, 1873-12-28
CAPlT0LlME CHlT.CHAT.

What tho Dfp1Onutlats MT Wash Il, rtor
Are islg--rlc official ,Ek1ccptio1ip
nnd k'omiuino bnunbb1os.
Washington lDec. a Correspondence ef Tho Eto Yors
Herald. !,
Cold, chcery soathos Mt Inst, to the ovldont d.
light Of tic old Daron d'Ofronburg, tho Minister
plonfpotontinry Of His Majesty tho Emperor Of
All tue 1tuaafas. Tho Baron haB wiltod during tho
warm autumn md unnaturally gonial wintor, but
now that tho north windB como sweeping down
oyor tho mountains ho enjoys his constitutional
promonados in afur.uned polisso and sablo cap.
Tho old glorioH Of tho Russian Legation In the
days Of Dodisco, md tho moro rocont oaoapa dos
Of tho charming Catacazy, aro not revived by
tho courtly old Baron who has now the intorcsts
of tho double.hoadel oaglo untior his charge.
TITO British Lion, moro fortunate, la to hayo
massive British atylo OH Vermont avonuo. Her
MaJesty'a diplomatic representative, Sir Ed
ward Thornton, was born, IN tile goryico,
thoroughly traihod mud .oflciont representative
of bis Sovereign. Ho, too, iudulgos in d long i
walk every afternoon WHOM tho woathor is cool
enough, but when 0ongroas ts in session lo has
70 ayoid tho avonuo, Us tho intimate friends Of
Judge. Poland, . Vermont Representative, viii
slap tho Plonipotentiary on tho back and accoat
him In tho most familiar way. Tho lilsonoas
between tho Driton and tho Judge is as stirling
lord Guy, Of the National, which gave riso
to SO many amusing blnndors. Just now
Sir Edward has a wedding on hand, as
young Charlton, his pet attache ia to marry
attend tho ceremony. Tho Second Secretary Of
tho British Legation nov ia Atr. Gaatroll, ono
Ct thoBe useful mon who delight tho British
Gradgrinds by accuululating Il facts" on trade,
books. Tho now Legation Building. viii
hardly DO completed before nozt winter, and
until t,en thero will not 10 much fostlyity at
Sir Edwards.
The Trench Minister, who had two houaaa
knocked into ono TINT he might ontortaiu
rs became q Do Noailes, hns received his
marching, orders, and will only DO ablo to
give one ball.. as q pour pre'td congo. It is
influence OF his kins1nan, tho Marquis Dc Cham
bruu to DO acceptable to Secretary Fiph, and thnt
10 1s not equal to urging the Fronoh War Clnima
due French subjects WHO wore *'awaydown South
in Dixie" during tho little unploasantncss md
Union Generals. Bartholdi, who ia Oh his way
here to suporaetlo Dc Noall1ca, will bo tho vary
man to urge tho payment OF these amnll accounts.
and le has bosel tic compass Of Parisian li: poli:
t,cs, from socialism to imperialism, md nrolnd
to ropublcanfsm. When Marshal Dazano was
In Mo1ico he was sont to tell him that Franco
regarded as o tho brightest au Of It the
Corps Diplomatiquc. Socially-l don't moan as a
aocinliat-he cannot tako tho place Of NJ. Dc
NoallloB and his charming vito, from whom tho
young people expected many bals during tho
coming season. As for tho Prusaien Dfiaistor,
or, as he calls himsclf, the Envoy Extraordinary
Of the German Empire, ho docs httle beyond ent
whatever good dinners he is invited to, end ho ia
busy about tho Yirginius think about entertain
monts. T. md neither Arlstareli Boy, Of tho Otto
nun Empire, nor N. dc Dorges, of Brazil ID
great in hospitality. And lastly us for Giro
aaus, Tho runs tho Japanese Legation in tho
absence Of Mori (who is still tho accredited
Aliniater), lie is quiet little almoud-oycd chap,
who laa tue good HenBe to keep his Japanese
wife out Of "Vauity Fair" until SHE ca,, speak
English, and get used to wearing pannior. Of
course society olanors for her appearance, but
society must watch and wait.
o. Outside t4o Diplo,natio Ring, everything is
worry quiet. Those families OF SonntorB, Socro-
tarcs, and bureau ohiofs. which furnish the
satellites revolving about the notoa foroigncrs,
are entertaining lberally, End Nine. Fish has
hor receptions, where only IN cromo dc Ia crcr1e
can come. 1t is aail that Mrs. Williams, wiro OF
the nowly-nominatedb but it'll uucontlrmed Chief
Juatico, is not asked to the receptions Of AImo.
Fish, Anl docs not attend them. Tho Official
pottlcoat government is not pa,tial to Nine.
Chief-Justico-why, lido not attempt to my.