The Washington times., 1921-09-25


eral months ago and again at the tour
rament staged by the newsoapermen
at tho Washington Country Club. l
guess Mrs. Harding doesn't like golf.
EN-. and I don't blame her. Do you?
Uncle Chris is Just wild about golf.
though. and Papa thinks he is 30
smart there must be something In It,
Uncle Chris is back in Washington.
now. He came back on Wednesday
just in time for the opening Of Con.
gress and to tease me about my. not
teing a debutante this year.
think he was awfully mean ABOUT
1t. He laughed and pulled my ear and
said what did I want to grow up
for. As II any one with sense
couldn't see that am already grown
up. -,
look every bit as old rs Laura
Pryn, for instance, and hear she Ii
going to be "out" this winter. She
Is the daughter, you know. Of the
Minister OF Norway and last year was
only q school girl like me at the
Holton Arms School. There are going
to be several buds" in the diplomatic
corps, Emmie.
Laura Bryn il one and the others
are Inggerd Wallenberg. daughter Of
the minister of Sweden, Carmen Bal
livian, daughter Of the minister Of Bo'
Ivia, Adele Enriquez, niece Of the min.
ister Of Nicaragua and Edora Bonet,
daughter Of the commercial attache
Of the Cuban legation. Both Adela
Enriquez and Edora were only school
girls last year and friends OF mine and
don't see why IL they are old enough
to be debutantes I'm not. But Mamma
just won't see It that way. think
their mothers must be nicer than
mine.
haven't met Carmen Ballivian. She
just arrived the other day and with
her mother Is just getting settled In
the now legation at 1907 Massachu-
settles avenue. Don't you think It cdd.
En-, that the minister Of Bolivia shoulI
be named Ballivian. 1t sounds as
though he had been named after his
country.
Inggerd walienberg has never been
in this country. With her mother she
Is expected any day and I am awfully
anxious to see her because think she
has such a pretty name. Imagine be.
ing called "Inggerd" II you had a namo
like that. Imagine Uncle Chris pull
ing any "Inggsrd's"-s ears 7lilts he ~.
always doing mine.
Laura Lejsune IN coming out, too,
and she isn't much older than me.
She II the daughter Of the command.
ent Of the Marine Corps. though, and
maybe she inherited some Of his mil.
itary genius and was able to get
around her mother, She has a sister
that Is still to be a "sub-deb." though,
and just bet she is mad as can be.
I am glad Weesie has been out sew
eral seasons. I Just couldn't stand
II II she was going to be q debutant.
and I couldn't
It seems the Marine Corps Just has
to have a debutante ever year or so.
You remember both the Gordon girls
came out when their step-father. Gen.
Barnett. was commandant Of the
corps.
The Navy Improves
Each Shining Hour.
Which reminds me of an awfully
funny story Monty's Marine Corps
friend was telling mo between acts
at the show the other night He said
the men down at the Navy Air Sta
ton have a new game and. Emmie,
I think It is the meanest thing ever
heard. Monty said not to believe him
because he was always telling fibs
but II It Is true think the Secretary
Of the Navy ought to do something.
Well. q guess you want to know
what It isl this friend Of Monty's
said that the men down at the sta.
ton listen in at the amplifier. which
IN a machine, Emmie, that carries
your voice miles and miles, to what
couples over on Potomac drive are
saving TO each other. Isn't that dread