, 1869-02-28


Now siflosS the grim W4t.Esd
Ard Tho 01xIus of1nAin
oathe ba,te'1eid gloous.
Up, &c.
They conel TO the on,esi
Now fnumons your power.
tsee re rot how thar COVER
From the rins q tho hta1sf
o., soldfetsi Upon themk
I'll lreru'a won't
OF tho coward md slzye.
QUE At COURT
From Hupar,s Weekly
From time to time the great clothes ques-
tion has painfully aeitased tho diplomatic
outer circles has this agitation awakened the
supposed subtle and learned intellect Of d..
pomacy, to 1eceiYe. no satisfactory solution,
and be quieted down to break out afseah with
Increased agRr2yHtIon.
The grave question of clothes Is this In.
memorial usage has established ~ l1H at the
courts Of Europe thAs 1t Al soc1al gatherings
gr&ced BY royalty your diplomatic shalt ap-
dresa the diplomatic wears on Ike occasions
when In the presence OF hts own soEsreigu.
Bat our Anlenean diplomatic has no sovereign
other than the people, ard no court that calls
for more In the way Of dress than whose
credited sgent of tie .stals Department, Re-
siding near the court Of some European soy-
e1elEn. complies with She 1oclA law concern
Ing dress, be Is forced to adopt the costume
oEEome other court Than his own.
Now, Is not this grave and subtle ques.
ton! Is 1t not worthy the prosoundest study
and the most delicate handlngt Unfortu-
nately II has to be considered, and fiually
te1tisd, by our SOVEREIGN, the people; and
our sovereign, The people. does not consider
mnueh dsliss4ey. TIVE aWhy." i. Indignantly Dc. t.
manded, shall a proud representative Of
the crest Republic be forced to put on this
sbsnrd dreas, that Is, AFTER al, base livery,
marking Al Inferior class in an cffete dea-
| sovereign. on the stump, and through the
| press, settles the great clothes question:
Such had been the consideration, sud such
the settlement, when our worthy Minister.
the Hon. John 7. Mason, arrived Ii Paris As
the accredited diplomatic Ageut of tho Gov
St. Cloud. Mr.. Mason. Ia comm IN with all
/ our d!plonAtea then abroad, WAS eortIy puE-
lied By Mr. MAscy's fnstructions 70 AppeAa.
on ~ occasions, In the plain dress Of IN
Nj. Buchanan, with one eye On tho exlsen.
cles OF the situstion at st James, and one on
the orders of bis superior IN Washington,
| sought 10 compromise by putting his dlgnls
fed person into suit OF platn black. with =
snowy vest snd white choker, and had in
consequence been mlstaken for m upper SER
yant BY one Of the edete aristocfncY At d
court Entertainment, aud requested to make
himself lively With au overcoat and um
brellA.
ble3sed with Mr. Buchanan'a peculiar power.
OF vision, that enabled him to look on bott
aides at one time, got up fancy dress Of blacl
silk velret. that Was something Of cross BE-
tween Ben franklin and the Prince Of Den
sou At Paris - ehaTgs d's6airts I'D tatsrim
slono complied with the Instructions, ant
appeared before Napoleon Ill, the Empscss
and their brilliant court n the simple d1esi
From ibis compliance with the Instruction!
Of our Secretary OF State, on the part o
! Hon. John T. Mason, whose name
D,.., By nH,.hfs ths soeFt pastsF pass vGu$ Sn$
The students Of the QuArticr Lattr limo
Gently called old Johnny cake had taken The
clothes question under careful consideration
Aad had moreover, consulted one Of tho ahles
dlplomAtcs We then had Aoroad This ernluen'
person was N American cittsen OF African dc
fGn colorrd diplomatic had been taken from
PhliadclphlA 10 Europe a. serTAut By Mr.
Ru,h, aad left eb1oad BY tbs. Earo1 Ezra
I
study OF diplomacy; and acquiring I
kaox!edgs Of Languages the dtst!nKulshci
politicians sent abroad By Cur gov
crnmcnt foldom possess, and hles"os
With T. common sense cur educatnt
uentty 4ucccssiul. lie had, sbovc all, prso
ticai knuwledxo Of the Intricate and dolIcAks
ceremonies connected With court llfc. Thes'
tRrc accomplishments c4no 10 ti1ae to h
known aud appreciated; and the gentlcrns1
xF l.. f.1l x1Fx -kS1n knr {rx1%1
the political arcna 10 mako = part Of sh
most cultivated. a. we'll a tho ables:. chs
connected With the Knscrnmcpls ot Europe
uunersily engaged John TO meet tbon
y Mvs1poel. that they might lo.r1
duties. Among tho. American diplomatic
thua dry-nufsed By tho accomplished DYg
WA my cospu1onf and good .nAInrcd ch!et
: ME. John r: Aa.on. " courso gu tats doll
eata and difleuts Gues,aon q! clothes Jna
xss consulted, and bis opinion elo'od u
"I tell you wha. II IL, sah." he aid. Wit
great de!lpclattou, balancing his tall dxut
on ono leg, while the other permitted hts 10
.sudS, "l'il tsil you Whit il t. You com
here Il dc Minister, an dc Emperor or Mon
sttr Drouyu d'Lhuys u be glad TO SEC 70
e you coma In ye'f shlrt-sleeves. Bat vhe
DC Empress, or Madame Drouyn d'Lhuys Ia
vitcs you TO de dinner OF do reception, an
|
thing or dc uddcr; yoa eau put on Dc unl
an stay 4 home. II Won't DO to 70 dsh /
in ~ shit t.sleeves ~ say dat WAS Mr.. MAJ
: Ms. Marcy an AtAy st home. An my Of
d serva8ons tas Au9ht NE dat most Of dis d
i I plomtcy is done II desc entcrtslnment+h
F. "1'R BE- hanged" exclaimed hla Exeallen
= ~, n tho vulgar tongue Of the Old Dominion
q | sense on the subject than hAre heard ret.
= And no 1t Nas determined to don the com
+ dtca. In violation Of orders WAS som
what surprised 70 and thA', after all this d
liberation md debate, - L the eonc!naio
10 John T., h2d been PosscSsed Of his courts
. a grave dlfnculty met the Minister oa Ii
Il threshold. Ufour diplomatic cosps abeos'
II Mr.. Sanford alone obeycd instIucsions l1 II
of essoce to clothes. Its true that he had NJ
i. been very sncceastul In fmpress1ng. upo
Z the decorated despotisma Of Europe u
e charming simplicity Of cur republican 60
ID | eminent. Being onlJ aeerrtsry Of Leg
"a ton, I'd interim as charge fataires, y
le Is m 1n-mannered vet on the part
il one 30 Insignificant that II VAS beneath, I
D. rious attention. Whist John DiE4s had -
d. WAS true ezough. To Obey Ar. Marcy wa
Il decline mutau,ns to I'll court ee1emoni
Is uorc tho usage, Of hss c1xH aud the wish
i. OF his host or hostess WAS simply an Imp
II tiueuee, and WAS treated with contemI
er For minister to do 80 would b consider
al grave anront, and ~ such would meet ri
quick resentment.
Nj. Sanford, however, had obeyed instr
tlons, and he now refused .poslugely to
company Mr. Mason to the nrst court bali
the season, Hhere quite number OF Anne
ezn citizens were 70 be presented. " :
ceremony attending = presentation
American Minister knew little, and bis l.tt
appointed Secretary, quite as ixnor1
cared less. The unhappy old gentlen
begged the lAte diplomale, OF the anple c
xm4 dress, In tho most beseechin4. !
plteous manner 70 accompany him, out
1ustefr representative Of republican slmpI
tY positively declined
1t Ess u3ine moment, and involved n,
talk and heaTy consumption OF tobacco
which last-named artfcla the AlnMter rex
ed with Increased energy when his diplom,
brain Was rexed by some intricate quest
- the one poT demanding solution
Judge would Assure me that " it qutetcd
nerves, cleared the brain, opened the pore
and I can add that with magical effect I. 9
to Virginia gentlemen all the Gp{om5 PC
sary for the most trying occaeiona, and
d.d not improve the mind OF polish INC
ners, 1t at least lifted one above the en-
ral&lQeut OF feeling the deficiencies,
Sanford wes obstralc, and Mr. AAson 10
that he would have to throw up the p'esc
ton OF undertake Il Without assistance.
gentleman who had Eilcd tho several T
General was not to b d1unted by =
hmge-Nosk and auumery Of court Pseee
ton" aud he sworc big eath thaf he VI
ptcaent N 1Rgins l. Co., or die.
- It requires something more, ho~etsf.
s1ll tho experience Of American otaeas1 Lie,