The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-11-02
Senate's Greeting to Belgian King and
Queen Is Highly Dignified, but
Not the Houses

also or rather delicate blush gray
and made on rather straight lines.
The two other women in the party
were the Queens lady in waiting,
Countess Ghislaine de Caraman Chi
may Countess "Chimmy," the pop
ulace irreverently calls herr, in a pic
tuyesque little close fitting hat of gold
lace with 4 gracefully draped veil
dropping over the shoulders. Her
gown was completely hidden under a
long light fur collsred wrap. Mrs.
Brand Whitlock, wife of the United
States Ambassador to Belgium, was
In long brown travelling coat and q
modish little brown hat with tiny os-
trich tips.
Far behind, back Of the half dozen
Cabinet members and the score Of
aides and attaches and secretaries,
trailed q most attractive little person
clinging to the slender leather leashes
which were attached at the other end
to two adorable little Pekingese span
iels in the arms of husky colored
porter. The dogs belonged TO the
whitlocks. as did the little Belgian
maid whom they were towing.
The entire party was brought up
standing at the port cochere by the
Marine Band breaking into the Bel
gian national air. After which all were
loaded into motors, and with an i'm
posing cavalry escort started up to-
ward the Breckenridge Long house.
which had been placed at the disposal
of the Government for the entertain
ment OF the King and Queen and tho
immediate members of their party
when 1t was realized that the Presi
dent was not well enough to enter
tain them at the White House.
them load those motors-the King and
the Vice-President in the first, the
Queen and Mrs. Marshall in the sec
ond, the young Duke of BrabarSt and
Secretary Lansing in the third. and
then the Cabinet and various others
of the party "any old way" For in
stance, the Attorney General Mitchell
Palmer. had a motor all to himself;
nut Secretary Baker, looking unlike
himself in his formal silk hat--for the
War Secretary Is addicted to soft hats
and loves his pipe-and Secretary
Houston Joined forces, with never an
aid or a bit of gold lace to proclaim
him Secretary of War.
But Secretary Daniels climbed into
a motor all by himself and began call
Ing loudly for "Foote'-until Com
mander Foote, his aid in full uniform,
took his place beside his chief. Secre-
tary Redfield seemed to be expecting
Postmaster-G General Burleson to keep
him company. But not SO.
There appeared from out of the
night the Postmaster's little official
'open-faced hack" with its nice long
tailed span of horses. and sitting up
, right within was the Postmaster-G Cen
erals nice little wife. He plunged in
and Joined her and before Mr.. Redfield
quite knew what had happened they
were Off. Mrs. Burleson had broken
into the procession. and Mr.. Redfield
was left to ride alone.
Cavalry Escorts King.
However, finally they were all of,
following the clatter of cavalry, which
was the Kings escort, up the hill to
the Capitol, where they viewed a
pageant arranged in honor of the &C.
casion by war workers and school
children. The entire route to the Long
residence was lined with interested
crowds.
The first thing the royal visitors did
the next morning was to make a little
call that was not set forth on the
official programme. 1t was only few
minutes after 10 when the King, the
Queen and the Prince royal headed for
the White House. They were greeted
at the threshold by Mrs. Wilson and
Miss Wilson, but this first visit of any