The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-10

one that was not in very good condi-
ton. Not that any one would have
suspected that-but 1 know the Lanes
have been threatening to move for
the last two or three years, and IL
was probably only the war conditions
that gave them pause-as ii did many
others. 1t will be something of a re-
lief to Mrs. Lane, with the response
biiity of a debutante daughter, not
to have also the responsibility of a
house. There are 50 many narrowing
details that are attended to for you
in a big flrst-class apartment build
ing.
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer
Also In Gallery.
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer was in the
gallery, rather to my astonishment.
Quite forgetting that little Miss Mary
Palmer was to be the star actor in
the launching and christening of the
Chancook. the big freighter, at the
Virginia Shipbuilding Company's
yards yesterday afternoon, had sup
posed the Attorney Generals wife
and daughter were at Berkeley
Springs, Pa hoping against hope
that he would be able to Join them
'early and often" 1t doesn't look now
as If he would get very much vaca-
ton, poor man! For the sudden clam
orous insistence Of the various "sit-
uations' that are demanding atten-
ton hits him quite as hard as IL does
either the President or Congress. He
is one of the, Cabinet members-cr
perhaps one should say "the" one
to whom all sides are looking for adj
vice as to the solution Of the press
ing domestic problems. It was aobut
the first time Mrs. Palmer had an
peared in public since that May night
when the attempt was made to blow
up their home,
Z Most of the rest of the Cabinet
women are out of town, except. of
course, Mrs. Marshall, who was NOT In
the Executive gallery, but directly
opposite in the front pew" of the
members family gallery as the guest
Of Mrs. Frederick Gillett. wife of the
Speaker. Mrs. Gillett, who was all in
white, had with her her daughter.
Miss Louisa Hoar, and Mrs. Frank
Mondell. wife Of the Republican floor
leader. as well as Mrs. Marshall The
latter wore a particularly becoming
gown of yellow wolfe embroidered in
modish design in white, and a big
black hat with touches OF French
blue. She looked awfuIly well. You
know, IL seems to me that Mrs. Mar
shall Is getting better looking every
day-and / like her clothes ever SO
much better than I used. She's get.
ting to be quite stunningly well
dressed.
BIrthday Party
For Morrison Boy.
fancy she is getting much real
happiness out Of the care of the little
Morrison boy. whom she and the Vice
President have taken into their hearts
and home About the most interesting
thing they have done recently was to
celebrate the youngsters birthday.
He was three years old last Sunday,
and he had a little birthday party out
at Wardman Park Inn, where the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall are stay
ing for the summer. The browning
feature of the party was. of course,
the cake with its three candles land
one to grow on" and the festivities
were kept as simple as possible, as
were the gifts. For the Marshalls
have very decided views on the de-
of avoiding elaboration and
that smacks of Ostentation
in bringing up their little foster son,
when he came under Mrs. MarshalI's
notice.
To get back for a moment to the
House gallery. The diplomats seemed
rather conspicuously absent-prob-
ably feeling that the message was to
deal with such purely domestic ques-
lions that 1t really did not concern
them. Nine. Jusserand was the only
woman in the diplomatic gallery.
She was as usual a gracious, disni-
fed figure and one OF marked ele-
gance in a gown Of black and white
foulard with white georgette and
touches Of black velvet, worn with
a NeapoIitan chip hat OF medium size,
with rather large white roses laid
fat about the crown, and the whole
veiled in black tUlle.
The diplomatic corps seems to be
in an unusually upheaved condition.
DR.. Elizalde, the minister Of Ecuador.
who had been of on a short Cana
dian trip, and DR.. Hans Sulzer. the