The Washington herald., 1908-05-10
CAPITAL SIDELIGHTS
GOSSIP OF MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE BY
ONE WHO KNOWS"

The new Minister from Norway, Owe
GUIDE has made many friends during his
short stay in Washington, but then this
is not the first visit of this diplomatst
to America. where his fame had already
preceded him, for he is the son of Hans
Frederik GUIDE, Norway's most famous
landscape painter whose work is well
known and much appreciated ii this
country. The late Joseph L0ngworth. Oi
Cincinnati, was one Of Mr.. Gude's most
enthusiastic admirers and constant pa
irons. He bought many examples of his
work. and for a number of years carried
on an animated correspondence with the
great painter of the north, between
whom and himself there grew up warm
friendship which continued until death
separated them Strange to say that al-
though these two men, the artist and
the art lover. knew each other so we'll
they never met face to face, but their
friendship was formed and maintained
through their letters. Mr.. GUIDE was a
pupil of Achenbach and SchirmeT, but
his fame distanced that of his masters.
and he was called by Emperor William
20 Berlin 20 direct a school Of art. and
II was there, after a successful ana
praiseworthy career, he died IN the early
'9Qs. Prior to this. however. Mr.. GUIDE
had lived for some time in Wales, whose
rugged scenery appealed TO him in much
the same way as did that Of his own
country, and many beautiful masterpieces
We're painted during the seven years he
lived in that romantic lana. His long
stay in Wales when ne was still a lad
accounts for Minister Gude's command
Of English, which he speaks 1uently and
with scarcely an accent, an accomplish
ment that adds immeasureably TO a dip
lomats usefulness in Washington, where
the members of society are not polyglots
as they are at the European capitals.
Owe GUIDE was born in Norway less
than fifty years ago. and was educated
in that country, in England, and Ger
many. He entered the diplomatic service
OF Norway and Sweden shortly after
lTeaching his majority, and passed through
the lesser grades rapidly, reaching the
highest rank I'm the service when he was
still in the thirties. Mr. Guide served
as secretary of legation in Berlin, Lon
don, and Paris, and was for a number
of years stationed in the Orient He rep
resented his government as minister TO
Madrid for a period Of seven years, and
thence was transferred TO Copenhagen,
which post he held when Norway with
drew from her confederation with Swe-
den. When this separation was announe-
ed Mr.. GUIDE withdrew at once from the
Danish capital and reported to the new
home government, but he was unable to
4a+
a serious Illness making a period Of rest
necessary. His first appointment, then,
after Norway had established a separate
government was 10 the United States,
where he succeeded the late Christian
Hauge.
Nine. Guide Is a Dane by birth, the
daughter Of a distinguished officer, Gen.
de Suernholm, who commanded an army
corps during the last war in which Den
mark was engaged. Danish women Of
the upper class are sure to be notable
IN one way or another. They are, gen
orally, widely travelled, linguists Of abil-
ity, and mistresses Of some art or sci
.'enee. Nine. GUIDE Is no exception to this
srule. She has a charming bearing, grace
rfui and cordial manners, and plays the
violin with the skill and enthusiasm Of a
professional In appearance she is dis
tinctly a daughter of the north, but her
husband is far from ones idea of the
typical Norwegian and might be taken
for the son of any Of the Western na-
EttOns; his broad experience, indeed, en-
ptIing him 10 be classed as a citizen Of
4he world. Nine Guide is the ministers
second wife, whom he married some four
years ago when serving in Copenhagen.
by his first wife he has two daughters
and a son; the latter. his namesake. is
an officer in the Danish Guards. The
Misses GUIDE Will join their father in
America as soon as he has established
a permanent legation here.
Many American hearts viii go out in
tenderest sympathy TO Baroness Oyama, /
whose son. a midshipman in the japanese
navy, with many of his brother midshlp-
men, was killed In the terrible explosion
that recently took place on one Of the
japanese cruisers, for the wife OF the
distinguished general is widely known
and well liked in the United States, where
she lived for many years as a student OF
Vassar College. Of which she is an
alumna- Before her marriage the Baron
ess Oyama was Stemats yamakawa, the
daughter of a prominent and progressive
nobleman, who, when she had exhausted
all that Japan had to offer his daughter
IN the way Of education, sent her to Vas
sar. where she was the first Oriental to
matTiCulate. Miss Yamakawa was an
extremely attractive and interesting
young woman, possessed Of a delicate /
fi0Wer-like beauty. with a charming per- |
sonahty and mind Of unusual caliber, !
and was popular both with her fellow |
students and her instructors. Since her
marriage TO Gen. Oyama this "Vassar |
girl' has become one Of the most progress |
sive women IN the Flowery Kingdom |
and takes leading part in all measures |
that look to the advancement OF her sex
in the East. but she remembers with |
pride, pleasure, and affection her student |
days in POughkeepsie, and right royal Is |
the welcome she extends to those visitors |
TO Japan who belong to her alma mater.
certain politician whose name has |
been mentioned in connection with the |
Vice Presidency on the next Democratic /
ticket, says that this Office makes him |
think Of story he once heard Of a poor
old negro in the South, who was too lazy
to work and perfectly content to subsist /
upon the charity of Lis neighbors. but /
his wife was one Of the thrifty sort 1
and constantly urged him to seek en-
ployment. Daily she drove him forth to (
ind work, and daily he returned with the /
Oft-repeated story that there was no |
work to be had. One morning she shook /
him out Of his slumbers with the infor-
nation that Mis- Dabney. she jes' druv
by hyer an she say ef yer cum down ter
dc plantashum, Mars Charles II low yer
ter pick his cotton on shears. Now yer
Jes get up, lazy niger, an git down
daf"
The lazy niger got up and meander-
ed down TO Mars Charles plantation and
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