The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-31
Season Takes
Official Hue
With Advance
THD Season is upon us. True.

THB Season is upon us. True.
entertaining 10 still quite i'm
promptu. but there's no gain
saying the fact that II IL interesting.
even . bit Official In character since
The list OF those giving parties in
lciudes Mrs.. Woodrow Wilson. the Sec
|Fstsry OF State, Mr.. Colby. Mrs. Colby.
Pnd alwhoie srist OF the embassies
Pd legations.
Mrs Wilson. IL you please. had three
d rites last week-none very big. but
- delightful and significant in its
Ney. On Monday she received
M Howard Douglas White, wife Of
oe\ Chief Justice or the Supreme
codFt and the wives of the associate
justices of that august body, the
htusf assembiage being served with
tea In the Red Room. after the First
Iadys hospitable custom. And next
day she had tho first OF the series
at box parties for the symphony
! concerts which she gives each year.
usually with one or two OF the rank
Ing ladies' OF the Diplomatic Corps. a
Cabinet officers wife, and one or two
ladies from the resident set as guests.
This time her companions were Lady
'Geddes. Mrs. David Franklin Hous-
ton. Mrs Norman H. Davis. Mrs. Ro-
land s. Norris. and Mrs. Julian James
Then on Friday Mrs. Wilson had
another box party-this time to hear
fssye-and her guests were Mrs.
cambridge Colby, Miss Boardmaf.
Mrs. James ~ Helm. Mrs. William II.
Boiling. and Miss Bertha Boiling.
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Mrs. Wilson's little tea parties in
the Red Room are an institution, and
II Is pleasant to have them revived
now that the President is better and
his wife can occasionally be spared
from his side. One gathers that II
was only the ladies of the Supreme
Court circle who were present on
Monday, but usually the guests range
from twenty-five to fifty. and the com
pany Is made up of diplomats, official
folk. and "residenters" in happy pro-
portion. On warm days the tea table
Is laid in the great south windows of
the Red Room. or, II the weather Is
cool, 1t occupies the place of honor
before the roaring log fire on the
hearth. 49,
When Miss Margaret Wilson is at
home she sometimes presides over
the tea urn, or more often, in previous
winters. 1t would be Miss Edith Ben
ham-before Miss Benham became
Mrs. Helm and forsook the duties of
White House social secretary for the
business of home making for Admiral
HELM. The White House tea service
IL handsome, of course. but very SIM
pie even down to the lovely old spoons
which are worn thin with age and are
quantity marked The Presidents
House." And If there's a departure
from the note of simplicity at any
point 1t is in the profusion of SPLEEN
did flowers-spoil of the White House
conservat0ries which one finds
everywheYe.
Mrs. Wilson Is a gracious hostess,
with friendly smile and a word of
personal greeting for each guest and
invitations to her afternoon at homes
are greatly priced. Her portrait Is
finished, by the way, and the artist.
Seymour Stone. is now holding a sort
of informal exhibition at the Pow
hatan Hotel. where Mrs Wilson's
mother and sister live. It's a good
likeness, perhaps, but, although every
one at the White House seems to be
greatly pleased with 1t. somehow 1t
doesn't seem to me that Mr.. Stone has
caught the spirit Of his subject.