The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
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sventa I'm so curious to see the |
Bibescos-the new Minister Of Ru.
mania and his wife. They sound
like such an extremely interesting |
couple. He Is a prince with Q family !
tree a mile long and she 10 the |
daughter Of the famous Mrs. Herbert |
Asquith- which reminds me that II |
fs said that Mrs. AsQuith will ac-
company her son-fn-law and daugh- |
ter to America when they come with |
in the next few weeks. They have
been coming for about q month now
hut the last heard they were com
fhg shortly after Christmas. read
81 some cable dispatch that she was
eeming because she IL being avoided
by her former associates IN London.
fhe article went on to say:
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Ever since Mrs. Asquith pub
iished her diary she has been ostra-
Sised from the inner Mayfair circles
whore she was never well consid-
cred by the old aristocracy. By her
llterary achievement she is regarded
~ having violated all the rules of
GOOD society and will never again
be received In the best circles. The
emily comment. therefore. on her
American trip 10 that no regret will
be felt and that. IL her visit IL pro-
tracted in New York and Washing
ton. her hostesses must not be sur
prised II the dinner table gossip In
which Margot" participates is
Eventually revealed in another In
discreet volume"
~ The new Italian Ambassador. who
10 to come here early In the " w
Wear. sounds extremely Interesting.
TOO. Rolando Ricci has the right of
the title Of marquis. but has never
used Il. He Is regarded as q wealthy
man. his fortune being estimated
1t lo.ooo.ooo lire, which has been
accumulated from a modest begin
ning.
mHe is one Of the best-known law
yers in Italy, making a speciality Of
commercial law, the formation,
Transformation and amalgamation
expert In maritime and mercantile
law.
He always refused to participate
in politics until Giolitti nominated
him q senator in 1912.
The senate then intrusted him
with the draft of bills on mercan-
tile marine and on the state owner
ship of waterpower. He represent
ed Italy At the international con-
ference Of chambers of commerce in
Paris, was appointed q vice presi-
DENT Of the international federation
Of the chambers. and lately was the
Italian delegate at the interallied
economic conference in Brussels He
has now abandoned his profession
10 dedicate himself entirely to pou-
tics.
Although he Is so years of age he
appears much younger. He Is q
brilliant conversationalist- Beth
his sons were at the front during
the war, the older being decorated
with q medal for valor and Is now
a captain, while the younger Is an
agriculturist and possesses a large
estate near Perugia-
Signor Ricci's only daughter mar
ried DIR. Gallant. who fought a duel
for her with DR.. Catherine and was
severely wounded
GREECE SENDING
NEW MINIsTER-
- REEcE is sending a new min
lister over some time in Janu-
NJ ary, too. His name, believe.
Of the political bureau Of the
foreign ONCE. He expects to be ac-
eompanied when he comes, I'm told,
by the Princess Anastasia- who be-
fore her marriage to Prince Chris
topher of Greece was Mrs. William
B. leeds of New York.
DR.. Sicillianos, who Is forty years
old. several times was imprisoned
by the Venizelists.
I'm curious to see whom our next
President will appoint as our am
bassadors and ministers to foreign
countries after he assumes ONCE.
One hears so much gossip about
such matters these days and the
air Is full Of rumors. There are
all sorts of rumors to the effect
that Ned Mclean will be assigned
an amhassadorial post and a little
btrd whispered IN my ear the other
day for me to watch Harry Ward
man and Col. william Eric Fowler,
addinx that the former was to get
An assignment as minister or some
thing Of the sort at some foreign
post and that the latter was to be
very influential indeed with the new
Administration. OF course all this
n only gossip
TT sounds very much like-judg-
ing from the rumors-that the new
cabinet won't be composed after all
81 men who used to hold important
political positions in past Republic
an Administrations, and therefore
Rave lived in washington before
and been prominent socially here
Rumors mention for Cabinet posi-
tions Harry Daugherty. Will H
Havs. Mr. Dawes. Henry c. Wallace
,pnA afherx den't know at ALL and
they are all men who have never
lived here for any length of time at
any rate, and certainly have never
heen social lights here. like Elihu
Root, Philander Knox and those
men, for example.
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GAY TIMES HERE
NEXT MARCH.
.sIt is Interesting to watch Ned Nc
lean organize his committees In
eonnection with the inagural-how
Ms friends are appearing gradually
81 the limelight-for example Eo
Mitchell, who has been made chair
man Of the public health committee
rhs Ed Mitchelis and the Ned Nc
Leans are as thick as two peas II
q pod. you know.
woodbury. Blair, another friend
has been assigned to duty as chair.
man OF the reception committee. II
sounds as though we are to have
some inauguration-a huge ball,
rnardi gras, and goodness only
knows what else. It is going to bt
as big and gay an Inauguration a.
wilson's was quiet and withou
gaiety. Details Of the ball and tht
A.