The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-02

after the dean Of the corps and is his
senior in point Of service. having been
accredited here as minister in 1887. but ne
was not promoted 20 the first diplomatic
rank until 1902 year later than Baron
Mayor des Planches' appointment
Although he represents both Austria
and Hungary, Baron Hengelmuler is a
Hungarian by birth, a native Of that ro-
mantle capital. Budapesth. and, taken all
IN all. the most picturesque member of
the diplomatic corps. especially when at
great official functions he appears In full
court dress, which is unique and unusual
made up Of many fabrics and many col
ors. with a quaint chapeau in which
piquant feather waves Every head is
turned to regard the Ambassador when
he wears this interesting costume for he
looks Ike a medieval knight and as
though he might have stepped from some
old canvas.
Conspicuous for His Talents.
If the Austrian Ambassador Is a con-
spicuous figure in his court dress, he is
conspicuous. too, because Of his talents.
his training. and his experience lie has
been a member Of the diplomatic service
ever since he attained his majority. and
/ has served at the most important posts,
among them the Court OF St. James,
where he was for years secretary and
charge danaires. an experience which
especially fits man for service in Wash
ington. He was minister at Belgrade at
/ the time of the Milan imbroglio. whence
he was transferred to Rio de Janeiro and
from that capital TO Washington, where
he has served continuously since.
| Baroness Hengelmuler is an Ambas-
sadress ofNShe old school and jealous OF
her perogatives. She insists. for instance,
upon the title Of Ambassadors. and when
her husband was promoted TO the ambas-
/ sadorial rank had il engraved upon her
cards. which was entirely proper and
within her rights. although 1t was much
| criticised at the time she made the limo
walton by those not fully informed re-
garding the distinctive position the wife
of an ambassador holds
! The baroness is a daughter Of Count
DUNN BrowzOwski. a distinguished dip
lomat. who at one time represented Aus
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childhood she has been a figure in official
life which she loves and which seems 20
be her proper element In the diplomatic
circle, IN the whole Of society. in fact.
there is no more interchangeable and as
siduous hostess than Baroness HengeI-
muller. Her Sunday afternoons have
been a popular feature since she first in
stituted them. her big and little dinners
are models Of excellence. and she IS a
constant guest al other houses
Always In Good Spirits.
/ II would seem as though she never
rested, for despite the social demands
upon her. she yet finds time for her little
daughter. her music. her pets; but, to
quote her own words. she is In a rush"
from morning until night, and she has
been in a rush since, fresh from the con-
vent. she was married az sixteen and
launched into the court circle at Vienna,
where she at once became famous for
Ter beauty, her jewels. her wit. But that
the rush agrees with her the radiant
health she enjoys. her constant good
spirits, and the fact that she Is not en-
nuye with it all are ample proof.
When Mr.. JUsserand, the French Am
bsssador. presented his credentials in
/ February, 1903, he was already well and
favorabIy known In this country through
his literary work and through the Ameri-
can friends. among whom were James
Russell Lowell. Edward J. Phelps. and
Robert T. Lincoln he made while at
tached TO the French Embassy I'm Lon
don.
He has become better known and bet
ter liked during his stay here for his per-
feet mastery OF English. his knowledge
OF and sympathy for American institu-
tons, his frequent public speeches. in
which he has the happy faculty Of ap-
pealing to the best side of his hearers.
and his American wife have given him a
wider popularity than most diplomats.
whose circle is generally a limited one.
enjoy
Came Here in 1903.
Mr.. Jusserand is native Of Lyons.
was educated there and in Paris, and en-
tered the foreign service in the year Of
the American centennial, when he was
just twenty-one. His most important de-
tails since then have been as secretary
Of the French Embassy In London and
Minister at Copenhagen. which post he
resigned in 1908 to accept his present
billet
The Ambassador is as well known as a
man Of letters as he is as a dipomatist
and his historical works have received
the commentator Of the French Acad-
envy. The most important of these is
A Literary History of the English Peo-
pie from the Earliest Times to the Civil
War"
Nine. Jusserand is a daughter Of c. T.
Richards. of Boston. who was a partner
in the banking house of Munroe & Co.