Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
Women of Rumanian
Legation Household
Society Favorites
Princess Bibesco, Wife of
Minister. Heads Notable
Trio of the Diplomatic Cir
Gle in Washington.

Though Princess Bibesco, wife of
the minister from Rumania, is a dis
tinctly important figure in Washing
tons cosmopolitan circle, there is
much interest in the other two
ladies who are a part of the person
mel of that legation. IL any one in
these difficult times had the courage
to toss the apple of Venus into
fashionable assembly. there are few
odds but that this emblem would so
to Nine. Nano, wife of Mr.. Frederick
Nano. secretary of the. Rumanian
legation. AS little Miss Rose Covar-
rubias, she passed some five years
in Washington when she was less
than ten. and was as graceful and
sprite-like then as she is today. The
daughter of NJ. Coyarrubias, who
served in this capital three times
during the regime of Senior Manuel
Romero, who for almost thirty years
was at the head of the Mexican
mission and was it's first ambassa-
dor. He died at his post in 1898,
and during the interim before the
appointment of Gen. Aspiroz, NJ.
Covarrubias acted as charge 'affaires.
Miss Rose was too young then to
take much note OF social happen
ings, but she had figured in the
Juvenile parties of her day given
by Nine. Romero, and which had be-
come such an accepted and enjoy
able part of the Christmas holidays
during the Romero residence in
Senior Covarrubias came to the
capital as a student in 1884. and,
after the benevolent custom of those
days. he was given a post in the
legation, and was for time private
secretary to Mr.. Romero. Taking his
degree at the George Washington
University though it was then the
Columbian, he entered on the usual
career of the diplomat. and after
five years was removed from this
capital to Paris. He went in rapid
succession from one European capt.
tai to another and married a lady
French blood. and who now is dead.
, Belonging to the old regime, the
Covarrubias family Jared III after
Diaz and the succeeding disorganiza-
tion of the Mexican Republic. Nine.
Nano was educated in Paris and
married the Rumanian diplomat In
that city. some six years ago. She
is brilliant conversationalist.
Speaking many tongues and nd,l having
she is almost nsf biiinguai in its use
with her native Spanish. She is
an exceedingly graceful dancer. and
in the old and prosperous days of
Mexico City she was q belle Of ac-
she has but recently returned from
a lengthy visit to her home AMI
relatives about that famous old
Latin American capital
NJ Sevran Drutzu and his charming
young American wife are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
daughter, who is called Anne Marie.
and who for the present is absorbing
all her mothers leisure to the ex-
clusion of the usual social routine.
Miss Louise L. ssDupuy, as Nine.
Drutzu was. has several relatives in
Washington and had taken a peep
at its attractions just after the
armistice. She was prominent in all
the activities of the younger set
about Roslyn and other parts of Long
Island. Her marriage occurred there
in September, 1921, and after a jaunt
to Europe, NJ. Drutzu being attached
to the permanent diplomatic staff of
Rumania, they found pleasant home
will, when little Anne Marie, who has
seen just six weeks of existence, is
more mature and stronger, take part
in some of the pleasant events Of the
spring. Both are fond of the open
and of the more strenuous sports,
their usual amenities at the Chevy
Chase Club. Though neither of these
delightful young hostesses from
Rumania have spent much time there,
they are quite enthusiastic over their
adopted home and conversant with
hts history and romance and with its
fine textile arts. Some lovely drap-
ings adorn Mime. Nano's apartme mt
| in Wardman Park Hotel and Nine.
Drutzu also has some colorful tapes
ftries and rugs from Rum2nian art