Evening star., 1951-11-30
By Katherine Brooks

1 The sixth anniversary of in
i dependence for Yugoslavia was
celebrated yesterday by the Am
bassador and Mime. Popovic who
| gave a reception from 6 to 8
o'clock. Receiving in the small
drawing room at the head of the
stairs of their embassy, the Am
bassador and Nine. Popovic were
assisted by the Minister and Nine.
Filipovic and the Military Attache
and Nine. Bulovic.
There were several hundred
guests who went early, for by $50
the large drawing room, general
hallway and dining room were
crowded and the stairway, too.
Among these early. arrivals were
the British Ambassador and Lady
Franks and the New Zealand Am
bassador and Lady Berendsen as
we'll as the Honduran Ambassador
and Sonora de Vale. These ladies
were dressed in street length
frocks and small hats but there
were others in short dinner
dresses and without hats. Some
of the men arriving shortly after
$50 o'clock wore dinner coats,
very evidently on their way to
dinner parties.
Mrs. Webb Attends
Mrs. James E. Webb, wife of
the acting Secretary of State was
among those from official circles
who called to wish the hosts con-
tinued independence for their
country. The Turkish Ambassador,
neighbor from across Sheridan
Circle Of the Ambassador and
Nine. Popovic, was among the
early callers and others were
the Indonesian Ambassador and
Nine. Sastroamidjojo, the Liber-
ian Ambassador, Mr.. Charles
King. the Commercial Counselor
of the Swiss legation and Nine.
Real and Mr.. Will Dinkelmann
of that legation with Mrs. Dinkel-
mann.
The Embassy was stripped of
unnecessary furnishings to make
room for the large number of
guests. And in spite of the many
in the company there seemed very
little crowding and no delay in
wraps or regaining them.
1t was beautifully arranged
party.
Handsome Motive Dress
The Ambassador was the first to
greet the guests and Mime. Popo-
vic stood beside him. She wore
the costume of her native state,
Montenegro which has been In
her family for over a hundred
years. The skirt was floor length,
a rich purple changeable silk. the
blouse was off-white embroidered
in fine tracery of gold and with
tiny gold buttons up the front to
the throat. The blouse had red
velvet sleeves. slightly full at the
shoulder and fitting closely to the
wrists. On the top there was the
same fine tracery Of gold embroid-
cry which also was at the lower
part Of the sleeves to give the
effect Of q cuff. Over this was
the very pale turquoise blue
coat. This also was of
velvet and had similar delicate
Embroidery In fine gold threads
and on the edge of the front there
were tiny gold buttons. This over
coat was fitted into the waist line
and fell well below the knees. She
wore no jewels.
Nine. Filipovic and Nine. Bulo-
vic were in black. the former in
crepe with a deep square cut neck
line. very short sleeves and a.
diamond pin sparkled from one
side of the square neck. Nine
BuloVlc was IN a tafteta frock,
street length like that Of Nine.
but in the front of the
bodice a band of flesh color chif-
fon.
There were vases Of talisman
and yellow roses through the
rooms and in the dining room
a bar was set up at one side
with smaller tables at the oppo-
site end of the room where trays
and platters of dainty hors d'oeu-
vre could be had. Throughout
the reception hours small plat
ters filled with sizzling hot sau-
sages and chicken liwers rolled
in bacon were passed among the
guests. Also delicious Yugoslav
pastries with small cakes used