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...happened last week that the Bolshevik Ambassador Leonid Krassin gave a dinner at the Russian Embassy for his colleague, M. Herbette, French Ambassador-designate to Russia. M. Herbette pondered long over his dress. Should it be corduroy pants, a flannel shirt and a shoddy coat? Or the capitalistic regalia of full evening dress? Inquiries, discreetly made, revealed that the sombre black and white of evening dress would be worn. But still, the reception and dinner would be a simple affair, for the Bolsheviki are noted for their Spartan simplicity...
...early hour of the evening, M. Herbette ascended the steps which led to the Russian Embassy. The doors were opened by powdered and uniformed valets. A moment later the Bolshevik Ambassador dressed in correct capitalistic attire greeted his guest, who was then introduced to Mme. Krassin and the Miles. Krassin, all wearing the latest and most expensive of Paris "creations." M. Herbette was glad that he was wearing a white...
...Russian lady with her un-Russian name of Dickson (widow of an American) was interested to catch a glimpse of M. Leonid Krassin, Bolshevik Ambassador to France, as he left the Embassy...
...Prefecture she was examined and readily admitted that she intended to kill M. Krassin. "It is shameful," she remonstrated, "to see him here in Paris. If some one doesn't kill him he will kill others. He will cause a revolution in France, as in Russia. I want to kill him to spare this country the horrors I have seen. In Russia I saw my own brother killed. The famine was terrible. Mothers ate their children, and I want to spare France these horrors...
...morning following the day of his arrival, Ambassador Krassin paid his respects to Premier Herriot. One hour later, the latter's stentorian tones were heard in the Chamber of Deputies : "The Government is well aware of its duty and will take action against these foreign Communists...