Show I Th dif r i J g a Miss Mina Claire Heil Heil- Heilman man daughter of the French Ambas- Ambas Ambassador to the United States and andone one of many young in Wash Wash- Washington women ington diplomatic set net who e enjoy n joy American life be- be because be i cause it gives given them so ouch more free free- freedora dory dora would t than he h ha a allowed n they d dIn J fR Children of Foreign Diplomats f Y a ar in In their native land 3 v r Create a Situation Hard to Explain Back Home qi J k p When They Want to Be- Be Become come American I iI Citizens and t Stay Here f a axx C a V rL t L Lai 1 i i f J ai iV- iV 1 HEN a nation selects diplomats WHEN W for the important interests work of representing its interests in foreign countries it h naturally chooses men of the strongest patriotism men patriotism whose loyalty to their native land is beyond question It is therefore re easy easy to understand why these diplomats find themselves in a avery avery avery very embarrassing position when the children whom they bring up in the for for- foreign foreign for foreign eign land to which they are assigned as ambassadors or consuls fall so in love with that land that they are eager to remain there always and even to become citizens The en toss of interest in their theire e own ono and their frequent willing willing- willingness willingness willingness ness to forswear their allegiance to it may not only give give a severe ere wrench to the patriotism of their fathers but also is quite likely to create a situation rather hard for the diplomats to explain back home This is what has happened l over and andover andover andover over again in the families of diplomats assigned to the United States This country seems to have a pe peculiar uliar fasci fasci- fascination fasci- fasci fascination fascination nation for young people from other parts of the world Once they have lived here for a few years they are frequently fre- fre frequently fre frequently reluctant to leave leave if most of their education has been re- re received received re received in American schools and colleges In the past a great many of them have found a way to remain here through marriage alliances or profitable business connections And it is believed that in the foreign diplomatic set In Washington to are more than thana a few young men and women who would welcome the tho chance to pass the rest of their live liv in this country Only the other day Johannes Bryn son of the man who until recently was the Norwegian Minister to this country boldly expressed his preference for the United States to Norway by going be- be before before be before fore a Washington judge and taking out his first fast citizenship papers Mr Bryn explained that ue had bad lived in the United States since he was seven years cars old that ho he felt this country to tobe tobe tobe be his real home and that he ho wished to remain here permanently In fact dur dur- during dur- dur during during ing the seventeen years that his father represented the Norwegian government here John Bryn as he is called has grown to be quite like a typical young American of good education and social t position Neither in la speech or manner does he betray his foreign birth He lie has started an American business career being a salesman for one of the tho large Washington Washing real reat estate firms and has no desire to return to Norway to live Reasonable though his point of view appears to the young man himself it has raised a storm of discussion and com com- comment comment comment ment in the tho foreign diplomatic set sd In Washington and also among time old old American residents of the capital It has opened many peoples people's eyes to the fact that the youn young folks of the diplo diplo- diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic matic families are arc given more and moro more moroto to seize on American life lIfo nth rith l th avidity and be reluctant to return to their native na- na native na native tive countries F I v i y John Bryn Bryns Bryn's s 's renunciation e v of Norway was followed by y Y r disaster when he was nearly w i ii killed i i 7 I killed in an automobile cole col- col e r rI A little latter his v father Helmer H t Bryn-t i 1 f a received his papers of re ret re- re recall w ems t I call supposedly call supposedly as- as as a a- a are re re- re t suit salt of a series of disagreements disagree- disagree disagreements II H l t I t I f 1 j ments with his l 1 over the settlement of 8 f claims Norwegian shipping against the United States H D rf 31 i i f irr At the time his recall E Ci w f J t was announced the elder eldert t f Bryn stated his intention of remaining remaining f tY indefinitely in in this country to care for IS r f ti i fit t hi his m injured son n It I is thought th that h he X r has become nearly as Americanized as his children and is loathe to leave tho rho theland v land which has been his home for many A p Young John Bryn shares the honors in the pursuit of an American career with his sister Laura This young woman nho ho hois is one of the prettiest and most popular members of Washing Washing- Washington's Washington's tons ton's smart younger set is filled with the American spirit of eco eco- economic economic economic independence for women and has been een employed on the tho staff of a Washington news news- newspaper newspaper newspaper paper for more than a year Through Through all this time she sho has kept at It her work regularly and efficiently just like any other American working girL It is believed that attractive Laura who likes good times as aswell aswell well veil work and isa is frequent as UA U co a a u UA U co a u visitor at exclusive night nightclubs nightclubs nightclubs clubs also shows a decided preference for American escorts escorts and will probably display the same bias when she decides to choose a husband The Bryn family is an example of the manner in which the children of the for for- foreign foreign sign for eign diplomats in Washington are arc be- be becoming be becoming coming inoculated with Am This is true even in the families of the themore themore themore more or less recently arrived It does docs not take long for the young folks to throw off oIT the tho formalisms and restraints of the Old World and adopt the Informality informality mality of thought and action which they they find here There was the be case of Yousry the tho handsome daughter of the former minister from Egypt She came from a country where women of the upper classes still lead the most sheltered of existences in spite of the progressive movements which have begun to take root Yet Miss Yousry adapted herself so 60 re readily dily to life in Washington Washing that by bythe bythe bythe the time timo her father was transferred to Germany she sho was quite on a footing with the American girls girls dancing play play- playing playing playing ing tennis and Joining in fun of all kinds as well wen as any of them Since she went to Germany news has come of her engagement to a young of the Egyptian legation there who also w was s formerly stationed In Washington so 10 that they probably will be more of an American than an Egyptian couple The Th outstanding rca on rca on why the th t tt t The Misses Matsudaira daughters of the Japanese Japanese Japan- Japan Japanese ese Ambassador who aree aref are f being b being e in g educated just like Amer Arner- American ican jean ican girls girl and pre prepared par e d forC for f C courses 0 u r s e s in jn a college here yC On the right Joi Jol Jo- Jo Johannes l i hannes B Br Bryn r y n 11 fir i i whose father wasu was f i- i t Y un u un n t i 1 i recently f r i Norway's Minister re to this country and taken who has f taken out his first I y citizenship papers paper f daughters f-daughters daughters of the diplomatic dip dip- i t 4 e x set are relue- relue reluctant tant tant to leave the d r Sc Uni United ed States States Is the greater greater amount of freedom they enjoy here To compare comparo the life of an unmarried unmarried young woman of high social position in a continental or South American country with country with that that of an American society girl would be like comparing lemon lemonade de to champagne That is why Washington wins the hearts of these daughters daughter of foreign lands after they have lived lived there for a time The capital pital cannot compete with New York In the matter of bright lights and amusements nevertheless it has I its theaters its night clubs an and of course its endless round of of official and private entertaining including the many bril- bril brilliant brilliant bril brilliant debut parties In the midst of all the gayety of a Washington season no course has hasa hasa a better time than the pretty prel debutante be she a native American or a visitor from a foreign land No lo wonder the charming girls in the embassies s and lega lea legations legations want to stay atay hereIn America Little Betty Sze daughter of the Chinese Minister to the United States One of the young women w who has b been en followed by many admirers during the present season is Claire J Heilman the daughter of the French Ambassador II Here ere i in nth the e United States she sho is enjoying enjoying'S f c the samo same freedom as her American friends rie ds If It she still in her were V native country t r where the well-bred well girl n t k must remain a shy and shel- shel sheltered jeune fille file until she v i I f emerges as a fascinating young matron Claire would be attending only the most super chaperoned dances while whilo dates alone with with I i j young men would be j i i out of the question question J if For the good times in i France are all planned for Lithe n the up grown-up married folks fells and not for the girls Another Another pretty girl from from a country of chaperones and convent schools is Julia whose father is the ambas ambas- ambassador ambassador ambassador from tine Argei-tine So long as she is in the United States Statu her parents per per- perr to lead a life simil-r simil to that of her American American friends although this would woud be impossible in her own country Thus the charming daughter of the Ar- Ar Ar a leading figuro figure whenever the young people foregather and is as wen well poised and conscious unselt-conscious in her friend friend- friendships friendships friendships ships with young men as any of the tho theother theother other debs Not Not only on the tho dance floor but In fn the field of sport do these miSses misses from across the ocean and below the equator revel In American freedom The Heilman and girls are splendid sports sports- sportswomen wom women n but in the direction of athletics none can surpass Pearl and Cecil daughters of the Minister of the tho State Timothy II urr tor b J rs a y K H i v kY I inA j r 7 K ki it in i o r A 1 t 1 Si t A recent 1 photograph of Miss Pauline 1 Bostrom daughter of Sweden's chief diplomatic representative at Washington The specialty of the girls is hiking for which they easily hold the record in the capital city ity In fact none of the American flappers undertake to keep with up-with up with them for these two young ladies from Erin are arc rumored to have hiked d forty miles in one day and day and hiked not hiked not hitched Although nobody else has attempted to equal this hiking record most of the foreign girls in Washington are on a apar apar apar par with the Americans in tennis and riding while Yolanda Freyre daughter of the Minister linister from Bolivia is an ex- ex excellent excellent ex excellent swimmer The children of the diplomats particularly particularly particularly those who are aro not yet yet fully grown are becoming Americanized in more than their pleasures Most of them arc are going to American schools and both from their lessons and their association with their classmates are absorbing the American point of view Among these are the little Matsudaira girls whose father u u the ambassador from Japan They are being given a thoroughly American education and are preparing for American colleges Children who grow up in the atmos atmos- atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere phere of normal American school and social life do not relish the idea of re- re returning returning re returning turning to the set formalisms of foreign courts and capitals where re young persons are expected to be seen and not heard beard to a much greater degree than here where they are accustomed to taking the limelight whenever they want it it One young man who has frankly ad- ad admitted ad admitted witted his preference for the United States is F Washington Bezel Beset son of a former ambassador from Peru Mr Beset Bezet grew up in this country during his fathers father's term term of service and became so fond of the country that he has been living in New York for some time now and apparently intends to remain here This tendency of the tho children of for for- foreign foreign eign elga diplomats to become transformed into young Americans has been growing for some time It was brought forcibly to the capitals capital's attention when young oung John Bryn boldly took out his first papers for citizenship This action led many onlookers to speculate as to how many more of the children of foreign diplomats are planning to permanently adopt America The old idea was that America was progressive financially but lacking in the culture and refinements that ornamented the courts and salons of the Old World In those days diplomats accepted a Washington appointment with a sigh of resignation and looked forward to the Ii fc Sai R- R St Wi 1 S l 1 t f I 4 h 9 r I tt Miss Julia daughter of Argentines Argentine's Ambassador to the United States time when they would be able ahle to return to the more pleasing atmosphere of the European capitals At the same time Americans who moved in the social world pursued for for- foreigners foreigners foreigners eigners frantically believing them to toI I possess a distinction which mere other Americans lacked Also many wealthy Americans made a fetish of living on the Continent a 11 good part of the time to absorb European culture and keep away from the sordid commercialism of their own country Now the tables seem em to be turning for Europe not only sends the cream of its upper classes a as diplomatic representatives representatives representatives to W Washington but the youn young folks of these same first families seem m to tobe tobe tobe be taking matters into their own hands bands and deciding that they like it here hero better than at home When real estate firms can get their salesmen from noble and wealthy Euro Euro- European European peon families it is a sure sign that the tho point of view is changing The growing prejudice in this country against International marriages hardly includes the sons and daughters of for for- foreign for for- foreign foreign eign diplomats stationed here These Thee young people are ore no fortune hunters hunters but usually wealthy in their own right and their marriages to Americans have almost invariably turned out happily It is believed that a surprisingly large number of young men and women now In Washington's foreign diplomatic set eel will find a way to gratify their desire to remain in America by marrying hor hers here |