The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81

~ VERIFYING and everybody
r. seem to be coming this way.
IL 1t didn't seem possible that
there were SO many people in town all
of q sudden as turned out last Tues
day, thought was miserable day, to
greet Cardinal MERCER at the Belgian
Embassy. or Legation. rather. AL
though, for that matter, everybody is
speaking of it as the embassy" which
is polite, Of course. even IL a bit pre-
vious.
The Cardinal, Belgium's hero priest.
was here quite unoff1cially" to take
part In the dedication of some new
buildings at the Catholic University.
and he was staying at the university
as DR.. Edward r. Dyer's guest, not at
the embassy as Baron de Carriers. He
a TO return little later when the
President is in town for his Official"
visit
But whether he was official or not
on this occasion, the whole official
world land everybody else who was
fortunate enough to receive a card,
and, one strongly suspected, some who
were not) flocked to 1901 p street to
Baron de Carriers reception in his
honor. 1t was given at the Boardman
residence, which the Baron and Baron
css de Cartier have taken temporarily.
Cardinal Mercier was not the only
attraction, though he certainly was the
chief one. 1t was the Baroness de
Carriers first appearance in Washing
ton as one of the chatelaines of the
diplomatic circle, and she made a most
successful debut One would suppose
from her pictures that she is a blonde,
and she isn't at all. She's distinctly>a
brunette. At least she has dark hair,
a rather brilliant coloring, though one
had the impression that her eyes were
blue-dark blue. SO was her dress,
midnight blue chiffon or net, something
quite filmy; and she wore pearls. She
has good manner, quite simple and
cordial and pleasant.
She and Baron de Cartier received
with the two Cardinals Cardinal Glib
bons was there tool in their scarlet
robes; and the French Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand completed the re-
ceiving party.
The Diplomatic Corps was out in
force-the Italian Ambassador and
Countess di Cellere. the Chilean Am
bassador and Nine. de Matthew and
her sister, Mime. de Cana, who is her
guest at the Embassy; Ronald Lind
say, Charge d'Affaires for Great Brit
ain; Gen. Lionel E. Charlton, the Brit
ish Aviation Attache; the Minister of
Serbia and Nine. Grouitch, the Minis
ter Of Bolivia and Nine. Calderon, the
former Minister to Belgium and Mrs.
Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Breckin-
ridge Long, Senator and Mrs. Warren,
Senator and Mrs. Owen, Senator and
Mrs. Harding. Senator and Mrs. Hen
derson, Senator Phelan, Senator and
Mrs. Kellogg, Senator and Mrs Rams
dell, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Glover. Mrs
Richard Townsend. Mrs Thomas F.
Bayard, Mrs. Henry C. Corbin, Mrs.
William Corcoran and Mrs. William
Corcoran Hill, the Misses Patten, JUS
tice McKenna, Charles Henry Butler
Arthur Graham Glasgow, w. p. G..
Harding and Miss Harding, Admiral
and Mrs. William S. Benson, General
and Mrs. William Crozier, General and
Mrs. Wright, General and Mrs. Sharpe.
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs. McClintock. Gen. Nc
Cawley, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Biddle-
and. oh. well 500 or 600 Of our bright
est and best
The MarshaIIs Miss Event.
Naturally the President and Mrs.
Wilson were not there. Nor were the
Nce-President and Mrsa. Marshall.
though they had Just returned to
Washington that morning. Mrs. Mar
Shall was sorry when she found what
she had missed. But they had been
out Of town for ten days and were
not posted on Washington affairs
when they arrived at about 1880. their
train overdue and themselves de-
cdedly hungry. The first thing was
food. and then Mrs. Marshall went
right over to the Capitol to see what
he women OF the Senate were doing.
that being their day for meeting. She
0d not go out to their apartment at
Wardman Park Inn and look into her
mail and get the invitation until It
was too late.
To return to the Mercier reception
me Presidents official family was
really well represented, even though
tome Of the ranking members were
out Of town. The Mitchell Palmers
were there, and the Bakers, and the
Lanes and the Houstons. The Lam
sings. Of course, were not in town.
Mrs James R. Mann, wife OF the
Former Republican floor leader. was
In the party.
The reception gave about the first
chance people here have had to get
together and swap ideas and summer
experiences. and they made the most
OF It One heard also a good deal OF
what people were planning for the
winter, and some new diplomats were
welcomed. Nine. de Matthew, wife OF
The Chilean Ambassador, was present
Ing her sister. Nine. Domingo de Cana,
who, with her two daughters. will be
quests at the Embassy for most OF
the winter. The two girls are dis
uncty attractive and are to make
their debuts, which was rather In
teresting news. as there had been nc
Sign on the horizon Of a diplomatic
oebutante, since Nine. Bonillas and
the Mexican Ambassador had decided
that their remaining daughter Give
nave married since they came here
three years ago) is too young for q
debut this year.
Mrs Lane who, like Mrs. Marshall
mas eased somewhat the burden o.
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