The Washington times., 1927-12-09

uteSS. announcer Wnlte gown, Sir
Dorabja Tata, visiting Indian dig
nitary, and Lady Tota the latter
in native dress Of thin gold gauze
with a long golden veil over her
dark hair.
The Portuguese Minister, Wis.
count d'Alte, who has been in
Washington nearly quarter of
a century and has been a
bachelor all his life, was the
center of interest in that he
appeared for the first time with
his wife, an American woman,
whom he married in New York
during the summer.
The Viscountess is a rather
quaint and attractive person
very small and very animated.
She was gowned in black velvet
fashioned with a flare at the bot
tom of the skirt and with a
deep cape of ecru lace.
Lady Isabella Towards gown
was of white and silver brocade-
another-but had a border of
flame colored ostrich about the
skirt and she wore a flowing
tulle scarf Of the same shade.
THEN the diplomatic debutantes.
= The two charming Claudel
girls, Marie and Reine-not being
formally presented this season,
but making their White House
debut. Princess Elizabeth de
Ligne. Miss Betty Chiffon, from
the British embassy fold. Miss
Dora Catalan, niece of the
Italian embassy counselor. Miss
Violet James, sister and guest
of Nine. Prochnik. Both the
little de 1igne and Miss James
wore white frocks, the former
trimmed with silver and the latter
a fluff of white tulle.
In white, too. was the Cabinet
bud. Miss Alice Davis, daughter
of the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Davis, who had gown of chiffon,
pearl embroidered and with a
scarf Of chiffon from the shout.
ders.
MYTH the political pot simmer
W ing merrily in Washington,
there was political seasoning
to the party. Republican Ma.
tional mmitteemen-and com.
mitteewomen - were numerously
present. So, too, perhaps was
the next President of the United
States. Vice President Dawes,
Speaker Longworth, Secretary
Hoover, of Commerce: Senator
Charles Curtis. OF Kansas; Sem
ator Frank Willis-or what have
you?
Mrs. Alvin r. Hert, Mrs. Medill
Mccormick and the four feminine
members Of Congress were among
the perforated politicians con.
tributing to the buzz of com.
ment on political happenings.
CENAToR-ELECT VARE,-pon-
~ dering possibly on Hamlet's
soliloquy ITO be or not to be-"
was on hand with Mrs. Ware and
two pretty daughters-Beatric
the brunette and Eleanor, the
blonde. @
Mrs. Longworth was all over
the place and everywhere the
center OF an animated group.
Another brocade gown" She
affects them pretty generally.
having rare collection of
fabrics picked up on her famous
cruise round the world. But. no.
this was transparent velvet bro.
caded in a Persian design in
deep blue and silver and rose.
The graceful skirt fell in long
points on the side-another de.
parture for Mrs. Longworth is
given to wrap around effects.
Too many notables present to
mention half of them. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, from New
York, spectacular in gold lame
with wide gold band about her
curly white hair. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo and Mrs.
frederick Dent Grant, not
together, but representing two
previous Administrations. didn't
see Miss Margaret Wilson, who Is
visiting here, but presume she
was in attendance at the opera
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing
also from the Wilson Administra.
ton. Our Ambassador to Italv
ana Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher. The
american Minister to Canada and
Mrs. William Phillips. Elliott
Wadsworth, formerly Undersecre.
tary OF the Treasury. Here for
the Red Cross conference.
AIRS JOHN p IIr,N,Dr1eo>,
Az a quaint figure. Mrs.
Borden Hartman, Mrs. Tracy
Dows, Mrs. Tytus McLennan and
her daughter, Miss Victoria Tytus.
The four tallest women in society
except perhaps the new Belgian
ambassadors. Mrs. Hope slater.
Mrs. Lyman Kendall, Commits.
sloner and Mrs. Sidney Taliaferro.
MRS. Joseph Letter - another
white gown gracefully trimmed in
gold lace. Representative and
mrs. Sol Bloom, with Miss Vera
Bloom, Senator and Mrs. Swan.
son. Ever so many from Con.
gress, including Representative
ana Mrs. Clyde Kelly and Mrs.
Harry Ransley, Representative
and Mrs. Henry Allen Copper.
But why go on?
\ 4
HE White House is truly charm.
= ing in its new dress. No
revolutionary changes have been
made. but the Green Room walls
are actually green instead of the
SAD and sallow mustard color we
nave known for years. Its fur.
nlsnlngs new = are harmonious
and in good taste and so arranged
as to give an air of nominees to
rather small apartment which
has a ceiling rs feet high.
But what delighted me most
were two green bronze winged
statuettes, one triumph incarnate.
fha- nfhnr hYa0n1;Vr.