Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1894-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Diplomatic Corps.

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rently had no appreciable effect on
their style Of living. Although now
the diplomatic representatives of En-
gland, France and Italy are able to
write the title of Ambassador before
their names, they seem to continue to
live much as they did when they were
plain ministers. Probably one expla-
nation IL that the accession Of rank
means no addition 10 their salary.
That is certainly the case with the
representative abroad of this country
who were not long ago elevated TO the
dignity Of ambassadors, and in recog-
milton Of which the countries honored
by the presence of such august per-
sonages raised their own representa-
tives to the same rank. The British
minister. or rather ambassador, lives
in spacious residence on the fash
ionable driveway Of the city, which
was built by British money and is the
property Of the British government.
The British ambassador gets $50, 900
a year which, with number Of allow
ances, gives him rather snug sum
To enable him to keep the wolf from
the door.
The French ambassador cultivates
his newly acquired dignity in the
pleasant aud I'D fashioned house that
has been the residence Of the French
legation for number Of years past
He recently married n wealthy mer-
lean girl. and therefore the size of
his salary does not necessarily restrict
him in his style of living. The rep
resentative of Italy is the other am
bassador accredited TO this country.
AT present he has rooms at good
but not expensive hotel. A year OF
40 ago he found the rooms In the
second story of a modest private resi-.
dence quite sufficient 10 satisfy his
dignity. lie was then, however, a
plain minister, and had not attained
the glory of a full blown ambassador.
While the diplomatic colony are not
characterized by the same glitter and
show in private as they are when they
appear on full dress occasions in pub
lic. yet some of them hold the first
place in the keen competition of ex-
trayagant living. II is not always
the big countries that mike the larg-
est show
1t is true that the German legation
has a fine home Of its own, which has
been enlarged by the addition Of a
ball room, aud is the scene Of good
deal of social splendor. The Mexican
minister has a fine residence and is
a lavish entertainer, while the first
secretary Of the legation resides in
one of the swell houses of the city.
and keeps up an establishment that
in point Of lavishness is equal to any
thing in that line that is seen here.
Recently BRAZIL has come TO the front
and now her legation is splendidly
housed in Ene residence which has
been specially fitted up for the pur-
pose. The representatives from Rus
sia haye always made more or less of
a splurge. For a number of years
they occupied the mansion which Boss
Sheperd built in his palmy days, but
now they have taken possession OF a
fine, old fashioned roomy residence in
a fashionable locality, which has been
specially remodeled for their use.
Perhaps some might have the inn
preston that the Argentine Republic
is rather second rate country, but
you would not get that impression by
visiting the legation here. The min
IIer occupies stylish house In a
stylish locality, and is right in the
social swim.
The Chinese minister, ever since
there has been representative from
the Flowery Kingdom in this country
has lived in fine, not to say sumtuous
style, The present minister, who is
also the diplomatic representative at
the court of Spain aud Peru, occupies
a snowy residence, which singular to
say Just at this time, he is charging
by the addition Of bah room, and il
is understood that he proposes to give
a round of social entertainments dur
ling the coming winter that will sur
pass anything done by his predecessor
The japanese minister is contented
with less pretentious mode of life.
He lives in small house on a private
street. The Coreans, however, follow
the node OF life Of the Chinese, and
occupy a great big house, where they
are fond OF entertaining the people
who come to see them. The minister
has his own carriage and is one of the
. familiar figures about the city. Ev
erybody stops and looks at the singu
{ lar people from the hermet nation
with their funny little hats, which
they wear in and out Of doors. Thes'
hats resemble an inverted cullendar
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