Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-25
A PRECIOUS PAIR.
The Sort Of People Russia Sends TO
Represent Her at Washington
Novel
State Dinner Peculiar Ideas OF
Morality and Deceney-A Bad
Lot Generally.


! washington 1Oet- ialh
A little over a year ago when the new
russian minister and wife arrived in Wash
| ington, Mr.. Bartholemei was admired for hi
magnificent proportions and dark, handsom,
face. His EDglish wife did not make 81
agreeable an impression, as from the frs
she was voted "queer." She is fat, red
faced woman, with sore eyes and red hair
1t was not, however, her personal appear
ance so much as her obtrusive and innatG
vulgarities which gave rise to the gossip
which was at first only whispered, but which
has been openly discussed since the return OF
the family to this city, after a sojourn
at Newport during the summer While
house-huniing year ago there was
much talk about the minister and his
wife trying to beat down agents in re-
gard to rent, and no one appeared anxious TO
have them as tenants. For many weeks aft
er they rented house on Connecticut ave-
nue. they lived there without furniture or SER
wants. Visitors were never admitted TO the
domain, and the servants whom they hired
always left in few days and carried away
some OF the awful secrets of the quite mystic
rious household. Not until last March, when
the car was assassinated and funeral cere-
monies were performed in the mansion, had
outsiders an opportunity to see the inside of
the house. The answer was always given
to callers that madame was i'll, or not at
home.
One diplomatic dinner was given by the
minister and his wife, and soon afterward
fashionable society was convulsed with
laughter and disguised as the details of that
dinner leaked out. 1t is reported that the
guests arrived and were shown into the din
ing-room, where a table set, but no
dishes were seen. After all were seated
madame came in from the kitchen, her natu-
rally red face considerably incarnadined by
her exertions, and brought in a tareen Of
soup which she ladled out and recommended
to her guests in the following manner: "You
must eat tkis soup. i know it is good, for
made it myself, and watched the cook to see
that abe did not spit in it 1t is a Russian
custom Tor the cook to spit in the sonpn
Other articles for the dinner were brought
ID by the porters OF the tradespeople from
whom they had been ordered, and the host
ess, in the most genial manner, asked her
guests to make themselves at home and as
sist her in tearing off the brown paper and
putting the articles in the dishes. 1t was
real picnic dinner. The conversation was as
refined as the banquet, for madame, with
the utmost frankness, announced that it was
quite the thing to be llegitimate-that her
husband was illegitimat she was illegitI-
mate, and, she ad led, sour children are IL
legitimate"
Since that awful dinner the history OF the
Bartholomeis has been no secret The dip
lomatic circle felt scandalized, and the dip
lomacy OF Secretary of State Blaine was
taxed to the utmost how to obtain an in
definite leave of absence for Russia's repre-
sentative. 1t is averred that Mr.. Williamov
the first secretary of legation, has remained
in New York and refused to come to Wash
ington until the Bartholomeis left. Mr..
Williamov is now charge d'dfdires OF the lega-
ton.
1t is also said that Mr.. Bartholomew was
favorite of the late car, who was not such
paragon of virtue to be shocked at the
immmoralities of others, 90 that the Hdeson
which existed between his favorite, and the
person who was not then his wife, was no bar
to diplomatic promotion. However, a hus-
band who had for years been an obstacle to
marriage, died just obligingly as did the
unhappy wife OF the late emperor, and the
subject, like his master, went through the
forms OF marriage. Mr. Bartholomew was
then appointed minister to Greece but
Queen Olga signifed her disapproval in such
strong terms that the Russian minister of
foreign affairs had to withdraw the appoint
ment and kindly sent the Bsrtholomeis to
the United States.
Last summer Newport was alive with scam
dial concerning the minister and his wife.
The coarseness and vulgarity of the madame
so shocked the sense OF propriety and mod
esty of the guests at the hotel where they
boarded, that the ladies made complaint to
the landlord. and he had to request Nine.
Bartholemei not TO appear at dinner in such
extremely decolie,i dresses.
Madame one day told young lady she in
tended giving her dinner at the Casino,
and actually issued invitations. When the
day arrived madame wrote that she could
not obtain the room and servants she wanted,
and consequently recalled the invitations.
About the first of December Mr.. Barthole-
mel sold out his household effects in this city,
and the family said that they were to leave
Washington Immediately. Although there
was no furniture in the house, the family
continued to occupy the empty mansion, and
not until the last evening of the year did
Mr.. Bartholemei call upon the President to
bid farewell. Officially they have departed,
but bodily they may still be here they
were a week ago. One of the on dts of the
day is that the late Russian minister can out
boast all other husbands. While some may
with pride point to their progeny and say ::
81 have only been married three years and
have four children" he can say 81 have only
been married one year and have had seven
children"
WE can without hesitation say that Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup has given the best satis-
faction. We have sold an immense amount
of it during the past winter.
WALLACE, HILTON & CO.,
Thrr1err 1Cf ITl TIaxE Do