The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
SOCIETY NEARER
NORMALLY WHEN
NOTABLES LEAVE
Cabinet Hostesses Will
Receive in Regular
Style Wednesday.
By EVELYN C.. HUNT.

Ndpltal last week and i should say
II was neck to neck race. From
thanksgiving to New Years
deoutantes are usually in the fore
ground, but OF course times aren't
normal now, and with the city
nIled with distinguished citizens
OF almost every nation on the
globe, the best the buds can hope
Tor is share OF the limelight.
several debutantes managed to get
launched upon the social seas last
week and a number of luncheon
and bridge parties solely for them
were very brilliant affairs of the
last few days. Parties by and for
the various delegates to the con-
terence crowded every day even
though most of the visitors frank
~ admit they are very tired OF
being feted and some even com
plain that, between working and
parties they have not really seen
our beautiful city yet.
HOMEsICK DELEGATES
TALKING OF RECESS.
With Congress off for a recess
and December here, the delegates
are beginning to think about
christmas and are getting a bit
nomesick and talking about recess
ing. too. They wish to stop work
az least long enough to go home
Tor Christmas dinner. There is much
speculation as to whether the con-
ference will get well started again
II II adjourns and how long il Is
gong to last. Some claim IL VIII;
be over before Christmas. Several
Of the leading lights have already
gone home, notably Premier BRAND
w n
movies. and Admiral of the Fleet
Earl Beatty with his fascinating
smile and cooked cap. They both
were called away by pressing
duties. but Rene viviani. who sue
ceeded BRAND as head OF the dele
Sation from France, has booked
passage for December IA and Lord
George Riddell of the British dele
cation will sail December IL. The
italian delegates. / believe, are all
planning to stick to the Job" to
the end, but quite few other
delegates have engaged passage
home for about the middle of the
month, and others are contemplat-
ing ii. They all say they would not
he sorry IL the comforting NATIONS
Mould be so fortunate as to COM
plete their business in time for
them all to eat Christmas dinner
with their families Who can
blame them Several OF the promi
nent on-lookers like Lord and
Lady Sandwich and Lord Harcourt
have departed already.
But why they should want to
eat dinner even on Christmas is a
wonder to me for here they have
done little but eat. Poor thingsl
Among the parties OF last week
when some OF the delegates were
guests was the dinner which the
head Of the italian delegation, Sem
ator Carlo Schanzer-who looks
Ike a German professor-gaye in
compliment to the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes; the dinner which the
Persian Minister gave in compli-
ment to the Undersecretary of
state and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher;
the dinner which the counselor of
the British Embassy and Mrs.
Henry Getty Chiffon gave for Ar
thur ]. Balfour: the dinner which
Cen. Tanaka gave for a group of
French military officers connected
with the conference. and a luncheon
and reception at which the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
entertained. and a reception DR..
Everwijn, Minister OF the Neither
lands. save when the newspaper
correspondents were asked to meet
the delegates to the conference
from his native land
DR. EyERwIJN PROVES
VERY DELIGHTFUL HOST,
DR.. Everwijn ("They" saw he
pronounces his name as ever
kNWF ha -
should change il to never wine")
has not been in Washington long.
but vas already made a host Of
friends and certainly is a delight
full host I've quite lost my heart
% all of the Dutch I've met Of both
sexes; they are certainly unusually
charming. The leading newspaper
men of the world were the Minis
ter's guests on Monday evening and
included william Jennings Bryan,
who drank some of the punch
quite unawares. to the amusement
Of those who saw him, myself in
cluded that the punch had a stick in
il. and a big stick at that. Col.
Charles Repington, whom the
Gentleman with the Buster" roa.ts
so severely in his Glass of Fash
iop." which. like his Mirrors OF
Downing Street." has created so
much interest recently, was at the
party. but isn't a bit good looking,
though the Duster Gentleman said
he was handsome. He did not seem
TO be a good mixer either" doesn't
talk much and says little when he
does
The reception the French Ambas-
sador gave was in compliment to
the newspaper men in the city and
those here for the conference, a
group that has been as extensively
entertained perhaps as the heads of
the delegations. The military and
naval advisers Of the various mis-
sions also have been specially hon
ored at a plumber of functions, the
largest of which last week was
given by the Army and Navy Club,
very brilliant AFFAIR. but entirely
100 crowded for comfort. as most OF
those large parties usually are
The guests Wednesday evening
we're most uncomfortable. but had
= good time nevertheless greeting
old friends-so many people seemed
TO see friends they had not run
across in ages-and eating the sup
per. II was a most elaborate af-
fair with succulent pig all dressed
UP and marvellous lobster in top
hat. sweet Virginia hams and ev-
erythinx imaginable. The club has
ruite a reputation for its extrzor-
dinarily hne suppers and that even
ing was quite up to their mark
Gen. Arthur Murray. vice presi-
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