The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

| treaty between that country and his own
| It was in recognition Of these valuable
! services that he was given the browning
honor of the mission 70 the United States
which has salary attached very much
greater than that OF any other diplomat in
W ash ington. After the distinguished
party had reached the hotel. and each
had shaken his own hand over and over
again and touched everybody else on cheek
and forehead, and bent himself 10 the
dust a dozen times-the ladies' retired to
their rooms pending luncheon, while the
men seated themselves around big table
and performing the solemn religious cere-
mony of transferring the dragon seas
Jos sticks were lighted and incense burn
ef; and over the smoking embers Minis
ter Yang Hu, handed the emblems of his
exalted office to Minister Wa Ting Fang,
who received them amid the profound ST.
lence Of the onlookers. Thus was the
deed accomplished, and the Yang Yus, who
have been such social favorites here, will
depart next week for pastures new.
The heart Of Washington is disquieted
by the revelation that Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, the august stickler for precedence,
is learning to ride a tricycle.! Imagine
&7 pounds of solid dignity on such a ma
chine. But he did not do it in public, or
in the presence of snickering classes of
Jeering street gamin, you may be sure. He
took lessons in his own ballroom, where
he could collar his teacher and turn nasty
troopers to his hearts content Now he
has become quite expert, in spite of his
size, and almost any fine day may be met
astride his noble wheel. with the firm seat
and slIillful hand of The English gentle
man fond of riding to hounds. The tricy-
Gle must needs go al a much slower and
more dignified pace than the nimble two
wheeled affairs which skim those match
less streets; but perhaps it is better adapt
ed for heavy, cTOsS-COuntry work, five
barred gates, hedges. bitches and such, to
which Sir Julian has been accustomed.
Another tricycle. rider is Prince Wrede
of the Austrian legation who is an en-
thusiastic devotee of the trinity of wheels.
He is the second bona fde prince who has
figured of late years in the diplomatic
corps at Washington, the other being the
late Russian minister No greater con-
trast is often seen than that between the
unassuming manner Of this real scion of
royalty and the IRIS of the bogus Prince"
lturbide of Mexico who, by the way has
betaken himself to other fields since his
expulsion from the SWEETEST club of the
Capital for slanderins a lady. Prince
Wrede does not even keep a coach, with
a coat-of arms emblazoned on it and liv-
erled menlals to match. although it is ru-
mored that he can well afford to indulge
himself in any sort of luxury. When not
on his humble wheel he goes about town
IN an ordinary tweed suit and soft hat
and is as companionable and friendly a
man as can be met on the fashionable
promenade He is no longer young, and
the wife of his bosom went some time since
to the Better Country; yet he is not, to
quote Rabelais FINISHED with love, re-
| ligion and philosophy and fallen back on
cooking but retains considerable grip
on each of those interests. In the cooking
line he is famous for his marvellous com
binations of green things with oils and
| acids and nutritious meats, in the form of
salads; and he is a master hand at brew
ing celebrating Austrian beverages, in
which fruits, wines. straws and ice min
gle to perfection. The handsome legation
OF Austria-Hungary, on Connecticut ave
nue., opposite the German embassy. has
become one of the social centers of Wash
| ington since the advent of Minister Ian
dislaus Hengelmuller Won Hengervar and
his beautiful wife.
Perhaps the most beautiful of the for
elgn women in Washington is Sonora Du-
puy de LONE, wife of the Spanish minis
ter. Seen in her victoria, behind a pair of
splendid bays, in glittering harness. the
men on the box in tan livery with scar
let cockades her self in a new spring suit
that matches the skies in color and bon
net garden of pink and yellow roses
vastly becoming to her brilliant style of
beauty-she furnishes stunning study in
color
Another very beautiful woman is the
Niscountess de Santo-Thyrso, wife of the
new minister from Portugal She is petite
in figure, of fair complexion, black hair
and deep blue eyes. Being in mourning
she mingles little in society but is fond of
outdoor exercise and is a tireless pedes-
TRAN This is the more remarkable, as the
women of her country and class seldom
walk at all in the streets; but the Wis
countess contracted the daily constitu-
tionaP' habit while at school in England
The most dignifed man in Washington
not even excepting her majesty's right
hand Sir Julian Paunefote, is Senior Jose
Andrade, the Venezuelan minister A mere
punctittous, conventional and formal NOR
tai was ever met; and therefore the fash
iCnable audience at an opera the other
evening were the more astonished al the
part he played in the entertainment He
entered procenium box just as the first
notes of II Trovatore" were sounding
and proceeded to remove his overcoat
That was strictly de rigeur; but what was
the CONSERVATION of onlookers to see him
then calmly and deliberately remove also
his dress-coat, displaying fine linen shirt
sleeves and an elegant waste backed
with white satin. The ushers exchanged
Mortified glances, and one of them started
forward to explain that though the Vene-
zuelan boundary may be in dispute the
line is accurately drawn here in the mat
ter of coats-when his excellency perceiv-
ed what he had done and hastily resumed
the discarded garment, which, in the heat
of the moment. he had mistaken for a
secondary top coat.
--s-18-e-
/ what Did Buccphalus Cost.
From the Spectator.