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Show Lime light at m NATION'S CAPITAL IBr's Political and Otherwise Occupying the Attention of BmWashtngton-An Old Letter From Russia That Is Pertinent to the Asiatic Situation. i' liESPOXDEKCE TTUEUNTE. rigton, Jan. 2-1. It becomes at this Juncture to recall OTrcspondcnce conducted by ry Hay when Sir. McKinley was bt as disclosing what was then kll the attitude of the United concerning commercial rights In s!n theee rights have an im-! im-! tearing in the present situa-corrKpondeiiec situa-corrKpondeiiec passed in 1S99 1 the United States and France, iy, Great Britain, Italy, Japan seia. It Involved the demand by filed States that none of the named Interfere with any treaty I vested interest within any ,ot interest," or leased territory j tght have in China; that there ! no discrimination of tariff '.flues or railroad charges upon dlse within such spheres the citizens of other nalionall--1 U of the replies were favorable, ithe Governments respected the tl the United States and pledged i vca to maintain the prlnclDlc- of , . xn door" for commerce " with t w of the new treaty, onlv Just ' . between the United States and fie reply of Russia to the letter I tary Hay in 1S91 is pertinent j opting out that Russia has u Intention to follow the policy Bpen door" by creating the Dal-I Dal-I Ji port, the Russian Minister ff .r t, some future time that Enough remaining free itself, ' separated from a customs . S from other portions of the ter-J ter-J Question, the customs would Wfi In the one subject to tariff foreign merchandise without . jgftctlon os to nationality. As 1 a ,n(m' opened or hereafter to I f. ror foreign commerce, and f Mfcyond the territory leased to . settlement of customs be-lL be-lL -i' 0"d lh Russian Gov-k Gov-k '.Ms no intention whatever of IL A?" Pfjv'leses for Its own sub-im sub-im e exclusion of other foreign- r fffi.lon of Russia can now be f 1. ,,ew freo l)0rts recently r .an(L Mukden, as well flioT lnd,lcates that the "open S Ja ,ue sustained by Rus-Hs Rus-Hs t01 the outcomo of her sinfTe apan The Pol'cy of the " further declared by A; L"a? n "CO in the following ?n V,nnde 10 the America J St'csf (",0, vwnmont of the A y brtni5 ut0 sook a solution W ? feiabout Perso'al safety ' 1 nnrt ,a'. Preserve Chinese n rfld "dmlnlslrntlvo tity, ' rtt uteed to friendly Ward forand '''national law 1 Si i hf" world thc l,rlnci- W0 StMi mpart,Dl trade u'ilh . 1 lfle Chinese empire," 1 iin;.ver.giving 'I KTfn J" 0,e caPltal have B Sfftl?pproval on it, and k- nfirS tl,?C toner-s! vers -i : "ThorHL0 ot,her hostesses. - 1 vE?ffwK wMoh it I ab-lvW ab-lvW IS iS observe you ox- l rto w 'fUQSts" The first ' Hex? ,tXTin7t your "trength J kniifi ar Int0 ponlderation 1 ' ealml X COok- Don't 1 S1 e bet she can 3113 rse dlnni v f you can scn'e ' etehi"er- but shiver at the S the" have the rti4 taaful' if dIn"ers are the iStT ,3vlous iLyou reall' have a 5 W raP'nplVu table. l!t ZU(l w,lty- have iiT ?t arUnin.i f m reSardIes.5 of C u's not well m '"'rtt. q ,anI'i yoilr broker on , 0b :cvctau i Possible, guests , U were, ana then seat ihem properly. Don't force a redheaded red-headed man to sit beside a radiant golden fairy for two mortal hours. As for the talk it ought to take care. of itself, it-self, if you can keep the big I's out of it. Avoid the celebrities, and above all. never bring two together over vour Burgundy Bur-gundy and roast. Lastly, anything Is palatable, from corn beef hash to baked Alaska, If the hostess is charming. IT WAS F1SII. It is rather amusing to learn that the first customs classification case tried before the United States Supreme court was decided by a woman. The case was brought ty determine whether ascertain article which had ben shipped In as a. sauce should be assessed under that head or levied .on as fish. The wise twelve on the bench hemmed and "hawed, and they thought In perturbation under the eyes fastened upon them. They put off the decision from day to day, while they labored through the decisions that had been passed in inferior courts. Finally they decided to put the article to the test of tasting It themselves. A bottle was brought into court, and each JuBtice took a skimpy taste, held It thoughtfully on his tongue and gazed long at the celling. Finally Judge Grav offered a suggestion, which wis whispered whis-pered over in excitement by his colleagues, col-leagues, and then he departed for home with the precious bottle under his arm. There he offered a bit of the contents to Mrs. Gray, telling her It was a newly Imported sauce. "Sauce," she 6ald. "Stuff and nonsense: It's fish." So the decision went on record and the Judge look the credit thereof. SENATOR BAILEY'S " STORY. Senator Bailey tells a story which fits in with the recent Senatorial indictments. indict-ments. Only this Is a matter of a Texas Railroad Commissioner, not a Senator. However, as long as it ls somebody in cfllce it goes. The Texas Commissioner was visited by the representative of a railroad corporation which wanted cup-port cup-port In the matter of certain franchises and land grants, and the latter strengthened strength-ened his cause by offering 1000 shares of stock "if nil went well." The Commissioner Commis-sioner rose in wrath at the hint of bribe, declaring, "It is an Insult, suh, that you shall pay dearly for. I want you to understand, un-derstand, suh, that I am not to be bought. You shall pay dearly for that word, suh." "How much?" asked the visitor. The Commissioner was taken unawares: "Well," he said, "I can't say just exactly how much; but if you give me the valuation of the stock It might help me to find out." The franchises were granted. MEXICO'S COMING MAN. Who shall follow Diaz? is a- question as interesting to the United States as to the Mexicans themselves. It Is to our advantage that the Republic to the south should continue on its way to prosperity and stability of government. gov-ernment. To the casual onlooker onlook-er Mexico is Diaz, or, as the Grand Monarch said, so might Por-flrio Por-flrio Diaz say, "I am the State." But Diaz is growing old, and Jose Ives Llmantour ls being tnlked of as his successor. suc-cessor. He has been the right hand man of the Mexican Administration for many years; yet as a statesman' he is little known outside his own country, though his reputation as a financier is world wide. He ls an ideal Secretary of thc Treasury, but as a President, well, he haa never yet failed in any big thing ho has undertaken, and perhaps Mexico Mex-ico needs a financier at her head ns much as a j-tatesraan. His friends declare de-clare that he ls the kindliest and most generous of men, but to the public he appears cold, hard, unsympathetic. He has traveled widely, knows more Kings, Emperors and Presidents than any other man In the world, and they have unbounded un-bounded admiration for his ltnanclal genius, keeping in close touch with him by correspondence when he 1s In Mexico, Mex-ico, lie ls a glutton for work. He Is never without a hatch of papers relative to Mexico's knotty financial problema in his hands. lie works at his desk long after his clerks have gone home for tho dav, and when at last ho rises with a sigh to drive regretfully home, It is with a parcel of puzzles under his arm.1 I THE WAY TO FAMI3. What makes for notoriety, for success in the nodal whirl? Ask the Comtesse Marguerite Cosslnl, ranking hostess of the diplomatic corps, and ehe will tell you novelty. Ask her rivals and they will tell you fads. Fad3 and foibles she has had by the score. One season she buries the chic benutles of the capital beneath great picture hats, the next she wears her gowns in a way that no other woman can imitate, again she takes to fencing, and promptly a club Is organized organ-ized that others may follow her lead. Quickly she tires of that, and while the weary trailers are practicing with the foils she Is up and awav to a Pari$ dog cart and English cob. Naughty Girl is Its name, the cob's, and he goes a lively pace when the Comtesse comes dashing down the avenue. She likes it belter than the discarded automobile. The driving costume is brown zlbellnc, with stunning toque to match, for the little Russian knows the value of a fetching hat better than any other girl In the country. On the sea beside her is a splendid fur muff with a great bunch of violets peeping out. Sometimes Miss Alice Roosevelt accompanies her, often the three French poodles and Russian boarhound occupy the sumlus space, while a groom In tan livery pu(8 the finishing touch to the showy turnout. Tills girl who made the translations Incident to the treaty that closed the Chlno-Japanese war openly acknowledges acknowl-edges that hr greatest ambition In life Is to become an adept in the art of dressing. She says that when a little child her prayer was, "Please. God, make me as bc-autlful as you can." That prayer has been answered, and she is beautiful In more ways than one can count Under massres of glossy black hair shines out the most Interesting face in the city, lighted by great brown eyes that never miss anything. Her nose gives her character and her soft, delicate pallor mystifies one. She is far more audacious than any American girl, yet her manner is so graceful, her way co dainty that her would-be boldness in another is an added attraction in her. Sho willingly concedes the beauty of American women and admires the liberty lib-erty they enjoy, but she clings to the belief that the belles of St. Petersburg are the wittiest, the most fascinating and brilliant leaders of the social -tvorld. The French women, she says, have this reputation, hut during a part of every year she lives In Paris, and from hor own study of them she gives the French women the second place. Of American men she hesitates to give an opinion, wishing possibly that they would talk less about business matters, which are of no interest at all to the Comtesse. But she admits they make unexceptionable husbands, "'so nice- and rich and not at all troublesome." There are some functions at which the wife of tho Mexican Embassador pre-cedestihe pre-cedestihe daughter of the Russian Embassador, Em-bassador, one is at state dinners, when the President takes in Mine. Aspiroz, and the Comtesse Casslnl must take second place, but at all oher times she leads and the rest of the feminine diplomatic diplo-matic corps follows. |