The Washington times., 1935-10-30
NOW
Wife of EnUOy
I Misses d. G..
LIKES LONDON
BY HELEN ESSARY

Dy 4AAASAN
It's always pleasant seeing old
friends.
But it is particularly pleasant
seeing them in strange places.
One of the incest experiences
had recently in London was q
luncheon at the Greek Legation
with the Minister and Madame
Simopoulos.
/ found the Greek Minister and
his wife just as delightful as they
were in Washington. And just as
popular with fashionable London
as they were in the smart world Of
Washington. The luncheon guests
were extremely interesting, a mix
ture Of diplomatic and residential
groups.
The Greek Legation is in May.
fair in Upper Brook Street, not
far from Grosvenor Square. Ir
the suave and elegant section OF
London which clears its skirts
without an effort from the great
English middle class.
The house is larger than the
Greek Legation in Washington,
The rooms are more spacious,
Their furnishings are very hand,
some-gorgeous rose Aubosson car
pets. graceful French furniture,
fine paintings, objects DIRT brought
from Greece and arranged skill
fully to create a welcoming, home.
like atmosphere by the versatile
Madame Simopoulos.
Madame Simopoulos entertains
happily as she did in Washington.
She has the same cook she had
here. This jewel evidently has
adapted herself to European food.
Little cheeSeS and rare sweets and
SavorieS were part Of the luncheon
menu.
Madame Simopoulos misses her
Washington friends terribly, she
said. But she does like the new
post enormouSly-there's more tc
do in London officially than in
Washington.
For all the diplomatic repre-
sentatives, many more country
men call at all foreign legations
and embassies in Europe than in
Washington.
The Spanish Ambassador to
France, M. Cardenas, who was so
popular in Washington, told me
when I saw him in Paris that he
had never, never in his whole life
been as busy as he was then.
The Spanish-French interests
are interviewer at present. It
takes a diplomat of M. Cardenas'
tact and ability to keep an inter-
national pot sinmering happily.
Another old friend I saw in Lon
don was Henry w. Nevinson, the
British writer, whose last book,
"In the Dark Backwards" was so
successful in the United States.
Mr.. Nevinson is one Of the great
personalities of Europe. He is a
brilliant journalist, a crusader for
the underdog. Is highly intelli-
gent, witty and extraordinarily
handsome. Sir Wilmott Lewis
once told me that the British
Empire felt proud to have pro-
duced such a man as Henry New
inSon.
Now Mr.. Nevinson is quite old.
He's well over 70. But he's still
q gallant fellow. He is writing a
new book-the last of his memoirs.
And rewriting two earlier volumes
under the title, Fire Of Life"
A young EngliShman who is
making an extra name for him
self in Geneva nowadays is Mich
ael Wright, formerly attached to
the British Embassy in Washing
ton. Mr.. Wright is a sort OF
secretary to Capt. Anthony Eden
He acts as a laiSson officer be
tween Captain Eden and the
press.
Each day in Geneva at about
half past six o'clock, when the
committee meetings are over
Michael Wright holds a press
conference.
I went to one of the confer
ences. 1t was held in the biz
League of Nations Building room
where the council meets. There
were only a few of us present
This was particularly confer
ence for American Journalists
the British had met with Mr.
Wright earlier in the day. We
sat casually at the desks of the
Great Minds. The piece Of papel
on which I took down notes al
ready had been inscribed with
elaborate monogram sketches BY
M. Laval, the French prime min
lister.
Michael Wright is a cleancut
intelligent young man. When HI
was being croSs-examined by tht
journalists he kept a rigid eX
preston. He made his announce
ments in a colorleSS voice as i
they were Of no Importance. ThC
journalists, however, discovered
in many carelesSly spoken phrases
statements of significance anc
said:
"Ah! So M. Laval did not &C
back to Paris"
"Then Captain Eden is meeting
M. Laval for lunch?"
"So-Sir Samuel Hoare is din
ing with Litvinov, you say. All
we see.'
Here were immediate indica
&;o,1. - international confepeynas