Evening star., 1937-01-03

pAuoS OF MINK 1uf. Win this she
wore an old miniature set in gold and
surrounded by pearls and amethysts.
Sonora de Fombona a-Pachano, wife
OF the counselor Of the Venezuelan
Legation. wore green crepe, It's only
trimming cluster Of purple flowers.
The secretary Of the Irish Free
State, Mr.. Robert Brennan, had with
him Mrs. Brennan and their daueh.
ter, Miss Emer Brennan. Mrs. Bren-
nan wore q heavy black crepe gown
fashioned with q slight train with
which she wore diamond clasp. Her
daughter had on q becoming blue
crepe gown fashioned on simple lines
with a narrow belt fastened with a
rhinestone buckle. The neckline was
V-shaped and was low in the back.
Italian Naval Attache d.
Among Those in Embassy Circle.
THE naval attache of the Italian
Embassy and Marchesa di SAINT
Orsola were among those in the EN-.
bassy circle attending the reception.
Marchesa di SAINT 'Orsola was in gold
lame made severely plain with a long
train, the neckline high In front and
slashed down the back.
Signora Bonardelli, wife of the
counselor for emigration of the en-
bassy, wore a purple crepe gown made
with train and the neckline high in
front and low in back, and trimmed
with lame Of the same shade.
The commercial attache Of the
Chilean Embassy and Sonora de
Campbell and their daughter Senorita
Elenor Campbell, were among those
at the reception last night. Sonora
de Campbell wore black lace gown
fashioned with full flare skirt which
terminated in a train in the back.
With this she wore pearl headdress
and diamond clip at the throat of
the neckline. Their daughter had on
jade green chiffon gown studded
with rhinestones and white flowers in
her hair.
Nine. Schlatter, wife Of the attache
Of the Swiss Legation, had 8 black
taffeta frock with big velvet flowers
in a bright green on the bodice and
about the edge of the skirt q cord In
the same shade.
The financial counselor Of the Ru-
manian Legation and Nine Boncesco
greeted many friends as they wan
dered through the rooms. Nine.
Boncesco. wearing q becoming gown
Of white satin. severely plain and
having cluster of white satin fiow-
ers at the high neckline in front.
The second secretary Of the Ecua.
dor Embassy, Senor Don Manuel
Crespo. was accompanied by Sonora
de Crespo. who wore white lace which
had rhinestone shoulder straps.
Many diplomats of this country at
tended the reception last evening,
among them the newly appointed
United States Ambassador to the
Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics
and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies, who shortly
will sail for Moscow. Also present
last evening were many former officials
and diplomats. including Mrs Robert
Patterson Lamont. wife of the former
Secretary of Commerce: Mrs. William
Nuckles Doak. widow Of the former
Secretary Of Labor: Mrs. Linthicum,
widow Of former Representative
Charles Linthicum; former United
States Ambassador to Italy and Mrs
Breckenridge Long, former United
States Ambassador to the Argentine
and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, accom-.
panied by Mr.. Robert Gordon Mckay
OF New York; Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, wife Of the former United States
Minister to Portugal and Belgium;
former United States Minister to
Switzerland. Mr.. Hampson Gary, and
former surgeon general of the Public
Health Service and Mrs. Hugh 8.
Cummings.
Among other at the reception were
the Bishop of Washington. the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman; Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers. Mrs. Mark
L. Bristol, the new commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb. Mrs. Robert e. Lee. Sd:
Miss Anne Randolph. Miss Mary RAN
dolph and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Cas-
par Miller.