The Washington times., 1939-01-26
Mrs. Hull
Hostess
1T Tea

Entering Mrs. Cordell Hull's
"at home" yesterday afternoon,
someone who was leaving re-
marked to us MY dear, you'll
find the whole cause and cure
of war in there!" The lady
we hasten to add-was referring
to the swarms of women in town
for the Conference on the Cause
and Cure of War, who had
decided to take in" the recep-
tion given by the wife of the
Secretary of State.
Adding her bit to the con-
fusion at the entrance of the
Carlton where the colossal recep-
tion was being held was Adela
Rogers st. John. Dressed in
true novelist style-hatless with
a mink-lined cape of rust velve-
teen thrown over her shoulders
and preceded by a dozen pieces
of luggage, Miss st. Johns was
endeavoring to catch train.
Meanwhile the traffic around
the Carlton was getting thicker
and thicker-so we doubt if the
train was caught. The lobby sit
uation reached near-panic
sometime later when Enrol
Flynn and one Doug Corrigan
appeared!
THOMSEN CALLS
Looking extremely dapper,
but grave, the Charge d'Affaires
of Germany, Herr Hans Thom-
sen, called to pay his respects
to Mrs. Hull. Gracious as ever,
the stately wife of the State
Secretary, wore a black chiffon
Sprinkled with jet Sequins and
a creamy gardenia at the neck
line.
It was a bit difficult to see
just what was being served, for
by the time we arrived the party
had reached such tremendous
proportions that the guests
were five deep around the table
which is long. Pale pink roses
centered the table. Mrs. Sum-
ner Welles, wearing a smart
black frock with a silver lame
yolk, served tea at one end.
Chocolate cakes, cookies and
sandwiches were prettily ar
ranged.
MRS. HURLEY PRETTY
Wearing a lush mink coat
over her slate-blue frock, Mrs.
Patrick j. Hurley chatted
amiably with a companion over
a cup of tea. Nine. Horinouchi,
wife of the newly arrived Jap
aneSe ambassador, was among
the throng. The Minister of
Portugal was accompanied by
his wife, Nine. Bianchi. Nine.
Bianchi-whose taste in hats is
definitely extreme - wore
chapeau which she has chris
tened her Valkyrie number. Her
daughter Sibilla, back from
a trip to China, imparts the
news that Shanghai is "Ooh 500
gayee," with more night clubs
than any other city she has ever
been in.
FROM LOUISVILLE
Up from Louisville, KY, was
Mrs. Lawrence Grammar for the
Conference on the Cause and
Cure of War. Yesterday we
spotted her at the reception
chatting with pretty Mrs. Uric
Bell. Mrs. j. Pierrepont Moffat
was there as were Mrs. Ralph
Totten, Mrs. Ralph o. Brewster,
Miss Lucille Benton McMillin,
Mrs. Vincent Miles and Mrs.
William Jennings Price.
Nine. Pastoriza, whose plans
for London have been changed
and the family of the Minister
of the Dominican Republic will
remain here after all, said yes
terday that she hasn't even un-
packed yet! The Counselor of
the Rumanian Legation and
Nine. Babes were there, as were
Mrs. Bruce Barton, Mrs. Will
liam B. Bankhead, Nine. Wan
kowicz, Mrs. Ernest Draper, Mrs.
Louis Caldwell, Mrs. Jesse VOL
colt and her niece. Fanchon
Aldrich.
Mrs. Henry F. Grady, accom-
panied by Mrs. Buckley Griffin,
was finding the crowd vastly
amusing. Nine. Peter was there
as were Mrs. Colt Mclean, Mrs.
Mark Bristol, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Monroney.