The Indiana State sentinel., 1874-02-10

have gone to Congress bat for the votes OF
three me-l.who were down on him because
he woulSnf aes as referee. at n dog fight..
Somebody has sent Matt Carpenter aeepy
of ''The Woman in White"
TIE DIPLOMATS AT TWASHINGTON.
THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THE
WORDS AT UNCLE SAat's COURT AND HOW
THEE.BHHAvE THEMSELVES.
A Washington letter to the New York
Times gives this interesting sketch The
mOraEs-ot the averaGS~di plomat are>of. the
easy school of the European continent,
but ksre in Washin gten the limits are SO
narrow, they have the, eyes of the world to
such an extent upon. them that they, do not
act up to the freedom of their ideas,
unless it is when they visit NeN, York,
which is so conveniently near that the visits
of the various members of the corrS> to the
Metropolis of America are not few and far
between, but oft repeated. The largest lega-
ticl here is the Spanish consisting of eight
members; the next is. the British, and the
Fcench Legation ranks third in point of
nsmbeF. The British Governme mt is the
most liberal in the treatment OF it's repre-
sentative, Sir Edward Thornton. 1t pays
fas,the rent of his house, and is now build
ing an excellent residence at the oest of 500, :
t00in Conn ecticat avenue. wAiclnis TO be, in
future, for the exclusive use of the British
Legation. The style of living of the foreign
Representatives, quite plain, as she majority
tof them are ncsswealthy men. However, to
this there are exceptions. The, Marquis De
Noailles keepsup, or rather has kept mp. a
large establi shment here. Probably his
official salaryjpst about paid for.the rent of
his house in Washington and cottage in
Newport. The British Minister, too, lives
in excellent style, and entertains very ele-
igantly during the season.
it The Austrian i fQatiOQ is made mn of Min
lister and First Secretary. The Minister,
Baron Chas. Lederer, is q man of agreeable
but rather pompous manners. He has been
In Washington since Sept. l66S-in fact,
ranks ne,ztsto Sir Edward Thornton in point
of time spsnt here as Minister. If Sir Ed
ward wese to leave he would become the
Dean OF the Diplomatic Corps. Baron
Lederer may be great Diplomatic genius,
but as hs-has never had aas opportunity to
display his powers, the world cannot as yet
estimate. the full extent Of his diplomatic
capacity His First Secretary, Mr.. Hengel-
muellsrS De Hengervar, has won fame in
Washington, not so much by the display of
his great diplomatic talent as by his hand
some face and by his wearing the gorgeous
full dress of the Hungarians upon state oc-
casions, which then makes him the observed
of ali observers. A sky-blue velvet sun,
fancy would constitutes striking makeup.
THE FRENCHs LEGATION
consists of a Minister, one Secretary, one
attache, and Chanceller. The Marquis de
Nsailles is Of high Legitimist family, a son
of the Duke of that name, and descended
from Louis XIV. and Nine. de Ms;ntenon.
He has much literary taste, and lives in a
style that might be-expected of family eel
ebrated for it's wealth and refinement. The
Marquis speaks English with the greatest
fluency, and il il were not for his occasional
slight accent, one could not detect that he,
rn
with his charming wife, gwen some of
the finest entertainments since his
arrival here, July oath, 1872 According TO
the diplomatic etiquette, foreign representa-
tives, during their first year at any post,
need not give entertainments. But the Mar
quis did not take advantage of this conven-
tional exemption but reciprocated society's
attention from the first. He will leave for
France on his way to Rome, where he is to
be stationed as Minister, on She 9TH of Feb
ruary. The departure of the French Min
lister and his wife will be a loss to Washing
ton society, especially to the diplomatic
people who made the house of the Marquis
one of their very few and most pleasant raj
lying points in this dullest of capital. M.
Bartholdi, who is to take the place of the
Marquis, will oe here in about six weeks.
Meanwhile Count Clermont Tounerre, the
first Secretary of the Legation, who arrived
in this country few days ago, will act as
Charge d. Affaires. The British Legation con-
sists OF Minister. three Secretaries. and two
attaches. Sir Edward Thornton, the Minis
tor, is thin, tall gentleman of about sixty,
of verv dignified manners. He is however,
very affable and quite as easily approached
as the average member of the diplomatic
corps He is regarded as good, safe man,
eminently respectable and most careful in
his actions. He lives in an elegant house
in 1 street, where his wife. Lady Thorn
ton, ana Two daughters, entertain
their visitors in way that has made for
them numerous friends Sir Edward is one
of the greatest pedestrians in the district,
and thinks nothing of taking little walk of
ten miles or 80 every day. OF the six
members of the British Legation there were
three married and three single. but the num-
Der of bachelors has been recently decreased
by the marriage of Mr.. William Oswald
Charlton, an attache.
IN THE SPANISH LEGATION,
besides the Minister, there are three Secreta-
ries and four attaches, and yet this is the
hardest worked Legation in Washington,
triots and the consequent complications.
The Spanish Minister, Admiral Polo De Ben
rabe, is very pleasant-looking gentleman
of about fifty years of age. He speaks Eng
lish very fiuently, and in appearance would
be taken for an English or American naval
officer. He lives in very good style, but as
all his family is in Spain, with the exception
of a son who is an attache OF the
Legation, of course he does not
give formal receptions. His first Secretary,
Mr.. Potestad, is considered gentleman of
wife, and is in all essentials an American,
having in fact been born is this country and
lived here for great many years.
The Russian Legation is equal in point of