Evening star., 1915-02-14
Italian ambassador, who has been hav-
ing a series OF
At Countess di at homes FRI FRI
Cellere's At Home. and win con.

day afternoons,
Cellere's At Home. and will con-
tinue to do so throughout the season
at intervals, entertains in a very In
formal way. She welcomes her guests
at the entrance to the dining room, or
rather just within the entrance, and
after passing a few remarks hands
them over to whoever presides at the
prettily appointed tea table. for, as
rule but one friend assists her in pour
ing tea.
Servants, in satin knee breeches and
coats. silently pass among the guests
and offer some very good orangeade or
mild punch. 1t is all very informal
and delightful. The only suggestion
of formality is given by the satin-clad
servants who usher one on from the
front door up the stairway and to the
room where the chatelaine OF the en-
bassy receives.
The two beautiful children of the
amba ssador and the countess come in
the room for few minutes every after
noon she receives. courtesy, answer a
remark or two, if made to them. at
least the elder does (she can speak
English), curtsey again and with
draw.
The elder child. a girl of twelve say,
is as fair as her father. with a mass
of very light hair. She speaks Eng
n.
younger is a beautiful boy with the
dark hair and eyes of his mother, and
is what one considers the typical 1tal-
ian type. and he is pronounced by all
the women present "a darling. His
| little, short, snug-itting trousers, with
| long Russian blouse in snuff -colored
| brown, with white socks and shoes
and embroidered sailor collar. suits him
| admira bly,, bringing out the brown of
his hair and eyes.
| The Italians are the only one of the
foreign envoys who seem to have a
chance to obtain
May Have their desire to
have a new en-
New Embassy. bassy home. for
| the war in Europe has indefinitely
postponed the building of the French,
the German and the Austro-Hungarian
| embassies, which were to have been
projects to be started and got un-
der way in the near future. The Ger
| man embassy had all been planned
| and designs made. 1t was the dream
of Baron speck Won Sternburg to have
| a miniature San Souci, and when he
left America for the last time he had
| the plans all drawn up to show the
kaiser. The late ambassador foresaw
| the growth in expanse and beauty of
the capital, and he said his Idea was to
| have miniature palace for the Wash
| ington that was to be.
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| The children of the former Belgian
minister to this country and the late
| Countess de Buisseret
4 To Make Their have arrived in Wash
i ington and will re-
| AoAne AAole. main here. Two will
make their home with their grand
mother. Mrs. Story, and the other two
with Mr.. Jack Story, their uncle One
boy. the second. is already student
here, and the eldest is with the colors
in his fathers country. The other
four little motherless youngsters are
here to be made thoroughgoing Amer
leans of If their relatives here in
Washington can do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brooks, jr., are
making their annual visit to Washing
II ton and will remain
Making Their about three weeks
II longer. They are
| Annual Visit. occupying, as usual
Mrs. Stotesbury's home on New Hamp-
shire avenue. one Of the prettiest and