The Washington times., 1935-03-27

upholstered IN the tlnest petl
which a bouquet OF Easter III
Vases of yellow carnations,
white lilacs, tulips, roses ana
japanese anemones were placed
about on the occasional tables,
In the grand salon and the
other reception rooms, and IN
the dining room, which is richly
decorated with olive green vel
vet draperies embroidered In
gold drawn over the long win
dows. Paintings adorn the
walls. and a beautifully carved
marble fireplace on the East
side, is a particularly striking
feature. Yesterday the mantel
of this was banked with ferns
and flowers.
The long buffet table, which
was covered with an exquisite
ivory tinted lace cloth mounted
over green satin, had center
piece of pink roses and snap
dragons with tall silver epergneS
at either side surmounted by
lighted tapers.
A delectable variety Of dain-
ties was served, among them
sandwiches of every variety.
beautifully iced cakes and
Egyptian confections. Cham
pagne and other iced beverages
were to be had at a table ar
ranged across the end of the
room.
Notables Present
The guests, who accepted the
hospitality offered by Khalil
Bey, who has had brilliant
career since he first came to
Washington in 1923 as secretary
of the legation, included the
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hull, the dean of the diplomatic
corps, the British Ambassador,
Sir Ronald Lindsay; the Ambas'
sador of Peru, Senor Don Man.
uel de Freyre y Santander; the
Ambassador of Argentine and
Sonora de Espil; the Ambassa-
dor of Poland, Mr.. StanislaW
Patek; the Ambassador Of Italy,
Signor Augusta Rosso; the Am
bassador of France and Nine.
de Laboulaye, the Ambassador
of Germany, Herr Hans Luther;
the Ambassador of Chile, Senor
Don Manuel Trucco, with his
daughters, Senoritas Marta,
Graciela and Rebeca Trucco;
the Ambassador of Japan and
Nine. Saito; the Ambassador OF
Spain and Sonora de Calderon,
the Ambassador of Turkey and
Nine. Munir, the Ambassador Of
Brazil and Nine. Aranha, the
Ambassador Of Belgium and
Countess van der Straten-Pon-
thoz, the Ambassador of Cuba,
Senior DIR. Guillermo Patterson
y de Jauregue, with his daugh-
ters, Senoritas Zoe and Olga Pat
terson; and the Ambassador OF
Mexico and Sonora de Castillo
Najera. Also many other diplo-
mats, members of the Cabinet,
Senators and other distinguished
guests.
King Holds Levee
It is interesting to note here
that at the receptions given by
King Fouad in Egypt on the
occasion of his birthday an.
niversary, only men are invited
to be present, the guests being
received in the order arranged
by the Grand Chamberlain to
His Majesty, the Princes Of the
Royal Family, members Of the
Cabinet led by the Prime Min
lister, Tewfik Nessim Pasha,
who also holds the office of
Minister of the Interior,
its 10 members including the
new Minister of Foreign AT
fairs, Gen. Aziz Ezzet Pasha
and the Minister of Agriculture,
Kamel 1brahim Bey, who re-
Gently acted as Minister OF For
eign Affairs ad interim; men,
bers of the Diplomatic Corps,
the Justices of the High Court
and other magistrates, high
functionaries and notables from
every part of the kingdom. All
of the guests wear Court attire,
with whatever decorations may
have been conferred upon them,
and as each enters the throne
room, they are announced by
one of the chamberlains. They
then approach the throne
where the King. surrounded by
high functionaries of the Pal
ace, stands ready to receive
them. One of the ceremonials
on this occasion is the signing
Of a book by the guests, which
goes to the Queen.
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