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antagonism toward the Hohenzollerns:
to Bucharest and to Bern, where he
attained the rank of Ambassador.
Thence he was transferred to Rome in
the early part of 1898, on the eve Of
the Spanish American war, and on the
banks Of the Tiber he has remained
ever since.
No foreign diplomat has ever been
to such an extent accepted by Roman
society. by the various political circles
In the Eternal City and by the italian
people generally as Barrere, who Is .
universal favorite and a welcome fig
ure at every public function and pri-
vate entertainment. He managed not
long after his appointment there to
secure as headquarters for his en-
bassy the magnificent Farnese Palace
from the estate of the late King Of
Naples and added to its furnishings
and treasures OF art by means Of
heavy drafts on the State "Garde
Meuole" In Paris. the great depot
where are kept in storage the most
precious furniture, tapestries. carpets,
gold and silver plate and bric-a-brac of
various kinds from the formerly i'm
perial and royal palaces of France. Az
the Farnese Palace, built by Pope
Clement VII. from the designs of
Raphael, he has always entertained
extensively and its salons are the
rendezvous not only OF the White
but also Of the Black Society.
where royal princes. dignitaries Of the
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men Of every shade OF political opinion
and foreign visitors of note rub Shout
ders with Cardinals and old patricians
holding hereditary lay offices at the
Vatican.
An. Accomplished Musician.
Barrere is passionately fond Of
music and an accomplished pianist.
When I used to see much of him, his
piano was always open and piled up
with Beethoven sonatas He also
plays the violin extremely we'll and in
his younger days had a fine barytone
voice. But what especially attracted
him to me was his love of sport. He
is wonderful shot, and until the be-
ginning Of the war never missed
spending a few weeks In the autumn
on the Yorkshire moors of England
for his grouse shooting; while King
Victor Emmanuel has always found
in him a particularly congenial COM
panion on the occasion of his shoot
ing expeditions in the various royal
preserves. Then. too. Barrere rides
well, his seat in his saddle is essen
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most constant and indefa tigable MEM
oers OF the Roman Hunt, taking his
fences-in the country around Rome
the FENCES are stone walls-exceed-
ingly straight. True. he has had a
number of spills. has broken bis leg
twice and his collar bone any num-
Der OF times. But what is that to a
man who follows the hounds regu-
larly? He also used to play an excel
lent and quick game of tennis and
from what l hear has now taken to
golf.
with all his cordiality and social
amenities and charm OF manner. Bar
rere can show himself very energetic
in the defence Of his countrymen and
OF their interests when the occasion re-
qulres. Thus. once, when the Italian
Government of the day issued an or
der for the expulsion of the princi-
pal Roman representative of the great
French Havas News Agency In con-
sequence Of some despatch which he
had sent which while true was not
OF n nature to please the principal
ministers, Barrere at once notified
them that unless the order was at once
rescinded he would take immediate
steps to have six of the leading Italian
newspaper correspondents in Paris eX-
PEELED from France within forty eight
hours. On another occasion, when
paying ceremonious call at the Con-
sulta he found the then Minister OF
Foreign Affairs lounging in a fauteuil
with leg swung over one of it's arms.
Instead of rising to greet his visitor.
he waved his hand at him by way of
familiar salute.