The National tribune., 1907-07-25

stability of the buildings and necessitat-
year to complete. During all this time
the tenants who had consented 10 the
four months work. suffered inconven-
ience. it is said. thru the buildings in
stability. and they made claims for
damages and allowances from the own
er and appealed to the official archi-
tects. according to French law. to assess
the damages.
One architect had pronounced in IA
Yor of one of these claims. and Nine.
Crignier finds herself liable to be out
of pocket. She cannot sue Gen. Porter
in Paris as she could if he We're French,
owing to his diplomatic immunity. She
hopes. it is said, to secure an amicable
settlement on grounds of equity, but the
unpleasant step is under consideration
of carrying the matter into the Ameri-
can courts.
newspaper correspondent who was
a guest at one of the Gridiron Club
dinners last Winter tells story which
he says President Roosevelt related to
few of those seated closest to him on
that occasion. Here it is: Two women
were discussing some new neighbors
who had moved into one of the most
sumptuous houses in their city. They
seem to be very rich.' said the first.
"Oh, yes. they are" replied the second.
Shall you call?" asked No. l. De
cidedly," was the answer. Are you
quite sure that they are-er-quite cor
rect, quite-er-good form?" inquired
the woman who had started the con-
verSation. "Oh, my dear, I'm quite
positive about it," said her friend. '4They
have 80 servants, IS horses. IL dogs, IL
automobiles and one child
The Emperor Of Japan has bestowed
war medals upon % Americans who
participated in the recent Russo-Japan-
ese war. The list is composed of 10 wo-
men (volunteer nurses) and 10 corre-
spondents of American papers
The medals are of golden bronze.
about the size of double eagle, bear
ing on the face the crossed imperia,
standards of Japan, surmounted by the
rising sun. The reverse presents a con-
ventional monumental shaft. flanked by
q branch of palm and one of laurel.
They are known as the Imperial Order
Of the Crown
DR.. Anita Newcomb McGee, of this
city, is awarded the Order of the Sixth
Glass, while the remainder of the nurses
and the war correspondents are the re-
cipients of Orders of the Seventh Glass.
The nurses who received medals are,
besides Mrs. McGee, Misses Mary Glad
win. Sophia Newell, Alice Kemmerer.
Genevieve Russell, Ella King. Minnie
Cooke. Adel Neeb. Elizabeth c. kratz
and Adelaide Mackereth.
The war correspondents are Rich
mond Smith, the Associated Press; Geo.
Kennan. the Outlook; Oscar King Davis
and William Lewis. New York Herald:
w. G.. Morgan. New York Tribune;
Franklin Clarkin, New York Evening
Post: Stanley Washburn, Chicago Daily
News; Grant Wallace, San Francisco
Evening Bulletin; G. H. Scull, CONNER
eial Advertiser; Frederick Palmer and
]. H Hare, Golfers Weekly; Herbert
G. Pointing. Harper's Weekly; Richard
Harding Davis. Golfers Weekly: John
Fox, Scribner's Magazine; Jas. Ricalton,
Travel Magazine: Richard Barry, East
ern illustrated War News; J. NJ. Cock
ran, Leslie's Weekly; w. II. Brill. the
Associated Press and Reuters Tele-
graph Agency. and Jack London, Hearst
papers.
Mrs. Clifford Barney, of Washington,
has donated to the National Museum
a valuable assortment of laces and EN-
broideries, which comprised L large Fart
of the donors handsome and costly COL
lection of treasures assembled after
many years of effort.
The collection, which represented the
finest processes of the early Venetian.
Florentine and Flemish makers. as IL ell
as specimens of Oriental arr, is now be-
ing mounted in the Hall of Ethnclogy.
in the western end of the building, by
Chief Mounter Sweeney. One of the
rarest specimens displayed is Il large
ivory dish of italian design. Twelve
scenes in classic mythology make up the
border, surrounded by the heads of
satyrs, gods and godesses. The york is
regarded as one of the finest specimens
of ivory carving added to the treasures
at the museum for many years.
The wife of the ambassador from
England, Mrs. Bryce, is one of the
charming women of the Diplomatic
Corps. She is highly cultured, has graces
of mind and character above the average
woman, yet is thoroly womanly withal
Since her arrival at The Embassy she
has made it all over, SO to speak, and
it looks the elegant home it ought to
be. When the Pauncefotes were there
the "colOr scheme" of the Embassy vas
red, and the big, rambling old rooms
were very handsome. When Lady Her.
bert briefly reigned there she made it