The sun., 1884-11-02
THE NEW INDIAN ylCROH
Lsra Ds4erin-His Career snd CSa~seteras.
ales-Mest Brlillanl Of EnslAeh Rahlie Men.

pENts tuo Olu SCuDol Vi VI
one Of its few remaining members Entering
as he does now on the career Of tho politician
and the statesman. lie encounters at the Same
time all the risks OF instability which have
made the tenure In oflcc Of his predecessors 80
Insecure. even when tho ruthless hand OF tho
ASSASSIN has not prcmaiurcly closed 1t.
Lord Paimerston headed the brilliant pha-
lanA Of those now nearly extinct diplomats.
who were courted. dreaded. looked up to by
their colleagues. He was their model and thor
chief. and In him and his few remaining sur.
vivois. Lord Granville. Lord Lyons. Lord Duff
form. tho early traditions were revived.
Whom Lord Bcnconsfeld became the arbl.
traitor OF the Tory p9rty. he nauguratcd now
ora Tho Conservative Premier recruited his
agents from now and different sources. Innu-
enced. no doubt. By tho memories OF com
paratively humble origin. no brdged the way
to office for city men men OF business money.
or finance. and those whose politics served his
own policy found themselves suddenly and
spontaneously improvised into diplomats. The
Envoy selected TO nll ! delicate and extraor-
dinary mission abroad was no longer one who
had grown old in his career. for whom tho
reccsses OF diplomacy held no secrets. but n
Goschen. Lord Northbrook. n Barring, any
principal or partner I'm great bank Ing firm or
powerful com mcrcial enterprise. who added to
tho might OF money the magic OF the lettors
NJ. F. affixed to his name.
When post becomes vacant in some OF tho
great capitals. the candidates favored By the
British Government nro not. as OF yore those
lords who were inducted from their earlier
youth. not only into tho intricacies Of Euro
roan public law but who were graduated In
the school OF International relations till they
had become past masters In the art OF coupling
exquisite courtesy with supreme insolence.
and knew how to bear themselves so loftiiy
that everywhere they compelled reverence for
the name OF Great Britain. and dared TO bring
Into their attitude with foreign, powers a
tive which during two centuries helped to
make the English nationgrcal and conauorlng.
Il dead may. perhaps tho influence is dying.
En.lands representatives to-day may l.s., aud
men. able inanciers. conscientious sOrvaDts Of
aGir inn "1nntr, , c They hoy tnrGsi,,ngly; dnmbly
impulse, receive and execute their instructions
to tho best Of their ability. hut they would
aay Of h"con G and S ne,on tsr' %l 'whih nu 'io sr
Lredecessors moro lhan once startled Europe.
They preier material md private advantascs
diplomacy is II profession. not vocation.
Economy stands in tho way of representa-. on.
posts fell into the market by tho death OF the
man who had achieved far higher reputation
names mentioned as his probable successors
were mono more celebrated than those OF Sir
"N.'ti WI. bIuHl anu Slf IHlWufl
N!art tho succossiui candidate: all cxceIiont
innrtiona,ies. no doubt but mon who could
n,N n1yst hGne to epna or apEr2neh in merit and
. Lord Duferin has indiyiduaIIty. au original
talent ql 10 mean order and he has won his
spurs in his various missions Of Canada. st.
Petersburg. and Egypt. Tine press has been
loud In commenting on an appointmon, which
proves the high esteem in which his country
hod- him; yet To the majority his name seems
more familiar han his pc, ON for the peculiar
~ characterlstic SUI y""1is side of Lord Dufle-
rim has nsvcr heen more than vaguely limited at.
lie is now about 81. Of more than MEDIUM
height, erect. almost stiff in figure slim, and
,ghtly buttonod ny IN frock c"n'. The cut OF
sovsS the shape Of his tail hat % are ' ennsnt!y 20 W
English and proclaim his nationality equally
on the great Ms knia md ths Nowski leisrsc-
Bosp"rus. lie used to ast"ni.h the Russians
smothereh in their heavy wraps. Ivy wearing
take r.onsu'e ip apparsnty defying the So
ysrity Of their climate. The sat oi hIs lIco is
sun has bronzod his features il has n siDRula
!y fantastic Aprearance. The pointed beard
black instead Of brown. but tho shape OF the
eyebrows and general expression strongly
type. He never removes hia eyc9 lass from his
eyo cNcort al the theatre. where he replaces 1t
w ina ,b n and here lot i be
his rretcnsions to ecIecticsm that he has not
nnirelnent!y been seen at tho play on sunday
appearing to enjoy tho defiance to national
rreJndice. and Ievci lug In tns immunity from
royal control. Less happy. tn. Prince of Wales
hiddsn by his mother through Il teieuraphic
despatch, from breaking tho sabbath by attend
Lord Duirerln's receptions are always ex.
ceedingy select. 1t was considered Il passport
and a voucher TO have beon seen among his
guests. md. accordingly the invitations were
eagerly sought. He stands nj the door Of the
ilrst saloon r"cciving each newcomer with a
certain stately formaiity. which. however. does
not exclude h3sptHbIe courtesy.
.,a LAZY DaTern is in the socond room; doing
for dancing and suppep The Hs H'Tes
likes society. and in her ifrsrent missions has
fond OF acting and her private theatricais were
quite the rngo at Constantinople. II Is said
and emotional warmth in assistins at as smni 1,
gives dsIsht;ui iancy balls and orlsn intro. n%o
eSp'on1ss At h1,,sN: St, rc,crsburs; for exam.
ice and la,hed out into the glasses with crystal
scoops; Sometimes improvscd charades re-
Ambassador did not disdnin to take u share.
9nd conseienlions,y fulfilled his allotted duties:
pride or absence OF vanity. he was one night
rssd mr3n "; tho to t tine ne sx
charnds " wthSu tho i'H% w"r%s or pnarin IN a
pesrod on tho stage followed by ivo or six foot.
1;sno men carrying chairs Ia % md pi"nks, which they
chairs. walking backward and forward but no.
ing OF the performances. hs as solem My divest-
cd himself OF his coat and wa stcnat deliberate
ly jumped over the boards with outstrotched
shirt-siceved arms and falling prone on the
carpet. initiated tho action Of swimming. lie
was greatly but sincerely gratifed wien the
right syllable was loudly proclai med aud forth
with proceeded to loaq the way TO the ball
room. At that time he danced and Invariably
wallzad only with his wife.
He rather prided himself on the exclusive
ness OF his receptions mentioned above. and
boastod that no doubtful or second rate per
son OF either sex WAS over admitted till one
evening the wifo OF one OF his Secretaries
missed Il weli-known ornament she had been
wearing; The fact that no researches or In
qurles brought about tha restoration Of the
jewel 10 its owner WAS rather bow to tho
master OF tho house. and for time silenced
his now unJustiiable pretensions about the
immaculate character OF his guests.
In tho nne summer days Lord Dursrin. with
paint box and easel. started early for the coun-
try. regardless OF distances Having found n
favorable SPOT he wcu d proceed to paint with
glowing coiors and bold brush. some land
scaps VIII ch. on his return home at night he
presented to some OF his aristocratic Secreta.
ries and attaches. or to a favored colleague
Notwithstanding his apparent unconven-
tionality, his seeming freedom from occupa-
tion. and tho Indulgence of his private tastes
and pursuits. ho was ever the hest and earliest
informed of all the Diplomatic Corps More