The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-20
NEW DOYENNE
OF DIPL OMATS
AMERICAN
Nine. Riano to Succeed
Nine. Jusserand, Also
An American

viii again be an American woman.
Indeed, II learned about America
from her''-to paraphrase 3 bit Of
vital verse from Kipling might ap.
propriately be the refrain of many
or the foreign diplomats serving In
washington. Certainly no country
has given so, many wives to the
foreign service Of other countries.
rs this q compliment to the
charm Of American women, or is
It q recognition Of the power Of
their purses? or does the combina-
ton force the capitulation of the
masculine diplomat? This Is al
question difficult to answer, but It
il interesting to note that neither
in the case of M. Jusserand, who
married Miss Elise Richards, Of an
aristocratic New England family,
nor of M. Riano, whose wife was
Miss Alicia Ward, was fortune
involved. f
The loss of the Jusserands is
something that washington cannot
face without great sorrow They
are both exceptionally popular here
and Nine. Jusserands gentle sway
over the ladies Of the corps will be
as greatly missed as her husband
brilliant leadership Of his confreres.
Unless one were told one would
never suspect that Nine. Jusserand
was, or had ever been, an Ameri.
can. She seems typically French
the French ''grande dame"-the
kind that is most. truly the demo-
crat-appreciating real values and
scorning the superficial and arti-
fiCial often so conspicuous In the
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haps of all capitals.
Nine. Jusserand was living with
her parents in Paris, where her
fathers business was, when she
married Monsieur Jusserand, then
q promising young diplomatic sec
rotary. So 1t is quite In accord
with natural procedure that Nine.
Jusserand should now be apparent
~ more French than American
after such a long and intimate as
sociation with the French. Those
earlier years had their formative
effect, for Mme Jusserand has
been with her husband in this
country, to which he has been &C.
credited, for more than twenty
years.
Nine. RianO Suggests Spain
As Nine. Jusserand does France.
In appearance, Nine. Riano sug-
gests the Spanish type as Nine.
Jusserand suggests the French
woman, the latter's resemblance,
being, however, more of manner
than of appearance.
Nine. RiGno was born in Cali
tOrnia, where her father died. She
was brought to Br 9okIyn when
about year old and to Wash
tngton, when eight years old. So
washington is really home for her.
1t was here she met her husband,
then young secretary OF the
Spanish embassy, at her coming.
out" party, not marrying him,
however, until five years later. 4.
Before her engagement Nine.
Riano knew only enough Spanish
to understand her fiance, who
spoke English very well. But
after her engagement she studied
his language seriously and soon
became sufficiently proficient In It
to converse with the King OF
Spain who was her dinner COM
panfon in Paris soon after her
marriage. At this time the King
was on his wedding trip.
After M. Riano had served q.
while at the Spanish embassy in
Faris, he served in turn in Den.
mark and Sweden and then came
back to Washington as the chief
of his country's diplomatic mission
Eere, where he has been ever since
Ia few years as the minister and
for ten years as ambassador, the
rank of the Spanish representative
having been elevated from minis
ter to ambassador.
Baroness de Cartier RevOIves
In WashingtOn's Gayest Circle.
Next in rank among American
chatelaines Of foreign embassies
comes Baroness de Cartier, wife OF
the ambassador Of Belgium. Baron
de Cartier must have proper ap.
probation Of American women foe
his first wife, who died many years
ago, was also a native Of this coun.
try. Baroness de Cartier, who was
Miss Marie Dow, was twice married
before, once to Elihu Frost, di.
yorced, and. again to Hamilton
Wilkes Cary, deceased. She Is a
striking looking woman with q gift
wearing them well; and she Is a,
true cosmopolitan having had ex.
perience Of many European capitals.
In Washington Baron and Baroness
dc Cartier move in circle In which
rOvolve the gayest and ''smartest"
Of fashions followers.
Nine. Panaretoff, the wife Of the
Bulgarian minister, was Miss Lydia
Gle, an American teaching in Con-
stantinople when she met the man
later to become her husband. He
also was teaching at Robert College,
In Constantinople. They had one
son whom they lost during the late
Wf Mime. Panaretoff rs a college
woman OF the studious, scholarly
type that enjoys most InfocmGl en-.
tertaining and interesting converse.
ton. She makes no effort to rank
among the smart" in society, but
is content to lead her life simply.
1t is interesting that the wives
OF the ranking Hungarian and Aus
TRAN diplomats in Washington are
both American women. Countess
Szechenyi, wife Of the Hungarian
minister, was Gladys Vanderbilt,
daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt, who prefers to be known
merely as Mrs. Vanderbilt"
Countess Szechenyl Successful
As Wife and Chatelaine.
Countess Szechenyi Is q lovely
woman, who has won for herself
much admiration and affection in
Washington. There are narrators
who tell that there was a time when
the countess had some difficulty in