The Washington herald., 1910-09-18
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streets and the uptown resi-
: dences denotes the close of the
summer season and the return of
the masses 10 the more serious thoughts
and work of the approaching winter, for
in winter everything seems more serious.
1t is a busy season ahead of the winter
residents OF Washington. Many changes
have taken place in the personnel Of the
official and diplomatic sets. And for the
matter OF that other sets, too. And there
will be other changes TO come later.
There is every reason TO believe there
will be at least one change in the Cab
met, and that II not before, the opening
OF the season on January l will see new
Cabinet hostess. as 1t is very generally
believed that Mrs. Ballinger will not re-
turn to Washington. even II Secretary
Ballinger should do so.
II he comes, he will not be apt 10 re-
main long. and as yet there is not even
any gossip hereabouts as 10 who his sue
eessor is likely 10 be. Mrs, Ballinger has
a large circle Of warm friends and adj
mirers. In her short regime as a Cab
met hostess she showed much tact dig
nifty, and charm, and II is a matter of
sincere and general regret that she will
not continue as an official hostess.
There will be a new Chief Justice TO
succeed the late Chief Justice Fuller
and there are two new justices, Lurton
and Hughes. who will make the old and
stately circle of the Supreme Court wake
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there are many changes. both as to the
heads of the different legations and the
secretaries.
There are two changes already made
among the ambassadors. and one which
is rumored. The first are the transfer OF
the former dean of the corps Baron des
Planches OF italy. and the death OF the
Brazilian Ambassador, and the latter Is
the rumored retirement of the British
ambassador, Mr.. James Bryce, who Is
just about arriving in South America,
after visit TO Panama. Mr.. ArOsemena
the Minister from Panama. and one Of
the most popular bachelors in the corps.
Will not return here If the election goes
his way in Panama. He is a candidate
for Vice President, and while he loves
his post here, he will love the new Office
better. He is now in Mexico with his
sraff, where they went as representatives
OF their country at the centennial cele-
bration going on there.
There will be a new Italian Ambassa-
dor and new Brazilian Ambassador, a
new Norwegian Minister. a new Swedish
Minister. and if rumors prove true. there
will be q new Chinese Minister when the
season opens. as Mr.. Ching Yin Tang.
who is in Mexico. where he is also Min
lister. is expected 10 return to Tibet, his
previous post. His family. the most pic
turesque imaginable, have returned to
the legation here from Nyack-on-the-
Hudson where they spent the summer.
the son OF the Minister and his bride
who, was Miss Tong; the wife Of the
Minister Nine. Chang. their two young
daughters. the Misses Chang. and the
two daughters OF the Minister'S relative,
Tong Shat vi. the Chinese statesman who
came over as special ambassador shortly
before the inauguration of President
Taft.
There are many changes among the
secretaries and attaches Of the embas-
sizes and legations. which will have much
bearing upon the social affairs in the
diplomatic set.
The japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Unchida and the secretaries and attaches
Of the embassy. who have spent the sum-
mer at Buena Vista Springs. will return
here September p. The Austrian Ambas-
sador and Baroness Hengelmuller and
their family Will not return until early
in November. They have spent the great
er part of the summer in their own
country the late summer at Bar Harbor,
and are now at Lenox. where they viii
remain during this month and next The
Belgian Minister and Countess de Buis-
seret and their five children will return
here the first OF November from their
home in Belgium. where they have been
all summer Mr.. Emile Casteur, attache
Of the legation. who has also been at
home this summer, viii return the first or
November.
Mr.. Henri Martin, the universally pop
ular first secretary of the Swiss lega-
ton and charge d'afraires who has spent
the past six weeks in Newport. is now
visiting in and around New York. and
will return here on Monday. The Peru
Wan Minister and Nine PardO have
leased the studio house of Mrs. A c.
Barney. In Sheridan circle. for the win
ter. as Mrs. Barney, with her younger
daughter. will remain in their Paris home
for a year. The Minister and Nine.
Pdrdo have been at Blue Ridge Summit
all summer.
The German Ambassador and Countess