The Washington times., 1921-10-30

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that same season, but II was ar
ranged 10 mark the anniversary Of
the Battle OF the Msrne and the
guests were not asked to meet any
one.
nor the same reason the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge
could not attend either the recep-
tion at the Italian embassy or the
French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusssrand's party. Not that the
Coolidses are particularly sticklers
for etiquette, but the Vice Presi-
dent and his wife must be. Re.
spect for their position demands II.
And yet. and yet-surely Presi-
dent Wilson went over to the Pan
American building to the big Of
fetal reception given by Secretary
Lansing to the French war mis-
sion-or was II the British mission?
he and Balfour. who had been
dining informally at the White
House that night. And surely the
Marshalis. when they were the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
attended some of the brilliant
functions given at the Pan-Ameri.
can for the various foreign mis-
sions. Well, any way. It's a poor
rule that has no exceptions.
For the rest, at any rate, the Off
cial world and his wife turned out for
Mr.. Sabetta's brilliant reception and
i verify believe the entire diplomatic
corps was there. as well as the
cream Of resident society. 1t took
one back to the days when the
Marquis Cusani used to entertain 30
brilliantly there or before that when
Baron and Baroness Mayor des
Pianches gave a ball for Alice Roose-
Welt, then a White House debutante
and now Mrs. Nicholas Lonkworth,
or before that in turn when Mrs.
Phoebe Randolph Hearst lived there
and queened 1t over Washington
society.
GENERAL DIAZ'S aide, who 10
travelling through this country
with him, has the very un-ltalian
name of Kennedy-Gen. de Lucca
Kennedy. This Is explained by the
fact that the general, whose patro-
nymic is de Lucca, has an Amer
lean mother. She was a Miss Ken
nedy. OF New Orleans; and the gen.
erai, in the italian fashion, uses
his mothers name after his fathers
If one is using only one name. It
should be General de Lucca, Just as
the former Italian ambassador,
Baron Romano Avezzana was--or
should have been-called Baron Ro-
mano for purposes Of social inter-
course.
The newspapers, however, were
prone to speak Of Baron and Baron
ess Avezzana," and in the same way
everybody writes and speaks Of ''the
Celesias"--the popular secretary Of
the italian embassy. Andrea Gels
ser Celesia di Vegliasco, and his
pretty wife--althoush Celesia is his
mothers name and Geisser his
patronymic.
SIMILARLY the papers had
merry time trying to give Ad-
miral Lord Beatty his proper name
and title. Tho attempts ran the
gamut from Admiral Of the Fleet
Earl Beatty" which 10 his official
designation, according to the Court
Circular" describing his visit to
King George the day before he
sailed--to Sid David Beatty. which
he used to be some years ago. And
once / even saw Lady Beatty spoken
of as Mrs. Beattyr'
When he was created an earl in
1919 and given a treasury grant Of
$500, 900 by a grateful country. the
"S,r David" by which Beatty was
known during the war. was dropped
and he became Earl Beatty" or
Lord Beatty" with the Admiral"
thrown in for good measure. And.
Of course, his wife is now Countess
Beatty" or Lady Beatty" Either
form Is correct, tho former being
used for official and ceremonious
occasions and the latter for social
intercourse. Incidentally the name
is pronounced as II It werc spelled
"Beety," not "Batey."
Admiral Lord Beatty and Lady
Beatty were staying with her step
mother, Mrs. Marshall Field. She
had dinner for them one evening
"a rather small party, as Mrs.
Fields dinners go. And that was
about all they had time for during
their brief visit, except, of course,
for the dinner at the British en-
bassy and a small tea there one
afternoon, at which the embassy
staff was presented to them.
Lord and Lady Beatty have two
sons, David and Peter. The younger
lad-he must be about twelve--is