The Washington times., 1923-03-25
HOLYWEEK TIME OF REIIGIOUSACTIVTT SPIRITUAL

tached from command of the post
and ordered TO Governors island.
On Tuesday evening the last
meeting for this season OF the
successful Playhouse dancing class
was held, with the usual grist Of
dinners before hand. And last
evening there was small dance at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. Castle. jr., for their daughter.
Miss Rosamond Castle, and her
friends Of the younger set.
The diplomats, as I said before,
were numerously represented
among the dinner hosts. The Bra
Eilian ambassador, DR.. de Alencar,
had party, his first since his re-
covery from his recent illness
grippe. suppose. And the Ital-
, Ian ambassador. Prince Caetani,
entertained for his engaging little
countrywoman, Princess Santa
Borghese. who was speaking at the
embassy that evening ON Princess
Pauline Bonaparte Borehese and
the Rome OF Her Day.
This brilliant young woman
looks like the vertest girl, speaks
five or six languages, has been a
power in the feminist movement
In Italy. and lectures most delight
fuIly-is speaking In this country
under the auspices of the italian
government. She came TO Wash.
.ington not only to appear at the
embassy, but TO give q lecture for
the benefit Of the Girl Gcouts-she
launched the Scout movement in
italy-and entertaining in her
honor has given q flip OF inter.
est 10 the weeks activities.
TERTAINLY the most pictur.
~ esque event OF the week was
the double celebration at the Per.
sian legation Of the festival OF
No ROuz, which dates back to
the time of Zcroaster. There was
a dinner on Tuesday evening
New Year Eve-with the Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Hughes a.
honor guests, and q big brilliant
reception. on New Year Day
which always falls on March 81,
the birthday OF spring-to which
che Diplomatic Corps and repre-
sentatives Of official and resident
society were hidden.
-Tnor both. Of course, the Persian
minister, Mira Hussein Khan
Alai, was host. A remarkable per-
SON he is, this youthful diplomat.
Tor he is stepped IN the lore Of the
East and has absorbed as well the
culture OF the West. He's an
Oxford graduate-or IL It Cam.
bridge? One Of the English uni.
versities at any rate-and had
seen service In several European
capitals before coming to Wash.
ington.
{ He speaks English with the &C.
cent Of q born Britisher. or
quotes HafiS and Omar In his
native tongue--the Persians, how
sver. regard Omar az second.
rate poet and the ministers say
that the love which Westerners
have for this Eastern astronomer.
poet Il largely due to the fact
that he has been particularly for.
tunate In his translators. He
wears Bond street clothes and
tops them off on state occasions
with the astrakhan cap-I can't
remember its proper designation
(which Persian gentlemen wear
indoors. Moreover, he il culti-
waited musician and q talented
pianist, q delightful dinner guest
and q stiI1 more delightful host.
THE reception on "Wednesday
= was much like q reception
given by an American or Euro
pean host except that there was
Persian music adapted to West
ern instruments and that the
house was filled with magnificent
old rugs, shawls and embroideriea
such as Americans or Europeans
rarely see outside Of a museum.
At the dinner as many Of the
Eastern customs as
would bear transpIanting to
Western soil were observed, but
the minister was obliged TO fore
90 the giving Of gold and grain,
to bring prosperity and
which is a feature Of
the celebration in far off Persia,
this time because he had failed
to receive the shipment Of small
golden coins for which he had
petitioned his government. He
laughed when he explained. this
and said he supposed that the
American commission. which now
h administering the finances Of
Persia. had its hands on all the
gold.
In his native country the festi-