New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Italian Envoy's
Daughter Joins
Diplomatic Set
Donna Yolanda Romano
Avezzano. Latest Addition
to Washington Society.
Receives Royal Welcome
piquant and Popular
Debutante Gets Her First
Taste of Society in Her
Mothers Native Land

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.--The dip
lomatic d6butante" is bit of per
.onaxe in Washington society. With
an embassy of legation back OF her.
sac ia naturally included in much OF
he entertaining of an official nature;
sod, il she Is attractive at ALL she is IN
great demand among the younger set.
The latest addition to the ranks,
nonna Yolanda Romano Avezzano,
eaurhter of the Italian Ambassador
md Baroness Romano Avezzano,
reached town too late in the season
q make a formal debut. But she has
seen made right royalty welcome, and
,srticularly by the little group of girls
the diplomatic set.
She's a slip Of girl. just eighteen,
20 has lived about in the capitals
the world. but who is having her
It taste of society in her mothers
tive land.
Baroness Romano, who was Miss
saueline Taylor. of st. Louis. was
arried to Baron Romano when he
as secretary Of the Italian Embassy
t Washington twenty years ago and
CIV he has come back as his country S
Arahas sador. Their daughter is pretty
a piouant sort of way, and she has
dcceeded in making herself popular
she is very much the jeune file, and
f-ocks are always made on dis
.tly youthful lines and cut notice
Y high in the neck-something
rthy Of remark in these days when
,utantes wear gowns cut from the
{ ne piece and made from the same
del as their mothers.
Minister Returns to Norway
With the exception Of the Bryn
2. is, Laura and Marguerite. daughters
a. the Minister of Norway, MISS
Romano is the only young girl at any
the European embassies or lega-
lions. Latin America claiming the other
meubers Of charming group Of young
folk. And the Bryns have been so long
in Washington that their daughters
have been brought up quite like Amer
lean girls.
represented his country at Washington
for ten years, has gone home to stay
two or three months and assist IN the
reorganization Of the Norwegian dlpio-
matte service; but Nine. Bryn and her
family of girls and boys are staying
on at Washington.
Miss Laura Bryn, the elder girl, is
talented musician and elected to de-
vote th~ greater part of this winter to
~. x Il studies rather than to be
fcrmali;- presented to society, but she
and her sister have taken part in many
Of tn. 'es ivites for the younger set.
SeloIlta Manuela Lloveras, niece of
the Am oas sador OF Argentina and Sonora
lie Breton, who makes her home at the
embassy with them, is one of the most
interesting young women in the diplo-
matte set Her engagement to. Lieu
tenant Luigi Observation-Disclosures. assist
ant naval attache of the Italian En-
bsssy, has been announced and it is
expected that the wedding will take
place in Washington in the spring.
Senorita Loveras is handsome and
talented, with the chic of Partisan
and the ease and assurance which
come Of association with the best
society of many capitals. Since coming
to Washington the Ambas sador and
Sonora LIE Breton have entertained
grsat deal; they have made an enviable
position quite outside their official con
nections and the presence of their
charming niece has gone far toward
making the Argentine Embassy popular
--s,h the young people.
Two Chilean Debutantes
lieutenant BartoIucci- Dundas has a
nfortable establishment in y Street,
ere he gives delightful parties, and
sister, Signorina Clementina Barto-
'ciDundas. is his hostess. She is
'EEy pretty ana bPedkS LISllSu
bis of an accent which makes
quits irresistible. She and Seno-
Lloveras are great friends, and
h Nine. Brambilla. wife Of the
1useloy Of the italian Embassy, who
formerly Miss Julia Meyer, form
, frequently seen together.
20 Ambassador OF Chile and Senora
svAisl have no children, but their
IS, Sehorita Sofia de Cana and
do ltr.
winter with them and are debu-
tss TINS year. Sonora de Matthew
q TEA for them-rather informal,
Is In mournng-and there have
number of dinner parties and
ST. dances at the embassy. More
these two attractive young South
r.e Hs have been included in most
he debutant festivities. Their
Sonora Domingo de Cana, is
ding the winter at the Chilean
xican Ambassador, seHor Bo-
young daughter Senorita
bonillas, but she has gone abroad
n hes mother to visit her brother
.aw and sister. Signor and Signora
'nseppe Coppola, at Milan, Italy The
abassador has gone home presumably
run Tor President of Mexico, and
chances of their returning to
ashington seem sim.
falling the return of yiscount
d'Alte, Minister of Portugal. who Is
home on leave and who is said to be
lated Tor new post, the dean of the
r-eign ministers In Washington will
Ds Senor Ygnacio Calderon, Minister Of
s. 'orita Elena Calderon. is BY wsy Of
be.ng = Washington girl.
She Was little girl whom nor father
came to the United States in 1904 Her
friends are Washington girls and All
ner associations have been With Wash-
lngson. Incidentally, there are = half
eezeu Washington men who would be
delighted to persuads her TO make this
her psxmanenb home.
ssnarita 4 Cr.cafsl Dancer
Ansthsr charming member Of tho
LaHn-AmeTioan group in Washington
= Sehor3ts Ramona Lefevre, slater Of
ssnor Den J, E. Lefevre, charrx DAT
lalses a Panama. She's pretty. be-
ulscnsHR, and dances like a dream. 1t
genline treat to see her do any
See graceful dances native to tho
anash speaking countries of South
Amex1oa, and she 10 in great demand