The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-28

Diplomatic Danes.

2 faithful account Of her ~.
the wife Of diplomat. II ~. 8:
volume % published. II shoulS !. 2. I
useful handbook for the vis
ambitious young secretarl@
attaches.
Madame Grouitch is A.
born. The chief qpalincstins - |
diplomatic post in washinelas =
late years seems to have ia.
American wife: 10 many Of ~
bassies and legations have ~.
can mistresses. Madame juaesSs.s'
wife Of the ambassador ~
France and dean Of the dinIo.1s;s
corps. was Miss Elsie Richs,ss 3
Philadelphia. Though Ladv CS4a
wife Of the British ambassaAc, 4.
an Englishwoman, she WA ~ !.
this country and spent the rr.,ss
part OF her girlhood here. rhe ~
lomatic routine seems to b. seeS !.
young, unmarried secrefarv =
Washington. marry him "a -
American girl and later send ~.
back as head Of his countrvs NJ
sion. -
American Women Good Diris..I.
The American woman eeem, r
have been a success in the 6in,s
matte field. Seldom il ever 49,
news leak out Of an American a.
voy recalled through some bress I
the part of his wife. The y6rne
secretary attached to the embasrv
or legation in Washington marrisa
to an Aemrican girl and sent ava,
to other diplomatic posts Ia us,,ail,
successful. During the Ian. lev
years there have been numerous
such marriages. Among them one
recalls the marriage Of Ma,o. Mar.
riott Of the British embassy star a
Miss Maud Kahn, daughter Of 9th
Kahn Of New York, the marriase
Of Senior Don Luis A. Penaherfsra
Of the legation of Ecuador to M
ArEenta Perkins, and the MARIAN
of Captain r. r. Glen Of the British
stan to Miss Jane Story.
It will be remembered also, TN
Major Crawford Stuart, the storn
center Of a slight diplomatic IN.
pfeasantness between our govern.
ment and Great Britain, married q
American girl shortly before his n.
turn home, which was at the 70
quest Of the White house, 1t Is aid
Owing to the nature of the disa
greement over Major Stuart It 4
difficult to say whether or not hav
ing an American wife upon his ar
rival instead of his departure NIGH
have averted the trouble. Lorl
,, Grey returned to England himsel
a few months later and It va
whispered his return was hastene'
to the Stuart incident.
1t is probably owing to the i'm
portance of q wife in the diplomats
game that one finds but few bach
elors and widowers at the head o
missions.
A bachelor or unattached secre
tary or attache is welcomed at a!
capital. The bachelor diplomat Of
fers to the ambitious society won
an an opportunity to enter the dip
lomatic game by marriage. whicl
is at present the only opportunit'
open to her. 1t has been predicted
however, that the world will be
fore long see a woman at the heal
Of important diplomatic missions
Lady Aston has already susgests
!, to the British government that
feminine ambassador to the Unit
ed States would undoubtedly b
successful. The suggestion cam
shortly after the return home Q
Earl Grey and it was understoo
that his failure was largely n
sponsible for Lady Astor's remark
Whether or not President Hart
| ing will send a woman abroad
represent his administration is NJ
known. Probably he will not, bt
lit is safe to assume that he Is seal
ming with the utmost care the hi
tories of the wives Of his prospet
tive representatives.