Evening star., 1953-01-28
Society News
Chiefs Of Missions
And Wives Received
The President and Mrs. Eisenhower
Hosts at First Stute Reception

chic chatelaine of the French
Embassy looked unusually well
yesterday in a very simple gown
Of black satin. With it she wore
a very becoming hat.
Belgian Ambassador, Baron
SilvercruyS and Italian Ambas-
sador and Signora Tarchiani
came next and then the Ell SAL
vador Ambassador and Sonora
de Castro. The latter have lived
in Washington even longer than
the Sevilla Sacasas for the AM
bassador came first as secretary.
then counselor of legation when
their children were still young
sters. Then he served as min
lister before the legation was
raised to an Embassy and came
back in 1945.
Canadian Ambassador and Mrs.
Hume Wrong were next in order
and the other nations of the
United Kingdom represented
were South African Ambassador
and Mrs. j. P. Jooste, and Aus
tralian Ambassador and Lady
Spender, and British AmbasSa-
dor and Lady Makins.
Foreign Gorb Worn
Numbers of those from coun-
tries where the dress is unusual
and distinctive wore their native
dress. UMme. Koo, wife of the
Chinese Ambassador, however,
was one of those whose dress
was made after present-day
mode in this country. The. ma
terial, however, was one of the
beautiful brocades from her ma
tive land with a green back
ground and with it she wore an
antique gold necklace.
Mime. SaStroamiajojo, wife Of
the Indonesian Ambassador,
whose handsome batik robes al
ways attract attention, chose a
batik in shades of brown, the
kebaja, or blouse, of natural color
silk.
Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo accom-
panied her husband, the Philip
pine Ambassador and wore Phil
ippine cloth of black with fine
gold stripes, the butterfly sleeves
making il distinctive
The Indian Ambassadors wife,
Nine. Mehta wore her native
Sari of white chiffon with a
bright blue border and the Am
basador also was in his native
dress with white trousers full to
the knees and tight fitting to
the ankles. With this is worn
the fitted black coat buttoned to
the shallow standing collar and
having knee-length skirt.
Mrs. James Darlington, wife of
the Burmese Ambassador, wore
her native dress, the laungy, or
sari. Of brick red and jacket of
pink. Nine. Saleh, wife of the
Iranian Ambassador was dressed
In a street-length frock after the
mode of this country.
Turkish Envoy There
Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Erkin were in the long line, the
latter one of the very snartly
dressed ladies in the company.
Her costume was of anthracite,
one of the newer materials de-
veloped in Europe. The gored
skirt was ankle length and the
bodice has a standing collar at
the back with a sweetheart line
in front. The long sleeves are
edged with loops of black velvet
which also trimmed the neckline.
Her hat was of panne velvet
fashioned after the stop hat"
once worn on formal occasions
by men.
Among the newcomers on en-
bassy row were Guatemalan Am
bassador and Sonora de Toriello
and Venezuelan Ambassador and
Sonora de Gonzalez. Sonora de
Toriello was dressed in black,
with a Jersey blouse and wide
taffeta skirt and her close-fitting
hat was beige. Sonora de Con-
zalez was in a tailored gray frock
with black stripes trimmed with
self-covered buttons. Her black
velvet hat was trimmed with
paradise feathers.
Slender and trim Sonora de
Mora, wife Of Uruguayan Am
basSador was in black with .
black hat and wore pearls about
her neck and in her ears.
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