The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-25

The BakhmeteffS are now AT Ih6lT
summer home, Stone Villa at New
port. and have completely retired
from all social engagements. since
the news of the declaration OF war
by Germany was made public.
The JHsserands.
Hardly less elaborate and brilliant
thar the Russian receptions and balls
have bee those gwen by M. and
Nine. j. j. Jusserand at the French
embassy. Nine. JuSSerand is also an
American by birth and a great social
favorite. Whether presiding at a
dainty luncheon for a few of her
most intimate friends or receiving at
a reception where the guests are
numbered by the hundreds, she is alb
solutely at home. She is called a
delightful hostess" Her social en-.
tertainments will be greatly missed.
They have ended until the end Of
the war in Europe.
Count Won BernstOr1f, the German
ambassador, will forsake the gave
ties of Washington life. While by
no means the ordinary type of So
ciety man, he was always seen at all
the more important functions in
Washington. An after dinner speak
er of note, he was almost invariably
on the list Of speakers at the i'm
portant dinners given by his fellow
diplomats or by the members Of the
! congressional set. Nine. BernstOrff
also entertained freely and the Ger
man embassy. on massachusetts
avenue, has been the scene of many
functions in which the brilliant uni
forms of the diplomatic corps and Of
the members Of Jul army and navy
set WED with the creations from
Paris which adorned the
Spain and Germany were looked
upon as being especially ~congenial
IN hn 80 .9 g
the two ambassadors being very in
innate friends and companions on
many a shopping trip in the stores
of Washington. Sonora Dona Alicia
Ward de Riano, whose husband rep
reSents Spain in Washington, has also
been a lavish entertainer, and, al
though Spain is not taking part in
the general war, the embassy of that
nation will be very quiet during the
coming year, as every care will be
taken to aVoi situations which
might be embarrassing to the diplo-
matte set.
Greetings Severely Formal.
Greetings between the various di
plOmatS themselves will be limited t.
those Of the utmost formality, il
cases where the representatives o.
the b~ellgerent nations meet. Even il
the case of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice ant
DR.. Dumba, friends of years standing
a grave raising of the hat will b.
, the only sign of recognition as lon.
. as the war continues. These gen
tlemen are bound to meet often, how
o ever either on the street or at tn
State Department on some Thursday
which is known as diplomatic day TO
: Secretary Of State Bryan.
On hat day Secretary Bryan set
: aside the entire afternoon for chat
.. with the representatives Of the vari
Gus nations represented here-ove
forty in number. A special room
set aside for the calling diplomat:
: that they may not be bothered b
Z the newspaper reporters while wait
ing to see the Secretary, and on
after the other they pay their Re
spects, attired almost invariably i
the conventional frock coat and ia
silk hat.
e No Servian Representative.
o Every nation involved in the pre-:
ent war has its representatives her
with n exception, Seryia- For som
n reasons the little nation upon Whic
At the brunt Of the European troub
is has been thrust, has never had
1t diplomatic representative in tn
Il country, although many thousaI
r ServianS are in this country, and tt
ly number has been increasing by LEAF
r, and bounds since the recent Balka
IS, war. Russia, however, is look
N upon as the protector of the Balks
d, nations and in case thai it should
III necessary for representations to
s. made to the United States by Seryi
j. Montenegro or Bulgaria. they wou
a be handled by Baron Bakhmeteff, Il
Russian ambassador.
Ill The smallest nation which is re
St resented in Washington is Siam. b
lie REGARDLESS Of this fac her legation
he almost as large in the number of
n attaches as the great powers of L
rope. Phya Prabha karavOng
he heads this legation, and is accomp
or MED by his wife, Lady karavong.
e though they are both away at t
"a present time. spending the SUNNI
months at their cottage at Be
to Rocks, Gloucester. Mass.
en- Persia Keeps Up appearances.
Even denationalized Persia kee
ias up the form Of diplomatic relatiO
p with this country, through Mel
Ir- Khan, her minister. though duri
ar, his absence from the city PerSi
he affairs are handled rough the b
its oian legation of which Minister