The Washington herald., 1919-07-20
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

which was conspicuous by its absence
for many month"; held the center or
the social stage last week. Practic-
ally the only formal entertainment
-as given by some Of the eDvoys here
or else some of the corps were tie
honor guests and their comings and
goinss filled the social columns OF
the local papers. One distinguished
diplomat surprised society by getting
married last week.
The French Amba ssador and Nine.
Jusserand were active socially before
their trunks were unpacked almost.
They had hardly gotten settled before
they were entertained at the Capitol
BY the Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall when the President addressed
the Senate on the subject Of the league
of nations and later at luncheon the
same day at the Capitol with the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall as
hosts. Then a few days later the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Lane gave a dinner for the Jusserands
and last Monday evening they them
selves were hosts at a brilliant recep-
tion in celebration of Bastile Day, the
national fete day of France.
That same afternoon the Ambassa-
dor staged an interesting ceremony
at the Embassy when he bestowed
various degrees OF the LEGION OF
Honor on fourteen American officers
Most of the wives OF the officers thus
- honored were there and altogether II
was quite a momentous occasion.
And society not only had the op-
portunity that evening OF welcom-
ing home the Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand. but the President him.
self. and his charming wife. Their
attendance at the reception was q
complete surprise to all concerned.
They were not expected at all. but II
certainly was a delightful surprise
and a nice little courtesy on the
Presidents part. not only to the
ambassador. but to the French ma
tion itself. The same day in France
our soldiers were marching side by
side with the French soldiers at
the same celebration in Paris. and
did not the two nations fight side by
side Then the French celebrated
our Fourth OF July, and the Basttle
Day to the French is as our Fourth
Is to US.
PRESIDENTS PRESENCE At
RECEPTION WAS SURPRISE.
The Ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand never suspected that the
President was going to come. She
told me there wasn't even any
thought of their coming; that she
had not invited them for fear he
was too busy to accept, and there
fore didn't wish to put him in the
position of refusing. The party was
well under way and the guests pre-
pairing to go to the dining-room
about the time the President got
there. The ambassador had just
about started to make a short as
dress when the band struck up the
star Spangled Banner" Yes. 1t
was the Marine Band. which Gen.
Barnett thoughtfully offered to the
ambassador for the evening.
Everyone looked at each other In
a questioning way. and the Ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand looked at
one another when Mr.. Polk. the IN
dersecretary of State. answered their
questioning looks by announcing that
II was the President. NJ. and Nine.
JusSerand Immediately rushed to tina
Embassy entrance and escorted their
distinguished guests to the drawing
room The President and Mrs. Will
son stood with their hosts in the
receiving line for a while, and then
greeted many of the guests quite
informally. At supper the President
responded to the toast to the United
States proposed by the Ambassador.
who spoke a few moving words ap-
propriate to the occasion. This was
the first social event attended by the
President and Mrs Wilson since their
return from France.
The first official function attended
by the President and Mrs Wilson at
the French Embassy was on Novem-
Der 25 last, when NJ and Nine. Jusse-
rand gave a reception to celebrate
the joint entrance of the French and
American troops into Alsace-Lor-
raine. With the President and Mrs.
Wilson last Monday evening were
Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Bertha
Boiling and Col Clarence Ridley, the
Presidents military aid. A large num-
Der of army and navy officers were
among the guests. as the Amba ssador
felt 1t to be particularly fitting to
have them present on that occasion.
especially those who had seen serv-
ice In France. The Vice President
and Mrs Marshall and their guest.
Mrs W. L. Elder. were there, too.
The rest of the company was COM
posed OF the members of the Diplo-
matte Corps and their wives, the
members of the Cabinet and their
wives, the members of the Foreign
Relations Committees IN Congress,
the personal friends Of NJ and Nine.
Jusserand in both Houses Of Con-
gress. and a number of members of
the smart resident set in society: also
The French residents here.
The Embassy was effectively deco
rated with laurel. for victory. cut
iowers. and flags. and the band play
I'd during the evening the "Marsefl-
iaise'' and The Star-Spangled Ban
ner'' as fitting climax to the mu-
sical selections. Members Of the En-
oassy stan assisted the Ambassador
md Mime. Jusserand in dispensing
hospitality.
MRS. WILSON'S
5OwNs LOVELY.
OF course. every one OF the guests
of the weaker sex-were interested
n the gown Mrs. Wilson had on.
Her gowns always were of unusual
interest. but since her return from
Paris they are particularly so. She
Tore that evening a becoming gown
Of black tulle sewn with Jet ana
teel beads. with a coronet of Jet IN
Ter hair. and to complete her COS
ume she had a graceful wrap OF
plack chiffon. Miss wilson's gown
vas Of apple-green chiffon and tulle.
md Miss Boiling wore rose-colored
ieorgette crepe. Nine Jusserand's
costume was of lHac and gold bro
ade. made on simple and dignifed
ines and trimmed with lovely old
ace. She wore a coronet and neck
ace Of diamonds. jewels-jewels which
were never worn during the four
ears of the war
The Ambassador and Mime. Jusse-
nd