The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17

-n g land Win U8tch i vas deemed poii--c
% MAINTAIN cordial relations English in
ieres-s IL the Eas- was the cry with which
70 sop all the hery oatoursts OF indigna-
ton.
FngIand's Turkish Embassy.
England sent a fleet 70 The Archipelago
81 $50. bat nothing became Of IL what
WI. BE done now. when all me world e
aroused. remains 20 be seen, and another
feet Is IN the DardaneIles.
Sir Philp Currfe Is the present ambss-
sador from Great Britain to the porte, and
he has the best the world can afford.
The present embassy was erected in 1874
from the plans Of sir Charles Barry. who
designed the house o. parliament. He took
for his model the FarIsese palace az Rome.
which. said De Quincy, for the grandeur
OF its mass. the regularity CT its ensem-
bic and the excellence OF is architecture,
has held 70 this day. IN the opinions Of ar
lists. the from. rank among famous palaces.
Tie embassy Is built Of massive lime stone,
and forms a quadrangle % 20 feet by lS5
feet. Il consists Of three stories. in add
ton 10 The ground floor, the middle quad
rangie through which carriages can drive,
70 the southern terrace. il " feet by -
feet. and al the windows OF the corridors
look upon the court, which the present en-
bassy has decorated with palm trees and
Towering plants. The staircase in con-
was described by the King Of the Belgians.
when Duke u BTa5ant. as the most i'm
pos ag thing OF the kind 10 De found in
any palace In Europe. IL is ia the study
20 the right Of this staircase that the pres
ent ambassador Is almost always 70 be
found. surrounded by official boxes, and
engaged IN the perusal OF papers and tele-
grams. Sir Philip Currie Is "A tall, fine
looking man, OF between % and Co. strong
wllled and self-reliant. but genial in man
ner. and gifted with both humor and mag
nation. None can make unpleasant COM
municauons when they have TO be made
In a more courteous and cOnciliatory man
uer.
II Is believed In Constantinople that
neither jew. Turk nor Gentle can turn
Sir Philip from his purpose when he has
made up his mind. and the prevalence OF
this view has already been productive OF
salutary results. several matters which
have been dragging on year after year, a
% Turque. having been settled summary
duriag his comparatively short tenure OF
office. lie Is an Englshman. but travel
In many countries has killed all insularity
IN him. Literature and art he loves. but
they do not prevent his indulging in out
door exercise. He Is a keen horseman, but
perhaps his chief passion Is for gardening.
and * has led him TO transform the en-
bassy garden from a veritaDle wilderness
into a beautiful Eden.
Hiss Singleton. who occupies the position
OF daughter of the house, and came out
with her mother. Lady Currie. from Eng
land. is a young lady whose gentleness
and amiabillty have made her a general
favorite IN Pera society. She has earned
az least one distinction. that of being the
first lady to whom the sultan's eldest son
was allowed 10 offer his arm. on the occa-
sion ~ "a grand banquet given al Nildiz to
-
the officers Of the Mediterranean fleet. ON
the same occasion his imperial m3jesty's
second son was permitted to enjoy the
same unusual privilege in respect % her
married sister, Mrs Lionel Hartford. In
the course of last winter Lady Currie
gave a series OF small dances. when the
grand hall-a magnificent apartment meas
urinn % feet by 50 fcet-was thrown open
for the frs; time during the present re-
gme. Alludpg TO these. and 10 a more
recent entertainment 10 honor of her ma
testy's birthday. a local chronicle said that
though tha traditions OF hospitality at the
English palace may be very ancient. the
houors OF this great house have never
been done with more eclat. maEnihcencc
and cordallty than since the arrival Of
SIR rhlip and Lady Currie.
Hut whatever the social talents OF the
ambassador. 70 cannot Dee denied that his
present stan IS an except iunally brilliant
one. Hon. NJ. Herbert. first secretary. Mr..
Eliot. the head Of the ch8ncery. one Of the
most distinguished scholars and llnxuists
I'm the diplomatic service, Hon. Reginald
Lister. Mr. stephen Leech like Mr. Lister,
au accomplished draug htsman. Mr.. Alhan
YOUNG. a son Of the late Sir Charles. Mr..
" O.. Max Muller. a son OF the celebrated
ph.lalog.st. Mr.. Arthur P0nsonby, whose
father, IA the keeper of her majesty's
pr.vy purse. served The queen 50 long and
fBsthfBiiy-the are secretaries OF whom
any ambassador might wen be proud. Mr..
r. q. Plat honorary attache, is also A
very popular member If Pera society. And
II col. Cherms.de, g. r.. military att5che,
has NOT been mentioned Ia the order OF
precedence 10 which he is entitled 10 IS
because Bee merits a paragraph all 90 HIM
self Educated at Elton ana Woolwich. he
entered tAc army In 1870. Tie served ia
the Egyptian campaign. and was appointed
governor uf Su8Nm IN ls4 ana governor
general or the Red sea in 1856. He speaks
furntly an the recognized languages OF the
East. tu addition 20 those az Europe and
is even more Conversaut with their local
variations and dialects. His Intimate ac-
quBntauee with Armenian affairs has
made hss assistance especially valuable 30
Sr philip Currie Of late
Turkeys Many Promises.
There IS a good deal of Indian ahou. the
Turk. lie Is crafty fellow as smart in
certain directions as the Chinese In prom
i>es De- IS especially prolific. and the last
crn question IS pltstered with promises II
the pie crust order ia splendid profusion.
The sum ~ Ottoman diplomacy would
seem 81 ne to promise pretty much every
thing and perform as L-.le as possible.
In Is23 there was -he treaty q Adrian
crle with Russia. which never was fulfilled.
Hut IN 1882. when Ibrah.m Pashas Egyp-
ian army threatened CONSTANT rnpl.s The