The sun., 1919-08-24
PRINCES VISIT STIRS WASHINGTON;
POINTS IN ETIQUETTE ARE DISCUSSED
Diplomatic Shuttle Will Bring to Cap
ital Some Newcomers and Some
Former Favorites Among Women
at the Embassies Weddings
Help Enliven Social Circles

SlHrle Oh hufldnla Will come, tHOukn II
not, again, quite so officislly as the
others. But nobody knows whether
the little Prince of Savoy-be is only
ahout fifteen-is really coming.
Thomas Nelson Page. Just recently
home from his post as Ambassador to
Italy scouts the idea of his coming,
saying that the suggestion is pure
rorsense, and insinuates that Italy
doesn't feel cordial enough toward
Uncle Sam just at present with the
tiume controversy fresh IN her mind,
to send the heir to the throne TO visit
the President. However, Mr.. Page is
rather inclined 10 be testy about
things at present.
Strangers In Diplomatic Corps.
visits OF royalties and nota utilities, So
cial interest is rather centred for the
moment On the diplomatic corps, and
especially, perhaps. on the fact tlat
there are TO be four new Ambassa-
dors. possibly five, and, in case diplo-
matte relations are ~esume1 with some
OF our late enemies, then some" to
assist in opening the season.
Naturally the greatest interest at
taches to the British Amba sador, Wis.,
count Grey, who will proba bly, be here
within a month, and will share with
the President and Mrs. Wilson the
responsibility of entertaining the
Prince of Wales when nc cores. Col.
House is expected to return on the
same steamship with the Ambassador.
Lord Grey is much better known
over here as Sir Edward Grey than as
Viscount Grey of Fallowden. It was
as Sir Edward that he held the office
If Secretary of State for Foreign AZ
fairs from 1906 to 1916.
Fiscount Grey's selection for the
post Of Ambassador to the United
States leaves the British Embassy al
most stag party. Neither he nor
the military nor naval attache nor
any OF their staff seems to have any
women in their families. Henry Getty
Chilton's wife becomes the ranking
woman of the British Embassy. She,
i'y the way, is an American girl. even
largely a Washington girl. as her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ].
O'Brien, the former at one time United
States Ambassador to Japan, spend
their winters here. 1t is one of the
curiosities OF washington's social life
that comparatively few American girls
marry into the British Embassy.
The Japanese appointment is still
hanging fire. 1t is generally believed
that ultimately the rmors that Kijuro
Sidehara will be sent over as sue
cessor to Niscount Ishii will prove
true. The latter, it is reported in
Toxic, is to be his countrys envoy to
London. 1t seems generally accepted
that Prince Lichnowski, who was
German Ambassador to Great Britain
before the war and good friend of
Sir Edward Grey, at that time British
Foreis y Secretary, will probably be
Germany's first Ambassador to the
United States after the conclusion OF
peace.
Then there is the expected return
of Baron f. de Cartier de Marchienne
rs Belgium's first Ambassador, and his
return with bride. Diplomatic bride.
OF ambassadorial rank are few ami
FAR between. The last one was Nine.
da Cana, when she came and saw and
conquered Washington as the wife OF
the Brazilian Ambassador. - appar-
emily she is likely to do again. For it
Is very generally reported that DR.. da
Cana, who has been in France watch
ing the Peace Conference for Brazil,
Is to return to his embassy here.
Popularity of Nine. da CANA.
Nine. Da Cana was one of the mos,
% Il lgN,l1
she was here, and would OF course be
welcomed back by Il large circle in
T, both official and diplomatic society. II
her husband should be returned here
Another South American diploma tic
hostess who was popular in Washing
ton about tho time that AImc. da CANA
flrst arrived en- the scene was Nine
Federico Pezet. wife OF the then PERU
Wan Minister But Peru seemed ia
be going through an extreme financial
stringency just then, and abolished
her mission here. asserting that she
could not afford to keep a legation
here. Just recently she sent up DR.
Tudela. whom she regarded as too dis
tnguished to be a mere minister-he
must be an Ambassador. Peru asked
Uncle Sam kindly to raise her legation
and make an embassy OF 1t, which was
| accordingly done.
Then came the Peruvian upheaval
and Tudela Immediately resigned
withdrawing to Atlantic City. II
seems that the revolution has brought
to the top tho party to which Pezet
belonged, and @Ir. pezet has been here
two OF three times busily conferr-nr
with the STATE Department. He is
likely 10 come back as Ambassador
Nine. Pezet is not with him. She
had been in this country most o. the
time since they left Washington. but
few weeks ago she went to Peru
to visit her family, and Mr.. pezet 4.
10 go after her soon.
A third Latin American hostess who
was greatly admired when she wa.
Paulo de Godoy, who as Nine. Lu7
Mende2, widowed daughter In law OF
DR.. Joaquin Mendez. the Guatemalar
| Minister here, made her home with
| him and was chatelaine of the lega-
ton. and one OF the distinct bellies OF
tho Latin American contingent.
She married a year ago last May
Paulo Godoy. Counsellor OF the Brazil
ian Embassy. Just ''~ont.y. however
her husband died er, she has re-
Joined her devo.' Il ta'hcr-in- in
Paris, where he is watching the con
! ference and will return to Washing
ton with him.
There does not seem for the moment