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Other Things to Know.

She must know that officer OF tho army. at her
table. must hc given place above naval officer OF
caus relative rank that invitations for formal din
ners should be issued three weeks more IN ad-
vance. AMI that such functions should not bc held
earlier than o clock.
Debntanes and other noycos in ofical society
nave as much learn regarding the proprieties of
not merely dispensing hospitality bur Of accepting It,
Thus they must know that invitation to the presi'
dent 3 board demands call within three lays, while
That 10 card reception demands call; that when
calling upon thc president 5 wife she should leave
bur ono card and that a formal invitation to dinner
must he ackuowe 1ged upon the day of is receipt.
Indeed. the patchwork social code which governs
official gayetics in Washington l. complex that IT.
well discourage persons from distant parts
who are otherwise ambitions Tor social life, while TO
inc casual reader who has had the time or IN
cInation even for tho social formaiies of his home
community. such conventions are above described Z
NAV he suecrcd and smiled al rs hippcricse AMI
fopperes unworthy of the serious thought devoted TO
I hem. But in official Washington. nowhere else IN
America society i business and business to be ctcc
tive he conducted with system rs wcli as accord
ing 10 halowci traditions Statesmen. soldiers PUB
Iicisis AMI diplomats coming TO Washington soon
accept. even f with sigh, the doctrine of the old
ma KIM When in Rome do the Romans or the
advice of Lord Chesterfield: without hesitation:
kiss the slipper, whatever else Inc elquette OF
that court requires.
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When it comes TO invitations to great functions
really worth attending the representative wife often
finds herself and tho other women of her circle
ANONYMOUSLY ignored Invitation lists frequently IN
clule the whole olhcialdom, in order, down TO the
house of representatives where after the speaker
name the line is drawn. Upon notable occasion tins
distinction the cause of no little comment and
bitterness. This when thc wife of former secrc-
tarv Of state took il upon herself TO issue cards
uuesinp the women of official life to call upon popu
lar emba ssa1or : wife about to pay her first VISIT
America. Unless terms Of personal friendship
with the president family, wives of representatives,
have not for uauy years. been expected to call at
the White house upon other than stated reception
daVs
AS has doubtless been CLEANED from the foregoing.
II is AZ her .jinpers that Washington new. hostess
makes her worst bluudcrs. and of the commoneSt
of these is the seating Of favorc friends above OH
cals who being entertained thcssame time. She
wishes entertain. say, her pastor. from her home
city and to invite distinguished guests ITO
meet him But if any high federal officials ot the
categorics stated invited To her repasi. the dear
parsoD must Weld place To them aul She must 90 10
her table upon the of the highest official present,
whether ne he Justice senator or cabinet ofhcer
And for already suggested she must not m
wife oiciaidom ' to meet pcrsonagcs not catalogued
above themselves in thc official list; must she In
yite married people '.to meet = those who are un
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STAR AIT OUR COURT, NOVICE MUST LEARN ODD TRICKS
Code
President Rnko of

invitation from Miss Roosevelt, coming few hours
before, hal TO be regarded command -
Another rule prescribcs that the president must be
the last parsonage to enter any public assembage or
ceremonial 10 which he is invited Tho violation OF
this rule during tho Mckinley memorial exercises
tho house Of representatives nccessitatei President
Roosevelt rising with the other guests to do homage
10 the supreme court, which. by oversight.
given the honor of entering the hall last The incident
at seized upon by the social critics, and
siderable newspaper soace was devoted comment
the - Incl lent -
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can't Be Dined Together.

This Is the only American city in which certain
pairS of high officials perfectly good terms. cannot
pfoperly be invited to the dinner simply because
anne Etiquette cannot find out which of the two IS
ntled to the place at table always reserved for the
'onor guest-that upon the hostess s right.
Official Washington has been called chess board.
whose setting every man and piece
pawn. with place or definitely fSel by the
ules of the game Pretty though this smile he, the
aes rs that the pieces not set according 10 the
anie rules. at both ends Of the board Thus, when
ongress has charge of ceremony the chief justice
NO his associates given place ahead OF the en-
Pessadors while nj functions In charge of the exe"u-
I've branch Of the government the ambassadors
PiHeed ahead of the supreme court.
AS matter OF fact there will he small hope Cor
Uniform social code, respected by all until II has
|asted through the separate stages prescribed for
tpcr aws-until II has been proposed hy the exccu-
'fp framed hy congress. approved by the president
*no interpreted hv the supreme court.
rMeanWhie official society will continue TO be gov
med by It's present body of laws based upon precc-
snt and subject to Interpretation from administra-
en TO administration. Although the Interpretation OF
Eas heterogeneous corpus iuris might frequently tax
fne Resources of John Marshall there many pre-
ep's generally accepted by society. In these the
pmer must he schooled if he aspres to In oft
society, where the penalty for ignorance is, TOO
Uften, ostrariSm nd rcmnrse
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ambassador OF longest residence in Washiugtonin the
present instance Baron Uengcmuller. who at Wash
ingon represents the person of Emperor Franz Josef
Of Austria Hungary. a generation ago "A Washington
host whose knowledge of social forms exceeded 10y
his zeal for social popularity selected the British MIN
lister TO his wife. tho hostess TO the dining
room. although the Spanish minister, Who was dean
Of the diplomatic CORPS also present The Spanish
minister protested forthwith, and the secretary OF
state. who fortunately present restored the en
tenc corliacf by inducing his hostess to give the
place of honor TO the lean
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Patchwork
By John E Watkins

IT ASrIINGTON. D. G.. Dec. 9.f' Sometimes two
NAV great powers upon the eve Of destroying
|VV each other merely because two silly jades
have squabbleI. - Napoleon's warning
al the wife of his ambassador departing for Lisbon
And tho social functions Of republican court have
ofcu brewcd bitter enmities between great men, If
not between great states.
.sWbat social feuds viii We have this season !''
Mistress Columbia asks herself now, when the gates
In Vanity Fair to swing open, for the
|rapital has been winter when, 'twixt this
'<;me and Lent, high fupctonary his wifo
iuarticuary the latter has not divided oiicaldom
INTO hostile camps because of coveted place
|rsiynp line an envicd seat at table, dispute over
'4he preYogatve of the first call
Such embitterments merely because official
Washington has social code. 1t governed merely
by a patchwork of precedents, handed down by the
fhree coordinate branches Of government whose seps
'<1fe sections of the texture never be fitted
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They Are Social Anomalies.

Cabinet wives have certain prcrogativcs which may
engender resentment among the unintiated. Because
they receive more calls than any other in oh-
cla fc. Dame Etiquette long ago relieved them OF
the necessity Of returning. calls from other
than personal friends. Their purely formal visits
returned by card only. and many hostess no
has called upon cabinet wife is surprised because
that lady does not accompany the bit of bristle-
board bearing her engraved name. She is also
prised find that address il upon the card, but
later learns that cabinet women omit this detail
The wife OF the representative IS, indeed, con-
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5ASoR% 7IzE NIz/1E AOGSG
an q REC%SI0~ 21y

TO meet any American except the president his
wife.
Another fact TO be learned about the ambassadors
is that their wives make first calls only at the
house and the home of the vice president For some
time this prcrogatve disputed by the late chief
Justice. but when tho point brought before Mrs.
Roosevelt she ruled in favor the ambassadors wives
Napoleon had in mind the Of the diplomatic
when he admoUisbel the Duchess Abrantes
with the words quoted ut the head Of this article
And the sensitYcness which he feared in his
is dreaded today IN all Of the of the world
including For under international law an
emhassador is the sacred proxy of tho emperor, king
president whom he represents, and since the
treaty of Wcstpbaa that international code has
corded the wives OF ambassadors tho same official
honors and precedence hich they themselves cnlov
Thus an cmbassadrcss ennno. be sued for debt, no
matter how big the bill which she runs up with
merchants.
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fuoctonary than the president, while those who main
tain that he il second other official of the realm
legion. But since Mr.. Mckinley ruling that the
Offices OF president and vice president are, socially
speaking. inscparabc thc latter has been generally
accorded second rank and TODAY the cautious host
dean Of the diplomatic corps any of the emhas
sodors the board, for stated the question
whether the head OF the judiciary the cmbassa Tors
deserve third place of dispute between
gross and the White house the latter having IA
Vored the ambassadors during the past fifteen years
And it might he dangerous invite to the same board
The chief ustcc AMI secretary OF state inasmnch as
claim for the latter rank directly following the
prcsdentths by virtue of the succession net which
gives the presidency the secretary of state IN case
of the death Of both president and vice president In
deed. the supreme court has, in Its time had 70
dispute its rank with the senate which by virtue OF
te that the constitution mentions the judiciary
third claimed precedence. But after studying her hit
tie book carefully the senator wife viii now pay
first call upon AL Of the supreme court women, al
though requiring first calls of the cabinet women and
Z thn nlr rnnrn
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dnincroom and thereby deprived her of the scat OF
honor But the ambassadors like a wedge forced
their in above tho senate which nt the time
had TO yield 10 the supreme court and thus Iown
two pegs
But the cabinet wifc who elects TO test her
rank with that OF senator viii find her
self w against stone wall. (''Fear of senatorial
power over husbands has prevented open re
volt. explained one cabinet wife. ''Thc demand BY
the wives Of senators that call upon them first
species of social blackmail TO which com
PEELED 70 submit.'D The cabinet still yields to rho
senate IN tho matter of br-t calls despite tho fact
TINT the cnbnct is in sion 10 The rfcs lcncN
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Anil unless she has carefully studied the little blue
diplomatic list - she may make the faux pas OF
calling at an embassy legation where there rs
hostess the ambassador minister being bachelor
daughtcrcss wilowcr.
The diplomatic corps. indeed her more
anxcy than any other body of officials residing at the
capital for it is male mp for the most part Of men
who have received social training at courts OF proud
and punctilious monarchs.
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Why ambassadors Stayed Away.

\ charming hostess who is highly connected as
she is wealthy. and who the chateaine of of the
''show houses of tho capital suffered cruel embar-
rassment some seasons back simply because she had
not mastered little technicality OF the code gov
erning oticallom s dealings with the pampered
coterie Of foreigners. At exquisite musical she in
vted list of ambassadors TO meet as the invita-
tious read--a functionary high in the esteem of so.
ciety But all of the embas assadors stayed away be-
their code forbids their accepting invitation
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Officials Who Shouldn't Meet.

Aud if novice seeks the adyice of the capital
grand DANES Of the old school she will be advised
against inviting 10 the board the vice president
and chief Justice, between whoul social friction has
always been apprchendcd BY virtue of the fact that
his tribunal constitutes coordinate branch of gov
ernment, empowered to overrule even the presidents
approval of laws passed by congress, there
who maintain that the chief justice is higher
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Learning Use of Titles.

Another social rule concerning tho president which
debutantes and older in official society
be taught is that defining the mode addressing him
Never rs ''Mr, Taft or Judge but always as
"Mr. President must the greeting be. And by the
rule his interiors addressed Mr.. Vice
President ~ ''Mr. Justice - Mr. Secretary or " Mr.
Speaker; members Of the upper body OF congress as
'Senator''; those Of the lower body as Mr never
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Diplomats and Diplomats.

The social neophytc must, however, master the lis
tnctiou between ambassadors and ministers. If the
wife Of a supreme court justice a senator
she must learn that. although she the first call
TO each culba S wife. she j. entitled 10 the first
call from the wives of all foreign ministers. This
puuctilious diplomatic body is a social world within
itself being governed socially BY its "lcan,i II the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
Senate's Lost Prestige.

Tho senate has lost of the social prestige
which II cnioved in the days when Patrick Henry tor
the time refused TO consider election thereto be
cause, s he said, he too old to fall into the
awkward limitations which had become fashionable,
Before the DAYS of ambassadors II claimed precedence
the diplomatic corps. and old timers in Wash
inqton society recall exciting occasion when
certain senator wife made oni uproar because ber
Lcst cseoLted the Yife-ai lnrelgn minister to the
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/I7ZI7H .A/NRHSS3O04
HH0 N/EE CHZZ/NG
C~ f7N& S&E.S/0&H|.

"a Congressman or Representative ambassadors
as s.EScelIency' and ministers - Mr.
Many arc the embarrassmeuts which the socal tyro
NJ Washington has suffered because of ignorance
these little points For months she may bsrbor
sentiment at president s wife because the lat,
ter has returned her call Then by accident, she
learns that that lady returns calls except those
Of senators wives, and the little rent her heart
heals up.
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GERmRV A<HS7SS SS4Do1
A/N0 @E7/z/Z

fronted bv narrowing task If she wishes 10 ENJOY
the social pleasures. for custom of her 6rst
calls upon all of the women Of ofhcialdom. from Mrs
Taft aud Mrs. Sherman lown through the supreme
court diplomatic, cabinet aud senatorial sets. And II
is for her 10 t1kc this initiative with the wIvrs or
NIL representatives whose service has been longer than
her husband :. Poor woman! Such exchange of
courtcsics among merely the officials OF her state
are of,c tgs for season
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Rether. President Jefferson once tried to compile
ode but failel dsmally and his successors instca
0f deciding social questions, have merely smoothcd
Ihings An example of this is found in the
'0 the cabinet whose social rank has long been dis
puted by the senate and the supreme court. At White
ouse receptions the issue Of assigning them definite
lsce in the line Of guests s avoided by asking thcm
th their wives receive with the president an hi!
.Fife. and thus form a part Of his official family
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Representatives Wives Left Out.

oftcn task cmongh for a singlc season.
Evening star., 1911-08-19
TROLLEY AND STEAM COMPETE.
As It Works With Both Systems Un'
der One Ownership.

From the Railway Age Gazette.
A suggestive fact in connection with
the control of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford of some 1900 single-track
miles of street railways is that in Con-
necticut, at least, no attempt has been
made TO suppress competition with the
steam lines. The general policy is illus
trated by the fact that quick trolley
service has been established between New
Haven and Waterbury over the trolley
routes. both in effect paralleling the
steam road through the Naugatuck val
ley and both the trolley roads being abb
solutely under the steam corporations
control. Given control of some hundreds
OF miles of parallel trolley by steam
| outstanding trolley stock. its most profit
able policy is not separatiye, but CO.
operative. The steam and trolley paral-
lels must be treated in close combination
and with full knowledge Of the fact that
the dollar earned on the one Is full SUBJ
stitute for the dollar earned on the other
so long as each dollar goes to the same
treasury. On the New Haven's trolley
| system, whether in Connecticut, Rhode
Island or Massachusetts, there has been
an increase of traffic SO steady and SO
large as to leave. relatively, any normal
| increase of steam business far behind.
| With the earned dollar still going into
the parent corporations strong box. 1t
is CledIiy. Wise " ueNclop the tOhCS .
| In the direction of greatest earning pow
er, even though some trains on the steam
parallels run thin. Another point worth
attention is the New Havens plan OF
| keeping the Connecticut trolleys intra-
state instead of letting them reach out
into adjacent states. Their holding COM
| pany is Connecticut corporation hold
| ing practically only trolley lines within
the state. The barrier to federal inter
! ferences is obvious and an asset OF the
| future not to be underrated
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Burial Place of "Col. Newcome. -

From inc Westminster ua1ctee'
Most persons associate Ayr with only
one name in literature-that of the Scot
tish national poet. At the present time 1t
may be Of interest to recall the fact that
the town has associations with Thack-
eray and has family. While many OF the
admirers of the novelist are aware that
his stepfather was the prototype OF one
OF the most lovable characters In fiction.
there are few who know that the original
Of Col. Newcome died in Ayr, and that
he was laid to rest there by Thackeray.
A brass tablet on the south wall OF
the choir in the Church of the Holy
Trinity in Ayr bears the following in
scription:
Sacred to the Memory OF
MAI. HENRY WILLIAM CARMICHAEL
SMYTH
of the Bengal Engineers,
Who Departed this Life at Ayr
9th September, 1851,
Aged 81 Years.
And 10, he whose heart was as that OF
a little child had answered to his name.
and stood in the presence OF the Master.
VOL lii, ch. %.
On the rebuilding of the church his
grave was brought within the walls. He
was laid to rest Immediately beneath this
place by his stepson, William Makepeace
This memorial was put up
in 1887 by some members OF the family
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to all students of both sexes who come
here from rural sections. An exhibit
showing damage wrought by insects to
trees and plants is invaluable in its re-
ideas may be gained from the small gar
dens and from model exhibits concern
ing the growing of crops and cultivation
of berries and fruits. Descriptive bulle-
tins. it is said. may always be obtained,
so that the student may study in wash
ington while helping his farmer father
at home.
To students of astronomy the govern
ment observatory offers a privilege sell
dom attained elsewhere. On nearly every
Thursday night in the year the great
telescope is at the service Of visitors. ana
members of school classes may enjoy an
unpa ralleled glimpse of the heavens by
making a proper application in advance
Aid to Students Of Art.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art does not
belong to the government, but is a g1ft
to- the city by late citizen and phiian-
thropist, W. w. Corcoran. who considered
it right to divide his money with his
fellow-man 1t was not only his wish to
enrich the capital with an art gallery to
be enjoyed by lovers of paintings ana
statuary; his generosity EXTENDED 70 tne
student who desired to make art a means
of support. AS a result. there are 1ree
classrooms annexed to the gallery build
ing, where students may study drawing
from casts. and other and more pro-
gsessive branches of art under teachers,
each professionally successful in his line.
Instruction continues throughout the
scholastic term, and gold medals of honor
are annually awarded to the pupil who
makes the best record of the year. On
certain days in the week art students
who have reached high degree OF ex-
callance are allowed to copy from the
gallery any painting not in the loan col
lection. If the work when finished Is
passed upon favorably by the proper au-
thorities, it becomes the personal prop
erty of the student to be kept or SOLO
The study rooms are well lighted Win
accommodations for q large number or
pupils The gallery contains some world
famous masterpieces in canvas and mar
ble-the most celebrated of the latter be-
ing Powers "Greek Slave
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FOR MILITARY CAREER.
Army and Navy Preparatory School
UNIQUE in District.

The Army and Navy Preparatory
School, which opens September 81. pre-
pares young men for admission to the
principal colleges and universities, and
also provides for the careful instruction
and the efficient training of those who
complete their education in a secondary
school. 1t also offers special courses
for those who contemplate entering the
United States Military Academy or the
United States Naval Academy.
Special attention is paid 10 neglected
English branches. The course in Eng
lish Is designed to give. first of all. cor
rectness and ease in writing and speak
ing. AS a first step toward this end
spelling. including the study of the
derivation and meaning of words, is as
signed as a daily exercise. In the trans
lation Of foreign languages into English
the student Is constantly impressed with
the fact that the exercise is a train
ing in English as we'll as in the foreign
language.
During the first three years stress is
laid upon the necessity of developing the
power of clear and accurate expression
with only general knowledge of the
substance of the books read. The las,
of the works. upon the subject matter.
style and literary history. To conform
with college entrance requirements, the
school offers two courses; classical and
scientific, leading up, respectively, to the
college degrees bachelor of arts and
bachelor of science. Pupils are constant
ly in touch with their masters, and al
forms of rational athletics are encour'
aged.
The educational work is so arranged
that there Is no limit TO a pupils progress
except his own ability and application
The pupil is never retarded by others, moi
10 he permitted TO retard others. Once q
month the student Is required. iu com
pany with a master. TO visit certain oi
the many places of interest I'm Washing
ton.