The Washington times., 1926-08-03
BELGIANS ARE
SCHEDULED
TO LEAVE
Sir Esn1e Howard to Be
New Dean of
Corps


The complexion of the diplomatic
corps in Washington is changing
20 rapidly these days that it takes
a lightning mind to keep up with
the news.
Last week we heard with regret
that the Spanish Ambassador Don
Juan Riano and his charming wife
were packing their bags. figurative-
~ speaking. preparatory to leav.
ing Washington permanently after
rs years of service here.
Senior Ramos departure shifted
the toga of dean of the diplomatic
corps to the capable shoulders OF
the Belgian ambassador, Baron de
Cartier, and promoted his attrac.
tive wife, Baroness de Cartier to
the important post Of ccyenne OF
the corps.
And now, with that news hardly
Q week cold, comes disturbing
r1nnor from London that Baron lie
Cartier is to be relieved of his
Washington post next year and sent
to the British capital. Thus in less
than a week Washington loses two
charming hostesses whose long
residence in the city have made
them completely one OF US.
Americans Both
Both Nine. Riano and the Belgian
baroness are American born. As
was Nine. Jusserand. wife Of the
former French ambassador, for
twenty-five years their predecessor
IN office.
Not so. however, win be the
diplomatic corps new doyenne.
Lady Isabella Howard, wife OF
Sir Esme Howard, British ap1bassa-
dor since 1924, is Of English birth
and English and Italian descent.
Perhaps no other family in the
British peerage can boast SO
romantic and co1orful history.
Somewhere back in 1000 Lady
IsabeIla's ancestor, Sir James Lev
ingston, was created Earl of New
burgh by his grateful master,
Charles I, for loyal and loving
service. The new earl lived but
q short time to enjoy his honor as
Cromwell chopped off his head a
few years later for the same 'loyal
and loving service" Such of his
family as escaped the axe fled to
~
Stuarts and settled there to estab-
1ish one Of the leading italian fam
lies. The head of the house was /
created Prince Guistini-Bandini and
the lesser lights received lesser but
equally pleasant sounding titles.
Return to England
In 1858 the then Prince Guistini- |
Bandini returned to England and
the famiiy's old title of Earl of
Newburgh was restored him by a i
special act Of Parliament. This
Earl OF NeWburgh and Prince Guis-
tini-Bandini brought with him a
Neopolitan wife, in her own right
the Duchess of Montdragone.
The lady was the grandmother of
name the Lady Marie Isabella Clio
wanna Gfoacchini Howard.
Sir Esme, himself, is a Howard
OF Graystroke Castle and kinsman
Of the Earl of Norfolk, the premier
peer of England. At his marriage
he became a member of the Cath
Ollie Church which was one of the
reasons, no doubt, for his govern
ment sending him to Spain as am
bassador following an apprentice
ship as secretary of the embassy
here in Washington.
When Sir Auckland Geddes left
Washington in 1924 the Towards
returned after an absence of Is
years to be welcomed back by
numerous friends who remembered
pleasantly the handsome young
embassy secretary and his lovely
and charming wife.
Five Howard Sons
The couple have five sons. The
eldest, an invalid, is the cause of
his mothers frequent trips to Swift
erland in search of better air foy
her first born.
We speak, of course, of the How.
ards succeeding the De Carriers II.
the hope that the Britishers will
remain with us. The departure of
the Belgians is yet a year away
and with these rapidly changing
times We can not be as certain as We
would like to be that the Towards
will be occupying Great Britain's
embassy on Connecticut Avenue.
DR.. Stephen Panaretoff, former
Bulgarian Minister at Washington,
and Nine. Panaretoff, arrived yes
terday at Williamstown to attend
the Institute of Politics. Rear Ad-
miral William Ledyard Rodgers
also arrived yesterday.