The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-19
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BERLIN. oct. IS.

mcMun- licciN on me lcaNlns from
Berlin OF Mr John G.. \. Lcishman
End calling attention tc the fact that he
is the first American Ambassador to leave
Wilton, being granted farewell audience
by the Kaiser
The fact That the Emperor returned to
Potsdam the day before Mr.. L-eishman
left and received two other retiring mem
hers of the Diplomatic Corps was cInpha-
sized as well rs the circumstance that the
Kaiser be<toM ed upon Mr.. Lcishman no
parting souvenirs a. is his custom.
When Mr.. David Jayne Hill retired
from lis German post he was made the
recipient OF :. magnificent vase from the
royal porcelain works bearing on one
side a portrait OF tile Kaiser, and also
tentative offer OF orders was made him,
which the regulations of the State De
partnent prevented him from accepting.
In this connection the German news
papers also refer 10 the engagement exist
ing between Mr.. Leshman's daughter and
The Duke OF Croy, and express tie opinion
that should the marriage take place the
nagnates of the house OF Croy would at
once take action to prevent Miss Leish-
man from using the German title of her
royal husband
IL that case She would receive the
automatic titles Of Duchess OF Croy and
Princesse lie Soire, which belong to the
Duke 10y his French and Spanish patents
OF nobility, which however, would not
be recognized by the German court.
FAREWELL TO Mr.. THACKARA.
y farewell dinner for the retiring Con
SUI General, Mr.. ~ NJ. Thackara, will be
given nj tie Hotel .Adlon. The date of
the event is not yet decided upon, owing
TO the fact that Mr.. Thackaras leaving
for Paris will he somewhat delayed. as
the government at Washington has
deemed it eXpedicnt 10 make no consular
transfers until the now tariff is on a |
firmcr working basis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thackara have been
much entertained this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Il. lubbock were their
hosts at Il dinner 10 which also were
invited MIR. John g. a. Lcishman, Mr.. {
and Mrs. Joseph Clark Grew, Major c. |
Il. Langhornc, Mrs. Alexander Kirk, Miss |
Eleanor Thackara and Mr.. Ernest Ives.
Mr.. and Mrs Stephen III. McFadden
ana DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Davis also gave
dinner for MIR. and Mrs. Thackara.
TANGO THE RAGE IN BERLIN.
MI Berlin stands under the sign OF the |
tango, rs the German idom has ii. This
tcrpsichorcan wave has rolled in with ter
rifle force and at present there are no
indications OF all ebb tide. In this re-
spect Berlin is diamctrically different
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Is not only bewidcrns but absolutely ill.,
comprehensive 10 the average German
mind.
Society here is slow about falling into
line, but, having once adopted any new
measure, it is pursued with answering
consistency. Tie tango to-day, the fish
walk tomorrow, and the lame duck or
some other geological vagary the day
after, is too swift7h trau<ition 10 find
favor i'll Germany. Therefore, this sea.
son Berlin will tango pcrsistcntly. One
might almost add thrifty, for why cx-
pend lot Of time and money achieving |
tho complicated cvoluiions of other dances
if they arc to bc caprcously abandoned
III few weekst This is apt to be the
Germans point Of view.
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