The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Tragedy Touches Life at the
National Capital at
Every Angle.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 4.
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what the snow might do. All day
Saturday Washington was trudging
We're not running. taxis were not to be
had. and private motors were, good
many of them. stuck. in the drifts.
The girls blossomed out in knicker-
bockers and riding breeches looking
eminently comfortable and sensible.
Every woman who didn't own bifur-
Gated garments enyied those who did.
Everybody seemed to be on a broad
grin. The snow storm was an adven-
ture. Eyes were bright and cheeks
were rosy. People took the inconven-
fence good naturally. But the Knick-
erbocker disaster, the killing OF nearly
hundred, the injuring of as many
more-not merely people, but neigh
bors and friends. men and women
whom one knew and knew all about
put an entirely different aspect on the
snowbound city.
Never an accident here that seemed
to hit so many circles of society.
There were half a dozen army Of
ficers and their wives killed or in
jured. In the diplomatic corps DR..
Julio Bianchi, Minister from Guate-
mala. lost his sister, Mrs. Virginia
Bianchi Feraud, and the third secre-
tary Of the Italian Embassy, Mr.. AS
sereto. lies seriously injured at Emer-
gency Hospital. He unexpectedly
will--recover: but 1t will be a matter
of months, and he may never be really
well again.
Col. Edward III. Shaughnessy. Second
Assistant Postmaster General, was taken
to Walter Reed Hospital with similar
injuries, his wife and daughter to an
other hospital, in no serious danger, Out
with broken bones, which 1t VIII take
time to mend. Col. Shaughnessy was at
first believed to be fatally hurt, but ne
rallied wonderfully. they Thought he
would recover, and then come relapse,
and on Thursday morning the end.
There were lawyers and merchants,
former CONGRESSMAN, DR.. Barchfeld of
Pennsylvania and his daughter, who had
lived for years in Washington; MIS-
Smoot, Senator Shoots wife, lost her
brother; there were several newspaper
men, two Senate pages and half a dozen
students, all killed In the twnkling OF an
eye. The Colonial Danes are mourning
the loss of one OF their most active mem
beers, Mrs. Helen u. Tucker. wife OF
Col Walter Cowles Tucker who was
killed with her. st. Margaret's Church,
which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson attended at
the time that she became Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson and whose rector performed that
rnomentous ceremony. lost its organist,
his wife being killed at his side.
No wonder that most of the larger
functions planned for the beginning Of
the week were postponed.
The White House Dinner.
The White House dinner for the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Taft. and the Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court and
their wives, on Thursday night was
about the first big function of the
week that really took place according
to schedule. and while the group
in whose honor the party was arranged
was small, as compared with the diplo-
matte group of two weeks earlier, the
actual number at table was very nearly
the same--more outsiders being asked
to meet the honor guests.
OF the Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court two were missing-Mr.
Justice Day and Mr.. Justice Pitney-
both of whom had been confined to their
homes for a fortnight with severe colds.
verging on influenza. Mrs. Pitney was
there. in green velvet and pearls. cos
tune that Is most becoming to her red
dish hair and sanguine coloring, and
Justice Day was represented by his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Day, who make their home with
him. Mrs. Day being the chatelaine OF
his establishment and the hostess at
such entertaining as the venerable Jus
tice does. Mrs. Day Is a handsome
brunette. and looked quite stunning in
black velvet and diamonds.
There are certain guests who are In
vited to certain dinners at the White
House a sa matter of course. At this
one one expected, and one found, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Mr.. Daugherty-Mrs.
Daugherty Of course being absent since
she is an invalid-and the Solicitor Gem
pral and Mrs. James M. Beck. Mrs. Beck
WAS lovely as a Dresden figurine, with
her white hair. and lovely gown of the
Vatican type, OF turquoise and silver
brocade over a silver petticoat, and a
breath Of tiny green leaves in her sill
Sery hair. Mrs. Brandeis to me Is al
ways attractive. her shining white hair
brushed back rather severely into
loose coil, her brilliant eyes under the
heavy black brows and the mobile, ex-
pressive face. She Is always we'll
dressed-suitably dressed--it was gray
satin and chiffon, with touches of rhine
stone trimming Thursday night-but
rather unnoticeably You always see
Mrs. Brandeis before you notice her
gown.
Mrs Harding was, as usual, dressed
and down stairs fully half an hour be-
fore the first of her guests arrived, and
with the train OF her gown tucked up
over her arm was fitting through the
rooms admiring and suggesting little
changes, standing Off and studying eff
feet, and generally being the sort Of
eager. interested mistress that the MEM
bers Of her household love TO work for
and with.
She said she Simply loved" the great
martel in the state dining room banked
with azaleas. She thought the mound
OF roses on the Dolly Madison plateau
between her place and the Presidents a
BIT too nat. and suggested TO the decora-
tors that they try building 1t up bit.
she paused to admire the flower
decked stairway and to comment on
the picture IL made when Il framed a
group of diplomats in all the glory of
their diplomatic uniforms and their
clanking swords. She directed most
carefully the placing OF the piano for
the music which was to follow the din
ner.. SO that the pots of palms In that
rSrt or the East Room should form
a good background for the artists Of
the evening: and she gave conspicuous