Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.


AS the new dean of the diplomatic
corps. Baron de Cartier de Marchenne
Is in Europe and will, if he follows his
usual custom. remain there until No
vember. the acting dean OF the corps
Is Sir E.Sne Howard. the British am
ia ssadOr. Sir Esme counts much less
than three years of service in this
capital. yet he has become vice dean
in this brief period. When the Brit
ish Ambassador was received by
President Coolidge on March "a. 1924.
he was the last on the list of 10 am
bassadors serving in Washington.
Now all have either been assigned To
other fields of duty or have like the
last two deans. NJ Jusserand and
Senior Riano, been recalled to make
place for another But the obIGa-
tons devolving on the vice dean in
the Summer with the President and
Mrs. Coolidge absent from the city and
the official world scattered. are so
slight that this added dignity viii
scarcely interfere with the British
Ambassadors plans to join Lady lsa-
bella Howard and his sons in Eng
land about the end of this month. Mr..
Henry Getty Chiffon will then have
returned and will act as charge daft
flares in the Summer embassy at
Manchester until the late Autumn.
Nor is it likely that his new honors
will hasten the return of the Belgian
Ambassador. He and Baroness de
Cartier, who have been spending the
past month in Paris. are now on a
motor trip through Switzerland. Baron
de Cartier spent several weeks in
June in Brussels comforting with the
foreign office and joined the baroness
In Paris in time for the brilliant rae
L., fni1 II in
Maids and matronS from Washing
ton were not as numerous as usual in
the coterie of Americans presented at
court. Miss Mildred Tytus, daughter
Of Mrs. John Stewart McLennan, was
among those who made a distinct i'm
preston by her grace and dignity.
Miss Tytus spent the past year as the
guest OF her fathers mother, in Lon
don, but she has now joined her
mother and sister at Ashntuly, Ty
bingham. near Stockbridgc, in the
Berkshires. Mrs. McLennan has re-
manned in her country estate for the
past two Winters, but ii is likely that
she will return to Washington this
coming season. Queen Mary had In
regard to court gowns this Summer
practically all regulations removed
save that the skirts must not be more
than seven inches from the floor. and
the bodice had to observe certain rules
of modesty. plainly defined. But in
material, all choice was accepted, If
the gowns were white. The pretty
Young daughter of the Crown Prince
of Sweden and his late wife. Princess
Margaret of Connaught, made her
bow to the King and Queen. her cous-
ms, in dainty froCk of white organ
die over dull cream silk, and in place
of the usual feathers her veil was
held by half wreath Of natural white
rosebuds. Miss TytuS wore lovely
frOck of ivory Canton crepe with an
edging of silver and pearl embroidery
making an irregular and graceful line
at the hem. She used the regulation
Prince of Wales feathers. and carried
a superb bouquet of lilium candidum
and mignonette. Queen Mary also
made the wearing of gloves optional
and few were seen at the recent draw
ing-roOmS.
Senior Don Juan Riano the retir
ing Ambassador of Spain and dean
Of the corps. was a leading exponent
Of the Capital as a Summer resort
and Il was but rarely that he passed
more than a few weeks away from
the embassy on Sixteenth street above
Euclid. The Belgian dor, on
the contrary. sails away just as soon
as he can safely contide diplomatic
matters to a. charge d'affaiTCs and he
is generally absent at least five
months, sometimes six. The much
beloved former French Ambassador
and for nearly p years dean of the
corps, always went to France for the
Summer. sailing in July and return
ing in October. This habit was, of
course, not possible during the World |
War NJ. Jusserand maintained a
home in Paris and he had besides a
fine estate In the most fruitful vine
country Of France. in the Valley of |
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