The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-01

NEW WORD DOES
NOT EXPRESS 1T
"Functionitis'' Coined For the
Benefit of Old ARM Officers.
HARD LUCK OF A DIPLOMAT
%
SENATOR NELSON HAS SCHEME
WHICH WON'T WORK.
HARD LUCK OF A DIPLOMAT
lsneciai to The HeraldN


Washington. D. c.. Jan. 31.-Onee in
a while staid old Washington gets out
an idea, or even DIVORCES sufficiently
from the path Of extreme conserva-
tism to coin a word. In the midst of
the coal famine, it has evolved the
verg ito mitchellize," which means to
hold up" Possibly, If President Baer
can continue his present course for
another six months, his name may
likewise pass into the dictionary.
new noun has also struggled into
ce-"functionitis." 1t is used
TO describe a disease which has at
tackled a large element among the
older military officers since the rule
requiring full uniform in attendance
at certain social gatherings came to
be somewhat strictly enforced. A good
many of the old fellows have outgrown
their gflded toggery and do not feel
justified in buying a new outfit. They
are willing to suffer a little torture
once in twelve months or so to wish
the president a happy new year, but
as for stra piping in their waists and
straight jacketing their chests every
few evenings through the winter they
will have none of it. Their wives and
daughters have therefore, invented the
name of their ailment, so as TO have
something TO offer in excuse for the
notable absence of papa
Russian Secretary's Bride.
The number of American hostesses
in the diplomatic corps is constantly
increasing. NJ. Pierro Rogestvensky,
secretary of the Russian embassy re
Gently married a Washington girl,
Miss Martha Hoy. who now enjoys the
distinction of being the only matrOn
in that embassy. The wedding cere-
mony was celebrated according to the
rite of the orthodox Greek church,
which. though unusually long, is in
teresting. and impressive. The bride
and groom knelt before an altar of
roses and liiies-symbols of love aT0i
purity-always used for a Russian
wedding. Each wore a silver crown
studded with jewels. one Of the essen
tials to the celebration of marriage in
the Greek church. Another interest
ing feature of the ceremony was the
exchange of rings between the bride
and groom, each presenting the other
with a gold and a silver ring. The
priest. after embracing the bridegroom,
offered him a goblet of wine and a
piece of bread, signifying that he is
the head of the family. In turn the
groom offered the bread and wine to
the bride. which represented that they
hold their goods in common.
Hard Lines For Chebik Bey.
The question is continually popping
up as to increasing the salaries paid TO
American ambassadors, it being held
that in many cases the salary is not
sufficient to allow our representatives
abroad living in the style that is nSc-
essary to make the proper showing de-
manded of them by reason of their high
position in court circles.
There is, however, in Washington
a man who holds the envied IT,
tie of envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary from ore of the
European powers, who has been in the
capital for over a year, and is in the
embarrassing position of having the
title and never having received as much
as his proper credentials, let alone any
salary.
This gentleman is Chebik Bey. the
accredited representative of the sultan
of Turkey to the United States. About
a year ago he came to Washington
rented and furnished a legation, and
unfurled the flag of the Crescent above
it. but. so far as the American govern
ment is concerned there is no Turkish
minister in Washington. for Chebik
Bey has never been received at the
state department. He has never been
presented to President Roosevelt be-
cause of his lack of credentials. He
started to this country when Mckinley
was president, but before he arrived the
oath of Office had been administered to
Theodore Roosevelt, and the minis
teF's papers were hastily returned to
ConstantinOple for revision Mean
time Abdul Hamid and Secretary OF
State Hay had a little difference over
small matter of indemnity, and Alb