The Washington herald., 1919-11-16


attention--not the embr&ces but the
wsitins-snd stopped to shake
hands. with them ali right there in
the street--a very gracious thing
Tor him to do. according to my
way OF thinking. The prince was
sery self Possessed and yet often
ne seemed to be embarrassed. and
a wee bit afraid he might not say
or do Just what was expected of
MIN Another little bird said thai
ne often looked at his military aide,
Cot GrisF, or at his naval aide.
ADMIRAL Haisey, before expressing
himself as though to get inspira-
tion or approval from them. Per-
haps the little bird imagined IT.. I
cant say.
That portion OF society that isn't
either diplomatic or ,s(ieiai saw
much more OF the prinee than they
did OF the Helgians and even more
than they had expected, I believe.
Not only was the large reception
given for him et the library OF
Congress but there were several
smaller parties arranged, usually
tea dances. The prince Just loves
to dance and Of course the girls
were wild to dance with him. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Letter HAD q party
on Wednesday afternoon for him.
The guests were mostly young
girls, debutantes Of this season and
last, and they did have such o good
time. The prince danced every
dance and stayed SO late he was
almost tsrdy at the dinner which
the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing gave for him that even
ing.
WAS CROWDED.. : = ..
Then after the British embassy
party. the Hoar girls. daughters of
MRS. Frederick Giilett. gave dance
for the prince at the Country Club. 1t
had been thought there would be in
formal dancing at the embassy during
the reception, but there were 90 many
guests that they became human sar-
dimes; the ballroom was just janmed.
Then Friday afternoon, upon his re-
turn from Annapolis and just before
he left for White Sulphur Springs, he
attended q party given by Mrs. Mar
shall Field for him. and again the
girls were thrilled to death. A little
group Of those girls are stiii being
thrilied-for they went to White Sui
phur Springs to spend the weekend
also.
That little group Of siris-Mildred
Bromwell, Margaret Harding. Olyve
the prince perhaps than any other
girls in society. In the first place.
they are all particularly popular with
the younger members OF the British
embassy stan. Those four girls gained
admission inside the Hnss' at the
Union Station when the prince ar
rived They held q small reception all
their>own while the party was waiting
for the prince. The young State De-
partment officials and the embassy
men all flocked around to greet them.
Then those same girls attended all OF
the private tea dances given for the
prince and the two large receptions
given In his hopor. Furthermore. OF
that group. Mildred Bromwell and
Margaret Harding knew even before
the prince arrived In town that he was
going to finish tho week with q few
days at White Sulphur Springs. for
they had made all their arrangements
way back last Monday to go there this
weekend. My. what a memorable
week It has been for those girls! They
will tell their children and theil
grandchildren about II all some day.
1t sounded. too. for a while. az
though the feminine portion of So.
ciety would not see much of the
prince. Because the British Embas-
sy stan 10 composed almost entirely
OF marriageable eligibies some
feared that the parties for Edward
ALBERT would be costly stag affairs
The embassy lacks a hostess It was
said that Mrs. Blake. wife OF the
military attache, Capt. Geonfrey
Blake. would act rs hostess. but fha,
poor. lady was Ill and couldn't even
go to the reception given by Wis.
count Grey. But the receiving Zine
at that affair was entirely mascu-
line. In connection with this ''beyy'
of bachelors at the Embassy OF
Great Britain ] am told that there
are fifteen old maid clerks workins 9