The Washington herald., 1919-10-26

would be managed. for the King and
Queen could not be asked to stand up
and shake hands with hundreds and
hundreds OF guests as the hosts and
honor-guests usually do at suoh func-
tions. When Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
were in Paris and were entertained
at large affairs, aisles were roped of
at the place Of entertainment and the
French President and his wife, ac-
companied by President and Mrs.
Wilson. strolled up and down these
aisles giving the guestsan opportunity
to Took them over" But It In not
at all certain that such method
would be popular in this country.
Then on top Of all these disappoint-
ments. the Italian Ambassador, Count,
Macchi di Cellere. dies and throws the
diplomatic corps into thirty days
mourning! The Serbian Minister and
Mime. Slavko Y. Grouitch, who have
as their guests Lord and Lady
Swaythiinz. Of England, had planned
several entertainments In their honor
and had to call them on; also the very
elaborate Serbian fete to have been
given last Thursday and Friday. It was
to be a really brilliant social event
and a number of dinners were to
have been given before 1t both even-
inss. Now It won't come of until No
vember 8. It Is to raise funds for the
Serbian Children's Aid Fund, an or
sanitation with branches in all OF the
large cities and in which the social
leaders Of those cities are intensely
interested. The fete will now include
only one evening performance. the
cabaret at the Wardman Park Inn on
the evCning of the 9Th. But there will
/ hn fNuo .h
Belasco Theater on the 6th and 7th.
Though postponing this gala affair
has upset things somewhat, the entire
fete Is going to be just as brilliant
and just as entertaining as was ar
ranged for last week.
FATEs UNKIND
TO sOvEREIGys.
| 1t was thought at first by some
that the death of Count di Cellere
would cause a csrtailment in the en-
tertainments planned for King ALBERT
and Queen Elizabeth. but the State
Department says that such will not
be considered, unless, OF course, they
should state that they prefer not
to be entertained while the Diplo-
7 matte Corps is in mourning espe-
cially for the representative OF one
of Belgium's allies. 1t was said in
official quarters that the King is OF
SO much higher rank than an am
hassador that mourning for the lat
ter would not in any way affect plans
concerning the former.
| The fates certainly have seemed
to have it in for the royal pair con-
cerning their visit to this country.
! The itinerary for their trip had to
be revised because Of the Presidents
sudden illness. His condition con-
t!nued serious SO that they cannot
be guests at the White House. as
first planned. Then also, when they
went to Boston their plans were
changed at the last minute. They
were to have been guests OF their
friends, Larz Anderson. formerly
United States Ambassador to Bel
gium. and Mrs. Anderson, at their
country place at Brookline. Just be-
fore the King and his consort
reached Boston Mr.. and Mrs. Ander-
son were called TO Detroit by the
sister of the former. Mrs. Philip Nc
MILAN. whose husband had just died.
The royal couple had to stay at a
hotel. And SO it goes.
| The Breckenridge Long home
where they will reside while In
Washington is rapidly accumulating