Evening star., 1942-06-19

SnapdragonS and babyS breath was
The hosts stood before the fire.
place in the smaller of the drawing
rooms to receive their hundred or
more guests who represent the vari-
Gus official, diplomatic service. and
resident circles of the National
Capital. Lady Bajpai was dressed
in heavy gold brocade, fashioned
after the model for one of her sta
ton in India, the rich folds of the
material thrown loosely but grace
fully over one shoulder and the
skirt to the floor. The gown in this
style does not look cumbersome nor
awkward but the arms are covered
to the elbows and sometimes lower,
and the neck is covered to the
throat. Lady Bajpai wore pendant
diamond earrings.
The charming daughters of the
hosts, Miss Krishna Bajpai and Miss
Bhagwati Bajpali assisted and saw
that each guest was offered refresh
ment. They, too, wore their native
gowns, the former in deep golden
yellow chiffon edged with wide
band embroidered pearls, crystals
and gold and her sister in the palest
gray. very little deeper than white,
edged with wide bands of embroid-
ery in q dull gold and bronze. The
diamonds in their pendant earrings
sparkled no more brilliantly than
their radiant smiles as they greeted
the guests.
The Trade Commissioner for In
dia, H. S. Malik, attracted much
attention and admiration with his
white headdress and his well
trimmed long gray beard. There
was no lack of conversation among
the representatives from India, for
their English is f1awless and much
less dificult for Americans to un-
derstand than many of the English
people who come to this Capital.
Mrs. Henry L. Stimson, wife OF
the Secretary of War. wearing a
very becoming dark red gown and
hat. and Mrs. Claude Wickard, wife
of the Secretary Of Agriculture, in
q soft blue and white print dress
with a jacket and small darker blue
hat. were unaccompanied by their
husbands. Mrs. Wickard was among
the early arrivals and Mrs. Stimson
was q later caller.
The Argentine Ambassador and
Sonora de Espil were there, the
latter wearing a mauve print with
small and becoming hat to match.
She will leave today for Hot Springs.
where she and the Ambassador have
taken a cottage for the season. He
hopes to join her for frequent week
ends. They were hosts Wednesday
evening at dinner, entertaining IN
honor of the retiring First Secre-
tary of the Argentine Embassy,
Senor Don Carlos A. Pardo, and
Sonora de Pardo. Senor Pardo has
been transferred to the Embassy at
Mexico City where he will be
Charge d'Affaires until the newly
appointed Ambassador to that post
arrives. Many parties are planned
for them before they leave the end
of this month.
The Venezuelan Ambassador,
senor DR.. Don Diogenes Escalante,
and Col and Mrs. M. Robert Gug-
senheim had a little chat, although
they met again later when the Am
bassador was among their guests
at dinner. Col. and Mrs. Guggen-
helm entertained in honor of the
President of the Philippine Com
monwealth and Mrs Manuel Que
zon, the party being given at Esta
Brooke, the place on Albermarle
street which they purchased last
winter and recently occupied. Their
guests included, in addition to the
Venezuelan Ambassador and the
honor guests, the Cuban Ambassa-
dor, Senor DR.. Aurelio Concheso;
Senator Arthur Capper, Senator and
Mrs. Tom Connally, Senator Theo-
dore r. Greene, Representative and
Mrs. Charles S. Dewey, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. George T. Pettin-
gill, Mr.. and Mrs. Hallett johnson,
Mrs. Delos Emmons, Mrs. Henry
Conger Pratt, Mrs. McCeney Wer-
Itch, Mrs. George Maurice Morris,
Miss Carolyn Nash, Mr.. Clarence
Hewes and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Andrew
Pollard, parents of Mrs. Guggen-
helm, who are here for a visit from
their home at Palm Beach.
The dean of the diplomatic corps,
the Peruvian Ambassador, Senor
Don Manuel de Freyre y Santander,
was among the guests of the Agent
General of India and Lady Bajpai
yesterday afternoon. Others en-
joying the very delightful late aft
ernoon party also included the rep
resenta tives of others of the family
of colonies which is Great Britain,
the Canadian Minister and Mrs.
Leighton Mccarthy. with their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mccarthy; the South African
Minister and Mrs. Ralph William
Close, the latter wearing white with
q very fine mesh face veil in green
to match her gloves and pocket
book, and the New Zealand Min
lister and Mrs. Walter Nash.
The Soviet Ambassador, Mr..
Maxim Litvinoff, dressed in white,
was there and still others included
Sir John Little of the British Mis-
sion and from our own official
group, the Chairman of the Mari
time Commission and Mrs. Emory
Scott Land,