Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-03
COLONIES FOR THE CONSULAR
SERVICE.
why Civilians Are at q Disadvantage
The Judge Explains to q Star RePOrt.
er-The Uniform Worn I'm Old Times.


ado you know why left the consular SER
vice9' said the '.judge," as he settled down IN
his favorite corner in the hotel lobby and pulled
MS hat brim straight out ali around, addressing
himself TO THE STAR man. "Well. sir, 1t was
because my title wasn't suited for the position.
Judge, or q doctor, professor, or any thing
of that sort, has no business II. the American
foreign service. No, sir, they don't mt, and IL
won't do, sir No man can have any comfort
in the consular service unless he's q colonel or
commodore or something of that sort with
military title" The 'Judge" pulled his hat
down tight over his forehead and was silent for
a moment by way of emphasis, while Col Wait
ing who is a candidate for consul to kamtchat-
ka, pricked up his ears: yes, sir, colonel is
anybody short of that enters the ser
vice he will be disappointed, and will be
become miserable. He will grow Respondent
and go all to pieces. Did you ever hear OF
consul resigning or committing suicide? Wei,
have military title. You see the trouble is,
sir that if he don't happen to have military
he don't wear uniform he's given a back seat.
sir and snubbed all around That, sir, Is why
left the consular service, for which was In
you see sir, does not carry a uniform with 1t.
tried to overcome the difficulty by wearing my
Sage and ssaS sir g9s Wig DE-
prived the service of many able men
when ii abolished the consular uniform and
the court dress of the ministers. 1t was
blow at the fundamental principles of diplo-
macy. Yes, sir, death blow. sir; and America
must forever take a back seat. The only thing
lutte insgnificance is our late war. The rules of
the service provide that no foreign representa-
, tive of this country shall wear uniform I'M
less he is entitled to it by virtue OF his rank In
the army or navy. Just before the war all the
material had run out, and we were threatened,
sir, with an utter collapse. And begad, sir we
came near having war with England because
James Buchanan, sir, didn't have the right to
wear anything but a dress suit, sir! That be-
CAD, sir, Is fact!'
THE UNIFORM OF HAM1LroN's TIME.
The judge then settled clean down to his ell
bows on the settee and fared his hat brim up in
front to indicate that he had got well into his
discourse and would deal In facts "When
Hamilton was alive-a great man was Hamil-
Hamilton lived our representatives abroad
Wore much gold lace as anybody. Every
consul In the service and all the ministers hada
right to wear q full dress naval uniform, with
lots Of gold lace, brass buttons, cooked hat,
knee breaches, silk stockings and long vests,
as ISIS SIR this suit was abolished and begad
sir, the most beautiful uniform You
ever saw was put In its place. There
description Of the uniform and directing that
all United States consuls should wear 1t. Just
listen to this, sir; this Is one OF the circulars. l
ment and know it is correct Listen: "A single.
breasted coat of blue cloth, with standing cape
or collar. and ten navy buttons In front; one
button on each side of the cape, four on each
cuff four under each pocket flap and one on
each hip and in folds; two on each side In the
center and one on each side at the lower eX-
tremity of the skirt There, sir, that what
call striking! But listen. The front from the
cape down to the lower extremity of the SKIRT
cuffs cape and pocket flaps to be embroidered
In gold, representing vine composed OF olive
leaves, and the button holes to be worked with
gold thread; the button holes to correspond
with the width Of the embroidery, which is not
to exceed two inches in any part. CThtnk OF
itg Vest and small clothes of white, and navy
buttons, the former to have ten in front
and four under each pocket flap. With this
dress a cooked hat, small sword, shoes and
buckles are to be worn. The hat to be furnish
ed with gold loops, gold tassels, and black
cOckade, with gold eagle in center; added to
which, 1t is understood that the mOuntings of
the sword and the shoe and knee buckles are
was gorgeous, beautiful. The dignity OF this
country was maintained. Think of it! Knee
breaches, gold lace, small sword and gold
buckles"
IN THESE DEGENERATE TINES
"But, sir, Congress abolished this" The judge
sank into silence for moment and was think
ing. ayes, sir; Congress abolished all this
beauty, and provided that men who had at
some time held rank in the army or navy could
a direct blow at civilians, sir. 1t was a scheme,
sir, to drive them out of the service. Nearly
every man who has gone abroad in the service
of the government since the war has been an
and has been able to pick up an old colonels or
q generals uniform of his own, or some ones
else, and they have managed to get along. But,
begad, sir, what Is this administration going to
being drawn on have nothing but gray uni
forms, Begad, sir What will they do q"