The Washington herald., 1922-02-12
Bulgarian Minister'S Wife
Entertains at Luncheon
Foreign Visitors Continue Receiving Honors
Through Many Departed Following
Arms Conference Conclusion.

~ . ooPPCh uoAlNC at Nv
Hotel, a party planned for last Mon
day but postponed until Friday. Post
poning parties is almost fashionable.
it would seem. wouldn't it. Sickness
caused many to be postponed last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. clifford Pinchot had
dinner guests Friday evening and
Representative and Mrs. Frank Mon
dell did likewise that evening; also
the Fred Bughers. Mrs. Charles
Ffouilke gave a dinned dance for her
debutante Granddaughter. Miss Gladys
Chapman Smith. Last night there
was to have been that dinner the
guests invited have been anticipating
with UNUSUAL interest for more than
fortnight. the dinner planned by
the Rumanian Minister and his wife,
Princess Bibesco in compliment to her
mother. Margot Asquith. Even those
who don't admire her are curious to
meet her. But bless your heart, she
got sick and upset all the plans for
her. She and Princess Bibesco who
went to New York to meet her, both
caught severe colds or the flu or
something Of the sort. and the dinner
which the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes planned in her honor
Thursday evening was postponed. as.
OF course. were the Bibesco recep-
tion Friday, the lecture Mrs. AS
quith was to give Thursday and the
luncheon planned by Mrs. Andre
Brewster for her on Thursday
everything was upset. Again the
best laid plans of mice, and men,
you know. The French Embassy din
ner Friday night was to have been
for Mrs. Asquith. too, you know. but
they had the party without her.
Then the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Weeks were honor guests at
dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Walker gave last evening. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Frederick c.
Hicks entertained at dinner last
evening in honor of Miss Helen Le-
Seure. granddaughter of Uncle
Joe" Cannon who is the center OF
quite a furry entertaining just
now. The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter were dinner hosts last even
ing as was also Mrs. Sylvanus
Stokes and a number of others.
Then each day there were many
luncheon parties of particular in
terest too.
AMBASSADOR JUSsERAND
AMONG LUNCHEON HOSTS.
Among the luncheon hosts of the
week of special interest was the
French Ambassador. ]. ]. Jusserand,
as a farewell for the French con-
ference delegates. That was last
Sunday and Monday he and his wife
celebrated the nineteenth anniver-
sary of the day he first presented
his credentials to President Roose-
welt. Friday again they enter
tained, this time at a dinner.
There were a number of farewell
parties for. departing delegates dur
ing the week. The japanese dele
cation gave a dinner for the
Chinese delegation-a return favor.
for the Chinese delegation gave the
Japanese a dinner party several
weeks ago. a party that caused a
bit OF excitement, for nothing of
that nature had taken place here in
many a day: smoking the pipe OF
peace, as 1t were. Then the heads
Of the Japanese delegation gave a
farewell reception Wednesday and
Thursday evening, some Of the at
talhes of the Japanese Embassy en-
tertained for the delegates. As
each delegate or group departed he
was escorted to the station by State
Department officials in quite a
formal manner. The last open ses-
sion of the conference last Monday
was a great event: everybody was
there; almost a complete gathering
of the social clans. Mrs. Harding
was there with a party: she only
n
box party of official women on each
occasion.
The official ladies-wife of the
Vice President, of the Speaker of
the House and most of the Cabinet
Wednesday, having postponed the
day from the week before.
Arthur Balfour and several of the
other conference delegates and a
large share of the cream of Wash
ington society migrated to New
York the first of the week to at
tend a bal poudre given by Gen.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs.
Vanderbilt has been in Washington
most of the winter. Really Wash
ington was quite deserted Monday
evening which was the day of that
function. l. think she went home
just to give the party. The junior
Cornelius Vanderbilts have wired
every few days for over a week
now that they were coming down.
but this flu which seems to be so
popular just now has delayed them
day after day. They plan to stay
when they do get here at the Ward
man Park Hotel
The affair was in honor of A. Bal
four, who is a house guest of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Their
other house guests are Lord Lee OF
Fareham and Lady Lee, Hugh c.
Wallace, former Ambassador to
France, and Mrs. wallace, and their
niece, Miss Sally Beecher.
There were 200 guests at the din
ner, and several hundred additional
which followed. The women came
with powdered Coiffures, and many
wore white wigs.
The dinner guests were seated at
eight tables arranged in the dining
hall and picture gallery. In the
west end of the ballroom a small
stage was erected, where Rosina
CALI. premiere danseuse of the
Metropolitsn Opera, appeared in
dances. Baria's orchestra, the
members of which were in costume,
played selections, and there were
two orchestras which played for
the general dancing throughout the
evening.
Many distinguished diplomats and
visitors from abroad were among
the guests, including Admiral de
Ecn, of the French Navy: Mai. Gen.
II. K. Bethel, military attache, and
Arthur YSncken, third secretary of