The herald., 1896-12-30
WITH THE DIPLOMATS.

tSiS eHdt nave IIlGue all the years SlIlHe
they lived melodious. There are a mum
Der of new faces in the diplomatic circle
this winter, and their owners are natu-
rally the objects of much interest in
society. There is no mere hospitable
house in Washington than the English
legation under the regime of Sir Julian
and Lady Pauncefote and their young
daughters Their teas, balls and recep-
tions are many, the drawingrooms are
always filled with flowers, and the re-
freshment tables bountifully supplied
with dainties. The new face at the
British embassy belongs to Mr.. Reginald
Tower, a tall blonde bachelor VINO
studies the Washington world through
eyeglasses and wears an expression Of
ability to see the humorous side of
things. He entered diplomatic service
eleven years ago, and has been stationed
in Constantinople, Madrid and Berlin.
THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.
The ambassador from Spain, Senor
Dupuy de LONE, and his handsome dark
eyed wife. have been extremely popular
in capital society. The Spanish legation
has also added another bachelor to the
list of elglbles in the person of Senior
Juan Dubose. He is here as a n addition
al first secretary (there are now three
first secretaries), and since 1879 has
served continuously in various parts Of
the world. He speaks English like an
Englishman, which does not mean ab-
solute perfection in the language, ana
is an expert wheelman. From South
America comes Senior Saratea Pinto CT
the Gillian legation--a man of fine ap-
pearance and intellectual attainments.
For some years he was professor of in
ternational law in the military college Of
Santiago de Chile and afterward con.
sui general of his country to Argentine.
He is literary man, and has written
much on the economic questions of the
hour. His position here Is that of first
secretary of the Chilian legation under
Minister De Cana. His wife is now in
Paris with her two children, but is ex-
pected to join her husband early in
January, and to become no insignificant
factor of society. Another important
(unmarried) addition to the foreign col
ony is Senior Almeida de Brandao, Sec
ond secretary of the Brazilian legation,
Portuguese by birth, but a thorough
scholar and cosmopolitan by force of cir
,cumstances. Yet another is Count Ane-
nokoski ofthe Japanese legation oriental
in appearance, but highly educated in
Germany. He comes here via Rome,
and was at one time private secre tary
to Viscount Aoki, minister of foreign af-
fairs.
THE AUSTRIAN LEGATION.
one of the leading diplomatic homes
of the present season is the legation of
Austria Hungary, lately established in
handsome house in the ultra fashion
able quarter, which was purchased by
the government of these nations for
their representatives in the United
States. The minister, Mr.. Hengelmul-
Ter. Hungarian by birth. was educatedl
in Vienna, and Is one of the most learn
ed and distinguished diplomats in
Washington. His young and beautiful
wife is Russian, reared and educated in
Paris This is her first winter in this
nfrx~ nd o1r Jrr l.,
ternoon receptions, in which she is as
sisted by the minister and Prince Wrede
of the legation, are regular crushes.
GEN. GRANTS GRANDDAUGHTER.
The most notable event of the early
Washington season was the recent
coming out" of Miss Vivian Sartoris,
Gen. Grants granddaughter. In man.
ner and features the little girl (she is not
yet 1S) closely resembles her mother,
the Nellie Grant of the White House a
score of years ago, whom her father so
idolized. Miss Vivian has the same
brown hair, with slight tinge of au-
burn, and big blue eyes that are almost
the shade of violets, and a charming air
of good will toward the world in general
But, unlike our Nellie of other days, she
has very high color, acquired from the
healthful, open-air life abroad. She
speaks French like a Partisan, pos
sesses highly cultivated voice of great
natural power and sweetness, and Is al
ways perfectly dressed; and as the mon
ey is nowadays plentiful in the Grant
Sartoris family, it goes without saying
that its fairest representative rides upon
society's top wave. Mrs. U. s. Grant
purchased a spacious house last year in
Washington, in which are gathered the
treasures of her tour around the world
and many relics of her distinguished
husband. Here the granddaughter made
her debut amid palmc and, growing mar
guerites and heaps upon heaps of bou-
quets which had been sent by admiring
friends. The several hundred guests
included everybody in social life. from
cabinet and diplomatic families down.
The fair debutante was appropriately
dressed in white mousselinej Gle, sole.
which looked the perfection of simplc
ity, but being Paris made must have
cost pretty penny. Skirt and bodice
were trimmed with rare Venetian lace,
and she carried huge bouquet of val
ley lilies.
Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, looking very lit
tie older than her daughter, wore white
silk figured with pink roses, and Ma
rie Antoinette fichu of chiffon edged
with lace. and diamond crescent in
her dark hair. Mrs. L. S. Grant was
very richly gowned i'll black thread lace
over white satin Ell train, with diamonds
galore She looked not at all like the
thrifty housewife who years ago in Ca
lena cooked her hutband's dinner and
hung ott the weekly wash" with her
OWE hands and rockedbaby Nell to sleep
on her motherly bosom. Poor, rich old
woman What would she not give, /
wonder, to go back to those early days
and spend thi:9 Christlnas with her gal
liant young husband and all the babies
beside her? BRIGHAM
THE WORCESTER ART MUSEUM.
AT recent meeting of the board of
directors of the'new Worcester (Mass.)
Art museum, established few months
ago by Stephen Salisbury by gift of
S100, 900 in money and about $4,000 worth
Of land in the neighborhood of Lincoln
square, plans drawn by Earle & Fisher,
architects, were accepted for the muse
um building, which is to be erected in
the coming season. Mr.. Salisbury stipu-
lated that $4,000 should be used as a
building fund, and the art lovers Of the
city have raised by popular subscription
S33, 900 more. 1t is expected to raise the
total to 100000, which is the estimated
cost of the new building. The plans call
for a building 56x12S feet The style will
be Italian Renaissance.
The directors at their NEE ting accepted
gifts for the new museum as follows:
Statue of the Venus of Milo from the
Worcester Art society; 5000 from the
Worcester Women's club for the pur-
chase of the statue of Winged Liberty,
and q portrait of William Hunt, the Bue-