The Washington times., 1938-10-22
Ethel Wonhington Bride of William J. Coad Jr ***
DieckhOUS
GUe Large
Party

baSSador and Frau Dieckhoff to
bring out THE smarteSt crowd
Of the season yet seems q bit
ironic at this time-but, never
theleSS, it's true.
The appealing and somewhat
fail youngsters of the DreSner
Kreuzchor delighted some TOO
distinguished guests at the May
flower last night. with the Ger.
man envoy and his wife as hosts.
For the list Of guests one need
only thumb through the pages
Of the diplomatic book - the
CzechS excepted, Of course! The
former Austrian Minister and
Nine. Prochnik attended. Nine.
Prochnik, gowned in glistening
red satin, looked almost teen
age" rather than the mother of
b married daughter.
Probably the most lavish buf-
fet the Mayflower has handled
in many a day was to be had
following the musicale. In fact,
the food overflowed from the
Presidential dining room into
the East room. Bright yellow
NUNS and autumn leaves
decked the tables. Enormous
turkeys, chickens, a m o n S.
salads and sweets we're there.
At the inevitable bar whiskey
flowed freely. And there was
orange juice for the "teetotal-
erS."
WEARS BLACK FROCK
Wearing an ultra chick black
crepe frock with straps and sash
of a crushed raspberry shade,
Frau Dieckhoff received her
guests with the Ambassador.
The various ladies of the en-
bassy were hither and yon see
ing that everyone was well taken
care of. Lovely blond Frau
Scholz had chosen a dark blue
moire tunic frock.
Such non-party-goers as Miss
Mabel Boardman and Mrs. Law
renee Townsend were in the
audience. An emerald green
velvet cape was thrown over
Miss Boardman's bown. Tie Am
bassador of Argentina and Nine.
Espil arrived. The peauteouS
Nine. Espil wore a lucious
sable jacket over her dinner
gown Of pencil blue uncut vel.
vet with a split skirt.
"OLD FASHIONED"
Looking as though she might
have stepped out of the pages Of
a colonial novel, Celeste Crosby
Miller was wearing an ivory
satin frock, shirred at the waist
with a deep hem of baby blue
and a bertha of exquisite lace.
Two debs of the season,
Maisie Howard and Peggy
Townsend, put in their appear
ance. Maisie's blond hair was
set off with an aquamarine slip
per satin ensemble while Peggy
had chosen China blue paper
taffeta for her frock.
The Belgian Ambassador,
Count Robert van der Straten-
Ponthoz, was in the audience, as
were the Counselor of the
French Embassy, Jacques Tru-
ellie; the Counselor of the Swiss
Legation and Nine. Freer; the
Minister of Portugal and Nine.
Bianchi, and the Minister of
The Netherlands, Jonkheer H.
M. van HaerSma de With.
MORGENSTIERNES GUESTS
Fresh from a summer in Nor.
way, the Minister of Norway and
Nine. Morgenstierne arrived, &C.
companied by the Attache of
the British Embassy and Mrs.
Harold Sims. Both ladies wore
brief silver fox capes over their
frocks. The Minister of Fin
land was accompanied by his
wife, Nine. Jarnefelt, wearing
a lovely silver lame tunic over
her black crepe frock.
The Commandant of Fort
Myer and Mrs. Jonathan M.
Wainwright were there, as were
Mrs. Edward Finkenstadt, stun
ming in mauve sequinS over her
well cut black satin frock; Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall ExnicioS,
Miss Polly Randolph in a fetch
ing hoop skirt; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Hinton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Hurja, Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Pavenstadt, the latter in a pur-
pie taffeta frock; the Minister
of Santo Domingo and Nine.
Pastoriza, Mr.. William Culbert-
son, accompanied by his daugh-
ter Jane, and Capt. and Mrs.
John r. Beardall with their
daughter Edith.
CahiIIs Hosts
DR.. and Mrs. James A. Cahill,
of Washington, who are spend
ia~ - fax,, r1axne NJ kIan IY0fa1 pi1t