The Washington times., 1922-12-24
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Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Story; ! think
he married her the same year
she came out. Yes, Caroline
etory's sister.
Shortly after their wedding
they went to Japan, but didn't
Nike II there - cents worth"
70 came back here for q visit
and then on to England. And
now de Sails has returned to his
native land too. And Norval
Richardson is back after four
months in Tokyo. He 10 on
leave and il spending Chfistmas
with relatives-a wealthy borther.
have heard-in Atlanta. Hes
returning to Warrington for an
other brief stay and then 10 of
to Portugal to Join his wife and
young daughter. aged about five.
Norval Richardson was first
secretary Of our legation at Lis
bon and had his family estab-
lishment there. 80 on they stayed
after he was assigned to Japan.
Mr.. Richardson will spend his
two months vacation with them
and then probably b. assigned
to some other station. Some one
told me that Mr.. Richardson's
very small daughter speaks five
languages already.
He has brought out several new
books lately: knew the names OF
them, but to save my soul I can't
think Of them this minute. One I
think In called the "Militaristic
Woman" or "Cave Woman" or
somsthing OF the sort. and I un-
derstand II has caused . great
furore among the ladies. Thew
are all "agin" II. including even
his wife. She is q great help to
him in his writings. and usually
edits his books for him to some
extent, but would not even touch
this one; she's almost rabid on
the subject. he told me. haven't
read It myself yet. 10 ] can't tell
you what I think OF 1t. Mrs.
Richardson is very attractive
wou1sn. unusually attractive and
clever. too.
IN one Of the latest consular bull
letins published monthly by the
American Consular Association
1t was the November number
there IL an interesting account Of
Herbert Hengstler's recent trip to
Europe. He 10 chief Of the con-
sular service and passed the sum.
mer visiting consular offices in
Europe and has written some-
thing about II in that magazine
under the title 'The Chief Goes
Calling" He attended q consu.
lar conference in Switzerland and
one in Berlin, besides doing~a
million and one other things.
The idea of conferences of Off
GERS Is rather new. Several small
groups, notably in Switzerland and
Great Britain. have had annual
meetings for two or three years.
but this was the FIRST time that
the Department had officially sane
toned such meetings to the extent
Of supervising its agenda and send
ipg an officer Of the Department
to be. present both for the benefit
Of the Department and to aid in
making the conferancea really
valuable. Also you may recall
that In the summer . conference
Of consuls- -general-at.large was held
here In Washington for fortnight.
the consular inspectors-who are
called consuls-general-at.large to
such ana such . district--coming
from the four corners Of the earth
to attend.
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART.
who figures actively in wash
ington society these days. has an
interesting article in the Decem-
ber Bootmah. 'The Unreality Of
Modern Realism" In which she
deals with the idealist and the
realist and compares them occa-
sionally. She begins her item with
tho definition Of realism: "In lit
eraturs and art. the principle Of
depicting persons and scenes a.
they exist without any attempt at
idealisation."
A DMIRAL AND MRS. WILL.
LARD H. BRowNSON have
left washington-they never stay
here very long at q time--and are