Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Entertained
/ Informally at Dinner Last Evening.
/ White House Guests Depart.

Linen and the more summary mate
rails. took the lead in the fashioning of
the most effective frocks seen at yes
terday's event. Many Of the costumes
followed the trend OF the mode to be
the vogue several months to come.
In the large gathering were many
natives of the great empire across the
Pacific. Much interest was taken in
the costumes selected by the dainty
Japanese women in which to see tennis
players from their country. Nine.
Debuchi had on a Smartly tailored
white silk gown. with a white straw
hat and white kid slippers. Her coat
was of heavy black silk and there was
large white flower at the left lapel.
with them several members Of the en-
bassy staff and their wives, who wore
continental dress.
Perhaps one of the most interested
in the events was Miss Alice Davis,
whose father, Dwight F. Davis, former
Secretary of War, is the donor Of the
trophy which is the ultimate goal OF
the noted stars who met on the courts
yesterday in the current American zone
match. The former War Secretary was
himself a famous tennis star and the
Davis Cup is one of the most esteemed
and sought after of the trophies in
the tennis world. Miss Davis wore
striking gown of green tweed made in
two-piece effect, a felt hat and
beige fox fur neckpiece.
Countess Cornelia Szechenyi. daughter
of the Minister of Hungary. arrived with
a party. She had on a rose beige two
piece frock with hat of natural straw,
Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, wife of the
Commissioner Of the District, was seen
at the refreshment booth with a group
of ladies. all enjoying ice cream cones.
Mrs. Taliaferro had on smart two
piece figured silk gown, in shades of
yellow and blue. Her hat was of yellow
straw and she wore yellow slippers.
Princess Elizabeth de Ligne, daughter
of the Ambassador of Belgium and
Princess de Ligne, wore a figured silk
gown, with a beige felt hat and slippers
to correspond.
Adding a humorous touch to the day
was young colored boy who enter
tanned a small group during the inter-
with old Southern tunes played
on his ukulele.
Among others who attended thu
matches were the Minister OF Sweden,
Mr. w. Boston; Sonora de Ververka,
wife of the CzechoSlovakian Minister;
Mile. Jeanne CretZiano. daughter Of the
the Peruvian embassy and Sonora de
Gonzalez Prada.
Mrs John Crayke Simpson gave her
box to Mrs. Charles Wheeler, who en-
tertained several friends Others on the
stand we're Sonora de Diez de Medina,
wife of the Bolivian Minister: Mrs. Rob-
ert Low Bacon, Mrs. Alexander Legare,
Mrs Chandler Anderson, Mrs. James
F. Mitchell, Mrs. Herbert owen Will
liams, Mrs. David A. Reed, Mrs. Harry
<. Daugherty, Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey,
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies. Mrs. Charlton
Edward Moran, DR.. and Mrs. Daven-
port White, Miss Virginia Harris. Mrs.
Tracy Bows, Miss Mildred Tytls, the
director general of the Pan-American
Union, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, and Brig. Gen.
william E. Horton.
Mrs. Maurice H Thatcher, wife OF
Thatcher Of Kentucky,
will entertain at luncheon at the Con-
gressional Country Club on Friday, May
"a, at 1 o'clock. The guests were
Sonora de Alfaro, wife of the Minister
from Panama; Mrs. James j. Davis,
Mrs. William E. Borah, Mrs. William
H. King, Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mrs.
Alfred Mitchell, Mrs. Frederic M.
Sackett. Mrs. Arthur r. Robinson, Mrs.
Alben W. Barley, Miss Grace Burton.
Mrs. Tom Connally, Representative
Florence Kahn, Representative Kath-