The Washington times., 1922-04-16
CcicSiaS Dinner
Hosts: Diplomat
Gordon Bleu, Chef
Entertain for Warren
Robbinses ON Eve
of Departure.

TUE diplomats have not figured
very much In the society col
umns OF late except for their com
ing and goings. The Belgian Am
bassador and Baroness de Car
tier are in Atlantic City. taking a
brief holiday over Easter. The
British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes came home from their tour
of the west 20 find their young
son Alexander Geddes, critically
iii and consequently are doing no
entertaining and accepting no In.
vitations.
The Chilean Ambassador and
Nine. Matthew are I'm White Sui
ptur Springs, likewise Mime.
LeBreton. wife of the Argentine
ambassador. And 30 II goes.
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. de Riano did have a small
dinner last week. however; and the
Secretary Of the italian Embassy
and Nine. Geisser Ceiesia were
among those who entertained for
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob
bins. The Robert Woods Blissss
also had party for the Robbinses,
and slipped away next day TO
spend Easter in Charleston, 8. c..
And the Robbinses are going next
week. almost Immediately after
the dance which a group of their
particular chums are giving for
them tomorrow evening at the
home of the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Roosevelt.
They sail-Mr. and Mrs. Robbins
on Thursday. and viii so almost
at once to Berlin. Mr.. Robbins new
post.
The Blisses had about forty
guests, who were grouped sbout
small tables, rank and precedence
being forgotten and the guests
drawing for dinner partners and
choosing their own places.
The Celesias' party was great
fun and most Acknowledgement
thirty and forty guests IN all and
most of them the younger diplo-
mats or members of the State De-
partmsnt crowd" with which the
Robbinses have been 90 closely as
sociated- There were, for instance.
the De Bachs. of the Russian en-
bassy; the Bridges, OF the British
embassy. the George CARROTS,
the John Phillip Hills, Mrs.
Grafton Minot, Leland Harrison,
Basil Miles and Ferdinand Meyer
and others Of the same little
coterie The night being warm
and q golden moon riding overhead
most of the evening was spent
in the quaint garden or courtyard,
which is one of the great charms
Of the picturesque little house in
Georgetown which the Celesias are
now occupying. They have one of
two houses, which Mrs. Claude Mayo
bought and remodeled-Count Co.'S
tantini had the other until he sail
ed for his holiday In Europe-and
are neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
bins, who bought the old house
once occupied by the Carcasonnes
and made Il one of the loveliest
places In historic Georgetown.
MR.. CELEsIA, by the way. is
a famous cook. Gordon bieu. {"
whose dainties are almost as well
and favorsbly known to the diplo-
matte corps as the Peruvian dishes
which the ambassador of Peru. Mr..
Pezet, concocts and serves at his
celebrated Sunday luncheons. He
didn't try his hand on Sunday even
ing, but he used TO give merry
parties. at which he prepared most
OF the food himself, back in the
days when he shared an apartment
with the dashing Duo di Sangro.
At that time, when Servants
restaurant was flourishing, I'm
told that he served a delectable
dish "a la Celesia," which was
very popular. And Mr.. Celesia
still acts as chef at an occasional