The Washington herald., 1918-03-10

Treasury and Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, Young Josephus Daniels and
Robert Hazelhurst McAdoo, both in
uniform entirely uncamouflaged. The
de Mohrenschildts were there; Nine.
de Mohrenschildt was Nora McAdoo.
It was hard to see anybody in such
Q Jam. The camoufleurs themselves
were distinguished by loose artists
smocks, dyed in cubist effects, slipped
on. over their uniforms. with their
khaki trousers, banded felt puttees.
and heavy tan chose showing under
meath. They wore clever caps sur
mounted by palettes with the patches
Of paint still on them and brushes
sticking through, q sort OF parody Of
the college to mortorboard. and stuck
on at deliciously rakish angles. The
camoufleurs had done their part in
planning the affair and getting up
all sorts OF clever and original feat
ures and stunts" Certainly they
had made O most picturesque set
ting. But the people who came fell
down on their Job.
The crowd was picturesque and
colorful in the extreme, only Il was
not camouflaged. 1t wore stunning
evening gowns. and some very good
| costumes, which are not Of them
selves camouflage. Ny idea OF cam
ouflaging humans would involve
making them look like something in
animate. Miss Sophie Seibert, for in
stance. who headed the receiving line
had at least made q stab at IL when
she got herself up to represent q lily
pond. in . gown Of blue satin, in
crusted in crystals, yelled in purple
mousseline on which were painted
, cattails, and pond lilies and bull
rushes. OF course she, didn't really
look like q lily pond. otft at least she
had an idea And ideas are SO rare.
But to say that Mrs. Beale How
ard was Might because she wore
stunning costume OF midnight
blue tulle and silver-and Mrs. John
Jacob Rogers "a winter morning
mist" because she was entirely
| charming in q gown Of pink and
grey tulle with touches Of silver,
| seems to me to be stretching a point
Pretty little Mrs. Walter Penfeld
might Just as we'll have called her
self q sweet pea in her bewitching
pink frock-she Inevitably sug-
gested one. But then, she always
does, with her vivid delicate color
ing, and her appealing candour of
I friendliness and bloom O. youth!
She's a wonderfully attractive young
/! person!
The diplomats. like the officials,
were conspicuous by their absence.
Except for the Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Riano, the Swiss Minister
and Nine. Sulzer, the Minister of
Panama and q few lesser lights,
there weren't any diplomats there.
Most of the diplomats have been
travelling more or less this week.
The French Ambassador, Lord Read
! ing. the new British envoy, the Bel
gian and Rumanian Ministers all
spent part Of the week in New York
and the Bulgarian and Serbian Min
listers both went to Florida to rest
L. Michaelovitch, the Serbian repre-
sentative, certainly needed It after
all the travelling and dining he had
to do in connection with the visit
of the Serbian Mission. They were
| the most feted of the visiting war
missions. and Of course the Min
lister was included in all the func-
tions.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall and the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing are also in the
South for a little respite from all
their arduous duties. Really being
in official life isn't half as much
fun as it sounds. 1t means con-
stantly doing lots of things one
doesn't really want to do. Even
though in mourning, Mrs. Lansing
cannot relax. Her days are filled
to overflowing just the same. 1t is
surprising how many women promi-
nent in both the official and Presi-
Dental sets are in mourning this
season. Mrs. T. W. Gregory. wife
Of the Attorney General. isn't talk
ing part in social activities because
Of the death Of Mr.. Gregory's
mother. and the wife Of the new
assistant Secretary Of War, Mrs.
Benedict Crowell, 10 in mourning.
The death OF Maj. Phil Sheridan
threw his mother. the widow OF Gen.
Sheridan. his widow and his three
sisters all in mourning. Mrs.
Charles w. Fenton is in mourning
because Of the death Of her hus-
band, Col. Fenton- The March girls,
daughters OF Maj. Gen. Peyton
March. and their aunts, who keep
house for them are wearing black
because Of the sad death Of their
brother. Lieut.. Peyton March. jr.;
Mrs. McCloskey, wife Of Col Manus
McCloskey, 10 IN mourning for one
of her parents: Mrs. Francis New
lands, widow Of the Senator from
Nevada, and the latter's daughter,
Mrs. Newlands Johnston; Lady Har-
rington, who was Miss Mcmillan.
Of Detroit her niece, Mrs. Mcmillan
Gibson; Mrs. Garrison McClintock,
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs.
Franklin Ellis, Mrs. George Howard,
Mrs. e. A Mitchell. Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair, the viscountess de Sibour.
Mrs. e. w. Bonaffon. Mrs. John 81.
Merriam. Mrs. John w. Foster, Mrs.
Volney Chase, widow of Capt.
Chase; Mrs. William Payne Mere
dith. Mrs. Henry Flood. Mrs. Lori
mer Graham. Mrs. wedderburn, who