The Washington herald., 1918-12-15
Women Prominent the Social Life of the Nations Capital

why we always 20 togethcr,''
Which Is perfectly true. In a gem
erai way, hut II had seemed probable
that the Vice President would be CO.
ing to the Japanese embassy dinner
to Prince Htsashi fashiml. that night.
and that Il Wa. a rtas party. Mrs.
Marshall might Ne seins to the the
ater with a WOMAN friend without the
Nice-frosident, tsat ne iadeedl Mr..
Marshall once before refused to 20
to psr,y~-er rather with party
which did not invite his wife, That
was some statesmaa's ianket down
south, and was planned as an all-mas-
culine arstr But u had to be re-
planned. II the Vice President was to
so,
Similarly, though Mr., Marshall knew
ne was going up to New York today
10 speak at the Metropolitan Opera
House this afternoon for the Christ
mas roll call Of the Red Cross, he did
not know how long he would stay.
until Mrs. Marshall made up her mind
That she would go along. She was
rather undecided-the baby was not as
well as she might be, and she did not
like to leave him-and without her
Mr.. Marshall would only have stayed
few hours, returning to Washington
the same night. But Mrs. Marsall de-
cided TO 20 along-and solve the baby
clfhcuity by taking the youngster
aiong-and stay several days. They
count now on getting home Wednes-
day night, in time for the Saulsburys'
dinner for them on Thursday.
To return to Mrs. Marshalrs "pro-
gram So far as the general public
Is concerned II usually includes, beside
the two or three specific afternoon
at homes" she and the Vice Presi-
dent usually have given two big eve
ming receptions. with dancing. using
the ballroom in the Willard-or be-
fore that the Shoreham. where they
lived for the first two years that they
were in Washington. Although the
cards for these parties always read
as receptions. everybody speaks of
them as 'the Marshalls' Dances" and
go intending to stay the evening-the
young people to dance, the elders. ad-
mitting that there are any nowadays.
quite content to visit with one an
other. and with their hostess and play
chaperon.
Inc last such party the MarShalls
gave was on inauguration night two
years ago. 1t quite took the place Of
the dear departed inaugural ball. and
was given particularly in honor of the
Culver cadets. who have served as the
Vice Presidents guard of honor in
both inaugurals. 1t was funny about
that party. Mrs. Marshall for once
rather Disseminated in her invita-
tons in favor of the girls. And when
some of them, knowing what a per-
fectly gorgeous time they always have
at the MarshalPs, asked IL they might
bring their beaux. Mrs. Marshall tolo
them to bring all the girls they liked,
but she was furnishing the beaux for
that party. And then the Culver boys
got stage fright or something. and
failed to materialize anything like
as numerously as had been expected
1t was the most manless party the
Marshalls ever gave until Mrs. Mar
shall sent out some recruiting squads
to round the boys up! Naturally she
had to stand for considerable laughing
reproach. but fortunately she takes
that sort of thing very we'll
Then the Marshalls give any num-
Der OF dinners for the heads of the
diplomatic missions, the foreign Min
listers and Ambassadors-usuaIly ere
turn fayors" for dinners that have
previously been given them. They do
whole lot of the Presidents dining