The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-18

week they went to Polls Theater
to see Sothern and Marlowe in
'T'welfth Night" and had with them
Secretary and Mrs. Hughes. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and EIihu
Root.
Anorew w. Mellon, Secretary of
the Treasury had dinner party
last week entertaining for Arthur
j., Balfour. one of the very few
dinners he has given so far. 1t
sounded like stag affair but
wasn't; there were ladies in the
party. His young daughter. Afisa
Mellon seems to be having some
difficulty deciding just what part
she is going to take in society
here this winter; whether she will
be just one of the skason's buds
to filter from pa y TO party with
light heart or whether she will
assume the burdens OF official host
ess ana chatelaine of the home of
the Secretary OF the Treasury or
whether she Will be just a little
bit OF both. because of her youth
her father is adverse 10 the latter
and well he might. for the Cabinet
hostesses have a heavy social bur-
den on their shoulders and one SO
young should not be so affiicted,
according to my way of thinking.
She attended the Cabinet dinner,
however Thursday.
However, 1t must be rather nice
to be the daughter of the third or
fourth richest man in America,
especially when the gentleman is
in all other ways so delightful
Such a lucky lassie is Miss Mellon,
sweet-faced girl with winsome
ways. Mr.. Mellon holds down
about the biggest job in the Cabi-
net. practically speaking, and more
than likely Ailsa holds down Mr..
Mellon. Secretary Mellon is said
to pay the largest income tax of
any man in Pennsylvania, which is
saying whole lot. He came from
Pittsburgh, where he made him
self. He was graduated from the
University oof Pittsburgh.
Miss Mellon is new perhaps
Washington's leading -heiress She
was born with an entire set of
gold spoons in her pretty mouth.
At the age of barely nineteen, she
stands in line with Mrs. Harding,
third from the head of the class.
right next to Mrs. Hughes. and will
receive the gorgeous multitude at
the White House levees this winter.
Miss Mellon is the youngest Cabi-
net hostess on record
Miss Melons chaperone and
companion is her cousin, Miss Alice
Sylvester who presides over the
MELONS splendid home in Oak
Ridge. The well-fxed Secretary
of the Treasury and his household
occupied sumptuous cottage at
the Hot Springs last summer spor-
adically Miss MELONS closet chum
in Washington is Miss Olive Graef,
relative herself, a recent debu-
tante. The other member OF Sec
rotary MELONS household is a son.
Paul. a student at his fathers
alma mater.
Miss Mellon is a good polo play
er and fond OF riding. She even
insisted-yes, actually insisted
upon her various guests at the
Hot Springs last summer riding
whether they wanted to or not. She
is most enthusiastic over the sport
There are more college women
represented among the Cabinet
members at present than at any
time in the history of the country.
1t makes me quite sad to hear
that the old cruiser Dolphin went
out of commission the other day at
the Boston Navy Yard and without
ceremony. In the days when II was
the official yacht of the Secretary
of the Navy many a nice party was
staged on 1t. Really. Washington
society should do a bit OF mourning
for II, for when il was at the Wash
ington Navy Yard-it was there the
greater part of the time-there was
sure to be a tea dance or som thing
of the sort on il every few weeks.
and jolly parties they were. too.
The Dolphin was a member of the
White Squadron commanded by
Dewey, and queen of the navy in
her day. The Sylph is now the
Navy Secretary's yacht, but il Is
| not Is large as was the Dolphin and
is too small for much of a party.
Washington is interested in two
New York buds, Blanche and Bar
bara Strebeigh, Mrs. Jerome Ma
poleon Bonaparte's lovely twin
daughters. They will be presented
at large reception for them at her
new apartment 772 Park avenue. in
New York, on December -.
The Misses Strebeigh have inner
tied much of their mothers famous
NuC
boys told me, great bellies. That
they Will have jolly time goes
without saying and, in addition to
the reception on the day before
Christmas, Mrs. Bonaparte will give
luncheon and matinee party, in
their honor the following week.
1t might not be amiss to say that
the Bonapartes have decided TO
make their future home in New
York. They have disposed of their
Washington residence and will di-
| vide their time between the Park
avenue apartment, Newport and
Palm Beach. At the latter resort
Mrs. Bonaparte is leader of the
younger married sets. Due, how
ever, to the debutante activities OF
her daughters, Mrs. Bonaparte will
not open her Palm Beach season this
year until January 20. She has
leased apartments at the Everglades
| Club and will take the Misses Sire
beigh with her to the Florida coast.
John w. Garrett. secretary gen.
eral of the disarmament conference,
had another weekend party last
week at his Baltimore home and. as
usual, had a group of foreign not
ables among his guests.
The party motored from Wash
ington for luncheon and returned
during the afternoon. 1t included
Jonkheer van Karnebeek, Dutch
minister for foreign affairs: Sir
Maurice Hankey. secretary general
of the British Empire delegation
Visconti Venosta, secretary general
of the italian delegation; Sir Ar
thur Willert. press representative
attached to the British delegation,
| and Mrs. Clifford Pinchnt urife of