The Washington times., 1922-08-06

Ladies' OF the Senate. .
II was a typical midsummer
party. cold delicacies of various
sorts being served and the guests
wearing sports clothes or the thin
georgette or voile gowns which
are so perfectly adapted to this
climate. Mrs. Marshall wore white.
a very chic frock which set one
TO wondering II it were not Of
Paris extraction. She has always
worn made in America Clothes"
but here she is just back from a
European trip-her first, If you
please-and 1t takes a very strong
character to withstand the lure Of
the Paris ateliers.
MRS. CARRAwAY also wore
black and white and Mrs.
Thomas P.-Gore had on a black
velvet sports jacket, with a white
skirt and blouse and a small black
hat. "Once a member, always a
member" is the motto of the
Ladies Of the Senate. so Mrs. Gore,
the wife of former Senator Gore
of Oklahoma, retains her affilia-
ton with the organization despite
the vicissitudes of politics which
have sent her husband back to
private life and the practice Of
law. So, too, with Mrs. John F.
Nugent. wife of Senator Nugent.
who was also present.
Mrs. Arthur Capper. who always
wears lovely clothes, had on a
white sport dress banded with
emerald green and a small white
hat. Lovely Mrs. Tasker Oddie,
one Of the handsomest women in
the Senate circle, was in dark blue
and white with a big black hat.
Mrs. Morris Sheppard was a
lovely picture in black and white,
and Mrs. Harreld's white crepe
gown was made with pleated
panels on the side, a big red hat
trimmed in luscious red cherries
contributing a gay note of color.
Mrs. George Wharton Pepper,
beautifully gowned in thin dark
blue satin, severely simple. and
wearing one of the smart new lace
wells with her small black hat,
hurried in very late. She had had
q luncheon engagement, but didn't
want to miss the party entirely.
Others present were Mrs. Ashurst,
Eowned in red and black with a
big black hat and acting as
mistress Of ceremonies; the
Misses Cummins, sister of Senator
Cummins; Mrs. A. Owsley Stanley,
Ara Harreld, Mrs. Frank Willis,
Of Ohio; Mrs. Cameron and the
two Mrs. Joneses. the wife Of Sem
ator Andreius Jones, of New Mex
leo. and the wife of Senator
Wesley Jones Of Washington
verify q most distinguished COM
pany for midsummer.
THE part which this informal
luncheon club has played in
promoting fellowship among the
women in official life came in for
considerable discussion on this
occasion. In the course Of long
service in the Senate, the men IN
the Upper House have always
dome very close to one another,
Regardless Of party affiliations.
With their wives. however. it used
To be different. Thursday being
calling day for Senator's wives, 1t
vas difficult for one to call upon
arother with any assurance Of
finding her at home. And such
formal calls are purely perfusctory
any way. Moreover. the paths
d two Senatorial women. who
might be congenial If they only
fohnd It out, crossed only semi
occasionally in general society. SO
There was considerable justice in
the statement Of the wife of one
old stager in the Senate that she
had come to know the wives Of
her husbands colleagues much
better In the two years of so that
the Ladies Of the Senate had been
In existence than in all the twenty
years Of her previous experience
With official life in Washington.
As for Mrs. Marshall, there isn't
q woman in the little luncheon,
dub who does not regard her with
great affection; and when tho
Vice President retired to private
lie the organization presented her
With q stunning silver service and
then, when the money kept pour
ing in, went out and purchased
four silver candlesticks, a sand
wich basket and various hand.
some pieces of table silver.
shopping with Mrs. Walsh,
,,notorink IN tho afternoons and