Evening star., 1923-10-21
Nine. Weidel Lone
Woman of Swedish
Legation in Capital
She Is Native American and
One of Most Charming of
Diplomatic Hostesses In
Corps Here.

In the absence of Nine. walienberg.
who still tarries in her home out
side of Stockholm, Nine. Weide1, wife
Of the commercial counselor of the
Swedish legation, is the only feminine
representative of that land in Wash
ington, and since diplomatic society
has bestirred itself early in q the
season she has been kept quite busy
since the legation was removed from
its summer quarters in Bar Harbor.
N. and Nine. Weidel were here for a
few months last spring and resided
in the Highlands. They are now es-
tablished at 1928 21st street, in a
sunny open house, which has the
double advantage Of being on one
of Washingtons highest hills and
yet within the limits Of the city
proper and quite accessible in every
sense.
Nine. Weidel is another Of those
charming American women who are
becoming so numerous in the diplo-
matte corps and whose influence is
always for solidifying the bonds
which bind this country to the many
with which it holds friendly reia-
lions. Sne was MISS Louise rape,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pape of Marietta. Ohio. She had
been married previously and there
are two sturdy young, sons, Jack and
Louis Bartlett, eleven and nine years
old, who attend the Potomac School
and who add greatly to the life and
color of the Weidel home. The mar
riage to Mr.. Weidel took place two
years ago in Paris, and almost con-
stantly since they lived in Stock
holm, where the commercial coun-
selor was attached to the foreign
in the capital of her husbands coun-
try, and was impressed by the
seriousness with which even young
children regard the business of get
Sweden always have entered into the
intellectual life and today many of
them are in the highest places under
the government, in the Legislative
chambers, in ministerial posts, in the
diplomatic service and teaching in
all grades from the primary schools
to the great Swedish seats or learn
ing.
These women take their public
duties with the same grave respect
which the children show toward
getting an education:
selor and is the first diplomat of
this rank which Sweden has ever
sent to the American republic. 1t is,
in a way, q reversfon to the first
type of envoy here, for as early in
American history as the adminiStra-
ton of President Jefferson Sweden
had a commercial representative in
Washington, and so had Denmark.
OF the countries represented In the
diplomatic corps consisting or hve
men three only held what would be
known now as diplomats rank-the
Spanish minister, the Marquis Carlos
de Irujo; the French minister, l.. A.
Pinchon, and the British charge
d'affaires, Edward Thornton. Presi-
dent jefferson. in proof OF his de-
Sweden. Mr. Peterson, and, Mr.. Peders
from Denmark in the amenities ex-
tended to the corps and they were
treated with marked consideration
by Secretary of State James Madison
at the department. and there laid
the foundations of the firm trade re-
lations which have existed ever since.
Ma Weidel was educated at the
renowned University of Lund, which
ranks in Sweden with that of Upsala,
and he took degrees IN phllosopny
and law, finally choosing law as a
profession. He practiced this for
several years in Stockholm. but three
years ago entered the foreign service
and prepared especially to take up
the commercial end Of diplomacy, a
branch in which his legal training
has proved very valuable.
The rank of commercial counselor.
which he holds, Is an innovation in
diplomatic procedure and was sug-
gested, so It is said, by Lord Reading.
to meet the new conditions existing
after the war. Mr.. John Joyce
Broderick was the first commercial
counselor sent from Downing street
to the British embassy in Washington
and he decides all points OF trade
and commerce and is deemed most
Important member of Sir Auckland
Geddes' staff. There is, in addition,
a commercial secretary, Mr.. Eric
Buxton.
Commerce and trade are the most
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