Evening star., 1949-04-25

to Moscow.
Tregaron always Is beautiful, b
time Of year when azaleas OF eve
wisteria, tulips. pansies and dozens
full bloom.
One of the most popular spo
length Of the house and overlook
two buffets and two bars served
to divide the crowd quite sys-
tematically. Then If one wanted
a cup of tea or coffee and more
substantial fare. these were to be
found in the dining room, where
a score of well-known Capital
hostesses took their turns pre-
siding at the tea and coffee urns.
Standing high in the center OF
the lace-covered table was a sill
yer vase filled with pink and
white dogwood. And beneath 1t
were silver platters Of cold turkey,
beef and ham, chaf1ng dishes OF
chicken a la king, bowls of salad
and mounds of strawberry ice
cream and fresh strawberries.
Mrs. Kenneth Royal was serv-
ing tea while Mrs. Clark Clifford
was pouring coffee. and in set
ting of pink and white blossoms
each made a pretty picture in her
costume of blue. Blue was the
predominating color in the outfit
worn by Mrs. Millard Tydings.
too. Her taffeta dress had a full
skirt and her blue straw hat, one
of the new boat-shaped ones, was
filled with roses, cornflowers and
daisies, Senator Tydings, looking
sartorially perfect in a gray
checked suit. chatted nearby with
Senator Bill Knowland of Cali
fornia. And Mrs. Conger Pratt,
wearing very becoming pink hat
trimmed with pink ostrich plumes,
sat beside Mrs. Royal while she
was pouring tea.
Others asked to pour or to as
sist generally were Mrs. Fred
Vinson, Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, Mrs.
Harold Burton. Mrs. Tom Clark,
Mrs. John L. Sullivan. Mrs. Omar
Bradley, Nine. de Morgenstierne,
Mime. Bruggmann, Nine. LEGAL
lais. Nine. Rosso. Mrs. Joseph
OMahoney. Mrs. Howard Nc
Grath, Mrs. j. William Fulbright,
Mrs. Brien Mcmahon, Mrs. Cordell
Hull. Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, Mrs.
James Lawrence Houghteling,
Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs. C. c..
Carter, Lady Lewis and Mrs.
Alfons Landa.
Mrs. Davies daughter, Mrs.
Close deBekessy, in a deep blue
dress and small pink sailor. and
her granddaughter. Miss Marjorie
Durant, in a bright spring print
and green coat, her very blond
hair falling to her shoulders, were
others who assisted.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, looking very
smart and years younger, and at
tributing it to having her husband
home again. was Joined by Mr.
Edward Tomlinson. recently back
from a South American sojourn.
Admiral and Mrs. Harold Stark
were having reunion with friends
they'd known in Washington be-
fore the admiral's retirement, and
Mrs. Patrick Hurley. looking even
prettier than usual in a white lilac
trimmed hat and fur stole. said
her husband was out of town.
Mrs. Harry Andrews. who was ac-
companied by her young daugh-
ter, Lydia, reported that her hus-
band was still busy in New York
with the United Nations.
Other seen here and there in the
throng were Chief Justice Fred
Vinson, Attorney General Tom
Clark, Gen. Omar Bradley. Luxem-
bourg Minister Hughes LeGallais,
former Austrian Minister and Mrs.
Edgar Prochnik, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman, Miss Laura
Tuckerman, Gen. Conger Pratt,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Gordon Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hurja, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eldon King and their son-in-
law and daughter. the Jean-Pierre
Gabriels, and the latter's con-
temporaries, the Leslie Douglases;
Mime. Vladimir Rybar and her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Geauque; Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mrs. Hamilton
Lamar, who is visiting from New
York; Rear Admiral and Mrs. VIII
liam j. Murphy, recently returned
to Washington from California,
with the latter's daughter, Elene
Essary; Mrs. "Chip" Roberts with
her inevitable companion, white
French poodle named Coco; Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Burke, Mrs. Fred
Britten and Mrs. Harold Hinton.