Evening star., 1921-11-06


hostesses must be much heartened
by the prempt reaponss they have
neceived from women In other on
cial Waikn. whs are takfag over some
part Of the. sDciai burden imposed
by the unique conditions Of the sdt-
tings Of Tho international conference.
Cabinet hestesses will be left free
TO hpld their. "Wednesday receptions,
with the ad4sd es,ae%tsoa OF calling
and sAeavan< rsFds. with q speeia, Gate
for the: more distinguished Of the
vast stacoScourss Of strangers. They
may asso propeed to slx dates Tor the
hanquets intended for the President
and ArA Harding and for such Of the
exalted 4s may tan ander their
sphere OF influence. Logically the
amenities break into neat divisions,
sai 81 ,s TIE higher Diplomats going arst
Hughes, the land warriors TO the
Secretary and Mrs Weeks, the sea
lords to the Denbys, the great legal
lights to Mr.. Daugherty, the Attorney
General. and SO on down the line.
i Ihe promtnence Of the labor question
brings the Davises into active serv-
ice. and Mrs. Davis. who Is the young
est matron IN the cabinet, rs we'll as
the, youngest in the official sense, Is
Satting ready for an exciting winter.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Hoover, By rssaox 81 their close
Acquaintance 3Ndth nearly all those
who will be prominent In the confer
ence. VIII fit gracefully into almost
any situation and will relieve their
colieagnes at every turn.
In fbe Esnafo on1 ry~rs. &n>,,,
many hostssees with larKe social ex-
pertence. who have placed themselves
unreserved1y At the Disposal Of Mrs.
Harding, Mrs. Coolidge and the others
of the executive set Mrs. NewberTy.
for the naval CHIEF under Roosevelt,
and she may be relied on to tighten
the burden for Mira. Denby. Mrs. Fre-
ifnghuysen: is.Another who has social
graces OF the mees exalted order, and
= spacious home for entertainments.
Some Of the newer recruits in the
senatorial circle win be ready for
any assistance. Mrs. Tasker Lowudey
Oddie, wife Of the .Benator from Ne
vada is Californian with the gen
erous instincts OF the golden coast
and and much tact and facility added
The Oddies have q large and we'll
equipped home in zlst street, and
have already entered actively into
the affairs Of the little season" Hap-
pity. the chairman q the .n+e-tain- :
ment committee Of the Congressional
Vest virginia. possesses the social
Instinct IN fun measure. ana her pro
gram Tor the winter amenities has
the heartteet approval Of Mrs Hard
ing ana Mrs. Coolidge She proposes
to make the usual Friday afternoons
on the oiiicia1 program Sy providiae
music, dancing and other diversions
for the strangers, combined with the
opportunity to meet the women OF
the official circles. in residential Afe
and Tor the wives Of the delegates to
meet each other often Informally.
King George q britain, has recent
~ placed on exhibition In the Albert
and Victoria Museufn, IN South Ken
singfon. London. =. sases q water COL
or sketches Of tac crown jevels Of Rus
to St Peterssars tn has yopthtul days.
when he and the ylk4e czar wese caro-.
FREE lads. seem.n4y many years sep
arated from q throne. These views,
executed with exquisite care. are per-
aaps tne most extensive sketches
the Hermitage. ana van fsrnisS the
craftsmen with their only guide
when they desire to reproduce such
celebrated epectEnens 0f the goldsmith q
ert OF the sixteenth century as the
Nuremberg caskeee aad Eoblets and
the fAmoas 3ewIa caSes Of Six1a-
mund Of Poland; Some bracelets and
3lscklaees OF Marie Antofnnette's.
which were part u her DOVER. were
purchased by the imperial museum
by order Of Alexander I, and as he
was a collector OF watches and
pendants Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. the Hermitage
collection was In this speciality the
most complete in the world. Not a
single specimen can be placed to-day,
since Al! the coateets q the fourteen
cases photographed have been dis.
persed over the world ~ order Of
the soviet government 1t Ii believed
that many Of the larger gold pieces
trays. vasee, mirrors and picture
frames-have besn Accreted hy the
marauders, to b fneated down in due
time and 6eco0e .poxt Of Their prt-
The question OF EnghNd's sestely
homes grows more acute, and there d
a genuine touch Uf pathos, for instance.
in the plea OF the BA11 81 alaNvess
that 1t tho present soaring eo8t OF
labor, he win not be aha 70 have the
windows Of his spIen1td seak, ThofeHAy
Hall. washed more than once In every
ten years. For thin massive PIE, con-
sidered By modetn 4fchitects az the
best type OF domestac building to Be
found In all Britain. IL abuadaatlS
supplied with windows, lts towers
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