The Washington times., 1919-11-12

first formal function on the program
OF entertainment for the prince. In
the absence of Mrs. Marshall, who is
Ill, Mrs. Lansing, wife of the Secre-
tary of State, filled the role of hostess,
and was seated at the princes right.
His Royal Highness had the place
OF honor at the Vice Presidents right
hand. The French ambassador, NJ.
Jusserand, who is the dean of the Dip
lomatic Corps, was seated next to
Mrs. Lansing, and the Vice President
had Nine. Jusserand at his left Chief
Justice White came next, and opposite
the prince in the curve of the horse
shoe table Mrs. White was seated,
with the British ambassador, Viscount
Grey of Falloden, and the Belgian
ambassador, Baron de Cartier de
Marchienne, on either side.
When the prince was announced
the guests were assembled in the gall
lery of the Belmont residence, long
apartment curved at etach end and
hung with splendid paintings, many
of which have come down to the pres
ent owner through several genera
tions of connoiseurs in his family.
The Marine Band. stationed in the
gallery of the oval stone hallway,
which is one of the most beautiful
apartments in a rarely beautiful house.
gave musical program during the
evening, announcing with the stfains
OF The Star-Spangled Banner" the
coming OF the Vice President, and
playing God Save the King" when
His Royal Highness arrived.
Rcd Roses Used.
When the guests had been presented
to the prince, the party went at once
to the dining room, an oval apartment
hung in rich cardinal red brocade and
copied from room in a famous old
venetian palace. The ceiling of rare
old paintings set in rich gliding was
brought over intact from this Italian
palace and is famous among art lovers
the world over.
The three great windows and the
doors OF this splendid room are Of
gray marble, elaborately carved, and
at one end of the apartment is huge
mantlepiece of carved stone.
The room is entirely guiltless of
ornament save for two pictures, old
masters, and the tall bronze standards.
| one In each corner of the room, topped
oy circles of electric candles, by which
the apartment is lighted.
Quantities of red roses, new
variety. the Scott Key, were used in
the table decorations. repeating the
rich red of the walls. Red and white
roses in silver baskets were placed
!, at intervals down the long table and
In between were epergnes filled with
magnificent fruit and candelabra with
crimson shades.
Before the guest of honor was
placed low golden bowl filled with
mauye orchids, red and white roses
and lilies of the valley, and roses of
lovely pale pink, with trailing as
paragus vine, were scattered about on
the cloth.
Ine prince wore evening dress, but
the members of his suite were in uni
form, evening full dress" their gold
lace and brass buttons adding a pic
turesque touch to a scene made bril-
liant by the beautiful setting and the
lovely gowns of the ladies present.
a tiny place card, ornamented only
with the gold coat of arms of the
PRESIDENT, and an elaborate souvenir
list as the guests were at each plate
Present mt Dinner.
Those present at the dinner were
His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales. the Vide President, Miss Mar
garet Wilson and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre. daughters of the president;
Rear Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, X. C.
B., X. c. M. c., chief of staff; Mai
Gen. Sir Henry Burstsll, X. C. B.. X.
c. NJ c.; Lieut.. Col. F. W. NJ. Craig.
G. NJ. c.. d. S. O.. NJ. c., military secre-
tary; Sir Godfrey Thomas, baronet
private secretary; Comdr. Dudley
North, c. NJ c., r. N; Capt. Lord
Claud Hamilton, D. S. o., and Cantai~
the Honorable Piers Leigh, members
of the princes suite; HIS EN-,
the Ambassador of the French repub-
lie and Nine. Jusserand, His Excel.
lency the Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier dc Marchienne
His Excellency the Ambassador of
Great Britain on special nilsson; the
Right Honorable the Viscount Grey
of Fallodon; His Excellency the Japa-