Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-12
WASHINGTON
Society
By EFT BAXTER
spseiall Correspondent Of Tho Great Falls Tell
Copyright. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribur

spseials Correspondent Of Tho Great Falls TrIbune.
Copyright. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune
Washington, Nov. 11.-Lord Louis
and Lady Mountbatten held the center
of the social stage this week with the
debutantes occupying society's attention
between the acts, as it were. Lord
Louis, you know, is a cousin of King
George Of England and Queen Vic
toria of Spain, and his wife is the
richest heiress in Great Britain. They
arrived with their host, Colonel Robs
ert NJ. Thompson, the first of the week
Every minute the Mountbattens have
been in town they have been feted.
some parties quite formal, others less
so. Wednesday, Colonel and Mrs.
Thompson gave them a large dinner
party and that afternoon Mrs. Law
renee Townsend entertained them at
tea. Thursday Mrs. Carroll Frazer had
them at dinner and the Thompsons gave
them a luncheon, asking a group o.
young people and mostly LAY people.
Their dinner guests were all rather old.
:untDattens are not so very young.
1rs. Frazer's guests were most older
people, too. She is a great navy
Lacquer and close friend of Colonel
Thompson.
Friday night. the British ambassador
and Lady Geddes gave a dinner for the
Mountbattens, but wasn't it too bad
that Sir Eric Geddes. the noted Eng
lish statesman and brother of the am
~bassador, didn't arrive in time for the
dinner. He was expected but didn't
quite make it, though he arrived in
New York that day. He came just
for a friendly little visit; no mission
of any sort. Friday afternoon they
lunched quietly at home after being
received at noon by the president. To-
day they spent the entire day at the
Naval academy as guests of Admiral
Henry Wilson and Mrs. Wilson,
va~nderbilts Entertain, Too
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McNeal Beall
will give one of their famous Sunday
luncheons or "breakfasts' Mt Friend
ship, their suburban estate. for the
Mountbattens. and later they will dine
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt. Jr., at their apartment in Six
tens go to New York from here they
will be guests of General and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Lord and Lady Mountbatten called on
the Lawrence Townsends when they
were here n week ago. The Townsend
tea was small, since the Townsend
house is small, and was informal in
character but very delightful. since
Nine. Helen Marsh. a young American
soprano gifted with a golden voice. sans
for the guests.
Miss Marsh. also their son-in-law's
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Townsend.
and Miss Margaret Kahn. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kahn of New York.
formed a house party at the Townsend
occasion. Lady Mountbatten was stun
ming that afternoon in a chic costume
Of soft black broadcloth. The skirt
barely escaped the ground. The bodice
was long and slightly bloused and had
a coat effect. The medium sized collar
was of white satin, laid back flat. reach
ing from shoulder to shoulder and was
about three inches broad. Under it
were three other collars exactly like
it. and all were faced with the same
material. Around the edge of the lapels
the skirt was monkey fur under an