Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-13
SOCIALSEASON
IN WASHINGTON
REACHES PEAK
Nations Capital Nears Fa-
tigue Point in Gaiety Whirl
of Four Months.
YAWNS ARE STIFLED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Lord and ia
dies of the capitals mansions are en-
countering difficulties in their efforts to
suppress judicious yawns, born Of IA
tigue, in the wake of the most strenu-
Gus social season Washington has ever
known.
Four months high temperature social
fever has now developed a sudden case
of social dodrums. Not that the round
Of functions has lessened perceptibly. but
that the functions themselves fail to
function with their former fund OF
fnesse. Miady trips behind the palm
plant, and, hidden by its fronds, gives
way TO a titan yawn and then hastens
back to her guests, few noting that her
winsome smile is more histrionic than
sincere.
The men, poor fellows, have risen to
noble heights in their endeavOrs to "see
this thing through" and they are to
be found night after night at luncheon
and tea and tete-a- tete in seemingly end
less succession, living up to their vows.
chatting with demure mademoiselles or
with the elderly mstrons who grace the
picturesque assemblages that hold forth
every day and night in every embassy,
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the elite.
CELLAR GOODS STOCKS
ALSO PUT TO TEST.
None had thought the conference on
limitation of ornaments would last so
long. None had thought their healthy
stocks of cellar goods would be called
upon to last so long. And thus those
more generous hosts dispensed Of their
liquid treasure long before the round
OF gayeties had come to an end. There
is no longer the attraction at their re-
captions that there was wont to be in
the days before New Year doomed. They
have been socially shelved, and in their
places now entertain the lords and ladies
who dealt out their celebrating beV-
erages frugally.
The tedium that has settled itself down
upon Washington is being overridden
with characteristic American resourceful-
ness. American ladies who are called
upon to entertain foreign dignitaries and
their wives on occasion after occasion do
so with that winning air and pleasantly
that Europeans marvel upon. Though
the "air' may be more or less dramatic
it is nevertheless never allowed to waver,
and the foreign ladies and gentlemen
can detect no flaw in the performance
that nightly Is staged in Washington.
The whole situation has been reduced to
a telepathic understanding, and as
consequence hostesses think twice these
latter days before sending out invita-
tions to transporting victims. Mercy is
at last creeping into that merciless estate
the aristocracy.
"HERE'S YOUR HAT,
DON'T BE IN HURRY"
Perceiving folk are quick to under
Tn hao oil md
forth in almost every mansion household
by the madame from her boudoir to
the master in his study-is, My dear,
when do you suppose our guests will de-
eide to go home 2" The answer is in
evitably, Let US hope they go soon, my
dear Deucedly jolly folk they are, but
d8mnably boring-whatf"
Nobility never before graced the ma
tional capital as 1t has charmed it these
past four months. Princes and prin-
cesses, titled statesmen, elegant ladies,
distinguished delegates, ambassadors and
ministers frequent the city and lend
added color e. granted charm. Hos
tesses and as. - hostesses were not
slow to take .utage Of the occasion.
Hatrons have Wed with one another to
entertain the debonair gentlemen an
their dainty escorts. Engravers are still
doing q rushing business.
Leading caravansaries have not en-
loved a quiet evening since Nov. IL, their
bathrooms and dining rooms having been
dated up for weeks in advance Every
delegate entertained first at luncheon,
then at dinner and then at formal eve
nings each Of the other delegations, then
each Of the delegates individually, and
then on down through the entire diplo-
matte corps. The Senators had their turn
too, and presided over countless func-
tions.
HONORED GUESTS
AT GAY AFFAIRS.
Prince and Princess Bibesco, Prin-
cess Cantacuzene, Prince and Princess
Iubormirski, Prince and Princess An
drea Boncompagni, Baroness de Cartier
de Marchienne, Lord and Lady Lee OF
Fareham, Count and Countess Szechenyi
were and still remain the honored guests
at an endless chain of gay affairs.
Other ladies whose names figure in the
daily NOW tiring) round Of social func-
tions are; Nine. Jusserand of France,
Sonora de Riano of Spain, Sonora de
Matthew Of Chile Nine. lie Breton OF
Arrentina. Mrs. Robert Lansing, Sonora
Augusta Cochrane de Alencar Of Brazil,
Lady Geddes, Viscountess data Of
Portugal, Nine. Bryn Of Norway, Nine.
Constantin Brun Of Denmark, Sonora
de EHzalde Of Ecuador, Nine. de Ces-
pedes of Cuba, Miss Dominica Of
Venezula, Sonora J. Antonio Lopez
Gutierrez Of Honduras, Nine. Grouitch
Of Jugo-Slovakia, Nine. Varela Of
Uruguay, Nine. Peter Of Switzerland,
Sonora de Beeche of Costa Rica, Sonora
de Joubert Of the Dominican Republic,
Sonora de Blanchi of Guatemala, Nine.
Stepnaek Of Szecho Slovakia, Nine. Blan
chet Of Haiti Nine. SEE Of China, Nine.
Wauenberg Of Sweden, Nine. Chamorro
Of Nicaragua Sonora de Ballivian Of
Bulgaria, Nine. Mira Husseln Khan Ali
Of Persia, Nine L. Astrom Of Finland,
Senorita Lefevre Of Panama, Nine. Phra
sanpakitch Of Siam, Sonora Carlos Tribe,
Jr.. Of Columbia: Nine. w. 81. de Beau
fort Of the Netherlands, Miss Laura
Harding, Mrs. J. Rorace Hard
ing, cousins Of the President; Mrs
T. Coleman Dupont, Mrs. John W.
Weeks, Mrs. Edwin T. DENLY, Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Ira Nelson
Morris, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth (Alice
ROOSEVELT, Mrs Elihu Root and the Mar
shall Fields and hosts Of others.