Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1929, Page 18

SOCIETY. The Preside;; and Mrs. Hoover Have as a Guest Mrs. Large, Sister of Mrs. Hoover, HE President and Mrs. Hoover have with them Mrs. J. Large, the sister of Mrs. Hoover, who has been staying at their 8 street home since Mareh ¢. The Vice President, Mr. Curtis, had with him over night in his apartment at the Mayflower his son, . Harry King Curtis of Chicago, who went to New York this morning and will return to Chicago Saturday. The Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez gave a brilliant recep- tion last evening in the embassy on Six- teenth street, in honor of the undersec- retary of the department of education of Mexico, Senor Moises Saenz, who is their guest for a short time, The company of several hundred included members of the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, Sena- tors and Representatives and other offi- clals of this Government, with many of the Army, Navy and residential circles. The embassy, so well adapted for such entertainment and so beautiful in_its own decorations and furnishings, had little additional adornment, clusters of tulips, lilacs and roses being used ar- tistically in the drawing rooms and halls. The ballroom across the front of the house was well filled with dancers, and the terrace, gay with many colored lights, was also arranged for dancing, and had an enticing band, Tables were placed close to the rail all the way around and supper and punch was served there. ' The exterior of the em- bassy was as much of a picture as the interior, the lilac bushes and the grace- ful young flowering frult trees in the yard being in full bloom for the occa- sion, The dining room and conserva- tory, where supper was served, were quite as popular as the terrace, and there were many who visited the Mexi- can room on the upper floor and stopped en _route to enjoy the library. The Ambassador and Senora de Tel- lez received in the drawing room at the head of the stairway, assisted by Senor Saenz. Senora de Tellez wore a grace- ful and becoming gown of delicate black lace, the long, full skirt almost touch- ing the floor. On each side of the skirt a large bow of flesh-color satin was tied beneath the lace and a dainty cluster of tiny flowers tied in the knot. The sleeveless bodice was dropped from the shoulders, the top of flesh-color satin, and garlands of dainty flowers ,served as shoulder straps. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, brother-in-law and sister of the Vice President, Mr, Charles Curtis, held im- Promptu receptions wherever they stop- ped long enough to chat. Mrs. Gann wore a handsome gown of white chiffon brocaded in silver and trimmed with silver lace and rhinestones, her orna- ments being of jade. Secretary of War a Guest. ‘The Secretary of War, Mr. James W. Good, and the Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis were among those from the cabinet circle at the party. Mrs. Davis wore a becoming gown of mauve chiffon, the hemline being un- even, and her slippers of satin in a deep- er shade, The many diplomats at the &arty in- cluded the Ambassador of , Dr. Velarde; the Ambassador of Brazil, Senhor 8. Gurgel do Amaral; the Am- bassador of Cuba, Senor Orestes Fer- rara; the Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel and the Ambassador of Chile and Senora de Davila. Sencra de Davila wore a striking gown of black taffeta, draped to the back at a low waist line, the dral?ery forming a large bow in the back, lined with bright red taffeta. The Belgian Ambassador and Princess de Ligne were accompanied by their daughter, Princess Elizabeth de Ligne. Princess de Ligne had a gown of turquols blue brocaded in silver and fashioned in a draped model, and Prin- cess Elizabeth worg a gown of white chiffon. ‘The Ambassador of Turkey, Ahmed Mouhtar Bey, was also in the company, and the Minister of Uruguay and Se- nora de Varela and their daughter, Senorita Adela Varela; the Minister of Panama and Senora de Alfaro, the lat- ter in a gown of pale blue embroidered in gold and trimmed with gold lace; the Minister of Austria and Mme, Prochnik, she wearing a simple of black chiffon, the skirt having even draperies and the bodice, made high in the back, having a 'scarf of the chiffon; the Minister of t and Mme. Samy, the latter in a of white chiffon, made on straight lines and embroidered in silver and crystals. The Minister of Persia, Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah, was among the enthusi- astic dancers on the terrace: the Min- ister of Canada and Mrs. Massey were also in the company, she having a gown of white chiffon made straight and em- broidered in silver with a deep circular flounce of black chiffon, also embroid- ered in silver about the bottom of the skirt. The new Chinese Minister and Mme. Wu were the center of attention wherever they wandered. She wore her native dress of rare silk in a pale shade of blue brocaded in flowers of delicate hues, made high about the throat, but with moderately short sleeves. and her slippers were of white satin with point- ed toes and low French heels. Senator and Mrs. King Attend. Senator and Mrs. Willlam H. King were among those from the congres- sional circle, as were lu:nunhfiive and Mrs, Fred A, Britten and Representative and Mrs. S. Wallace Demj . Mrs. King was in a draped model in taffeta, Mrs. Britten wore a neutral shade with small furturistic figures in bright colors, her deep red ostrich feather fan matching her slip- pers and the &:omlnlunl color in the gown. Mrs. psey had a gown of chiffon which shaded from white at the neck to deep orchid at the hem jine, embroidered in crystals. Represent- e orld’s Largest Dry Cleaning Plant "\ Send It to the = Vogue Cleaners Where Quality and Service are assured \you. Where most mod- § ern and)sanitary facllities await 8 you. v Your dainty frocks cleaned and pressed equal to ative and . _Sol Bloom and their also H. | daughter, Miss Vera Bloom, were there, Mrs. Broom wearing a gold-color satin gown fashioned on straight lines and with which she carried a gold metal cloth scarf broacded in tel shades, Miss Bloom was in a dainty gown of figured silk made with fitted hodice and the skirt draped into a bl fiow at the back to mark the low wais ine. ‘The guests also included the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation and Mrs. Willilam P. MacCracken, jr. the latter wearing a jade green chiffon gown with ornaments of emerald and diamonds; Gen. Albert C. Dalton, Gen. George Barnett, Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Harri- man, Mr, and Mrs. Harold Smoot, Col. and Mrs. George C. Thorpe, Mrs. Fran- cois Berger Moran, Mrs. Robert Hinck- ley and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Percival McCeney-Wer- lick; Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Col. and Mrs. Charles B. Drake, Miss Barrine Drake, former Re) ntative Frank W. Mon- dell, Mrs. Alexander Gregg, Miss Marion Jardine, ter of former Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs, Willlam M. Jar- dine; Mrs, Elonzo Tyner, Baron and Baroness von Below, Mrs. William Liv- ingston Crounse, Mrs. Abel I. Smith, Mrs. Samuel Williams Earle, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. Karl D. Klemm, who had a strikingly handsome gown of silver metal cloth, the skirt draped to one side and hanging to the floor and the bodice made with a deep capelike scarf across the front, which was thrown over one shoulder and hung below the walstline in the back; Mr. and Mrs. Frederic D. McKenney, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. Jean Labat, the Rev. Meade Bolton Mac- Bryde, Mrs. Robert Love Taylor, Mrs. William Laird Dunlop, jr.; Miss Eliza- beth Powell Dunlop, Miss Hester Ann Le Ferve, the Commissioner of the Dis- trict of Columbia and Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs. Richard Harrison Lynn, Mrs. Charles H. March, wife of the Federal trade commissioner, and Miss March, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty and Mr. Blaine Mallan. The Postmaster General and Mrs. Walter F. Brown will move to their apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel the end of the week. Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft Guests of Bolivian Diplomats. The Chief Justice of the Suprenfe Court and Mrs. Willlam Howard Taft were the ranking guests at the dinner given by the Minister of Bolivia and Senora de Diez de Medina in compli- ment to the Bolivian delegates to the Commission of Inquiry and Concilia- tion between Bollvia and Paraguay, last evening, in the Chinese room of the Mayflower, The guests of honor, Dr. David Alvestegui and Senor Enrique Finot, were accompanied by their wives, Senora de Alvestegui and Senora Finot. Others present were the Ambassador of Mexico and Senora de Tellez, the Am- bassador of Cuba and Senora de Fer- JELLEFF'S PEN, SI, SEOSN NN STTIN SN TN S 1IN e, Mrs, A Pen Women, Friday. rara, the Minister of Uruguay and Mme. Varela, the Minister of Colombia and Senora de Olaya, the Minister of Pana- ma and Senora de Alfaro, Senator and Mrs. Royal S. Copeland, Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Britten, the Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Francis White, the charge d'affaires of the le- gation of Guatemala and Senora de Fernandez, the counselor of the Cuban embassy and Senora de Altunaga, the first secretary of the Argentine embassy, Senor Conrado Traverso; the first sec- retary of the legation of Bolivia and Senora de la Barra, the first secretary of the legation of Costa Rice and Senora de Piza, chief of the Latin-American division of the State Department and Mrs. Dana G. Munro, Mrs. Fairweather Mackenzie and Mrs. Karl D. Klemm. The Minister of Bulgaria and Mme. Radeff entertained at luncheon today for Prince Cyrill of Bulgaria, who is making s short visit in Washington. The other guests at luncheon were the members o? the legation staff. hosts at dinner last evening to a com. pany of 18, in honor of the Amba: dor of Great Britain and Lady Isa- bella Howard. Senator and Mrs, Walter E. Edge have returned to Washington, after spending & month in their home, at Ventnor, N. J. So Many Smart Women Will Wear Lace to the Opera Here is a charming interpreta- tion . . . thin black lace with lively flounces and two lavely trainlike drapes . . . to this has been added a black moire jacket; all the wrap you meed if it is warm! 895 French Shop—Second Floor ¢ F STREET THE WOMANS SHOP OF RALEIGH HABERDASHER Ra Leigh Riding Habits Ra Leigh riding equipment —superbly tailored—is the choice of many of Wash- ington's smartest - feminine e TS. Separate Jackets of whip- ¢ord, covert and tweeds sn rich browns, blacks, oxford g white The KNOX Vaga- bond Hat (illus- trated), $10. Der- bies, $8.50 and up. English Ridi 3’3&. in tan a’r‘;g black, $25. Others $16.50. THE WOMA! Breeches — Whipcord, coverts in French blue, wood browns, white $22.50. lustrated, $17.50.) purs, $19.50 to $39.75 to $98.50. rays or trig brown and checks, $29.75 to (The jacket illus- $39.75. trated, $29.75.) and and brown-and- checks, $17.50 to (The breeches il- Jodh- $25; Suits, N'S SHOP OF . A Raleigh Haberdasher . 1310F Street Dr. Leo 8. Rowe, the The Minister and Mme. Radeff were | = WASHINGTON, D. MRS. JAMES E. FECHET, Wife of Maj, Gen. Fechet, chief of the Army Air Service, to be the guest of . C. Cron at the authors’ breakfast of the National League of American —Harris-Ewing Photo. Mrs. B. D, Foulois, wife of Gen. Foulols, has issued invitations to a luncheon to meet Mrs. Gann April 16. Covers will bs laid for 35. The Chief of Staff and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall will entertain at dinner this evening in their quarters, at Fort Myer. Gen. and Mrs. Summerall will entertain at the dinner-dance tomor- row evening at the Army, Navy and Marine Corps' Country Club, Assistant Attorney General and Mrs. George R. Farnum went to New York this morning. Mr. Farnum will deliver an address at the dedication of the new customs house this afternoon and they will attend the banquet to be given following the dedication services. Mr. and Mrs, Farnum will return tomorrow to their apartment, in the Wardman Park Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H. K. Curtis of Philadelphia spent a short time in Washington, coming aboard their yacht Lynndonia, which was anchored in the Chevy Chase COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL to 14 classes ‘insure academie and cultural development. ‘onveyance furnishe: Small Residence Department Stanwood Cobb Also Conducts at Eliot, Maine MAST COVE CAMP Salt-water Bathing—Expert Child Care 0., TUESDAY, Potomac River off the Army War Col- lege. ‘The engagement of Miss Schultze Watson, hter Mr, George Devoo Watson and the late Mrs. Watson of New York, to Mr. John Thomas Scully of New York, son of Mrs. Thomas J. Bcully and the late Mr. Scully, wno was at one time a Repre- sentative in Congress from New Jersey. tin's School, in New York, and Mr. tin's SFchool, in New York, and Mr. Scully graduated from Princeton in 1917 and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during the World War. The wedding will take place in the Autumn, Maj. and Mrs. Allan Kimberly are visiting his family in their home at Old Point Camfort, Maj. Kimberly was :’t&‘t‘lgne&n in Wuhlgz:;on for wmett\me war and is now on duty at Fort fomn, on Staten Island, ! Mr. J. H. Edwards of Washington, D. C., Assistant Secretary of the Treas- ury in the Roosevelt administration, has returned to Washi after hay- ing spent six weeks at the Hotel Chel- sea, Atlantic City, N. J. Mrs. George Mesta has leased Fair Oak, the estate of Mr. Henry Coleman Drayton on Beacon Hill, at Newport, APRIL 9, 1929.° of Frankfort, Ky, niece of Mrs, Maur- ice Thatcher, Conte di Sant 'Ella, who has been with Contessa di Sant 'Elia at the Hotel Plaze in New York for a week, will sail tomorrow aboard the Mauretania for Europe and the contessa will join him abroad in June, Conte and Contessa dl Saint 'Elia were in Washington last week, com! here_to be received by President ane Mrs. Hoover, to whom they were present- ed by the Italian Ambassador, Nobile de Martino, now on the high scas en route to Italy. Conte and Contessa di Sant ‘Elia t & couple of weeks at Ward- man Park Hotel earlier in the seaso: and on their last visit were at the Carl- ton for a few days. Commissioner Jefferson Myers of the United States Shipping Board and Mrs. Myers entertained at a small dinner party Saturday evening. Among the guests were Senator and Mrs. Wesley L. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. H, W. Witcover. Miss Julla R. Mattis has as her guest for a week. her sister-in-law, Mrs. George Mattis of Champaign, Ill, who arrived in Washington last evening. Miss Mattis has recently returned after ding some time at St. Augus- tine, Col. and Mrs. William Preston Woo. Reupholsteri 5-Piece Parlor Suites Antiques 3-Pc. Overstuffed Suites Dining Room Chairs ) SOCIETY. Refinishing ' Brocades and Velours Also Chair Caneing, and Porch Rockers Splinted by Our Experts at the Now Prevailing Low Prices for Two Days Only. 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