The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

with him his wife. Madame Keishiro Matsui the
wife OF the counselor of the embassy resides with
her husband at the capital There are said to
be some new women" in Japan and it may be
that when the Baroness Uchida and Madame
Matsuf return to their native country they may
look upon the new movement among their sisters
as one not wholly to be condemned even in an
oriental land where woman's subsection to their
lord and master, man, is supposed to be complete.
These two Japanese women have taken an ex-
traordnary interest in the woman's suffrage move
ment and moreover they are keenly alive to every
thing which pertains to the higher education OF
women. The Pennsylvania education OF Madame
Uchida gave her something more than what the
world Is accustomed to call book learning.
Only recently the minister from Belgium to the
United States. the Count de Buisseret, was trans
ferred to his countrys legation at St. Petersburg.
The count and countess, his wife, lived In the
American capital for long time and here it was
that their daughter was born, an event which was
Q cause for great rejoicing, for previous to the
arrival of the little girl the Buisserets had been
blessed only with boys. of whom there we're i've
to help pack the trunks the other day the jour-
ney to the capital of the cars empire.
The Countess de Buisseret Is an American. She
Is the daughter of General Story OF California.
whose family for great many years resided in
Washington. Count de Buisseret has been sue
ceeded as Belgian minister by Mr.. e. Havenith.
who comes to Washington from Persia Mr..
Havenith is also married to American woman
who, prior to her wedding, was Miss Helen
Ffoulke, daughter Of the late Charles Ffoulke of
Washington. Mr.. Havenith at one time
Junior attache of the legation in Washington and
here he met vooed and married Miss Foulke.
1t seems like string of condolences. but the
fact that three Belgian ministers in succession
have had American wives is much more than mere
coincidence. The predecessor of the Count de
Buisseret was the Baron Moncheur. whose wife
also is an American. the daughter of General
Powell Clayton former United States minister to
Mexico. Baron Moncheur has been twice married.
his first wife. like his second, being an American
woman.
There are many reasons advanced for the
lection OF diplomats with American wives for the
American service. but the underlying reason un-
doubtedly is that with an American wife a dplo-
mat more quickly gets in touch with American
methods manners and habit of thought and there
by at once becomes of greater service to his gov
eminent
Mr. Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador to
the United States. probably is more familiar with
the American spirit than any other man now rep
resenting foreign government in Washington.
unless it be James Bryce the British ambassador.
of whom It IL only necessary to say that he
wrote The American Commonwealth" In order
TO give one an understanding OF how closely this
subject of King George has studied American DO
litical and economic conditions.
France is republic and there are no better
Republicans than Jules Jusserand. He has keen