Evening star., 1919-11-14
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liant dinners in the annals OF
the capital last evening. when
the ambassador, Earl Gray
of Falladon, was host to his royal hlgh-
ness the Prince of Wales.
The embassy was agleam with lights
and palms and ferns lined the walls of
the large, stately rooms with here ana
there clusters of chrysanthemums IN
crystal vases.
Only gentlemen were present at the
dinner. those in the company including
the Vice President. Mr.. Marshall; the
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Lansing; the
Secretary of the Interior. Mr.. Lane; the
Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Daniels, ana
the Secretary of Labor. Mr.. Wilson
Chief Justice White, the French
ambassador, NJ. Jusserand; the span
ish ambassador, Mr.. de Rlano; the
Russian ambassador, Mr.. Boris Bakh-
meteff; the Argentine ambassador. MI
LIE Breton; the Belgian ambassador
Baron de Cartier; the Japanese am
bassador, Mr.. Shidehara; Gen Per
shing, Gen. March. Gen. Biddle, Ad-
miral Niblack, Admiral Coontz, Ad-
miral l.. Halsey, Maj. Gen. Sir H.
Burstah. the Speaker of the House,
Mr. Gillett; Sir Robert Borden, pre-
mier of Canada; Senator Lodge. Sena-
tor Hitchcock, Mr.. William Philips
assistant secretary of state; MI
Franklin u. Roosevelt. assistant sec
retary of the Navy; Mr. r. {. Lefhns-
well, Mr.. Roland c. Lindsay, counselor
of the British embassy; Mr.. George
Barnes Mr.. Majoribanks, Mr.. stuart
Bunning, Sir NJ. Delev1ngue. Mr.. j.
Kershaw. Mr.. Rowell. Mr.. Warning
ton Smyth, Mr. H. f. Lowbrey. Sir
William Tyrrell, Maj. Gen. Bethel,
Commodore L. f. o. Charlton, Mr.
Henry Getty Chiffon and Mr.. Jefferson
Caffery.
The company was seated at one large
table which was adorned with all silver
vases filled with red roses alternating
with silver epergnes holding fruit
At the reception which followed the
royal guest with his host received IN
the reception room at the left OF tne
embassy entrance The Hon. Ronald
Lindsay. counselor of the embassy.
made the introductions. and the premier
of Canada, Sir Robert Borden, formed
the fourth member of the receiving
party An orchestr aplaved, but there
was no dancing, as the guests, num-
bering about 500 and representing the
diolpmatic, official and smart resident
society of the capital, thronged the
room throughout the evening.
The gowns worn were especially beau
tiful and the jewels surpassed any seen
here in recent years. Mines sJusserand
wore orchid velvet with diamond orna-
ments, and Mrs. Lansing superb gown
of black net incrusted with jet; Mrs.
Lane, crimson brocaded satin; Mrs.
Houston. a lovely gown of blue char
meuse Mrs. Baker, rose-coiored velvet
embroidered in rhinestone Mrs. Palmer.
blue and silver brocade with diamond
ornaments; Sonora de Riano, pink vel
vet embroidered in silver; Mrs. Burle-
son. black tulle with silver trimming;
Mrs Daniels, white satin brocaded in
gold.
Miss Nancy Lane, gray chiffon and
rose-colsred tulle; Miss Margaret Will
son, white satin and pearls; Mrs.
Sayre. pink satin; Mrs. Gillett, gold
brocade; Miss Frances Hoar, a SPAN
gled gown and Miss Louisa Hoar, blue
tulle and silver.
Nine. Calderon wore black satin,
trimmed with lace and jet; Miss Elena
Calderon, old rose taffeta with tulle
and ostrich trimming; Nine. Bryn.
blue and silver brocade; Nine. Sulzer,
gray velvet; Mrs. Marshall Field. cloth
of gold, broceded in brown, trimmed
with tulle, and diamond and pearl or
naments; Mrs Charles Boughton
Wood, black jetted gown, trimmed
with touches of turquoise blue and
diamond ornaments; Lady Johnstone,
copper-colored satin, diamond tiara
and ornaments; Mrs. Miller Graham
of California, black velvet with dia-
mond ornaments; Miss Miller Graham,
white satin, veiled in cream-colored
lace; Mrs. Gregory Hope, violet chif-
fon; Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell, black
lace with pearl ornaments
Miss Marguerite Simonds, white
satin, brilliants and a corsage bouquet
of orchids; Mrs. George Barnett white
satin and silver cloth, with pearl or
satin.
Miss Anne Gordon, apricot taffeta
made in petals with garlands of roses
over her shoulders; Mrs. Julian James,
black velvet trimmed with rare point
lace; Mrs. Perry Belmont, white and
silver brocade and diamonds; Mrs.
Frances Adams Halstead. cloth of sill
yer and royal blue brocade, with
sapphires and diamonds; Mrs. Charles
S. Bromwell, black velvet and point
lace with diamond ornaments; Miss
Mildred Eromwell. turqcoise blue satin
ing, orange chiffon embroidered in
silver, with pearl ornaments.
Prince Edward Makes Visit.
A special private entrance was ar
ranged at the New Willard for the call
of the Prince Of Wales upon the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall this
and his royal highness. with two gem
tlemen of his suite, went up to the
private apartment of the Vice Pres
ident in the F street elevator.
Mrs. Marshall has had to forego at
tendance at all functions in honor of
Inr
physician. and in his visit this morn
ing he expressed his keen regret and
concern over her health. Morrison
Marshall the little four-year-old fos-
ter son of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall came in from his walk in
the street and was also presented to
his royal highness
The Prince of Wales was quite in
his element when he visited the Naval
Academy today, and from the moment
the twenty-one guns doomed their
welcome at 1870 o'clock until his de-
parture in the afternoon every mo-
ment was filled with pleasure.
Admiral and Mrs Scales entertained
the Prince of Wales at luncheon, the
guests besides including: The Secre-
tary of the Navy. aid to the Secretary
of the Navy. Commander P. W. Foote;
Admiral r. E. CoontZ, chief of naval
operations; Rear Admiral Thomas
Washington, chief of bureau of navi-
cation.
Others at the luncheon were: Gov
Harrington, Adjt. Gen. Henry NJ War
field, Commander John s. Abbott, aid
to Admiral Scales; Capt. Wat T. Clu-
verius. Capt. Anon Bronson, jr.; Com
mander. Arthur =. Fairfield, Com
mander Walter N. Vernon, Commander
James o. Richardson, Commander
Daniel NJ. Garrison, Commander Bur-
rell c. Allen, Prof. c. Alphonso Smith,
Commander Anthony J. James. Capt.
Dudley n. Carpenter, Commander Aus