The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-19

seeing everything and listening with wide ears as if consumed with curosity about the strange. Western people they had come to live among.
 here while yet the corean legations were making holy show of themselves Tor Washingtons benefit. Apparently tho idea was that the young prince--he was stili in his teens--should become Americanised. well he did. But his Americanisation was of the .,sporty'' sort, and he had to be locked up for . while before he was sent home to his royal father. to keep him away from certain gambling resorts and other places of which he was overfond.
 The coreans own their home. They paid $eo,oo0 for t few years ago; too much in the opinion of some good judges of washington real sestate. In her assump- tiop of complete control in Coreas Japan will probably discontinue all the Corean legations. including the one at washing ton.
 Chekib Bey. the Turkish Minister and General Mortexa Kahn, tho Persian, are the mysteries of the diplomatic corps. because nobody seems able to find out whether they have any wives in washing- ton or not chekib Bey is reputed to pc successful as a ladies' man. He sives many theatre parties. made up mostly Of women and appears to be much more m teresttng to them than to the men:
 Neither chelb Bey nor General Kahn ,s pHrt1CulArly HFep0ooih& RNA1nst. Wears the native headdress most of the time, but neither sports his native dress otherwise, except at official functions Neither is often obliged to bring business of great diplomatic importance to the at tention of the State Department. oeneraI Kahn's court dress Is almost too gorgeous to look ..on and his jewels are supero.
 The French Ambassador. M Jusserano, has seen third longest service in the corps, having been appointed in 1903. He 2 little chap, dapper, we'll sroomea, xers anproachabie, wears full beard, Is liter ary--writes hirnself--ana a great favorits with the President.
 He Is a connoissaur in book bindings and was conspicuous In the movement which led to the publication by the French government of an official roster or en .ne Frenchmen who took part in tho Amerf- can Revolution. He speaks English nu- ently and--wonderfui thing for 9aui-- he comprehends the American joke.
 Baron Des Planches, Italian Ambassador who succeeded the miserly haron Fava. Is as thoroughly liked as his predecessor was disliked. pes Pianchss is . hard work CT. and has been obliged to-travei over the country a good deal looking arter nas eountrymen, who are now 60 important factor in America's manual iaber markst. He is anxious to get more of then, to set- tio in the South to get thcm out Of the cities and into the country He IS court eous, pleasant and unobtrusfye.
 Baron Dcs Planches Is the dean of the corps, having been longer in Washington' as an Ambassador. than any ether diplo- mat his commission dating from November. 1901. Several ministers have seen iorser service however--Minister Grip, represent- ing Sweden and Norway. who began June i, 1888; Minister Brun. of Denmark. and Takahirs being smons sas nu0ss ~as hsre some years years before Des riRnches began as Italian Auibassador.
 The changing of the legations 10 eni- bassies in Washington was one of the first visible signs that the respect or H9rcpe for the United states was increasing Eng land started the movement; Pauncefote was the first Ambassador credited to Uncle Sam's court
 Italy, Austria-fIungary. France Ger many Great Britain, Brasii tAmbsssador Nabuco. appoInted last May and hardly yet known In washingto:J. Russia and Mexico Ambassador casasus. appointed to succeed the iamented Aspiros and not yet well set tled), eight countries In all. now own em- bassy buildings In Washington There are twenty-six ministers, envoys extraordinary and ministers pienipotentiary whose pow CTS are practically as great as those pos sessed by the Ambassadors, and slree Charges d'Affaires.
 The United States has never yet taken the initiative in changing diplomatic rep renstation from the grade of Minister 10 that of Ambassador; neither has 1t me- giected to make the change when request cd to do by any foreign power.
 Some of the foreign diplomats have very large salaries with big expense allowances; one or two of them have more money to spend than the President. others have very moderate incomes. Some live in what might almost be termed paiacess others in hotels small rented private residences and even boarding houses. Each American Am bassador abroad gets salary of sl7,S00; the salaries of American Ministers range from s6.000 to si2,000.
 Two hundred and fifteen people are nam cd in the State Departments diplomatic list as connected with the various embas- sles and legations. including ladies and ex- cluding servants
 Personally the members of the diplomatic corps are much the same as other folk. Some of them hold themselves much aloof;