The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
voyagel'

- slogan of the week, of
Thanksgiving week In Washington.
Curious, Ell!
Everybody has been giving parties
for those who are going away-for
the Argentine Ambassador and Nine.
Naon, who are leaving Washington
after eight years during which they
have made very pleasant place for
themselves in Washington official
life; for the Lansings, who are
headed for Paris and the Peace Con-
ference; for the Davises. who are
headed for London and the American
Embassy to Great Britain; for the
Jusserands, the Di Celleres and a host
Of lesser lights; bon voyage to them
all. And for the first of the debu-
tantes, who on Thanksgiving Day put
forth from the safe harbor of the
school room into the whirl Of Wash
ington social life-to that happy crew
also. bon voyage.
Strangely enough, IL has not been
bon voyage to the brides, embarking
on the unknown sea Of matrimony.
Usually Thanksgiving week and
by flock of young couples as appro-
pirate for weddings. This year there
was not q single wedding of social
consequence in the whole week.
Mrs. Wilson started 1t at the White
House on Monday afternoon. 1t was
the opening Of her social seasonal
tea party for the women OF the
Cabinet, Mrs. Marshall, wife of the
Nice-Prcsdentr and a few others. 1t
was her first hospitality of any sort
this season, and probably her last for
o while at any rate, at least on this
side the water. The only one of the
Cabinet women missing was Mrs.
Baker. who has been Ill and is not
yet able to be out.
For the rest. they all gathered in
the Red Room at five o'clock to
exchange not merely greetings but
farewells with their hostess and with
one another. before the cracking
wood fire which is delightful Access
sorry of those pleasant little White
House teas, over the best cup of tea
in Washington" with equally good
plum cake, or delicious little sand
witches. They are really cozy. in
formal affairs. for which invitations
though there are those who pro-
fess to regard them as commands
are highly priced.
Reception at French Embassy.
On Monday night there was an
other bon voyage" up at the French
Embassy-to Foch, and the Allied
armies behind him. as they entered
e.. he
Germans getting out, though l fancy
no one was particular as to whether
Il was bon" or not. so long as it was
voyage" for them.
The President and Mrs. Wilson paid
the same compliment to France and
her Ambassador that they had paid
two weeks earlier to Italy, and were
received with the same pomp and cir
cumstance as at the Italian embassy.
IT was a beautiful and brilliant scene,
the stately embassy Haunting the tri-
umphant tricolor, and the main draw
ing room decorated with rows of slim
fragrant pine trees-"the pines of Al
SAGE" Nine. Jusserand said, with
happy catch in her voice.
The company was almost entirely
official, including Cabinet members,
diplomatic representatives of the AL
lies and neutral countries with their
STATS, the French embassy staff, al
most to man. with their wives. and
the French High Commission-uni-
forms and decorations galore-and a
large delegation of the central COM
mittee of the Alsace- Lorraine socie-
ties of the United States, who came
,.,s.a la NJ.
honor to-jhe occasion.
The President and Mrs. Wilson ar
rived at the embassy shortly before IL.
and remained for nearly an hour,
mingling with the guests in quite in
formal fashion. Tic first person
presented to the President was NJ.
Blumenthal, formerly Mayor Of an i'm
portant Alsatian city. The French
Ambassador made Il short address in
q happy vein, and until the next morn
ing, when it was announced that he and
Nine. Jusserand were to go to France
with the President and Mrs. Wilson,
few realized that it was in the nature
of a farewell, or, rather. it is to be
hoped. of an Eau revoir." for Wash
ington would not know how to get
along without the Jusserands.
Nine. Jusserand was radiant in a
wonderful gown Of blue velvet, en-
broidered in gold, and wore diamond
ornaments. 1t called back, by force Of
contrast, those sad days in the first
year Of the war when the Jusserands
seemed to me the loneliest. most pa
thetic people in Washington. 1t was
good the other night TO know that af-
ter so long u period OF travail in the
very valley of the 'hadow, for them
now lie jour de 81 Jite est arrive"
The Presidential THANKSGIVING.
To get back to our muttons: One
OF the Cabinet women told me last
Sunday that the Naons and the
Lansings were the storm centre of
all sorts of l.. L. c. parties. She
herself had tried to arrange a dinner
for the Naons and had found that
all their time was taken up. The
final dinner for them was given by
the Swiss Minister and Nine. Sulzer
on Thanksgiving Day. after which
DR.. Naon left Washington TO attend
TO n little necessary business in New
York before sailing, leaving Nine.
Naon TO join him couple of days
later and TO accept a farewell lunch
ron from Mrs, Lane on Friday.
That was about the only formal
Thanksgiving dinner in Washington on
Thursday. Everybody else arranged
Informal family dinners. The Pres
ldapt md Mra NUaon hly