Evening star., 1925-01-25
Tales of Well known Folk ,
In Social and Official Life
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes Noted 'as Home
Maker-Six New Foreign ENJOYS Listed
Prominent Personages.

not we'll be relegated 10 a man, no
matter how accomplished in interior
embellishment. When all these on
coming dignitaries are IN place. the en-
tire circle OF ambassadors. IL strong in
this Capital. will be composed of mar
ried men and. with the exception OF the
Spanish and Chilean, with families.
But in the matter OF ENJOYS of the
second class, the ministers of plenipo
tentiary, who are the most numerous
in the foreign corps In Washington,
the single man seems the rule rather
than the exception. The Ministers from
Portugal and Denmark are bachelors
The Minister from Czechoslovakta,
Dr.. Frantisek Chvalkovsky, had his
marital bonds dissolved by court in
Prague last Summer. The wife .:
DR.. Ante Tresich Pavichich, Minister
from the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,
has been for years an invalid and she
will never come to this country.
Costa Rica's envoy, Senior Rafael
Oreamuno, has no chatelaine in his
establishment. and in the long list o!
charges d'affaires, acting for the
time OF permanently appointed, there
is a notable absence of ladies. This
was quite apparent at the brilliant
banquet which the President anc
Mrs. Coolidge spread for the corps,
when at least half the gallant and
most ornate cavaliers had to walk 10
the table with each other instead or
with a lovely LADY, Only the am
bassadors and few OF the senior
ministers had the privilege OF escort
ing a lady, for the corps is Tar TOO
large at present to admit of addi-
tional guests, like the Secretary of
state and Mrs. Hughes. the chairman
of foreign relations and Mrs. Borah.
and the acting chairman of foreign
affairs, Representative Henry
Temple of Pennsylvania.
The Congressional Club entertains
on such a scale that, like the Senate
women's Luncheon Club, the simplest
of viands must be served both De
cause the space is always congesteo
about the tea table and because the
number of guests make II imperative
that refreshments may be orereo
rapidly and without danger OF mis-
han. The luncheon which the club
of senatorial ladies serves each other
every Tuesday is made up or three
courses: Cold meat, a salad, bread,
butter and coffee. But very often
pans of steaming hot rolls are dls-
patched from the White House kitch-
en- and they are appreciated beyond
It
luncheon with punctilious care. Con-
trary to New England traditions,
both the President and Mrs. Coolidge
enjoy hot bread and few breakfast
spreads omit either home baked rolls,
hot biscuits, pan cakes. Mrs. Joseph
Frelinghuysen, who frankly enjoys
the companyNof her old associates and
who spends a few weeks every year
in Washington while Congress Is in
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delicious, but simple, dessert and
sometimes a salad. All these gifts
are received with quiet dignity by
the hostesses Of the day and duly an
nounced to the seated guests. the
Congressional Club serves tea ana
coffee, dainty sandwich or two,
some crisp little cakes and candles
in gay and alluring colors. But at
their evening receptions the ladies
spread their board in conformity with
American lavishness and hospitality,
and most capably do the members
in charge of tho refreshment move
the crowds on and back so that every
one Is served without inconvenience.
This Winter, since both Cabinet
hostesses and senatorial and con-
sressional ladies have announced but
two reception days season. one this
month and one In February, the
Club and the Friday afternoons at
home In the Congressional are the
most important routine affairs in evil
dence after the White House func-
tions.
When the rounds Of calls is made
at the various embassies and lega-
tions and the equally hospitaole
homes Of the secretaries and attaches
OF the corps, invariably the visitor
comes home with vivid memory OF
some toothsome confection. salad or
cold meat No one partakes Of the
crisp little cakes at the Polish lega-
tion without longing to know how
TO duplicate them. Nine. Won
Lewinski, wife of the counselor of
the German embassy. has been serv-
ing a cake which is traditional in
Germany at Christmas time, and
which is baked in such generous d.
mensions that 1t serves for weeks
afterward for tea and smaller func-
tions. 1t Is called baum" cake, be-
cause the spices and conserved fruit