, 1873-12-27
CAPiTOLiNE CHiT-CHAT.

"hnt tho Dip10nutfats Mt Washington
Are DOing--.rlle official Receptions
tfau Eunaintne squ1ltllos.
Haah'nqton tDtc. o Correspondence e the Mao Yor4
Herald.
Cold, cheory wolthor Mt last, to the evident Do
light Of tho old Daron d'Olronburg, the Minister
p1onipotontiary Of Ills AIajcsty tho Emperor or
AL tllo Russlaa. Tho Baron has wiltod during tho
warm autumn and unnatlralty gonlal wutor, but
now TINT the north winds como swooplng down
over tho mountains ho enjoys Ills constitutional
promenadcs in fur-1inod polsso ana II aablo cup.
Tho old g1ories Of the Russian Legation III tho
tlayB Of Bodisco, and tho moro rccont oacapadcs
OF tho oharming Catacazy, aro not revived by
tho courtly old Daron who has now tho interests
Of tho toublc-headed caglo undor hin charge.
The British Lion, moro fortunate, Ii to lIaye d
magnificent now menagorio, now being built tli
sasiye 1rts stylq on Vermont svoeS HGr
ward Thornton, was born in tho service,
fed on macoratcd bluo books, and is q
thoroughly trimmed and efficient Representative
Of his Sovereign. Ho, too, iindnlges, III long
enough. but when Congress- fB in sosson he las
to avoid tho avenue, as tho lnsimnto friends ol
Judge Poland. a Vermont Representative, will
slap tho plenipotontiary on tho back aud accost
botwcon tho Briton md tho Judge is us striking
as WIN TINT botweon Gou. CasB mud Land
lord Guy, of tho National, which gave rise
to 20 many amusing bnntlors. just nov
young Charlton. his pct attaclo, is to marry
AIiss Campbell, aud hia sister has como oyor to
attond the ceremony. Tho Second Secretary Of
the British Legation nov is g NJ. Gantrolt, ono
Gradgsinds by accumuntng .' fHcts" On trade,
commerce. and navigation, which appear in blue
books. The now Legation building will
hardly ho completed before next wintor, and
Bir Edwards.
Tho Trench Minister, who Ind two houses
Knocked into ono that he might entertnn
aR becamo Do Noailles has received hie
marching orders, and will only bo ablo to
giye QUO ball. as u pour 1'rend congo. It il
whispered that he had been too much undor tue
influence Of his kinsnlau, tho Marquis De Chanl-
brun to bo acceptable to Secrotary FISH, aud that
due French subjects 'yho woro "awaydown South
| in Dixio' during tho little unplcasantness, and
whose cotton, sugar aud rico were gobbod by
Union Generals. Bartholdi, who is OH his way
here to BuperHedo De Eoa1lles, will be the very
man to urge tho payment Of these small accounts.
He Ia Of Jewish origin, but Protestant himself,
! and he Inns boxed tho compass Of parisian poll
tica, from socialism to imperialism, a1ld around
| to rcpublicanisn. Whon Marshal Bazaine waa
| in Mexico ile was sont to toll him TINT France
| would do nothing more for Maximi1iat, and he is
regarded as ono or the brightest ornaments OF the
| CorpB Diplomatiquo. Eocially-I don't mean as L
S0clnltBe-lle Glnn0t tako Lilo plAce oL III. LIZ
| Noaillos aud hiH cllnrming vito, from whom the
young people expected many balls during tho
coming season. As for the prussian Minister.
or, as ho calls hmHolf, the Envoy Extraordinary
of tho German Empire he does little beyond eat
whatever good dinnora he is invited to, aud ho ia
great on terrapin. Admiral Polo, OF Spain, is too
busy about tho Vrglnius to think about entertaiu-
| monts, and noithor Ariatarcli Dey, Of tlle Otto.
man Empire. nor II. dc Dorgos, OF Brazil, il
great in hospitality. And lastly, as for Giro
Gaus, WHO runs tho Japanese Legation in thu
absence Of Mori (who is still tho accredited
h1iniHtor), l1e is nqniet little ulmonl-eyod chap.
who haa tile good sonae to kcop his Japanese
wife out Of ''Vauity Fair" until she can speuk
English, and got lisod to wearing pannicr, OF
course society clamors for hor appearance, but
society must watch aud wait.
Outside the Diplomatic Ring, everything ia
worry quiet Thoso families Of Senators, Secrc-
tarios, and bureau oh'efs, which furnish tho
| satollites revolving about tho noted foyoignere,
are entertaining literally, aud Nine. Fish las
| her receptions, where only In cromo do Ia crane
| can como. It is said TINT Mrs. Williams, wife OF
| the newly-nolninated but stillunconfirmod Chief
Jnstice, il not asked to tho receptions Of Nine.
| Fisht and does not attend tAerl. Tho official
| pottcoat government is not paltial to Nine.
Chiof.Juatice-why, do not attompt to say.