Evening star., 1949-11-08

Affairs, MIR. Andrel Y. VlSnlnSKy,
shook hands with more than 400
people yesterday who were invited
by the Soviet Ambassador and
Nine. Panyushkin to help them
celebrate the Great October Rev.
olution in Russia. The Foreign
Minister came down from New
York where he is a delegate to
the United Nations Assembly
just for the party. Long before
the appointed hour of S o'clock
when the reception was to begin,
groups of people stood at van
tage points on both sides of Six
teenth street to watch the guests
go in, and groups were still stand
ing when the reception hours
closed at o'clock.
However the reception was far
from over inside. even at 7:30
O'Clock. True, the receiving line
was no longer in the great hall
but guests still fingered in the
drawing room and in the dining
room. The Foreign Minister was
first in line with the Ambassador
next and then Nine. Panyushkin.
She wore a very graceful and be-
coming gown of dark green
brocaded in fine golden threads
which formed small and dainty
pattern. The skirt was floor
length and fell in soft, but heavy,
folds from a normal waist line.
The bodice was made high in the
back and had modified v neck
line, not too deep, and tiny sleeves
were gathered-up and caught at
the shoulder line. She wore a
pendant of gold fashioned like a
Chinese pagoda set with good
sized old-mine diamonds which
fell from a fine gold chain. and
tiny stud earrings of small single
emeralds. Her soft very dark
brown hair was piled high on
her, head and was rolled in small
puffs.
The new, and very li1e- like, por-
trait of Marshal Stain was hung
several days ago in the great
white and gold drawing room
across the front of the house.
The head and shoulders of the
Soviet leader occupies a third of
the wall space and is several times
larger than life. Banked below the
picture were yellow chrysan-
themums and bronze pompons.
Missing from the wall above the
stairway is the huge canvass
dipicting the Red Square during
the Great October Revolution.
This painting covered the entire
wall hiding the small balcony and
the. sliding doors of the dining
room. These doors were open yes
Jerday and guests stood there and
watched others coming up the
stairs and being greeted by the
hosts.
Bars were set up in the great
white and gold drawing room,
having large ornaments of clear.
spun sugar, one a shell fanked
by fountains and the other a tall,
lighted candle of varied hues.
Other bars were in the picture
gallery. and at each of these
vodka was to be had as well as
champagne and other liquid re-
freshments. including orange and
tomato juice.
The long buffet table was in the
dining room and had its charac-
teristically unusual centerpiece.
This year being the 32d ami
versary of the revolution, the
small reproduction of the Krem-
lin had the Roman numerals
XXI on each of the four sides
Of the tower. This was set on
q four or five inch high choc-
olate cake which formed the Red
Square. Flanking this giant cake
were tan vases of yellow chrysan-
themums and bronze pompons.
Bowls Of caviar and small squares
of toast were on each of the bars,
and the buffet included small
sturgeon in jelly, roast turkey
and millions of small, native pas
tries. little sandwiches and cakes.
A string quartet with piano ac-