The Washington times., 1919-11-12

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MRS. FRANCIS BowES SAYRE,
Daughter of the President, who
is visiting in Washington.
nese Ambassador Kijuro Shidehara,
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Rob-
/ ert Lansing, the Chief Justice and
Mrs. White, the Speaker aud Mrs.
Frederick. Gillett, the President pro
tempore of the Senate the Honorable
Albert 3. Cummins. the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Carter. Glass,
the Secretary Of War and Mrs. New
ton d. Baker, the Attorney General
and Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer. the Post
, master General and Mrs. A. S. Burle-
son, the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. F. K. Lane.
| the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
D. f. Houston, the Acting Secretary
of Commerce and Mrs. Edwin L.
Sweet, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock,
Congressman and Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers, Gen. John ]. Pershing, COM
| mander of the American expeditionary
forces; the chief of staff, Gen. Peyton
c. Marsh: the Chief of Naval Opera
| tons and Mrs. Coontz, Maj. Gen.
George Barnett, commandant of the
United States marine corps, and Mrs.
Barnett; Mai. Gen. John Biddle, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Albert p. Niblack,
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, aid
to the President, and Mrs. Grayson
Col Clarence S. Ridley. aid to the
President, and Mrs. Ridley; Comman-
der Newport, and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont
Mrs. Lansing Gracious Hostess.
Mrs. Lansing made a gracious host
ess and looked very handsome in a
rich but simple gown of gray satin
combined with silver and made on
long straight lines with a train;
Baroness de Cartier, who is already
known as one of the best dressed
women in Washington, wore a cos
tune of a delicate shade of lavendar
brocadc and carried great fan of
irridescent blue and green. Mrs.
White was in black net over black
satin trimmed with rhinestones; Mrs.
GLASS, black velvet; Mrs. Baker, yell
low satin brocaded in silver; Mrs.
| Burleson, black tulle embroidered in
silver; Mrs. Daniels, purple velvet
trimmed with amethyst seQuins and
ornaments of amethyst: Mrs. Lane,
light blue satin brocaded in silver:
Mrs. Houston, jade green velevt trim
med with tulle of the same shade and
! rhinestones; Miss Margaret Wilson
was in white satin and Mrs. Sayre in
pink.
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett wore a
particularly lovely gown of brocade in
which rich shades of red and blue
appeared on a white satin ground and
which was combined with American
Beauty tulle. Mrs. Hitchcock wore
| pink satin with beaded overdress
Mrs. Barnett, champagne -colored sat
in and pearls. and Mrs. Belmont's :
gown was of orange satin brocaded in
silver. She wore a necklace of emer-
aids and diamonds and emerald orna-
ments in her dark hair.
Following the dinner there was a
brief reception, which was attended
| by the members of the British en-
bassy staff and their wives as we'll
as those present at the dinner party.
And after the reception. in turn, the
! prince paid an informal visit to the
| National Press Club, where 4 dinner
| had been given in honor of the Brit
ish correspondents attached to his
| highness' suite.
The, prince entertained informally
at luncheon at the Belmont residence
| yesterday, having as guests the men,
! bers of his suite, the British ambas-
sador, Niscount Grey; Rear Admiral
Albert Niblack, Jefferson Caffery
Lanier Winsiow and Myron A. Hofer,
I of the State Department, Commission
er Louis Brownlow, Perry Belmont.
! and Mr.. Nyo. In the afternoon hIs
royal hiShness visited the White
/ House. and was received by Mrs. vii
! SON and Miss Margaret Wilson in tho
green room. His royal highncss also
/ called upon Mrs. Lansing. He was
/ accompanied by General BiddIc, Ad.
/ miral Niblack. Admiral Halsey. Lord
/ Claud Hamilton, and Jefferson CAT
/ fiery.
| His highness expressed great dc
/ light when he discovered that there is
a squash court in the Belmont resi-
| dence. the only one in a privare
| house in Washington and DESPITE his
| many engagements yesterday. four.
| time for a game in the afternoon. As
soon as he entered the house wbicn
! is to be his home during his stay in
Washington, the prince comment ed
upon how beautifully it was suitet
! to dancing and as he has referred IN
! this several times, it is quite on the
cards that an effort will be made Il
arrange some sort of an informal
| dance for him there.
But five members of his highness'
suite are staying with him at the
| Belmont House, the others being
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter
at their residence in New Hampshire
avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Letter have
put out a great British flag, and the
| royal standard floats above the Bel
mont residence.