The Washington times., 1935-12-18


eral. She was costumed in pea
Swanson, wife Of the Secretary
Of the Maybe was also among
those misSing-wore gown Of
aquamarine satin. She was
escorted by Lieut.. J. E. Ostran-
der. The Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Henry A. wallace were
next and she wore a gown Of
cherry red uncut velvet. The
Secretary of Commerce was &C
companied by Mrs. Daniel c..
Roper, who wore gown of gold
lame. The Secretary OF Labor,
Miss Frances Perkins, attired in
slate gray brocaded satin, was
escorted by Capt. Horace Smith.
The little cortege was brought
up by the Acting Secretary of
War and Mrs. Harry H. Wood
ring. The latter had on a gown
of white satin trimmed at the
neck and down the deep decol-
letage with crystal beads.
COlOrfuI Uniforms
Usually at large festive gather
ings it is the somber black and
white apparel Of the gentlemen
that forms the background for the
vivid frocks of their fair part
ners. Not so last evening, how
ever. Many of the chiefs Of mis-
sions and the members of their
stats were wearing colorful uni
forms further frightened by rows
of shining decorations and orders,
to say nothing of much gold and
silver braid.
The tall, d1gnified Dean of the
Diplomatic Corps, the Ambassador
of Great Britain, Sir Ronald
Lindsay, was resplendant in a
much-braided uniform. Lady Lind
say, as were the other ladies Of
the embassy, wore black, as they
are in mourning for the late
Princess Victoria, sister to the
British Monarch.
The Ambassador Of Peru, Senior
Don Manuel de Freyre y Santan'
der, was accompanied by the mem
bers of his staff. He also was at
tired in a dark blue uniform with
gold braid. The Ambassador Of
Argentina, Senior Don Felipe A.
Espil, escorted his attractive wife,
who wore a gown of mulberry
crepe, with which she wore velvet
gloves of a bit deeper shade and a
coronet of gold leaves on her dark
hair.
Gather in Dining Room
Among the first to gather in the
dining room to eat, drink and chat
were the Charge D'Affaires of the
Polish Embassy and Nine. Soko-
1owska, the latter in pale pink
chiffon fashioned with several mar
row pleated tiers cascading down
the front: the Italian Ambassador,
Signor Augusta RosSo, and his
staff, all wearing their uniforms
and medals; the Ambassador of
France, M. Andre de Laboulaye, in
dark blue with gold and silver
braid, was accompanied by Nine.
de Laboulaye wearing dark wine
colored velvet and their daughter,
Mile. Marie Teresa de Laboulaye
in Nile green chiffon; and the
French Military Attache and Nine.
Lombard, the latter in red.
Out in the corridor the guests
formed little groups, chatting
lightly about this and that and
more worldly important topics.
For the first time in the history
of White House receptions there
was smoking there, but though a
few rejoiced at the lifting of the
ban, it was a mistake and short
lived because of the danger with
so many present.
Those glimpsed there included
the Minister of South Africa and
Mrs. Ralph Close, the Ambassador
of Chile, Senior Don Manuel
Trucco, and his two daughters,
Senorita Rebeca Trucco and
Senorita Graciela Trucco, and
their cousin. Senorita Ema Gazette:
the Ambassador of Cuba, Senior
DR.. Guillermo Patterson y de
Jauregui, and his daughter, Senior
tia Olga Patterson; the First Sec
rotary of the German Embassy
and Frau Scholz, the Minister of
Yugoslavia and Nine. Fotitch, the
Minister of Egypt. Mr.. Anime
YouSSef: the Minister of Switzer,
land and Nine. Peter, the Ambas-
6ador Of China, DR.. Sao-Ke Alfred
SEE, and his daughter, Miss Alice