New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Diplomats Also Have Share
of Social Honors, Which
Have Come Fast and Furi-
GUS for Several Weeks
Dinners in Profusion
Ambassadors and Ministers
Give Many Affairs for
Sccy. and Mrs. Hughes

taken n new lease on the fashionable
life. Instead OF having simply the So
cial affairs of the delegates to look
after, the AMBASSADORS and minister's
each are engaged in giving a dinner
in honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes and fulfilling their obliga-
tions generally, while the debutantes
fully score and half of them, are
fitting about to luncheon parties, at
tending dinner dances and balls.
The opening of Congress found al
most the entire representation comfort
ably cnsconced in winter quarters facing
= season with the social program well
in hand. The President and Mrs. Har-
ding arc saved the hardship Of constant
dining outside the White House. The
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge, how.
ever, are to be entertained by each OF
the Senator's in turn, or, at any rate
most of them. Mrs. Coolidge, beginning
with Wednesday, will observe every
first Wednesday of the month at home
( during the season. Cabinet women
TOO, begin their days at home Wednes.
day. Three of them at least, Mrs. Fall
wife of the Secretary of Interior: Mrs
Wallace, wife Of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and Mrs. Davis, wife Of the
Secretary Of Labor, all of whom live
at Wardman Park Hotel, will simplify
the matter for themselves and others
by receiving together. A yet oper
question is whether or not refresh
ments will be served to the hundreds
who are certain to call, custom abol.
ished by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. II
was Mrs. Roosevelt who, when mistress
Of the White House, advised the womer
of the Cabinet not to serve refresh.
ments at their receptions on Wednes
days. They then observed every
Wednesday afternoon at home, begin
ming in December. and kept it up unit
Lent. The frugal habit worked but 9
week or so, and chen Of her own voli
ton each Cabinet woman had a tes
table set, ladies to preside, pouring tes
and coffee, with usually an accompani'
ment of punch, and always sandwiches
and cakes.
Many Social Events for
Important Foreign Women
Everywhere there are meetings Of a
social kind to call together important
foreign women with the delegations
The National Federation Of Women S
Clubs gave q luncheon on Monday,
when Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, the
president Of the federation, presided
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, wife
of the Secretary sof State, and other
Cabinet members wives; Lady Geddes
wife of the British Ambassador, and
other women of the diplomatic corps
and women prominent III public move
ments were present as guests. Nine
SEE. wife of the Chinese Minister, was
very charming in modish native cos
tune. rich in fabric, but plain in con-
struction, and made telling little
speech. which was interpreted by Mrs
Winter. Lady Borden, wife of the
Right Hon. Sir Robert Borden, dele
gate representing Canada at the con-
ference. spoke for the British and
Canadian women, and in hating Eng
! lish, but intenigible, Nine. Inouye
SsApoke of the desire of the women OF
: Japan for peace.
4 Mrs. Harding has gone about scarce
/ ~ at all for two weeks, taking rest
Z preparatory to the opening of the SO
cial season. which will start on Decem-
s Der 10, when she and the President will
i entertain the members of the Cabinet
at dinner. This event for nearly one
hundred years has been the opening
OF the official season, while the resl
opening starts on New Years Day with
8 the White House reception. Mrs. Har-
i ding has interested herself, however
4 in the various sales for the work of ex-
soldiers in the occupational therapy
WdIGS Ol WdlttI1 RcC0 6IAu 0OA4N
Health hospitals all over the country
Work from the hospitals has been sent
from every part of the United States
and is being sold at a shop on Con
4 necticut Avenue, great haste being
made that the money may reach tht
boys before Christmas. At one place
! Mrs. Harding buys basket. at anothe,
tray, then some piece OF weaving,
bead chain or what not.
French is the court language OF
Washington just now, as it always il
IN the rest of the world.
Tonference Styles" Include
Gloves and Longer Skirts
Gloves again? Yes; gloves agar
both long and short. Relegated to
the list OF unessentials during the war
they are again just coming in vogue
in Washington, and one sees long white
gloves for evening wear ON the more
matronly women, while the youngc'
folk still taboo them. Skirts. too, ART
longer and evening gowns not so low
countries to attend the conferenc'
brought about all these styles, as the,
3 did slippers and hosiery to match, ant
SO they are termed conference styles.
Foch blue is the reigning color, tax
Ing the place OF the deeper Harding
blue, and Mrs. Harding herself hal
adopted it for various occasions.
Miss Elizabeth Hughes, the younge1
daughter of the Secretary OF State ant
Mrs. Hughes, who was looked to as 81
sctive member of the debutante set
mas taken Honeymoon Cottage, Penn
broke Parish, Bermuda, and acccmpaniet et
by an older friend has gone there t.
spend the winter. She made the chang
Tor the climatic effect, and leaves he
sisssr, Miss Catherine Hughes, to nj
IN at important conference dinners ans
the official entertainments given o.
their rarents. Miss Catherine Hughes
Is clearly not fond Of society, not naor'
50 than is Miss Mary Wallace, daugate
81 the Secretary OF Agriculture, ans
Mr- Wallace, but they both love gcini
shout with interesting persons.
Not only are the delegates to th'
scnterence onz the Limitation OF Ar
mament put through the social pace II
Washington almost to the point O
distraction, but they needs must &
70 other cities to be feted and made
much Of. James Arthur Balfour, Of ths
british delegation, will 90 TO New
1crk Monday, accompanied by othel
members of the delegation. to be pres
sns at the banquet given by the Eng
nsh r,s Speaking Union, OF which Johr
Davis. former Ambassador t.
s. ireat Britain, is president. The ban
quet Is planned in honor Of the Eng