Evening star., 1952-12-01

dining room and the sun room.
This was all in perfect COM
Ipliment to Miss MacDonald's S
titian-haired beauty
She wore russet from head to
toe. Her street-length dress was
made like a sheath of spangled
material. while her hat and shoes
were velvet.
Music Follows Her
Also on hand to give the guest
OF honor a warm welcome were
Sidney and his orchestra who
played in small room off the hall.
Most Of the numbers were those
that Miss Macdonald had made
famous.
Included among Ambassadors
wives who were asked to pour or
assist were Mrs. Munthe de Nor
genstierne of Norway and wife of
the Dean of the Corps, Sonora de
Berckemeyer of Peru, Nine. Erkin
of Turkey, Sonora de Lequerica
and Sonora de Thomen of the
Dominican Republic.
Others included wives of As
sociate Justices-Mrs. Harold H.
Burton and Mrs. Tom Clark.
Wives of Cabinet officers who lent
a helping hand were Mrs. Oscar
Chapman, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior, and Mrs. Jesse M.
Donaldson, wife of the Postmaster
General.
Still more were Mrs. Omar N.
Bradley, Mrs. David E. K. Bruce,
very pretty in black with a mink
hat, Mrs. Wiley Buchanan, jr.,
Mrs. Clark McAdams Clifford,
Mrs. Edward r. Finkenstaedt, Mrs.
Davies Fitch, Mrs. Wade H. Hais-
lip, Mrs. Kurt Hetzel, Mrs. James
Lawrence Houghteling. Mrs. Al
fons B. Landa, Lady Lewis, Mrs.
Virgil L. Peterson, Mrs. Conger
Pratt, Nine. Augusta Russo and
Miss Julia Sibley.
Lody Spender Chooses Brown
Glimpsed in the sun room were
the Australian Ambassador and
Lady Spender. Mrs. Randall Hag-
ner and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman. The latter was chat
ting with pretty blond Mrs. Ham,
ilton Robinson who was there with
her husband. Lady Spender looked
particularly well in pink and
brown.
Also in this popular spot were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy st. Lewis
Peggy st. Lewis with the remains
Iof cold-the Dominican Ambas-
tsador chatting with his wife, who
took her turn at the tea table, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Mac
Cracken.
Hors d'Oeuvres GoIore
The dining room table was laden
with everything from tiny roast
beef sandwiches. chicken salad,
ice cream with Strawberries and
little cakes as well as several large
chocolate ones. Sampling some
of these good things were Ambas-
sador Munthe de Morgenstierne;
the Chilean Ambassador, Senor
Felix Nieto del Rio, Assistant to
the President and Mrs. John Steel
man. Mr.. Jack Logan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip G. Strong, the latter
in silver shantung. and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Maurice Morris.
Mrs. Pearsons Rust arrived look
ing smart in a black afternoon
dress and a slipper satin hat. Also
causing many gay greetings was
Mrs. Murray Smell Danforth, jr..
who is the former Miss Sophie
Finkenstaedt. She has just re-
turned from Europe.
Cotches Up on News
Mrs. Danforth caught up on
the news from Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Lewis MacCracken. Francine
MacCracken chose black velvet
suit for the festivities but re-
manned hatless as usual. Newest
thing in this household is a new
car, as the old one had an argu-
Iment with a rock while returning
from a children's birthday party!
Possibly the best-dressed man
was Norway's First Secretary,
Elovius Mangor. who looked most
dashing in striped pants and a
black coat.
Others glimpsed were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Middleton Hill, Sec
retary of the Army and Mrs. Pace,
Col. and Mrs. Curt Schiffeler, MIR.
and Mrs. Sidney C. Graves, Mr..
Clifford. Mrs. Parker West, for
mer Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph
Grew, the Honduras Ambassador
and Sonora de Valle, Peruvian
Ambassador Berckemeyer, the
Cuban Ambassador and Sonora de
Concheso, Mrs. A. Mitchell Pal
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rediker
Mrs. William Mann (very smartly
turned out as usuaD, Mrs. Charles
Ross, Miss Vera Bloom, 1t. Gen
and Mrs. Anthony c. McAuliffe,
Mr.. Fred Roy and Mr.. George
Williams.
Military note: In the library,
where the hosts have quite COL
lection of photographs of VIPs
and members of their families. q
small table with two such repro
Iductions catches ones eye. The
photographs, placed side by side,