The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-09
MIXED LUNCHEONS
BECOMING POPULAR.

.
Time was when the word lunch
icon" Immediately brought to mind a
hen party"-or suppose we say dove
party" for the sake OF euphony. But
now adays mixed luncheons are be-
| coming more and more popular.
Frequently they are given on Sun
| day. that being the day on which the
men are more readily available-Mrs.
| Colby has most Of her luncheon
| parties on Sunday when men are in
| cluded-but the Brambillas. the Shell
don Warehouses and others of their
set are always giving luncheons on
| week days. and somehow they never
seem to have any difficulty in Turing
the most attractive men in town away
! from their duties.
! The breakfast parties given by the
! Charge d'Affaires of the Italian En-
| bassy and Nine. Brambilla-two OF
three a week--are becoming quite ia
! nous 1t seems to be settled that
they arc to go when the new Italian
| ambassador comes out, and that's a
matter for general regret. since they
are both popular here and Washing
ton is by way OF being home to Nine.
Brambilla- She made her debut here,
you know. while her father, the late
| George Won Lengerke Meyer, was in
! the Cabinet.
| Sunday luncheons at the country
clubs have long been popular-par-
ticularly at the Montgomery Country
Club, where trap shooting usually is
the order of the afternoon. Last Sun
day--dear me, a week ago-Miss Lou
Use Lacey had a luncheon at Chevy
! Chase for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| Schoellkopf, who were much feted
! during their visit here. l can't re-
member now who was in the party,
| but / recall that the Secretary of the
Interior. Judge John Barton Payne,
was among the guests.
| -
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
are given to entertaining at luncheon
several times a week, parties which
are usually organized by telephone
on the spur OF the moment but are
none the less delightful. Frequently
they entertain some visiting foreigner
or other notable who is passing
through town. and always their
guests are selected with discrimina-
| ton and with regard for congeniality.
! Although Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss have
bought The Oaks, the lovely old
Blount place in Georgetown. they
are lingering on through the winter
in their apartment at 1855 Massa-
chusctts avenue. Indeed, they have
no idea when they will move into
their new home nor have they yet
drawn up plans for the extensive
alterations which they intend TO
make.
. MIR. and Mrs. Bliss came to Wash
lington about a year ago. He has
the rank OF counselor in our diplo-
matte service and came here to hold
down an important post in the
state Department after having been
for a long time at the embassy In
Paris. He was there through much
of the war period and did n re-
markablc work. while Mrs. Bliss was
sctively-and very successfully--en-
gagged in relief work.
| -
The dinner which the Attorney
General and Mrs. Palmer gave for
tho Supreme Court jpustices an an
nual event. was their first dinner
this season-indeed, the first enter
tanning Of any sort that they have
dared undertake, owing to the i'll
ness OF Mrs. Palmer's father, Robert
Dixon. Now, however. he is out OF
1.-The woods and great weight has
been lifted from Mrs Palmer's mind
tn dinner was dignifed and delight.
fnl hospitality and perfectly appointed
in every detail.
nuITIsu EMBASSY
TO BECOME GAyER
| nAntUh thnra k.nn