The Washington times., 1922-12-24
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he married her the same year
she came out. Yes, Caroline
etory's sister.
Shortly after their wedding
they went to Japan, but didn't
nike 1t there - cent's worth"
70 came back here for q visit
and then on to England. And
now de Sails has returned to his
native land too. And Norval
Richardson il back after four
months in Tokyo. He is on
leave and il spending Christmas
with relatives--a wealthy borthsr.
l have heard-in Atlanta. He's
returning to washington for IN.
other brief stay and then 10 of
to Portugal to Join his wife and
young daughter. aged about five.
Norval Richardson was first
secretary OF our legation at Lis
bon and had his family estab-
lishment there. 30 on they stayed
after ne was assigned to Japan.
Mr.. Richardson will spend his
two months vacation with them
and then probably b assigned
to some other station. Some one
told me that Mr.. Richardson's
very small daughter speaks five
languages already.
He has brought out several new
books lately; knew the names OF
them, but to save my soul I can't
think Of them this minute. One I
think In called the "Militaristic
Woman" or Gave Woman" or
somsthing of the sort. and I un-
derstand 1t has caused . great
furore among the ladies. Thew
are all ''agin" II. including even
his wife. She is q great help to
him In his writings. and usually
edits his books for him to some
extent, but would not even touch
this one; she's almost rabid on
the subject. he told me. haven't
read It myself yet. 80 I can't tell
you what I think of It. Mrs.
Richardson IL very attractive
wonoEn. unusually attractive and
clever. too.
IN one Of the latest consular bull
letins published monthly by the
American Consular Association
1t was the November number
there 10 an interesting account Of
Herbert Hengstler's recent trip to
Europe. He IL chief Of the con-
sular service and passed the sum.
mer visiting consular offices in
Europe and has written some-
thing about II in that magazine
under the title The Chief Goes
Calling" He attended a consul
lar conference I'm Switzerland and
one in Berlin. besides doing
million and one other things.
The idea of conferences of Off.
GERS Is rather new. Several small
groups. notably in Switzerland and
Great Britain, have had annual
meetings Tor two Or three years.
but this was the first time that
the Department had officially sane.
toned such meetings to the extent
Of supervising it's agenda and send.
ipg an officer Of the Department
to be. present both for the benefit
Of the Department and to aid in
making the confersnce3 really
valuable. Also you may recall
that in the summer . conference
Of nsuls-general-at.large was held
here In Washington for fortnight.
the consular nspectors-who are
called consuls-general-at.larg to
such and such district-coming
from the four corners Of the earth
to attend.
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART.
who figures actively in Wash.
ington society these days. has an
interesting article In the Deccm-
ber Bookmah. '"The Unreality Of
Modern Realism" in which she
deals with the idealist and the
realist and compares them occa-
sionally. She begins her item with
the definition Of realism: "In lit
eraturs and art, the principle Of
depicting persons and scenes Al
they exist without any attempt at
idealisation."
A DMIRAL AND MRS. WILL.
LARD H. BRowNspN have
left Washington-they never stay
here very long at q time-and are
now in Miami. They plan to
spend the entire winter in the
, South. later taking q trip among
the West Indies. Admiral Brown
son told me some time ago that
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