Evening star., 1920-11-21


government palace in Havana merely
in the official sense. as King George
and Queen Mary go to Buckingham
or st. James. For the mistress OF
the White House it must be dis
quieting. no matter how democratic
she may be. to realize that all through
the morning hours hordes of people
are wandering through her drawing
rooms and so eager to eaten
glimpse of her that they may even
and penetrate into private preserves.
Now, villa in the west end. in large
and perfectly private grounds. where
she might pass part OF the year ana
from which she and the President
would go for those official 1evees and
dinings traditionally associated with
the White House. would not seem an
unreasonable provision for the pros
porous American people to provide
for the chief magistrate and his tam
lily. The President must spend
greater part of the summer in Wash.
ington during prolonged sessions OF
Congress, and a..other home would
offer a rest from being constantly
in view of the scene of his grinding
duties.
1t is currently rumored that possi-
bly, the British embassy will dispense
with the splendid old brick mansion.
which has recently changed. from
as a home for the ambassador, and
turn the entire structure into Of
fees. Assuredly the ambassador needs
more space both for his family and
for his staff. A little more than
thirty years ago, when Lord Sack
VILE West was minister from Great
Britain. his staff consisted of but five
men. a councillor, who was Viscount
Hardinge. lately appointed ambassa-
dor to Berlin: first secretary. the
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here for several years and died in
Canada, Sir Cecil Spring Rice. and two
undersecretaries and an attache, Hon
orables Henry G. Edwardes, Henry A.
Helyar and Ernest B. Lehman. There
are now twenty-five regular MEM
bers of the staff and proportionate
number of clerks and stenographers.
The Secretary of State, who soon
begins his journey toward the south
deavor to strengthen the tie between
the hemispheres. Though James G.
Blaine is historically credited with
being the creator of the policy known
as pan-Americanism. he never jour
neyed to the republics of Latin Amer
lea, though it had been his often re-
peated intention to do SO. Mr.. Root
made the first grand tour, and he was
closely followed by Senator Knox.
then at the head of President Taft's
cabinet. Both of these Secretaries of
State made wider circuit than Mr..
companied by their wives and daugh-
ters and other members of their fam
lilies. and their visit was considered
or ochal in the South American coun-
tries. They made lengthy sojourns
at all the principal cities of the south
and accepted all official invitations to
the full limit of their time and
strength. Mrs. Root and Mrs. Knox
each returned enthusiastic over the
people, though Mrs. Knox said she
feared that we could never adopt their
standards of living. For instance, the
South American I1abitually eats when
he is hungry, and not at any stated
time. and. as this excellent home
keeper remarked, imagine introducing
this system in country where all
energy is bent on regularity in the
matter of meals. Mrs. Knox has told
with glee that a courteous senior said
to her that in the United States one
must sit at dinner because it is Z
might be, whereas the Latin dined
when his appetite tempted him. Mr..
and Mrs. McAdoo. with a distinguished
company of financiers. paid visit to
South America while the former was
Secretary Of the Treasury. Mr.. Colby
will return three calls made on Presi-
dent Wilson, and his participation in
the amenities Of the south will be
strictly limited by etiquette pertain
ing to the executive branches of their
governments. But, then, it will be the
dead. dull season of the year when he
reaches the southern hemisphere, like
July and August in Washington.
The return of NJ. and Nine. Jusse-,
rand will place the diplomatic corps
in position to organize its plans for
the winter. All of the higher envoys
must be In attendance at the cere-
monies which mark the changing ad-
ministration on March 4. SO that their
than that date. For all the ambassa-
doris except the French and Spanish
II is to be a novel experience, while
in the corps Of ministers only two
were here when President Wilson took
the oath Of Office for the first time and
only FIVE when he was inducted into
ONCE again in 1917. 1t is probable
that the Belgian ambassador and
Baroness Cartier will return in De-
cember. but there will be no envoys
from Germany. Austria or Turkey un-
til after the new President takes the
reins of government in hand. But
the ambassadorial corps is large and
distinguished and the STATS increase
In numbers with each month. There
are rumors Of illustrious financial
comissions coming to Washington
early in the new year. with resident
ministers and a long string of secre-
taries. SO the brilliancy of war times
viii be revived. Italy, for one, will
send financial comission, and so will
Poland. and possibly the other Slav
republics The social votary sees the
lean years over and a rosy vision of
the spring and early summer, even If
there Is to be no extra friIls around
about March A.
All the buds and their mothers cast
an anxious eye toward the awards
In progress in various cities Of ac-
knowledged social standing. which
go to the loveliest of the maids who
are scheduled to make their bows
this season. Boston. which has been
the promptest in all phases of the
amenities. has already accepted the
verdict OF those unfailing judges Of
feminine charm. the Harvard under
grads. and offered the apple of con-
tention to Miss Geraldine Clark, the
only daughter of the late Robert
Jones Clark and Mrs Clark. who is
one OF the powers of the Back Bay
set. Miss Clark was presented at
an afternoon reception Wednesday
| last. and the verdict of the colleeians
having already gone forth. there was
some curiosity mixed with friend
ship, which prompted the large at
tendance at the Clark home on Com
monwealth avenue. New York wayers
between four aspirants. perhaps per-
picked by the decision of recent Lon
don artists that the Charles Dana
Gibson type of girl is not accurate
at all and that the maid like Annie
Laurie, whose neck is like a swan"
is not to be discovered in this gen
Grafton of beauties. The chic par
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