Evening star., 1923-10-28
Sister Joins Greek
Diplomat for Social
+ Season in America A
Miss Nina Diamantopoulos
Viii Be in Merry Whirl Of
/; Washington Debutantes
Here This Winter.


Miss Nina Diamantopoulos, sister
Of Mr.. Constantin Diamantopoulos,
second secretary of the Greek lega-
tion, has joined him at his home in
Ashmead place and will be among
the debutantes of December. Miss
Diamantopoulos has just completed
her education at a private school In
Athens, and had she remained there
she would have been introduced to
Ats social pleasures during the COM
Ing winter. But ever since her
brother was transferred from the
Greek legation in Berlin to the Dip
lomatic establishment In Washing
ION 1t has been her ambition to come
TO the American Capital and. after
passinE a winter here. to travel eX-
tensively before returning home.
Miss Diamantopoulos is just nineteen
and is typically Greek in appearance.
having the classic features Of her race
rnuch the inheritance OF the daughters
of Athens today as they were in the
glorious past.
The daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
stantin Diamantopouios. she was
born IN Athens and has lived there
without Interruption. except for sum-
mer travel. until her departure for
this country. She Is fond Of music
and Of dancing. both natural tend
encies in her country, and she Will
keep up her musical studies despite
The Interruptions and occupations Of
& debutante season. But, as dancing
is a natural gift, she will not need
TO cultivate this. though she Is Il solo
dancer and can perform most grace
FULLY; and skillfully those marvellous
Greek figures which are enjoying
such a vogue on the professional
stage at the present time. Greek
dances are a favorite form Of amuse-
snent among the young people Of
Of the Hellenes. Miss Diamantopouios
explains, and there are great va
fiety known as national dances and
which are common to the different
parts Of the kingdom. and which are
invariably included in the program
At balls. The dances that are popu-
sar in every land are also in vogue
In Greece, and even the more strenu-
Gus kinds. which are gradually be-
coming taboo. were known In Athens
for time. Eut the Greek girl likes
best of all to don the classic robes
OF her country and to dance as the
I.ymphs danced In the groves and sa-
cred places. when Athens was &the
season proper many balls are given
for charity. and invariably the en-
tire company Is robed In the ancient
way for the dances Of the classic
STEPS, and it makes a wonderful
sight, not to be . enjoyed very often
oven on the professional stage, still
less in ballroom.
Miss Dtamantopoulos will be pre-
sented to Washington society at tea
TO be given in the Greek legation by
Mrs. TsamadoS, wife of the charge
o'affaires. some time in December and
II is easy TO foretell that she Will be
given i cordial welcome in debutante
circles. Hers is the first announce
ment from the corps. though there
like Miss Yolanda Freyre, daughter
OF the minister from Bolivia, and
Mies Cordova, daughter Of the min
lister from Honduras, who will attend
school. at the same time taking an
occasional dip into the social stream.
Mrs. Tsamados. wife of the charge
d'affaires Of Greece. has been In
Washington for the past three years,
except for a brief interval when the
Try were suspended. She is quite
popular. especially in resident society.
She has entertained constantly at
balls. musicals and dinners. and
knows. Washington practically in it's
osfinite divisions, official and non-offi-
eiai society
Mr.. Constantin Diamantopoulos was
career in Athens and in Paris and was
In the foreign Office at home for some
time before he went to Berlin. His
parents lived for many years in Ger
many. where the elder Constantin
Diafnantopoulos was the proprietor
OF an extensive tobacco factory. He
retired. however. from business and
was living in his pleasant ahome on
he"hills on the outskirts OF the an