The Washington herald., 1922-06-11

VARI-CoLORED FLAGS.
That reception was one of the
prettiest parties that have been
given in Washington in many a
day. The ship was decked from
stem to stern with flags of every
color, size and description, making
a very colorful picture, indeed. as
the gray warrior rode at anchor In
the river close to the shore OF the
Washington Navy Yard. Flowers
in great abundance were all about
and the officers of the Raleigh were
all in white uniforms. The guests.
the men. were almost entirely our
naval officers. who contrasted in
their blue and gold uniform with
the spic and span white of the
Britishers. And the girls did look
SO pretty: there were many young
girls there. of course, to dance with
the young officers. And when any
notable guests arrived. like the
British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes or Gen. Pershing. their COM
ing was announced by a Scotch
piper in kits and all. marching up
and down deck to the tune of his
own bagpipe-
Vice Admiral Pakenham, you
know. is famed in the royal navy
as a Beau Brummel. His passion
for correct attire. afoat or ashore,
10 celebrated. Admiral Pakenham.
then a captain, was aboard Admiral
Togo's flagship in the battle Of
Tshushima, which decided the Rus
so-Jzpanese war in 1904. A shell
from the doomed Russian fleet
crashed near the bridge of Togo's
ship. killed a junior officer. and
spattered everyone on the bridge
with ruddy gore. Capt. Pakenham.
saying nothing. disappeared. The
japanese officers thought the Eng
lishman had had enough Of baattle
danger and gone below for safety.
They were mistaken. Within fve
minutes. while the battle still ragged,
Pakenham was back on the bridge.
He had retired to his cabin to put
on a clean uniform and collar.
Quite the belle Of the ball Mon
day afternoon was Miss Mildred
Bromwell with whom Gen. Pershing
danced 3ust as soon as he had
greeted his host Several people
asked me during the afternoon who
was the pretty girl in lavender. She
was all in a soft orchid shade. her
dress of heavy crep de chine and
her hat. Her shoes and hose were
white. Her gown was cut on
straight lines and all in one. The
sleeves were elbow length and
tight A narrow sash of the ma
terial was tied loosely, marking the
waist line.
The skirt was in many deep
points. the longest ones reaching to
the instep. Her hat was a floppy
picture model of loosely woven
straw with just a few lavender
flowers. Miss Ailsa Mellon, daugh-
ter of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.. wore a similar hat, only of a
soft tan shade. Her gown was cut
on lines similar to those worn by
Miss Bromwell. but was Of biege-
rolored chiffon printed with a small
figure in dark blue. The neck of
the bodice was high and boat
shaped and the gown had no
sleeves. Miss Mellon always is
gowned beautifully.
SKIRTS GROWING
MUCH LONGER.
Undoubtedly the skirts have got
ten longer-not getting. The long
skirt has arrived. At the dance
which Sir Auckland and Lady Ged-
des gave at the British Embassy
the other day for these same naval
officers all of the new gowns, par
ticularly those worn by the young
girls. were at least Of ankle length
and most Of them were very bout
FAINT and many hooped
We had been saying il II had not
been for the Britishers. Washing
ton would have been a bit dull.
with the summer heat "on' and so
many going or gone to summer re-
sorts or Europe or other corners of
the world. But not so, not SOL
Last week was very gay.
In the first place there was Cath
crime Hughes wedding to Chauncey
Lockhart waddell yesterday;
Cabinet wedding and the first since
the Harding administration. Guests
began to arrive by the middle of
the week, among them Charles
Evans Hughes. jr.. with his wife
and children. and they all stayed
with the Secretary while the others
all stopped at wardman Park
Hotel. The two little Hughes
boys were members Of the wedding
party. A comparatively small COM
pany attended the ceremony, which
was held in Bethlehem Chapel OF
the Washington Cathedral. a pretty
place but quite small for any we'd
ding. much less Cabinet cere-
mony.
The Hugheses had to leave many
Of their close friends out when
sending invitations for the cere-
mony because of the many oficial
and diplomatic people they had to
ask because of their official posi-
tion. President and Mrs. Harding
went. The HardinEs sent the bride
such a charming gift. pair of bed
spreads of unbleached muslin COW
cred with a pattern of knotted can
dle-wicking and edged with deep
hard-tied fringe. The design of
roses. shamrocks and thistles is the
Oldest found in the North Carolina
mountains and was probably brought
to this country during the Ulster
immigration about $50 years ago.
This pattern IMPLYING England,
ireland and Scotland. was found on
a spread more than 100 years old
and Miss Hughes spreads are copies
of Il.
PURCHASES SPREADS
FROM ASSOCIATION.
Mrs. Harding purchased the
spreads from the Southern Industrial
of which she Is honor
ary president The association was
ago and the exchange started here
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