Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

K. Stark, Associate Justice and
Mrs. Owen j. Roberts, Comdr.
H. H. Harwood of Exeter and Mrs.
HARDWOOD, Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis, Capt. and Mrs. Robert
Monroe, Mrs. Lucius Wilmering, jr.;
Senator and Mrs. Robert Taft, Mr..
Adolph Caspar Miller, Senator and
Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg, Senator
and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, Mrs
Robert Low Bacon, Senator and
Mrs. Willard E. Tydings, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Morley, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
Atcheson, former Senator and Mrs.
Hiram Bingham, Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, former United States
Ambassador to the Court of ST.
James and Mrs. Alanson B. Hough-
ton. former United States Ambas-
sador to Germany and Mrs. James
w. Gerard, former Senator and
Mrs. David A. Reed.
A Presentation by Mistake.
Now and then the King initiated
a presentation. as in the case when
he mistook Mrs. Charles Beatty
Moore of Alexandria for Mrs Owen
j. Roberts, wife of the associate
justice of the United States Su-
preme Court.
Afterward Mrs. Moore said. when
asked why she had been presented:
Il think it was through a mistake,
but wasn't I lucky?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Moves
were among those presented. Mrs
Noyes was in French blue gown,
the skirt reaching to the ground
Her pale mauve hat was trimmed
with fuchsia velvet.
One of the first to be presented
to Queen Elizabeth was Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth. They talked
together for a few minutes. Mrs.
Longworth was in a gown of Lon
don smoke of soft filmy material
and with it she wore the necklace
of aquamarines which was presented
to her by members of the Taft
Philippine party at the time of her
marriage to Representative Long
worth. Her skirt was long and fell
in graceful folds to her ankles.
With it she wore large brown
straw hat and brown shoes and
gloves of the same hue.
j. P. Morgan, the Vice President
and Mrs. Garner were among those
who had tea with the royal coupls
afterward. Admiral William D.
Leahy, retiring chief of naval oper-
ations, Senator James J. Davis. Mrs.
Malin Craig and Mrs. Robert Worth
Bingham were among the others to
join the group.
Jewels sparkled brilliantly in the
sun. The Queen wore three strands
of pearls at her neck, clasped by
an inch-wide diamond circlet. A
diamond clasp on her white purse,
diamond bracelet and diamond
and pearl earrings completed the
array.
Mrs. Ogden Mills, widow of the
former Secretary of the Treasury,
wore double strand of pearls. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.. the for
mer Ethel Du Pont, had the single
strand of pearls which the First
Lady has given all her daughters
in-laW.
A number of cabinet members met
the royal couple as they strolled
through the garden. Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Morgenthau
were the first to be presented on
this tour. Secretary of War and
Mrs. Woodring-she wearing a
quaint white wolfe dress made to go
with an heirloom lace collar-were
also introduced.
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, son
Of the former President, laughed
at something the Queen said to him
and Mrs. Taft. The Queen COM
mended Representative Rogers for
her foresight in bringing a trans
parent raincoat, which she had
folded in her purse.
Admiral Richard E. Byrd talked
with the King, as did Admiral Har-
old r. Stark, the new chief of naval
operations, and Admiral Hugh Rod
man. Senator Vandenberg of Mich
igan, wearing a white linen suit, was
one of those introduced.
- Senator Bulow, Democrat, of South
Dakota. carried a white 1O-gallon
hat with his formal morning clothes.
James Roosevelt wore formal
clothes, with a gray top hat. His
wife wore short, lowered print
and big white hat.
Lei Of Red Carnations.
Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, in a long
full navy-blue and white dotted
swiss, twirled lei of red carna-
lions on her left arm. Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, jr, wore a large
leghorn hat and figured dress.
One of the gayest dresses was that
Of Nine. Prochnik, whose husband
is the former Austrian Minister.
Before the royal couple arrived
few Of the guests left the long
sweeping lawn rolling down from
the tarrace to wander to q tent
where refreshments were being
served.
Tea, a sauterne fruit cup, straw
berries of gigantic proportions,
cream "thick as English gruel,'
sandwiches and other dainties were
available.
A giant bowl filled with pink
roses, blue delphinium and pink
peonies formed the center piece of
the table and similar flowers were
used on the small tables placed on
the portico where the King and
Queen had their "spot of tea"
Chairs 1T . Premium.
Many of the guests carried shoot
ing sticks and during the long, hot