Evening star., 1948-05-19

had a V-neckline and three-quarter
length sleeves. She wore black
cloves, fiat soled sandals, and car
ried a black bag. In contrast Nine.
Fotitch was in two-piece dress,
also a print, Of gray with small
white figures. The skirt was street
length and she wore wide brimmed
black straw hat and black pumps
with French heels.
The King had q warm greeting
for his old friends. They noted that
he not only has matured but has
gained a freedom and ease Of ex-
preston and manner since those
hot days Of 1912, when his visit was
in the midst of one of Washington's
late spring heat waves.
Former Polish Ambassador and
Nine Ciechanowska were there, the
latter wearing a particularly be-
coming black brimmed hat with a
black and blue figured frock, the
blue matching the color of her eyes.
To those who spoke to her OF her
husbands book, Defeat in Victory" !"
she suggested Arthur Bliss Lanes
new book which she says is like a
sequel to Mr.. Ciechanowskis VOL
ume Of two years ago.
Former Attorney General and
Mrs Francis Biddle chatted with
former United States Ambassador
and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss. The
Biddles will go to New York today
for a special command perform
ance OF the latter's new play. The
performance also is to be benefit
for a worthy hospital and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be there in person.
Mr.. Georges Boncesco, who
served as counselor of the Yugo-
slav embassy for some years, and his
DYNAMIC wife were there, too, Nine.
Boncesco wearing all black, long
mesh veil falling from her close
fitting round hat.
There were a few officials OF the
State Department at the party, but
Mr.. Stanley Woodward, now chief
of protocol, was among them. He
was in charge of arrangements for
the entertaining of King Peter DUR
ing his previous visit.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis had
considerable conversation with Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon and there were
scores of others.
Guafemalan Tea
Earlier, Sonora de Gonzalez-Are-
valo. wife of the new Guatemalan
Ambassador, gave a very small and
informal tea. She entertained In
the embassy on Eighteenth street,
which has been frightened up con-
siderably with new soft blue bro
caded draperies matching the
stripes in the upholstery OF the
drawing room furniture. She gives
the credit to her husband for the
attractive interior decoration but
admits that probably he had some
help from the wives of members
of the embassy staff. -
Sonora de Gonzales-Arevalo Is
native italian but has lived much
of her life in Paris and in London.
She was In the British capital
through the war. She thinks 1t was
easier living there than 1t would
have been in Paris for "everything
seemed to be well organized" she
says. She and the three young
children of the family joined the
Ambassador here few weeks ago.
Yesterday the new chatelaine of
the embassy made very pretty
picture in her aquamarine blue
taffeta and net frock, stud ear
rings of small square aquamarines
matching the large square cut stone
in her ring. The costume was par
ticularly becoming to her black
hair and eyes and fair skins As
sisting her yesterday were Sonora
de Linares Amanda, wife of the
Counselor, and Senorita Minna
Lopez, who has served the chancery
as secretary for some years.