New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21
ENGLAND.
DIPLOMATIC COSTUME.

DIPLOMATIC tOSllMf-
Tho American Minister excluded from the Honse OF
l., rds On tie occasion Of The opening Of PafiInen oy
the rule requiring diplomatic costume the reiaNsion OF
which TO meet Ills pcnlar case was II "a seid re'i,el ~
viii be remembered that some months agp the Govern
M Of tie United States issued Circular 10 fs d,nsns
agents, dire citing them to abstain from show aud hnery
ard To observe sucy republican simplicity in appear.
estalishmels Il was consequently impo,slbs
for The American Minister To comply with the Lord
Chamberlain u Of dress in the unte'tood sense OF ~
Cout etiquette rsqGIing what hs own toyernment
had poIempOdly forbidden But what, lot ~ ask, u
diplomatic costume 1t is not necessarily blue aud
blaze If gold embroidery. 1t varies with the habits OF
pators ard tastes of Courts The Persan does sp
peGUke a. bCsbo iy. The TG has hs peculiar dress
And the American has also his appointed dipiomfuc
costume IN plain bs' coat His uniform u the inform
of implicitly. lie plenncss may he in very bad tastet
but ii instead Uf black c1at II was the pleasure ~ inc
American Government that il diplomatic agents shosld
ClOhe h mselyes In smork frOek would be incumoent
court Ia Give them ia that apparel What right
have 10 force the representative OF another power
into particular cost ume or ia default 10 slap the dor iu
lis face The repre- seBtayes OF different States have
different M des OF wearing their gold. The trchica
wear outside tho Republic carriesit inside The sla
black coat ypcei Of the nion whose resources are not
squaDd red ia appea0ncs but husbanded ~ as
mighty power in available whenever siOn may
aiisc TO b. reg eid thar the American Minister did
not ard upon his right 10 admission in the dress diploma
colly ass ned Ia him By his Government Upon the Lord
ChsmhelniB would then have been thrown the absurd
difficulty Of defining wha, is what is nor dplonistic
ores, and boundary question would have arisen IN
the provinces of tailoring and embroidery After all gold
lace ia Dot ds Mi, al with dignity. savag. chief who
desired 10 equip himself conn etey Ia the English fashion,
vert 10 choose hat and could he persuaded thar the
frcf choice the liver hat with the very lest
gold lace band and binding All others appeared mean
and unsuitable to him. There may be the sort 81
distinction between the servants O nations in and out Of
livery there il between tho servants OF private esab
hmeLs and the lace not always express the
prete Dsous and dignity Court etiquette may be thing
Of great worth but greater value still according 10
notion is the cultivation II good feeling between this
country and tie people of tho United States cordial slll
snce with Shom always import ant was never so vitality
important Our Mnisters profuse aud loud 10
feeling should De given in deeds every needless
zion of oeLse should be sopaoasly avoided, especially
toward people peculiarly sensitive and tenae '1s
Questions between this country and tho IN cd
states lie before Us, the difficulty OF managing
which successfully may DO ncalculably increased BY
,ronis 10 the rational PRIDE dposng the people TO sofas
opportunity for qusrl The real lovers of peace %
be distinguished not by their poesaons Of stachmsst
TO II when Il s in danger but by their seduous cuys0n
OF int irrational gOsawi and kindly sentiment at FL
times and upon ell occasions, mi well great NJ
buchanan knows the respect in which the nation be 70
presents ia held in this counry and cannot but have OBJ
served hat there s member Of the diplomatic body N
whom court is paid attention more hose'
shown and quite certain that the exclusion iron
the ceremonial Of the 3st ut for the ridiculous cause -
during his residence here but in America the circsn
stance will be regarded apart rom s that msaes 81
limits its onensiveness in the mind Of the Minister aud
IL is but after all place al show may Dc
superfcslly observed but how many o the worst qis
rels have sprung from the feelings excited by tribes
(Esanines