Evening star., 1947-12-03

ception and to Mrs. Truxtun Beale's
party afterwards, was clad in a
becoming white net gown.
Senator Alexander Wiley and
Senator Carl A. Hatch were there
with their wives, the latter both re-
ceiving compliments on their gowns.
Mrs. Wiley's was of black crepe with
a small train and embroidered with
rhinestones down the front. Mrs.
Hatch's dress was fashioned on clas-
sic lines of rich silver brocade. Her
husband brought her the beautiful
material from Cairo last spring.
Senator H. Alexander Smith of
New Jersey escorted his wife who
wore an attractive royal blue crepe
gown that set off so beautifully the
diamond spray on her shoulder.
And still another familiar figure on
the famous Foreign Relations Com
mittee present last evening was
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas.
Foreign 4 Afairs Committee
Since the present session of Con-
gress was to have been short one,
with members planning to return
home for a week or so at Christmas,
many of their wives didn't accom-
pany them to Washington for the
reconvening in mid-November.
Consequently only a small per-
centage of these ladies were on hand
for the first formal reception of the
season at the White House.
The ranking minority member of
the committee. Representative John
Kee Of West Virginia, who has been
in Congress IS years. escorted his
wife to the party. Mrs. Kee wore
a lovely gown of black velvet, the
voluminous skirt fashioned of many
yards of the material, and setting 1t
off were the gardenias she wore in
her hair and long white gloves.
In striking color contrast was the
modish gown worn by the bride OF
a member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, Mrs. Jacob K. Javits,
whose husband is the Representative
from the 21st district of New York.
Married only last Sunday in New
York, the former Miss Marion Boris
chose for her first appearance at
the White House a gown Of gold
brocade designed on pencil lines and
draped into a hustle. With it she
wore short ermine jacket and
carried pearl embroidered bag
with touch of green which matched
the flower in her hair.
Representative and Mrs. Thomas
S. Gordon of Illinois and Repre-
sensitive and Mrs. Mike Mansfield
of Montana coined forces" for the
party and both ladies wore rose
color. Mrs. Gordons gown was
more of a dusty pink and Mrs.
Mansfield's deeper shade trimmed
with rose sequins. The former also
wore gardenias and strand OF
pearls.
Both feminine members of the
committee were present at the re-
ception last night, Representative
Helen Gahagan Douglas wearing a
full -skirted black taffeta gown with
a tight-ftting gold and silver striped
bodice, and Representative Frances
P. Bolton in deep burgundy crepe
fashioned on simple lines with a
pearl necklace and earrings.
Representative and Mrs. Karl E..
Mundt of South Dakota and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Bartel j. Jonk-
man of Michigan also were IN the
throng. Mrs. Mundt's aqua crepe
gown had an aqua and silver sequin
trimming on the bodice and the skirt
was modishly draped. A panel OF
variegated blue chiffon extended
from the right shoulder of Mrs.
Jonkman's black lace gown across
the waist and down to the hem OF
her skirt at the left, and with 1t she
wore a blue necklace and earrings.