The Washington herald., 1922-11-19

This is the day of the de-
butante, however, and, although
most of the buds will not bios
som Officially" until after
Thanksgiving, each day now
has its grist of festivities given
by-or for-one or another of
the debutantes. And they are
organizing into congenial
groups to make plans for the
benefit balls and the various
entertainments for charity for
which their aid has been en-
listed.
A 8 for the diplomats. luncheon
"A parties and more or less in
formal dinners are of frequent
occurrence at the various embae-
sizes and legations. Both the
French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand and the Belgian AM
bassador and Baroness de Car
tier had farewell parties for the
retiring Polish Minister and Prin-
cess Lubomirska, who are on
their way back to Poland after
an all too brief visit in Washing
ton; and the next. thing on the
carpet will be more parties 20
welcome Prince Lubomirski's sue
cessor, DR.. Ladislaw Wroblewskt.
and his pretty young wife, who
have just arrived at the legation.
The Jusserands had another
luncheon following the pretty
little ceremony which marked the
investing of the Peruvian ambas-
sador. Mr.. Pezet, with the legion
Of honor. the French ambassador,
Of course. making the presenta-
tion. And scarcely a week goes
by without one OF the informal
breakfast parties for which the
Ambassador of Peru and Nine.
Pezet are famous.
At the French Embassy, all en-
tertaining has been most informal
in character, for the house is being
painted and consequently is not yet
in party dress. Ambassador JUS
serand. by the way. has gone to
New York. to meet NJ. Clemenceau,
but is expected back tomorrow.
Clemenceau-''the Tiger OF France"
will come to Washington for a
visit, but not until later.
TIL E R E always seems to be
something doing at the Brit
ish embassy. The Ambassador
and Lady Geddes have guests
lunching with them en- famille
two or three times. a week. and
during the season they are usual
ly dinner hosts when they are
not dinner guests. Moreover.
there have already been two for
NAL and more or less official par
ties at the embassy-the dinner
given last night for the ambas-
sador's brother, Sir Eric Geddes,
and the party a week ago at
which Lord and Lady Louis
Mountbatten were the bright par
ticular stars.
Sir Eric Geddes had expected to
reach Washington in time to at
tend the dinner for the Mountbat-
tens. but he was prevented by the
delayed docking Of the Aquitania.
Consequently, he decided to spend
a few days in New York before
coming to Washington. and post
poned his arrival here until after
the return Of the ambassador from
a hasty trip to Boston. where he
was pleased to speak. Sir Eric will
only be in this country a short
while and will probably spend most
of that time here with Sir Auck-
land and Lady Geddes. His visit,
this time, is quite unofficial.
The Mountbattens left Washing
ton for New York on Monday and
have been staying at q hotel
through this week although they
are eventually to be guests of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. The Junior Cornelius
vanderbilts gave a dinner for them
here last Sunday. you remember,
and afterward there was a dance
which assumed quite imposing pro-
portions. the smartest element of
the younger set being present.
Colonel Robert n. Thompson,
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