The Washington herald., 1921-11-20

capitals of the world, here for the
conference, are making all or
Washington brilliant and Of intense
Interest. Everywhere one goes. ON
the streets, in the hotels and cafes
and even occasionally At the
movies-as web as IN the smart
drawing rooms, one sees the foreign
officers in their bright-colored uni
forms or even our own ofncers in
their full dress, which was dis
carded during the war, or q dfplo-
mat or two In gold braid hurryins
to some oficial function. or an Of
ficial or diplomat with coforful
ribbons or bejeweled decorations. or
perhaps some petite Chinese lady in
her native costume, or another In
the latest creation from Paris, or
an Indian delegate with his head
swathed in a white turbsn, or oc-
casionally-with q thrill-one runs
across one of the great war heroes
like Foch or Diaz or Pershing.
whose faces have become familiar
to the man on the street from their
pictures, seen nowadays on prac-
tically every publication.
ENTERTAIN FOR
ARMS DELEGATES.
There was constant entertaining
last week for the conference dele
gates, the first function of the
week in that line being the recep-
ton which the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Hughes gave at the beau
tiful Pan American Union build
ing for all of the delegates, the
first entertainment of any size
wich has been arranged for the
visitors and the first therefore that
gave the mass of society an OPP
portunity to meet the notables. 1t
was a truly brilliant occasion, not
only from the standpoint of the
high rank and prominence of most
or the guests, but because of the
beautiful decorations and the very
handsome gowns and many glor-
ious jewels worn.
For an entertainment of Its size,
that reception was attended by as
handsome and aristocratic a COM
pany as l have ever seen. There
were so many stately women there,
and perhaps the handsomest was
Mrs. Paul Fitzsimons, who, with
her husband. Is visiting the Span
ish Ambassador and Mime. Riano
She was a Mrs. Vanderbilt, you know.
BY the way, I noticed that both
Nine. Riano and Margaret Harding.
who wore their hair bobbed last
season, are now tucking II up
again. Another striking woman
was Nine. Koo. the charming young
wife Of the brilliant Chinese states
man, V. K. Wellington Koo, form
erly minister to this country, now
at the Court of St. James. She
wears Occidental clothes and very
modish ones, and wears them well,
too, let me tell you. She has much
charm Of manner; that quality
we call personality" for want of
better word.
Nine. wellington Koo has been
one of the most successful political
hostesses that London has known
for many a year and by her grace.
tact and astute knowledge Of the
public has accomplished wonders
in making the European world un-
derstand the aspirations of the
so I'm told. Nine. Koo
enjoys a close friendship with Mrs.
George Harvey and that lady re-
Gently wrote a Washington ac-
quaintance that she considered her
the important woman of the Diplo-
matte Corps resident in London and
that she yielded the widest infiu-
ence. This charming Chinese lady
studied in Oxford apd in Paris and
she is a profound student of phil
osophy and political science, and
has achieved q reputation entirely
apart from that she possesses as the
wife of a statesman. Mrs. Koo has
travelled extensively and 10 a COL
lector of art objects, not only those
OF her native China, but the treas
ures Of the art world In general.
She has besides a great collection
of Chinese jade and paintings, a
notable collection of italian art
works, including paintings and fur
niture. This collection makes the
Chinese embassy In England one of
the show places y.
GENERAL LOOKS
@JUsT GRAND
All of the officers of all branches
OF the service had on full dress un,-
forms at the reception and their
gold braid added much to the coli
orfulness of the occasion. Gen
Charles L. McCawley, for one
looked just grand. Another ont
standing uniformed figure was Rear
Admiral Sir A. e. NJ Chatneld,
h. c. N. c.. c. B.. c. v. O.. assistant
CortiSsed o. Pace Eight.