Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-17

w dsnlngton spring season hau
rc-awakening this week, after little
recess, due largely to the recess OF
congress, the absence of Mrs.
, Hughes, wife of the secretary OF
state, and of several other cabinet
noStesses.
Mrs. Hughes has returned and shs
and the secretary are already in their
Eighteenth street home, where they
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of the former premier Of
France, NJ. Rene Viviani.
Almost every civilized nation has
been represented at the various chat-
ity balls which have made this sea-
son in Washington unprecedented.
| This week it is the Russian, being
Russian Relief week. The bail
which inaugurated the campaign tor
the relief of suffering Russia, given
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Breck-
inridge Long on Tuesday evening,
was quite the most beautiful, most
exclusive and most brilliant In every
way of any yet gives.
/ The house, which was built by the
late Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh as a
gift to her husband, who was then
secretary OF the treasury, is wonder
fully adapted for such entertainment
and is a marvel Of beauty and his
torio interest. Mrs. Robert Lansing,
wife Of the former secretary Of state;
! Princess Cantacuzene. formerly Miss
| Julia Grant, a granddaughter of the
late President u. S. Grant, and who
was one of the few babies born in
the White House. and Mrs. Borden
Hartman received the guests at the
head OF the main staircase.
.
Tuesday was a red letter day in
official society, for everybody who
will be anybody in the new adminis-
tration had tickets of admission to
the galleries OF the house of repre-
sentatives to hear the president read
his message to congress.
When the important hour came,
the arrival of the president was
heralded by the appearance of Mrs.
Harding accompanied by Mrs. Ed.
ward Beale Mclean. She was in-
stantly recognized as she stepped
into the executive gallery, and loud
burst OF applause caused her to stop
and acknowledge it. She and her
little party occupied the front seat
Of this small gallery. The presidents
sister, Mrs. Votaw, had already ar.
rived and had front seat opposite
Mrs. Harding in the same gallery
Mrs. Coolidge entered shortly after-
wards. She was alone and sat with
Mrs. Votaw. Miss Laura Harlan,
secretary to Mrs. Harding, who was
in Mrs. Harding's party, entered and
sat with Mr.. Jess Smith of Washing
ton Courthouse, who is here for
the greater part OF his time. He has
established a bachelor apartment in
/ Washington.
Mrs. Harding looked particularly
well in suit of pale gray cloth, well
tailored, with a modish short skirt.
not extreme in width, and high
length coat. She had, as she usually
does, some soft white effect about
the neck, her customary band OF
black velvet about her throat with
a diamond ornament, and a large
gray hat with gray gourra feathers,
all Of which was most becoming to
her.
Mrs. Coolidge wore plainly
tailored cloth suit of navy blue with
creamy shirt waist, and small dark
blue hat with dark blue ribbon tied
in large smart bow at one side.
Mrs. Votaw was in gown of sever
al shades of blue, in soft silk with a
small turban OF several shades of
blue and a huge bunch of pink sweet
peas.
; Mrs. Mclean was beautifully
dressed in taupe colored crepe de
chine, over which she had wrap
of gray chiffon cloth trimmed with
; broad bands of chinchilla fur, a big
! loose affair made on the smartest
lines. Her hat was a large black
one with jaunty spray of white
lilacs crossed fashion in front. Miss
Harlan was very attractive in brown
with large brown hat,
There is strong evidence this
week of the coming of the ''Daugh-
tiers" next week. The congress Of
} the d. A. r. will open on Monday
and the advance guard of daughters
are here being entertained and gets
! ting themselves placed.
Other visitors OF much interest
are Mrs. James Robert Mckee of
! New York, and Mrs. Russell r.
: Harrison, and her mother, Mrs.
Alvin Saunders of Omaha. Mrss
Mckee and Mrs. Harrison divided
the duties of mistress of the Whits
House during the last year OF the
administration of the formers fas
ther, the late President benjamin.
Harrison.
Mrs. Mckee is the guest of Mrs
Stephen S. E1kins, widow Of the
senator from West Virginia, whd
was secretary of war in the Hars
rison cabinet, and Mrs. Harrison and
her mother are visiting friends. Mrs
Harrison's daughter, Mrs. Harry A.
Williams, ir., of Norfolk, Va. has
also been here for 10 days visiting
= among friends and attending the
! many balls and other social func~
tions.
Mrs. Williams was the guest Of
n honor at dinner on Monday night Of
Miss Brooks and Miss Kearney,
who had company of f6 to meet
, her, at Rausche the company going
on to the ball for the Episcopal
Home for Children. Saturday night
I. they all went to the ball at Barracks
and then to the supper dance at
7 Wardman Park Inn. Every othef
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