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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Mr. ADEE

administration OF Jackson one of whose
portfolio bearers outraged the delicate
Sensioilities OF Count Serrurier the French
minister. by disputing his place IN a state
dinner procession. And the upshoi OF 4
all was that the count stayed without and
sulked in his tent while -Old Hickory's"
Hiands were being enjoyed by the less
elect.
So the newcomer I'm Washington So
ciety has to burn the midnight oil long
over an etiquette guide before venturing
to act as host or hostess. distinguish
ed American. who lately went abroad as
envoy to foreign sovereign, has told
this story. illustrating the perils Of the
uninitiated:
a new officials wife arranged dinner.
which was TO include the Vice President.
the Secretary of State, the French am
bassador, an Italian cardinal, the bishop
of her church, and an old MARQUIS with a
famed hatred of the French repuolic.
who's to sit at your right" she Was
asked by a friend, experienced socially.
why, my own bishop, Of course" was
her unhesitating reply. And his wife
will go in with the cardinal"
The friend, appalled, on discovering these
breakers ahead, advised her to submit
the list of guests to the Vice President.
But, my DEAR the Vice President
must always have precedence over all
others and the marquis hates the French
ambassador to his finger tips!'
Il don't care; ! shall consult no one
about my own affairs.
But other friends who found her In q
calmer mood pointed out the only posi-
BILE channel and she at last agreed to be
piloted. Three dinners she save-one to
the Vice President one to the Secretary
of State and one to her bishop, the one
she had wished to especially honor.
Wise hostesses who find themselves con-
fronted with such social puzzles go up
to the State Department and lay them
before Assistant Secretary Alvey A. Adee.
who for many years has been the social
mentor Of all state functions at the White
House.
The social snarl that he cannot un-
tangle is a bad one indeed, but he had to
surrender some time ago when called into
the Secretary's Office to help place the
dinner guests of society woman who
had arranged an elaborate function. She
had already sent invitations to about all
of the pairs of high functionaries between
whom there was friction over precedence.
besides two women who We're deadly
rivals. two estranged naval officers. who
were expected to clash at their next
meeting, and two titled foreigners. be
tween whose families existed feud CON-
pared to which that of the Montagues
and Capulets was a lovefeast.
The official mentor adjusted and
moved his glasses several times while
squirting up and down the column or
names, while the hopeful hostess made
sundry suggestions as to how her guests
might be seated. Then Mr.. Adee turned
his head to one side and glancing at her
out of the tail of his eyes. said:
We'll. Mr.. Secretary. under the cir
cumstances, If L were the lady l should
become desperately i'll and indefinitely
postpone the dinner"
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The View Point.

MRS. MARY T. METCALFE, discussing
AVA the pure food question at the Gotham
Clubs recent meeting at the Waldorf
Astoria in New York, smiled and said:
Il heard a food dealer once declare
that chemicals i'm food must be all right,
since salt itself was a chemical.
"A queer argument. eh? 1t depends.
you see, on the point of view. What
won't we say under the influence Of the
point of View"
''Once, at Niagara, gentleman said to
his hotel proprietor, pointing toward the
falls:
Glorious, isn't it.?
All. but it amt what II used to be-.
the proprietor sadly returned.
No? Why not?' said the guest.
1.-The hotel proprietor shook his head.
Too many hotels he said"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

though its place was firmly secured some
seventeen years ago. Those Immediately
below have been hammered at by
disputants in the past few years. Will
the strife begin again Monday, when the
Marine Band. with it's fanfare Hail to
the Chief" signals the curtains rise upon
the national social drama?
The White House had scarcely been
opened the second time to Mr.. Cleveland
when the late awakening of our mother
country overseas to the fact that we
were a world power of the first magni-
tude necessitated the reconstruction of
the social pyramid. A new block was
sent over from England, one that had
never been seen before in this country.
Previous to that If you had asked many
member OF Congress what an ambas-
sador was he would, as likely as not have
defined him as some befussed and be-
feathered parsonage who used to run err
rands- for the ancient kings of Persia.
But we found an ambassador among us
In 1883 and he straightway demanded
social rank second only to that of our
chief magistrate himself Pointing to
the fact that he was the personal repre-
sentative OF his sovereign and would. on
that account. be ranked next to blood
royal at any monarchical court of the Old
world, he planted his foot directly upon
the pate OF the late Lord High Execu-
toner Adlai Stevenson. Vice Pres
boldly over that functionary.
*
Then into the White House came the
Ohio Napoleon. the first skipper Of the
ship of state to appear relieved of sus-
picion that his first mate was plotting to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

CHE Is One of the Most
~ Pleasant Additions to the
Diplomatic Circle-Is a Mem
Der of an Illustrious Family
OF Lombardy and of Austria,
and Has the Poise and Ge-
niality of the Cosmopolite-
Marchesa Is the Daughter of
the Count Agostino Casati,
the Last Austrian Governor
of Lombardy, Who Wit
messed the Stirring Scenes
Connected With the Italian
Unihcation.
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dent Taft invited some ambassadors to
pause behind the receiving line and let
the marquis go on through.
But the marquis was S on to come into
his own. To attend the celebration Of
the founding of Toledo. Ohio. last sum-
mer. he was commissioned as the per-
sonal representative Of Alfonso XIII, and
as such he was given precedence over
all other diplomats in attendance, includ-
ing Sencr Don Francisco de la Barra.
the Mexican ambassador. who, on hear
ing of the arrangement, stayed away
from the ceremony.
Then some august foreign feelings were
hurt at the Hudson-Fulton centennial.
The British fleet in the bay shot off
twenty-four gun salute, which was
promptly answered by Castle William;
but the Frenchmen saved their powder.
because, it is said, the French admiral
through inadvertence had been left stand
ing in the street after the military re-
view, while the officers of ether f1ags
were promptly taken to their boat land
ings And then CASTOR Darboux, official
envoy of the French president. got his
distinguished back up because ne was
overlooked in the turmoil Of naval well
comes.
Formal dinners, such as from now until
Lent will contribute new chapters to the
social history of our republican court,
are as ofttimes the scene OF these social
feuds as the White House levees. We
have spoken of the friction between the
Chief Justice and the ambassador, but
one of a much longer standing has been
in the running between Chief Justices and
Vice Presidents. So cautious hosts Will
refrain this winter from placing the knees
of Mr.. Sherman and Of the new Chief jus
tice beneath their mahogany at one time.
Indeed. the poor justices have been sail
ing upon doubtful social waters for 10
these many years, and because the cab
met used to dispute the social rank. OF
these members of the highest judicial
tribunal old-time hosts at the Capital will
not invite both cabinet officers and men,
bers of the Supreme Court to the same
board.
once cabinet members had such doubt
full rank in the scale Of notables that
they, like the Vice President, had to be
invited into the blue room before the
door opened, there to stand and receive
with the President-as they still do-in-
stead Of venturing into the adjacent par
for to cause trouble while the master. of
ceremonies lined up the courtiers. For
there came to dispute the cabinets rank
not only the Messrs. Justice. but the Sen
ate, which body has given Presidents
more vexation over precedence than any
other body of home officials. Many still
rooms remember an exciting occasion
when prominent senator's wife made
loud uproar because her host escorted the
wife of foreign minister instead Of her
self to the dining room and thereby des-
ignated her as the occupant Of the honor
seat at table, upon his right.
A feud between the cabinet and
diplomatic corps arose as early as the
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express the good wishes of the giver.
On New Year masters give gifts to their
retainers rather than on Christmas, as in
America, or on Epiphany. which is es-
sentially the feast Of the children. 1t
makes the day very joyous in this coun-
try that all receive their tokens on the
same day. Christmas, and the festival is
wonderfully impressive in it's truest sense
of being the season Of peace and good
will toward all men,"
The Italian ambassador and the Mar
chesa and Donna Beatrice will take their
initial part in Official life ut the reception
which the President gives the entire So
cial, political and diplomatic contingent
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MARCIESA CUSAN CONFAONERI

naughty ones. The small Italian, there
fore does not look forward to Befani
with the happy assurance that the Amer
lean child does to Santa Claus. Old ST.
Nick over here seems a benign and for
giving sort Of fairy. who gives to all
good and bad. the good for obvious rea-
sons and to the bad. perhaps, in order
to induce them to be good.
New Year in Italy is day for wish
ing good luck, as 1t is all the world over,
and in many parts of Italy these COM
piments of the season take the form of
a cluster of Violets other fragrant
flowers. Parma Is the home of the most
beautiful and fragrant Of the violets, and
throughout all the region near by violets
are sent to friends and acquaintances to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Logical Opposition.

MES . CARRIE aso cnAr ,a Gait -, ad
York, said:
II have never heard in all my life a
single syllable of logical opposition to
woman suffrage. The average opposition
is neither better nor worse than the ar
gunent of a certain carter.
'Ah,' he growled. 'wot would women
do with vote If they had it? Contrary
critters! Why, IL says to my old wom-
an. Gimme liver and bacon for dinner"
do 1 get it? Nav! I git tripe and
onions
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the army. all to be placed in the
order of precedence when the Presidents
master of ceremonies lines up the off,
cial guests for the procession into the
blue room.
New Year day in Washington society Is
always the day Of judgment, socially
speaking. 1t is the day when each off,
cial learns his place, for here there Is an
exact place for every one.
Each official. high and low. each for
eign grandee and lesser bureaucrat~ Of
the home government Is a block in a.
great pyramid, OF which the public
forms tie base stratum. Washing
ton erected this social Cheops and adj
hered 10 the conv entionai foreign model.
ADAMS naintained II, but Jefferson tore
IL down, thereby creating such chaos that
al! later Presidents of his political faith
have respected it since 1t was rebuilt BY
Madison
The apex is the President, but from this
lofty capstone down there has always
oeen dispute as 10 how each successive
block should be left to lie in the struc-
tcTe. Even the second from the top has
Deen cause OF bitterness and strife al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

THEN Each Functionary,
/ According to How Lined
Up for the Procession Past
President, Is Given His Rank
in the Order of Social Prece-
dence-And Tomorrow's Re-
ception Will Be a Favorable
One for Feuds Because of a
New Chief Justice, New
Commander of the Army and
a Number of New Diplomats
-Feuds Which Are Already
Waging-The Vexed Duties
of the Official Social Mentor.
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and his respondent train. That has long
been the recognized order of precedence
in either chamber of Congress, but in
the White House it has been held that
diplomats, as strangers in the land, should
be given first place, after the President
and Vice President.
That he should stand with the President
and Vice President and thus complete a
triumvirate representing the three
be demanded by the new Chief Justice.
His venerable predecessor threw down
the gauntlet at one of President Roose-
velt's early state receptions to the judi
ciary when he as chief guest of honor
was made to wait in one of the parlors
until the last little attache OF legation
had gone through the blue room door
Some high officials have suggested COM
promise which would let the Chief Justice
and other high officials below the Vice
President into the Presidents presence
between the ambassadors and ministers
When Chief Justice Fuller made his pro-
test, Count Cassini, then dean of the dip
lomatic corps. was sa d to agree with him
SO far. as the judiciary reception was
concerned, but whether the new dean
would as readily aquieSce to the claims
of the new Chief Justice is question.
y *
In Mondays New Year procession
through the blue parlor the judiciary will
be followed by the senator's. representa-
tives. officials Of the District of Column
bia and then the officers Of the army and
navy. But there will be a new command
ing general of the army, Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, chief of staff, who was not in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
By Margaret B. Downing.

HEN Baron Mayor
des Planches left
Washington he was
dean of the diplo-
matte corps. and he
and his baroness
had climbed high in
the esteem of dip o.
matte and Ameri-
can statesmen and
of society gener-
ally. The success
scr of the courJly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Copyright 1910. by John Elfreth WatkiusJ

ILL the New Year
reception at the
White House to-
morrow precipitate
It's usual social
row? Conditions
seem more than
favorabie-a new
Chief Justice, two
new ambassadors,
five new ministers
and a new COM
manding general of
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his family have been living in the fam
lily seat. Casati Kirziam. famous
surrounds Lake Magg ore. and many
OF the historic treasures OF this home
will beautify the Washington estab
lishment. Both the marchesa and her
daughter are interested and charmed
with life in the capital of the western
world.
1.-The celebration OF Christmas has
fascinated me greatly" the marchesa
fsmark oe 1T I'll is SO es nsa "a
was really pleasure to be on the
streets Of Washington during the day
preceding it's celebration. Everybody
was in hurry and all were good hu
mored in the bustling and crOwding of
the parcel-laden. According to the
old way. which still holds in Italy, the
giving OF presents occurs on the feast
Of the Epiphany, or twelfth night in
the Engl sh phraSing.
ON Christmas the Italians celebrate
the greatest Of Christmas feasts from
the religious standpoint. All over the
country there are brilliant church
ceremonials, professions and tabIeaus.
and the chanting of hymns in the
streets as we'll as the churches. Then
there is a feast Of good things. But
the gifts are confined to the Epiphany.
and Befani, a corruption OF the term,
Ia an Italian institution which CORE
spends In many respects with the San
ia Claus of the English. Americans and
Germans. January s, or the eve of the
feast OF the Gentiles. Is to the small
Italians what Christmas eve Is in this
country. But the happy. care-free
children OF America cannot realize the
awe and respect which the Italian
youngster feels for the Befani. Santa
Claus. with his round. red face and
merry, twinkling eyes. is a sociable be-
ing which the German and American
and English little ones approach with
perfect confidence. They write letters
to him. as / noted in your papers, and
his acknowledged agencies His rein
deers have become familiar sight to
young and DID, and appear to be as
interesting to the grown people as to
the young.
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their maids in the carriages, and they
meet a cheperon at the ball or they trust
themselves entirely to the chaperonage OF
the hostess. The dragon 10 as obsolete
in Washington as hoop skirts. and the
sensible foreigner may gasp a little at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

first, but she soon succumbs TO the in
evitable. The new chatelaine of the
italian embassy is ready to accept Wash
ington ways. and she is expressing utter
content at the prospect of spending the
next few years as a resident Of il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
Edmonde deS Pla

Eomonde deS Planches, protege and favor
lite student of Crispi. comes to the Amerl-
can capital under pleasant auspices. He
and the marchcsa have merely to take up
the social duties relating to the charming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

''The Befani Is tall dark woman OF
severe countenance and usually with an
Ominous frown. She comes down the
chimney on the eve of the Epiphany,
ringing a loud bell and tapping on the
floor with long. crooked cane. She
places cakes and good things for the nice
little children. but bags OF ashes and
stones and letters of , rebuke for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

circle of friends made by the former in
cumbents of the Italian embassy. 1t was
said that Baron des Planches was sent to
Washington to restore the social prestige
of the Italian nation. which had declined.
This mission seemed to have been most
satisfactorily performed, and the Italian
embassy, eight years ago an unknown
part of official society. now takes rank
with the British. German and French.
Marchese CuSani ConfalOnieri and his
charming family, consisting of his wife,
his daughter. the Donna Beatrice, and a
young son who bears his fathers name
have been in Washington only since No
established in the Italian embassy. q
commodious building in New Hampshire
avenue where that thorouahfare adjoins
. street and 18th. The embassy is only
partially furnished, and they had to
await the arrival of their personal he
!ongings after the transfer had been
made of Baron des Planches.
The new chatelaine of the Italian king
dOms American home may be described
more a domestic woman than a devO-
tee of fashion. Being partially Austrian.
she is a devout member OF the Roman
Catholic Church, and has been prominent
in all church activities of I-ombardy.
where her former home is situated. Her
father. Count Agostino Casati. was the
last Austrian governor of LOnlbardy and
Venetia. and he witnessed the thrilling
events connected with the great struggle
which began In 1913 and ended with
the Italian unifiCation in 1870. The young
daughter of the ambassador, Donna Beat
r'ca. will get ''er first taste of society
this winter. and. following the Euro?ean
custom. she will make no formal debut,
but will be present at her mothers cere-
monial functions In the embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

The marchesa is much Travelled
woman. but she is making her first
visit to the land Of Columbia. Since
her marriage she has resided in sew
eral South American cities. and for
some years in Vienna and Budapest.
For the past year the marchese and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-22
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a leisurely breakfast, and be ready for
a good days work
That's what a little planning and
foresight will do for her.
The woman whose house Is run IN
the best order. who keeps her help
the longest and has them best trained
has a day for each thing.
The maid can take a look at her
schedule and then go right ahead with
out wasting any time in useless ques-
tons.
She can in this way accomplish part
of her work before her mistress Is up
as well as plan tomorrow's labor the
way her mistress does.
Method should also be used in re-
spect to the children. A child who
knows what IT is expected to do at
a certain hour will eventually be train
ed into the routine Of doing II, thus
saving its mother many precious min
utes.
The woman who has no method
might just as we'll give up trying to
accomplish anything in this world,
She loses too much time through lack
of forethought and planning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-22
MISS ROBINSON, HAVING
COMPLETED HER BOOK,
HAS RETURNED To pENcArnI 4

Ia
Miss Celia Myrover Robinson. who
mas been In Mobile for the past two
months or more, the guest of Mrs. NJ.
A. Smith. has returned to Pensacola
to assume the duties of assistant sec
rotary of the Interstate Fair Associa-
ton.
Miss Robinson has Just had a book
accepted for publication by Rand,
McNally & Co. of Chicago and New
York, which is one of the largest pub
fishing houses in the country, and the
publishers predict a big success for
this book, which is a story for girls.
The fact that the book Is to be pub
lfshed on royalty basis, and that the
publishers have contracted for the OPP
ton on all Of Miss Robinson's future
works of fiction, is a guarantee as to
its merits, and is gratifying to Miss
Robinson's Mobile friends, who feel
an added interest in her book because
1t was written in this city.
Miss Robinson, who was formerly
society editress of the Pensacola
Evening News, has contributed to all
the best magazines of the country
such as Munsey, Cosmopolitan and
| others and was also poet laureate for
the Florida Division U. D. c.
Her friends throughout the south
Will watch her work with interest,
hoping that her literary efforts may
bring her the same success financially
as they have won meritorious praise
in the world of literature and letters
Mobile Register.
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NOTES FROM
The MILTON GAZETTE,


Mrs. H. Lemp and children went to
Pensacola Wednesday.
Mrs. r. c. Leopard has returned
from Pensacola, after an extended visit
to her mother, who is quite i'll.
Mrs. Arthur Stewart spent Sunday
in Pensacola.
Miss Minnie Wood returned to Pen
sacola after a delightful visit to Mrs.
L. NJ. Rhoda.
Judge L. NJ Rhoda went to Pensa-
cola one day this week.
Mr.. VIM. Reager, of Pensacola, was
caller at The Gazette office last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Allen, of Pensa-
cola, came up Sunday to visit friends
and relatives. Mr.. Allen is a former
resident of Milton and likes to COM
pare notes.
| Miss Emma Day Wolfe, of Pensa-
cola, came up Sunday evening to visit
her aunt, Mrs. A. NJ .Seabrook.
| Mrs. L. NJ. Rhoda went to Pensacola
! Sunday on a visit to friends.
! Mr.. L. Cohen went to Pensacola
| Thursday.
| Miss Clyde Whitmire went to Pen
sacola this week.
| Mr.. ]. P. Morris. one of Pensacola
most prosperous young business men
was visiting friends here last Sun
! day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Jernigan and
Mrs. L. L. Aymard, from Pensacola
were her Wednesday.
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East hall with vegetables from its own
garden. This. to be sure. has already
been done TO some extent. All the
fresh vegetables used during the pres
ent term OF the summer school are
raised by the college. But the next
year gardening will be done on a larger
scale. The entire eight acres pur-
chased BY the board OF control last
year will be devoted to this purpose,
and doubtless sufficient vegetables car
be grown there to supply throughout
the year the needs of all those who
board at East hall.
The advance enrolment OF students
for the coming year is most encour-
aging. Hardly a day passes in which
reservations for rooms are not made
and on some days rooms are reserved
for as many as six girls. The promise
for a large increase in the number OF
students next year is at present very
bright.