The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-11

was known as "Millionaires' Row.
There are so many millionaires' row
In Washington today that the nam,
has lost all its individual signin
canoe.
Germany to Build New Embassy.
The German embassy Ia situated OF
what Is known as the Terrace" OF
Massachusetts avenue just few
doors west Of the residence OF Sena
tor Shelby NJ. Cullom OF Illinois. al
though 1t is probable that Count voI
bernstorff. the German ambassador
would hold It more proper to say that
Senator Cullom lives few housed
east OF the embassy.
The Germans have fine headquar
tiers. but even at this they are not al
together satisfied with them. and 30
they have made arrangements to build
another embassy far up on Sixteenth
street overlooking Rock Creek park.
The French embassy is up In the same
section OF the city. but France does
not own its building. 1t ia the prop
erty OF former Senator and Mrs John
d. Henderson, one time OF Missouri,
but for many years of Washington.
The British embassy is on Connect.
cut avenue. Great Britain also in.
tends to erect new building for the
use OF its representatives. and like
France and Germany will 20 TO the
north end OF the city near the public
park preserve.
Charm Of the Knox Home.
Secretary and Mrs. Phi!ander Chase
Knox live In the same house they
occupied when the secretary war
attorne" general of the United States
IL is huge house In the very
heart OF what is possibly the
most fashionable neighborhood In
Washington. but It is differentiated
IRON all the other homes OF wealth
and fashion in the Capital City. Tc
paraphrase. It would seem TO be true
that by their houses ye shall know
them. for the impression that one
gets after meeting with the secretary
and his wife vs. like the impression
that one gets from a glimpse OF the
Interior OF their residence.
q The secretary and his wife are i'm.
mensely popular. albeit some OF the
newly rich, and some OF those labor.
ing under the weight OF little brief
authority. believe that the cabinet Of
ficer and his wife are q bit old.ftsh.
Toned. The truth is that although
they come from Pittsburg, the trade
center where things smell and smoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knox are like unto the
gentle people who lived in the days
OF our great-grandfathers ard great.
grandmothers. and their home is like
unto them. II Ia simple but genu.
Inc In all Its appointments, and pres
ent-day glitter is absent.
Where Riches and Brains Meet.
Mrs Knox entertaIns great deal
and " Ia in her drawing-room that the
rich and the politically powerful have
an opportunity to meet poor people
whose only recommendation la brains
The rich and the politically powerful
may have an uncomfortable quarter
OF an hour or so because OF this con.
test with the reality of things intel.
lectual. but they wouldn't forego the
Knox hospitality. because to have
their names on the standing visiting
list OF the secretary and his family
Is an absolute mark Of distinction.
II Is said that Mrs Philander Knox
has reduced adaptabtlity TO a science
She viii talk Agassiz and Won Hum.
eoldt to the man who drops in from
tho Cosmos club--the Washington
home OF the biologists--and then will
turn pleasantly enough to discuss
with smile In her heart the beauty
Of herecity with the woman who
thinks that her greatgreat.grand
rather was sutler in George Wash.
Ington's army.
An extraordinarily rich woman set
up her establishment in an extraordI.
narily magnificent residence. She
succeeded in getting into the swim,
but there we're certain ones in the alb
solutely desirable circles who had held
aloof. After a month or two the wo-
man of riches called. as newcomers
have the right to do, upon the wives
II the cabinet ministers and the wives
d the justices OF the Supreme court.
Mistake Of Mrs. Masnifieenee.
Now It happened that the billiant
wife OF one OF the Justices, a woman
whose society Ia sought for nothing
Else so much as her personal charm
Of character and conversation. was
he first woman called upon to return
he visit OF the magnificent one of
money. The wife of the Supreme court
Justice had not been at home when
'alled upon, and as a result the two
women had never met
Mrs. Justice called. There ware
several others callers. Mrs. Justice
lid not recognize the name of Mrs
Justice. and thinking she was iust one
" the ordinary ones. she snubbed her
md treated her with an indifference
hat was more than disdain. One NJ
he other callers that afternoon said
hat the treatment Mrs. Justice re-
'eived was insulting.
Where three or four women are
gathered together we all know wbat
happens to a secret. The story went
broad and Mrs. Mnpniflcan,a b.,