Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1932, Page 46

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 31 1932—PART THREE. Women of Interesting Interviews With Interesting Person- ages Now in BY PAULINE A. FREDERICK. When cable wires were fairly trem- bling with dispatches in 1917 about the | probable break in diplomatic relations between the United States and Austria, | no one waited for their messages more anxiously than did an attractive young A\ ing in St. Paul | break came she knew there ne of two courses open for E baby girl months cc n with her Amer- ents in the States, while the rned to his native land; could go to Austria with him. the husband must return for he was the consul of at St. Paul. break finally came it was| ce of this young woman to native land and go with her to a foreign country own people had de- eached one of the most 1 Gretchen Proch- sent Minister As she related recently one could flecting upon the youth d to meet such a | wouldn't criticize the American woman 's wife is in- tess, One who meets y informal chat fact k told of her war as seated on velour divans to the coziness of nd her in- tucked away on ches of the walls. fireplace at herself was the T Her bobbed ats of auburn away from her Deep suntan—for was comt n soft waves And to nce Mme. ver morning e polka-dot white bertha ton,” she said 1 went to St I attended ke to send States Mme. Pr try feels th ia's question,” she added for 11 years. 1 don't are work of some said, adding in ut 1 always tell al wel the lovely he legation of Francis ough the door- 1 the piano a in her beautiful is planning to enter Mme. Prochnik story will re r reverse fashion ried an Austrian randa, an Aus- fe of an American aired Valerie, with r arm, came into mother she was was dressed in ress Eugenie hat Mme. Prochnik ex- at the Holton dying and specializing out the Summer sketches on the The only son in the Prochnik family is Ed Prochnik, jr, aged 11 i 'when brought the son of Aus- Albans is his pres- 1t s It is difficult to educate a boy in the United States that he may be fully ped to enter the schools abroad, g to Mme. Prochnik. For ex- of 11 in Austria would be ced in Latin, astronomy, d other equally difficult sub- is seems to be on while in Europe it n.” Mme. Prochnik ps both are extremes, and um course between the two would produce the best results The youngest of the Prochniks is Pa- tricta, who is 10. She, too, like her older —_— Showing Fur Scarfs In Spring Modes Rosendorf leadership is emphasized, not only by the Advanced Styles—but the Outstanding Values. Rosendorf Guarantee as- sures a “perfect purchase™ —protecting you not only in price but iz and service. Balance of the FUR COATS Less Than Cost! A Deposit Will Reserve Any You Select William Rogendorf 1215 G Street °™ o Store value, quality Diplomacy Washington. sister, is flaxen haired and is studying at Holton Arms. * ok ok Mme. Prochnik confessed amiably that her “social welfare” work is her biggest hobby. But she remembers the days when she studdied designing in Brr;. ton and became quite skilled in the art, “Just to keep in practice, and also because I love to do it,” she explained, “I design and make all my own clothes as well as those of my daughters. I suppose many people would think that old-fashioned.” Old-fashioned, indeed! The secret of her smart clothes at last was out Mme. Prochnik indicated that if the day ever arrives when time hangs heavy on her hands she will revert more ex. teLsively to her old hobby; for design- ing to her is a creative means of self- expression. When two or more persons are dis- cussing the fashions of the day, the conversation turns inevitably to the in- fluence of the Empress Eugenie on mi- lady's head attire for this season. ome people do look foolish with a feather drooping into one eye,” she re- marked with a laugh. “But I really and her mode of dress were I not an | American by birth. “Paris designers rate the States as a land of extremes they conceive something feel to be conservative and in good taste, they nearly always can count on it becoming an extreme after reaching this country. This, no doubt, accounts for the Eugenie rage. While some wom- en look very well in the hats others do not. And ‘the test, of course, of the smart dresser is that she knows what not to wear as well as what to wear for her particular type Perhaps I do not know as much of Austria as would a native,” Mme. Prochnik said, as she turned to a dis- ission of the country of her adoption “I have been there only once, and that during the trying days of the war thing was abnormal, for there was | one purpose uppermost in the d of every true Austrian—that was | hg the war. Through those anx- fous days I caught my first glimi of the Austrian people—perhaps a clos- er glimpse than I could have caught otherwise, for we were all drawn to- | gether by a common bond “I was impressed above all by the domitable spirit of the people Which refused to say die when once they had set for themselves a task.” Mme. Prochnik told how her husband and baby had arrived in beautiful, cultural Vienna, where all| as once gay with dancing and music, | where the gorgeous court of the Haps. burgs once reflected centuries of rule— only to find it all engulfed in an om inous cloud of war. The gayety had turned to anxiety, and the majestic court had become mockery in the face | of armed conflict The Prochniks saw the Emperar Karl rise and fall, and witnessed the final dismemberment of the House of Hapsburg, which had swayed the court at Vienna for more than six centuries They witnessed Hungary, Czechoslo- | vakia and Jugoslavia going their sev- | eral ways. They beheld Galacia join- | ing_Poland, Bukovina becoming a part of Rumania, and Istria, Trentino, and portions of Tyrol bemng annexed to Ttaly hus the Prochniks lived in the midst of danger for three years, sharing the fortunes of the brave people with whom they had chosen to dwell. And hen at last peace seemed in the offing, Minister Prochnik was delegated to g0 to St. Germain to lend his services as secretary of the Austrian delegation, “The tragedy of it all lies in the fact | that a country which once was great | and powerful has been reduced so con- | siderably,” Mme. Prochnik declaerJ United | When | which they | she and | gh she has not had an op- portunity to return to Austria since coming to the United States in 1920, | this Austrian diplomat's wife is plan- | ning to do so at her earliest oppor- tunity. should like to see the country under normal conditions,” she said. “At any rate, when I do go I know that whatever particular condition or erisis | the people may be facing I shall find | Tailored and Smart for the Mid-Season It’s the lace blouse that makes it so irre sistible. A delightful bolero ensemble in black and white. 921 G Street . }them with the ssme indomitable spirit they showed in 1917 “WIill there ever be another political union of Austria and Hungary?” she was asked. “You'll have to ask my husband,” was her smiling evasion. “You see, diplo- matic husbands fire!er not to have their wives discuss ol their knowledge.” oK ok k “Austria’s greatest contribution to the world, in my opinion,” said Mme. Proch- nik, “is her music and musicians. V: enna has meen the music center of the Continent.” When it comes to Austrian compos- ers who have added to what Byron terms the “universal language of man- kind,” Mme. Prochnik. places Mozart and Haydn first, with Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss also ranking high. Mozart and Haydn were warm friends during their lifetime, Mme. Prochnik pointed out, and each displayed un- usual ability at an early age. Mozart at 6 was taken by his father on tour to the leading capitals of Europe, while at the age of 12 he conducted a mass of his own composition at Vienna. “Mozart died at any early age,” Mme. Prochnik recalled, “one cause of which | was probably overwork, because his op- eras and symphonies, as well as other compositions, were s There are, of course, his ‘Figaro,” ‘Don ‘Glovanni’ and ‘The Magic Flute’ among the operas, and the ‘-E-flat Major’ and ‘G-Minor’ ‘symphonies. He was work- ing the ‘Requiem Mass’ when he died.” Haydn is especially remembered, Mme. Prochnik indicated, for his oratorio “The Creation” and his “Seven Words on the Cross Franz_Schubert and Johann Strauss claim Vienna as their birthplace. Strauss was only 3 years old when Schubert died. Strauss, Mme. Proch- ik pointed out, wrote his famous song The Erlking,” as well as “The Wan- when he was only 19. Although Schubert was onl. early thirties when he died Mme. Prochnik said, “he had gained in that short time unusual fame in the world of music. Two of his outstanding works are ‘The Unfinished Symphony' and “The Symphony in C.'* And who has not dreamed or danced to the entrancing strains of “The Beau- tiful Blue Danube” by Strauss? This composer is the author of at least 500 dance pieces, none of which is more popular than the Danube waltz Thus is Mme. Prochnik an interesting nd loyal daughter of the country of her adoption. She has been a real en- voy's wife at a time when diplomatic relations were.so delicate that the least tipping of the balance might have pelled disaster to the cause of under- tanding which the United States and Austria are endeavoring to foster. “The hardest thing I find about being | a diplomat’s wife,” Mme. Prochnik said is that one's life is so public and, therefore, so closely interwoven with the welfare of one's country. I'm afraid some of my friends who are not in the diplomatic corps do not understand me when I say I cannot do certain things because they are not for the best inter- est of the cause my husband represents I must always consider that fir “There are many, however, who do understand. Most of all, I feel that the American people as a whole have only | feelings of good will in their hearts for | of the Austrian people. Misses Hammond Hosts At Evening Party The Fort McHenry Chapter, D. A. R was entertained by the Misses Ham- imond at their home, 1430 Rhode Island avenue northwest, the evening of Jan- vary 20 Mrs. Harry C. Grove, State vice re- gent, made a talk on the coming enter- | tainment given by the D. A. R. at Me- morial Continental Hall the evening of February 3, especially the play, Return ot Washington.” T ADVENTURE Hunting Fishing Roughing § Personally conducted trip com- bining the above with sight- seeing into the heart of Mexico. Party Limited to 10 Leaving Feb. 27 For details write or see P. J. Cogger Care Hughes & Cogger 842 Earle Bldg. itical questions without i much in demand. | |Rector~s Aid of St. Andrews' | Benefit Card Party Friday The ladies of the Rector'’s Ald and members of the choir of St. Andrew’s P. E. Church are giving a card party Friday evening, February 5, at the Hotel Roosevelt. Capt. Toombs, Miss Volkman and Mrs. Wren compose the Choir Commit- tee. Mrs. Clarke Conway and XMrr Bowen are chairman and vice chair- man, respectively, of the Rector's Aid. Others assisting are: Mrs. Bowen, ticket: Mrs. Wren, table reserva- Mrs. Horne and Mrs. Sanders, prizes; Mrs. Danforth, publicity, and Mrs. Willlam J. Harris is chairman of patronesses. Patronesses are: Mrs. Clyde B Aitchison, Mrs. Cecil A. Beasley, Mrs. Henry Carlton Ervin, Dr. Ida Heiberger, Mrs. David Du Bose Gaillard, Mrs. Pierrie Gaillard, Mrs. Harriet A. Hos- mer, Mrs. Henry W. Keyes, Mrs. H. J. Landrus, Mrs. Mason B. Lawton, Mrs. Malcolm Laws, Mrs. Arthur Misny, Mrs. Cornelia Munn, Mrs. Sprigg Poole, Mrs William De C. Ravenel, Mrs. George | F. Ross, Mrs. Charles O. Stevens, Mrs. Ella Rust Smith, Miss Laura Tileston, Miss Ruth Tileston, Mrs. A. J. Wilder and Mrs. H. W. Witcover. ‘There will be a prize for each table. | = , Meridian Mansions | Scene of Card Party | La Fayette Lodge, Chapter, No. 37, | 0. E. 8, ‘will hold its annual dance and |card party February 5 at Meridian | Mansions, 2400 Sixteenth street. Mrs, | Laura M. Dyre is in charge of the cards and a prize is provided for each table. | This dance is sponsored by past ma- trons and past patrons of the chapter. including Miss Effie T. Brodnax, Mrs. Helen B. Hall, Mrs. Bonny H. Starkey, Mr. and Mrs. Willam H. Dyre, Mr. Hugh W. Smith, Mrs. Blanche H. Ev ans, Mr. Howard E. Griffith and Mr. and Mrs. William E. Rabenhorst, with Miss Brodnax chairman, assisted by Mr. Julian O. Cardin, worthy patron, vice chairman On the Reception Committee are Mr. | william H. Dyre, Mrs. Helen B. Hall, Mrs. Bonny H. Starkey, Mrs. Blanche H. Evans and Mr. Howard Griffith The Courtesy Committee is composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith, Mr. and | Mrs. William E. Rabenhorst, Mr. Aaron | Johnson, Mrs. Gladys Thompson and | Mrs. Florence Dawson | Miss Edith A. Williams, worthy grand matron, and Mr. Paul B. Cromelin, worthy ‘grand patron, and Mrs. Crome- | lin will be honor ghests | Bus Trip to Wakefield for Planting Washington Elm To celebrate the Bicentennial, the Association for the Preservation of Vir- | ginia Antiquities is sponsoring a trip to| Wakefield Thursday, Febru witness the planting of a tree, a Wash- | ington elm, the grandchild of the elm | under which Washington took command | at Cambridge, Mass., July The | bus chartered for the trip th r of the Tr p, returning at o'clock pm. Mrs. S. McDowell Meek is in charge of seat reservations. 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