The New York herald., 1922-01-22
COlOrful Costumes Are Worn
by Women at Various
Entertainments.

WASHlNGTON, Jan. Il.
IN INNERS. dinners, dinners. II
spite of the fact that tn,
week began with big recep
tion-the Congressional Clubs annua
event in honor of the Chief Executive
and the First Washington Ger.
tainly INDUCED itself to the limit ir
what is admittedly its favorite indoor
sport.
Just as last week the overshadow.
ing event was the diplomatic recep.
ton at the White House, so this week
1t was President and Mrs. Harding's
dinner to the diplomatic corps or
Thursday; and that was second only
to the Secretary of the Treasury's
dinner in honor OF the President anc
Mrs. Harding on Wednesday; ant
these in turn were only a degree more
highly important officially than Mr.
and Mrs. William Marshall Bullitt's
dinner for Chief Justice and Mrs
William Howard Taft.
Then there were half a dozen din
ners for the Coolidges. two or three
for the Secretary of State and Mrs
Hughes, the usual grist of diplomatic
and conference dinners. and one every
night this week, I believe. for Mrs
Newton D. Baker. wife of the former
Secretary of War. or the former Sec
retary of Agriculture and Mrs. Edwin
T. Meredith, or both: Representative
Wares dinner for George Wharton
Pepper. new Senator from Pennsyl
vania; the Fred Brittens' dinner fol
Gen. Pershing; and a scattering o.
others which presumably looked ou
for tie residue of official society,"
there was any residue. On the whole
I should say that nobody went hun
gry this last week, though some O
them may be wishing about now tha
they had dined wisely and not so well
Mrs. Baker Popular.
Mrs. Baker. by the way. Is rejoicing
in the opportunity for dancing, botf
wisely (they say it's the best thing IT
the world for your digestion) and well
She made her first appearance at the
diplomatic reception at the White House
on Thursday of last week, havint
reached Washington only a few hours
earlier. 1t was. by the way. her frs
experience with a diplomatic receptior
for the only one Of the Wilson regime
had been held several months before Mr.
Baker succeeded Mr.. Garrison as Sec
retary of War. She had taken part II
every other variety of White House re
ception. with the present Mrs. Wilson al
hostess. She wore handsome gown o.
black velvet at the diplomatic reception
and looked very well In 1t. Almost al
soon as she had passed down the line.
greeting the Hardings and the Hugheses
who composed II that night, she begai
tn hold n little reception of her own
For she was Immediately surrounded b,
her Washington friends as glad to gree
her unofficially as they ever had beer
when she was a cabineteer.
And they have been busy ever sinc'
making her welcome. She has been con
stantly on the go. She had planned t.
stay ten days, but she found that Mrs
Connor had made engagements for hel
carving over several days beyond, In
deed completely filling the two weeks
for which she had invited her. and sc
Cleveland will have to get along with
out her for a few days longer. She IL
staying over for General and Mrs. Bliss
dinner on the twenty-fourth. and ex
poets to go home the following day.
She Ia dancing, to make up for months
of walking soberly and for months tc
come during which she Will perhaps no
have such a chance. For she says rather
ruefully, Women of my age don't seen
TO dance In Cleveland and you know
how I love it," Here. everybody knows
le ~ 10
how we'll she does 1t. and she Is beint
invited TO dances right and left. anc
most of the dinners for her are winding
up with dances.
There Is quite o little entertaining
being done Jointly for Mrs. Baker anc
Mrs. Meredith getting together Of
little groups of the former Adminlstra'
ton. Mrs. Lansing gave luncheon foi
them. both having been Cabineteers a.
the same time that she was. although
Mrs. Meredith scarcely overlapped Mrs
Lansing at all. People are not In quite
such hurry to get their parties foi
Mrs. Meredith out of their systems. as
they are those for Mrs. Baker. because
Mrs. Meredith is here for n month OF
more. has her husband and her daughter
Mrs. Frederick owen Bohen, with her
and Is likely to stay a while. In fact
she's talking of taking house-or ar
what is LETT OF the
season. And Mrs. Baker is going In
few days. so her friends are examining IN
ALI the entertaining for her that they
possibly can. 1t seems rather pity
that she can't stay over for the OHIO
Society's big anniversary party next
week-January 81, believe 1t is-which
Is going TO be a very big affair. with
the President and Mrs. Harding as the
honor guests. The Pennsylvania Society
Is also planning big party-next
wednesday or Friday. ] forget which
with Gov. and Mrs. Sproul as the honor
guests and Senator and Mrs George
Wharton Pepper also In line
Congressional Clubs Reception.
The Congressional Clubs reception
Monday night in honor OF the President
and Mrs. Harding was. like all the clubs
really beautiful event. The
clubrooms were very much In gala attire
and Il certainly is becoming TO them.
II rather looked as n Mrs. Lenroot, the
president. and the other officers OF tho
club were taking their cue from the
White House In the matter OF reducing
the receiving party. Ono did not have
10 run the gantlet Of the whole list OF
club officers after having greeted Mrs.
Tenroot and paid ones respects TO the
President and First Lady.
Mrs. Harding--well. really. you know.
it seems TO me that each gown she
wears is prettier than the last and that
she gets better looking every day. That
night sne had on gown OF white
opalescent sequins. mounted on cream
white net The skirt had the medium
train which the First Lady usually
wears. and was slightly draped toward
the back a glrdle OF old blue velvet