The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

AS for the diplomats, they are here
! today and somewhere else tomorl ow
A goodly number Of them having es-
tablished their families up in the Blue
Ridge Mountain country are the most
diligent weekend commuters-the
Italians. some of the British, the Chi
nese Minister. and the majority of
the South Americans-motoring back
and forth, always once and sometimes
twice a week.
Some few of the South Americans
are about the only ones whose coun-
tries are as yet almost untouched by
the world war that has involved
nearly all of Europe, quite all OF
North America, and a goodly part OF
Asia, and even a good part OF Africa.
The South American diplomats have
found il possible to be away from
Washington rather more than their
European colleagues. The De Gamas.
for instance, betook themselves to
Heron Hall, Nine. De Gama's lovely
estate on the Jersey coast, quite early
in the season, and have not been
back to Washington since.
The Elizaldes, of the Legation of
Ecuador, who discovered the Blue
Ridge country the first season they
were in America, are there again this
year. with a goodly part of their le-
cation staff. They have a delightful
cottage, and while of course the lega-
ton in Washington is not closed, they
have practically established a sum-
mer legation at Blue Ridge Summit
delightful wide-verandaed place.
with the woods almost at their door.
Nine. Elizalde manages to get along
very well without any tiresome trips
to the city. and even Senior Elizalde
does not find any serious compIica-
tions between the United States and
Ecuador that bring him down to
Washington very often these midsum-
mer days. Last week he was in New
York for a few days, but he Is back
in his beloved mountains by now.
About the only rival to the Blue
Ridge Summit colony Is the White
Sulphur Springs colony. the one being
largely foreign. the other of domestic
officials.
Just last week the crowning glory
at White Sulphur was the horse show,
held Friday and Saturday, Of course,
that the weekend crowd might get
the benefit of II. and vice versa, for IT
was for the Red Cross, This week
IT was Japanese fete given on the
Old White lawn yesterday afternoon
and evening. winding up with a Japa-
nese costume ball for the benefit of
the free milk for France fund Just re-
Gently started. Tickets for the affair
had been sold by a corps of young
women headed by Miss Isabel Stetti-
nus, and as II was under the patron
age of such women as Mrs. William @.
McAdoo. Mrs. Edward Stettinius, Mrs.
Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. w. Fitzhugh
Lee. Mrs. Henry Waters Taft. Mrs.
John II. French. Mrs. Alexander
Brown. Mrs. Thornton Lewis, Mrs,
w. Nd. Reid. Lady Richard Crawford,
Lady Williams-Taylor, Mrs. Ernest
lselin, Mrs. John w. Grant and Mrs.
George Blumenthal, its success was a
foregone conclusion.
Just why the organization which is
undertaking to supply France with
milk to the extent Of sending over
one ton of dried milk each month.
should run to Japanese fetes is hard
to explain, but Washington Is to have
similar one. with certain differences
tomorrow evening in the grounds of
w inst at NdDln IOnn
Bridge.
The grounds surrounding the Club
de Vingt on Monday night will be
lighted by myriads of Japanese lam
terms and an added Japanese atmos-
phere will be given to the fete by
members of the Committee for Free
Milk for France (Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon heads II, and associated with
her are Mrs J. Borden Harrtr,an
Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Mrs. Nicholas
Mrs. Gordon Auchincioss,
and Mrs. Arthur woods) who, II Is an
nounced. will wear japanese cos
tunes. Somehow had thought that
these majority of these were out Of
town, but one doesn't wish to doubt
the statement Of the publicity me-
dunn which sends the announcement.
It Is explained that Free Milk for
France. founded and sponsored nv
Miss Josephine Osborn and Mrs. War
rem Mcconihe, Of New York, was or
sanized in the late spring. The pur-
pose OF the committee iz to senH d.ffx,