Evening star., 1953-03-30

The news that Perle MeSta
was retiring from her post as
Minister to Luxembourg on
April Is and was building q
house in Washington which
she planned to return to in
the fall started interested real
estate people checking like
mad. Where was she building
and whose lot had she bought?
The answer is that there is
no record Of such q purchase.
Mrs. MeSta was apparently re-
ferring to her intentions. She
did look at both houses and
lots when she was here last
November. but If she has pur-
chased one it is not In her
name. OF course. that's not an
impossibility. Such q method
is frequently resorted to pre-
serve a modicum Of privacy In
this well covered town. II Perle
has bought property here.
though. herr closest friends
haven't heard about it. The
main thing is that the cham
pion party-giver is returning
to Washington to live which
will pep things up on The home
scene considerably.
Among her last official
acts as American Minister to
Luxembourg will be her at
tendance at the wedding of the
Hereditary Grand Duke Jean
Of Luxembourg and Princess
Josephine Charlotte of Bel
gium on April 8. She must be
pleased that her retirement
comes Immediately after the
festivities. rather than just
before them, inasmuch as she
has been looking forward to
this occasion and she knows all
the principals involved.
Mrs. MeSta, Of course, has
been anticipating the end of
her diplomatic tenure momen-
tarily since the change Of ad-
miniStration. She recently
wrote to a friend, "You are
politically-minded enough to
know that the Republicans
have not been in for twenty
years and they will have to
make changes everywhere"
April 8 will be a fair test of
the party strength Of the new
Republicans and I don't mean
political party. In addition to
the must" reception the Lux
embourg and Belgium ENJOYS
will give Jointly that day to
celebrate the above ve-mentioned
event. the German Charge d.
Affaires and Mrs. Krekeler will
give an official-studded recep-
ton in honor Of the most inn
portant man to rise out Of the
new Federal Republic Of Ger
many. Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer. The party will be
held in the Chinese Room and
Grand Ballroom Of the May
flower.
Snappiest invitation out is
the gold-seal-and red-ribbon-
stamped Proclamation" Of the
Royal Bal de Tete" which is
signed by Johann, R." mean
ing Strauss. the waltz king, Of
course. It's this years lead
up to the Waltz Groups an
nual. zany, headdress ball
which will be held on the 18th
at the Sulgrave Club. Guests
are invited to attend the
Royal Ball." appropriately
crowned as their favorite king
or queen, and IAN investiture"
at midnight will bestow "spe-
cial honors" on those members
and their guests who most ex-
emplify the characteristics of
the following: Most royal
couple. most majestic monarch.
queenliest queen, lese majesty
or nobleSse oblige.
Ule latter two categories are
the most provocative. Every
thing win turn UP for lese
majesty from king Of the ho-
boes to queen Of the Bowery or
the beach. though how to be
the latter from the neck up
might present something of q
problem.
No fewer than three sepa-
I rate, creSt-embossed, engraved
invitations from one couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Peter Ans
berry. have just arrived in the
mail. This extraordinary stimuli