The Washington times., 1925-03-28
NEW ENVOYSAT
RECEPTION BY
MRS. KELLOGG.
Delightful Reception In
augurated Kellogg's Hos.
pitality in New Role
BY JEAN ELIOT.

"HE presence of the SeVeraI 1pf-
eiRn ambassadors newly come
n to Washington, with the ladies'
of their families, gave measure OF
unusual interest to the reception
Yesterday. with which the Secretary
Of State and Mrs Kellogg inaugu-
rated their hospitality in their new
position.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Daeschner have made so
comfortable a niche for themselves
in society that they are no longer
regarded as newcomers; and the
Ambassador of Mexico and Nine.
de Teller are well known here
from his long service as charge
d'affaires. So interest centers in
the new ambassador of Italy, Sig
nor di MARITIME, the German Am
bassador and Baroness Won Malt
IAN and the Japanese Ambassador
and Mme Matsudair, all Of whom
were present,
Mime. Matsudaira, who wears Occi-
dental dress, had on a smart after
noon gown of gray satin and
georgette crepe, with a becoming
gray hat. Baroness Nathan was a
chic figure in straight-lina coat of
black velvet with small close black
hat. A small red rose, pinned on
the fur collar of her coat, gave the
only touch of color to her costume.
Mrs. Kellogg's gown was a deep
tone of purple flat creep with long
close tunic finished in a deep silk
fringe of maching colors.
Guests for this reception, for
which invitations were issued, were
limited to the chiefs of diplomatic
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State Department with their wives.
Mrs j. Butler Wright and Mrs.
Wilbur J. Carr presided at the tea
table, with Mrs. John Van A. Mac
Murray, Mrs. Charles Cheney Hyde
and Mrs. William r. Castle, jr.,
assisting.
Reviewers Praise Princess Bibesc0's
Play In London Production.
Friends OF Princess Bibesco, who
journeyed from their London homes
to distant playhouse-the Every
man Theater at Hampstead-to wit
ness the presentation of her play,
'sThe Painted Swan write that the
premier was a great success. The
little. playhouse. was jammed, the
audience exceedingly smart, Prin-I
cess Bibesco was called" and every
body went home feeling that their
excursion into the suburbs had not
been in vain.
AS for the play. the critics seem
TO agree that 1.-The Painted Swan"
gets off to a talky start, and is
somewhat overloaded with epigrams,
but that it has a fine theme de-
veIoped with real dramatic power.
The last act, curiously. enough, is
described as the Destiny hat Is
off to any dramatist who can de-
wise a genuinely satisfactory last
act-a truly fire bit of dramatic
writing, A thrilling reading is given
by Miss Edith Evans in, the role OF
Ann, Lady Candover, the heroine
who discovers that she has thrown
away her love and wrecked her
life, but that she must keep ner
seat above-the painted swan Whlle
the roundabout of life goes on.
There is a fine Satire touch in
the close of the piece, the curtain
going down upon the same circle
of chatterers, avidly gossiping with,
whose discussion Of Ann, her virtues
and her character. the play begins.
Love has been turned into a
mockery for Lady Candover, on one
hand, and into slavery, on the
other-her lover having refused her
sacrifice and her husband having
begun to assert a husbands rights
But not a soul understands her
ideals nor guesses at her agony.
And the gay chatter goes on.
The penchant for perpetrating
epigrams, which is so noticeable in
Princess Bibesco's books, is a
feature of the play. Indeed, a re-
viewer, writing in the Daily News,
remarks: THE Cathcart family Tam
was a Cathcart by BIRTH speak an
argot Of their own, founded on
Henry James and Meredith
Talk says one of. the charac-
tiers, lis curtain between you
and life," and if this be true. ac-
cording to the same reviewer, a
heavy curtain is let down between
the audience and the characters.
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