Evening star., 1924-12-21

Rio. She has two brothers, Engeuio,
who is at college, but will be home
for the holidays, and Dario, who Is
Is and attending Western High. The
three daughters of the Minister from
Ecuador and Sonora Ochoa Ortiz
are in Washington less than a month.
and only echoes of the outside ac-
tfvity reach them. They will figure
extensively in the flestas given by
the Latins. several of which are
scheduled for Christmas eve
Only boy In Family.
In tho Very stronghold OF Santa
Claus, the four-year- son of the
Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine. de Graeffe will have a won
derful celebration. This beloved
younester, who bears his fathers
name and a few others besides, is
many years younger than his group
of sisters and is the only boy in the
family. Besides he has the most
abiding confidence in Kris Kingle
and his entire year is practically
given over to plans for his reception.
so that he Will have everything which
the juvenile mind may picture. in
Guiding visit from the rotund saint
who VIII unload a huge pack of toys
and good things and gifts for every
member Of tho household. Nine. de
Ora efe Is the daughter of a colonial
official OF the Dutch ministry and she
passed her girlhood and married in
the Dutch East Indies. The Christ
mas banquet at the legation always
shows the influence of these years on
both the Minister and his family and
besides the favorite dishes OF the
Netherlands, there are many eastern
delicacies and, of course some of
| that glorious coffee from Java.
Sure About Santa Claus.
Little Keld Peterson, the only
child OF the counselor of the Danish
legation and Nine. Peterson, is pass
| ing his first Christmas in the Ameri-
can Capital He Is just four and i'm
mensely impressed with the activity
of Santa Claus. as displayed in the
shop windows and in the toy depart
| ments of the big stores. Last Christ
| mas Keld and his parents were in
Berlin. where merriment was much
| restrained and where the joyous air
apparent everywhere In Washington
was entirely lacking. Keld has a
picturesque nurse from his own native
city, Copenhagen, and who also had
charge of his beautiful Young
mother, and he spends nearly all his
waking hours downtown and he
comes home tired but just bursting
with happiness and excitement to
narrate to his elders all he has seen.
The daughters OF the Danish attache
and Nine. Roger Nielsen were born in
! this country. 50 that they take Christ
mas and its myriad brilliant sights
and air of prosperity and good will
as a matter of course
Among tho most interesting new
comers in the corps are John, the
IL L.
Nine. Simopoulos, and the youngsters
of the Egyptian legation. John is a
bit too young to comprehend all that
Christmas means, but he will no
doubt blink and crow at the lights
OF his new tree and take JOY In the
toys which make the most noise.
There are three little children from
the banks OF the Nile-Mimet, who is
6. and her brother Wahbid, who Is 10,
and the infant Of less than a year.
Zenab. born in the first Egyptian le-
cation ever established in the Ameri-
can Capital. These little folks are
Mohammedan, but with the exception
of Baby Zenab they take an absorb
ing interest in the preparations now
SO much in evidence. The Minister
Will gravely observe the custom of all
religious festivals in his land and
distribute aims to the poor. He will
brate as they wish, and this will un-
doubtedly be in the same manner as
their American playmates. The chill
dren OF the Chinese Minister and
Nine. SEE are at the legation in
charge of governesses, while their
parents are In Geneva attending the
opium convention. These small boys
William and Kenneth SEE, bestow
gifts on their friends at Christmas
tice and accept many invitations to
parties. So, too, the many little ones
connected with the japanese embassy
staff.
In scores of other households there
will be colorful observances of the
great day. The delegate from Porto
Rico and Sonora Davilla have a lovely
little girl, Aida, who will have all
that her heart desires. The Cana
dian Commissioner and Mrs. Mer-
chant Mahoney VIII take part In the
celebrations given by the members Of
the British embassy. besides having
several for their own children. Peggy,
who is Z. and Charles Curtis di Rochir
Mahoney, who is 3. If 1t were possI-
BILE to foregather. all the little folks
of the diplomatic households in
Washington at one big celebration 1t
would make a fete as brilliant and as
numerousiy attended as the gather
ings of the corps at the evening levee
which the President and Mrs Coo1idos