Evening star., 1935-02-17
CHAPTER XIII.
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.

CHAPTER XIII.
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER.
v TITLE is known about the for
eign legations at Washington.
There are 90 of them and
l. among the men that compose
them are some of the most
noted diplomats of the world. They
are not the greatest perhaps, Tor
America is considered a second-class
mission, our custom providing for only
Ministers Plepipotentiary and not for
Ambassadors. Diplomats do not con-
slider the United States the most desir-
able post. Located as it is away of at
one side of the globe and far from
other great capitals, they prefer rather
assignments in Europe. At Paris, Lon
don, Berlin or Vienna the court So
ciety is gayer than here; it is short
Jump from one country to another.
London Is only a few hours from
Paris. while Berlin can be reached in
a couple of days At Washington the
entertainments are not so many and
If one dislikes the country there is
no way of getting out of it for va
cation.
The oldest Minister in point of serv-
ice. the dean of the diplomats at
Washington now, is the Minister from
Portugal. His name is Nogueiras and
he has the rank of a viscount in his
own country With him are his wife
and his daughter, who is fine musi-
clan. and one of the leaders of
Washington society. She takes charge
of the fashionable amateur operas,
which are given here every Winter.
Minister Nogueiras receives a fair
salary, as do most of the foreign dip
lomats at our Capital. The foreign
nations pay their representatives far
better than the United States. Sir
Lionel Sackville-West, K. C. M. G.,
the Minister from Great Britain at
Washington, has a salary of $4,000 a
year; while our Minister to England
gets only Sl7,5o0: England pays her
Ambassador to France $50.000, to Ger
many $4,000, and to Russia S38,000
In Turkey, where our Minister, Sam
Cox. is now getting $500 year. the
British Minister receives $4,000 for
doing the same work.
Embassy Homes.
Foreign countries in many cases
own houses at the great capitals,
which they furnish and give to their
Ministers rent free. Minister West
lives in a great mansion on Connec-
ticut avenue, which is owned by the
British government. 1t is elegantly
furnished and he receives a large al
lowance for entertaining. Sir Lionel
80 I,a
eign Ministers at Washington. He
has long been in the diplomatic serv-
ice. having risen from the ranks to
his present position He is a modest,
retiring gentleman, but he entertains
IN splendid style. His cook is one OF
the best in the Capital and his din
ners are noted.
The German Legation also owns It's
own house at Washington. 1t is an
old-fashioned double brick dwelling
of three stories on Fifteenth street
not far from the White House. The
German Minister is Herr H. Won Al
vensleben. He was the German
Minister to Wurtemberg when Sar-
gent was our Minister to Germany.
During the Lasker trouble his pre-
decessor. Herr Won Eisendecker, Of
Tended Bismarck by fooliShly giving
in writing to the Secretary OF State
some instructions which he had re-
ceived from the German chancellor.
Bismarck intended that they should
be given by word of mouth, in order,
I suppose, that they could be later
denied by the German government II
It should prove desirable. Black and
white will not lie, however, and these
instructions caused the German gov
ernment trouble. The result was
that Bismarck recalled the old Min
lister and appointed Herr Won Alven-
sleben, taking him from Wurtemburg,
a third-class principality, in order to
show, perhaps, his contempt for the
United States.
About a dozen almond-eyed young
men are attached to the Chinese
Legation. A new Minister will ar
rive within the year. China has
rented the great brown palace of
Senator Stewart which lies on Dupont
circle, one of the largest houses in
Washington. AS the new Minister
is said to be wealthy, it is probable
that the Chinese Legation will be a
social center Cheng Tsao Ju, the
present Minister, is popular and his
entertainments are notable. At his
dinners numerous Eastern delicacies
are served while his tea, dished up
in quaint Wicker-covered pots, is
among the finest ever tasted here.
Ju is a great lover of the ladies.
He likes outdoor life and may often
be seen attired in Chinese costume
walking about the streets or sitting
in the parks.
The japanese Minister, Mr. Kuki.
lives in house owned by Japan on
N street near Vermont avenue. He
is a short, slim fellow with ma
hogany complexion and mustache
and beard of about the thickness of
that of youth in his teens. Unlike
the Chinese, the japanese here dress
in American clothes
One Of the most popular Ministers
at Washington is Baron Charles de
Struve, who represents Russia. He
gets big salary and has a liberal
allowance for entertaining. He is a
tall, light-haired, striking looking
man with cultured manners and a
Oil 11lS dCCUIlDllSIleQ
wife, who is in Europe just now, is
considered one of the brightest women
in Washington society, and to her
may often be traced the best bon
mots of Washington gossip. She
Is a keen student of medical sub
iects and is highly interested in edu-
cational matters. The De Strives
have q brood of children who, like
all little Russians, are learning to
speak three or four different Ian
guages.
King of the Chippewas.
A tall young man with a COM
plexion of the rich color of the ripe
chestnut and limbs as cleanly cut
as those of Michelangelo's statue
of David, called upon President Cleve-
land the other day. He wanted an
appointment to o cadetShip at West
Point. It was young Hole-in-the-
Dav the SON of the noted Chippewa