The Washington times., 1919-10-29


son, the countess de Caraman Chi
may. lady in waiting to her majesty; !;
Lieutenant General Baron jacques
commander of the Third division
army; Colonel Tilkens of the general
staff. aide-de-camp to his majesty;
Major of Artillery Count Guy d'Oul-
fremont, Adjutant of the count: Major
Jean Dujardin, aide -de-camp to his
majesty: Max Leo Gerard, secretary
to his majesty; Charles Graux, secre-
tsry to her majesty; Lieutenant of
Cavalry Goffinet, officer of ordnance
TO his majesty, Lieutenant Colonel
Nolf, physician to their majesties;
the ambassador OF the French Repub-
lie and Madame Jusserand, the Am
bassador of Belgium and Baroness de
Cartier, the Ambassador of Great
Britain, Viscount Grey; the Chief Jus
tice and Mrs. White, the President
pro tenn. of the Senate (Senator Cum
mins) the Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Gillett, the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Lansing, the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels, Ambassador
and Mrs. Brand Whitlock, Mai. Gen.
William NJ. Wright, aide to the King:
Rear Admiral Andrew T. Long, aide
to the King; the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Phillips, the Third
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long, Myron A. Hofer,
third secretary of embassy of the Uni
ted States; Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock, Congressman and Mrs.
John Jacob Rogers, Congressman and
Mrs. Henry d. Flood, Congressman
and Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Congress
man and Mrs. Champ Clark, Gen. John
]. Pershing, the Chief of Staff of the
Army, General March; Charles Symon,
Pol lie Teller, A. Paternotte, Albert
Sergysels, Robert Silvercrups, Lieut.
Col. Leon Osterrieth, and Prince Reg
bassy; Col. and Mrs. Clarence S. Rid
ley, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson, and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh,
Mrs. walsh Decorated.
After the ladies had left the table
came the surprise Of the evening,
Her Majesty decorating Mrs. Thomas
F. Welsh with the Order of Elizabeth,
Queen of Belgium" for her notable
work in behalf of the Belgian peo-
pie. 1t was fitting that this little
ceremony should take place in Mrq.
Walsh's drawing ROOM, which had so
garments for Belgian refugees. At
her own request the Queen was
shown quantities of completed gar
ments made under Mrs. Walsh's di-
rection, which are waiting shipment
to Belgium, and which were laid out
in the dining room for her majesty's
inspection.
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, who is
spending the winter with Mrs. Walsh
and who was her ablest assistant>fn
the work she has been doing, was
the Queens escort on this little tour
of the rooms. She was presented 20
her majesty Immediately after the
dinner
A section of the Marine Band play
ed during dinner alternating with
program of music on the great pipe
organ which was silent for the long
months that the house was given oves
to relief work. The house was CT
fectively decorated throughout. great
yellow and copper .eolored chrysan-
themums being used in the Railways
and American Beauty roses in the
music room, where the reception took
place. Clusters of pink chrysanthe-
NUNS and tall palms were set about
In the rose room, repeating the pink
of the table decorations.
The Queens Gown.
The Queen wore a sumptuous robe
of heavy white satin, made with a
long, narrow court train hung from
the shoulders. The only touch OF
color was corsage bouquet of
orchids. She wore a diamond neck
lace. Her hair was dressed high and
adorned with a diamond tiara.
Mrs. Marshall was gowned in vel
low net, heavily embroidered in gold
flowers and made with long train of
the gold-embroide@d net A cluster
of ostrich feathers was placed at the
waist line, and she wore diamonds in
her ears and about her neck and car
ried scarlet fan. Mrs. Lansing's
gown, which was made with very
long train, was of iridescent seauins
on foundation of black. and
Baroness de Cartier was in white satin
brocaded with silver. with a long
court train. In her hair she wore a
fan-shaped aigrette Of heron. and
about her neck a double rope of
superb pearls.
Mrs. Walsh was in a jet gown with
sheafs of wheat pailletted in white
on the skirt and bodice a pearl and
diamond dog collar and chain of
diamonds.
Mrs. Dougherty wore TURQUOISE