The New York herald., 1922-01-22

among them aside from the Bullitts and
the Tafts. the Hugheses. the Attorney
General, Mr.. Daugherty; Senator and
Mrs. George Wharton Pepper; the for
mer Attorney-General and Mrs George.
w. Wickersham. the former Solicitor
General and Mrs Lawrence Maxwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Squire Of Cleve-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul d. Crayath of
New York, John Barton Payne. and so
on through rather a notable company of
lawyers and ladies to match, including
Mrs. Marshall Field, Nine. Christian
Hauge. Miss Mabel It. Boardman. ana
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt
That was only one of a number of
interesting dinners that night. which
were rather overshadowed by the big re-.
ception for the President and Mr.
Harding. The Longworths. for ins.sncs.
had been among Gen. Bethelrs gGesSS
AT a comparatively small dinner FOR
Mr.. Balfour with Mr. and Mrs NJ W.
Lampson. Miss Ailsa Mellon. Miss Eleo-
nora r. Sears of Boston, Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Senator James w.
Wadsworth, Jr, In the company. Mrs.
Longworth slipped away and did her
duty at the Congressional Club recep-
ton.
And that same night, Mr.. Hanihara
OF the Japanese delegation had enter
tained large company at dinner at
Rauscher's. having among his guests the
Under Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry p. Fletcher, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Frederick NJ.
Dearing. the Third Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs Robert Woods Bliss,
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, and a score of
others only a trifie less distinguished.
And Admiral de Bon Of the French dele
cation had entertained small company.
but one which included the French AM
bassador and Nine. Jusserand at fare
well dinner for half dozen members of
the French delegation to the Arms Con-
ference. and Jonkheer de Beaufort had,
entertained select company of diplo-i
mats and debutantes out at Wardman |
Park Inn.
diplomatic Dinner mt White House
or course there were other dinners
smaller and not quite so official--that
night. and every other night this week,
with the Presidents dinner for the
diplomats and the Secretary of the
Treasury's dinner for the President and
Mrs. Harding. They were both very
dressy and highly official affairs. The
diplomatic dinner at the White House
WAS of necessity pretty closely limited
matcs corps-as they in themselves
make pretty big party. The White
House dinner numbered between eighty
and ninety. and that is about as many
as even the State dining room in the
Executive Mansion will accommodate.
The only home grown officials invited
were the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Hughes, and the Under Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Fletcher.
IT was a beautiful party. The table
in the form of a giant horseshoe was
lovely. banked with pink roses and Ro-
man hyacinth in mounds and feathery
masses of farleyense fern. There was a
sort of island with a pool in the middle
and quantities OF pussy willow and
other growing things suggestive OF
spring inclosed between the arms of
the horseshoe. Mrs. Harding with her
lovely beautifully coiffed silvery hair
looked like French marquise of the
Vatican period. Her gown was of soft
green taffeta. embroidered in crystal
beads in a wheat design. 1t had the
medium length train that she likes best.
and the elbow sleeves and the very mild
delcolletage which she usually affects.
She seemed equally becoming TO each OF
the rooms as she moved from one to an
other
Secretary Melons dinner for the
President and Mrs. Harding on Wednes-
day was not quite so large, and really
a goodly part of the company was from
out of town. 1t was good deal OF an
occasion to Miss Ailsa Mellon. who Is
probably the youngest hostess who ever
presided over so highly official a din.
ner.