The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-29
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Has Too Many Dinner In
vitations; Swamped by
Guests for Own Party
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bassador. Only Prince Gaze
TAM probably can explain
exactly what did take place on
Tuesday evening when Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon enter.
tanned at dinner Gin honor Of the
Italian Ambassador and when
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock had a din
ner with the. Italian Ambassador,
Prince Caetani, among. the guests"
In both instances the hostesses
were responsible for the quotes"
and neither could be classed by any
stretch of the imagination among
those hostesses who are wont to
include anyone to whom they have
mailed an invitation among their
guests" whether it has. been acs
cepted or not.
! Inquiry at the embassy elected
/ the information that the Ambassa-
dor was dining with the Chiltons.
But when, the names of Mrs.
Dimock's guests were. published
next day, 10, Prince Caetani's name
led an the rest.
So the vexed question is-Was
there q confusion Of dates? Or
has Prince Caetani solved the prob.
lem OF being In two places at one
charming diplomat do such an un-
diplomatic thing as accept two invi-
+, tatiOng for the same evening? II
he did, he. is certainly to be for
given, for IL must keep a corps Of.
SECRETARIES busy keeping track OF
the Invitations that have been
showered upon him on the eve Of
his departure.
Cards Of Admission Sent As
Protection to Embassy Guest
Although no. cards of admission
were included with Prince Caetani's
invitation to the bal masQue to be
given on Monday evening as a
housewarmtng for the new embassy,
little paste boards bearing the In.
scription Please present this card
at the door" have since been sent
around to his guests, with a notation
50 the effect that they will all be.
asked to unmask on their arrival at
the embassy
curious commentary, this, upon
society In Washington One would
suppose that the embassies at least
might escape the problem OF the un-
invited guest, which so vexes hos
tesses IN what has been called "our
great village Capital" But re-
misunderstanding Lady Geddess wife
of the former British Ambassador,
complain bitterly that when she gave
q reception once for members Of our
Senate and House she had half again
as many guests as she had expected
And Nine. Jlasserand used constantly
70 bewail the fact not so much that
people came to the embassy unin-
vfted as that those who were hidden
persisted in asking for invitations
for their friends. This was great
trouble to her, as she hated to refuse
such requests, but the embassy Is
small and when she entertained she
was always obliged to cut down the
list OF her own friends for fear OF
crowding her drawing rooms to the
pofnt of discomfort.
The problem Of including every
fodv he would like to invite is giving
primes Caetani even more pause
than the fear Of irtruders. For ne
has made so many friends since COM
inc to washington that it Is quite
funuossible to invite them all Tor any
one occasion.
Pfance Caetani was the honor guest
~ = dinner given last night by MRS.
Richard Townsend.