The Washington herald., 1919-11-23

notable role In British history, and
one of them, Gen. Sir John Malcolm.
who won fame as q commander in the
field and as Q special ambassador to
Persia, where, curiously enough, many
families of the native aristocracy
bear his name of Malcolm, was ac-
corded the honor Of burial In West
minister Abbey. where he Is commem-
GRATED by a splendid monument.
ENJOYS RARE
"Sir Ian Malcolm enjoys the unique
distinction OF having had his we'll
shaped legs made the subject OF official
correspondence between the govern
ments Of Great Britain. Of Germany
and OF Russia before the war. While
attached to the British Embassy at
Berlin in 1892 he attended on one oc-
casion a court ball In the picturesque
Highland garb of his clan. The Ger
man Empress took exception to the
young Scotchman's bare knees, and on
the following day Gen. Count Augus->
tus Eulenburg, In his capacity OF
grand master of the court. addressed
an official letter to the. then British
Ambassador, Sir Frank Lascalles.
father of Lady Spring-Rice, intimat-
inG that their majestles did not wish
Mr.. Malcolm to appear at any court
function with bare knees.
This did not prevent the emperor
himself from subsequently appearing
at a banquet at the British embassy
In full Highland costume.
wearing a kilt of the royal Stuart
tartan. on the strength Of his descent
through his English mother. the late
Empress Frederick. from King James
I of Great Britain. From the British
embassy the Kaiser proceeded. In his
Highland trappings. to the opera
where Lucia di Lammermoor.' the
opera based on Sir Walter Scott's
Highland romance, was being given.
The Kaiser thought II appropriate to
wear Scottish costume when a Scottish
romance was being represented on the
operatic stage. and II was this histri-
onic craze, for always dressing up to
the part, that led his son. the crown
prince. to disrespectfuliy suggest to
him that he should don his uniform Of
grand admiral OF. the ever-disgraced
German navy when visiting the Aqua
rum at Berlin.
Some years after this episode Ian
Malcolm. being appointed as a MEM
Der of the special embassy to the coro-
nation at Moscow OF Nicholas II. took
the wise precaution OF having an off,
cal letter addressed to the Russian
government inquiring whether there
would be any objection to his kilt at
the coronation festivities
Her" is a bit of gossip OF interest
hero from ~ChoIIy Knickerbocker's-
pen. written from New York.
EDISON BRADLEYs
ARE DINNER HOSTS.
The Edison Bradleys gave a de-
lightful dinner party last evening
at their apartment, No. 99S Fifth
avenue. in honor OF the Belgian
Ambassador and the Baroness f.
Cartier de Marchienne. and it G"es
without saying the guests were
culled from a very, very swagger
coterie.
II know of no more charming a
hostess than Mrs. Bradley. and
when learned at her dinner party
last evening that she will be in our
midst throughout the entire season,
was indeed delighted. Metropoli-
tan society is badly IN need Of a
number of hostesses like Mrs.
Bradley-hostesses who give diff
ferent' entertainments.
In former years Mrs. Bradley has
divided her time between her pala-
tial residence in Washington and
her apartment in this city. This
winter she has decided not to &C
cupy the Washington house. which.
on dit, has one of the most gOr-
geous bathrooms il has ever been
my good fortune to see. and will
remain in the metropolis.
Mrs. Bradley, as you all know,
is Julie Shipman's (Mrs. Herbert
Shipmanl mother. and Julie is de-
lighted that Mrs. Bradley will be so
near her. Later in the season Mrs
Shipman will be the guest of honor
at several parties which her pa
rents will give.
To return to last evenings dinner
party. it was a triumph for the
Baroness. In fact, her whole life
these days seems to be one long
triumph. There was a time. when
she was Mrs. Hamilton Wilkes Carey.
and before that Mrs. Frost. that So
ciety adopted a rather "offish" atti-
tude toward the beautiful matron' who
now bears a title and rs one of the
most important personages in the
diplomatic world at Washington.
At the reception which Mrs.
Nicely Vanderbilt gave several
weeks ago in honor of Her Majesty.
the Queen OF the Belgians. many
social leaders who formerly over
looked the baroness were forced to
grovel before her. so to speak.
Let it be said to the Baroness's
credit that her triumph over the
snobbish New York-Newport set has
not changed her one iota. She Is just
as unaffected today as when she was
living quietly at Newport and not
attempting, as the tabbies said. ITO
scale the social barriers" at the Rhode
Island watering place. Mrs. Bradley's
dinner party was the beginning OF a
series OF such events which will lie
given by New York hostesses in honor
of the baroness.
The baroness has certainly attained
the apex Of the social ladder"
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will head the
list of patroresses at the annual ball
on Wednesday evening OF the Navy
Relief Society. which includes the
wives of Cabinet members and of
prominent naval officers. The list fol-
lows
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels, Mrs. Newton ID.
Baker, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane. Mrs. David +.
Houston, Mrs. Mitchell Palmer, Mrs.
Truman Newberry. Mrs. william f.
Brownson, Mrs. F. L. Chaplin. Mrs
Richard Harlow. Mrs. Robert Coontz.
Mrs. Julian James. Mrs, b. Fl. Buck
ingham, Mrs. Henry +. Dimock, Mrs.
Marshall Field, Mrs. Charles c. Glo-
yer, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs.
Robert F. Thompson, Mrs. James r.
Hartman Mrs Henrv r Mayo Mrs