Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-31
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Cermany's Diplomats Who Wa!
Entertain Kaiser's Bother.
FRAU PAsoEUITz AS oHATELAINE.
Elm bassador Won Hollebea - u Ba
e1Or and Stands Next to be Dean ri
the EmbassadoriaI Corps - Best
kIeuihs From Europe's Capitals
VIII. Guard the Prince.

the Emba>sadoriaI Corps Best
sIeuihs From Europe's Capitals
VII. Guard the Prince.
Among the accomplished diplomats
of Germany who will entertain Prince
Henry. brother Of the kaiser. in Wash
inGton is Or. Theodore won Holeben
the German ambassador. who has oc
cupied his present post since Nov. -.
1897. He is the second in the enbas
sadorial corps and upon the retirement
OF Lord Pauncefote will become the
dean. Before his service as embassa'
dor he was minister at Washington
from 1889 to 1891.
Herr Won HolIeben is a native of
Bremen and a graduate of Heidelberg.
says the New York World. He took
his final degrees as doctor Of laws at
the institution. He was educated es-
pecialiy for the diplomatic service and
is one Of the best grounded of interna-
tionai lawyers While at Heidelberg
Ven Holleben was distinguished as
one of the most successful of the uni
versity duelists. His countenance
shows the marks of the swords used
by the German students in these di
versions.
The German ambassador is a con
frmed bachelor Herr Won Holleben
is probably sixty years of age. but is
erect and agile. albt0 of a short. round
figure. His hair is brown and his COM
plexion ruddy.
Count Albert Won -Wykradt-
Isny is the first secretary and counsel
Of the embassy. He is the only mem
beT of the diplomatic corps whose
name appears in the Almanach de Go
tina. He is one of the mediatiZed Ger
man princes. whose family tree is as
old as the hills. The Countess Quadt
is of an ancient Italian family.
The count aud countess came to
Washington in the fall of 1900 and
soon captured the hearts of all Wash
fngtoaians 1t is regretted that Me
countess did not return TO the United
States this year. Her husband frankly
explains that he is far from being
wealthy and that ii would be ImposSi-
BILE. from his resources. to return a
1.-THE of the generous hospitality show
cred upon them Therefore this inter
estinG couple have solved the riddle
by the simple method of the countess
remaining at home in her ancestral
castle.
conspicuous figure in the festivi-
ties will be Lieutenant Commander
Won Rebeur- Paschwitz. He entered the
German navy April 20, 1882. and has
been attached to the embassy at Wash
he .,,.1xy N,vr< Of
He returned to his native land in June
of 1900 and married Fraulein Dorothea
Bentogivni of Dresden. This lady dur
ing the absence of the Countess Quadt
Is the chatelaine of the German EN-
bassv. She will preside over any hos
pitahties which the ambassador may
give To which ladies are invited.
The remainder of the secretaries and
attaches of the German embassy are
handsome and interesting perSonages.
The embassy boasts of having the tall
est and best looking men in the corps.
With the exception of the ambassador.
the entire staff is composed of men
who measure six feet or more. They
are Count Won Montgelas. Ritmeister
Baron Won Kapp Herr; Lieutenant Won
Shroen and Count Won Armin.
The German embassy is a substan-
fial red brick mansion which stands at
the center of the high terrace on Mas
Rachusetts avenue. between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets. 1t was purchas-
ed for the German government by Bar
on Won Thidman in 1896 and is fur
nished in rich and appropriate style.
The suit of apartments which has
been assigned to Prince Henry's use is
the western wing on the second floor.
1t includes ten rooms. 1t is separated
from the drawing room suit by a wide
hall. which is adorned with medieval
armor and weapons. In his sitting room
Prince Henry will find an interesting
collection of swords and small arms
many of which have played their par,
in the German student days of the EN-
bassador.
He will also find a unique collection
Of pipes and every facility for the en-
toyment of the weed. A small break.
fast room opens from the sleeping
apartment of the prince. and here is an
exquisite collection OF French and
Dresden porcelain
The ballroom OF the embassy. where
the state dinner viii be served, is dec
Grated with flags of the empire and
life sized portraits of the emperor and
the empress
A feature of the arrangements for
Prince Henry's reception is the prepare
tons TO control anarchistic outburstf
during the princes visit. The secret
service has charge of this feature OF
the programme. and officials are work
ing out an elaborate system by which
the whereabouts of all the dangerous
anarchists will be accurately known
and by which the utmost precautions
will be taken to guard against possible
attack.
While the prince is travelling in the
United States guard viii be constant
lly kept upon his person. 4 picked com
lpany of the shrewdeSt European de