The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-20

Therefore. the guarded suggestion from
the White House that the president had
under Amusement The retirement OK
Admiral Walker comes as a piece OF
good news. Meanwhile our national
position is rather ridiculous consider
ing the lecture given Colombia and the
unhappy lot of that country because
she, too. hesitated and could not make
up her mind about the canal
Expensive Charity.
After the social whirl of the past few
weeks, Washington now seems to rest
under the heavy atmosphere of SLEEPY
Hollow" Folk wont TO entertain and
be entertained every day are now Civ
ing both their time and money to re-
ligiOuS duties. There viii be an at
tractive show for charity, 1.-The Work
ing Bows Home" next week. called
THE Bazaar of Nations" and counts
and viScOuntS and barOns and baron
esses and other titled people will wear
festive costumes. wait on tables and
sell things. In fact. the season is now
on when pretty society girls and mat
ronS devote themselves to charitable
work, and young diplomats and society
men long for an absence from the city
on account of the frequent demands
made upon their purses. 1t is nearing
the season for hat sales for charity.
when girls cajole shy young men into
buying creations in millinery for which
they have no use. or pay 81 for a single
rose. The Bazaar of Nations Will call
out all the pretty women, quaint cos
tunes. sprightly talents and money in
the younger set.
Few winters have been more disap-
pointing to the large and growing body
of debutantes. At least twenty-five
buds from official. diplomatic and resi-
dent sets were presented to society last
autumn, and up to date not a single
engagement has been announced. This
is unique record. Generally there are
Easter weddings of buds of the previ-
Gus fall, but the old complaint of the
lack OF eligible men in Washington is
again in evidence, and the same Won
der prevails, that people who have affil-
iatiOns in other societies should select
Washington as the place to launch
their daughters into sOeiety.
Life at White House.
The presidential family is taking
things Ieisurely. Mrs. Roosevelt is a
devout attendant of the Lenten serv-
ices at st. Johns, and almost any aft
eTnOOn may be seen crossing the park
to the church. No plans have been an
nounced for the presidents trip to the
southwest. Mrs. Roosevelt has just
posed for a photograph with her two
younger sons, Quentin and Archibald
The picture was taken at the request
to her through the Italian ambassador
about a month ago. Queen Helena at
Christmas sent Mrs. Roosevelt very
attractive COiOred photo Of herself and
her three children. With the gift was
a request that Mrs. Roosevelt send her
a photograph of herself and children.
The picture was taken in the private
boudOir on the south front of the
White House, and six copies were
made. One of these was given to the
hQrnnnCE Of hn Tf11 a has g
sadOr. 1t bears Mrs. Roosevelt's au-
t9graph and those of the three younger
children.
Life at the White House was never
50 wholesome and comfortable as now
For instance, the presidents private
dining room is located on the north
side of the White House and hardly
ever gets a glimmeT of sunshine. The
state dining room, on the other hand,
is on the south side. overlooking the
big lawn. the Washington monument
and the Potomac. and almost as far
away as Mount Vernon. 1t is right
here that the president and Mrs. ROose-
welt have had the table arranged, and
here they entertain their little family
three times a day at meals The state
dining room has heretofore been kept
- cred to the memory of grand for
NAL dinners and functions. as well as
a hallway through which thousands
might pass on their way to the blue
state dining table occupies the cen
ter Of the floor. as formerly, but
much smaller one stands near the big
sunny windows and is regularly laid
for the president and his family. The
private dining room is used as fam
lily sitting room.
Speaker and Miss Cannon, who never
forget a social obligation, have once
more broken their determination not
to again entertain this season and have l
to 4 hos lIf 4
dew d. White and wife. who are the
guests of Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard. The
Whites are popular here, and have
been generally feted. both by the Ital-
ian and French ambassadors. w. w.
ROckhil, the newly appointed ambaS-
SadOr to China, is also being much
feted. Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, the
Chinese minister to this country, en-
teTtained him with his charming wife.
and Mr. Takahira, the japanese min
lister, Will also give them a dinner.