The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
Washington Society

the most colorful and interesting to attend. The court uniforms of the diplomats add So much to the brill
 liancy Of the scene always The
 White House is determined not to
 permit it's official parties to degener-
 ate into mad crashes such as l have
 seen there in the past, when you had
 to stand for hours in jam waiting
 for your turn. and women would faint
 and men drop out of line.
 Number Limited Now
 In other days one hesitated, with good reason, to wear new gown
 to White House reception for more
 than likely it would be ruined in the crush and few minutes after ones arrival, no one would suspect the gown of being new. So this year the guests to all the state functions are being limited to a number that can be comfortably accommodated
 Monday afternoon the Hardings
 will be guests of honor at reception
 which the Congressional club will give at the club house. an annual event of much importance and in- terest This will be the first of the i clubs usual large functions though q ey gave charming afternoon re- eeption for the wives of the men connected with the arms conference some weeks ago.
 Last Monday the Hardings were the guests of honor at dinner given by the Secretary of State and Mrs Charles Evans Hughes. one of the cabinet dinners generally given each season to the chief executive and his wife when a distinguished company was asked to meet them. This is the second of the series the first hay l ing been given a few weeks ago by the head of Mir. Harding's of ficial family the Vice President and
 Mrs Coolidge. The next to enter
 tain them will be the Secretary of ! Treasury as he ranks after Secretary of State, and so on down ;he line o2 cabinet members
 Monday evening while the ITard- | ings were dining with the Hughes
 the Coolidge's were dining with Rep resentative and Mrs. Treadway, who asked large company to meet them. The next in line of official import
 aGce were also guests of honor at a dinner the same evening, Mir. and
 Mrs. l. T. Mann. entertained at din-
 nor for Chief Justice and Mrs Taft. i The ball season has begun and there are balls for every charity under the sum-" until people are so weary of large balls that they just l buy tickets and stay at home, but
 the charity ball Monday was an eN-
 ception and the boxes were filled
 with the fashion of the capital. l President and Mrs. Harding were | there. Tuesday. of course, there were also large collection of dinner parties. There isn't any day. not ex- cepting Sunday at this season that i that calendar is not filled with din ners, Representative and Mrs. Fred l Britton gave a dinner that evening
 at their apartment in honor of the i Speaker of the House and Mrs. Fred i erick H. Gdllett. Mrs. Hanihara, heading the Japanese delegation. yes
 few delegates are still here, though each day sees more depart-had an 5. interesting company for dinner We'd nesday evening, including some con 1 ference delegates. Mrs Henry F. i Bimocll was hostess at dance when the guests were asked to meet the l dehutant great-aran daughter of ] President Grant Princess Bertha ] Cantacuzene. Her grandmother. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, was one of i Mondays dinner hosts.