Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23
Diplomatic Corps.

Conditions in Europe have caused the
diplomats stationed here to select their
summer homes and publicly announce
the location much earlier in the sea-
son than usual with the experience
of the past two summers to guide them
and the astuteness in abundance to be
found in so diplomatic diplomatic
corps, the allies select one resort,
while the central European powers
take another. The lease is as good as
an exemption for other diplomats. and
in fact serves as a keep OF. thus do
ing away with the embarrassing situa-
tions which beset society at the out
break of the war.
The North Shore and the vicinity of
Boston again comes in for its share of
patronage. and more than a half dozen
of TIE most important powers will be
located there.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will follow their custom of
remaining in Washington until late in
the season, and if the grave features
of war still obtain will make only short
Journeys out of Washington.
There is never question as to the
location of the Brazilian summer en-
bassy nowadays. for Nine. da Cana pre-
fers her own beautiful place with it's
sunken gardens. winding walks and
wonderful views. combined with the
comforts of real home. to selecting
place at some more central resort So
she and the ambassador will again
establish the embassy at Heron Hall.
Long Branch, n. J.. where they will be
near neighbors of the President and
Mrs. Wilson when they take possession
of their Jersey summer place. Truly
the Brazilian flag never foated more
proudly over bit of American SOIL
and claimed it for it's own than over
beautiful Heron Hail.
The Russian ambassador and Nine
Bakhmeten have again taken stone
Villa, Newport. where they spent last
summer and will open the embassy
there early in June.
Mr.. F. de Mohrenschildt and Baron Re
maud d'Cngern Sternherg. the two sec
ond secretaries of the embassy, have
leased cottage near the summer en-
bassy. and will thus establish de-
lightful bachelor headquarters there in
June.
Mr. Constantine Onou. who succeeds
Mr.. scherbatskoy. who was recently, APP
pointed Russian minister to Brazil. as
counselor of the embassy VIII arrive
here in time to enjoy at least part ef
the Newport season. Both Mr.. Scher-
batskoy and Mr.. Loris-Melikoff. who
have been promoted to the rank of
minister. will visit Russia before going
to their respective posts, Brazil and
Siam.
The British ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice have leased Rose cottage
at Woods Hole, Mass, and Lady Spring
Rice and the children will go there
next month to see the gardens blossom
and enjoy the budding Of spring. while
the, ambassador will join them later
on
The Spanish ambassador and Nine. de
Riano will again go to Newport for
the summer, and have already made
several trips to that resort to get the
gardens and residence in fit shape for
their residence there early in June.
The Argentine ambassador and Nine.
Naon have taken Windclvffe, the
charming summer home of Mrs. Will
liam ]. Boardman, at Manchester. and
in that vicinity there will settle all the
members of the embassy staff.
The italian ambassador and Countess
Macchi di Cellere have signed another
lease on Pitch Pine Hall, Beverly
Farms. Mass. which they occupied last
season and another cottage or two has
been leased for attaches.
The Swedish minister and Nine Elk
ergren. will also join the North Shore
colony of Washington diplomats and
society folk, having closed a lease on
n roomy summer place at Edgartown,
Mass. in and near which place they
have large number of relatives and a
larger circle of friends.
The Austro-Hungarian embassy will
he located at Patchogue, L. l., Baron
Zwiedinek. the counselor, having leased
several cottages there the past week.
The minister of Siam and his family
and legation staff will go to East
Gloucester, where Siam floats her flag
each summer over her own property.
In fact. Siam is almost the only foreign
government represented here which
owns its summer home.
The Japanese ambassador and Wis
countess Chinda will probably take
Quarters at Overlook Blue Ridge
summit Pa, where they spent the last
midsummer season Most of the Latin
American diplomats also take their
summer homes along the Blue Ridge
and last year the Attorney General and
tion in the same vicinity.
The Chinese minister and Mrs We'll
lngton Koo will close their series of
dinner parties this week and after tina
Mrs. koo will retire from society for