The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-05

/ u the Roman Catholic Church
at any entertainment at which
20 DC present, has spread consterna.
ton among those of nin preIatcs who
are intrusted with diplomatic func.
t:on5.
Thus. the papal ,nuncios at Vienna,
al INC Hague. who are all archbshopa.
are nonsignnrs. that is to say. pre-
lates. are obliged. by virtue OF th.i,
Office. To attend all court functions, re-
cSptions state dinners. etc. and 81.
these dccollctc dresses are Imperative
FOR women In fact. nigh Dresses, tina.
Is 10 say. those with elbow sleeves and
c6nccaltnG The neck. tho shoulders and
the upper portion OF tho bust, arc
vigorously barred. and so severe is this
tina, when pccrnss who enjoyed in
vcIy marked degree the favor OF thu
view OF her recon, :llncas she might
he permitted to appear a, court in q
nigh dress. the queen felt herself
obliged to refuse the favor and. o%-
would be best FOX the applicant to wait
10 complotoly recover her health be
fore vonturins TO reappear at court
1t goes without saving that whcn-
ever possible wcll-brc1 women avoid
appearing in low dresses at cnterta!n-
mcnts Al which pralotes OF the church
arc to be present. Hut il IS not al
ways practicable 10 do so. especially
at official functions. In Germany. in
Austria and in France. in fact, I'll
over Europe. the clergy ninSle n So
and OF their church. They may either
drop In after dinner. At which All
the women have been in the CUSTOMARY
low dinner dress, or else, il the: them
seives have been guests al dinner. theE
are exposed TO meeting women. who,
perhaps ignoring their nrsscncs.
lows II is dficuit nintte- 70 avert
such encounters, unless thc clerS%
hold entirely aloof from society. which
would he loss TO the latter. one
can only regret that the recent ienl-
inine fashions should have hcen OF a
nature to call for the resentment OF tho
Pope, az indicated by his ed!ct.
President Falliercs has now entered
en- years term OF Office as Chief Magis-
fore he retires into private life will
receive in Paris the state visit Of King
George and Queen Mary aud return
their visit in London. both OF these
cnt arrangements, during the course
Of the summer. II will be the second
state visit of President Falliereh 10
London, the nrst having taken place
during the reign OF Edward VII, ard
next Summer as on the last occasion.
he will bc lodged in 81. jamcs's Pal
ace.
People are already bceinnins. o..
course. TO discuss the most likely snc-
ccssor of 81. Fallicrcs. Blu. il il no;
question which can be said TO dis
turb the country at large, as a prcei-
Dental campaign does here IN the
United States. For there arc no con-
ventione for the nomination Of candi-
dates, and tho election OF French
President Is accomplished merely b.
i Joint meeting OF the senate and Of
the Chamber of Deputies, which Assem-.
bic for the purpose in tho Palace ii
Versailles. and after various ballots,
which merely consume few hours
generally ending hoforc nlShtfall n
the choice OK a compromise candidate
The latter is mostly an essyBoinE,
kindly man. who Is regarded az amen
anle 10 the wishes or those who pull
tho political wires in France. while
remaining more or less behind the
scenes. Negative rather than pos!tiNc
virtues arc sought in tho Chief Mag
istratc, and the mastcrful statesman
has but little chance Of securing the
One thing. however. is certain; that
the man elected will be of irrcproach
able private life. Evor since Presi.
dent Circvy gave so much offense by
esta hishinG at tho Elysee his wholly
uneducated wife, who had been his
cook and whom he had only married
when the daughter she had borne him
was attaining womanhood. it has been