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clan was - clan Crawford, I guess. It had a great, big warm surcoat with a big belt and a big silver buckle on it, with a regular Scotch bonnet held with a silver pin on one side. It had nice warm sleeves and was nice and long. “All the sweaters I want can be worn underneath,” he said. “Why, look at those diplomatic jackets that the Turkish Ambassador has on. He freezes to death every time he has to go out in public in cold weather in those things. I always were the costume of the Archers of St. Andrew and it's a perfectly good official uniform.” I saw it for the first time on that occasion, though I knew him and had known him socially in New York. I also knew his wife well. That was why he gave me this intimate explanation of why he wore such clothes as a diplomatic uniform.

I forget who the French Ambassador was, but I remember the Turkish Ambassador very well. Sir Ronald was the dean of the diplomatic corps at that time. He had the longest period of service and that made him dean. The number two man was the Turkish Ambassador who had had a very long period of service. He was a very nice man, but very sallow - oh! his skin was so yellow. He looked as if he had jaundice all the time. But he was very good and very nice. He was very well dressed on this occasion.

I don't remember whether the ambassador came in to this