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- AS this been washington or has ii
been Tokyo, Paris or London
Since November II, visitors well
may be excused for asking this ques-
$50 tion. Tt was then the foreigners
SyTdSYA came to town. In q way, Washing
III ton, for the second time Ia Its his
tory, has been In the hands OF the In
vader. But this time he was on
peaceful mission bent with no thought of burning
the capitol and the White House. Or Of driving
President and Mrs. Harding Into hurried flight.
with a few executive ~vaIuables gathered up under
their arms.
The great conference OF discussing the limita-
ton of ornaments and Far Eastern problems has
0vershadoWed all things. The foreign diplomats
In Washington with their secretaries. councillors
and attaches and with the wives. sisters and daugh-
tiers, 1t they had them, always have been strong
factors In. the solving of the problem of how to-
keep capital society moving. With d thousand or
two additional foreigners here to buttress the So
ctal efforts, the really necessary social efforts, of
the resident diplomats, the Old World has had b
powerful social hand over the New World, as 1t is
represented in this good capital OF the United
States.
The White House. Of course, dominates the en-
bassies In every social sense, but it Is the only
seat OF social activity and social influence In Wash
fngton which has so dominated them this winter.
In society, interest I'M the foreigners and In their
doings temporarily has clouded interest in the So
clal doings Of the congressional, the Judiciary, the
army and navy and the residential coteries.
All the visiting foreigners, great and near great
nave made the embassies Of their country their
rallying places. There have been so many OF the
French, British Italian, Japanese and Others here
that no embassy has been big enough to hold all
Its countrymen even for a rapidly coming and 60
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there not only is the national standard displayed
Tor each country, but there Ii set also what NAV
pc called the social standard for all the fallen do
flgs.
The ambassadors and minister's Of foreign coun-
tries and their families always have been hos
pitabiy inclined. il is4 OF course, q part OF dfplo-
matte duty to maintain relations with other coun-
tries fhroigh the medium of the teacup. They
are back today TO- pre-Wa conditions with n good
deal added to make them powerfully attractive.
Jules q. Jusserand. ambassador from France
ts dean OF the diplomatic corps, having arrived IN
this country to assume the duties Of his Office
February q 1904. This gives him ten wears moro
service than his nearest competitor, Senor Riann
the ambassador from Spain. During this nearly
score OF years Ambassador Jusserand has a. m.
miliarized himself with Americans and American
affairs that he well might be called an American
himself.
The social activities at the great French u
bassy ON Sixteenth street are direcfed m Mma
Jusserand, who was born OF American narart.
residing In Paris at the time Of her birth. she
speaks French and English equally well. IA hosts
the French ambassador and his gracious wife have
no superiors IN this or any other city. III is ap-
parent to anyone ut all familiar with the person
mel OF the foreign colony in Washington that Ma
dean OF the corps and his wife are looked up M
as leaders for whom one and all have III sincere
admiration and deep affection. This Ii the feelinr
also OF most people who know them. for the Jus.
serands have made many strong and lasting friend.
ships IN the large circlesof Americans who. through
the exigencies of politics. have been here for {
longer or shorter time.
Il u the custom of diplomats to make more 81
less frequent visits to the home land and ID ID TIA
time of the beginning of the great World war III
I914 the French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
alWags spent the summers Ia Europe. They were
there when ne war torch VET Europe On nm. but
managed 70 yet back III this country, t~rayeiinr
separately and incognito. Then. while the strife
continued. they remained here constantly. never
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