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Special Oorrespowtenee
: WASHINGTON, D. C, July 10, 1914. '
O the passitfg
citizen, the dwell
e r s In that
et range and cos
mopolitan 1 little,
world, known, in,
Washington city
as the diplomatic
corps seem very
far removed from
ordinary human
beings. . One Ms
-4s3- not apt to think
. . . -. : MlnlnfAr That
or ARiDaasaaor inm -- :
as having- any everyday life.
They seem not like real folks, but
lik characters out of a book; not as
concrete creatures, but as the subli
mated principles of international law,
moving with chin up-tllted, in sotemn
state alono- formal avenues or an m
lstence laid out by ancient and high
born precedent, breathing a thinner
air, if they breathe at all, and far, very
far, above the simple and petty de
tails that make up the life and happi
ness of Smith and Jones.
y ': ,
v - - all fin nni Imagine the fe
male contingent of this . diplomatic
world as an . everyday woman, with
all a woman's little frailties and all
her many deliclons little affections;
.rather she seems but a stately supple
ment fitted only to adorn her lord's
diplomatic magnificence and glory at
some high function.
in Vinrfrn' To the common mor
tal, the Idea of diplomats with chil
dren with children, of their very own
that they cherish, much less children
that they love and spoil and grow
ridiculously foolish over seems as in
congruous as omnipotent Jove playing;
rlde-a-cock-horse with a bouncing
baby on the heights of Olympus.
And yet chldren and babies, with all
the simple charm of childhood and
babyhood, are of far more concern to
these mothers and fathers of the in
ternational world than all the per-
Slexities of empire that furrow the
rows of kings and presidents and
parliaments. It s an even chance that
the ill-concealed frown on the brow ' of
the high-titled host at the diplomatic
dinner is caused less by the - latest
grave news from Mexico, or the Bal
kans or the home court than by the
measles that has lately assailedfiis
little son.
Nor is the nervousness of the wife
of the minister who is the guest of
honor due to the threatened revolution
at home or the treaty that may go
wrong.
There seems, in fact, to be a closer
union between the children of diplo
mats .and their parents than among
the average family, due to the fact
that they are so much more dependent
upon one another. Gild and color the
situation with all the high lights of
glory and honor that you will,: the fact
remains that the diplomat Is, to a cer
tain extent, an exile. And to the little
ones this means that all the joys of
life must be found within the home
circle. Naturally this greater de
pendency begets a greater expression
of affection from the already fond par
ents. Nor. aa popular belief fallaciously
runs In the case of wealthy and titled
folks, do these diplomats turn over the
care and rearing of their little ones
to nurse or governess. These are en
gaged, it is true, but It is strictly to
assist. It Is the parents who-minister
to them, guide them, correct them and,
and well, what If they do sometimes?
Babies are made to spoil!
While none worships at the shrine of
the cradle with more divine adoration
than they, these diplomats are most at
tentive to the education' of their off
spring. Education and, when necessary,
discipline are a religion with them. Their
children are early put to their school
tasks, and their rearinir in this respect
would be an excellent model for the na
tive parent. Especially are they taught
languages an essential in every, phase of
diplomatic life, whether public or private!
Henee most of the little diplomats Boon
master one or more foreign tongues.
The general result is that the junior
section of the diplomatic world of Wash
ington can- show as fine a lot of chil
dren as can be collected anywhere on
the globe. Mentally and physically they
take first rank.
Two beautiful little children enliven
the stately British embassy Bettle and
Anthony, the children of Ambassador Sir
Cecil Arthur and Lady Florence Spring
Klce. Bettle who is simple Bettle, mind
you, and ' not yet formal Elizabeth is
ight years old. Yet, for all her youth,
he has seen more of the world than
many a hoary globe-trotter.
Persia, Sweden, Kussla and other for
eign countries she has not only visited,
but has also set up her own private
establishment in all of them. For where
Bettle goes there must go her dolls and
toys, as dear to her as ever were his
household gods to Greek or Roman.
And, ere her father has set up his dip
lomatic headquarters in a new land,
Bettle has founded her establishment and
safely set up het treasures In their new
home. Little Bettle finds the genial out
doors of Washington most pleasant to
her English tastes after the heat of Per
sia and the rigors ;ol Russian winters.
Little Anthony is a sturdy Briton of
five years, still occupied with the toys
of the British boy. From the enthusi
asm with -which their mother enters
into their childish interests, one is
tempted to class her as a big sister.
Yet both she and the ambassador de
vote tnemseives most diligently to the
education of these scions of British no-;
bility; not a factor that goes to make
the high-born British child is neglect
ed. Little Jose Avalos represents the
junior department of the Mexican em
bassy. He is a bright little two-year-old,
the son of the military attache,
Don Jose-and Mme. Avalos. The fact
that the two countries are quarreling
makes not. one whit difference to young
Jose. He has his hands full ruling
over the Avalos household, where he
is absolute czar.
Sometimes, however, the family rises
In revolt against his tvrannv snri tv
young czar is disciplined. In such case
the deposed, autocrat shows his diplo
macy. Getting him a stout strap, he
rushes about the apartment, seeking
an" imaginary bad boy, whom he calls
"Torcuta." Finding htm at last, he
chases him out of the room, whereupon
he throws up his hands and cries joy
fully: 'There, he Is. gone!" Thus is
Jose purged of his sins.
: But, when occasion demands," Jose can
be as obedient as any soldier. He re
cently attended a children's party, .ac
companied by his nurse, who cautioned
him against soiling : his pretty dress.
When . the refreshments vr no-.-
Httle Jose, though looking with longing
eyes upon the luscious, viands,.. sturdily
refused to touch even a single cake. On
his return home his mother, when told
Of his conduct by the nurse, asked him
why he had refused. even the Ice cream,
of which he was extremely fond.
"I was afraid of soiling my pretty
areas! was. his characteristic reply.
Despite bis youth, Jose Is very literary
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He prefers the comic su piemen t, Snook
ums, the baby of the Newly-Weds, being
his favorite character in fiction. Gazing
philosophically upon a certain adventure
of Snookums one Sunday, he remarked
after sage deliberation: "Well, mamma,
I lhlnk Snookums' -daddy was. bad, too."
Surely the great war lord of Germany
is proud to be represented among the
child diplomats of Washington by little
Manfred Portales, grandson of the Ger
man ambassador and Countess von
Bernstorff, just a year and a half old
and the cunningist little Cupid whose
sunny curls and laughing blue eyes ever
charmed a grandfather's heart.
Although his father and mother, Count
and Countess Portales, are now stationed
at The Hague, little Manfred spends
much time in Washington and is known
as the official legation Baby. Little Man
fred's worldly experience has absolutely
con vinced him of one fact that is, that
everything In the heavens and earth and
the waters beneath was made by his
father and his grandfather. This, with
him, is a mathematical certainty that
brooks no dispute.
Little Rene Ballivian Is the practical
head of the Bolivian legation. , He Is the
son of Senor Don Manuel Ballivian; sec
retary of the legation, and grandson of
the. minister, , Senor Don Ignacio .Cal
deron. He Is also great-grandson of Se
nor Calderon, :who was formerly presi
dent of Bolivia. Though but five years
of age, little Rene is a full-fledged soldier
and as imbued with the martial spirit as
was Napoleon at Austerlitz.
Although we are at peace with Bolivia,
and Bolivia is at peace with the world,
Rene, with foresight creditable in a young
diplomat, has thoroughly organized not
only his own household,' but also the
whole Bolivian legation, upon a military
basis. ' Upon each of the family and of
ficials he has bestowed a military title
and by these he invariably addresses
them. ..
-Minister Calderon is "the general" his
father is "the captain.", his mother is
lieutenant and his little sister Beatrice
Is a tiny "major." He himir
known as "the lieutenant" and sturdily
"""'essea ny any dtfrer
le. ino uootles" or "Sweetness" for
me; it s the lieutenant" r, v.;
at all. With notable foresight he has
designated his nurse as "the tnm.
ter, sne thus beine- In -o.. .
es.ndfbein5, subject to the orders
of the lieutenant.
And. with a consistencv remaVoM.
so young a. child he never gives up this
pleasant little fict on nf hu -vuu
ly, some strange ladies met him upon the
ssireei ana addressed him as a "little
uuj, he muisiianuy repudiated the name
. ''I am not a little boy." he replied; "I
a m n lipntpnant'" . .
Little Rene keeps his militarv nrni
tion up to the mark. If the legation
ever attacked, no matter whether by
night or day. It will be found umn
effective war footing, with Rene In alert
command.
His- little sister, Beatrice, nearly three
years of age. is a pretty little girl of the
Spanish type. She looks upon her brother
aa the perfection of all childish virtues.
The Russian embassy is represented in
the J child world by Sornia and Kyra
(JOiejevsKi, aaugnters oi tne military at
tache. Col. Nicolai Goleievskl and Mme
Golejevski, the daughter" of Sir Walter
and Lady Grove of Sedghlll manor. Wilt.
shire. England. Sornia Is eighteen months
old, while Kyra is but six months of age.
Much of their time is spent in England,
where they visit at the home of their
grandparents.
Though Sornia. who Is a winning little
lass, of the English type, is but eighteen
months of age, she is old enough to
appreciate her good fortune in having
parents of two such-nationalities as Eng
land and Russia, for she thereby gets
two Christmas holidays! She celebrates
her English Christmas on the 'JTith of De
cember. Then, twelve days after, when
she has had ample time to recover from
the effects of that celebration, she enjoys
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the Russian Christmas, which comes Jan
uary 7. - -
Rarely will one And' a more winsome
little felow than the head of the Siamese
legation, little three-year-old Vislos Bun
nag. True, his father. Prince Prabha, Is
put down In the diplomatic records as
being the Siamese minister to the'Unlted
States, and he is commonly thought- to
be the head of the house. But that's a
mistake; .little Vislos Bunnag is thehead
and no ancient ancestor of his ever
ruled over Siam for he is descended from
kings with more autocratic sway than
little Vislos rules over the Siamese house
hold, where he does them the honor to
play the king.
He looks more like a work of art by some
masterhand than a mere three-year-old
boy. He is of average height, but is so
slender that he appears smaller. His hair
is black, that blue-black that reflects a
purplish gleam in the sun. His hands
are long and slender, not fat and chubby
baby hands. They are the hands of an
artist, and of one descended from kings
as ancestors, for little Vislos' mother.
Princess Prabha, is the niece of the late
King of Siam.
His face has the dreamy expression of
the mind that sees things not given to
ordinary mortals to see, reflecting the
working of a spirit destined for wonder
ful things. To look at him is like read
ing a beautiful poem or listening to en
trancing music. Apart from his parent
age and lineage, little Vislos would at
tract attention in any assemblage of
children. '
' Five months ago. when his parents
placed him in the Mntessorl school, he
Just Like the Brute.-
Representative W.
: J. Cary of Wlscon
' sin was born, at the
close of the civil
1 war. In the city of
! Milwaukee, and he
represents his
birthplace now.
Left an orphan at
the age of thirteen,
with Ave youngerclaimed. as she hit the animal a whack
children on his
hands, his life had
a gloomy vista, but
he did not despair.
The children were
placed temporarily,
.i a home conducted by charitable peo
ple, while Joseph, went to work as a
messenger boy. At eighteen he was a
telegraph operator and within a year
he had gotten a home, placed his
brothers and sisters in It and begun
to assume the responsibilities of a
father. . .
Cary was once sheriff..of his county,
and while going about the farms, solic
iting the support of the" men, was
caught. oie afternoon in a violent
storm. So he drove hastily up "to the
home of an acquaintance, asking
shelter for the night.
The farmer's wife Imagine her name
was Mrs. Brown insisted that Cary
come in and use one of the guest
chambers. Mr. Brown was not at
home, having been caught In town' by
the same storm. 9
But Cary was a modest man and re
fused to enter the house in the ab
sence of -a masculine host. ,
. "Just give me a blanket and I can
sleep up in the loft," he explained.
The wife insisted that he use a room
In the house, but he aa arrientlv m.
fused, so she gave him the blanket
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Star y"Chx SiAME.sr.'MBfistr.E.
did not know one word of English; now
he speaks it as well as the ordinary child
of his age. It would take a grown-up five
years, instead of five months, to acquire
that knowledge. He has a special talent
for modeling in clay, although for a long
time, he would not touch it, because he
thought it was "dirty.'.
He is most fastidious and dainty and
for quite a while refused to take his turn
In washing the luncheon dishes at the
school, evidently thinking it beneath the
dignity of his regal blood.
and he literally "hit the hay"
bed.
for a
At dawn he was awakened by hearing
a great noise below, and, peeping down
through the rafters, he saw the wife
belaboring a bull with a spade.
"Get out of here, vou brute !" h .
on nis rios. You haven't got any
more sense than Joe Can-, for vou are
just as hard to move!" -
On His Way.
D 1 s c u ssing the
almlessnesof some
negroes. Repre
sentative Sisson of
Mississippi told the
followjng story the
other day:
"An old darky
was trudging down
the road carrying
a big pack. As be
passed a little
shanty the owner,
who was leaning
on the gate, called
to him:
" "Hey, man.' he yelled, "whar does
you thing you Is gwine?" .
The old darky paused. ...
" I dunno whar I'se gwlne,' he re
plied. "Whar does you all think -1 Is
gwlne?" ' :
" 'I think you Is gwlne nowhar," re
plied thA. first.
Vow uci I H th nlA ila.ktf Tl.,'
whar 1'ss gine.' - ,
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A striking characteristic is his desire to
-do things perfectly. He will stand and
watch a thing being done a long, long
time, never attempting to rush in and try
it himself until he has fully mastered it,
as other children do. Then, when he has
become convinced that he understands It
perfectly, he will immediately take hold
and the thing Is done with correctness
and precision.
The oriental stoicism of his people is
developed in him in a marked degree. One
day he fell down and skinned his leg so
Enough Is Enough.
When Representa
tive J. M. C. Smith
of Michigan was
stumping
trlct in
his dls-
the last
campaign several
friends accompanied
him. As is usual,
he had. a speech
covering the Issues
of the day, and this
he delivered, prac
tically in the same
form at each gath
ering. To Mr. Smith, de
spite the monotony
of the address, each fresh audience
brought variety. But, aa he observed
his friends sitting day by day under
that same old speech
"Well, it began to get on my nerves,"
he confided. "I couldn't but feel, as I
say them sitting there, that they were
thinking: 'Now. he'll tell that dog story
next' or 'I wish he'd get a new twist
on that tramp joke for variety.' it
must have been mighty fiat to them!
"'Boys." 1 said to them one night In
pity, "I feel for you. having to Hear the
same old things In the same old way
every day, anuVl won't feel hurt If you
do like the lumberman did who went
down out of the north woods for his
first visit to New York. Arriving late
Saturday night, he Inquired next morn
ing for the most interesting place to
spend the forenoon, and was told that
a famous divine from foreign parts was
going to preach, at a neighboring church.
Cjltvo. c
that It bled freely. He jumped up at
once and. without a whimper or a tear,
exclaimed boldly:
"I don't cry; I beeg boy, I beeg boy!"
As a matter of fact, Vislos Is about as
big as a Paris doll!
Vislos always wears around his neck
a little gold chain.1 attached to which Is
a small stone Buddha, inclosed in a gold
circlet. The figure is very smooth and
has evidently been, worn by Vislos' ances
tors for many generations. He has
passion for music and learned to sing the
So he attended the service and listened,
with much Interest and edification to a
sermon on the text. "Peter's wife's
motHee lay sick of a fever.'
'That afternoon, being advised to go
o another church, famous for its deco
rations, he found his preacher of the
morning occupying the pulpit, and again
heard his sermon from the text, "Peter's
wife's mother lay sick of a fever."
Though tempted to leave, he stuck It
out.
" 'That evening, as he strolled up the
street in search or more frivolous en -
tertainment, he was caught In a crowd
pushing into a great edifice. He had
1 hardly gotten himself comfortably seat
ed when tnat same preacner climbed
into the pulpit and announced as his
text, "Pater's wife's mother lay sick of
a fever!"
Sufferin' sinners!" ejaculated the
lumberman, "ain't that old lady dead
yet?" and clumped disgustedly ,out of
the tetaple. "
Fletcherizing,
Miners' memories,
says Representa
tive Humphrey of
Washington, are
wonderful, accord
ing to all tradition.
"Two miners."
he said the other
day, "were plod
ding back to the
Alaskan Bold coun
try, with ' their
heavy packs on
their backs. .
" 'That ham and
eggs,' said the
first, after
'that wo got
long Interval of silence.
t Nome three years ago
was great chow.'
"The second miner cogitated over this
for about trn miles.
" 'Yep.' k he agreed, at last. "But It
couldn't touch the . sU-ak we had in
Frisco back In SSk'"
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"Soldier's Song" before he could
the English words.
It is a happy and. merry little republic
of childhood rule that dominates the home
of Ambassador and Mme. Romulo 8
Naon five Interesting little ones, three
girls and two boys. Ambassador Naon
represents Argentina and all his children
were born there. Of course they all speak
Spanish fluently, for that Is their native
tongue, but it does seem odd to an Ameri
can child, who is studying Spanish, to
hear these five rattling away In a tongue
that seems, so difficult to It.
Isabel, the eldest daughter, a dark
eyed girl of the Andalusian type. Is very
fond of theatricals. She recently took a
prominent part in a French play given
by the society people of Washington.
Felicia, the next. Is the constant com
panion of her father and takes the en
tire responsibility for his comfort upon
her slender young shoulders. She re
cently remarked, with naive frankness:
"I wonder how father ever got along
without me!"
But she Is broad In her affections.
When asked her opinion of her father,
she replied! "Of course, my father Is a
great man but you Just ought to see my
mother!" .
Romulo. the eldest boy. Is the poet of
the family. When the frenzy of creative
g-nius seizes him be Is at Its mercy,
like Byron or any other poet. He has
to halt and put his thoughts in written
words upon the first thing that comes to
hand. If paper is wanting, then door
steps or lampposts will do!
John Joseph, the next in ears. in the
politician and patriot of the family If
one can be called the patriot where ail
are patriotic. His thoughts are always
on his beloved Argentina. His lavonie
game is war. and he is always the commander-in-chief,
as well, as the victor, in
Tar,obttaUe-the dark-eyed.
baby of the. family, devol the time Fhe
doei not spend in being pet tjfdto nursing
dolls and dancing the -nf7;-bT
the way. is also a native of Argentina.
Rahlm Khan, the boy. and Mlrsteh
Khanom. the girl, are the gifted children
of Mirza Ali Kull Khan and Mo
Khan of the Persian legation. TheT
are- fine specimens of chilhho
combining. as they do. the '
ness and vivacity of the new world. In
herited from their American mother, and
the philosophic mentality of the P"1";
oldest of the Aryan races, transmitted
them by their father.
The son, who is now accompanying his
parents on his second visit to Persia. U
greatly loved by his fathers people In
1 tnat nisioriu i--,i,h Persian
J ed linguist, speaking o8''""'j orrBCU
tht historic ana. "- EJi.-TT Persian
ea lins"'!"- : rarract
and French with fluency and correci-
Mirzieh Khahom. hy her
- Mis sisier. --- ., ha.
cunning and independent nttle ways. ha.
of developing
shown - evidences
into a full-blvn American girr oo
herself "plain American Jim Khan, mo
ihsede.ighd when she is
bov Her tastes run to boyish sports ana.
trie to her Persian blood, she Is devoted
TbV&o young sons of Senor Don
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, the Costa Rlcan
minuter. Rafael, thlrtee and Louis,
eleven years of age. are both handsome,
dark-eyed young fellows, with the dig
nity and bearing of youths very much
older. Thev have spent most of their
lives In Washington and are Just as
. k.ina TK . a hall m nst Iail.
"crazy" over -nnn-u.
nis as any American boys of their years.
At the public school which they attend
they were the leaders in organizing ths
local base ball team, and Rafael, who Is
captain. Is the leading spirit in all ths
championship games, having as his ally
and coadjutor Julio Reynado. son of the
minister of the Dominican republic.
Hut though devoted with the enthusi
asm of youth to outdoor sports, they by
no means neglect the literary and artis
tic. The two boys have organised a dra
matic club and last month gave a very
creditable performance, which. It may
be mentioned as a sidelight upon the
boys, netted them a very tidy sum.
Some of the tableaux vlvants were "The
Death of Benton." "JUncle Sam Spanking
Mexico" and ' "Watchful WmiUnx." Aft
the characters war g ax bad, pirjiir smisi V
and correctly.