Evening star., 1942-09-25

home of the hosts. known for SC
many wears as the Causeway, built
and occupied by the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Parmelee of Cleveland
was sold to the Davies after the
death of Mrs. Parmelee.
In the months since its purchase
much has been done to the house
now filled with the scores of treas
ures of this and other lands which
the new owners have collected in
their travels. There are many price
less relics which Mr.. and Mrs
Davies picked up while the former
was Ambassador to Soviet Russia
and later Ambassador to Belgium.
The party was held out OF doors
the guests walking along the gravel
walk, UP the hill to an open space
of lawn outlined with giant old
trees. Mr.. Davies stood at the head
of the receiving line presenting the
guests to 1t. Pavlichenko, who wore
her uniform, tall black leather boots
straight short khaki-color skirt and
hip-length coat blouse trimmed with
brass buttons and red, edged with
gold bands on collar and sleeves.
She wore no, hat, her dark brown
hair short and rather closely
cropped.
She has clear-cut features and
yesterday showed traces of her
shopping on Connecticut avenue the
day before with evidences of modern
lipstick and powder. She smiled at
all the guests as though she under
stood their cordial greetings-but
she speaks not a word of English.
Beside her stood Lady Halifax, wife
of His Britannia Majesty's Ambas-
sador, wearing severely simple black
with becoming small round black
hat and several strings Of pearls
about her neck.
Nine. Ltvinon, wife of the Soviet
Ambassador, WAS next and Mrs.
Davies was the last in the line
Mime. Litvinon wore a printed crepe
frock, the background Of black and
the large figures in grass green.
With this she wore a rather wide
brimmed black felt hat and black
heel-less sandals. Mrs. Davies wore
q black and white print dress, made
with an Eton jacket of black velvet
lined with the black and white
print, and black and white shoes.
She was without a hat and wore a
string of pearls and pearl earrings.
Long before the party was over
she donned hip-length jacket OF
beautiful silver fox skins. This she
shared with Nine. Litvinof when
the latter left her "ringside" seat
after 1t. Pavlichenko began to
speak, and sought a warmer spot
Mrs. Davies daughter, Mrs, Hans
Habe, went of and found Nine.
litvinoff's coat of beige shetland
wool, which she put on and Rugged
about her with evident comfort.
Mr.. Davies called one after an
bther of the numerous Senator's who
attended the party to stop and have
their pictures made as they went
down the receiving line and more
than one stopped and assisted in
receiving before the program" be-
gan.
The Vice President, Mr.. Henry A.
Wallace. arrived quite late, but not
too late for Mr.. Davies to call on
him for q few words in behalf OF
Soviet Russia. He Joined Mrs. Wal
lace. who was among the early ar
rivals, and stood in line for q short
time. She wore a dark blue tailored
suit with blouse in q lighter shade
and q dark blue small and very
becoming hat.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the
Secretary Of State, was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Sumner Welles, wife
Of the Undersecretary Of State, tn,
former in severely plain black, 4
small and very becoming black ha
and silver fox furs. The only colo
on her costume was the wide brigh
blue bands on the edge of her three
quarter length sleeves. Mrs. Welle
was in black with a white hat an,
wore . Jacket Of silver fox furs.
The Secretary Of Commerce ant
Mrs. Jesse H. Jones were others o
the cabinet circle who were there
Mrs. Jones wearing black serge Will
= small black hat trimmed with tw'
roses in the front, and on the bodies
= cluster Of roses" made OF de
fense stamps. About her shoulder
ehe wore a jacket Of sable.
The Soviet Ambassador, wearing
b white summer suit, walked will
1t. Pavlichenko up and down In tn,
garden from hothouse to the edg,
Of the lawn where the speeches wer
delivered, while her talk was bein,
translated into English by one O
the interpreters.
Others at the garden party in
cluded heads OF missions OF tn
United Nations and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, who was dressed in blacl
with small white figures. and on he
shoulder cluster of red dahlias Il
place of the usual orchids. Tn
6ahlias matched her red hat an
bag.
The scores OF other guests in
cluded Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, Wit
pf the Associate Justice, who wor
b trinity tailored suit of dark blu
with a small dark blue hat to mattel
All branches of the Federal Gov
ernment were represented, as we
as the United Nations, and in add
tion there were numerous residen