The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
Persian NeW Year Is Usheredm
With Appropriate Ceremony
Persian Minister Gives
Reception to Mark
Spring Festival


which marks the coming OF
spring, was fittingly ushered in yes
fetday afternoon at the Persian
!. legation, where Jest and jollity
reigned from $50 to o'clock.
BY 5 o'clock the drawing rooms
were filled with those who had
called to wish the Persian minister
happiness In the new year. And from
then until the reception was over
there was a continuous line Of people
going up the stairs to greet the host
and another line coming down, the
greeting over-the number in the
rooms apparently remaining the same
throughout.
The receiving party stood at the
entrance to the front drawing room
on the second floor. In the begin
ming Baroness de Cartier, wife of
the Belgian Ambassador, received
with the Minister. She was wearing
4 black gown made on straight lines
and a small, close-fitting toque Of
black satin. Her only ornament
was q. string of pearls in several
strands.
= Baroness De Cartier Steps Out
After receiving for about an
hour Baroness de Cartier, the doy-
snns Of the diplomatic corps. gave
her place by the Minister to Nine.
eNoury, wife of the Counselor Of the
Per-i%n Legation. And the former
seleis- rely made her way downstairs
TO get her wraps-'a-smokin' of a
-wrackin' white cheroot"-well, not
,exactly-perhaps just a simple
! cigarette.
i. While Nine. Noury was born
.sFrench and only became Persian
by marriage she nevertheless has
I the persian look" that is, rosy
. complexion inclined to olive and
1 very dark hair. She was charming
yesterday in a gown of black
trimmed with touches Of red. She
wears her hair bobbed and slightly
nnarcelled, just as did her prede-
4 cessor at the legation, Nine.
Kazenni.
An usual feature in the entertain.
Ing was the absence of ladies 'as-
| sisting" at the refreshments tables.
Instead OF these this work" was
left entirely to the caterers
leaving the ladies free to have
good time as the minister phrased
1T.
b Ladies Assisting
A group OF ladies, most of whom
one is accustomed to see serving
coffee, ices and so forth at the
Persian parties, was named as
.,"assisting in receiving" In this
group there were Nine. Pakradooni,
wife OF the Persian consul in Phila-
deIpnia; Mrs. Albert H. Putney,
wife OF the consul for Persia in
washington and Chicago; Nine.
,Saklatvala, Miss Meta Norris
Evans, Mrs. w. W. Russell, Mrs.
Lucy Ogston, wife and daughter of
the former American Minister to
Persia.
The floral decorations in the
drawing.rooms were carried out in
tn Persian colors-red, green and
white.
There were vases and bowls of
Glorious red and white roses on the
tables, mantels and other appfopri-
ate places.
II Dresses In sombre hues seemed
10 dominate in the gowns worn by
the ladies', This was due probably
to the uncertain state of the
weather. which bordered on the
wintry.
Other Men On Staff
The other men on the legation
atafr-Mr. Noury and Mr., Entezam
-did their share for the pleasure of
their guests. Both are delightful
hosts. And it is regretted that Mr.
Entezam, who has been very much
liked in Washington, will be leaving
soon for Teheran. He has been
here several years.
Eli 1t would take too much space to
,erumerate all the guests one noted
ut the reception. There were Cabi-
net members, ranking diplomats,
other high officials and a generous
aprinkling Of residential society
most Of them accompanied by wives
or daughters.
Guests Present
II There were the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, the British
Ambassador and Lady Isabella How.
i ard. the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Dewey, Mrs.
Robert Lansing, the Greek minister,
Mr.. Simopoulos; DIR. Castro-Leai,
,rounselor of the Mexican embassy;
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom
md their daughter. Miss Vera Bloom;
Miss Janet Richards, DR.. Albert H.
Quincy, Nine. Nagi, the counselor
;pf the Rumanian legation, Mr..
Djuvara; Mr.. and Mrs. Merchant
sMahoney, Of the Canadian legation;
Miss Inger Bryn, Mrs. Frederic
William Vile, Mrs. Elvina Neale
Rowe and scores Of others.
Delightful Russians
,tsa Col. and Mrs. Alexander Greger, a
sHhaeming couple, were among the
',nnost interesting among those pres
sRnt. Colonel Greger is delightful
Russian, who in his early youth,
years ago, was attached to the staff
ek the Russian embassy. At that
stlIne he, married girl from Balti-
anore. He has had varied career
asince then-lost his estates in Rus
eia,-taught in a boys school near
Baltimore last year-and this year is
diving. simply and happily. in Wash
pgngton in an apartment on Sixteenth
Street.
S The "Little Smiddy Girls were
The center Of much admiration.
They were apparently still observ-
Ing st. Patrick's Day-both wearing
frocks of spring green.
.S The reception yesterday was the
first large function at the legation
with the present Minister as host.
He presented his credentials early
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