The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-01
PASSING OF DIPLOMATS.
Gorgeous Foreigners Shook the
Presidents Hand.

The first person to shake hands with the
President was tail, broad sliouldered,
ratherportly gentleman, attiredin uniform
respendant in gold braid. Those who did
not know him did not need TO be told that
lie was the Right Hon. Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, grand commander Of the Bath, grand
commander Of st. Michael and ST. George,
the British ambassador To the United States
and the dean of the diplomatic corps.
There was something so Enthusiastically
English about Sir Julian and the uniformed
young men who folio WED at his heels that
the accent they dropped in talking to some
Of the pretty girls behind the line WAS
superfluous as means of identification.
Sir Julian was accompanied by Lady
Pauncefote, the Misses Pauncefote, Wis
count Cough, secretary of the British
Embassy; Viscountess Cough, Capt. Alfred
W Paget, Z. N, naval attache; Mr.. Henry
outram BaxIronsides and Mr.. Reginald
Lowder, second secretaries; Mr.. Hugh T.
O'Beirne, the Earl of Westneath, and MI.
Ronald Macleary, attaches.
The French ambassador Mr.. Jules Pate
notre, came with his American wife, the
daughter of James EMERSON, the Phila-
deiphia publisher and Mr.. Eugene Thiebout
Commandment Clement de Grandprey, and
Mr.. Jules Boeufve, orthe French embassy.
Baron Faya, Italy's ambassador, pas sed
down theline with Baroness FayaandCount
Vinci. secretary of the embassy.
Anothertitledenvoy ,BaronMax VonThicl-
man. the German ambassador. followed.
with the Baroness Won Thielman and the
secretaries and attaches of his suit.
In Evening Dress.
Then the brilliant uniforms of the Euro
pean diplomatists gave way TO the modest
black of conventional evening dress worn
by Senator Matias Romero, Minister from
Mexico, who, in common with the represen
tatives from the Latin-American republics,
with the exception OF those from Brazil,
followed the custom of his country in dp-
pearing in the highest garb OF civilian con-
ventionality, without regard to the al
manac. Sonora Romero and the secreta-
ries and attaches OF the Mexican legation
followed the minister.
A year ago Chinese woman was seen for
the first time at the opening FUNSTON OF
the official season. She was Mrs. Yang
Yu, the wife of the envoy from the Flowery
Kingdom.
Today she came again, and created quite
as much interest and comment as she did
on her previous appearance at New Years
reception. Her wonderful silken robes were
the admiration of all the women present,
while every man pronounced her as pretty
as a picture, and not q Chinese picture,
either.
Her attractive little face beamcd beneath
a curious headdress that fairly glittered
with precious stones. She drew the lion 5
share OF attention, even more than her hus-
band and the silk gowned members OF his
suite.
Yang Yu's costume was resplendant. In
his wAte came his secretaries and at
taches. Ho Yen Shing, Kwang Wing, Mr..
Hoo, Mr.. Su, Mr. Wang, Mr.. Shang, Mr..
Chung, Mr.. Sun, Mr.. Lee and Mr.. SEE.
1t is probable that the participation of
the wives of Chinese ministers at official
social functions will be a permanent thing.
Mr.. Yang Yu viii be succeeded this year by
another distinguished fellow-countryman,
and it is safe to say that his
wife will exercise all the pTerogatiyes to
which her sex entities her in her native
land.