New-York tribune., 1920-10-03
Little Social
Season Opens
At W ashinston
Lady Ceddes and Mrs. Balm.
bridge Colby Among the
Latest Arrivals i'm Cap
ital's Diplomatic Circle
Dinner Given at Embassy
Many Brilliant Weddings
Listed ON Social Calendar
for Month of October
speosa, Dispatch to This Tribune

OpcoS0t 0bSpOtCR TO xHo IF3obR4
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Washington
Is rapidly falling into it's "little sea-
son." that period preceding formal en-
tertainment and the daily return of
important officials. Lady Geddes, wife
of the British Ambassador, arrived at
the embassy and Joined Sir Auckland
Geddes there last Sunday. Captain G.
J. Henry, honorary attache, met hey
and the five children and the numerous
maids and attendants in New York on
their arrival and conducted them to the
capital.
There were other important diplo-
matte arrivals, and even more impor-
tant to the success of the little sea-
son" was the coming of Mrs. Balm
bridge Colby, who will open her house
for the season. She will at once pro-
ceed to leave her cards "on" all the
wives of ambassadors, and they will
lose no time in repaying the call, per-
haps there not being a single meeting
in the instance. This seems exceed
ingly superficial, but it paves the way
for the reception which Mrs. Colby will
later hold for the diplomats.
Lady Geddes lost no time in giving
hospitable air to the embassy, joining
his excellency in giving dinner there
Tuesday evening for Sir Emslie and
Lady Carr and Sir Frank and Lady
Newnes of London, who came over
from New York Monday. Godfrey
letin, of Sydney, Australia, who has
Mrs. Fairfax with him, and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. w. Wilson, of New York, also
were of the party
Sir Frank Newnes is the son of the
late Sir George Newnes, of Devon and
Swansea, proprietor of Tho Strand
Magazine, The Westminster Gazette,
It'd Bits and other publications.
Princess Lubomirska Returns
Princess Lubomirska, wife Of the
Polish Minister, returned to the lega-
tion at the end of the week and Joined
the prince.
There are a few new women in the
diplomatic corps, but scarcely ever
have there been so many detached
men, Just now the Brazilian Ambassa-
dor, Augusta Cochrane de Alencar, is
the only bachelor diplomat of his rank,
but keeping him company is Constan-
tin Brun, the Danish Minister; Vis-
count d'Alte, Minister from Portugal;
from Siam, and Senor Don Santos A.
Dominica, Minister from Venezuela
The Minister from Persia, Mira Abdul
Ali Kahn, Sadigh-e -Saltaneh, also is
"deCached" diplomat, as those not
having wives are called. The Ru-
manian Minister, N. II. Lahovary, is
"detached," but he has not gone about
much.
Brilliant Season Predicted
Relieved of the long strain and un-
happiness of war, the diplomats are
all looking to brilliant career in
Washington and are taking houses and
|, In, ho al
familiar way. The French Ambassador
anc Nine. Jusserand, who are already
established in a beautiful embassy
home on Sixteenth Street, and who are
to return from France late in Novem-
Der, soon will have new diplomatic
nelghbors. The Netherlands govern
ment has bought tract of ground just
off Sixteenth Street, on Euclid, and fac
ing Meridian Park, and building will
start within & short time.
The Ambassador from Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier will return to
Washington in November and Nine. LIE
Breton, wife of the Ambassador from
Argentina, also will return next month
The Minister from Switzerland and
Nine, Peter who landed in New York
the other day; will come to Washington
at once. They spent the summer in
Berne. The secretary Of the British
Embassy and Mrs. r. L. Craigie have
taken tho homo Of Mrs. Frederick R
Harris, on Massachusetts Avenue. The
servant situation, however, has driven
many diplomats to the hotels and apart
ment houses, the Ambassador of Peru
and Nine de Pezet, like the Minister
the charges d'afaires Of Finland and
Rumania. maintaining diplomatic head
quarters at Wardman Park Hotel.
The Counselor Of the Italian En-
bassy and Signora Bramhilla have re-
turned to Washington from Hamilton,
Mass, where the latter spent much
Of the summer in the home of her
mother, Mrs. George Won L. Meyer.
They have leased the beautiful home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Newbold, 2725
@ Street, and will take possession at
once.
The Under-Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Norman Fl. Davis have taken the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Louis c. Lehr,
1927 New Hampshire Avenue, and upon
the arrival of Mrs. Davis and their eight
children from Stockbridge, Mass, where
they spent the summer, they went there
to live.
Pilgrims to Visit Historic Sites
Though several important events
awaited the arrival of the commission of
distinguished British subjects to take
part in the tercentenary of the Pill
grims' Landing, with Lord Rathcrcedan
at its head, perhaps the thing which will
please the party most will be the trip
on the quaint old James River, every
inch of the banks replete with thrilling
events of early history.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Macfarland
will entertain at 10 o'clock breakfast
at Rauscher's Wednesday morning for
Lord and Lady Cave, of Canada, who
recently entertained them when attend
ing the great meeting of the judiciary
in Montreal.
October weddings are many, and sew
eral of them much more than locally I'm
portant. These, however, are all as
nothing compared with one or two i'm
portant engagement announcements. at
least one of them including a young and
rich widow, to be expected after the
formal season opens.
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