The Washington times., 1936-11-18

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They will rank @;$Is5i - Td.,.-a vim
ahead of the
ambassadors and ministers from
their own country. on staCe oc,
casions they will be received and
entertained in groups with Kings
and princelingS.
AS the representative OF the pig
flourishing New DeallSh OnlCeo
States, the American envoy must
do his President proud. He needs
not only definite personal ana
statesmanlike gifts, but great
wealth, glamour and a generous
spending hand.
One hundred thousand dollars
is a conservative estimate Of what
coronation week in London Will
cost the super ambassador from
the United States, according to a
diplomatic friend of mine who
tells me things sometimes.
Hob-nobbing on terms of equality
with Kings and princelings will be
thrilling but costly.
The super ambassador will live
in a luxurious suite at one Of the
most gorgeous hotels in London.
Or-this would be grander-he
may rent a ducal house, furnished
with lackeys in satin pants.
No simple limousine, lightly
adorned with footmen, will do for
the super ambassador. He must
get himself coach and outrlderS
for state occasions. I'm serious.
His parties-ah, there you have
a iob-will be the kind that Kings
and princes give. Not little, lntor'
NAL. come-on-over-some-n -night-and'
we'll have some American trled
chicken affairs.
Ljucullan food and drink must
be set out on gold and silver plate
though the guests around the real
lace tablecloth are too tired to eat
or are suffering from plebelan all
ments that often lay royalty low
And the clothes-dear heaven
the clothes. I am assuming, OF
course, that the personal repre-
sentative of the President OF the
United States to the coronation
will be married gentleman.
Them ask you, my dears, what
will his lady wear?
She will associate all day and
practically all night with Emper'
ors, Kings, heirs to thrones, Queens
and princeSseS, who are SWathed
in ermine and dripping with ruoles.
I ask you, what will be the length
of the charge account in New York
or Paris that will see American
vomanhood through such a crisis?
Who. by the way (meaning pri-
marily) will be Mr.. RooseVeItS
personal representative in Lon
don?
I can think of several possible
emissaries acceptable to England
who could meet the other de-
IIldI1uS VI GIAS OSSOA0ASAA'
First there comes to my mind
Mr.. Joseph E. Davies, now very
much in the public eye and often
mentioned as possible AmbaSsa'
dor to Moscow or Denmark.
Mr.. Davies was born in Wlscon'
sin, the son of a Welsh preacher,
He has been loyal Democrat
since the days of woodrow Will
son, He was a member of the Fed
eral Trade Commission before he
resigned to practice law in Wash
ington and is distinguished IN
manner and ability.
Mrs. Davies would be a definite
asset at the coronation. She has
beauty and dignity and wears
sables and emeralds with noncha
1cnce.
If Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony j
Drexel Biddle were not already
established at Oslo, they would
make excellent representatives at
London. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bid
die have a talent for diplomacy
Mrs. Biddle has great wealth, is
handsome. graceful and dresses
exquisitely.
The Governor of Pennsylvania
George H. Earle and the radiant
and tactful Mrs. Earle, would rep
resent the United States we'll. o.
Norman H. Davis, Ambassador-at
Large.
Several Americans who have
been ambassadors are possible Sc
lections. Henry Morgenthau, sr.
for instance, who used to be Am
bassador to Turkey, and continues
o close friend of the President.
Former Ambassador to Rome
Breckinridge Long. is another pos
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