The Washington herald., 1918-06-23

Wife OF Col, Collardet. Assistant M
haps, because there have been quite
a number of occasions when it was
officially up to them to entertain, for
distinguished countrymen Of their
own, or distinguished representatives
OF their allies. they have to degree
resumed their social activity. You
see, It is practical y all in the fam
| lily, now-the family of nations. We're
all on the, same side OF the fence
They run no risk OF meeting and
having to be civil 70 the represent
atives of their nations enemies. <anc
they can go around much more freely
than they could before America en-
tered the war Their Swhols attitude
seems. to be changing:
During the first years while the
representatives OF the entente wenr
nowhere, the representatives of the
central powers accepted invitations
rather freely. The German En-
bassy was even enlarged.-the
house next door acquired for Offices.
and the embassy building redecor-
ated and~fitted up as the ambassa-
doris residence. as a suitable setting
for more elaborate entertaining.-in
the summer OF 1915!
The Countess Won Bernstorff who
had been in Germany ever since the
war broke came back to America
that fall. and there were rumors
that the German Embassy was about
to launch a brilliant social cam
lpaign. 1t never was launched.
Things began to happen.-or rather
kept on happening in face of every
protest. and when patience which
had long since ceased to be a virtue
was completely exhausted. the Ger
man ambassador was handed his
closed and has remained closed ever
since.
There seems to be a mistaken idea
in some quarters that the Hub
Eschers have been occupying il. One
lwell known society weekly painted
glowing pictures OF Nine. Hub
scher presiding at dinner at the Ger
Imam Embassy, to the keen delight of
her mother and father who were
visiting her from Cincinnati. But
nothing of the sort ever happened.
DR.. and Nine. Hubscher have had
their own home.-a delightful apart
ment a good mile from the German
Embassy. until they moved out to
Chevy Chase early this spring.
where. far from presiling at Ger
man Embassy dinners. Nine. Hub
scher is giving what time she can
take from her delightful little son
to studying the mysteries of her
garden.
The adjoining house is still the Of
fee of the embassy, but over its door
Is emblaZoned the arms of SwitZer-
land, and beneath the legend De-
partment of German Affairs" There
have been suggestions that A. Nit
chell Palmer. custodian of alien prop
erty, might take over the embassy
and turn II into much needed quar-
ters for one of the expanding war
bureaus. 1t would be a bit of ironiC
humor that would tickle many, but,
of course. 1t can't be done. The en-
bassy is closed. and carefully guarded.
Curious the different positions
American girls who have married into
the diplomatic service are finding
themselves in, these, days Mime. JUS
serand and the Countess Won Bern
storff-both of them American born!
or the younger generation, brides OF
Htlle HlOTc uldu' d year, Mtilc. i1ub-
scher. whose Swiss husband Is now
looking after German affairs. and
Mrs. Malcolm Arnold Robertson
GLADYS Ingalls,. whose British .hus-
band has just been transferred to his
country's legation in Denmark. And
In between Mime. De Riano (Alice
Ward), and Nine. Ekengren' uaura
Jackson), whose husband has had q
Il lo ~ W.
plain Sweden's rather lukewarm neu-
trality.. ...s
Madame Ekengren, by the way. has
just taken her two little daughters
tup to Martha's Vineyard where fol
several seasons she and the Swedish
minister have had a cottage during
the summer. : But. she has no idea
OF staying. As soon as her mother,
Mrs. John p. jackson, completes q
little round of visits that she Is max
ling, and can Join the menage at Ed
gartown, Nine. Ekengren will leave
the youngsters in their grandmother
care, and will return to Washington
to dd0what she can to make a Wash
Iington summer pleasant for her hus-
band. and to occasionally lure him
to Martha's Vineyard to see how the
children are thriving and to get a bit
of rest himself. ..e-
Finally. there yfe the Russians-
with Mona McAdoo de Mohrenschildt
a bride. of last spring at one end OF
the line, and Nine. George Bakhme-
teff. wife of the Tsar's last repre-
sentative In the United States. born
a Beall. Of Philadelphia and Wash
ington. at the other. And In Setween
an unfortunate, apnorphous group or
Iindeterrninate status. and uncertain
future, for whom every one Is de-
voutly sorry.
4 The de MohrenschiIdts are in luck.
They have irreproachabIe conneo
tons. both social and financial rights