Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-13
By BETTY BEALE

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II and Prince Phillip will come
here in the fail OF course
we've all known it right along,
but with chiefs of staIe we
have to pretend we're surpris-
ed when things get out in the
open The fact is, a chief
of state doesn't even issue an
invitation to another chief of
state until he has already done
it on the @. T. and knows that
it will be accepted and when.
The press. though. will hold
its collective breath till they
hear whether or not Prince
Charles and Princess Anne are
coming . 1t might worry the
British into a nervous break
down to have the whole royal
family out of the country at
one time, but anyone who wit
messed the effect here of the
visit of King Saud's little son
knows that it would be mas
ter stroke for the Queen to
bring her children :. Pictures
Of Prince Charles getting to
know David Eisenhower, and
Barbara Anne showing her doll
collection to Princess Anne
would do more to cement our
countries than the Atlantic
Charter.
Besides. we on this side Of
the Atlantic are suckers for
children. If Elizabeth found
the glare Of American fash
bulbs and the stares of Amer
lean press, 500 strong. a little
trying on her previous visit
and everyone knew that she
did-by simply bringing along
their beguiling little high
neSses. both she and Philip
would feel far less strain.
The difference in being
raised a queen and becoming
one by marriage must be
enormous or perhaps 1t is just
the difference in personalities.
But Elizabeth seemed far more
sober. sedate and serious than
her mother who. as Scottish
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
was raised like any normal
young girl Of quality. The
Queen Mother has a quick
smiling, easy graciousness that
convinced everybody she adored
every minute Of her contact
and conversations with the
hundreds she met. And the
British assured us she did.
LAO LIBATION-The AM
bassador Of Laos, Mr.. Ourot
r. Souvannavong. entertained
Saturday afternoon on what
was obviously a red letter day
for Indo-China. Nearly every
body who came had been
glimpsed at the earlier recep-
ton for the President of Wet
Nam.
The Lao party was "in cele-
bration of Lao Constitution
Day" which was May IL, l947
That was the day the citizens
in the kingdom were guaran-
teed their democratic rights.
Laos has a constitutional mon
arch who answers to the title
Of His Majesty Sisavang Wong.
OF more interest to Capital
residents. however. than the
reason for the party-was the
location Of the party. For this
was the first affair staged by
the Ambassador in his new
residence. the beautiful home
OF the late Mrs. Dwight Davis.
The former showplace is still
beautiful though it is not COM
pletely furnished. Indeed, most,
if not all. the furniture on
display on the ground floor
quests did not go UPSTAIRS
arrived last week. Some of it
came Tuesday and some as late
as Friday. Fresh in from
Paris were the sofa and two
chairs in the rear hall which
is still lined with the lovely
Chinese wallpaper. A French
desk and chair and table we're
in the downstairs sitting room
off the garden where the AM
baSsador received with his
Counselor and Nine. Vipha-
kone. In the dining room
to match the brown trim on
the ivory paneling were high
back. overstuffed brown leath-
er chairs fooled with gold.
The big. gracious garden
drew the entire company OF
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