Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-29
THEY HAVE FADS.
Representatives of Foreign
Countries in Washington.
How Diplomats at the Capital
Disport Themselves.

relations with foreign countries are not
so complicated as to result in onerous
duties or oVcrburden the diplomats with
official duties. They have sufficient OPP
portunity to discharge their official
duties, quantities Of time to get through
with social demands and still fine leisure
to devote to numberless fads, out OF
which they get more or less amusement
for themselves and friends.
Most of the attaches Of the European
countries are fond of the saddle, and arc
often to be seen with their feet in the
stirTups, particularly in the hunting
season. when there is one Next tai
horseback, tennis is the favOrite amuse
ment
No Base Ball Fanatics.
Strange to relate, the national
American game is nowhere, and it has
not deyotee among the legations,
probably because it happens to be really
American. But in tennis the members
of the British, Italian and French lega
tons fairly reyel.
Sir Julian Likes Tennis.
The court at the British legation in
the rear OF the red and green castle Is
never empty on pleasant day, and tho
most ardent deyOtee Of all is the stately
British minister, whom to see in the
solemnity of the legation coach one
would as soon accuse of football as OF
devotion to tennis. Nevertheless Sir
Julian PaunCefOte is always on hand fer
his ..Aernoon game. He is n thing ct
beauty in his tennis suit, 1t is always
strictly de rigueur. He never stOopS to
the negligee shirt and rolling collar OF
his young opponents He looks as If he
had lust emerged from the haberdash.
er's and lauG1ryman's hands
Sir Julian never stoops for n ball. He
hits the ball, puts one hand in his pocket
straightens up and waits to see what
happens next Generally one OF the
younsters runs around until he finds the
ball in the grass When all the balls
are located safely on the lawn the three
players all search while Sir Julian waits.
Just what style Of game he plays is a
mystery
Won Mumm's Camera.
AT the German legation is the indefati-
gable photographer Of the corps, Mr..
Won Mumm. who can and does take n
picture quite ans good, and in many cases
much better han half the artists OF this
country. Mr.. Won Munm has the
whercwithal aud all the facilities for
gratifying his fonduess for photography
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Another Diplomat with fad is Mr.
Boclllriis off the Swedish legation. He
IS the artist of the corps and does moi
depcnd upon camera to pcrpetuatt
what strikes his fancy. lf not exactly &
lightning artist he is able TO eaten pass
ing men and events with Nohcii ''ll" INK
His productions however aI' nov Oh
exhibition, because S0'llHtliheS uleN
strike deep and are to4 dloII lor any pu
the most intimate circle
Eomnn Magyar writes.
Roman Blayorar the man in charg,
Of fine COSY Iittle Niraragum legation
nnts i'm his snare time evolving poem
and ,nora1yuc articles covering ever
th;rr from fashions to notifies. and it i
from literary and no,vsnaDcr work tina
bcpeIs nosi mauygmslt and recreation
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