Evening star., 1923-01-21
Two Charming
Hostesses Join
Diplomatic Set
Lithuanian Legation Will
Soon Be Scene OF Many
lntere ting Entertain
mentS.

Ihat strange, and mysterious coun-
Try or the Baltic, the Lithuanian re-
puotic. the. latest to be recognized by
mis- government, Possesses two
charmins hostesses in it's Washington
establishment. Nine. Valdemaras Car
ueckis. bride of the charge d'affaires
and married only a week ago, and
NINE. Matas j. Efnikas, wife of the
secretary, who, though Il resident of
Washington since last summer, is
only now taking part in its social
amenities. NJ. and Nine. Vinikas are
receiving congratulations on. the
birth OF their second son, Joseph.
born in the legation at goth and T.
streets during Christmas week. Nine
tarneckis is a native of Worcester.
Mass, but she haes been reared in all
The traditions Of her home. Nine.
'in1kas was born in Wilma, that very
I'd city of the nothern plains. once
me center OF q vast wool industry.
noted In the name Wilma which
means wool in old Lithuanian.
NJ and Nine. Vinikas were married
WE'VE years ago, and they have one
son who is five and named for his
father, Matas j. jr. She was Miss
Anna Felia Carbon. daughter of Mr.
end Mrs. Joseph Carbon of central
Lithuanfa. Like nearly all the young
women of the cultured CLASSES, she
.ook a university course at Marian
9ol, Russia, after finishing the usual
academic and collegiate studies in
wilma. She is especially versed in the
history OF her ancient country and in
tensely proud of its native arts. Nine.
FinikaS has several specimens of the
Meiles Rysiai or love bonds. which
Arc distinctly of Lithuania and to be
found nowhere else.
They are wide. hand-woven belts
sf flax. In subdued reds. violets,
sort Of ornament is embroidered on
them, from geometric designs to
birds, flowers and vivid insects.
From babyhood, Lithuanian girls
weave these love bonds. and they
have fine array when the time
weave the most exquisite table linen,
IN u soft gray. with mosaic patterns
pt dainty design and of satiny sheen.
These linens pa$s down the genera
tons, so strong and solid is their
weaving, but each generation adds
her portion to the family chest, and
besides Zach bride weaves her own
.tnens before her wedding.
The charge d'araires and Nine.
t,arneckis, together with NJ. and Nine.
home which became quite familiar
10 Washington society during the oc-
cupancy OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kent of California. the former well
known member OF Congress from
Santa Clara, and the latter one of
the leaders of the suffra giSts during
their memorable struggle for the
nineteenth amendment. Mr. and Mrs.
Kent added to the old mansion the
wide. roomy sun parlor, which now
serves the Lithuanian legation most
happily as an office, leaving the other
portions OF the first floor for social
and domestic purposes. Both the
chatelaines. Mime. Carneckis and
Nine. Ninikas. have cultivated art
and music. and when the legation is
brown open for the general enter
tanning of the season. some fine can
vases by Baltic artists will claim
attention.
oP north Europe and native
Lithuanian, has recently been
.uest of the legation. and he has left
some exquisite bits of scenery along
he Potomac, especially above Great
Falls. CurlioniS had reached tne
Heights Of fame before. the world
var, and several hundred OF his can,
vases are hung in the former royal
art gallery OF Petrograd.