The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20

pooy Is Trying 10 guess When no VIII
| be back.
Naturally, while there IL every dis
position to welcome a new diplomatic
chatelaine warmly-a Minister'S wife
can serve his country almost as well
as he can at times-there Is consider
able curiosity as to this diplomatic
bride, for Mrs. Hamilton Cary does
not seem to have been known in Wash
ington. She seems to be entirely OF
New York and New England.
or course Lord and Lady Reading
are not only missing. but sadly missed.
as are also the former JspanesssAm-
bassadcr and Viscountess Ishli. But
there seems to be promise Of a Brit
ish appointment soon. and mean
while Mr.. Lindsay, the new counsellor
and charge of the British Embassy
has settled down and is busily renew
ing old acquaintance and making new
ones. The new military attache. Gen.
H. Keppel-Bethel, has taken a house,
1909 H street, where Mrs. Borden
Hartman lived the winter Of 1s17-1s.
when she was knee deep in war work
here. He has set up bachelor hall
there with his four aids. Major J. o.
Marriott, Major A. F. D. N. Thorne,
Capt. W. l.. Palmer and Capt z. e
Wilkins.
Then there is the Mexican Ambas-
sador, DR.. Bonillas. who was called
home recently to confer with CarranIa
about the situation" He returned
early in the week, and signalized his
arrival in Washington by a dinner
Tuesday nigh. in honor Of Col. Salinan,
head OF the Mexican aviation school,
whom he brought with him for q short
visit to the United States. It was a
large and brilliant company, several
guests coming down from New York
for the occasion.
On Wednesday Col. Salinan motored
to New York, but he expected to be
back soon. Mr.. Fletcher. the Ameri-
can Ambassador to Mexico, has been
in Washington for weeks.
Mr.. Ekengren. the Swedish Minis
ter and Mime Ekengren are back In
Washington after a visit home. the
first in several years. They left their
two little girls in the care OF Mime.
Ekengren's mother, Mrs. John P.
jackson. who has been chaperoning
them at the cottage at Edgartown.
Martha's Vineyard, where they usually
pass their summers. The Ekengrens
really landed late last week, but they
went at once to Martha's Vineyard
for the week end, and to assure them
selves that all was well with their
children. Nine. Ekengren remained
there.
U. 8. ENJOYS FlockinE Home.
Likewise many Of our own diplo-
matte representatives who have not
been able to leave their posts for sew
eral years are flocking home for short
vacations. The CARROTS, for instance,
are coming home from Holland, where
Mr.. Garrett is United States Minister.
and are bringing with them the two
Ihorons, Louise and her brother, their
niece and nephew. who had been visit
ing them for several months They
Will probably pass most Of their leave
with Mrs. CARROTS mother. Mrs.
BENJAMIN Warder, at Newport, though
Mr.. Garrett will naturally have to be
In Washington part OF the time re-
porting to and consulting with the
State Department.
Ira Nelson Morris, Minister to Swe-
den, and Mrs. Morris have been in
America for several weeks, and are
now In their summer home in Wis
consin. Mr.. Morris having come down
10 washington to make his report
while Mrs. Morris went TO get their son
and daughter, who were at school in
Massachusetts, and took them out 10
Wisconsin, where Mr. Morris joined
them. Also our Minister to Norway
has just arrived to make his report to
the State Department and to take the
frst vacation-worth mentioning, for
they don't really call them vacations
| II they can't come home-in several
years.
Thomas Nelson Page and Mrs. Page
reached America about a week ago,
but they have gone to Bar Harbor for
little visit with their daughter, and
have not yet reached Washington.
Presumably since he has resigned and
taken formal and final leave of the
King OF Italy one should speak of him
| as former Ambassador Page" tits,
however. currently reported that
Brand Whitlock Is to be his successor,
having thoroughly earned his promo
ton by his strenuous service in Bel
GUM.
Then several of "our girls" are
| coming home. Col and Mrs. John
Gregory Hope, the latter formerly
Anne Hopkins, have Just returned
from two or three months in England,
during which Mrs. Hope made the ac-
quaintance Of her husbands family.
They are renewing acquaintance with
their young son, now little more than
seven months old, who stayed behind
with his grandparents, Major and Mrn.
Neville Monroe Hopkins.
Nine. Giuseppe Brambilla, who was
Julia Won L Meyer. daughter OF Taft's
Secretary OF the Navy, who married
into the italian Embassy" is coming
homo with her little family for a visit.
While she Is not likely to reach Wash
inston just vet she will probably get
down here in the fall. Her coming
| rather emphasizes the absence OF Prin-
cess Buoncompagni. who was Margaret
| Draper. They were very much of an
age and played around with the same
| set.
The Princess Buoncompagni had ex-
pected to make a visit home this sum-
mer with her mother. but Mrs. Draper,
who went to Italy soon after her
daughters marriage in the fall of 1916
and remained there near her, died
about a month ago. and the Princess La
scarcely likely TO come home this sea-
son.
Eudora Glover. who vas expected