Evening star., 1921-05-19
Society
President and Mrs. Harding Go to Fort Myer
to Sd Cavalry's Anniversary
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with an outstanding wired collar of
the lace acrss the back, and the
sleeves of lace were elbow length.
with an oval opening on the top filled
in with black tulle.
Four panels of the lace formed the
skirt and the green meteor showed be-
tween them, with the tulle softening the
edge. The girdle of black satin ribbon
terminated in bow at the left side. the
! ends extending to the hem. Her hat of
black tulle had a moderately wide brim
which rolled w from the face at the left
side. and two clusters of black paradise
feathers formed the only trimming. She
wore black velvet collar with a dia-
mond ornamentdn the front and a string
OF eXquisitely matched pearls. She
carried A sable neckpiece on one arm.
and long white gloves and black satin
slippers with rhinestone buckles COM
pleted her costume. A guest who
passed down the line shortly after the
llileS of the valley into Mrs. Harding's
hand and she held them all the rest of
the afternoon.
Among the guests to arrive early were
former Senator and Mrs. Chauncey NJ.
Depew, who are spending ten days in
town, and the dean of the diplomatic
corps and Nine. Jusserand, with many
ambassadors, few of the foreign min
listers and Younger diplomats. Senators.
representatives and society folk were
in sufficient number to form a brilliant
and interesting gathering on the lawn.
AS the guests began to depart the
President and Mrs. Harding strolled
over near the Marine Band, when the
leader. Lieut.. Santlemann, directed
them to play Mrs. Harding's favorite,
The End of a Perfect Day" The
President stood with uncovered head
and listened attentively, after which
he and Mrs. Harding thanked the
director and bowed graciously to the
musicians They then went to the
east room; where from $50 to the
Navy Yard Band, under Charles Bent
Ter. played for dancing. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding waltzed to-
gether to the music of "The End of
a Perfect Day" and then slipped
away to the private part of the
White House.
Notable Guests Mt Garden Party
at the White House.
cluded the Secretary of State and Mrs
Hughes, the ambassador of France
and Nine. JuSserand, the ambassador
OF Spain and Sonora de Riano, the
am oassador of Russia. Mr.. Bakh-
meteff; the ambassador of Chile and
Of Japan, Baron Shidehara; the am
bassador of Peru and Sonora de Pezet,
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Mellon; Miss Mellon, the Secretary Of
war and Mrs. Weeks, the Attorney
General, Mr.. Daugherty; the Secretary
Of the Navy and Mrs. Denby
The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick H. Gillett, Senator and Mrs.
Harry S. New, Senator and Mrs. Will
liam NJ Calder. Senator and Mrs. Jo-
seph L; France, Senator and Mrs. Jo
seph S. Frelinghuysen, Senator Wal
ter f. Edge, Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips,
Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashhurst,
Mrs. Philander c. Knox. Senator and
Mrs. Arthur Capper and their guest.
Mrs Henry J. Allen. wife of the Gov
ernor of Kansas; Senator and Mrs
Ralph Cameron. Senator and Mrs.
Medlll Mccormick. Representative Jo-
seph G. Cannon, Miss Helen Cannon,
former Senator and Mrs. Chauncey
Depew, Representative Frederick A.
State and Mrs Henry p. Fletcher,
Admiral and Mrs William S. Ben
son, Senator Davis Elkins, Mrs.
Rafael r. Gown. Miss May Gown.
Mrs: Calderon Carlisle. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Whiting Andrews, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler z. Anderson. Mr. Ro-
bebrbtb Lansing. Mrs. John w. Foster,
Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of
the Marine Corps, and Mrs. Lejuene;
Mrs: MARSHALL Field Mrs. William J.
Miss Laura Harlan, Representative
and Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, Brig.
Cen and Mrs. c. E. Sawyer. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ira Copley. Mr..
and Mrs. John Blair. Prince de Bearn
Of the French embassy, Maj. and Mrs.
of the British embassy staff. Admiral
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Miss Mary
3. Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Denby. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson F.
Downey. Miss Louisa Hoar. Miss
Frances Hoar, Countess Gizycka, Mrs.
Charles T Ral1 Mr. Dol
Arthur Willett, DR.. and Mrs. Living
ston Farrand, the Misses Farrand,
Rev. F. Ward Denys, the Misses Denys.
The United States minister to
Switzerland and Mrs. Hampson Gary.
Capt Carlo Huntington, the assistant
military attache Of the Italian en-
bassy, the secretary of the Italian
embassy and Signora Celesia, the
counselor of the Russian embassy and
Nine. de Bach. the counselor Of the
Maj. Gen. 1nouye of the Japanese en-
bassy, Mr.. and Mrs. John Washington
Davidge, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilbur Carr,
DR.. and Mrs. w. Sinclair Bowen. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Frederick c.
Alvin Saunders. Mrs. Russell b. Har-
rison, Col. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Miss
Chase: Mr.; and Mrs. George B. Chris
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Bennett. Miss Casey.
Senior Javier Alvarez de Buenavista
Of the Peruvian embassy, Mr.. Felipe
A. Espil of the Argentine embassy,
Col. and Mrs. Matthew A. De Laney,
Capt. and Mrs. c. c. Calhoun, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell. Miss Com
stance Bicknell. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
bennett. Miss Dorothy bennett, Mrs.
P. v. De Graw, Mr.. Edwin B. De Graw,
Admiral and Mrs. Robert E. Coontz.
DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mr..