Evening star., 1948-07-07
New Chatelaine for Panama Embassy
Tvo attractive Daughters
Add Gayety TO the Corps
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

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The new Panamanian Ambassador
and Sonora de Vallarino brought to
Washington their two youngest chill
dren, Analida and Ida, who are
bright and very welcome additions
to the young people in the Capitals
diplomatic circle. Both were pres
ent yesterday to assist their mother
when she entertained small group
of newspaper women at the tea
hour.
Senorita Analida Vallarlno will be
q debutante next winter having
completed her studies at Barry Col
lege in Miami, Fla, very recently.
Her younger sister will be absent
much of the winter but will come
back from her studies at Bennett
Junior College at Millbrook, N. Y,
for her sisters debut, probably dur
ing the Christmas holidays. The
debutante Is tall and slender with
dark brown hair cut long, and brown
ewes. She already has made many
friends among the younger people
of the diplomatic and State De-
partment circles. She came late
Yesterday having been of at tea
with some OF the younger members
of the French Embassy staff.
Young Ida Vallarino also has
long bob, but her hair Is so hght
brown as to be almost blond and
her eyes are a very deep warm
brown She is not as tall as her
sister, but just as slender and is
gifted in guitar playing and singing
Sonora de Vallarino is no stranger
in this country or in Washington
for she has made many visits IN the
CAPITAL and attended school at The
Castle at Newburgh-on-th Hudson.
She said yesterday that she had
never had a desire for a career
other than helping to make happy
home and bring up her children TO
be useful and successful citizens.
She has six children and eleven
grandchildren.
The three Oldest children are sons,
Octavio and Luis having won their
medical degrees from universities In
washington, Octavio from George
town and Luis from George Wash
ington. The second son, Aqulllno
was graduated In engineering from
Stanford University in California.
He has built many OF the important
public buildings in Panama in the
past few years and the two doctors
are successful physicians in their
native land. Elvira, named for her
mother is the Oldest of the three
girls, and was graduated from Mt.
Saint Vincent School in New York.
All are married and living on the
IsthmuS.
Sonora de Vallarino Is small, with
very dark brown hair and eyes and
eair skin. She says she is hesitant
about speaking English because she
has used it so little since she grad
uated from school in New York
State. So rather than risk being
misunderstood when she talked OF
the unusual situation in Panama
today, she spoke in Spanish to Mrs.
Edward Haggard Conger, who trans
lated her explanation into English.
Mrs. Conger, a native Panamanian,
was among the guests yesterday.
The hostess received quite in
formally In the large drawing room
Of the Embassy, having rearranged
her party from the terrace indoors
because Of the storm. Plans were
made to serve the delicious chilled
fruit Juices on the terrace but tea
was served in the dining room and
after the rain had ceased she took
her guests to the veranda.
The Attache Of the Embassy,
Senorita Anita Ramirez-Duque.
made the introductions and the
hostess also had assisting her
Sonora de Quintero, wife Of the
Military Attache and the two other
Attaches of the Embassy. the Sc
noritas Gracielo Rojas Sucre and
Ernestino Miro. Sonora de Chew
alier, wife Of the Minister Counselor,
Is LII and was unable to be present
and the other absentees were Sonora
de Huertematte, visiting In her
Panama home, and Sonora de Boyd,
now In New York.
Sonora de Vallarino before her
marriage was Senorita Elvira de Ia
Guardia, and is sister of Sonora
de Jimenez, wife of Panama's Pres
ident, who was Ambassador here
three years ago. She visited them
at the Embassy here.
The hostess, having invited her
guests at 6 o'clock. arranged rather
substantial tea" Sonora de Qunl-
tero poured the hot tea at one end
of the long dining table, where two
anamanian specialities were
served. Tomales-similar to those
familiar in this country, but not so
highly seasoned-and tiny meat
balls no larger than a queen olive.
These meat balls are cooked in
muscatel wine and dipped in sirup.
In addition the meat is seasoned
"a la Panama" There also were
dainty sandwiches and cakes.