Evening star., 1934-12-09

big black perambulator, with Miss
Katharine Lenroot. new chief of the
Children's Bureau, in nurses uniform,
carrying their nursing bottles.
The famous White House peanut
vendor or rather burlesque -
wheeled his wagon in to scatter his
wares among stately court ladies,
Spanish senoritas and movie stars.
Mrs. Garner. wife Of the Vice Presi-
dent, was absent. declaring that she
was very busy At any rate Mrs. Gar
ner has not much Of a fling for fancy
dress parties, and Mrs. Farley, wife
of the Postmaster General, also was
an absentee.
A lovely gypsy princess was Mrs.
Cordell Hull, wife Of the Secretary OF
State, her full skirt Of red stitched
with narrow ribbons in red. green and
blue and worn with a white boluse
and a black velour bolero jacket. A
colorful scarf tied in true gypsy
fashion and most becoming to the
popular hostesses was worn on her
head, and many gold bangles, with
large hoop earrings and a tambourine,
carried out the impersonation.
Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., wife
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, was
in handsome eighteenth century
French courtier costume, and the Sec
retary of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins,
was in an academic cap and gown,
impersonating a brain truster.
One Of the most striking Of the
authentic costumes worn at the fete
was that of Mrs. George H. Dern,
wife of the Secretary of War. 1t was
of the 1860 period, designed of lovely
shade of blue taffeta and trimmed
with scallops of the material piped in
silver. The basque was snugly fit, and
the cabinet hostess wore an exquisite
lace shawl of the same period as her
gown. The gown was loaned to Mrs.
Dern by Mrs. A. I. Crayton of Salt
Lake City. Utah, younger daughter of
Brigham Young and one of his wives,
Mary Van Cott, and the shawl by Mrs.
William Reid, formerly Miss Lucille
Young, niece Of Brigham Young Mrs.
Dern wore lace mitts and carried q
small ivory fan.
A dainty picture was Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, who portrayed a Dutch
peasant. Her full skirt was of blue
satin, her bodice of black and white,
and carrying out the costume in COM
plete detail were the wooden shoes
and the crispy white apron and cap.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, was in a
colorful Yugoslav peasant costume OF
more than 100 years ago. The skirt
of shadow lace is quite full and worn
over several f1aring petticoats. 1t had
full sleeves and was trimmed with
shadow lace at the wrists and the
waistline was marked by deep band
of red and green brocade. A shawl OF
bright reds and greens was worn over
her shoulders and completing her
costume was dainty cap OF lace en-
broidered in colors and a necklace OF
bright red beads. The costume was
purchased in Yugoslavia by Secretary
Wallace about eight years ago.
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife OF the
Secretary of the Interior, impersonated
one of her favorite Indians, Aunl
maiden, and the costume was complete
even to the typical moccasins and
the symbolic necklace.
Mrs. Daniel A. Roper, wife OF the
Secretary of Commerce was in a
lovely Empire style gown Of deep yel-
low moire, made with tiny puff sleeves,
a train and trimmed with gold braid.
A standing collar of ecru lace and
a pearl tiara completed this effective
costume.
A bit of old Spain was Mrs. Homer
S. Cummings, wife of the Attorney
General, who wore with her lovely
Spanish gown a black lace mantilla,
which she bought in Spain. pair OF
castanets purchased at the same time
was part of her attire.
:. Varied Costumes Of Others.
Mrs Donald R. Richberg. inper-
sonated President Roosevelts AL
phabet," in a white brocaded gown
| festooned with black letters.
Mrs Emil Hurja, wife of the assist
ant chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, was an Eskimo,
wearing an authentic costume which
she brought from Alaska. The cos
tune is real fur even to the moe
casins and gloves, and she carried q
spear used in sealing.
Representative Virginia Jenckes ap-
peared as the Gold Standard, her
costume of gold lace.
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers,
who came from her home in Massa-
chusetts for the party, appeared -