New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-16
Inaugural Plan
Chills Society
At W ashaington
decision to Eliminate Usual
Ball and Parade Both AS
tonishes and Depresses
Members of Fashions Set
lapanese Ambassadors In
cludes Exhibition of Jiu-
.Jitsu in Social Event
spso.a. D.spotcl 10 The Tri6uuc


surural ball, no inaugural parade"
s.ruck cold chills in the hearts Of
Washington society folk and had q
depressing effect generally. Since the
dav Thomas Jefferson rode to the
capitol for his inauguration and
sitchsd his horse to fence post with
mt. ever increasing crowds OF persons
have watched for the great event. and
in the last few years hundreds of
thousands collected in Washington to
view the great spectacle.
While many in and out OF society
argue that the move was Fl wise one
an the part OF the President elect.
uthers condemn it. There is sugges-
ton that the President-elect and Mrs
Harding may hold q reception at the
White House the night of March 1, to
which would be invited the heads OF
embassies and legations, the Governors
of States and many higher officials,
the group numbering scarcely more than
1900, easily cared for at the White
House.
The news Of Mr.. Harding's decision
regarding the inaugural reached Wash
ington while the most fashionable
charity ball OF the season was in prog
ress in the New Willard Hotel. 1t
travelled over the ballroom from box
to box and from dancer to dancer like
magic, and almost every one deplored
it.
Mrs. Field Entertains
Mrs. Marshall Field gave one of the
most splendid private entertainments
Of the winter on Tuesday night in her
beautiful Italian villa type of residence
in Sixteenth Street. The Ambassador
from France and Nine Jusserand and
the British Ambassador and Lady Ged-
des, with thirty other guests, were en-
tertained at dinner, and large num-
Der from smart society, especially from
the diplomatic corps, attended the en-
tertainment which followed.
Two girls from Boston, Miss Bertha
Braggiotti and Miss Francesca Brag-
giotti, gave several exhibition dances,
their names appearing on the invita-
tons which Mrs. Marshall Field sent
ont. Monday evening Mrs. George Won
Lengerke Meyer and Signor and Sig
nora Brambilla gave dinner in honor
of the Misses Braggiotti, asking as
Rogers, Mr.. Lanovary, Charge d'Affaires
Of Rumania; John Campbell White and
lsidor Braggiotti, of Boston, father of
the girls. Signora Brambilla enter
tanned at luncheon for the Misses Brag-
giott' Wednesday before their de-
parture for Boston, and invited Prince
Eugene Lubomirski, nephew of the Po-
lish Minister; A. Yencken, Of the Brit
ISL Embassy, and Johannes Plum. at
taehe of the Danish Legation. Miss
Louise Delano also entertained for the
Misses Braggiotti.
Exhibition of Jiu-Jitsu
By far the most exciting and inter
estlng event in society during the week
was the reception given at Rauscher's
by the Ambassador from Japan and
Baroness Shidahara, when their sew
eIai hundred guests witnessed an exhi
oltlon of judo, known to most persons
IN this country as jiu-jitsu. In Japan
judo is one of the most important
features Of physical training and is
Taught IN nearly all schools through
out Japan. The lecturer was DR.. Kano,
president of the Physical Education So
eiety OF Japan and the founder of
modern judo The reception and eX-
noltlor was IN response to the request
Of many of the friends of the ambassn-
DOR to meet DR. Kano.
Senator and Mrs. Felinghuysen, of
New Jersey, will go TO Florida in about
ten days to meet the Presdent-elect
and Mrs. Harding, who are to be
guests for time on the Frelinghuy-
sen yacht, the Victoria They will
cruise along the Florida coast
Kermit Roosevelt, of New York, was
the frelinghuysens' guest at dinner
party early in the week, and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, the Polish Minister and Prin-
cess Lubomirska, Senator and Mrs.
Harry New, General John G. Pershing
senator and Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg and
John Campbell White were others of
lhs company
Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson are ex-
peeted IN Washington at an early date
ana Will open their house on Massa-
eehasetts Avenue for a short time be-
tore going to Florida on their house
BOAT the Roxana.
Inc Minister from Poland and Prin-
cess Lubomirska will go to New York
thursday TO fill some important en-
sagements