Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

his fiji al appearance in the New Year pa
Ee5tntry at the Executive Mansion. for be-
fore the next one comes round he will have
returned to England, and his successor will
have taken possession of the English en-
basSy on Connecticut avenue. Sir Julian
has already passed the age of retirement,
but on account of his long experience and
his personal popularity he has been retain
ed at this post during the recent war and
It's present settlement.
The Dean of the Corps.
But his successor will not occupy the COW
rted place of dean when he succeeds Sir
Julian. That honor Is bestowed for length
Of service and Great Britain's new aubas-
BadOr will stand at the foot of the line in
stead Of at the head. Unless his new sena-
tOrial duties interfere with his returning to
this capital. Baron FaYa, Italy'S repre-
sentative. Will resume the first place, which
he held so long prior to 1879, when Wash
ington was raised to ambassadorial rank.
The popular bachelor Herr Won HOlleben
of the German embassy, Will stand second
IN line. while Frances gifted diplomat NJ.
Jules CANNON should the numerous rumOrs
Of his transfer to a European court in the
meantime prove groundlessJ, Will come
tiIid- Russia raised her legation to en-
hasSy during the past summer and Count
&c Cas$iHl, who has the honor of being the
hr~t Russian ambassador to America, will
be the fourth in line. Then. as before
stated. thu British representative Of her
majesty Will he at the foot of ranking diplo-
mats. unless between then and now AustI ia
Hungary rdlSrS the rank of her mission.
and she has already made oVcrtureS to
government toward that end. Minister Hen
r-lmuii"r NOn Hengervar and his brilliant
Wife have gone home 20 Austria for the
winter. and il * said in diplomatic circles
that ue anticipates being transferred to
European court. and that Count X. de
kuelfrnStein. the present Austrian minister
20 Switzerland, viii be the new ambassador
here During the iuterregnum the genial
BARON RpIIi : - n gff .tjr ..r7A
maintains the hospitality IF the elegant
Connecticut avenue legation.
For the past ten years Minister Romero
IF the Mexican legation has been the. dean
among the ministers. but H. Will have but
little interest in the festivities this season.
To friend who saw him recently he re-
marked then that he did not see how he
e. UId return Z" Washington and carry out
his official duties this winter. Everybody
who remembers Mrs. Romero will sympa-
thize keculy with him in this feeling and
~ one could he more missed in the CORPS
than Sh@ will be.
From south America
The legations Of the South American re-
public lave also un ergore some changes.
Senior ard Nine. Rengifo were AMY much
longer than usual this year on account of
her protraCted illness in the syrins She
las fully recovered now, and they are cs-
tab.ishtd In their Pretty | street nome. The
Venezuelan minister and Miss Andrade left
some days ago for a six weeks stay in
their native land Miuister Audrade's
brother, whom he has not seen for seven
years. was recently made president Of the
republic, and Minister and Miss Andrade
are To be present al his Installation in the
executive mansion and also to visit the
younger daughter CT the family who Was
married from the Iowa circle legation two
years ago, and who is so pleasantly reruen-
bered b. many Washington friends Min
lister and Mrs. Carlo of Ecuador will re-
sumo Their apartments for the winter at
the Arlington little later in the season
The Arg nti,e minister and Mrs NJ rou
rave also returned 10 the city after A
lengthy absence. and are settled In their
handsome new house at 2IO7 s street Min
lister Mercu is one OF tn most erUdi,e M
az the corps. and a weII-kuowu writer in
MS own country His library in his S
street home is one Of the finest private
collections Of books in the city. " lille