Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-27
THE GAY DIPLONATES
THEY ARE WAssilN6ToN's LEISURE
" CULTURED SOCIETY MEN.


plenty OF bAfilscinc women 10 LAX EonsSAse
TO, ami music playing softly in an adjoining
aleove or corridor, is sufficient exchange
for the honor Of their presence. Wherever
one goes in Washington society the diplomat
ic CORPS is seen 10 he well represented. They
are conspicuous NJ the White aous@ on ali
state occasions
The, liuger lovingly over the potted pate
de foie sras and boned turkey on the luncheon
tables in the great dining room Of the vice
president. They help swet the throng at the
debut Of the chief justices pretty daughter,
No. T." as Miss Mildred herself mas fired
her chronological rank in that interesting
family. They are at all sorts Of teas and re-
septions and days" and do not neglect the
theatre and opera Tine Coreans and the
Chinese and the Japanese are quite as fond
of society as the English and the French.
The truth about il is, these gay people have
nothing else in the world 20 do There Is
nothing but society to take up their time or
absorb their energies. Even Sir Julian
Paunc-fote, the representative of the great
British empire, would die of ennui il he did
not kin heavy hanging time by plunging into
the social torrent II mist be said Of Sir
Julian, however. that he Is popular for his
own sake. n he were not the British minis
ter he would still be much sought, for be is
one of the most charming old men that ever
lived had a glimpse Of him the other day
In the most common Of situations. After
all. there is no place like q street car 10
estimate human nature. The man who can
be polite aud s,iave and even tempered and
accomplished on q street car has his breeding
certified 10 in . way which cannot he gain
mid. Sir Julian came out Of his big legation
house, which is the most extensive establish
ment in all Washington devoted to the use of
= single family, and hailed passing car He
was plainly attired, in derby hat and an
overcoat which am quite sure he wore the
winter before last in London. His very small
-phenomenally small for q man Of his
arge physique-were clad in a pair of plain
congress CATERS. Even hi. gloves were black
and a little gray and ruff1el from wear. and
10Th were on bis hands--a circumstance
which am sure would have horrlfied four
,ut of five department clerks had they seen
I, for the average department young person
thinks it the height Of bad form to appear on
the street with any other than fashionable
red brown gloves one on his right or cane
hand and the other carried loosely in the bare
left. Probably, if Sir Julian were 10 appear
on Pennsylvania avenue some fine utter
noon at 4:l5 O'Clock thus attired the state
department clerks would feel 50 outraged
that an Indignation meeting would be called
Immediately.
Sir Julian is a man who attracts attention
anywhere and watched him closely as he
boarded the street car Imagine nv surprise
when he swung upon the moving car with all
the grace of a young athlete, smiled and
tipped his hat to the conductor, who was
somewhat frantically ringing the driver
bell for fear that the distinguished man
might get hurt, and said Good morning.
right cheerily to workman who was stand
Ing on the platform In the car there were
several ladies whom the minister knew,
and he actually walked up and down
that he might shake them all by the
hand and say some pretty things TO
them. Among the ladies' was Mime.
Varas, wife of the Chilian minister, and
her handsome dark eyed daughter. In con-
versation with these ladies' the minister
showed that he is thorough master of
French, and his shoulder shruss aud facial
expressions were essentially Gallo. He
chucked under the chin q little girl who "a,
beside him, and for her fond papa, an utter
stranger, had a pleasant word In fact, the
oAu AihH oSNsA1eu ~ 10 81 Iuli VI pbou
and the milk Of human kindness that he
fairly dubbed over Not bit like the ira
ditonal Englishman, stiff, reserved, conven-
tional, was he. As Sir Julian left the car
noticed that he lifted his hat to each of the
ladies' Of his acquaintance in turn. He also
backed GU, Of the vehicle. as he woui have
left drawing room. None but IA trained
diplomatic would have displayed those little
IL
ton and the life diplomatique.
II had son whom wanted taught fine
manners should apprentice him TO the dig
lomatic trade. There is nothing ike it to
give polish and refinement and easy grace
All the experienced diplomates ever knew
had the same smooth ways, the sam. oily
tongue, the identical shoulder shrug that is
SO expressive and withal SO charming. Even
Americans take kindly to that sort of thing.
| cannot remember at this minute having
met a single exception TO the rule = =:
Cox. the lamented, always Il polished man,
came back from Turkey with finer manners
than when he went away. Our ats, minister
to England. Mr.. Phelps, acquired grace
abroad. The late Col Goodioe, OF Kentucky,
who was one of the most charming of men.
had had opportunity to add foreign social
culture TO his native Kentucky bonhomnie
Our present minister to Germany, Mr.. VII
lam wafer fheins, IS deiightfni man to
meet, and his friends attribute half his at.
tractiveness TO his experience abroad.
Old John A. kasson. who was 50 long min.
lister to Austria, is fair typo Of the Ameri.
can diplomatic A man Of fine presence, o
hri,lion. copverss,inn,Iis, nossass.a =, -,
the cruces If n Chesterfield he /, -, ,,,.h j.,
love with tho no;,e bfe n nm .,,,i'a.sa',' ~
that I am tnlJ he wonl5 nra.sr d,,Io,n.,,.
station ohro,a avon hr,,i.la ~ ~
rrasidsncr If n. Irn;,od So '" u - .''''
mon nretty and vail dr,ssoi 49,. 80
dirnars ond ro,.e,,,;o,s III . ~,
let,in., tho bour n, a ~ .,,h,,,,, ds','i'+ -
dress coat ="
Dinlomatjc exrar,e,ca ,nak.s ,....i ,,ii.,...
of men To this -uJa ,,are ar, fo,y $50,
tions Perhan. the ,e.t t,.,,,,ai ,.i.,,.r !.
WASHINGTON i Rot.,r, r hit, o,,,,r,,.a
man from Ulin,i, ana cha;rma,, NJ ,.., no,.,
committee ON FOREIGN affairs ~. r,,l, h.
marked in any social g,,ber,,,, a. . h,iI,;..r,
conversatiopalst He no+ onlr ar a,,...
tainipely. but tber. ia somethine snhs,.,.;,i
in his ruent,. repast WhiIe Vnis,.rV r.
son rms TOO mucb IN nara goss,,, ,rr,, =. -,
ladies m;rb, ao,a uno,, Nv, A., ,.,...
that till he is tired and then ,.I,, n,ii,;,, ~
litical economy. social scie,co n,o,.,t,,ra
with hoth ,.;, and ieor,,ir,- Th,-a - :.
thing .s IL. dinIon.,ic JiS..sa -
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~ hitt hasn hasson u nearly 70 and
81 ives 70 appear about 90 He is gallant.
ne is sample OF the man of brains and
cnai acter and political ambition who is led
on INTO sort Of picnic life by the fascina-
IONS OF diplomacy.
curious to know what the duties Of dip
tomato are anu particularly II the able gen.
ue'neh VINO represent the United states in