Evening star., 1944-12-18


Mrs. Beale stood at the head oi
the very gracefully curving stairs,
lighted by candles in tall brass
candlesticks. She wore becoming
jacket blouse of turquoise blue with
many strings of pearls about her
neck and throat and moderately
long black velvet skirt. She was
assisted by Sugar-plum, young
puppy of Sugar who remained in
her comfortable bed in the library
on the ground floor and showed no
interest in the party. Sugar plum
was enjoying the company, winding
in and out among the guests, who
in the soft light of the rooms al
most stepped on him when he was
rescued and remained in the hostess
arms throughout the party. Mrs
Zimbalist was in black, her narrow
brimmed hat trimmed with blue
ostrich feathers.
The spacious rooms with their
very high ceilings have been re-
decorated, but the patterns in the
ceilings have been kept intact. The
drawing room is very pale soft
blue green, the ceiling matching
and in a deeper shade to bring out
the pattern. The dining room ad-
joining Is in beige and the great
and beautiful crystal chandeliers
In both rooms have gas burning In
the rare frosted globes. Trays filled
with II pIo 0f h,
water and orange juice were passed
as generously as more stimulating
liquid refreshment. In the dining
room a long buffet table provided
more substantial nourishment than
the dainty sandwiches passed the
guests in the various rooms.
The Countess of Halifax, wife of
His Britannia Majesty's Ambassador,
was among the guests and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, wife of former
United States Ambassador to the
Argentine, stopped on the stair to
greet Mrs. Richard H. Kimball,
prominent worker in the USO. Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, wearing a
dark blue skirt with an over-blouse
of dark blue with large dots of red
and white, had hat with mod
erately wide turned-down brim. its
only trimming band of ribbon
about the soft, low crown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, the latter
chairman of the Woman's Commit
tee of the Orchestra, stayed a very
elo ffron k,,+ To-
Bruce Howe, wearing his new gold
leaves, remained longer to tell of his
young nephew, Calderon Carlisle
Howe. This youngest member of
the Howe family is the infant son
of 1t. Calderon Howe, a doctor in
the United States Navy, and Mrs.
Howe, formerly Miss Sarah Drury,
daughter of Mr.. William H. Drury.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Douglas Fair
banks were among the guests as was
Mr.. Serge Obolensky, formerly of
Russia, now a paratrooper with the
United States Air Forces.
A similar bright party was that of
the retiring Military Attache of the
Cuban Embassy and Sonora de
Munilla, who gave their second,
and last, at home before returning
to Havana. They received in their
attractive apartment at 24OO Six
teenth street, the hostess wearing a
very becoming gown of black chiffon,
the jacket embroidered in gold
sequins Col. and Sonora de Munilla
are among the very popular diplo-
mats who have come to this Capital
and they will be greatly missed.
Mr., George Boncesco, a former
member of the Romanian Lega-
ton staff, and Mrs Boncesco were
among the hosts yesterday, enter
tanning in their apartment in the
Broadmoor. Other hosts yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs. william w. Bride
and Miss Dorothy Spencer, the lat
ter giving lunch party at tie
Sulgrave Club.
Another evening party Was that
Of Mrs. Martin Vogel, who feted
the members of the Royal Air
Force Band who are in this coun-
try to give concerts at air stations
while the United States Air Forces
Band is entertaining air stations in
the British Isles. And former Rep
resentative Katharine Byron en-
tertained in her Spring Valley home
for 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Robert
Schenck. Sunday suppers have been
very popular form of entertain
ing with the Byrons since they
came here when the late Mr.. Will
liam M. Byron was elected to the
lower house of Congress. Mrs. By
ron was appointed to complete her
husbands unexpired term and then
was elected for the following Con-
gress.