The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-19

that Is Just wnat mas happened ne
Powers" meaning France and Germany,
with England hanging onto their coat
tails. are insisting that at Tie Hague
Tribunal, French shall be the language
spoken. Mr.. Bowen had arranged for
English. The diplomatic language of
the world for centuries has been French,
and the remnants of an aristocracy long
rule the world. 1t is quite time to make
them understand that English will ere
long 5e the universal language.
Richmond Pearson, formerly member of
Congress from North Carolina and re-
Gently appointed United States Minister to
Persia, was among the Presidents callers
last week. He is on his way to the
Orient. He will carry with him to the
Shah of Persia a typewriter fitted with
Persian characters The old fellow won
have it in the palace after he gets it, for
fear it is an internal machine.
Viscount de Chambrun, who will be an
Attache of the French Embassy in WASH
ington after this month. is Il great-grand-
son of Lafayette. His mother Marquise
de Chambrun. the granddaughter of La
fayette, died a few weeks ago at an adj
vanced age at their ancestral home, near
Paris.
II seems IHat we really nave ii Dipio-
matte uniform after all, one established by
statute, and that we have been poking fun
at the silk-stockinged legs of our Embas-
e sailors. when they have legal right to
look like guests at Mardi Gras if they
choose. The statute was enacted in 1919,
after Il long discussion over what the
United States was going to do about her
representatives who were barred out of
the Court functions of soreign capitals
because they could not wear the proper
garments.
Our representatives to foreign Govern
ments are considered a part of the Court
of the reigning monarch. Court rules
rigidly prescribe what shall be worn at
Court. and unless those rules are followed
to the letter. the unfortunate guest is
turned away from the door. We cannot
object to this. for we insist that foreigners
who come to our Capital shall conform
to cur customs. This question became
such burning one in 1S49 that Congress
enacted" the following Court Costume:
"a blue-cloth dress coat. singIe-breasted,
with standing collar, having the front,
from the collar to the extremity of the
tails. as well as the collar. cuffs and
pocket flaps. embroidered in gold not
more than two inches wide, representing a
vine of olive leaves
The buttons. according to this law. are
the ordinary United States naval buttons:
the neither garments are to consist of blue
cloth with broad gold stripes, or else white
kpee-breeches, with white silk stockings
and gold shoe buckles. The cooked hat
has a gold Loop, gold tassels, a black cock
ade having gold eagle in the center. and
in the case of ENJOYS has trimming of
white ostrich feathers similar to those of
f0ra:pn Eml,a inrs yy-hi1a tho channnny
of the secretaries are trimmed with black
ostrich feathers.
The foreign ambassadors at the
Courts of Berlin, Vienna, st. James and
St. Petersburg, etc, are expected TO array
themselves in mourning, and their serv-
ants as WELL whenever the monarch to
whom they are accredited prescribes Court
mourning. ads
The Marquise de Fontenoy, who is an
authority on all such subjects, says:
Courtesy and the ethics of inter
national intercourse require that If any
European ruler establishes rule of his
Court that no one can attend state func-
tiOas unless arrayed in some sort of uni
form or Court dress, the foreign Diplo-
mats forming part of his Court sheu,d
comply with this wish on his part.
sand, besides, it is not the livery of
any foreign sovereign that the American
. Diplomatic representatives wear, but that
of Uncle Sam, and the charge of foreign
fimkeyism can no more be lodged against
it than against the uniforms of naval and
military officers of the United States"
One of the pretty functions of last week
in Washington was really of National
character. Mrs. Flora G. Lewis, Presi-
dent-General Of the Auxiliary to the Span
ish Army and Navy War Veterans, gave
a reception in honor of Mrs Elroy Avery.
of Cincinnati. Mrs. Avery is 4 member of
the National Council, and was in the city
attending the Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, of
which she is prominent member, and the
editor of the Society organ. the American
Magazine. The reception was held at the
Logan, the home of Mrs. Lewis, which
was handsomely decorated with palms and
flowers, flags and banners, for the occa-
sion. The President-Genelal was assisted
in receiving by Mrs. Henry \. Castle,
wife of the Auditor of the Post-office De-
partment. Mrs. Castle is President of the
District of Columbia Auxiliary and very
active in the Order. Refreshments We're
served in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS din
ing-ro0In, Mrs. Harold Lewis and Mrs J.
Lewis-daushters-in of Mrs. Lewis
assisted by Mrs. Dodge. doing the honors
The callers numbered into the hundreds,
among them being the National officers of
the Auxiliary resident in Washington and
Commander-in-Chief Urell, Of the Spanish
War Veterans.
Heap of fuss and feathers, and all fol
nothing. The Dallas cTex) women who
were getting up a Fair to build Free
kindergarten. or something Of that kind
are now wishing that they had not talked
so much. They are also wishing that Mrs
Roosevelt had sent them dozen ''purt
cotton handkerchiefs. at 10 cents each oil
three for q quarter"
There was q great parade made of the
beautiful souvenir handkerchief made by
Mrs. Narina Jefferson Davis, embroidered
with her monogram and sent by her to bt
disposed of for the benefit of the Dallas
Free kindergarten building fund.- as thu
handkerchief was exploited in the adver
Using columns. 1t would be inter- sting II
know if Mrs. Davis's monogram is mad,
up out of that congl0moration of warm;
Jefferson Davis" How would il sound [,
say Mrs. Edith Theodore Roosevelt 2
The Davis handkerchief, so the Dalla,
papers say. was handsomely mounted an,
framed and lis to be regarded III the ligh
of a valuable relic' Mrs Forrshee, :
Daughter of the Confederacy.' tool
- charge of the display of the handkerchief
She wore uniform representing tn
"Confederacy." (What is that? Didp'
somebody say it was deadD The costum
is described as "a skirt and fatigue JACKIE
of Confederate gray, and the well-knowl
wide-brimmed hat"