Evening star., 1922-01-20
Soc @ieG2Y
ENJOYS From Foreign Countries Guests
of President and Mrs. Harding
at Dinner and Musical.

!. last night in honor OF the
diplomatic corps, ambassa-
doris. ministers charge d. affaires and
their ladies being the chief guests.
with the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes and the undersecre-
| tary of State and Mrs. Fletcher
being among the additional guests.
The ambassador of Japan. Baron
Shidehara, was the only diplomat of
his rank absent. being detained in
the embassy by an illness Of several
weeks. standing. The President and
Mrs. Harding received the guests in
the blue room, where there was
charming, but simple decoration of
crimson roses and white hyacinths,
the colors carrying out those OF the
National emblem. Other drawing
! rooms of the suite were more elabo-
4, table in the shape of a rather broad
U. was handsomely set with the gold
| service, there being low clusters OF
| pink roses. Roman hyacinths and
| delicate sprays of pale lavender
| primular set at intervals along the
board, while before the Presidents
plate on the outer circle of the table
\ rare orchids mingled with the pink
| roses.
j The graceful compotes of gold were
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| the entire effect was one Of great
beauty and artistic merit. The stately
mantel and side tables in the dining
room were also banked with flowers.
! the same blossoms being used NJ the
1 east room.
Mrs Harding wore for the evening
\ a gown Of green taffeta, richly en-
| broidered in crystals, the design be-
| ing sheaves of wheat. the skirt slight
| ly draped and fashioned with a long.
| slender train of the embroidered ma
! terial The gowns worn by women of
| the diplomatic corps were splendid
| creations OF the sartorial art. most of
them speaking loudly Of the designers
! Of Paris. Lady Geddes wore a gown
of rich cream white satin and scarf
| of rare white fur. said to be present
! ed to her at Christmas time by the
delegates from Great Britain to the
| conference.
The company seated at the state
| board with the President and Mrs.
| Harding were: The ambassador of the
| French republic and Nine. Jusserand.
! the ambassador of Spain and Sonora
| de Riano. the ambassador of Russia.
| the ambassador of Chile and Sonora
| de Matthew. the ambassador of Ar
| Gentina and Nine. lie Breton, the Bel
| Sian ambassador and Baroness de
cartier. the ambassador of Peru and
Sonora de PeZet, the ambassador OF
! Brazil, the ambassador of Great Brit
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| Italian ambassador, the Secretary of
| State and Mrs. Hughes. the minister
| Of Portugal. the minister of Norway
/ and Nine. Bryn, the minister Of Dem
| mark. the minister Of Cuba and Nine.
| de Cespedes, the minister of Vene-
| xuela and Miss Dominica, the minister
! Of Ecuador and Sonora de Elizalde.
| the minister of Honduras. the minis
| ter of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
and Nine. Grouitch. the minister OF
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| ter of Poland and Princess Lubo.-
| mirska. the minister Of switzerland
| and Mime. Peter. the minister of Costa
Rica and Sonora de Beeche. the min
| lister of Guatemala and Sonora de
| Bianchi, the minister of the Domini-
| can Republic and Sonora de Joubert,
| the minister of Czechoslovakia and
| Miss Stepanek. the minister Of Ru-
! mania and Princess Bibesco. the min
| lister of Haiti and Nine. Blanchet. the
! minister of Sweden and Nine. Wal
| lenberg. the minister of Nicaragua
| and Nine. Chamorro. the minister OF
| Bolivia and Sonora de BalliytAn. the
minister Of Bulgaria and Mms Panss
| minister Of Hungary and Countess
| Szechenyi. the minister of Finland
| the charge d'affaires of Germany. the
| charge d'Snaires ad interim of
| Panama and Senorita Lefevre. the
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| the charge d'anaires ad interim of
| Colombia, the charge d'affaires ad In
| term of Austria and Nine. Prochntk.
| the charge d'affaires ad interim OF
| the Netherlands. the undersecretary
| Of state and Mrs. Fletcher. DR.. L. s.
| Rowe, director general Pan-American
| Union: Prince and Princess Cantacu-
| zene, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Horace Harding, I,
| Miss Laura Harlan. Col. Clarence ".
! Sheriff. and Commander r. s. Holmes.
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| were seated in the east room. where
q splendidly arranged program OF
| music was given by Miss Harriet
| Van Emden. soprano: Mr.. Paul Koch
anski. violinist: with Miss Florence
| accompanies.
The ambassador Of France and
Nine. Jusserand entertained at lunch
con at the embassy today.
The ambassador Of Great Britain
and Lady Geddes had lunching with
them at the embassy today Or. and
Mrs Mather Thomson Of Dublin.
! Lady Geddes will receive this after
noon.
Mrs. Coolidge. wife Of the Vice
President; Mrs Fall. Mrs. Wallace
and Mrs. Davis are patronesses for
the concert to be given for the BEN
| eft Of the Disabled Veterans Society
at 4:30 this afternoon at the National
/ Theater, with Miss Jessie Masters as
the soloist. Interest is keen in both
| the veterans Of the world war, who
will benefit by the performance, and
| In the artist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge to
Dine With Judge Knapp.
| The Vice President and Mrs Coo
lidge will be the guests Of honor at
| dinner this evening of Judge Martin
| A. Knapp.
Lord and Lady Lee Of Fareham left
Washington today for Montreal, Can
ada. and will return to this city early
next week.
The minister of Sweden and Nine.
| Wallenberg will give a large dance
| this evening for their daughter, Miss
| Ingegerd Wallenberg. A number of
dinner parties will precede the dance.
! Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper
will entertain Informally at dinner
this evening in honor Of former Sec