New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-05

-, the United states law on IN" sub
sts's"'' ,,, ~ ,tosc Who undertake 70
-. This country abroad IS 'ha' NUMBERS
.n ENJOYS IN me Ola World nave re
-, ., ncculiar devices IL order 10 cNade being
-, IN sppcar on state OCCASIONS IN oTdIilary
- dress Thus can recall United
..,., envoy 70 ne Court Il The shah. who prior
- 3,oar,-re FOR the court of T~heran took
-. ,,ecau,ion O. $ urins from the Governor Of
,r,,,,s an appointment ~ his staff which en-
-, hin 10 appear before the king Of kings"
: all The splenI0r II a hrisadier general OF
a. National Guard - Illinois. General Grub
:. =, record As AaN * figured AT most II the
nv, ceremonies and state functions At Madrid
+, the picturesque -4rb of a captain OF the
Ny Troop " Philadelphia during the period
"a. he represented LIS country as its envoy in
:,aip AMI 1t may poo remembered that At the
-;-,a OF ,hr coronation ~ he present car dis
,,-eeaAle controversy took place in the press
,s,4 the outcome = quarrel at Moscow.
y.job hal originated Nth charges brought
Sc some II me Americans present against cor
AIN u their c.lnirymcn for having shown
.s.rnse!.,s al entertainments Of the Muscovite
-su- IN military uniforms 10 winch they had
70 night
f,erag dress IS Tying garb At all times.
ne hidaousness - which has frequently been
...rsnisl upon the leaders Of masculine
.asslon II il .i1 enough in all conscience at
,.c,t. but n F.'op" many # the great court
.s,,monies 'ake l't.e in the morning and during
- earlier par' ,hr afternoon. Imagine hav-
II to don on.'s evening dress at s or . o'clock
u, ne entire -A~. hul.ns ones self the only
7srson thus .ttl.d n a cioAd Of handsomely
Uniformed mem
DRESS FOR N ~ Mo ARE NOT DIPLOMATS
Then 100. 'A.re arc invariably Troublesome
7ges,onS Arising w.ih visiting Senators and
'onsreSsmrn. nIp cannot and viii not under
sand Why tla, should not be permitted TO en-
ry the honor ', presentation at court and TO
attend state fun tons in the same kind # ccre-
norial saro AZ their Ambassador or Minister
namely plain evening dress Now. foreign
nu-'s have until NOW. reluctantly t Is true
nate az ~ option for he diplomats repre-
<h.a,i'cs Z me United States and Of the
:. ~ H'i.'I. 50 far a. The regulations for the
'c4fiAg = inform " court dress on state oc-
zsio1s and ~ court ar concerned but they
a'e i."l,s FUSED % extend this immunity
ary f ne visiting couutrymcn Il the Am
aNSaiD's "a Question and United states ct!-
- 30 matter what th~ir Official position IN
rs 's mas oo. have Invariably been com
'ri t'r pa" ordinary ofliD al dress or uni
~ ne local court be fore being allowed
'it- art in any state function ir tn old
-'t be- only court where this is not in
''"i upon IL A. Rome but in England the So
.''t l"'"e uniform. or black velvet court
= D, g. 'Isu,us a. ,oHft in the case u all
'''4cans and Swiss. Off ial and unofficial an
Is hey happen - belong to ,he DIP matte
~ = 'A'lf respective. countries
UNIFORM \ TOKEN OF RANK ABROAD
II 3 "e.. known tina, there : a disposition IN
us country 20 scof 81 uniforms and all such
stigma 4 ~ ,ial rank As useless "hummery."
i we'll enough for The people Of the "effete
nonarchies' Q: the Old World. but totally IN
sorthy u so great and glorious a Nation as the
'nird States But at the same time !, must
r borne n mind that American diplomats and
olSu-ar OH .as ar~ sent abroad - uphold IN
oreign couutr~s ,hs prestige ana 70 persouify
be grandeur and 'he importance Of this Re-
loh ~" th' pie in The Old World |
I.hks 20 't..f "i- 4f..r and 10 their surround |
Ks sce n -i'' 's.- 40 Indication of rank and |
1'oo'iiy = t.-1. uniform IS not livery /
u something % th- nature # those robes Of /
'hof 81. p ~ an..ents were wont TO don for !
II pnrpo-- - i~mor ~tratins thor power. their |
"p'Tanc' az tAr!r title 10 the homage and |
4,''er '"u-y % heir fellow creatures Sentinels,
''De'nrn ana soldiers for instance are obliged |
'a'u'e -.'f: uniform they meet. no matter !