The Washington times., 1935-10-04
NOW
SuGUe Enjoys
At Geneva
PRESS FEASTS
BY HELEN ESSARY
GENEVA.

line of autograph seekers at-
ter the luncheon Of the inter
national journalists here to ad-
mire quite frankly a chic-look'
ing creature in black-jaunty
black, with a little black hat
pulled down over one eye, and
over the other eye a monocle.
And in the lapel of the white
vest a big red dahlia from
the luncheon table.
Monsieur Herriot," said the
chic-looking creature. Your
name, please"
"Certainment," replied the
French diplomat, and kept his
approving eyes fastened on the
lady with the monocle while he
signed her menu card and the
cards of three other less be-
quilting admirers.
He probably wrote "Herriot"
over "Benes" and 'Litvinov,"
he was so preoccupied. The
other distinguished statesmen
were ahead of him in the auto
graphing line
Monsieur Litvinov, Soviet Min
igter Of Foreign Affairs, signed
his name until the ink in his
fountain pen ran dry. But
. so, for that matter, did
Capt. Anthony Eden, England's
League of Nations hope. Some
body gave Captain Eden a
lead pencil. He wore that
down Scribbling in big bold
letters on the menu. And then
he got another pencil. And
finally he escaped.
An American said to Captain
Eden:
you're q fearful responsible
fly to the States, captain, hav-
ing the barOnetcy of Maryland
In your family. Maryland feels
awfuIly concerned with what
ever you do. 1t vaguely con-
siders you . Marylander, with
your Lord Baltimore ancestry"
Captain Eden laughed:
Don't let ther feel troubled
about me. They'd have much
too much to grleve over"
Quite the handSomeSt delegate
to the League of Nations is
Captain Eden. well over six
feet tall, athletic looking, with
no John Bull StodginesS. he is
equipped with q disarming smile,
as all good diplomats are. He
has in addition a twinkle in
the eye and an easy assurance.
They Say his china-blue eyes
are very shortsighted. Not dip
Iomatically, of course.
This drawback embarrasses
him often. ooh, most terribly"
However, he doesn't wear
even half an eye glass and he
does play tennis, when he has
a chance. But not too well, I
understand.
The luncheon of The Journal
lists waS gay and pleasant. Most
of the Great Men Of the AS
sembly were on view at long
head table. Relaxed by the in
formality of the occasion, but
not too much relaxed, they took
this opportunity, as all Great
Men do, Of being comrades with
the press that may make or
break them. Some Of them
made speeches gallant with
bright nothings.
, Monsieur Herriot was obvi-
ously popular with the crowd Of
two hundred. When he rose,
they clapped long and spon-
taneouSly. When he told gay
little stories about politicians
being newspaper men who had
turned out badly, made pleas
antries about a diplomat haV-
ing two ears and one mouth;
talked in glowing, idealistic
words about the League of Ma.
tions, the press, that supposed
ly hard-boiled gang, laughed
and clapped some more.
The French language, the
press said as one man on the
way out, lends itself to grace
full, facile expression better
than any other language. The
French Minister of State had
the wit to skate entertainingly
on the thin ice of a bad inter-
national situation. Therefore
he was a good egg and we're
for him."
M. Litvinov has the square
look of M. Herriot. Shorter,
perhaps, but with the same
fighting set of the shoulders.
The top of his head is bald.
But the hair that he has is
white and long and curls up
ward from around the neck.
M. Nicolas Titulescu, the min
lister Of foreign affairs for Ru-
mania, also was a special guest
at the party. M. Titulescu has
a certain dash of personality.
He is more streamlined than
the ministers from France and
Russia. More the aristocrat, per-
haps.
He is smooth-Shaven, slender.
Might be Spanish or even an
Argentine. Has almost an inter-
national face, which. it seems
to me, a mere onlooker, so
many of these Geneva diplomats
have acquired. On purpose per.
haps. It is an excellent smoke
screen. Or an alibi. if you'd
rather call it that.
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