The Washington times., 1929-01-16
ASSEMBLY BALL
A G AL A
EVENT

When the washington Interna-
tional Assembly gave its bali last
night amber lights cast a poetic
light over the gay scene-in
theory. In practice they drained
the color from the faces of the
guests and turned the scarlet and
blue and gold of the women's
gowns to strange drab tints.
/ A pity, for this was a fancy
dress ball and the costumes chosen
were imaginative and beautiful.
While no effort was made TO limit
the range of dress, the colonial
period was favored and the as
senbled guests presented some
thing OF a pageant of American
history, with some of them wear
ing costumes which come to them
from illustrious forebears.
The assembly, revival Of the
Washington Assembly Of pre-Civil
war days. revamped again this
season under more comprehen-
sive name-pEesented a truly in-
ternational aspect. Flags of many
nations decked the Willard ball
room and the envoys of a dozen
different countries looked down
upon the dancers from their boxes.
In Native Dress
The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine Debuchi entertained a
group from the embassy in .i1eir
box and the several little Japanese
ladies In their colorful native dress
contributed a pisturesque note.
Nine. Sze, wife of the Chinese
Minister, who always wears
Chinese costume, was another
charming figure in jacket and
skirt of white brocade. with dainty
silver slippers twinkling as she
took her place among the dancers.
Lady Isabella Howard. wife Of
the British Ambassador, was
hostess to a group Ct young
people, with her son, Henry How
ard and her cousin, Miss Gytha
Stourton, among her guests. DIR.
SEE, the Minister of China, visited
her In her box and spent a
pleasant half hour in animated
conversation with the British AM
hassadress. The Belgian Ambas-
sador and Princess de Ligne were
In the adjoining box and a bit
further down this ballroom one
glimpsed Nine. Claudel. wife of
the French Ambassador, with
several young friends of her
daughter, Mile. RENE CIaudeI.
The Spanish Ambassador and
Nine. Padilla, with Mile. Maria
Padilla, the Ambassador OF Cuba,
the Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom and the Minister of
Greece and Nine. Simopoulos were
others in the group Of diplomatic
guests, with such members of the
corps as Sir John Joyce Brod-
erick, of the British Embassy,
and Lady Broderick, Captain and
Nine. Prieto, Of the Cuban EN-.
bassy, DR.. and Nine. Prada. of
the Peruvian Embassy, and Capt.
and Nine. Georges Thenault, of
the French Embassy.
Cabineteers
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur were present as
guests of Miss Mary Temple, who
also entertained Mrs. Hamilton
Mccormick, Miss Callie Doyle and
-. 1AOIiidS ~ Vincent. Inc Sec
retary of Labor and Mrs. Davis
were with Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong. whose guests also included
the Minister of China and Nine.
. Sze, Mr.. and Mrs. TrowbridSe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. Achilles, of
New York.
The Minister of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro, the minister OF Per-
sia, Mira Davoud Khan Meftah,
and the Minister Of Norway and
Nine. Bachke were among the
guests of Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood.
Her Mother s Gown
In the box with Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose were the members
Of the dinner party, which she had
previously entertained at the Nav.
fiower-Senator David /. Walsh,
Representative and Mrs. Wallace
Dempsey. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E.
Gam and Mr.. and Mrs Wade H.
Ellis.
at the entrance to the ballroom
guests We're greeted by Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, chairman Of
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