Telegram-herald., 1890-01-23


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u2ks cir r1lAfss out ~ lawyers ahd inSt-
chants aud usuufactur-rs. and then Pdl1taS
upon thes- ths crsei necessity ~ rletAii1i
tsals1as ra-rase.yes back into la1yefs, hlef-
chants ar8 1eant faeture,S Imagine ayo1as
man taNea from = counting FOWn and
plauged into the nsidst of PARIS OF Donaoa
s0elety for @ few yezTs. AID tnsa s-nt nAc4
20 ths hullrum ot TOO counting room. IL
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.asy a.d luxurious a. lis metnod OF IKE.
aI.-i SIR H.tt. Tho most GrdnOus task
sLioa be ilas % perform .n the line ~ ON al
suty IS waiting lie waiting f.r insifuc-
tlo1s from Washington, fos documents which
seem ea intermlnably loug time in coming
DC oe ID waiting ia the aute-room % the sef-
re,sry u gn affars Imagine yourself
rae repreaeuJ uJatIye OF the great American re-
public and cooling yolT heels in the an-e-
rr1li et q foreign Official FOR six hours, as Is
Iols very frequently by cur ministers az
European courts. The average American
"a hlnlc or farmer would not wait that long
.o seo tbe president - thc United States, AM
II he were compelled 10 wait 50 lOnS be would
raise q fuss about it, and the press would
.ai. him. The trol5.s with ocr dlplomates
1arae i, ilat foreign officials receive accord
u- To rank. We have no ambassadors, and
nearly eli other count tries have ambassadors,
who ou,rauA tle Americans.
"A great many countries are represented al
p chief capital like Paris and the day rs short
AMI time is 1eelnS Say tde American min-
.ster c.es at 10 in the morning to see the
French minister az foreign AFFAIR.". The am
bas,ad0r FROM Greece Is Just ahead Of him.
Nail- u. ), waiting for tine ambassador from
Greece ID c9uclude his business inside the am
ba.-...r- from CAih arrives The American
minister mast wit tli the ambassador from
Chiu na had his aIG.enra by shiS time the
reurese l-ct.yes Of many countries are coming
in. aud Sac American minister vii be in great
luck d Ae ge- an audience at all Even tho
represen t4-Ise of the littie Republic Of san
Marln0 81 lut rs biZ rs q ward IN the city OF
Cuica-o. takes precedence over tEe American
minister.
More than once have I seen Mr. Washburne
Tait.l- IA tine aute-ro0m Of the French min-
istcr OF foreign Affairs while the diplomatic
gentleman from that Insignificant little coun-
try pas-ei proudly in More than once have
I gone early IN the morning to get audience
with N, foreign secretary. and after remain
iu- tIll iote IN the afternoon teoa compelled TO
70 homo avd come again another day IN hopes
Of better luck Even the usher who does duty
ira the ante-r0oms Of The European dignitary
appears ID look down with contempt upon
the Diplomatic representatives Of toe United
States It is this persons function 10 assors
the visiting diDl0mates according to their
rank and ai1nit them IN that order. The con-
descendia, sir with which be provides seat
and a morning paper FOR the poor American,
whom he knows viii be with him most Of the
day, is really painful.
'.Ou the whole, p" concluded Mr. HIT, 'you
viii Gld our dipiomates abroad living very
much the sane sort of life which the diplO-
matte corps lives in Washington. 1t IS a
leisurely lazy. politely gay existence. This
leisure brings culture, social grace, fine man
ners, delicate appcrile, but not much en-
ergy for the practical side of life. %
Il Is rather odd that so few marriages take
place between members Of the diplomatic
corps ami American women. While 10 IS not
denied that the attaches of the European
legations come here, many of them, wish fell
designs on American hcIressos, very feN run
awav with prizes. 1t Is said tic number Of
matrimonial contracts Of that sort which
have boon made during tho last half century
could he counted on the fncera of ones hand.
Miss Matte Mitchell, daughter Of the Ore
gou senator and the reIguing beauty or
Washington society, j. reported 20 have
refused ~ even dozen II these aspiring
foreigners. Miss Mitchell is rel-ninS now
on her beauty alone. for her father
though oncc wealthy. now hes not much
besides his salary 70 60 on. Old timers
still talk of one of the ronance5 Of forty
+ years ag0-of tbe match between OLD Count
de Bodisco, tEo Russian minister. and Miss
Harriet Williams. tho belle q Georgetown.
He was an old and decrepit nan, aud Miss
Williams was q scaoo girl of fourteen. The
+ count sent her - Europe 10 finish her educa-
tiou. and when SIZE came back she vas said 10
+ be tho most beautiful woman ia America.
Tnen the old count, after enjoying her I'll
umphs here for A reas0n. carried Ter or %
S. Petersburg. where sue created q great
sensation Her little less beautiful sister,
Fanny lov.sd a nephew Of the old counts, or
q Young man who was supposed to be bis
/ nephew. but who turned out 20 he en iuegIt-
mate soB. After marriage they Tere separated
By the laws q Russia, and NJ pretty gUi BE-
F came engaged 20 Russian nohemau- A
day before tue wedding as e. take plaoe she
was found dead vita O miniature q her
. lover pressed 20 her bps.
ROBEgT GEAvEs
- The ORIENT.