Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-12
BLUNDER IN SPEECH
AMUSING MISTAKES MAUG ~
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS.
Their Ignorance Of English Language
Sometimes Taken Advantage OF
by Misehlevous, with Laugh.
able Resuits.


Many and ludicrous are the blum.
ders made by some diplomats dur.
ing their FIRST winters r. Wash.a-
ton or course. such mistakes are
made in pure ignorance az the Eng.
'ish language and the social customs
obtaining here. But woe To the un.
wary diplomat vino asks advice of "A
michieYous Washington maid. Tor she
rs likely 90 lead him astray simply
for the joy Of the sport
Some time ago an attache of the
italian embassy, " no had arrived in
the city when the season was i'm full
swing. was invited To- superb private
bail given by the wife Of a prominent
senator lie accepted, and at the
dance hc met charming glyi who
spoke very good Italian which added
greatly TO his enjoyment
40 supper no conGdcd 10 this Girl
that as he spoke very little English
he was worried as TO what I've would
say TO his hostess, i'm acknowlcdg.
mcnt OF her courtesy, in leaving. Tho
girl promptly replied that she would
give him the best phrase in use for
saving adieuN to his hostess. and then
she coached him until he was letter
perfect
As the guests were departing the at
tachc approached his hostess. Click.
ing his heels together and making a
most elaborate bow. he declared I'm
Impressive tones:
"Adicu. madame. I har had n built
goll time"
The hostess was unable TO control
her laughter as she acknowledged his
. salute
An at;acho OF ,h, French embassy.
who found tho Etlish language
profound puzzle, was speaking of
stately Washington society leader. lie
wished to express his admiration for
her
"Ah!" he said. Struggling his
shoulders She is a grand woman. Sc
well deyiicd up
An incenscd listener, who was
friend Of the woman in question. I'm
dignanily demanded what he was talk.
ing about, and found that the French
man had meant to compli nent her fig
ure by saying she was well developed,
Some winters ago another diplomat
had great difficulty i'm remembering
races and names lie finally hit upon
plan which he thou INT would proyo
satisfactory. H. carried n little red
note book wherever he went and put
down the names OF the girls. de-
scription of their appearance and the
color OF their gowns. This last item
spoiled good scheme and led to end.
less confusion because he was very
likely 10 meet a girl at q tea whom he
had sat next at dinner, aud naturally
she was not then in low neck and
short sleeves, and thus he was always
buhdeIing
one OF the Chinese ministers on his
arrival received an invitation TO a
very large aud important dinner given
by government official He carefully
read the formally engraved card and
then wrote on its back: "Au right
put II I'm tine envelope and returned II
to the sender
A debutante last winter went TO a
large dinner at which many foreign.
ers were present. \ South American
attache took her out to dinner and
everything went well until the des
sert was served
by that time the debutantes small
talk was exhausted. as she had had To
chat more tnan her fair share to keen
The BAH sol.ug. She noticed that the
attache d,d not cat his ice. and to
mako conversation she asked idly:
Don't YOU care for ice clean?"
No he answered simply, 1t al.
ways Sit mo pain in my front"
An attache OF Tho German embassy
went TO cali ON some Washington
friends The night that President Nc.
kinley died. Being told that the
president was sinking he expressed
not only his sorrow. but great sur.
prise By saving:
y am all taken aback. Tor Yesterday
J heard that he was az keen as
mink"
30 one has yet found ont what idea
be intended TO convey