Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-03

| tration. Maj, Gen. Harry H.
Vaughan. Wanting Ito see what
it looked like from the other
side of the aisle" ex-PreSident
Humans military aide. who
once had the freedom Of the
White House, waited in line to
shake the hands Of the Repub-
lican President and his wife.
Were a, couple of Demo-
cratic SPIES" laughed Mrs
Vaughan as she greeted the
Chief Executive and First Lady
"Oh, go on" smiled back Mrs.
Eisenhower, II knew you before
that!" II thought you were in
Missouri" said the President to
Gen. Vaughan.
This was the first reception to
draw Vice President and Mrs.
Nixon and also the first to draw
Secretary of the Agriculture and
Mrs. Benson. The latter were
among the late leavers-danced
| in the ballroom first and sat to-
gether in a window seat.
Mrs. Nixon was very pretty in
a shell pink lace dress with a
silver thread woven on the
bodice and down the back. She
and her husband said they got
thrill coming down the stairs
behind President and Mrs. Ell
Senhower in the procession that
was heralded by Marine Band
trumpetS.
Standing in the corridor wait
ing for that procession to come
downstairs was like attending a
fashion show by top notables.
Porode Of Evening Gowns
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff Arthur Radford, who
had as much or more gold braid
than anybody except for Fleet
Admiral William D. Leahy. ac-
companied his handsome wife.
She was wearing a white and
silver brocaded gown with a mar
row draped and slit skirt. Emer-
aid green shoes matched her
necklace.
The Chief of the Naval Opera
tions and Mrs. Robert c. Carney
drew friendly greetings from all
sides when they walked in, Mrs.
Carney in a chic, pale mauve
gown.
Just ahead Of the Carneys
were the Secretary of the Air
Force and Mrs. Harold Talbot.
the latter in purple velvet dress
with a pale blue silk stole.
Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Matthew Ridgway. in his heavily
braided Army blues with three
rows of miniature medals. es-
corted his pretty brunette wife,
who was wearing a full-skirted
pink lace gown. Air Chief Of
Staff and Mrs. Nathan Twining
and Marine Commandant and.
Mrs. Lemuel Shepherd were in
this parade of high rank that
was ushered into the Green
Room. The Green Room was so
crowded that it overflowed into
the corridor.
legislators Attend
There was Senator Leverett
Saltonstall, chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Commit
tee, and his wife; and Represent
alive Dewey Short. chairman of
the House Committee. and Mrs.
Short, the latter in a dress Of
jade green brocade her husband
brought her from the Orient.
There was Secretary of the
Navy Anderson, minus his wife,
who was home with the flu; I'm
dersecretary and pretty Mrs.
Gates, she in a salmon pink
dress with a full skirt enscrolled
with black braid; Undersecretary
Of Defense Kyes, with his wife
in blue lace. and UnderSecretary
of the Air Force and Mrs. Doug
lass, she in a dress with a white
faille bodice and black velvet
skirt.
| Probably the prettiest gown
there was worn by best-dressed
Oveta Culp Hobby. On the arm
of Speaker Joseph Martin, the
Welfare Secretary entered the
scene in the presidential pro-
cesSion. She looked so regal in
! a pink satin gown with an over