The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-21

his supremacy OK the bEitISu HCti
Is based partly on age. partly on psy.
chology.
For more than a century after the
revolution the United States thought
1t more consistent with the principles
cf its democracy to be represented
at the courts OF the world by the more
humble minister instead Of By the
more grandiose ambassador. The am
bassador Is the personal delegate Ct
lis sovereign. whereas the minister Is
only the emlssary OF his government
And, since the international dlr.o-
matte system is reciprocal. the courts
Of the world, during those years, SEE.
to Washington ministers. never Al
bassadors. It might have been Gcct
for democracy, but 1t was hard a -.
hostesses. for m ambassador cs'-1lay
has a much more fanc.tui dress zr-
form.
AT last, along about 1898. Azs-..as
multiple connections with the 1.aa-s
Of the world. her growing prestige
forced upon her q new inte--z-31--z...
status. And ambassadors were CO OF
the results. In 1889 Sir Julian ra-ls;<-
fote was appointed minister AT =
1893 he. first OF all the ENJOYS was
elevated 70 the rank OK anih.ssa11r
Five other countrtes-Francs. Frs
s:a. Germany. italy. and Nsr3-o-
quickly followed. But Lord Pa--c>
fote. as first to be elevated. was dean
OF the corps. This ruling ST. CD
tains. The basis Is not the data Of
the nations first creating an embassy
in this country. but rather the length
ot American service OF the Individual
ambassador.
After the Ambassadors, IN their
group. come the ministers. in a body:
but the dean Of the whole corps Is
always the ranking ambassador, re-
gardless OF how many years a minister
may have served at the capital.
The One and Only Embassy.
For nine splendid years Lord Paunce.
fote, in his coat Of scarlet, with its
many slashings and it, frogs of gold.
was skilled arbiter Of all the delicate
diplomatic problems which the newly
organized corps had to meet. Other
countries have had their protocol. an
informal treaty Of etiquette which tells
each Official exactly what to wear. when
and where to sit ard stand. with ref.
"rence to all the other officials. Amer.
ica. again In the interests Of democ-
r2cy. has never had such q protocol
This year sees the creation Of q new
division Of protocol in the state de-
partment and q more rigid formula.
ton Of rules. But Lord Pauncefote
laid the foundation.
His wife and their four daughters
EDITED their invitation lists with so
severe q blue pencil that a summons
to their home was considered 4 big
1oost along the local social ladder.
Just how many received such q hoist
may be estimated from Maude Paunce.
totes remark at the turn OF the GEN..
fury: Society In Washington today
contains from 500 to 1000 persons
who have to be entertained"
Their home was known. Significant.
~. as The Embassy" and was so
referred to on the street. Nobody
ever seemed to question what was
meant. The British in Washington
today love to tell the story Of that
punctilious American. back In 1900,
who hailed a cab on Pennsylvania
avenue and asked to be driven to the
British embassy. The cabby. 20 runs
the tale. was bewildered; said he'd
never heard Of the place. The fare
was mad and repeated his command:
/" 80 TO the British embassy" The
driver scratched his head and queried,
I" You don't happen to mean THE
Embassy do your" And the his
toric horse II said 70 have trotted
right OF in the right direction.
But there were five other embassies
IN those pioneer days. Next in senior.
ity. after Pauncefote. was Herr Won
Holleben. the German bachelor, who
kave f1ne dinners In his brick house
On Highland street. DR.. Won Hole.
ben loved music. was kind TO all strug.
Cling artists. and how the debutantes
Of the period loved his smart uni.
form Of the Red Hussar1!
More literary was the third Of this
group. n. Jules Cambon Of France,
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