Evening star., 1952-06-12
Society yNeWs:
BY Kothorine M. Brooks

hNs SbSSNS
The Peruvian Minister of Fl.
nance and Sonora de Dassos were
the guests in whose honor theil
Ambassador and Sonora dt
Berckemeyer gave 2 reception yes.
terday afternoon. The handsome
official and his very charming
wife have been in Washington
for some days, each filled with
parties in their honor. and every.
where they have added to theil
circle of admirers. Battery Ter
rell, built by the Charles H. Tomp-
kinS. was at its best yester.
day. The freshness of the at.
mosphere and GOODNESS of ths
breezes added much to the
green beauty of the lawns, the
trees and shrubs.
The hosts and their honor
guests stood in the drawing
room to greet callers, the Am
basSador first with the Minister
of Finance next. Then Sonora
de DaSsos. in black crepe, made
short and with square neckline
which showed to great advantage
the eight strings of perfectly
matched pearls about her neck
Then Sonora de Berckemeyer in
black organza, finely tucked, the
skirt short and the bodice having
V-neckline back and front and
short puffed sleeves. Her belt
was of pale-blue satin and about
her neck single string of grad
uated pearls.
Receive Indoors
Standing just behind her mother
as I was greeted was Senorita
Rosa DaSsoS who is with her par
entS. She had a frock, sleeveless
with straps over the shoulders
and made of white satin with
black polka dots. She and a group
of young people later stood on
the terrace overlooking the sunken
garden.
Later in the afternoon the Am
bassador and Sonora de Bercke-
meyer joined some of the guests
on the terrace where the Minis
ter and Sonora de Dassos con-
stantly were surrounded by other
guests.
A long buffet table with deli
cious fruit punch, small sand
wicheS and little cakes was on the
terrace. Another such table was
on the lawn across from the house.
Small tables and comfortable
chairs in bright colors dotted the
lawn beyond the terrace and also
were in the sunken garden. At
the end of this Sunken garden and
in front of the blue grotto was a
bar from which delicious mint
juleps. Scotch and soda as well
as gin rickeys were served.
More than one of the guests
told the Ambassador of the beau
tiful setting the blue grotto and
the sunken garden presented for
a pageant or a classic Greek play.
At once he found Greek Ambassa-
dor Athanase Politis and sug-
gested he use the setting for the
ancient art theater of his country.
Diplomatic Deon
Norwegian Ambassador Will
helm Munthe de Morgenstierne,
dean of diplomats, was there alone
as his family is settled at Reho-
both Beach for the summer. He
stood on the steps of the terrace
for some time chatting with Mrs.
Constantine de Stackelberg
dressed in white. made slightly
of the shoulders and with a
short full skirt. Her hair was
caught at the back in a white
net with a garland of white
flowers over the top.
Nine. de Kaufman, wife of
the Danish Ambassador, also was
without her family. She wore a
short full-skirted black frock and
very becoming black hat. I saw
the Dominican Ambassador, DR..
Luis Francisco Thomen, and the
Honduran Ambassador. DIR. Don
Rafael Heliodor Vale. both un-
accompanied and the latter COM
planning that there have been so
many delightful parties to enjoy
he has had to neglect his favorite
historical meetings.
Spanish Ambassador and Sonora
de Lequerica lost each other in
the groups of guests for every
where friends crowded around
them but met again in time to
return to their own embassy be-
fore dark.
Striking Costume
Sonora de Mora accompanied
her husband, Uruguayan Am
bassador to the Organization OF