The Washington herald., 1921-10-02

Both President and Mrs. Hard
ing were very busy last week, the
President attending to business and
Mrs. Harding making her plans for
the winter and preparing her
wardrobe
OF course the womenkind are all
intensely interested in just what
Mrs. Harding will do and what she
viii wear this winter. especially
when the foreign dignitaries flock
to Washington. So many of wash
ineton's social leaders went abroad
this summer that the winters func-
tons are sure to be marked by
numerous Paris creations in the way
OF clothes which the wanderers
have brought back with them.
Many of the fond mammas have
slipped over to Paris this fall for
a flying trip with their debutante
daughters just for the purpose Of
purchasing clothes. The buds this
season will have a particularly in
teresting time. for they will have
the privilege Of attending not only
the usual parties given for the
"debs" but also the various White
House functions and the many un-
usually brilliant entertainments
which will be given for the dele
gates to the armament conference.
TRADITIONAL
FUNCTIONS.
Rumor has it that the White
House entertainments will be more
varied and more numerous than
ever before. All the traditional
White House functions are to be re-
vived. / understand. the four usual
state receptions-in compliment to
the judiciary. the diplomats, the
Congressional set and the army and
naval officers and the various
state dinners. Then other parties
are to be slipped in, probably few
musicals-and even a dance or two
perhaps, for both President and
Mrs Harding are fond of that pas
time.
The functions given there for the
conference delegates will begin. 1t
is more than likely, soon after the
conference opens in November.
which is very early in the season
for formal White House parties
or any formal parties. in fact-and
will make the social season very
lorg. But the exact dates for par
ties at the Executive Mansion prob
ably won't be announced for sew
eraI weeks yet as il is rather diff
ficult task to select the dates. And
vet society here-and in other
cities. too, tC some degree-can't
make its plans until it knows Mrs.
Harding's plans. because their dates
might interfere and a function
given at the same time as one at
tbc White House is sure to be an
absolute failure. don't you know.
AEOUT THOSE
CABINET DINNERS.
WONDERING what sort of
dinner parties the Cabinet
members will give for Presi-
Gent and Mrs. Harding this winter?
The dates of these dinners are prob
ably being settled right now or Will
y shortly. All of the wives of Cabi-
- officers have not yet returned to
Washington, but they will all be
ssre soon now. (Mrs. DENLY. Mr..
Eoover and Mrs. Weeks are still
.way. but they are due back
.hortlyD
previously the President and his
wife were not supposed to dine with
,nv one except their Cabinet OFF,
GERS and the parties were very for
nal official affairs with only Cabi-
-, r,embers and their wives pres
.nt They all would dine with each
ether until they were tired of see
t,c- the same faces. (They never
adu,itted il but they must have
Sa,, And finally during the Will
- administration the hosts asked
a., one they pleased. USUALLY par
,ic,,1arIy interesting people. Of
,-se 70 meet the President and
90 wife and consequently the par
,,as we're much jollier and just as
tsorraI President and Mrs. Har-
ding go even further and dine with
{ ,hejr close friends whenever the
,,frIt moves them, though always
So or less informally. so the
.,ateIv dinners this season may be
a,,sr less stately than ever before.
REVIVAL OF
CUSTOM.
The White House dinner given in
compliment to the Cabinet is gener-
DIV the first state function of the
winter at the White House. This
viii be the first winter for some
,ir,e that the rsual program of
s,ate functions has been given at
,ba White House. for they were
aboIished during the war and later
ssca;1se Of Mr.. Wilson's illness. Oc-
casionaIIy a distinguished visitor
rom overseas called for a formal
s;nnsr during the war days. but for
~. last two years there hasn't been
= state function of any sort there.
n,rs Harding entertained at a Sc
rjes Of garden parties last spring,
but they were not sta.e functions
though they were delightful.
. The President and Mrs. Harding
.Jipped in a little recreation last
week between their working hours
The President played some golf at
the Chevy Chase Glib and "rt"r-
tanned DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler