The Washington times., 1921-04-14
/ sian ball on Tuesday night. were
guests of Mrs. Henry r. Dimock.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White sailed
from New York for Europe on Tues
day and will spend the season in Lon
don. -
Mrs. Coolidge, wife of the Vice
President, received with Mrs. Henry
w. Keyes and Mrs. Homer Hoch at
the reception which they gave yester-
day at the Congressional Club for the
delegates to the convention OF the
League of American Penwomen. The
reception was attended by some 400
guests and was both brilliant and en-
joyable. Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot. pres
ident of the Congressional Club. and
tional president of the League of
American. Penwomen: also assisted
the hostesses In receiving.
Mrs. Mark Hanna Is closing her
apartment on Saturday for the sum
mer.
Ex-senator James d. Phelan enter
tained a small company at dinner last
evening at the Cafe st. Marks.
BRIDAL COUPLE rETED.
Lieut.. and Mrs John M. Popham
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Becker,
jr.. whose marriage took place in tho
Cathedral at Baltimore on Saturday.
s. ,.r.
Mrs. Charles M. ,foulks will be at
home this afternoon from to
o'clock as Is her custom on Thurs
days during the season. Mrs. Ffoulke
has on view in her tapestried ball
room a number of paintings by Wall
lace Bryant, which were much ad-
mired at her afternoon at home last
week, and which have been viewed
by many lovers of art each day since.
Among Mr.. Bryant's portraits now
being shown are the fine portrait OF
Lieut.. Andre L'Huillier. The pictures
will remain at Mrs. Ffoulke's resi-
dence some time longer, as many per-
sons who were unable to call on
Thursdays, have been invited to see
them.
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Mrs. Joseph A. Hayden entertained
twenty-eight guests at luncheon to-
day.
A VISITOR FROM TENNESSEE.
Miss Margaret z. Petty. of Norris
town. Tenn. will be the guest Of Miss
Mae v. Petty, 1881 q street northwest.
next week during the Continental
Congress.
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Major Clifford c. Early, u. S. A.. and
Mrs. Early have gone to New York on
their wedding trip and are staying at
the Astor. Mrs. Early was formerly
Miss Harriet Harman.
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Mrs. George Bass. of Chicago, Ill.
arrived in Washington yesterday and
will remain In the city for several
days. She is at the Shoreham.
sIGNORA ROssETTI SPEAKS.
signora oliya Rossetti Agresti of
Rome. Italy. spoke last evening be-
fore an enthusiastic audience COM
posed Of members of the Association
of Collegiate Alumnae and the local
Vassar Association in the A. c. A.
Clubhouse, 1907 II street N. w. Sig
nora Agresti. who Is the niece of
Dante Gabriel Rossetti. gave an illus
trated talk on THE Contribution of
the Rossettis and the Pre- Raphaelite
Movement in England to the Life of
Today" and presented many amusing
sidelights in the course Of a lecture
in which she outlined the develop
ment of one of the most remarkable
reform efforts ever recorded in the
history of art. f-E
Reared in England where her
father. a famous author and critic.
was closely associated with the men,
bers of the little coterie that preach
ed a return to simplicity and sincer-
ity in day. OF Victorian artihciality,
Signora Rosetti holds the family ira
ditions and retains the intimate
household memories that bring the
famous figures of the nineteenth CEN
tury close to the people of today.
After the lecture at which Mrs.
Philip N. Moore introduced the dis
tinguished visitor. there was an in
formal reception.
Signora Agresti was the guest of
honor yesterday at a luncheon at the
Capitol given by Senator Arthur Cap
per. There were fourteen guests,
members of the Senate committee on
agriculture.
CHINA FUND HOLDS INTEREST.
Washington society is taking keen