Evening star., 1948-09-11

Ine NetEerlandS Ambassador and
Nine. van Kleffens gave a reception
yesterday celebrating the accession
to the Netherlands throne of Prin-
cess Juliana. The party also was
the first of the large and formal
Entertainments of the early autumn
season and many of the guests had
not met since the late spring when
vacations began.
The embassy was fittingly, though
not elaborately decorated with
orange color gladioluses in tall vases
in the hall and drawing room and
low bowls of orange color autumn
blossoms on the table in the dining
room. Nine. van Kleffens, herself
made several orange trees, oranges
tied on laurel trees, and made one
small tree of tiny oranges. The
charming hostess is very fond of
flowers and arranges them herself
for the embassy.
The hosts stood in the wide hall
at the top of the stairs to receive
their three hundred or more guests.
Nine van Kleffens wore very be-
coming gown of champagne color
taffeta. very full skirt and elbow
length sleeves in the bodice which
had a square neckline At one side
she wore her Medal of Recognition
awarded her by Queen Wilhelmina
who retired from the throne on her
fiftieth anniversary. The medal is
held by narrow orange and white
ribbon. Bands of orange ribbon also
were on the pictures of the new
Queen and her mother, now Princess
Wilhelmina
Tables laden with dainty sand
wiches and cakes were laid in the
large drawing room. Three were
Dutch, Jan Hagel and Speculaas,
one with raisins, and Amandel
Taart, a delicious ring Of pastry
filled with almond paste There
also were delicious candies from
Holland including the famous
Hopje's, with coffee flavor.
The acting dean of the diplomatic
corps in Washington, the Honduran
Ambassador and Sonora de Caceres
were the ranking diplomats at the
reception. Heads of diplomatic mis-
sions in this Capital were invited
and absentees were only those out
Of town or ill., Members of the
cabinet also were there and Justices
Of the Supreme Court. The French
Ambassador, Mr.. Henri Bonnet. was
without Nine Bonnet who is just
back from Texas. The Chinese
Ambassador, DR.. " K. Wellington
Koo, also went alone, but the genial
Australian Ambassador .and Mrs.
Norman j. o. Maxim had with
them attractive Miss Dorothy Stir
ling, sister of the former Minister,
Mr.. Alfred Stirling, who now is
High Commissioner in South Africa.
The other English-speaking ma
tions were well represented by His
Britannia Majesty's Ambassador,
Sir Oliver Shewell Franks, the
Canadian Ambassador and Mrs.
Hume Wrong, the New Zealand
Minister and Lady Berendsen, the
Irish Minister and Mrs. Saen
Nunan, and the South African
Minister and Mrs H. T. Andrews.
There was quite a little elated
conversation in several groups over
word from The Hague of the
award to Mrs. George Renchard
of the Order of Orange Nassau.
The presentation was made by the
retiring Minister of Foreign Affaires,
Baron van Boetzelaer van Ooster-
haut, who was in Washington for
some years as Counselor of the
Embassy.
The Burmese Ambassador, U So
Nyun, also was alone but the In
dian Ambassador was accompanied
by Lady Rama Rau. She wore q
very becoming rose-color sari en-
broidered with silver.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Harold
H. Burton were among those from
the Supreme Court circle who greet