Evening star., 1952-08-14
Society News:
By Ann Cline

For the second time within
three days, Venezuelans are in
the news, socially speaking. Last
evening, the Charge d'Affaires of
the Embassy and Sonora de Ota-
nez entertained at cocktails in
honor of the Venezuelan Trade
Agreement Mission. Monday eve
ming the Mission members were
hosts at similar party.
The scene of the two parties
differed, though. The gathering
last evening was at the Embassy;
Mondays was at the Mayfiower.
where the visitors are staying.
The Charge d'Affaires and his
wife received in the attractive
drawing room of the Embassy on
Massachusetts, avenue, with their
honor guests, DR.. Manuel Reyna,
chairman of the delegation, and
Sonora de Reyna; DR.. Pedro Arch
ambaud and his wife, and DR..
Gustavo Thery. Many of those
invited last evening were also on
the invitation list Monday.
Pretty Costumes
Sonora de Otanez' black hair
was set of by her attractive white
piquet costume. The skirt was
bouffant and the dress had an
all over appliqued grape design.
With it she wore diamond neck
lace, diamond earrings and lilac
color shoes.
Equally as handsome in their
gowns were Sonora de Reyna, who
chose a champagne taffeta cock
tail dress, trimmed with rhine
stones and embroidered about the
low neckline with leaves of the
same material, and Sonora de
Archambaud, who had on a black
chanting costume, pleated at one
side, with which she wore pearls.
The flowers selected for yester-
days party were particularly ap-
propriate. In the drawing room,
which has blue carpeting and blue
upholstered furniture, a large bou-
quet of delphinium was placed on
the piano. On either side of the
windows were punches of yellow
roses, which harmonized with the
yellow damask draperies. A touch
of blue had been put in with the
roses to tie in the colors.
The centerplece for the dining
room table consisted of white glad
ioluseS and lavender aStorS. The
chests in the dining room were
decorated with huge punches of
white gladioluses in silver bowls.
And smaller bouquets of cream
roses were on the coffee tables in
the reception room, off of the
dining room, and in the drawing
room.
Weather Pleasing
The Venezuelan host and his
wife were particularly happy about
the lack of rain and the low hu-
midity predicted. They had had
tables set up in the garden so
that the guests could enjoy their
refreshments in the open.
Ell Salvador Ambassador Dr.
Hector David Castro, stopped by
to pay its respects, accompanied
by Sonora de Castro. Chilean
Ambassador Felix Nieto del Rio
came without his wife, who is still
in New York. Among others there
were Mexican Ambassador and
Sonora de Ia Colina, Peruvian Am
bassador Don Fernando Bercke-
meyer, Costa Rican Ambassador
and Sonora de Oreaumuno. Pan
ANA Ambassador and Sonora de
Heurtematte and Haitian Ambas-
Sador Jacques Leger.
Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Oscar Chapman planned tt
stop by, as did Assistant Secretary
of State for Inter-American AT
fairs Edward Miller, Undersecre-
tary of Labor and Mrs. Michael
Calvin, the Chairman of the Tariff
Commission and Mrs. Oscar Ry-
der, Assistant Secretary of State
for United Nations Affairs anc
Mrs. John D. HickerSon anc
Cuban Ambassador and Sonora de
ConcheSo.
A tempting and well-ladenec
buffet was prepared for the guests
The always popular turkeys anc
Virginia hams were served. alone
with cold roast veal, mixed greer