The Washington times., 1935-03-29


other visit, was heard in a
man and Russian numbers.
Her voice is remarkable for
its brilliant tonal effects, her
high notes having a beautiful
clarity in contrast to the mel
lownesS and sonorouS qualities
of her lower register. She was
accompanied by DR.. Henry Gre
gor, the we'll known pianist, who
ranks among the best in that
field today.
Miss Blanche Yurka, a dra-
matte actress who has starred
on the American stage in a
number of plays, among them
several by Ibsen, and who last
appeared here in 'The Squail,"
recited a selected group OF
poems.
At the conclusion of the re-
cital the distinguished company
adjourned to the dining room
where a buffet supper was
served from the long center
table which was decorated with
q profusion of varicolored flow
ers intermingled with ferns ar
ranged in low bowls with an
epergne filled with fruit in the
center.
This room is panelled in
ak aged to a warm brown
tone, and it's outstanding fea.
ture is the chandelier which
centers the ceiling, and which
contains one of the largest
blown glass globes in existence,
above which prisms of Russian
quartz are festooned, which are
so delicate that they fairly scin-
tillate.
Beautiful Costumes
Nine. TroyanovSky, wore a
robe de style of turquoise blue
crepe made on long flowing
lines with a large flower made
Of the material at the end OF
the decollete in the back.
Nine. Bandrowska was radi-
ant in a peacock blue uncut vel
vet gown made with a scarf
like jacket. A bouquet of ex'
quisite pink orchids was pinned
to her left shoulder.
Miss Yurka who is tall with
beautiful blond hair, wore a
black princess gown with a sash
in the back of emerald green
velvet and she wore elbow
length gloves of the same ma
terial. Both of the artists were
presented with great bouquets
of roses at the conclusion of
their numbers.
NOtableS Present
The guests at the recital in
cluded:
The Polish ambassador, Mr..
Stanislaw Patek; the Secretary
Of the Interior and Mrs. Ickes,
Senator and Mrs. Morris Shep-
pard, Senator and Mrs. Burton
K. Wheeler, Senator Millard E.
Tydings, Senator and Mrs. Rob-
ert j. Bulkley, Senator and
Mrs. Edward Costigan, Senator
and Mrs. Bennett Champ Clark,
Senator and Mrs. Elbert D.
Thomas, the Albanian minister,
Mr.. Faik Konitza; the Persian
Minister and Nine. Djalal, the
Finnish Minister and Nine.
Jarnefelt, Representative and
Mrs. Sol Bloom and Miss Vera
Bloom, Representative and Mrs.
Finly H. Gray, Representative
Caroline O'Day, Representative
and Mrs. Roy o. Woodruff.
The Assistant Secretary Of
State, Mr.. Francis B. Sayre;
the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, Mr.. Lawrence Wood
Robert, jr.; th> Assistant to the
Attorney General and Mrs. Will
liam H. Standley, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, Admiral and Mrs.
William Stanley, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Joseph r. Defrees;
the Attache of the Polish EN-
basSy, Mr.. Edward Weintal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore c..
Afford, Mr.. Leone Fumajioni
Biondi, Col. and Mrs. Charles
Burnett, the Military Attache Of
the Chinese Legation and Mrs.
Tsi-Ming Chow, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Corey, Mr.. George Creel,
MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Duggan,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred EsSary,
Lieut.. and Mrs. r. P. Erdman,
Miss Mary Sibley Evans and Col.
Everett Gardner.
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