Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Society News:
By Katherine M. Brooks

The South African Ambassador
and Mrs. G. P. Jooste gave a
large reception yesterday to cele-
brate the Booth anniversary of the
landing in South Africa of Jan
van Riebeck, a commander of the
Dutch East India Co. Yesterday
was the closing day of a great
festival in South Africa marking
that date. The Dutch gentleman
who landed at the foot of Table
Mountain had no vision Of es-
tablishing another country or
even a colony. He wanted only a
refreshment station for his COM
pany's ships, place where they
could get supplies during their
long trips from Holland to the
East Indies.
The festival in South Africa
has been colorful and of great
interest, bringing together the
peoples of that country with their
folklore and their history and
molding it into the Union of
South Africa.
The party yesterday was gay,
entertaining and very happy. The
Ambassador and Mrs. Jooste stood
in the great wide hall at the top
of the stairs to greet the callers.
Mrs. JooSte wore black taffeta,
made with a short-sleeved Elton
jacket. The whole dress. which
had a long, flaring skirt, had
tWo-inch bands of white taffeta
inserted to make a wide checker
board effect. On her left shoul-
der she wore unusual red and
green orchids.
Wife Of Deem There
Mrs. Munthe de Morgenstierne,
wife of the dean of diplomats,
was without her Ambassador hus-
band, as he is in New York. She
wore a jaunty suit of gray with
threads Of black. with light gray
straw hat with brown straw trim
ming. She had been to the tea at
the Yugoslav Embassy given by
Nine. Popovic in honor of Mrs.
George Venable Allen. Mrs. de
MorgenStierne remarked at the
traffic jam on Massachusetts ave-
nue.. which always is bad in the
late afternoon but seemed unusu-
ally so yesterday.
The great wide rooms, espe-
cially the great dining room, were
filled from shortly after the ap-
pointed hour until we'll after 8
o'clock. when the Ambassador and
Mrs. Jooste left their post in the
hall and Joined their guests in the
drawing room and dining room.
Spring blossoms in a variety of
bright hues were in all of the
rooms and in the center of the
dining table. The buffet table was
a picture, and there was an am
pie number of attendants to serve
the guests. Sliced turkey, ham and
tongue with salmon in jelly were
served with delicious salads of
fruits and vegetables. Numerous
plates OF rolls and dainty sand
wlcheS were on the table. and de-
llcious coffee and strawberry ice
cream made delicious desserts.
The bar was set up in the
smaller of the drawing rooms
across the hall from the paneled
dining room and throughout the
reception hours trays of cocktails
highballs, champagne and orange
juice were passed among the
guests.
Mrs. Acheson Attends
Mrs. Dean AcheSon was there
for brief time accompanied by
her house guest. Mrs. A. w. Girls
void, wife of the president of Yale
University, Secretary Achesor's
alma mater. Mrs. Griswold isl
making a spring visit with the
AchesonS. Mrs. Acheson wore al
gray suit with a small round white
straw hat. Mrs. Griswold also wore
gray with matching hat. They went
to the South African party after
being among the guests of Nine :.
Popovic.
Others who attended both
parties yesterday were Mrs.
Charles F. Brannan, Mrs. Jesse M.
Donaldson, Mrs. Leslie Biff1e and
Mrs. Charles S. Dewey. Each of
the ladies were joined by their
husbands for the call at the South
African Embassy.
The heads of diplomatic mis-
sions at this Capital, who now
number IS, were included in the
invitations. Among those attend