The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-20
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WASHINGTON Jan. Vi; il. Mrs i[I,l
socssyelt has begun the social & Geo ia,
sHpa y. most strenuous manner ne Il Not
rstisnea With Estate dinner on Tuess
asy, q state reception On Thursday,
40 q now ding q series Of after.
mon teas on Fridays. One would
suppose that after having stood for
tllrss sors four hours on Thursday even.
INC receiving the diplomats and 1000
ri 5000 invited guests at the diplo.
matte ption, Mrs. Roosevelt would
have desired to rest on Friday. But
tiiiss was not So She was looking as
fresh and bright on Friday afternoon
when she rec iYed "a large number Of
invited guests IL she, had never un.
dergone the fatigue OF IA big reception
stilss night before: The President, how.
nyer, was not present on Friday af.
ternoon. II Us said he cannot be lured
70 ~ Tea. He takes the afternoon for
sS cross country gallop and this exer.
else w. eeplngs him in perfect health.
MIS-. Roosevelt herself, notwithstand.
ms her social duties, is looking re.
MARSHALL ytsWellsland instead Of dress.
Ing I'M the black and white gowns she
wore last winter, she is this winter
appearing fin colors, such as yellow,
pink and purple. This year Mrs.
Roosevelt has Installed a French maid
a The q White House; Ut having been
said that never before has the Prcsi-
tlenf wife boastel 5of q regular maid.
ryanes knows that the money
81 the Uylnlited States is yellow or green
ors VIII d e, according as the note is a
X gold cert tlcate Or a greenback or a
silver cert ficates But few persons
know that there are also United States
notes which are blue and rcd and
brown; The new currency system Of
the PEhilipRine Islands has been
placed on exhibition in. the Office Of
Secretary Taft lin order that the
Etllpinoss money might be readily.
listing ished from American money,
" was dectded to print tho bills in
The different colors, and as the Fill.
pinns are fond 81 striking effects. not
to say gaudy colors, red and blue and
brown were chosen as the shades Of
tke new currency. The blue note is
The small denomination, repre-.
senting Two pesos, corresponding to
about q; thesred rs Va ,5:peso note,
While the brown IS 10 pesos! These
notes are Very beautiful ana many any,
aeHsan sls have n lIe already been made for
Filipino ScnrTen to be prized as SOU.
yenIrs. The money cannot. b, used use
as legal tender IN this country. a1&,
Rep alive Mudd was going up
the vide marble stairway leading to
Ithe sout entrance of the Capitol the
other day on his way to the session
a. the louise when he was accosted
I,y old gentleman who
asked in respectful manner: "Is
this the way TO get into the House of
|Repres tatiyes?s Turning, Mr.. Mudd
saw Tie old man pointing toward the
tagors leading toSthe House wing, and
~ v answer ans to his query the Maryland
IReprese ntatlves treplied; "Well, that's
one way to get into tie House. but
Wien 4 tried TO getfin.at the last cleo.
ion was a much harder road than
M Mr. Mudd lis the author of an cpl
gram that Is being much quoted at
The Gapitol. man was importuning
hin Ifor place and after eyading Mr..
Mndd 'saques ton as to his present res.
5fId lIl finally admitted that he now
lived ins Washington But / lived in
you'd tsirlct atone time" he said.
That don't go with me" replied
w: Judd There is mo past tense in
politics y s1itii in my district"
The President intends 10 observe
his Inauguration as a social event of
enduring Importance. The White
House las' will be crowded with visitors,
Who VIII, will be house guests for several
days preceding and following the in.
anguration, and Mrs. Roosevelt has
reserved seven suites of apartments
nj the stoneleigh Court, fashionable
APARTMENT house built by Secretary
Hay, where she will place the "over.
low OF guests.