Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

,hay must have a German nurse also. and
the pharmacies, of her children, OF course
speak German In me nome .,ies 80,
variably use Spanish least the little ones
become unfamiliar with their motnet
tongue. The consequence IS says 'he
ambassador that the children Whfn PA!
ing always speak German ana ever 80
their sleep when excited and dreaming
of their usual tasks they chatter IN the
Teuton tongue. as though they were porn
on the Danube Sometimes Inc nun -
viii rouse the children ana Spoah ~
them and even half asleep they Will reply
in either Spanish or Italian ne am
ba ssador Is convinced. however, that y
will not he many moons before f-hsllSii
will take the place OF German as sa,.
he intends 70 keep up the Italian through
means of the nurse.
The Crespos are one Of the most inter
esting families ever occupying the MeAi-
can embassy and there have been many
notable occupants during the half cen
fury in which this country and the neish-
Dor to the south have held friehoiN IN
tercourse OF the twelve children Una
blessed the marriage seven survive. anu
all will be here with the ambassador the
early part of next month. In addltion l"
the sons there are two young nepheNs'
also Crespos, and sons of his dead prom
err who will be a permanent part OIL the
establishments One OF these EdWarG
Crespo, is studying in the College or the
Christian Brothers near baltimore, am
the other will take private lessons IN 1his
city The eldest son. Jorge Juan treS-
DO accompanied his father to Washing
ton, and remained with him all summer;
while his mother and other bro1hers an"
sisters were In Vienna. The eldest dal!sh-
ter Senorita Adela CreSpot VINO just
passed her seventeenth birthday, will b.
presented to society this winter Shr -
a fine musician and has promising ihtz-
Zo-soprano voice. She has taken ieSSonS
from the finest teaehers at the Austrian
al also under SSof1dl masters III
the famous conservatory at Milan ! ne
second sister Is a fine vioinist and all of
the Younger children play some mnsicai
instrument and have excellent voices.
love OF music" said the ambassaj dor
is distinguishing characteristic OF the
Mexican. and my family possess this pas
sion in a marked degree. For that rea-
son we have been delighted with our life
in Vienna 1t Is the city of music, and
IL there could be one regret connected
with such high honor as being made
ambassador TO this great country 1t IS
that my children will be deprived of the
splendid opportunities TO hear and study
music My wife Is as devoted to music
as | and We spent every moment which
was ours TO hestow on pleasure hearing
the wonderful symphonic concerts for
which Vienna is illustrioiis. We both pre-
fer the symphonic music to the operate
the popular although II would be
difficult indeed to withstand the lnSplra-
tion of the grand martial music one hears
in the parks or volksgardens, as they are
called. in German countries MexicanS
justly proud of the wonderful eff
cheney OF their martial bands, and we have
been accustomed all our lives to hearing
the finest in this line of music. Our Mex
lean musicians are trained from their
earliest childhood. and to get a post in
one of the great military or municipal