New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-07
RARoN MT-NM AS AMBASSADOR

Baron Philip Mumm Won Schwarzenstein who
has tust been appointed by the Kaiser to be the
first Ambassador OF Germany 10 Japan. IS Well
known IN this country, where he represented Ger
many for time charge d'affaires and as Min
.ster and has many friends in America For
number Of years ne has been the EmperoTs repre-
sentative at Picking. and the skill with which he
solved several intricate questions and protected
Teuron interests has for him several tokens OF
imperial recognition in the shape Of orders Of
krighthood the rank OF Chamberlain and the title
of barons Although the title is therefore OF modern
date the Murnm family is a very old one. and has
figured for hundreds Of years-in fact. ever since
the beginning of the sixteenth century-aTnong the
patricians of the city of Frankfort. which was in
dependent till 1856 The ancestral castle of SchWarz-
enstein has been IN the possession of the Mumms
since 1914
It was the Ambassadors grandfather who found
ed the champagne house that bears his name 10
this day, and which still belongs TO the family,
precisely in the way that C1icquot champagne be-
longs to the family Of the Duchess dues and the
Monticello champagne 10 the ducal house Of Monte
bello and the johannesburg the princely house
of Metternich
Baron Muulm took the place at Picking of the I'll
fated Baron Ketteler. who. 1t may be remembered,
was murdered there at the outset of the Boxer
troubles He has put in nearly six years at Pekng.
which is terribly unhealthy and, for the 20
NticaI questions which are always more or less
acute, extremely dreary The promotion. therefore,
Toxic viii be pleasing one. and the large pri-
part pomp and state TO The new German Embassy
in Japan. without any regard to the limitations Of
the salary and allowances pertaining to the post.
The baron is well known at Bar Harbor and at
Newport. and has been a close friend for many
years OF President Roosevelt Il may be added
that he is bachelor.
MIKADo AND THE ALMANACH DE GOTTA.
The new issue Of the Almanach de Gotha which
IS the wade mecum" Of the crowned heads royal
personages. great mobiles and high official digni-
taries Of the Old World has just made It's appear
ance entering with 1906 upon the 143d year of its
istence. The portraits by which IT is adorned are
those Of the Duke and Duchess OF Saxe-Coburg-
C5otha and of the German Crown Prince and Crown
Princess But while Norway figures for the first
time separately from Sweden. and finds place
between the Netherlands and Austria, mention
IS made Of the name of her new King. No
vernber L. the date which the forms closed
by the publishers at Gotha- decision had been
reached with regard 70 the election Of King Haakon.
Among the notable changes the transformation
Of the Count Regent OF Lppe into sovereign Prince
OF Lpps and OF his immediate relatives from
counts and countesses into princes ana princesses.
The name and family OF the German Chancellor.
VINO created prince last summer on the coca
sion of the Crown Princes wedding. has also
been added
II cores stm figures an Independent empire.
with no reference 90 its vassalage to Japan or to
the protectorate which the latter has assumed
over Il. Il IS because Japan alone of ell govern
nents declines to furnish the publishers with any
Official data information. The japanese have
ions borne a grudge against the Almanach de
Gotha, owing TO the refusal OF the publishers TO
include the Emperor and Empress of Japan among
the sovereign hourses to which Part of this
famous Alrnanach is devoted. Turkey. Monaco and
Montenegro comprised therein, but not the
reignns house OF Japan. despite the fact that the
latter is now recognized n great power. The
publishers of the Almanach are however. in
tensely Independent, and declined 20 allow
themselves 10 be bullied by the first Napoleon.
when the latter sought compel them TO modify
their Almanach according TO his views re
gaEded the rights to the various thrones of
Europe. The Almanach IS extremely conservative
But perhaps day the editors may length
consent to find place for the Mikado and for the
members of his house in Part I among the other
dynasties of the civilized nations.