The National tribune., 1908-03-19

States, to-day floats over the National
| Capitol; and,
Whereas, the State of Oklahoma is
| for the first time the recipient of equal
recognition with the sister States of the
Union; and,
Whereas, the flag has peculiar value
| to the State of Oklahoma and the mil
lion and a half citizens residing within
her borders; and,
Whereas, the intrinsic value of the
new flag is of minor consequence to the
Government of the United States and
to the sister States; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the new flag bearing
46 stars now floating over the Capitol
be and the same is hereby donated to
the Commonwealth of Oklahoma, to be
kept and remain in the archives of the
Oklahoma Historical Society of Okla
homa.
The House passed the Senate resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary of State
to invite foreign Governments to the
International tuberculosis Congress. to
be held in Washington next September
The Secretary of the Navy has accept
ed the resignation of his son, Midship-
man Victor N. Metcalf, because of ill
health. Midshipman Metcalf is 25 years
of age, and entered the Naval Service on
Sept. 23, 1902. Much of the time dur
ing the past few years he has been on
sick leave.
1t was with considerable reluctance
| that Secretary Metcalf accepted the
resignation. as he was anxious that his
son should have naval career.
President Roosevelt talked for 10
minutes in German recently with DR..
Nathan Birenbam. of Vienna, leader of
the Jewish National Party in Austria,
who was accompanied to the White
House by Representative Goldfogle. of
New York Dr. Birenbam told the Pres
ident that he was in the United States
studying political conditions.
The President remarked that there
was no occasion for political division
in this country along racial or other
lines. I'VE are all Americans" he said
to his visitors. Then he stated that in
his Rough Rider regiment there were
a number of Hebrews. He said that the
only question was as to whether they
were Americans and brave men, and he
found that they were both.
At last Mrs. Roosevelt has succumb-
ed to the temptation to puff and wave
her hair. From the time of her first
appearance on the social horizon Mrs.
Roosevelt has worn her hair combed
back from her forehead, with only a
hint of pompadour. She has used no
rat" and has coiled her hair loosely
in the back. She has not varied this
fashion even on the most ceremonious
occasions, such as the Inauguration
balls, the marriage of Mrs. Longworth
and the reception to Prince Henry. Her
utmost concession to the modes has
been to elevate the pompadour little,
or to add a twist of ribbon, flower or
a diamond ornament to the couture.
Imagine the astonishment of the guests
when Mrs. Roosevelt appeared at the
dinner which the Secretary of Agricul-
ture recently gave in honor of the
| Chief Executive in a head-dress which
would not have been amiss at a Marie
Antoinette fancy ball. Her hair was
waved back and front, and row after
row of puffs covered the entire head.
while an aigrette of osprey, caught with
diamond bOwknOt, gave the needed
extra touch. The Cabinet women pres
ent said Mrs. Roosevelt never appeared
more the grand dame"
Baron Takahira, ambassador from
Japan, has dropped as naturally as pos
sible into his old place among US, from
which he departed Minister and plain
Mr." to come back with the highest
honors possible for his Emperor to be-
stow. And the little Nine. Takahira is
here also, and the little lad who goes
| with his parents everywhere, receptions
routS, balls, breakfaSts-anyb body who
invites the Takahiras know that they
must also provide for the young master
| who is fine, manly little fellow. Nine
| Takahira is tiny and very dark, with
all the characteristics of her people as
| to looks, but she wears the most stun
| ming Partisan gowns and wraps and
hats. She dearly loves bright cOlors
but-whisper it low-she will have none
| of our corsets. The War Department
may adopt them for its men of Mars
| but Nine. Takahira fatty says mix" oI
whatever the japanese word for no
may be. 1t is of record that when she
concluded on arriving in the United
States to adopt our style of dress, one
! of the great costumers arrived from
/ New York to take madames measure
and select stuffs, she suggested &
| famous make of corset, and the little
dark lady with some hesitancy decided
to try the thing of coutil and steel, anC
she did, for just one day. All those
| beautiful gowns for a Winters rounC
of society were fitted over the corset
| which made madame as petite and pret
ty as a doll. Then she started to {
State reception wearing a magnificen
| PINK Sdtln gown, Der dlTedu,
small waist accommodated to 16-incf
waistband by means of the said famous
corset. She stayed the evening hal
out, then went home and yanked thos,
corsets off. Then she made way will
thera. yes, indeedy, nobody knows jus
what became OF them, but it is related
that every one of those nagnificen
gowns had to be made over to fit
kimona figure, and madame is corset
less to this day.
The career of ambassador Takahir:
is the account of lifetime devoted t,
diplomacy. He has served his Empero
in many Capitals. He was educated il
Toxic. At 81 he entered the diplomatic
service as student attache. After al
Apprenticeship of three years he be
came Attache, and in 1881 Secretary O
Legation at Washington, where he wa
finally promoted to Charge dAffaires
In 1888 he served at home as Secretar
Of the Foreign Office. Sent to Korea il
4 1885, he labored at that important Jap
anese diplomatic post for four years
His next appointment abroad brough
him to this country as Consul Genera
of New York in 1892.
Shortly he was dispatched to Europ
!, as Minister to Holland and Denmarl
(1s93-94), to Italy (1S94-95) and t
. Austria and Switzerland 1898-99).
1t was following this European ser
vice that he was selected in 1900 I,
; return to this country, when the Boxe
disturbances in China made 1t impera
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