Evening star., 1919-11-13
Royal Visitor a Dinner Guest.

Royal Visitor a Dinner Guest.
His royal highness, the Prince OF
Wales, was the guest of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Lansing at one of
the most beautiful and typically
American dinners yet given in his
honor. The Secretary and Mrs. Lans-
ing make it a habit to Americanize
all of their entertainments for dis
tinguished foreign visitors and ar
rangements for the dinner party of
last night like that for the King and
Queen of the Belgians served to give
the royal visitor a glimpse of the
highest type of an American home.
The British and American flags
hanging side by side over the en-
trance to the residence and the red
carpet were the outward signs of the
expected visitor. while in the drawing
rooms were tall vases bearing a few
huge white and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. A large bowl of red and white
blossoms proclaimed the British
colors.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing received their guests in the
large drawing room near the head OF
the stairs. Mrs Lansing wearing a
gown of richly brocaded satin in
table in the dining room was beautiful
in it's arrangement, and with touch
Of daintiness seldom seen at ban
quet of state. There was a large
mound of the finest and rarest speci-
mems of white and pale yellow chrys-
anthemumS in the center, with four
slender silver and crystal vases, each
with two or three of the large bios
SONS surrounded by smaller flowers
in each, and four colonial silver can
elesticks were set at the same inter,
val on the board while graceful
sprays and large single chrysanthe-
NUNS radiated from the center deco
ration.
For the second time yesterday. the
Prince of Wales dined with Miss Mar
night sat upon one side while Mrs.
Lansing. his hostess, sat upon his left.
The guests were: His royal high
| NJ ess the Prince of Wales. the Vice
President, the ambassador of Great
Britain. on special mission; Rear Ad-
miral Sir Lionel Halsey, Mai. Gen. Sir
Henry Burstall. Lieut.. Col. F. w. NJ.
Grigg, Sir William Tyrrell, the assist
ant secretary of state and Mrs. Phil
| lips, the assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Benedict
Crowell. Miss Wilson, the American
ambassador to Spain, Mr.. Joseph e.
Willard; Mr.. John Hays Hammond, Mr.
Herbert c. Putnam, librarian of Con-
gress; Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Laughlin,
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs. Hampson
Gary, Miss Bassell. whose brother-in-
| law. Mr.. John w. Davis, is ambassador
to Great Britain, and Miss Crocker.
The French ambassador and Nine
Jusserand entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the embassy in honor OF
his majesty the Prince of Wales. The
guests were the Vice President, the
oF tokA r OF
the British ambassador, Viscount Grey
! of Fallodon, Representative and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Frederick H
! Gillett, Admiral and Mrs. Cary r. Gray
| son, the assistant secretary Of state and
Mrs. William Phillips, Gen. and Mrs.
Andrew, Sir Godfrey Thomas, Miss
Margaret Wilson. Miss Nancy Lane,
| Miss Louisa Hoar, Count de Sartiges
and Col. and Mrs Langleois.
Mrs. Dewey. widow of the admiral
of the Navy. entertained the Prince of
| Wales at tea yesterday afternoon
with the Secretary of the Navy and
| Mrs. Daniels. Admiral Sir Lionel Hal
sey, Admiral Niblack. Admiral Nc
Gowan and Commander Feote. Ad-
mira1 Halsey was personal friend OF
Admiral Dewey. having met in the
Philippines at the time of the battle
of Manila bay. Admiral Halsey was
with Admiral Jellicoe in the North
sea.
A kings ransom in diamonds and
jewels sparkIed through the corri-
dors and halls of the Library of Con-
gresS last night in honor of the pres
ence of the Prince of Wales, women
wearing their rarest jewels and, in
fact. their entire hoard Of gems.
Mrs. Robert Lansing furnished al
most the only example of American
elegance without jewels, her gown of
rich white brocaded satin. with a
court train dropping from the shoul-
ders and fashioned with great SIM
plicity, making her a striking figure
as she stood beside the royal guest.
She maintained an animated express
the first guests from the diplomatic
corps until the last visitor passed
the line.
Mrs. Carter Glass wore a graceful
gown of white satin with crystal
trimming and Miss Glass, who ac-
companied her, wore a gown of blue
taffeta. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer wore
a gown of silver-gray satin and tulle.
with gray and silver iridescent hand
trimming, and her niece, Miss Mary
Dixon Norris. was in gown of light
roses Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson
wore blue satin and tulle, and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels wore a gown of
black net heavily incrusted in jet and
a number of diamond ornaments. Mrs.
Franklin K. Lane wore a striking
gown of red chiffon and velvet. Mrs.
David F. Houston wore orchid col
ored tulle and satin. Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson was in gown of blue