The Washington times., 1916-11-26
the countess maiden name, Princess
swiapotolk czopwerpynska.
New Envoy served In
Washington Before.


swispotolk cEepwerpynska.
New Envoy served In
wsshinEten Before.
II In a pleasant habit foreign coun.
tries have OF sending over ENJOYS who
have previously held lesser diplomatic
posts In Washington.
Count Tarnowsli was here In his
bachelor days under Baron Ladislaus
Hengelmuller Won Hengerver. then
plain Mr.. Henscimuller Won Hen.
sair minister s Sso ia,s srv s am ns.s
when the Austro. Hungarian legation
was raised 20 the rank OF embassy.
The young diplomat was a great
success socially. and. OF course. the
until II got abroad that the baroness
had expressed herself too freely about
Mrs. william Howard Taft, who just
then succeeded Mrs. Theodore Roose-
Welt as mistress or the White House.
First Lady was a western trump"
or something OF the sort---but she was
given 60 frank expression and was
affiliated with distinctly critical eie'
ment here.
Al any rate the official atmosphere
grew chillier and chillier, and before
long Baron Hengelmuller preferred to
seek pastures new,
parted for Warsaw to marry his
Polish princess.
Due 10 Arrive Here
Around First of Year.
They are due to sail for this coun'
try December 10. = believe. with
retinue OF secretaries. maids, and
funkeys.
This should bring them here early
In the new year, as the New Amster'
dam, on which they have passage, Is
a slow boat
Before sailing they expect to visit
The countess has been acting a.
war nurse and while she was at work
near Tarnow was captured by the
Russians about year and half ago.
She was released after many weeks
through the efforts of the Italian am,
bassador at Petrograd'
An Interesting Addition
To Diplomatic Hostesses.
The stating of ASKED c. T.. Wichfeld
as attache OF the Danish legation was
done so quietly that IL was days be,
fore anybody knew II and the news
only got out through the printing OF
MIR. Wichfeld's name as attache In the
Official diplomatic list" for Novem.
Der.
Then what chattering. Mrs. wich-
Clarence Moore. is an interesting ad.
dition to the already long list OF
American wives OF foreign diplomats
stationed In Washington. and, al
nons has s fore tbsn
Mrs. Wichfeld inherited from the
swift estate.
Rumors Heard OF
Citizenship Plans.
II memory serves, II was announced
some time ago that Mr.. Wichfeld was
in process OF becoming an American
citizen
This was after the death OF Mrs.
Edwin Carleton Swift, his wife's
mother. when it was found that Mrs.
Wichfeld had inherited practically the
entire estate and had been named as
administratrix. There was no objec-
tion to her inheriting, OF course, but
there was doubt as to whether a Dan,
ish subject-which she became on
her marriage with a Dane-could adj
minister an American estate. Then
II was stated that Mr.. Wichfeld was
as the law allows.
Just what was done about this I
don't know, but at any rate nothing
which interfered with his becoming
European country. Be IL noted, how
over, that he is ranked as an attache,
and not as secretary of legation,
which would preclude his becoming
charge daffaires in the absence OF
the minister.
However, with so able a preceptor
as the minister of Denmark, Mr.. Brun,
he may thrive on diplomacy until
ready for a more important post
abroad. He Is cut out for the career
IL his courtship of Clarence Moore's
widow be any criterion, for IL was f,
conducted so diplomatically and with
so much circumspection that no one !
guessed II until the very day of the
be distinctly welcome additions to the