Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-16
BY BETTY
Special CORRESPONDENT Of The Great Falls Tribune
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune

opeciai correspondent Of The Great Falls Tribune.
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
Washington, July 1.-THE rendez-
vous OF Washington society these days
and it is surprising to see how much
OF society is still here-seems to be
the swimming pool at Wardman park.
Five members Of the cabinet live at the
hotel AUDITING the pool and perhaps,
instead of holding "%putt-putt' sessions
on the golf links this summer as they
have heretofore, the presidents execu-
tive family may discuss some of the
questions of state at underwater ses-
sions.'
There isn't a p~rettier sight to be
seen than the pool in its lovely sylvan
setting. Those who don't swim watch
the bathers cavort from the large hotel
gallery o where an orchestra plays
during the afternoon and tea is served.
The diplomats particularly come to-
gether about every afternoon. and many
OF the girls of the younger set. The
Peruvian ambassador, e.. A. Pezet.
scarcely misses a day in the pool. His
pretty little wife usually watches from
the gallery above. One day last week
she was there, wearing a charming
gown Of oyster colored silk crepe, the
bodice rather snug fitting, made with
a N-shaped neck in front but cut high
in the back with a small flat collar.
The skirt was ankle length and rather
tight, with drapery of the silk falling
down each side.
Nine. Claude Langlais. who sailed
yesterday for Europe to spend two
months with her husbands parents in
Lille, was watching. too, from the gal
lery above. Her gown was a refresh
ingly cool looking model of wash silk
"a white back ground almost entirely
covered with a small gron pattern. The
skirt was plain. straight and slightly
gathered. and reached to a point four
or five inches above the ankles. The
neck was boat-shaped and the sleeves
elbow length, all untrimmed. The
striking feature of the frock was a
wide shaped Bertha that fell almost
to the elbows.
Nine. Ballivain, the pretty blonde
daughter of the Bolivian ambassador
and Nine. Ballivain was in the pool
wearing a closely fitted silk jersey
suit of brown with stripe about the
skirt of Orange Her cap was of
orange with a black butterfly front:
The Wardman pools only rival is
tut bHt III INC tStdtt VI L C'hh
II. Henderson on Sixteenth street. The
pool is on the west side of the Hender-
son estate and has been improved by
stone benches on the side and much
landscape gardening. Mrs. Henderson.
who has gone to her summer place at
Bar Harhor, turned her pool over to
some of her friends for their enjoy
ment. At the Henderson pool also the
one piece bathing suit seems to be the
most worn. usually wool. The fancy
silk, beruffled suits seem to be q thing
of the past.
Washington is really a very pleas
ant summer resort, | can tell you, and
gets more so every year. For one
thing the women who stay have a
grand time. for the town is full to
overflowing with unattached men,
whose wives and sweethearts have
gone to the country and then, the
girls. being fewer in number, find men
always at their beck and call. There
are so many parks, pretty drives and
many other things to make life here
in the summer a delight.
Yachts and houseboats are helping
to pass the warm days. too. for many.
Miss Ailsa Mellon. daughter of the
secretary of the treasury. whose cousin.
". l.. Mellon. has a yacht, the Naga-
bondia. in the channel for an indefi-
mite period. gave a dinner aboard last
Wednesday night. Miss Mellon is TAX
ing many short trips. Just now she is
visiting Colonel and Mrs. Bridges at
Mattahoisett. Mass. Colonel Bridges
is on the British embassy staff. Miss
Mellon looked very sweet at her dinner
in a gown of soft yellow chiffon over
fine white real lace. The gown was