Evening star., 1946-09-15

And l shall build conserva-
tory" said attractive Sonora de
Prado, as she quickly glanced at her
husband, the new Peruvian AM
bassador, and smiled. He doesn' t
know it yet as I just decided to-
day!" The Ambassador and his
English born wife had been in
Washington less than a week when
the new diplomatic hostess made
this decision. She is delighted with
Battery Terrell, the place on Garri-
son street purchased a few years
ago by the Peruvian government
for the Ambassadors residence.
Sonora de Prado is tall and
1.-THE of figure and has the tradi-
tional clear skin OF the English
She is native of London. having
been Miss Grace Flinders. daughter
OF the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Flinders. Like other English women,
she is a lover of the out Of doors
and spoke with pride of the great
old trees in the 18 acres of ground
which is Battery Terrell. She is
much distressed at the loss of two
dogwood trees on the terrace off the
large drawing room. But we will
have others planted in their places
and another box at that corner OF
the fagstone terrace to match those
at this corner" She saws there is
much to do both inside and out as
the place has not been occupied for
more than year.
A Affracfive Portrait
The only indication that the new
residents had arrived last week were
the quantities of flowers in. the
vases in the drawing room and the
handsome and very beautiful por-
trait of Sonora de Prado which al
ready was hung in the drawing
room back of the baby grand piano
The wall appears to have been
made just for that portrait. The
picture was done by the famous
French artist, Muller d Oscars, win
ner Of the Prix de Rome, and is
very unusual in the use OF light
background, the terrace of the
Peruvian Embassy in Rio de Janeiro
In the picture Sonora de Pradc
wears a pure white evening gown
The composition of the painting is in
itself beautiful, the position grace
full and easy. 1t dominates the
drawing room In its wide gold
color frame which the artist had
made for the portrait.
Shortly after the Ambassador and
Sonora de Prado arrived they found
it necessary to cut out one of the
pine trees just outside the kitchen
window. But Sonora de Prado, love,
Of trees, rescued some of the green
branches and has filled the fire.
places of the drawing room and
the dining room with them. not to
burn, but to add some green to the
indoors
Former Posts
The Ambassador was appointed ia
this post while serving a. Peruvian
Ambassador at London and before
that was Ambassador to Brazil. He
was in Rio de Janeiro for some tim,
before returning to his homeland
to be candidate for President fol
which he was defeated and promptly
reappotnted Ambassador to Brazil
During the year that he was cam
paigning Sonora de Prado went bach
to London and joined him again In
the Brazilian capital, for which she
has q great fondness. THE flowers
and the trees are so beautiful" The
new envoy from Peru is q brother
OF the former President, Senior
Manuel Prado, who visited In WASH
ington during the administration OF
the late President Roosevelt and
was entertained at the former EN-
basSy on Scott Circle, now occupied
by section of the Red Gross.
Sonora de Prado was presented
at the first court of the present
King and Queen and when she said
her adieux to her majesty the latter
told her, you will love America
The people are so charming and SO
friendly Shortly before leaving
London the Ambassador and Sonora
de Prado had visit with the Ar
gentine Ambassador to the Court
Of St. James's and Sonora de Espil