Evening star., 1934-06-17
BY SALLIE ". H. PICKETT.

Society has enacted almost its last
scenes for the Summer, Senators and
Representatives have for the most
shipped their families back home"
and they themselves will follow as
soon as they put the finishing touches
on their work Of the session. The
President, too, will soon leave the
environs of the White House and start
on his oft-repeated program of the
next few weeks. Mrs. Roosevelt is
the week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Parish, I'd, in Llewellyn Park,
West Orange, N. j., making the trip
there by air, and after tea arranged
for her by Mrs. Parish she is expected
back in Washington late today.
His Grace. Prince Fumimaro Ko-
noye, president of the Japanese House
of Peers, brought a fine furry to
society last week and there were
gestures of hospitality from the White
House, the Japanese embassy, the
Secretary of State and elsewhere,
every one being charmed with the
superior but simple dignity of his
grace. The reception at the embassy
Tuesday was quite reminiscent OF the
presentation at the White House OF
the first Japanese Minister to this
country, at least the scene enacted In
the embassy drawing room where the
reception was held. There was no
standing elbow to elbow, bracing one
another up, as it were, according to
our custom of forming a receiving
line, but instead Nine. Saito, the Am
bassador, his grace and the latter's
son stood well apart, the quiet OF
the room admitting of quite audible
exchanges of courtesy.
When Buchanan was President the
same courtly grace was given the
occasion of the presentation In the
White House, when the new Minister
and his escort walked quiet far apart,
according to old engravings, and bow
ing low over the hands of the hosts
The japanese embassy and its hosts
hold a great charm for Washington,
and reluctantly society sees the Am
bassador and his family sail for the
Orient, even for short time.
Other visitors who greatly piqued
the curiosity of society were the Sui
tan and Sultana of Johore, who paid
their respects to the President at
the White House and saw brief bit
of the Capital. Then there were
two weddings in the Senate circle tc
charm the social world, and hvenest
of all there were the elephant ano
the donkey, symbols of the two good
old parties, cavorting about, each tug
ging at the social halter on the same
afternoon and during the same hours
The donkey seemed to have it. when
the Democratic women gave caro-
party. luncheon and fiesta over in
Maryland, and the Republican ladies
held a card party with trimmings ir
the lovely home of Senator James j
Davis.
Nothing daunted by the rain ant
realizing that the show in Maryland
Eould be a gloom without her, Mrs
Roosevelt with her usual courage
drove out to the rural scene and
though decidedly damp, was the mos
enthusiastic person there. The Re.
publican women will have at least two
more card parties before they cease
action for the Summer, holding then
at the Republican League head
quarters on Thomas Circle.
Tulip Hill, the lovely and historic
estate of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H
Flather was the meeting place fol
a vast concourse of society folk anc
Girl Scouts who assembled there yes
terday. Paul Wilstach's book, Tide
water Maryland" presents an allur'
ing history of Tulip Hill and connect.
it with the early Maryland families ot
that section. On the other side o1
the Potomac was being enacted the
Upperville Horse Show. Thursday ano
Friday, where big money, for tha
section, changed hands. Six hundred
entries were made which included
800 of the bluest in this country
There were money prizes extending
into the thousands and there wa
the Challenge Cup presented by Mrs
william Wadsworth Of New York ane