New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

quite warm on both sides and resulting in Sir ~.
without court dress would be looked upon BY the
English people as presumption. Mr. Buchanan re-
Queen. ana desired to treat her with the Difference
which was emineny due her bu ne rei sIv ~
would make tho slightest difference whether ne
cSsna ap cai~d aten5n 10 the way the American
Minister to Russia was received and II may pe naIn
that the Russian not less strict then man
II Is now, ard that the American Minister at ina
time found it possible 10 avoid the use Dr u, on
tho gala occasion. Senator Douglas had JUS
returned to England from Russia. While at -.
the usual notice That court dress was required ba s
appear. The Count asked him In what dress n" ap-
pcared before the President Of the United States.
and Mr. Douglas in hf very dress za ne sad
that was sufficient. and in this pain dress senator
palace ana on parade and had a most agreeable con-
versation with him on both occa sions; .,.,,o,,or
OF Mr.; Buchanan by his appearing in dress suit
with tho addition OF sword as the sword was con
sdered at ali tho courts Of the word merely as the
mark OF gentleman. and 1t was made evident 70
the Minister that the Queen desired HIN to wear H.
said that. inasmuch az the simple dress q an Ameri-
court servants. II had been his intention from me
first to wear something that would distinguish MN
as an appropriate court dress for other American
citizens and. what was more remarkable for Brtish
subjects. Mr. Fillmore was presented AZ court IN IT,
CONGRESS TAKES ACTION.
After the submission OF M. IN" correspondence vi
this question to Congress. nothing more was done
on the subject until early In 1861 when through the
efforts of senator sumner and General Banks, the
resolution referred to above was forced through
Congress- The resolution did not, In point OF fact
accom-. plsh what sOught-the prohibition or the
wearing Of a court dress in LOndon-for ministers
continued, after that, 10 Wear modified Dress
although the court costume had been discarded by
the American representatives at every other court
In Europe. -.
ca al for Information the
subject May y. 1868. 1t having come to the at
obeyed Secretary seward. through President John
son. Sent the correspondence to the senate. Du.
app~ared that every diplomat had been instructed
with regard the mandatory character OF the law,
serveI I'm the volunteer Army Navy, authorizing
them to the uniform Of the rank to which they
The only matter OF interes, Is a mid statement
from Charles Francs Adams, men Mnl*ter 70
Grea Br tan, who gays tha;. !nasnuch as no dreSS
has been authorized, ana "a the I"Sniat9hs estaG
shcd a, ihat court absolutely required tnai an
different from III. on.y one permitted, +; would
necessarily follow that conformity 10 tness dteec-
tons must operate an exclusion OF fne dp'o-
mat. rrprcscriat YES OF the United States from
psrt.cipn'i,n in al the occasions Of court core
moniai that take pace IN me year; re sigsrSaca
that tho Only means open 10 AVOID THIS inconV"nrhCe
me- NE Army "' or navy. Mr.. Adams renarking that
military uniforms serve as passport In all the
The las, reference TO This troublesome question
in State ep!r,mf2 23p,r' %@s M rry
a, the Spanish court. Cthri attention 20 Ms con-
spicuous posi-. on IN" only person present az
c'ur, functions in ordinary evening dr-ss. Mr..
Hayarl In manuscript insiructp's. enphaslHrS inc
f,c. that fhe absence - civil distinctions az home
forh Is thor al lptlon abroad Uniforms. n" says,
ar, 81 two kinds ,hosc aenoiing relative rank and
authority and those which, Ike m" roN"9 or knight
i, orders and tho Ike. mark class or tiuar pr'vl-
itges Neither ~ 'hcse : applicable in theory. 20
those ca zens wh' may hc ~ son 20 I.pI sent
abroad tho sovereignty ~ Tho R"puhlc TT" dig,
MY ~ tho Representative Office should be deemed
per So above aG lsiiuction. N III" way OF personal
apnarci In CONCLUSION. VI. Eay1r! wrote Mr;
curry that upon reflection T. may b" qu'~t oneG
whether the rcpresonta'iv" quality ~ an envoy me
hlgh.s, known IN 'h- co-equa 'n'ercours" OF ma
lions "a ~, rather diminished than enhanced by
wear rr 10 : done .1 come c1r"s under statutory
authority tho uniform ~ pn'' or present military
rank ., ,.,
So on The 'av - h's 0r'n Try " st,fisd IN.
,,q,rg-.lors ~ 'he STATE Department. !, - nov
,,- 70 pr~.urno tha' 'he pep1r.m'nt would instruct
Mr. Ere .t'rr dgc - wear ~" cour' IrrsS IN when
he arnrarr' A. 'ne coronation. IN pl pam" VIOLA
,'-l ~ oNi-'ng law under which he and all ~
a-socatca ~ ~" Diplomatic corps are governed
Wlh the fur .la' N" incident haS cAuS"i WI
10 permitted hy the State Department 20 ne con-
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