Evening star., 1914-07-25
SECRETARY OF STATE HOST AT
TREATY LUNCHEON.
Alfresco Dinner at Alpha Hall
Week End Plans.
Personals.

Ndon, munster OF Argentina. Mr.. Su-
arez. minister of Chile: Mr.. Josephus
Daniels. Secretary of the Navy: Mr.
John Barrett, director OF tho Pan
American Union: Mr.. William Phillips.
third assistant secretary of state: Mr..
Cone johnson. solicitor of the State De-
partment: Mr.. Ben Davis. chief clerk;
Mr.. Boaz Long. chief Of tho bureau of
Latin American affairs: Mr.. Robert
Rose, the Rev. Mr.. Mcleod. Mr.. Per-
cival Lodge. Mr.. w. F. Kelley and Mr..
F. n. Bauskett.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
will remain in town over Sunday. and
tomorrow night the Secretary will speak
at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, near
Calumet place.
Secretary OF War Garrison will return
Monday from Seabright, N. J.. where he
is spending the week end with his family.
Secretary Of Interior Franklin Lane Is
expected to return the first of the week
from Essex, on Lake Champlain. where
he is spending a few days with his family
Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed will
entertain at a small dinner tomorrow
evening at their home on Biltmore street.
Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman enter
tanned last night at an alfresco dinner
at Alpha Hall, Va. Senator and Mrs
Newlands. Mr.. and Mrs. MoritZ Sheelfne
Of Reno. New. Miss Perkins, Mr.. Raymond
Baker. Miss Graham. Miss Sally Williams
Mr.. Henry Sheeline and Mr.. George
Baker. The latter two have lately tour
ed Europe with the glee club OF the Uni
versity of California and will leave short
ly to resume their studies at the uni
versity.
Mr. and Mrs. U. H Brown of Tonopah
New, who have been house guests of SEN
ator and Mrs. Pittman since their return
from Quincy. Mass. where they attended
the launching of the Nevada, left for their
home last night.
Mrs. Belmont's Chinese ball for her
daughter, the Duchess of Marlborough
last night at Newport was attended by
nearly 500 guests.
The hostess represented the late En-
press of China and wore a royal robe
three hundred years old It has wonder
full embroideries on a mauve satin foun'
dation. The headdress worn came from q
London collection. 1t is nearly covered
with turquoise and pearls. The Duchess
of Marlborough represented Lady Chang
a royal consort of the Ming dynasty. The
costume, according to the period. was In
three pieces. tunic, skirt and trousers
The skirt was of black velvet and the
tunic and trousers Of cloth Of gold. Botf
skirt and tunic were richly embroidered
with the imperial emblem, the dragon
A headdress of black velvet with gold
materials matched the costume. Gold
earrings and black serpentine bracelets
were her only ornaments.
Mrs. Vincent Astor wore three
quarter-length coat Of old mandarin
red, embroidered in brilliant colored
ill ola so1 Iyoex
showed that the coat had belonged to
the wife of mandarin Of the highest
rank. The headdress was of pearls and
silver, with many hued small stlker
A pearl border interlaced the crown
She wore a mandarin necklace Of gol6
| amber with large balls Of amber inter.
secting the chain.
dull blue which was a court robe richly
embroidered in gold. He wore trousers
to match.
Before the ball Mrs. stuyvesant Fish
gave a dinner at CrosSwayS. her villa,
for Mrs. Belmont and the duchess. The
guests numbered ninety-three. and they
reveled in Chinese splendor. as they die
later at Marble House
The main hall. alcove and dining room
had been transformed into typical
Chinese interiors of the most luxurious
sort. A collector of genuine Chinese
objects Of art Of ancient and modern
design lroll View 1ork udu dcteu dS
decorative arbiter. and fifty men had
worked out the details
Mrs. Fish represented the princess
daughter of the emperor. Time had
toned the original red of her satin
outer garment to soft coral pink. The
outer coat was three-quarter length
and was embroidered with five clawed
dragons in fine gold thread, inter
spersed with a beautiful design of
flowers and butterflies of every shade
Her headdress of pearls and silver was
interviewer with flowers.
pr. and Mrs. Albert Joseph Carrico
who have been motoring through New
England ard to Cape Cod with Mr.. and
Mrs Fred S. Lincoln, have returned to
the city.
Among the passengers sailing on the
steamship kronprinzessin Cecilie Tues
day next from New York for London
Paris and Bremen will be the Swiss
minister. DR.. Ritter; Mr.. and Mrs
Pleadwell. Z. S. n, and Mr.. Gustav w.
Hornung.
Mrs Champ Clark has gone to Wild
wood. N. J.. where she will be a guest
for the weekend of Representative and
Mrs. J. Thompson Baker Miss Gene
We've Clark. who is also visiting on the
Jersey coast. at Deal. where she is a
guest of Col. and Mrs. George Harvey
will remain until after the marriage next
month of Miss Dorothy Harvey and
Lieut.. Marcellus II. Thompson. Z. S. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Kelly of 100!
9th street northwest are spending two