Evening star., 1952-01-15
Society News:
BY Kothorine M. Brooks

The first Austrian Ambassador
to Washington. DR.. Ludwig Klein
waechter with Mrs. Kleinwaech-
ter and their daughter, Gunda,
said farewell yesterday. The AM
bassador has held his present post
less than a month but 1t is a
fitting close to his brilliant career
as a diplomat. Coming here as
the first diplomatic represent
ative after his country was freed
following World War II he then
became its first minister and now
its first ambassador.
However the alert and vigorous
envoy has reached the age of re-
tirement for his country's diplo-
mats and with his family will re-
turn to their Austrian home. They
will leave one daughter, Ebba, now
the wife Of the secretary of the
embassy, DR.. Karl Herbert Scho-
ber. in Washington. And many
a guest yesterday said eau revoir"
or "Auf ,Wiedersehen" rather
than farewell. AS one guest
expressed it yesterday "They al
ways come back to Washington"
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Dean Acheson arrived shortly
after 6 o'clock and stood about in
the large and smaller drawing
room chatting with other guests
at the very cordial and gay re-
ception. Mrs. Acheson topped
her dark gray suit with a bright
green close fitting hat.
Here and Gone
The Soviet Ambassador. Mr.
Alexander S. Panushkin came in
shortly after the Achesons, greeted
his hosts and their daughter and
walked across the room. shook
hands with Secretary Acheson,
nodded to several other guests
and went out through the small
drawing room and down stairs.
The Rev. Edmund Walsh, long
q favorite at any party where con-
versation sparkles, was there and
stayed considerable time in earn
est conversation with various di-
plomats and officials.
The hostess wore black taffeta
fashioned with a moderately short
draped skirt. the surplice bodice
having short sleeves. and the
whole adding to the graceful
slimness of her figure and the
black very becoming to her black
and silver hair. Her daughter
was in ballerina-length full skirt
of wide white and dark green
stripes the bodice matching the
green. Her hair is raven black
and she has fair skin.
Flowers on tables about the
drawing room were pink roses and
on one table a cluster of Easter
lilies. The crystal chandeliers in
the large drawing room have been
there since the house was built
during the regime of DR.. Edgar
Prochnik who was minister before
World War II. It was then that
the now retiring Ambassador
served the legation as secretary
and counselor. He already had a
tour of duty here as attache dur
ing the closing days of the Austro-
Hungarian embassy. Mrs. Klein
waechter was here with him when
DR.. Prochnik was minister and
both DR.. and Mrs. Prochnik were
there yesterday regretting the loss
of their old friends. even if it
should be temporary.
A Diplomatic Kiss
The dean of the diplomatic
corps. the Norwegian Ambassador
and Mrs. Munthe de Morgen-
stierne were there and the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet
came UP the stairs as Associate
Justice Felix Frankfurter started
down. They sat on the landing
and Nine. Bonnet stopped to
place a light kiss on his
forehead as the Ambassador
looked on approvingly.
The very popular New Zealand
Ambassador and Lady Berendsen
were saying farewe!ls, too. and
although their home is farther
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