The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-15

the Blue Room, too, the one leading
into the Green Room. And they
usually faced south instead of north
as they did last night
Lord and Lady Lee stood in the
Red Room for some time greeting
the guests over rhe rope as they
filed by and held a small reception
all their own. They have made
many sincere friends since their
arrival in this country. Alice Long
worth Roosevelt. who is always a
center Of admiring groups. took
some man on a tour of the White
House, upstairs and down. explain-
ing the changes her father, made
there and greeting all of the old
white House employees. never
saw Mime. Jusserand look SO we'll OF
so stylish. Her gown was very
handsome and modish. Al q dis
lance the material looked like vel
vet, but when chatting with her !
saw II was Of cloth of silver with
a background of burnt orange that
showed a wee bit through on the
right side. Half of the bodice was
of burnt orange chiffon. She wore
diamond tiara and necklace, Jewels
she put carefully away during the
mournful war days. ] never saw so
many and such handsome jewels
as were there Thursday night, I do
believe. Mrs. Ned Mclean fairly
blazed with them / never saw her
look so well either. Her gown was
lovely. of a beautiful shade of real
red red made made on charming
lines. Her tiara was huge and Of
enormous diamonds the big center
one, being I'm sure, the famous
Hope diamond. Certainly IL the
Hope diamond Is any bigger than
that II must be a search light. Sha
wore q diamond necklace that rep
resented a fortune in itself. Mrs.
Marshall Field had on lovely dia-
monds. Mrs. Cromwell Brooks, who
Is so attractive and never looked
better than she did Thursday even
ing all IN white, had on q diamond
coronet that was most becoming.
Mrs. John Philip Hill, Of Baltimore,
who was with Mrs. Peter Gerry
most OF the evening. looked very
handsome also and most OF the men
about seemed to think So too. But
gracious, I could gossip for hours
about the reception. But / must
say II does seem to me absolutely
incomprehepsible why always at
such functions there are at least a
few people who don't have sense
enough to know how to dress for
such occasions and wear their hats.
II they don't know before they
reach the Executive Mansion, you
would think when they got there
and saw that the majority didn't
have hats on they would have sense
enough to take their hats off. And
IL they haven't enough sense for
that, then the attendants should re-
quest that they remove their hats
just as a theater attendant would do.
1t spoils the brilliancy of such en-
tertainments and then I think II
would be a kindness to tell such
people what they should do SO they
will know better next time. How
can people be SO stupid. don't
know
1t was nice to see Mrs. Newton
d. Baker again She was surrounded
all evening by old friends who seized
the. opportunity to greet her. Past
administrations were also echoed in
the presence Of the former Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Lansing. tn. former
Attorney General and Mrs. George W
Wickersham. former Secretary OF War
and Mrs. Stimson, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Gary T. Grayson, and Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant, who was accom-
panied BY Prince and Princess Cam
tacuzene anu Princess Bertha Cam
tacuzene. Another guest of unusual
interest was the new Minister of
Hungary, Count Laszlo Szech snyi,
and Countess Szechenyi. formerly
Gladys Vanderbilt, a charming Ameri-
can woman who was a great fayorite
or Mrs. Mckinley and used to play
at the White House as a child.
You should have seen Mrs. Wander
bilt. She looked like a Christmas
tree the last time ! saw her. Last
night she looked like-weli, I don't
know what. Her gown was Of orchid
colorcd velvet. Her hair which Is
white and very curly Is bobbed. She
wore q broad band about her hair
and l,w on the forehead the color
of her gown which ended in large
diamond bows and tassies that
sparkled against her hair. She wore
many diamonds all over her, The
new German attaches and their wives
were there and the center of much
interest too, many standing of star
Ing at them rather rudely / thought.
Tomorrow evening the Hard
lngs Will be the guests of honor at
a reception which the Congressional
Club Will give at their clubhouse
an annual event of much impor-
lance and interest. This will be
the hrst Of the clubs usual large
functions though they gave
charming afternoon reception for
the wives o. the men connected
with the arms conference some
weeks ago.
Then LAST Monday the Hardings
were the guests of honor at a din
ner given by the Secretary of state
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hupees
one OF the Cabinet dinners Rener-
ally given each season to the chief
executive and his wife when a dis
tinsuished company was asked TO
meet them. This is the SECOND ~
the series. the hrst having been
given few weeks ago by the head
OF Harding's official family, the
Vice President and Mrs. COOLIDGE
The next to entertain them will he
the Secretary of the Treasury az
ne ranks next to the Secretary of
State-and SO on down the line Of
Cabinet members.
The next evening President ana
Mrs. Harding went to a little, inn.
promptu dinner such az In a ha ~,
with them occasionaIly-once
week, / should say. Their host las,
Tuesday was Harry NJ. Daurhertv
the Attorney General, who IL a
close friend Of the Presidents. The
Hardtngs caused some little excite.