The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-23
DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
HATS OFF TO THE MINISTERS.
Eon Who Represent Us abroad. at wash
ington-Their Imported Manners
Their Neutrality-suspicious.
Minister Portraits.


tonkis seen in the diplomatic world. The
Swiss Minister, who rendered his resig-
nation only to find il refused, is back at
his post. The new German Minister,
who is to take the place of Count Won
Eisendecher, has just arrived. The
new Italian representative is on his
way, and the legations of the others are
being put i'll order in expectation of
their return. Baron de Alvensleben is
the new German Minister. His en-
graved card bears the words, ''Baron de
Alyensleben, Envoy EXtraordinaire ct
Minister PlenipOtentlalre de s,
Nj. rEmperour de Allemagne
ct Roi de Prusse." Little is known
yet regarding the new German Minister,
but if he fills the niche in the social
world that his predecessor, Count Won
Eisendecher, filled, he will find his first
winter in Washington pretty busy. Few
of the diplomats are so popular as MIR.
Won Eisendecher, and few entertained so
handsomely as did he and his handsome
wife. the new Italian representative
il Count Albert de FUrestra, formerly
Charge d Atfaires of Italy in Brazil, but
now transferred to the United States,
and at present on his W" v to this country.
Accounts received here from BAIL
show him az having been extremely
popular there, and his departure greatly
regretted, He Is reputed a careful,
conscientious officer, giving entire ratis-
faction to his government in the man
agement of its affairs in Brazil He
speaks the English language tiuently.
THE DlPLOM TIC CIRCLE
in Washington il II pretty wide one, and
very interesting to those permitted to
sec tho inside OF it, 1t is exclusive,
clannish, except to the few who are
brought in contact with it either in Off
al .f,I
diplomat is FOND of society, and It's
loaves and fishes He can shine at a
social event as brilliantly as the most
favored, and can do rs ample Justice to n
"SWGll" dinner as any, Yet, aside from
stale occasions and formal events, in
which foreign names read well i'm the
published accounts, the foreign repre-
sentatiyes here are lutte KIN wn, except
among themselves. Their personal re-
lations are mostly confined to their own
circle.
"Your average diplomat" said a gem
tleman thoroughly acquainted with
their ways, sis not nearly 50 much a so
cial person as the public generally sup
poses. There are three or four in the
large diplomatic circle here who enter
tain largely, but that is all, o. the rep
resentatives of all the civilized countries
here there are MT a half dozen who give
mcnts year. OF course they 90 and
come, aud their names are in print of.
ten, and in tina way the public get the
idea that they are always entertaining
or being entertained but that is a mis-
taken idea. Indeed the majority of
them do not get enough sala Y that
they may do so, even il their inclina-
tiOns led them in that direction. There
are perhaps halt dozen whose Govern
a fstn gIttt Il,
permit them to entertain largely. OF
course they 90 where they are invited,
but thoy are not expected to entertain
laYiShly in return"
SEN. VALERA, SPANISH MINISTER.
This is about the key to the situation
in regard to the relation of the diplo-
mats TO the social world of Washing
ton. The British minister, the Russian
minister, the German minister, the
minister to Sweden and Norway dc
most Of the entertaining. Even the first
and last mentioned of these do COmpara
lively little.
THE JAPANESE MINISTER.
Ii will he observed that Mr. JOshii
Terashima Munenori, of Japan, is not q
very handsome gentleman. Ncverthe.
less he has wealth, and is, Withal, very
bright and intelligent. His "Stag par
ties" at the Legation have been very
handsome affairs and largely attended
He is much attached t. his native coun
try, and went home some time age
really homesick. He dresses, as will bC
seen, in the costume of this country, as
do also tho attaches of the Legation
speaks English very well, and, but fol-
the fact of his extreme "plainness" as L
face, would be rather an attractive gen
tleman.
hin sTER wESI,
the British representative, who has
palace in which TO entertain, gives nc
more than three or four large entertain
mcntS during tho year. His allowance
from his government for this purpose Is
ample, but he apparently does not enjoy
this sort of thing. The Russian Minis
ter and his auiablo and accomplished
wife entertain more elegantly and fire.
uuently han any other of the diplO
mats. They have handsome home on
X street, one of the most fashionable
residence streets in the city, and thcn
weekly entertainments last season were
tho marvel of the social world here. In
ono case, at least, they were
little too much so for those participating
for very nico but rather innocent So
Ciety young man got very drunk at the
legation one evening from testing the
Russian national drink, and scandal,
lied the whole company by laying his
head in the lap of u very precise old lady
and going of to sleep in double puck
time. Count Won EisCndechor, the Ger
man minister, also entertained very
handsomely, though not la quite the clio
giant style that the Russian Minister
Mr.. DE Strive, did. Running on
through the list, Mr., Preston, the Hay
tion Minister, who is "dean of tho diplO
matte corps" by reason Ofhis term of con
tinuous service having been Longer
than that OF any other, spends compare
lively little time here, preierring New
York To Washington. lie is usually
here part of the winter when the ssCia
season is ut its height. Count Carl Lew
enhaupt, representative Of Sweden anC
Norway, Is u very popular gentleman
and, with his pretty wife, is more fire.
Quently seen AT the social events Of TIT
season than most of the diplomats
emitting, perhaps, Viscount NOguiera
and wife, of Portugal, who are eN
tremely popular; Senior Godoy and wife
OF Chill, and Senior DomingueZ ant
wife, Of the Argentine Republic
Adding to this list the British and Rus
sian ministers, who are popular, but no
so much inclined to 90 out of their owl
homes, there are few others that ar,
much seen in society. Senior Don a. NJ
Soteldo, Venezuelan Charge d'Atl'aires
Senior j, q. de Admaral Nalente, o
Brazil; Mr.. q. de Weckherlin, of tn
Netherlands; Senior Don j. Frederic,
Gilmore, of Peru; Senior Don Jual
Valera, Of Spain; Hussein Tewfik Pasha
OF Turkey; Joshii Terashima Muneori
of Japan; Col Emil Frey, of Switzer
J. land; Baron Ignatz Shafier, of Austria
Hungary, and Mr.. Theodore Roustan
OF France, are single gentlemen. VIVA
field for ambitious young women O
this country DESTROYS of marrying
title. The portraits of some of the mos
eligible Of these are given herewith.
COL FREY,
the Swiss minister, has Just returne,
from his home, whore he ti1ed vanly I,