The Washington times., 1932-12-16
Notable Company Attends Official
Function at White House
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colored silk crepe gown with q
capelet OF the same material
bordered with mink.
The ambassador Of Turkey,
Mr.. Ahmet Muhtar, was ac-
companied by the members Of
his staff. The German AmbaS-
sador and Frau Won Prittwitz,
the latter, who Is one Of the
youngest chatelaines of an en-
baSSy in the Capital, was very
smart in a gown Of pale green
satin, skillfully combined with
georgette Of the same shade,
and her jewels consisted Of a
strand Of exquiSitely matched
pearls. The ambassador Of Po-
land, Mr.. Tytus Filipowicz,
with the members of the en-
bassy staff. followed, and in
the absence Of Nine. Filipowicz,
Nine. SokolowSka, wife Of the
counselor of the embassy, was
the ranking lady. She wore a
modish gown Of dull white crepe
made on princess lines, with
flat bows of the material ap-
pearing on the shoulders.
British Envoy Present
The British Ambassador and
Lady Lindsay, with their staff,
were next in line. Lady Lind
say wore an elaborate gown Of
lacquer red lace, and her only
ornament was a magnificent dia-
mond corsage pin. They were
accompanied by Lady Elizabeth
Lindsay, the Ambassadors niece.
The ambassador of Peru,
Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y
Santander, was accompanied
by the First Secretary of the
Embassy and Sonora de Men
doza. The latter wore a black
gown made on the newest lines.
The Ambassador of Belgium
and Nine. May came next in
order Of precedence. and Nine.
May was attractively gowned in
rose pink velvet, made on the
new slim lines, the skirt flaring
at the bottom. She wore a
tiara of diamonds of beautiful
design. Mile. Francois May,
who accompanied her parents,
was lovely in a gown Of white
rough crepe.
The Ambassador of Brazil and
Nine. de Lima Silva were pres
ent, the latter wearing q gown
Of turquoise blue velvet made
with a short train and a mod
erately low decolletage. She
wore q magnificent diamond
tiara. They were accompanied
by the latter's sister. Baroness
d'Erlanger, who wore a Vionnet
model of white net made with
flounces, and a rope Of beauti-
fully matched pearls. The am
basSador of Argentina, Senor
DR.. Felipe A. Espil, was accom-
panied by the members Of his
staff: and the Ambassador Of
Spain and Sonora de- CardenaS
were present with the secre.
taries and attaches Of their en-
basSy. Sonora de CardenaS wore
a Jeanne Lanvin model of pale
flesh-colored satin with a deep
decolletage held at the nape Of
the neck with a jeweled orna-
ment, and two short strands of
pearls completed her costume.
The recently appointed Am
baSsador Of Cuba and Sonora
de CintaS were in the Diplo-
datic group at the White House,
for the first time, and were
greeted by many of their
friends in that circle. Sonora
de Cintas, who is a charming
addition to society in the Cap
ital, looked particularly smart
in a gown of black rough crepe
made with a white beaded chif-
fon top. The decolletage was
cut high in the front and very
low in the back, and the gown
was made on the new slim
lines.
Absent From City
The Minister of Portugal and
Viscountess d'Alte were not
present, owing to their absence
in New York, where the former
is i'll. Other members of the
Diplomatic Corps glimpSed at
the reception were, the Minister
Of Hungary and Countess Szech-
enyi, who were accompanied by
their debutante daughter, Miss
Gladys Szechenyi: the Minister
of Greece and Nine. Simopou-
los, the latter looking very
smart in a princess gown Of
black satin. with the decollet-
age cut into a deep point at
one side, and it's only trim
ming was a buckle of brilliants
worn at the back of the waist
line. The Minister of Austria
and Nine. Prochnik, popular
members of the corps, were
present, and Nine. Prochnik
looked exceedingly well in a
gown of white and silver bro
cade, made with a scarf which
formed a high decolletage in
the front, and was bordered
with black lynx.
The Minister of Sweden and
Nine. Bostrom were in the large
company, the latter wearing a
handsome gown of black velvet.
The minister of Albania, Mr..
Faik Konitza, was present, as
was the Minister of CzechoSlo-
vakia and Nine. Veverka, the
latter looking particularly smart
in a gown of white crepe mat
Jesse, made on the new Empire
princess lines, with emerald
shoulder buckles, and a short