The Washington times., 1927-05-21
HIPPETS In
AUSPICIOUS
DEBUT
Notables of Official Life
in Gallery; Big At
tendance Today

notably brilliant gallery turned on
and a much larger attendance i
expected this afternoon when tn
finals of the races will be run Of
and the trophies distributed.
There was a genuine fashion show
In the grapdstand yesterday. thu
first fine day in several weeks en-
couraging a gay and varied display
Of the spring modes.
Baroness de Cartier, wife OF the
Belgian Ambassador, who was q
guest of Mrs. James r. Curtis
sponored tailored costume OF beige
with fur collar, and a small beige
sports hat. Mrs. Charles S. Dewey
had on an oxford gray suit with a
black hat. Mile. Jeanne Cretziano,
daughter of the Minister of Rumania.
wore a true garden party frock of
orchid georgette with q huge trans
parent hat of orchid erin. Miss
Madeleine Couzens wore a blue crepe
gown, straight and severe of line,
: with a big milan hat. But sports
costumes were in the majority.
Mrs. Joseph Hines sponsored the
most distinctive coat I've seen this
spring. 1t was crocheted Of bright
colored silks in a cross stitch design.
With 1t Mrs. Hines wore simple
light colored frock and soft hat of
pale role felt.
Brings Her Whippets
Miss Jane Kendall, who brought
her English bred whippets to view
the races. wore a sport frock of a
shade to match her dogs. 1t was
q two piece model of jersey. worn
with a smart sports hat and top
coat to match.
With Miss Kendall were her
fiance, George Grant Mason, Of New
York, Miss Helen Gray, snartly
gowned in a compose costume of
gray, and Count d'Adhemar.
Speaker LongWorth, donor of the
Speakers Cup, who was accom-
panied on his arrival by Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, of New York,
parked" his guest in the grandstand
and spent most of his time with
Count Szechenyi. minister Of Hun
gary, and Mrs. Jimmie Curtis. watch
ing the little racers start. Count and
Countess Szechenyi had a box and
had several of their daughters with
them.
Italy's Envoy Present
All lHNCICSlIIl5 DOA patty III
which Mrs. E. H. G. Slater was ap.
parently the hostess, included the
Italian ambassador, Mobile Giocomo
de MARITIME; Mrs. Alvin T. Hert. Mrs.
Irwin Mclaughlin and Col. Blanton
Winship. Ambassador de MARITIME
was himself a boxholder and Mrs.
Hert had taken the two largest boxes
in the stand, in which she enter
tanned group of boys from Walter
Reed.
Mrs. Curtis, who had several
boxes, entertained large group Of
guests, among them Baroness de
Cartier, Commissioner and Mrs. Sid.
ney Taliaferro, the retiring En-.
gineer Commissioner and Mrs. j.
Franklin Bell, with Miss Marjorie
Bell: Mrs. Rose Merriam and Ray.
nond T. Baker. Mrs. Taliaferro had
on one of the most striking coats
noted. OF some soft wooden material
in a bright carmine shade it was
appliqued with leather in an all.
over design, giving much the effect
of being lacquered. With this she
wore a beige gown and small
beige hat trimmed with a tiny par
Fokeet4
Field Day For Children
It was field day for the children.
Miss Nancy Letter, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, enter
tanned party of her young friends.
Little Miss Emily Mclean. daugh-
Mclean, was on hand-with a
Joseph Hines had with them their
nalI nj AnIT S1A n
group of the boys young friends.
With MIR. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long were some small girls, chums
Of their daughter. Christine.
Others in the gallery were Mrs.
Robert N. Stanfield. who was ac-
companied by her son-in-law and
Dunn. and Capt. Herbert Part.
son Fahnestock, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
rett Ridgely, Mrs. Ormsby Mccain.
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson,
Mrs. Truxtun Beale, Miss Esther
Prayer, with Miss Dorothy Mon
dell, whom she is visiting; Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, who had
Miss Betty Byrne with them; Mr..
and Mrs. E. Francis Riggs, Mr..
and Mrs. Dexter North and VIII.
liam Bowie Clark.
MRS. DWIGHT DAVIS
SAILS FOR EUROPE
Mrs. Dwight Davis, wife of the
Secretary of War, will. sail TODAY
on the France for Europe where
she will pass the summer. She will
join her daughter, Miss Alice
Brooks Davis, who is now abroad,
and her other children, Dwight
Davis, jr., Miss Cynthia Davis and
Miss Helen Davis, will sail tho
middle of June to be with her.
The Secretary will remain in this
country. The Secretary and Mrs.
Davis will present their daughter,
Miss Alice Davis, to society at a
dinner followed by dance. at their
home Friday evening, December %.
Secretary Mellon of the Treasury
is spending today in Philadelphia,
having gone over for a luncheon
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Webster Thompson at Binderton
House, Chestnut Hill. He will re-
turn to town this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Pulver
are in New York, where they are
staying at the Ambassador Hotel.
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