Evening star., 1953-02-03
Society News
Mrs. EisenhoWerHeQrs
Presidents MESSAGE
Executive Gallery Over Crowded
With Muny Sittino on the Steps

in line following Secretary OF
Labor Martin B. Durkin. Her
gunmetal gray tailored suit had
black velvet collar. revers and
cuffs and with it she wore a black
velvet hat, black doeskin gloves
and her patent leather pumps
matched her large handbag.
Chiefs of Missions
Chiefs of diplomatic missions
also sat in the House Chamber.
while their wives were in the gal
lery adjoining the Executive Gal
lery. Korean Ambassador You
Chan Yang arrived after the
doors to the House we're closed
and so sat on the steps of the
diplomatic gallery. Nine. Yang
also sat on the steps but on the
lowest step. She was dressed in
black with a fascinating neck
lace Of black and silver and q
gray fur jacket.
Mime. Koo, the wife of the
Chinese Ambassador, sat in the
first seat of the first row and
applauded enthusiastically when
the President told of his plan to
cease protecting Communist
China since their soldiers are
fighting us in Korea. She had a
Chinese silk scarf about her neck
in blue and yellow and her gown
was gray. She was hatlesS, as
was Nine. Yang. Mime. Koo
wore a long sable coat.
Chic Nine. Bonnet looked par
ticularly smart yesterday as she
sat on the front row beside
Senhora de Esteves Fernandes,
wife Of the Portuguese AmbasSa-
dor. She was dressed in black,
her small round hat Of dull blue
having a fine mesh veil. French
Ambassador Bonnet waved IA
miliarly to some Of his many
friends in the Congress as he
came In after Nicaraguan Am
baSsador Guillermo Sevilla Sac
asa, and Norwegian Ambassador
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgen-
stierne, the dean Of the corps.
Senhora de EsteveS Fernandes
had a short red scarf about her
throat to relieve the severity of
her black costume. Sitting next
to her was little Nine. Abdul
Rahim, wife of the Egyptian
Ambassador, all in black.
Sonora de Thomen, wife of
the Dominican Ambassador, was
in gray with a very becoming
red velvet hat. Others in the
diplomatic gallery were Nine.
Bruggmann and Nine. LeGallais
wives of the Swiss and Luxem-
bourg ministers respectively, who
sat together in the back row
after both had been to the bot
tom of the stairs to chat with
Nine. Bonnet.
Protocol in Congress
Chief of Protocol John F. Sim
mons escorted a number of the
diplomatic hostesses to their
places and went down to speak
to the First Lady. Later he was
on the floor Of the House direct.
ing the chiefs Of missions to
their chairs. Assisting Mr.. Sim
mons was Deputy Chief of Proto-
col Raymond D. Muir.
Members of the feminine bloc
in Congress were intent on the
Presidents message, Represen-
tative Frances P. Bolton and
Representative Cecil M. Harden
followed the text as closely as
Senator Taft and Agriculture
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson. The
Senator and the Secretary folded
their texts, at the conclusion of
the speech, and put them in
their inner coat pockets. The
ladies also folded the mimeo-
graphed sheets, but held them
in their hands.
Mrs. Bolton and Miss Harden
both chose green, the former
a suit in a dark shade with
which she wore a yellow blouse
and the latter in a crepe dress.
Miss Harden sat beside Repre-
sentative Katharine ST. George,
the later wearing a black tail
ored dress trimmed with cut
steel.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, dean of the feminine
bloc, wore a blue suit with very
pale pink blouse and in her
button hole a pink carnation.
All of the ladies of the Congress
were hatleSs,