Evening star., 1920-07-04
Episcopal Church. Rev. n. F. Downs
pastor of the church, officiating.
Stories of Well Known Folk.

Stories of Well Known Folk.
The recently appointed charge DAFT
faires of the French embassy. who is
rand, was better known some eight
cen years ago under the name of
Prince Henri de Bearn than his pres
ent way of putting it as Count Calard
de Bearn. but he belongs to the an
cient and allied aristocracy of Gas
prince. marquis and duke in a large
number of the noble families of
France, Spain and Belgium. He
served under the genial M. Jules
Cambon and for brief time under
| the present ambassador and was then
recsIied to Paris where he was at
tached to the ministry of colonial af-
fairs for some years. Count de Bearn
| married Miss Beatrice Wlnans of Bal
timore and after her death there was
a friendly suit established to deter
! mine the rights of the two children.
Miss Beatrice Winans de Bearn, who
is about fifteen, and Master Gascon,
who is about twelve. A number of
the counts associates on the stan OF
NJ Cambon were married to Ameri-
cans, that of NJ. Thibaut, first secre-
tary, to Miss Regina Barbour occur
ring about the same time and in this
city. The charge d'affaires repre-
sented the French republic during the
tragic days after the fall of the czar,
and the failure of Kerensky to estab-
lsh order and he was closely identi-
! fed with the intrepid American diplo-
matist, David r. Francis of Missouri.
who was President Cleveland's Secre-
tary of the Interior He faced per-
sonal peril day after day and left his
post with the last of the foreigners
who were given safe conduct through
Finland. Notwithstanding all the ru-
mors to the contrary, it is certain
that NJ. Jusserand will return in the
autumn, as he has not made his fare
well calls nor presented any intima-
tion to the Secretary of State that he
goes on other than the usual summer
vacation. The French ambassador
served in Washington eighteen years
and approaches the record for contin-
ual service held by only one other,
Lord Pauncefote of Preston. who was
here almost twenty years, eight of
which he was ambassador and dean.
Senior and Sonora Manuel de Gondra
and their interesting young family
will soon depart for their home in
Asuncion. Paraguay, where. after
brief rest and period given to ar
ranging his private affairs, the min
lister will make ready to take over
the reins of government as president
of the central inland republic of the
southern hemisphere. Paraguay was
an intimate interest to North Amer
lea, in that it was the first discovery
of Sebastian Cabot, who afterward
sailed northward and, with his
brother and companions, is honored
In a special manner in all the lands
which now constitute the United
States. This visit was in 1925 and
particularly, will commemorate this
4o0th anniversary five years hence
in impressive fashion. But Paraguay.
though still sizable country. has
lost a tremendous area of what it
possessed when the independence was
time it still controlled the basin of
the River Plate. which was the scene
of Cabots first landing on the soil
of the western world. Senior de Con-
dra was elected by progressive
party in Paraguayan politics and is
committed strongly to aiding trade
relations between his nation and the
one to which he was until recently
accredited. Sonora de Gondra has
several children and has not been
attention to affairs social. But she
is charming. vultured woman, still
in the twenties and devoted to music |
and dancing when opportunity pre-
sents. Like her husband, she is a |!
native of the capital city of her ma
tive land and has been active in all
it's amenities. Several Latin Ameri-
can ENJOYS have been chief execu-
tives of their country before coming
to Washington, but in only one in
stance has a minister been elected |
president while serving here, the |
other being DR.. Belisario Porras. who |
was elected President of Panama !
while he was acting as representative |
of that small dominion.
Never has Dame Fashinon been so |
considerate as in this late decree for |
dressing the hair and which is be-
coming modiSh on this side and is