Evening star., 1943-03-10

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Senhora de Martins did True. t
Bolivians. but their houses are abou
party on their way home from Office
clear conscience by not using extra
gasoline.
The party yesterday had two
fold purp0se-to pay compliment TO
the second ranking official OF thus
Government, who shortly Will visit
Bolivia. and to show their new EN-
bassv. The Ambassador and Sonora
de Guachalla have lived in Their
new home since the autumn, out
have been long in completing the
furnishings and the draperleS. Inc
house was built shortly after the last
war bv Clarence Busch and ms
family, who only spent several
winters in the Capital. Some years
after they ceased to come mere 1oI
the social season the house was sold
to the late Senator James CouzenS.
He and his family never lived there
and in turn he sold 1t to Senator
James J. Davis. The DaVlSes occu-
MED the house until the very late
summer. when they moved to
house on Kalorama Circle to make
room for the Ambassador ana
Sonora de GuaChalla. The house
was the scene Of much hospitality
curing the regime of Senator Davis
and his family. for the late Mrs.
Davis was frequent hostess and
each spring gave the attractive
garden at the back of the house TO
the League of Republican Women
for its closing outdoor fete OF the
season.
The house is well adapted for
entertaining, with its very VIDE
hall from front door to the back
wall and the stairway winding
gracefully at the back. The Am
bassador and Sonora de Guachalla
stood at the foot Of the several
steps from the hall into the drawing
room to greet their guests. The
Vice President and Mrs. Wallace
were among the early arrivals ana
after a very brief time Standlng
with their hosts the Vice President
ioined a group of men at the south
end of the room and there he sat
for some time chatting with the
numerous heads of diplomatic mis-
sions. especially those from the
Central and South American re-
publics. MIS-. Wallace, meantime,
had Joined a large number OF the
ladies who sat about the dining
room on the other side Of the wide
hall
Sonora de Guachalla wore a par
ticularly becoming crepe gown OF
beige. the skirt just escaping the
floor and falling in graceful fullness.
The bodice was fitted to her very
slender figure and fastened to the
neckline. The shoulders and front
of the bodice, as well as the neck,
were outlined with a conventional
design of folds Of the material and
tiny golden sequins. Similar trim
ming was on the lower part OF the
three-uuarter-length sleeves and
with it she wore a single string OF
well-matched pearls and small pearl
stud earrings. Mrs. Wallace was
dressed in a black coat dress open
at the neck and showing a dark
green blouse matching the dark
green coque feathers which tell at
one side of her small, close-flttlng
black hat. With this she had
short fur jacket which she tossed
about her shoulders when she went
out.
The decoration Of the rooms is
verv attractive, each one harmonic
ing with the other. The drawing
room has a warm, yet not too dark
blue rug and the upholstery Of the
furniture is in old rose, a slightly
darker rose being used in the lamp
shades. which. when the lights are
lighted. match the chairs and sofas.
The very beautiful large crystal
chandelier in the center of the
drawing room sDarkled in the light
Yesterday and through the soft
pale ecru curtains at the windows
the setting sun gave warm glow.
The sun parlor which opens of the
drawing room to the west has very
pale green-a blush green-on the
cushion1 in the easy chairs and for
the waits and lamps. The dining
room is in ivory and delft blue, the
carpet and the satin brocade draper
les at the windows are blue while
the woodwork is ivory like the fine
mesh window curtains. The low
bowl in the center Of the tea table
yesterday was filled with red carna-
tions fanked by tall white lighted
candles. There was no elaborate
display of food, yet there was plenty,
No sandwich Or little cake or ice
cream cost the hosts one Of their
points in their ration book, and only
tea was served with more stimu-
latine refreshment TO be found in
the sunr0Om,