The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08

Navey and Mrs Dewey. Forgetful Of
or ignoring the experience of the Roots
the McLeans issued invitations to the
entire Diplomatic Corps for their superb
nusisale, for which the best talent pro
durable in the country came down es.
pecially from New York
When the night of the musicale arrived
and the gorgeousness of Respondent Co.'S
tunes filed the Mclean music room II
was noticeable that there was not an
Ambassador presant, and only two Min
the non-appearence of the Ambassadors
wasm the same as in the case of the
Roots dinner party, and was in no sese
the slightest discourtesy to the nations
naval hero and his charming wife.
Had they simqly been Invited to the
musicale, they would undoubtedly have
been in full attendance, but the invi-
tations being worded. ITO meet he Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey" official etiquette
deharred them from attendance. The
reason for the absence or the Ministers
however, was that Mrs. John Mclean
does not care to make calls, and the dip
lomats having wives therefore decided as
no calls had been made upon their wives
they could not accept the invitations to
the musicale, tempting as was the pro-
gramme of the evening"
| The Ambassadorial tangle next wound
itself about the White House gayeties
1t eliminated in the memorable state
| dinner to the Diplomatic Corps, when, by
| some splendid blunder on the part of
| those having the seating of the guests
in charge, the Mexican Ambassadors and
and the wife af the Austro-Hungarian
Minister were chumily placed side by
side at the table. Such a thing had
never before occurred in all the long list
of state dinnere It had never occurred
at any court in Europe. It is not likely
to occur again in this country. Next day
the culprits received a warm lecture from
the president, after the diplomats had
laid the matter before the state depart
ment.
All the world knows that Mexico ard
Austria have not been on speaking terms
since the execution of the Emperor Maxi
milan Al 1.-The official world knows, or
should know, that what made the depar-
ture from the usual order of things I'M
speakably aggravating was that Senior
Aspiroz, the Mexican ambassador, was
the prosecuting advocate before the court
martial which pronounced the death SEN
tence upon the unfortunate Austrian
prince
The state dinners at the White House
have been particularly fun or exciting
incidents. 1t was at the very first Of
these functions, given in honor of the
cabinet, that the president set the caoi-
net b ythe ears by giving the place Of
honor i,,to
dinner the wife of Senator Frye, the
president Of the senate. The wrath of the
secretary Of state and Mrs. Hay was
something colossal over this arrange
ment
1t was at that very dinner, by the way.
that the man designated to take out the |
wife of the secretary of war dropped his
slip of paper containing the name of the |
lady he was to escort to dinner, and left |
Mrs. Root entirely alone in the East |
Room as the other guests filed out to !
dinner. It would have proved a most |
situation had it not been
for the thoughtfuiness of Speaker Hem
derson, who, glancing back, and seeing
Mrs. Root alone, Immediately went up to
her and held out his arm, saying that
they were each unprovided for and that
he would deem it an honor If she would
accept his escort into the dining room.
In and out through and between all
this has run the so-called question as to
the supremacy of the heads of the army /
and macy. Now, as a mater Of fact. the
very best feeling prevails between Cen
eral Miles and Admiral Dewey. Each
knows that the question was settled by
congress during the first Cleveland ad-
When the bill regulating
presidential succession in the cabinet
was then formed and passed, the army
was placed three places ahead of the
navy, and so the matter stands until con-
gress shall see fit at some future time to
alter this line of succession.
The president has been most careful to ]
accord public honors at the White House I
N turn to the heads of the army and !
navy ever since the question first began !
TO be mooted in the press, On New {
eYar's morning, as usual the army, head
ed by General Miles, was received in ad- I
vance of the navy, headed by Admiral {
Dewey. On this occasion. IN order to al /
ow Mrs. Dewey to leave the White l
House in time to be present at the :
to her receiving party at her
OWN home, the president notified Secre- !
-ary Long to bring Mrs. Dewey oown the /
inc of the receiving party and give her I
4 special reception in advance Of the re-
,eptiOn of the justices of the supreme ]
court, who would otherwise nave follow =
ed the diplomats. Then. after the state '
on the evening Of Japna,y S, a
when Miss Miles was married, tie presi- t
lent invited General and Mrs. Miles to a
attend the supper that followed TO the re-
'elving party upstairs, and, himself lead q
ng the way to the table, had the glasses L
He'd and offered the toast ITO the s
1ride." s
The funniest ambassadorial incident, i
which has naturally been revived By his n
seasons happenings, was at the magnif-
'ent dinner given by the Letters in the d
lying days of the last admins ration. IT c
vas just a few evenings befjce the 4th c
f March that witnessed the Mckinley a
that the Letters save a DIN A
Ter in honor Of the Hon. Chalncay Lee d
'ew. On the invitation sent TO The Brit o
sh ambassador. "To meet tue Bon. s
Depew." was carefully omitted,
Is Mrs. Letter was wei laware that in ii
UGH an event she could only receive a
efusal from Lord Paunces)ie Things a
vent al fright until the very day of the Il
Inner, when, by some mischance, Lord n
'auncefote learned that the dinner was g
n honor Of Mr.. Depew. Now. while the Il
Iew York senator has been called a e.
rince Of table takers that does not e.
lace him in the ranks OF American or B
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