The Washington herald., 1915-05-28
Doings of Society

The Chinese Legation was the
scene of brilliant reception last
evening, when the Minister and Nine.
Shah entertained in honor of the hon
orable commercial commission of
China. There were about 500 guests
present. including members of the
Cabinet. ministers, ambassadors. and
| attaches of the embassies and lega-
! tons The Chinese Legation, at POOL
Nineteenth street. was deliberately
decorated with flowers of every de-
scription and every hue. \ more bril-
| liant floral display has seldom been
seen at any reception in the capital.
| In the hall way. where Chinese Min
| lister and Nine. Shah received. there
was massive bank of rose-Colored
peonies. The hall and stairway was
profusely decorated with palms and
smilaX.
I The sixteen members of the COM
mercial commission were to be seen
in the main reception room, where the
guests were presented to them, but
there was no formal receiving line.
the Minister and Nine. Shah being an
assisted.
The music for the evening was pro-
vided by five stringed instruments hid
den in the upstairs balcony behind 4
massing of palms and ferns. Mime.
Shah wore a gown of light blue with
heavy black trimming around the hem
of the skirt. Miss Shah was especial
ly charming in a pale pink Chinese
dress trimmed with panels of eXquI-
site Chinese embroidery. She wore
American slippers to match the gown
instead of the usual Chinese footgear
Mrs. Young Kwai wore light blue
with trimmings of shell beads; Miss
fung Kwai was in pink satin. and
Miss Gertrude SunE kwai wore
gown of blue accordion pleatinG in
empire fashion. The distinguished
Chinese gentlemen present were at
tired in the conventional evening
clothes of the Occident, and not in
their Oriental splendor.
Gen. Edward G. O'Brien entertained at
a brilliant dinner last evening at the
New Willard in honor of the minister
of finance of Uruguay. Senior Pedro
Cosio, and the UruSuayan delegates to
the Pan-American financial congress. The
dinner WAS served in the red room. which
was decorated with masses of palms and
pink roses. The guests were seated at a
table arranged in oval effect around n
veritable garden OF roses and pink and
white hydrangeas. and clusters of ferns
and scarlet roses marked each cover.
Among the guests. in addition to Mr..
Cosio. were the Secretary of State, the
Chilean Ambassador. the Ambassador OF
Honduras. the Minister from Paraguay.
DIR. Ferra, Mr.. Powe, Mr.. Rankin. Mr..
Townsley. Mr. Sauls. Mr.. Butterworth,
Mr.. Cana. Mr.. BiXby, Mr.. lie Gendre,
Mr.. Fourth. Mr.. de Pena Mr.. Revieas.
Mr.. Solberg Mr.. Poole. Mr.. Penny. Mr..
Chamberlain, Mr.. Crisol. Mr.. Cement. Mr..
Douglas. Mr.. Bulner. Mr. Grersteil. Mr..
Inaura Mr.. Hamlin. Mr.. Hinley, Mr..
Rovensky. Mr. Fernandez Mr.. Brown,
Mr.. Eldridge. Mr.. Desiemine. Mr..
Francis. Mr.. Samuel Hale-Pearson. Mr..
Vanderlip. DIR. de Pena. Mr.. O'Brien. Mr..
Fuller. Mr.. Barrett. Mr.. Alduo, Mr..
Yanes. and Mr.. Pepper.
Among the interesting folk in the boxes
at the performance of THE Spirit of the
Nations i'm Music" given at the Belasco
TheatCr last evening under the auspices |
of the children's relief committee for the |
benefit Of the destitute children of Bel |
GUM We're Mrs. Edward Douglas White, |
Mrs. Thomas Watts Gregory. Mrs. Will |
lam +. Draper, Mrs. Granville Fortescue,
Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman, Mrs Henry |
W. Fitch. Mime. SuareZ- MI iica. Nine.
Calderon. Mime. Panaretoff. Mrs. Littauer.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle. Mrs. Harry Ward
man. the Ambassador of Argentina ana
Mime. Naon. the Minister of Costa RIGA
and Nine. BrencZ-MeSen, the Minister
of Cuba and Nine. Cespedes. Justice
James McRevnolds. Mrs. De!os BlodSett.
and Mrs. Thomas Chatard.
A number of the delegates to the Pan
American Financial Congress occupied
the boxes reserved for them and decorated
with the flags of their countries.
Mr. Henry T. lde. former minister to
Spain. accompanied by his daughter |
Mrs. w Burke Cochran. arrived at the |
Willard for a stay of some length.
Mrs. Marlborough Wyeth will entertain
at a bridge party tomorrow afternoon.
Among those entertaining guests at !
dinner at the Army and Navy Club last !
evening were Lieut.. Commander Herbert !.
G. Sparrow Gen. and Mrs. Henry p. Nc .
Cain. Lieut.. Clement Heth. Capt. and
Mrs. W. D. \. Anderson. Maj. John w.
Heavy. Capt. and Mrs. {. b. McNay. |
Lieut.. Ralston s. Holmes. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Victor Blue. Maj. Boyd Taylor. |