Evening star., 1921-05-27
Society
Mrs. Harding Issues Invitations to Last o1
"At Homes" for June /, on
the South Lawn.
the South Lawn.

last Of her series of three "at
homes" Wednesday after
| noon, June /, from to o'clock. AS
on previous occasions. the entertain
nent will be held on the south front
lawn il the weather permits.
! Mrs. Harding is receiving the Co.
| lonial DANES of America in council
here at o'clock. At 4 o'clock she
| will receive the advisory and execu-
tive board OF the College Women&
Club. and half hour later she will
! receive the women's branch of the
Guadalupe Club.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace have as their
guest their son, Mr.. Henry A. Wallace.
who arrived this morning from Des
Moines: Miss Margaret Powell of
Miss Mary Wallace. left today for
New York.
Tho Ambassador of France and Nine.
Jusserand will entertain at dinner to-
morrow evening at the embassy.
The ambassador of Belgium. Baron
de Cartier. entertained informally at
| luncheon today at the embassy in
honor Of Mrs: Bayard Henry Of Phila-
Richard Washburn Child
to Be Guest OF Italian Ambns1ador.
The ambassador of Italy, Senator
vittorio Rolandi Ricci. has returned
from New York and this evening
will entertain at dinner at Ward
man Park Hotel in honor of the
bassador to Italy and Mrs Richard
Washburn Child. The other guests
will be the members of the embassy
staff both in Washington and in New
York.
The minister of Rumania and
Princess Bibesco will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor Of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes.
The minister 0. me Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch will
go to New York today and will sail
tomorrow aboard the President Will
son for Budrovnik. formerly called
part Of the summer visiting. They
will tour the United Kingdom Of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. and go
to the capital at Belgrade until Au-
gust. when they will go to Switzer-
land and later,to England. They will
sail from Liverpool for New York in
October.
The minister of Poland and Princess
Lubomirska will go to New York
to be given there the following even
ing by the Poland American Society
for Nine. Curie. the noted scientist.
The minister of China, DR.. SEE. will
spend the week end in Philadelphia
and Atlantic City. returning to Wash
ington Monday. He will be host at a
dinner Wednesday evening at the
Garden Party Held ON
White House Grounds.
The gloom and chill Of the early
days Of the week lifted yesterday
afternoon. giving perfect weather for
the second White House garden party,
the President and Mrs. Harding and
their company of 1900 guests enjoy
out the hours Of the reception.
Recent rains left a perfect setting
OF Terdant green, the simple land
seape gardening Of the south-front
lawn being relieved by the gay red
the many small tables bearing tall
sheafs of flowers-many were red
peonies-and the gay costumes of the
women. all lending the ne ed touch
Of color. The Marine Ban,. was sta
toned in direct line between the
high sprays in the sunlight forming
a splendid background for the uni
<orms of the musicians. The Navy
Yard Band played In the east room
for the benefit Of those who wished
to dance. and Mrs. Harding's fondness
for old-time melodies was traced in
both. as she selected the greater part
of each program
AS for last week. the President and
Mrs. Harding stood beneath the outer
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receive the long line of guests which
two by two wound over the lawn
from the east terrace and the colonial
garden with it's many old-time blos-
SONS in full bloom.
Mrs Harding wore charming att
rately embroidered in silk floss Of the
same shade and mounted over mauve
chiffon with the gray girdle faced
with hydrangea blue chiffon. Her
rather large gray horsehair hat was
trimmed with gray ostrich feathers
wore a neck scarf Of stone marten.
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
| idge who were absent from Washing
ton when the first garden party was
held. attended yesterday afternoon,
Miss Harlan and a group Of the Presi,
ready to take the higher officials and
diplomats from the regular line, and
escorting them down to meet their
| hosts. showing this attention to the
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
Mrs Coolidge wore gray Canton
cry and made with a long overdress.
Her large black tulle hat was trimmed
| with jet and paradise plumes and
she wore a necklace Of amethysts.
| The ambassador of France and
Nine. Jusserand and the ambassador
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arrived early and stayed late, Nine.
| Jusserand wearing a simple after
noon toilet of black satin, while
Lady Geddes was in a charming gown
Of deep blue canton crepe. over which
fell rich white lace, forming a coat
| effect reaching low on the skirt and
| girded with blue. Her hat was black,
with an uncurled black plume hang
ing low on one shoulder.
| The minister Of Poland and Princess
Lubomirska, the minister of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes and Nine.
Grouitch. who are soon to leave for
| their own country; the Russian am
bassador. Mr.. Boris Bakhmeteff. and
his sister. and many other diplomats
arrived early and. like other sena-
tors. stopped for a few words with
| the President and Mrs. Harding.
The White House park is a beau
tiful one. and birds and squirrels
| cav OEteu near tHe line Ol guests, tHo
squirrels sitting on their launches
and begging friendly visitors.
The entire reception floor Of the
| White House, including the state
dining room, was thrown open and
the guests. after leaving the lawn.
wandered through the rooms and out
! over the terraces to their hearts con-
tent. Everywhere were flowers. all
Of them culled from the White House
| conservatories and propagating gar
dens.