The New York herald., 1922-03-26

the Postmaster-General and Mrs. Hubert
Work (Mr Glover being Third Assistant
ostmaster-General), was rather highly
official, and the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand are giving consider
able party tonight.
Then there was Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stocks dinner for the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Taft on Monday. necessarily some
thing OF function and Gen. Pershing s
large dinner at Rauscher's last night,
before the army dance a couple for the
Coolidges though they did try TO Keep
free from entangling alliances this week
in order to devote themselves TO the
boys. whose holiday is drawing TO a
close; and a scattering of 'smart little
dinners.' the sort Mrs. Grafton Minot
and Brig Gen. and Mrs. Douglas Mac
Arthur give. both OF whom entertained
during tho week
Quite the most interesting function oil
the week was the luncheon and recep-
ton which the Persian Minister Mira
Hussein Khan Alai gave on Tuesday In
celebration OF the Persian New Year
for in the Persian calendar the year
begins logically with the first day OF
spring, and on March 3, according 10
our arbitrary calendar. the Persians
celebrate the New Year with their great
feast Of No-Roux.
There were several other affairs well
worth while. Count constantinis dinner.
for instance. lie is special adviser to
the Italian Embassy, tempo arily at
tached." He seems 10 have come TO
stay-for a while, at any rate-for. as l
understand it. he has taken a house out
at 1903 Tnirtieth street, in the ne,ghbor-
hood which has been made accessible by
the opening Of the fine new buffalo
bridge, and in which a colony OF smart
official and diplomatic folk have lately
been buying and remodeiing some OF
those fine old Georgetown houses"
Mrs. Barnett's Return.
hear that Mrs. George Barnett. just
back from Honolulu, whittier she ac-
companied Gen. Barnett on an offlcal
inspection trip. has sold her house out
IN that section il was GOES q street,
which she bought last fall and had a lot
o. fun remodeling and fitting up, ap-
parently with the idea OF occupying II
herself. But II Is sold to Mr.. Henry NJ.
Blount, whose former home. the Oaks.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss bought
and have been extensively remodeling
and furnishing and decorating to their
taste.
Mrs Barnett Is expecting to srend
most OF her time at Wakefield Manor.
down in Vlrgina--she and her daugh-
ter, Miss Anne Gordon-until May.
when they will go out to the coast again
and join Gen. Barnett fer the trip to
Japan for the reunion of the famous An
napolis class of 81. 1t has accepted Ad-
miral Uriu's invitation to have its re-
union in Tokio.' Last year they had their
fortieth anniversary celebration here
and at Annapolis attended the gradua-
tion exercises of the class or '2l; went
10 Fay Doyen's wedding In body tGen
Doyen was of trat class. as was Sec
retary Weeks ard Adm rnl Wilson)
and generally had wonderful time. but
rot bit wonderfuller than this years
will be In Japan!
But 10 return 10 Count Constantini's
dinner. Mrs. George Vanderbilt and her
daughter Miss Cornela Vanderbilt were
among the dinner guests, and n good
many Of the party were among those
present at the small informal dance
which Mrs. Vanderbilt gave that same
evening for Miss Cornelia nj their home
on X street IL was ono of series of
small but smart dances that Mrs. Van
derbilt has been giving for her daughter
which have the reputation Of being en-
tirely delightful affairs. Michio Itow,
the japanese dancer. delighted large
audiences recently in the series Of
Oriental evenings given at Central High
School was feature Of the evening"
and believe he has danced at Mrs.
Vanderblt's also.
The next dance Of Importance was one
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood gave at
Rauscher's on Wednesday night for her
niece. Miss Antoinette Graves, who ar
rived about a week ago to spend some
Sme with Mrs. Wood. Miss Graves Is
frequent visitor in Washington and IS
always doubly welcome among the
Young people Of her own age. because
Mrs Wood nearly always gives some
young peoples parties while here.
Both before Miss Graves's dance and
before the Army dance on Friday night
there were a number Of dinners, all