The Washington herald., 1920-11-21
By EVELYN c. HUNT.

eLOuS q uoiu on soclcty IN "eSH
ington as it had before the war
even the staia diplomats are enter
tanning that way-and so soon. Sell
dom has a season gotten under way
50 early, and there Is every indica-
tion that the season Is going to be
a truly brilliant one. and that the
Diplomatic Corps Is going to lend
much to its brillianey.
In fact. I heard a young society
person fond of dancing say the other
day that "they" were going to leave
cards Immediately at all Of the en-
bassies and legations as 1t looked as
though they were all going to en-
tertain so much this winter.
There was a brilliant ball at the
British Embassy last week and one
at the French Embassy the week be-
fore. There were dinners at the Ar
gentine Embassy and the Brazilian
Embassy both last week, and there
was an Informal dance after the
Argentine Ambassadors dinner.
They were both given in honor OF
the Secretary Of State in the way
Of farewells preceding his departure
for South America.
D Mr.. Colby will be gone six weeks
or two months and he will go this
week and will not be accompanied
by Mrs. Colby. The Undersecretary
Of State and Mrs. Norman Davis
gave a dinner for the Colbys last
Wednesday evening. They are only
jsst beginning their round of Of
ficial parties which are always
given for the Secretary of State.
Though these dinners and dances
are in the nature Of a farewell to
Mr.. Colby, they are also something
of a welcome too, for Mr.. Colby
accepted the Cabinet portfolio late
last spring just before society was
eginning to scatter to the various
resorts for the summer. so didn't
entertain for them though the
Colbys did a bit of entertaining
themselves before they broke up
for the summer.
TUESDAY EVENING
NANCEs DESPITE RAIN.
But more of the dances-Tuesday
evening was perhaps the gayest in
that line-in spite of the fact that
the rain came down in sheets all
evening. There was the dance which
followed the dinner given by the
Argentine Ambassador and then the
first of the series OF ultra fashion
able dances to be given every Tues
day evening for ten weeks at the
Maison Dupont. They bring back
to mind the fashionable Bachelors"
that used to be such an important
factor in each seasons social activi-
ties here about a decade ago. The
Ehen do the entertaining and invite
the ladies. giving the men an oppor-
tunity to return their social obliga-
tions. There is a very smart list of
patronesses, several of whom act as
hostesses each week.
Many of the guests at both of
those parties went earlier in the
evening to see the opening per-
formance of Daisy Ashford's THE
Young Visiters"-for instance. Mrs.
George Barnett. who was one of
the hostesses at the Maison Dupont
party, attended the show with her
young son. Capt. Basil Gordon. Then
Col. and Mrs. Charles H. Patterson,
who were members of a party at the
Garrick-about twenty-four in all
which Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tiller
gave that evening, went later to
the Argentine Embassy and still
later to the supper party and
dance Mr.. and Mrs Tiller gave
at their charming home in Mount
D. Pleasant street after the show.
The Pattersons had also intend
ed to take in" the Maison Du-
pont party. but 1t was raining so
hard that they felt like they didn't
want to venture out again. How
it did raini Several people at DR..
LeBreton's told me that they had
planned to go on to the Maison
Dupont. but thought they wouldn't
on account of the rain Then, you
f.I
Etxt Tuesday, which, by the way,
ekives every indication of being a
very brilliant evening. indeed. And
last Tuesday was a decided success,
in spite of the rain and the other
parties going on. !
PARTY AT TILLER HOME AN
ENJOYABLE EVENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiller had a lovely
theater and supper party-cham-
payne and Everything" and plenty
of 1t. Mrs Tiller makes a de-
lightful hostess, too. And her
home is charming, with high CELL
fngs. wide porches, and great, big
rooms, located right on the edge of
Rock Creek Park. And there was
a dandy. blazing fire in the CRATE!
Among her guests were Col. and
Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. William Ath-
erton DuPuy, president of the
League of American Pen Women
Hf. DuPuy was ont of town: Mr..
end Mrs. Whitford-didn't catch his
nrst name; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Es-
safy. a Mr.. Day and a Mr.. Hether-
fngton-the latter is a wonderful
violinist; a pretty Miss North, of
the "Follies" and member of a fine
old Philadelphia family and a sis
. ter of Mrs. Quirk. whose husband
is editor Of the Photoplay Magazine,
and Q very pretty, attractive person
She was; Miss Ruth Jones-but, I
kan't remember them all.
The show. The Young Visiters."
was great: just too funny for words.
laughed until I wept almost. 1t
Is exactly like the book, hardly
line omitted and all arranged most
effectively. Ilwondered how in the,
world the book Cculd be produced
as a play before 1 saw n. but pro-
duced il was. and most delightfully."-.
too, and most unusual. haven't
heard a person say they didn't enjoy
IL. And 1t seemed to me that every
one / ever knew, saw or heard of
was there to see the show Tuesday
aight The house was packed with
aotables.
GUESTS WITH SECRETARY
AND MRS. DANIELS.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels had guests with them,
heir party including Mrs. Gordon
Woodbury. and Miss Gordon Wood
oury. wife and daughter of the As
hstant Secretary of the Navy:
W.