, 1870-01-07
feEu,a,e ut kas.cE e.4apeI A.tl \ 10 Lid hide up
10 .sC Eft scLf tlIe."
TIE kKGtisH DIPLOMATIC tRKvlEE-1HS LIFE or
AN AITAcHE

10 .sc Eft sCLt ttEe."
1ng ENGLISH DIPLOMATIC txnvlcE-1AS LIFE or
AN ATTAcHE.
s1me years 0go msty II gllGh gentlemen Gu.
II red the dsp!on a4tc ttFFlce 6tta6u. act !Lse3
tan o; 1c1aln'rg IN II perulaneutly They
received no 'tstsry, ard fet,ted ~heu they hsd
EaiDtd ELrc:cDt kLoHtengc OF public nus1t CO. Of
he'd seen crtugh CT life IN foreign cap!:aIa TIE
neNly-lI Hudrced ex Amll lAEutls have, no tvtr In
erFnt ca utt, tltertd Shia s1nte OF tb:ug.. A
scurg Tan entering diplomacy must PISS m ex-
sHlpafion-pstt or which, by tie wa, /, II his
ge1erRi knoA ledge ot The political ht,tory o. Ed
sofe acd the Gifted States Ct An.eHc,, tr":n 1915
10 1s6e--nEst he employed nix months 10 de-
raItutEt OF the Fore'gn 0dlce; he sent for per.
hsrs tHo Jeass 10 Paris, and laen he transferred
to Wal Mhirgttn, or to some pust a. WHICH Ihi1c
E.ey hsrpen. at the npMent, to be cr1land for
cop,1kte. For ibe four first yearJ OF bis sesrtce
he Itce:vea 20 allowance whatese1. A. TIE end
Of That uEe he can rtturn At biz o%D expense md
onef hlnten for another examination u be
ras1css he becomes 1hYd S.cle!u1r. and fer
E4 or eeven 3ea's ttctlyCs ta!lfy at The rate o.
CltS yenE, while he Is no donb. tpendlsR lc1CD.
lie nay then bec1ue Second Sectelary, aud nxy
le EeLt 10 Ietlo attn fi90 year, or TO Tthersp
or Euencs A5tes With cs5o year. A fev years
latI II d 1e EE1y be apaeiuttd te::os Secq.u Sec.
reiarJ 10 one Of the Eu bassles, AID after ten or
eleven 5esH,-thht L., atlel from twe:ty to twec-
tJ.ibree yea1s' serricr.-he q ~ ho,e t, ,. PRO-
tnottd 10 be Secretary o. Lrgat.o1 q. Jspsn ct q.
TO Gs JaLefo, or At Stockholm, OF Utr.e 4
Scie'a aIS OF 1eaa1toc, alter kt1 CT seyeo yea.s s
ptoc o-Gd 10 be secretary OF Elbassy, Elta EyJ) .
y6ar- Aid set The tefticc IL use1-clauucu! Fsr
ICalB the J1ni0e d:pUuntes act oalg
as co;,tAtF. aud then suddenly they arc
expected 10 tuIn ont fall acd con,
p1ehcltive 1epcrts OF The commerce O, Tie
coursfy In whica they reside. Unless he DC the
spn oi fon u cuter Of Parliament whose SER
vices TO the fr,pE parry are cc0sp,cnous or
vtose allegiance Is doubtful the yoEng diplomatic
must he repaired 10 bear the onsdsu anu heat OF
tile day In one more OF the sixteen legations n
AeIa. Ailcs or ANeFtca. lie must coaRt ppoa
any week On stormy Eeas; on many a nile
over mountain bfidte-pRths; on levers and aEues,
CD the extremes CT heat ard cold; on hav!cg 10
rer Bill al his post through s13soDs oi ptstleoce:
ftHtaps, on beiEg PLACED uLIeF ctfcEEktaHces
ara,ostus to those Qrder which Mr. De Norman
met Lis death In Chins, or under which Mr, Gould
Nas subjected 10 the tender Eerciea OF The tlespo.a
ot Paraguay. Acd ser, as gay, the Applicants
abound. Such Is tie attraction, Ia ibis eouurry
OF "EILrsel profetslon!"
cHK1sTAAs tLLU5THAI1OSa
Tic pcw illnsun1ed pager, the Graphic, GER
telE.J Gees xocCeTa With 1ts Christmas number
should fsE thBt engray.nes TO exqu.slteiy tn.
tfhed eaEe perer btfose been given fo1 the price,
ute large plate alone, called "Chfls.na, Mo:n.rg
III New Ebgisrd," Eou'd bare been worth tca
rlnes the III Guur Of the Rncle nnDber Il dozen
years Ego. The front page shoTa lhe star Iniuiux
over Bethlehem the cloads-tl.a h,ch Hvr beauti-
frl cttrn5s nte Ra.cEtrE-pentDg 10 reveal the
CITY. Tie sceLe in church, party Of g:rIY dGco-
rs,,i + the tn.!dins with crelgreeus; a stating
eie;Ch; tie nrst Eight OF new pan:on!Ee, Show
II ,tc le2tiog Characters behind the Eceu-g, azH
other cravings OF childfer arc 70 well executed
that they foEm almosl Few Cru n p'e:or.al ait,
i hnya .. a Cfn nn f,iu
-rtct1to1 BY surpnfe. Tbs psper-in xna.
tericI-ls wonderfully i5Dtshed md Is
Of Immense assistance 10 the
hrsitt. In The r1stc OF which Lave spoken and
which Is from painting py G. II. Gougkton, IT. !
tie a1d are eeeu Gear 1GeD Ha:ktog EloTIy |
through the sro~' two men are IN Advance. with
nIkktta On tCeir ehouldefs; then follow the old |
minister, % whcAe urn ieanA bis eldest daughter:
AID tHo cdnel5 glslF, the youtgest Of whom Ii
tlu1d!J l.ciioR around, AFRAID Of The Iuulsrs.
AEo1g The rest Is youth, vigorous aud alert,
touching hls companion to wan him Of snmc Eos.
pcioas sight or sounj. some twig cracking IN the
underwood, or Sole thin column OF hlus anofe
ca1lns above the nr trees. On they pasa to the,r
tnely lttic log hu: chapel IN the forest clfazpE,
Each face is portrait. md AGyr seen many
woEte plates so'd at guinea tas Old the Por1-
tsns KEEP Chrtstnas Day AZ all T. l. not the title
Of The pintt mist1Ee7
The veteran illustrated Lon3on Ntrs a:Hs a
shillihg1ot the Christmas nunoer the estra plate
oelrs large co'osed one, representing little gil
WHO Las plt down her slate and bag, aud, while
tTttE rp her garter, Gala out to Rome cI pa1iopa
OF to !rLnt, Wait for met" The other eugray-
1rgs are extremely good. though the !a1oficus
paper Of the Graphic makes one tscrued to be
cfuca'. The cuts chow the confirmation Of DR..
Temple: the procession OF shlps III the Suez ca.
nal; Eone IIize anma!s at the Cattle Shox:
Christmas ctaz1,lea.-a youEg lady On her
way 10 the village whh a hasket Of food
a1d vice. &c 4 new rtece Of mu.
&c ia given; std Ii q literary supplement the
iiu-iIasl0ts to the stories are In capital a5le-
p" Frozen Out"-a cluster OF deer on the knog-
covtrtd uouutGn-u the best thing In The nun.
ber. The GsapA'c does rot attetcp. to gire Lite
ot Lews Of Ally kiEd, but keeps to explanations OF
lts ca1'oo1f, or 10 tsses. TAe illustrated London
S<us goes on different tack. and nas It's leaders:
Its F11is correspondence n1d ttems Of ge.eral In
tellieeEce,-puiSlnK ln,o implement tue tales
by Marx Lemor. Shirley Brooks. u. BuruaQd, and |
otliesA This II golden season Tor desigrers !
std The ciaIL Somebody's money !
ia pouring out roost iayishl5.