The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05

Durand, but that distinguished gen
tlemans has no date at his disposal.
He might as well give in and grace the
Letter banquet, because if Mrs. Letter
sets forth to accomplish a purpose,
she is always successful. Especially
since Lady ,Curzon is coming here to
visit her parents, it is most seemly for
the Durandssto dine with the Letters.
The new Britishers are stand offish
to a degree, and Sir Mortimer seems
to have lost his winning personality.
Lady Durand is seldom. seen in society
and returns few calls. The. daughter
is likewise given to hermit habits and
efforts to lure her into leading cotil-
lions and to figure at charitable events
have all been futile. It is a matter
Of good taste for newcomers to- be
-uno btrusive, but the Durands are ex-
-aggerating this attribute somewhat.
M. Hengelmuller and his charming
wife have returned most unexpected
ly from New York, after announcing
that they would remain there until
but the most likely is that with the
war in progress, the
Austrian foreign minister thought
that Mr.. Hengelmuller should be here
to keep him informed Of certain
events. That, Of course, sounds
Jul Cllell .OOullCe SIllSkIctr IS
an able young man and keeps things
going whether the am bassador Z is
here or absent. THE HengelmuMers
were entertained at dinner on Friday
last by Senator and~Nfrs. rDepeW.xEIt
was a small and select gathering and
Sternbergs, Algers, Mrs. Cowleseand
Colonel Morrell. Small and select
dinners are quite the thing now and
Mrs. DepeW is one Of the organizers Of
the new social vogue. This winter,
the diplomats have been unusually
particular about accepting hospitality
and the newly arrived millionaires
have found themselves entirely out Of
the magic circle. .}f
Count 4Cassini is kept busy denying
that he will be recalled. , It, has an
lscient favor, this yarn, and it appears
that ali ambassador occupies too lofty
| a position to be, noticing such rulnorS;
but the count is deeply wounded by
the onslaught of the American press
He is likewise suffering from hisseId
Ills a sdiabolical com bina ton. To have
. war and the rheumatism OH hand
simultaneo usly. 1T is small wonder
Eff the count thinks Americans ats ia
nation the most Eungrateful Of people
/ He has been uniformly frank an6
! courteous in dealing with the 3Aneri.
can public; and, in fact, established
la new precedent in diplomacy. Prior
ITO Count Cassini's coming, it was the
/ custom for diplomats to be retiring
and noncommittal, especially In, the
daily press. Even 50 genial and ap.
i proachable a. man as the late Lore
Pauncefote was wary Of talking Eng
i .lis11 policies in print II was sCoun
/ Cassinf who made the epigrann, Amer.
lea is the country of publicity, there
fore, to be successful, you must take
the public into your counsels." He ha.
done so most cordially, and, usually
4 he has been torn to pieces for hi
pains. The storm raised by his reply
4 to the .Kishinef petition has not We
4 lulled. s Naturally he is aggrieved tx
i arouse such personal antagonisn.
Countess. Marguerite is contemplat
ling a trip to New York. She has re
i ceived many fattering invitations, ant
just now the capital is not the mos
pleasant abiding place. She has beer
4 leading quiet life for the past weeI
and the lovely young countess love
4 gayety with a never changing affec
ton She and Miss Langham, TIL
. sister Of Baroness Won Sternberg, hav
i become quite intimate, and the, eol,
clumship with Miss Roosevelt an,
Miss Isabel May seems to- be onssth
wane. Miss Roosevelt, however, lead
such v nomadic existence that TIL
q countess had to make new ties. & Mis-
i May has also been absent most Ufsafli