Evening star., 1940-05-07

MRS. william w. HOWeS, vile OF
the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, and Mrs. Edward j. Noble, wife
Of the Undersecretary of Commerce,
were last in line.
Mrs. Roosevelt
Gowned in Chiffon.
The Presidents wife wore an ex-
quisite dress of chiffon, with dainty
blue sprigs against a white back
ground, and a matching blue straw
hat. The pleated bodice had long
sleeves, full to the elbow and tight
from the elbow to the wrist, and
about the waist was narrow velvet
ribbon, which fell at the back to the
ground.
Lovely Mrs. Woodring was in aqua
blue, the street-length dress of crepe
being worn with a contrasting hat
Of beige rose. Mrs. Jackson was in
navy blue with a white sailor hat
trimmed m the blue, and Mrs. Edi-
son wore simple green print dress
under natural-color jacket and
her green hat had orchid-color fow-
ers on the front. Mrs. Ickes wore
rust-color coat over her print dress
and her hat was of brown straw with
dark brown band of velvet. Mrs.
Wallace was lovely in a dark blue
suit and hat, with peach-color
blouse showing ruffle at the front.
Miss Perkins was in all black crepe
with a thin coat of the same mate
rial over the dress. Mrs. Welles
chose black and white print dress
and black hat and Mrs. Bell was
IN gray, with lavender hat of
flowers.
Mrs. Howes wore a black grena-
dine frock with a matching black
hat, and Mrs. Noble was in a dark
blue pleated costume with touches
of color in the trimming, and her
tiny pancake hat had large pink
rose on the front.
The scene was a delightfully."- COL
orful one-the gay spring prints of
the callers vieing with the green of
the lawn and the trees and the COL
orful flowers in the distance. Re-
freshments were served under the
bright red and white awning at one
end of the lawn, and little green
chairs were placed in advantageous
positions for the convenience of the
guests.
The long line of callers began
moving at 4 o'clock and was not
ended until almost o'clock.
Musical Program
Follows Dinner.
Later in the evening Mrs. Roose-
welt entertained a small company at
dinner. Following the dinner
musical program featured Miss Jean
Christian, harpist. Other artists
included Howard University Glee
Club, with Roy Tibbs as director and
Clarence Jones as accompanist; Miss
Caterina Parboro, soprano, and her
accompanist, Mr.. Callinicos and Mr..
Todd Duncan, baritone.
The program began with two
numbers by Miss Christian-"Bal-
lade," by label, and "Six Noels," by
Tournier. The Glee Club then sang
"Tenebrae Factae Sunt," by Pales-
trina; 'Tn the Time of Rose" by
Reichardt, and Echo Song" by
Orlando di Lasso. Miss Jarboro's
songs included "Monologue ct air
dTphegenie," by Gluck, and II Shall
Awake" by Kramer, and she was
followed on the program by Mr.
Duncan, who sang "On Nah Jour-
ney," by Boatner; walk With Me"
by Rhoades, and the 'Buzzard
Song" from 'cPorgy and Bess," by
Gershwin The Glee Club then sang
a group Of Negro spirituals, includ-
ing BLOW, Gabriel" Every Time
Feel the Spirit" and Lift Thine
Eyes" Miss Jarboro's two songs,
"Sylnelin Sinding" and "Grieve
Not, Beloved" by La Forge, were
followed by the concluding num-
;bers, rendered by Miss Christian,
which included "Serenade," by
Braga-Hasselmans; waltz in A