The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05

attache to live on $1,000 q year, so that
the demand that all candidates should
guarantee their possession OF that sum
was made mot with tho object OF limit
ing the position TO certain moneyed
class. but simply with tho object that we
shall be sure that the young man has
the wherewithal to live.
For the first two years when no Goes
abroad he gets no salary at all. and
even for his early years as third and
second secretary his salary is very mod
est. and especially az an attache no has
to 20 to some Of the bigger capitals,
and living there Is very expensive,
and II one were not sure that he had
certain minimum to live upon we should
have n series Of bankrupts dotted over
Europe"
A third secretary. Il appeared. gets
only $3.50 year after two years In the
service. obviously not a living wage
at ALL" commented Lord mcdonnell, a
member OF the commission. To this Sir
Arthur Nlcolson replied: 1T 10 not.
know. In the large capitals. In st. Peters
burg. for instance, my last post, was
frequently asked by parents what was the
minimum on which an attache could live,
| could lodge one or two Mt the embassy,
but II not lodged there always told them
that $500 year was the minimum TO
live on In St Petersburg"
Sir Arthur added that II the $4,000
a year now required from private sources
were replaced by an addition to the sal
airy Of $4,000 Il would on tho present es-
adjustment nut something between $780,
900 and 100000 a year on tho budget.
One OF the most interesting competitors
at the worlds lawn tennis championship
meeting at Wimbledon is the Countess OF
Drogheda, who has entered for the wom-
ems singles.
The Countess In an excellent all around
sports woman. She is "A golfer and her
fearlessness and love OF adventure were
shown last year. when she made several
flights Mt Hendon and arranged TO cross
the Channel with Grahame- White.
She Is the youngest daughter OF Charles
Maitland Pelham-Burn OF Prestonfield,
Midlothian, and married Lord Drogheda
In 1909. She has son-the heir to the
title-and daughter, Nave Abbey, tho
family seat In Kildare, Is a beautiful and
historical residence.
The Countess IL tall with a splendid
figure. has fine eyes. n mass OF soft hair
and features OF pure classical outline
She was one OF the first to !naugurate the
taste for bizarre effects In the homo, and
at her house in Wilton Crescent, London
she had u black drawing room. the walls
being covered with black paper. the carpet
being blJclI and the coverings OF chairs
and Chesterfields also being black.
Tho long list Of birthday honors pub.
lished on Monday will provide the Treas
ury with about SS,050 In fees for grants OF
letters patent Lord Kitchener, who oc-
cuples the most prominent position on the
list, being raised to an earldom. will also
have to draw the largest check His new
dignity VS. cost him $3.50 in fees. The
-four barons must each pay $3.50 and the
eight baronets $500 apiece. The peers
and the new Knight Of the Garter will
require robes costing between $3.50 and
$3.50 each.
In addition. a variety Of licenses for
painting arms on motor cars or enclosing
them on note paper may be necessary
While some of the fees are comparatively
heavy, they are much lighter than in the
days OF James l., when n baronet, for
instance. had to maintain thirty soldiers
or, in default, pay $b.+7b . year into the
exchequer.