Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-11-02
DIPLOMATICALL
SPEAKING
Ambassador Holloway Proves
To Be Mon of Muny Tulents
By SILVA RoosEvELT

Ambassador Holloway Of the
Union Of South Africa is Q
man Of many talents we dis
covered yesterday at q lunch
con he and Mrs. Holloway
gave for South African menu
bers of the SadIer's Wells
Ballet Co.
The Holloways served q
marvellous South African white
wine with lunch. called Med
erburg Hochheim err" and
Mrs. Holloway revealed that
her husband is a true con-
noiseur Of wine. So much so
that on their recent trip to
California, at a wine-tasting
party, the Ambassador was
credited with discovering a
superb. but little known,
American wine.
AS guests iunched in the
richly paneled drawing room,
the subject turned to woods
and paneling. It seems the
dark, satinous wood in the
Holloways' dining room is
"stinkwood." q rather lowlys
name for one Of the mobile"
woods. It comes from South
Africa, and the trees take 500
years to mature. The Ambas-
sador. 1t turns out, loves wood
craft and is quite expert at it.
And when the conversation
turned 70 the history Of the
ballet everyone fioundered
with dates. except the Ambas-
sad0r. Seems he also has a
fantastic memory.
The five South African
dancers who were the guests
Of honor included Ballerina
Nadia Nerina. David Poole.
Maryon Lane. Dorotkea zames
and Desmond Doyle.
Miss Nerina. q bride Of only
three weeks, had To leave her
husband in London while the
company went on tour.
Perhaps the person most en-
chanted with the celebrated
artists was l3-year-old Va
Mesa Hamilton, daughter Of
the South African Counselor
and MRS. Hamilton.
vanessa viii be an extra for
tomorrow nights performance
Of Swan Lake. Z Since she was
eight she's been studying to
be 9 ballerina. In fact, when
she was 10 years old her father
was stationed in London.
where she went to ballet
school. News came Of his
transfer to Washington, and
the young miss said, Father,
this win ruin my career
Happily. she's found q ballet
school here and Is continuing
her training.
Speaking Of young perform
ers. the Sadler's Wells visitors
said that British Law requires
all performers under is to be
chaperoned at all times. And
they cannot leave the country
until they are 10. A few ex-
ceptions have been made with
the ballet company; some are
only II, but they have 70 re-
port to the British consul 81
every city they tour.
Invited To meet the dancars
were MI. and Mrs. Arne /.
Flifiet Of the State Depart
ment. Mr.. Peter Marshall, Mr.
and Mrs. r. j. Leishman, Mr..
and Mrs. j. q. a. BottomIey.
and Miss Barbara salt. all Of
the British Embassy: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Wade and Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. r. jeffrey Of the New
Zealand Embassy: Mr.. and
Mrs. "A. p. Renouf of the Au-
stralian Embassy. and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. n. Warren Of the
Canadian Embassy, plus men,
bers Of the South African En-
bassy stan.
For New Zealand Dancers
Another allet-inspired party
was given Monday BY the New
Zealand Minister and Mrs.
George Laking in honor Of
their fellow country1nen with
the Sadler;s Wells.
Honored guests were Row
.ena jackson, Alexander Grant,
Byron Ashbridge, YyOnne
Cartier and Sallee Lewis.
spanish Dinner
The Spanish Ambassador
and the Countess 81 Motrico
gave = farewell dinner last
night for the departing Span