Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-06-01 | Page 14 | Washington Society

Washington Society y SALLIE V. H. PICK ITT WASHINGTON, May tl AP To attend a big event such as tha garden party given this week by tha aec rotary of tat and Mrs. Henry Hen-ry L- Stlmson, la to meat the cream of Washington society In Ita every phase except, of course, the president. presi-dent. Guests on tha rolling lawn at Woodier, "where tha hosts received re-ceived hundreds of visitors, were just beginning to wonder why Vic President Curtis did not attend, when ha appeared on th step of tha portico, followed by his sister and brother-in-law. and th party was complete. Mr. Curtis was detained de-tained at th capltol until lata and th sun waa just sinking behind the forest tre when he arrived. Mr. Gann waa attired In a taupe colored lac gown In th latest style, hat, shoe, hoe, purs and everything matching to perfection. Bhe struck th popular note In wearing lac, for not only did th hostess. Mrs. Stlmson, wear a king's blua lac under a black chiffon velvet coat and with a black hat. but half the women on tha lawn wor lace, while moat of the others wore flowered chiffon. Tha breesea wor cool and wraps were In evidence. evi-dence. e e e Standing close up for a chat with th secretary of state and Mra. Btimson wer two former ecretarles of state, Frank B. Kelloag (Mra Kellogg did not accompany him) and tha new chief justlc of th supreme su-preme court, Charlea Evana Hughee. Mrs. Hughes wore a quite conservative conserva-tive black afternoon gown with S coat. There were gay marquees on tha lawn from which refreshments were served and big gay umbrellas sheltering tables for th punch bowls and glasses. Mrs. Jsmes Par male of Washington Washing-ton and Cleveland, drov over from her place, "The Causeway.. In her hansom cab. the only such vehicle In Wsshington, her coachman sitting high up behind with his top hat and livery and driving an Kngllsh cob, hsndsom and high stepping. As the doors of th cab opened bark and tha lady stepped forth, assisted by Charles, tha negro footman who serves for tha state department officials of-ficials when they entertain, on thought of th old London days or th vogue for hansom cabs In this country soma thlrty-flv yars ago. Miss Isabel Cotton, daughter of Joseph P. Cotton, undersecretsry of state, and Mrs. Cotton, waa at the party with her father and assisted In entertaining, as did other ladles of th department. Mra. Cotton Is an Invalid who takes no part In society and Miss Cotton seems to prefer other activities. She la an expert In landscape gardening and has joined en of th local artists In that Itn In doing over soms of the old gsrdens of Georgetown. Th Btimson garden party was about the season's last big gathering gather-ing of society. Many of the diplo-mall diplo-mall present will soon leav for the summer. Th ambassador of Germany. Ger-many. Herr von Prlttwlta und flaf-fron. flaf-fron. has taken a cottage at Gibson Island, a rather new and Incomplete resort, and Frau von Prittwits und Osffron and their littla daughter will go ther th middl of June to remain for several weeks. In July they will all sail for th annual visit to Germany. a a a For th first tint sine entering the Whit Hous aa Its mistress. Mra Hoover received a group of newspaper women. An Invitation for 4:1ft o'clock Thursilsy wss extended ex-tended over ' th telephone to the president of th Women National Press club and th officers and board ef tha club. Mrs. Hoover hss sufficiently re- covered from a sprained back, suffered suf-fered from a fall on the highly polished pol-ished floors of the White House, to walk about the rooms and on the portico. There -Is yet time snd a possibility possibil-ity of the president and Mrs. Hoover holding the annual garden party for the World war veterans In hospitals In and near Waahrngton. a a e Th senate ladles wives of sens-tors sens-tors have held their last luncheon of th season In one of ths committee com-mittee rooms at the capltol and except ex-cept for being entertained by those fortunate enough to have handsom country places near town, this element ele-ment of th official world will begin to drift out of th capital next month. Several of the senators wives remained in town especially to attend the polo ball Monday night when Hunter, the most famous mount in th army and a veteran of the World war, occupied a stall at the end of the ballroom. One of those who danced attendance upon him all evening was Mra. William Wil-liam Jeffries Chewnlng Jr.. the former for-mer Margo Cousena, daughter of Senator and Mra. James Cousens. who frequently stood and atroked Hunter'a sleek mane with her short length white kid gloved hand. The glovos were worn with her sleeveless evening gown. If others at th ball wor glove at all, they wer long one, th top reaching to within a few Inches of th shoulder, but Mrs. Chewnlng. who Is always a law unto herself, wor short glove buttoned but-toned about the wrist.