The Washington times., 1923-04-08


!. he former Secretary of State, is
% have a booth Of Paris dolls,
'1ressed by Russian refugees In
l'sris. Her niece-or rather her
nsphew's wife-Mrs. Allen Dulles
is to serve tea, having as her as
sistants Mrs. Christian Herter
and Mrs. Richard Emmett-a trio
Of smart young New York
matrons who have renewed old
friendship in Washington this
winter. Mrs Victor Kaufman
Is to have jewel and bandeau
booth, and will herself wear the
elaborate Russian kakosnik in
which she looks so well.
Mrs. E. H. Hartman is to have
q booth Of perfectly fascinating
Russian wooden ware. Mrs.
Frederick Delano will have a
stand Of embroideries. and Nine.
Ekengren, American widow of a
former Swedish minister, win
serve lemonade and other soft
drinks. She win have assisting
her Nine. Wallenberg, wife of the
present Swedish minister. and
Mrs. Dulaney Hunter and Mrs.
Joseph Bradley, and whole flock
Of children, juniors Of the dipIo-
matte circle-in the native CO.'S
tunes OF their several countries
and some American children who
viii wear Russian costume. In
connection with this booth of
Nine. Ekengreu.s, Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman win sell autographed
photographs Of the ambassadors
OF the allies. Of chief Justice Taft.
and possibly of a few really i'm
portant American officials.
M RS. BUNKER is to have some
wonderfully attractive batik.
Nine. Mishtowt's coffee booth will
rival Mrs. Dulles tea room and
Nine. Ekengren's lemonade and
tnft drink stand. Altogether the
tibulously inclined will find plenty
10 assuage their thirst without
running foul OF either the dry
omn1fssfoner-(or whatever his
official designation may bel or
Mrs. Miles Poindexter. And by
the way, hasn't that lady man.
aged, as some one put it. to open
her mouth and put both feet in
1t?" There be those who are
chucklingly amending Jobs de-
sire that mine adversary had
written a book" to read, "or his
wife. letters for the papersr' I
) haven't heard that all these inves-
LEGATIONS Of Washington man.
ners and morals. which the vfr.
tuous West is clamoring for on the
strength Of Mrs. Poindexter's Eek
posures" and revelations" are
going to keep that valiant wom-
an from sailing for Peru, whittier
her husband is bound as United
States ambassador. They were to
have sailed yesterday. and l sup
pose they did so. But how investi-
gate. with the star witness out
of the country. and in a position
to claim diplomatic immunity,
anyhow?
RUT to return to the Russian
fete-there are a lot Of pleas
ant features listed for the after
noon program, and q lot of entirely
different ones for the evening. In
the afternoon there are to be
dances by child pupils Of Paul
Tchernikon and Elizabeth Gardi-
ner, and Mrs. Lamar I.eahy who
was Marjorie Clinton of New York;
will do some Of her clever mono
logues. One of the drawing cards
will be Admiral McCulley's Rus
sian Orphans" IN Russian cos
tune, singing Russian songs of
Eastertide and spring in the Rus.
sian language. Don't you love
that? All Of them. my dear. from
the big boy who was regarded as
to be too old to be sufficiently
adaptable to be adoptibie. and only
won full adoption after two years
probation, down to the smallest Of
them!
And Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
Just back after two years of most
Interesting wandering in Europe,
will tell of her own personal expe-
riences among Russian refugees
in Constantinople and other Euro.
pean cities. And perhaps the
browning glory OF the evening will
be an elaborate pageant. giving
the panorama Of Russian coun.
try MISUNDERSTANDING scenes OF
Russian peasant life, and folk
dances, and picturesque costumes
and everything-arranged by Miss
Elizabeth Gardiner. It certainly
does sound most alIuring and