly few exceptions, ever brought
10 the United States" said Consul Gen.
eral Dietrich of Guayaquil, Ecuador,
VINO is in the national capital on leave.
EARLY in the year" continued Mr.
Dietrich. IL received letter from
senator DICK requesting me 10 order
Tor him the very finest panama straw
that could he made However the SEN
ator was not explicit in his request,
railing 10 give the size, and also did
not care to proceed for that reason as
we'll as because | feared he was not
aware what such IL hat would cost.
Therefore l wrote him, stating that
such II hat would cost him at least
$3.50 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 well under way and will
probably be completed in season to
adorn the Jovelike head of the junior
senator from Ohio about the time the
hottest weather is upon us"
Rug Weaving Fad.
The newest and most fashionable
rad among the women of Washington.
III which not only society" is engaged.
but "the outs" as we'll. 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 I'LL the bellies have con-
lracteu the crazc-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 viruently among the aris-
tocratic ''old Washingtonlans," who
look down from immeasurable heights
upon the giddy 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 at 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 mt least
send the vessel to Duluth.
Commander Eaton is here to arrange \
for the completion of the repairs, which
are being made in n shipyard at Nor
folk ut II 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 ap-
pearance in formidable numbers. and |
before long the traces of their depre- |
datiOns will be in evidence all over the |
city. There is 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-which constitute |
one of the city's chief claims to beau
ty-only one, the fall webworm, ap-
pears TO have made a good start. The
other two, the imported leaf beetle and
the white marked tussock moth, are
having an off year, although
it is yet trifle 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 Dur-
chased splendid site for its embassy
here opposite the property of the new
French embassy overlooking Sheridan
circle in 5 street, in the northwest sec
lion of The city. The property, which
IS shaded by magnificent trees and
Uses to IA great height above the street,
about 300 by 195 feet On
Ibis site will be erected Il splendid
stone structure of the style of Fred
srick the Great, reproducing perhaps in
general outline the famous Sans Soucl
,astle OF 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.