The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-20
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY FOLKS
DR.. and Nine. Won PrittUitz Still
Cdn,pinq Out, Make Friends Rapidly
Original Features Marked
Wedding Of This Distin-
guished Couple a Half
Dozen Years Ago

DOZ0u / ears ASO
A THOUGH the new
~ German Ambassador.
and Nine. Won Prittwitz
are rapidly making friends
in Washington, they are
camping out at the embassy.
Much redecorating is being
done and they are still wait
ing for the arrival of their
household goods. Most of
the rare and lovely things,
which made the German en-
bassy so charming during
the regime Of the late Baron
Nathan and Baroness Malt
IAN. were their personal
property and Baroness Malt
IAN took them back to Ger
many when she returned
after her visit here for the
pathetic purpose Of break
ing tn her home.
YOUNG, enthusiastic and
4 clever, both DR.. and Nine.
Won Prittwitz are bound to be
popular. The new ambassadress
is extremely chic, wears lovely
clothes and has bob that is
the envy of half the women in
Washington. She has one ac-
complishment which, however,
is likely to be wasted here. She
i 81 most accomplished skater
and won many prizes in Berlin
for this graceful sport.
X 4 K
TSHE other day Nine. Won
i Prittwitz amused a little
group of friends by telling
something Of the original features
of her wedding a half-dozen years
ago. She was Countess Won Strach-
WITT. the daughter of a distin-
guished and once wealthy German
sl1ouse; and impoverished by the
war, she repaired the family for
tunes by opening a successful hat
shop. When the time came. for
her marriage. TO the young Ger
man diplomat. neither family had
a town house in Berlin. so she de-
cided TO hold the wedding recep.
ton In her shop.
The brides friends were invited
and the bridegroom's, with all
Countess Strachwitz' customers a.
well. and she tells entertainingly
of the curious groupings that re-
suited. The latest and smartest
models In hats served as decora-
tions and the wedding breakfast
was served from tables in the
work rooms.
THE British Ambassador and
4 Lady Isabella Howard will be
hosts at dinner tonight. They
will leave for Cincinnati on Thurs
day and will pass the weekend
there.
THE Japanese Ambassador and
4 Nine. Matsudaira were the
guests Of honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont at luncheon yes.
terday. Among their other guests
were Mrs. VINCENT Aston and Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Morris. of Penn.
sylVania. Mr.. Morris was formerly
American Ambassador to japan.
The Amba ssador of France and
Nine Claudel will entertain at
dinner this evening and again to-
morrow evening.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
were hosts to a company OF 10
at luncheon yesterday.
TUE Secretary of State and
Il Mrs. kellogg will be the
honor guests at dinner this
evening of the Rumanian
Minister. Mr.. Cretziano and his
daughter, Mile. Jeanne CretZiano.
The Hun garian Minister and
Countess Szechenyi will entertain
at dinner on the evening OF Feb
ruary % for their daughter.
Countess Cornelia Szechenyi.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter were hosts at dinner
last evening.
The Minister of Norway and
Nine. Bachke were the honor
guests at dinner last evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norment.
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MRS. EDWARD A. QUINTARD
AVA has announced the enga ge-
ment OF her daughter, Alexina
Shepherd, to Eliot Reese Thomson,
of this city. The marriage will
take place in the early spring.
Miss Quintard was named for
her grandfather. the late Alexan.
der r. Shepherd, who was gov.
ernor of the District of Columbia
and who was so largely responsible
for the beauty of the National
Capital as it exists today She is
also the granddaughter Of the late
Bishop Charles Todd 0uintard. Of
Tennessee.
The Misses Moore, sisters of
Representative r. Walton Moore
Of Virginia, will be at home 10.
morrow afternoon in their
apartment at the Toronto.
Senator and Mrs. Jesse Fl