Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24

beth. She never acted the
part: she read It.
She wore her usual huge
beautiful aquamarine rings
two on each middle finger
and q large brooch at her.
neck. But no heavy. pre-Col-
umbian looking gold necklace
weighed her down this time.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer wore the
pref Columbian jewellery - .
large gold eagle that she
snapped for a PicaSso adorned
her Siamese pink satin gown.
Guests supped at small
tables in the Embassy's two
dining rooms and some won
dered out into the flower filled
gardens. The Berckemeyers'
tulips must be the talest and
most beautiful in Washington
and their wisteria that drips
its lavendar beauty down one
wall Of the Embassy must be
the most abundant.
The Josselin Bodleys adj
mired 1t along with Dottie
Kidder. Taylor Sim m o n s,
Countess Hubert CASTINGS,
the Tom Burkes, Oscar and
Louise Cox and Gerson Nord-
lipger.
Dame Edith is writing a new
book about Queen Elizabeth
and Mary Queen Of Scots en-
titled Queens Of the Hive"
The disarmingly frank poet
hates prose writing, she said,
but 1t pays more. Intrigued by
the character of Elizabeth, she
said Il have always felt that
am like Queen Elizabeth"
She looks like Elizabeth / and
If that queen was a woman of
compassion. soul and wit, then
indeed they are alike.
Stopping at the Mayfiower
Hotel, the Sitwells will be
here until after her presenta-
ton Of Facade" Friday night
in the atrium of the Corcoran
Art Gallery. where she will be
accompanied by Father Wool
len directing a chamber or
chestra. Five days after re-
turning to New York they will
sail back to London.
BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR
Peixoto decorated, fed and
toasted in that order Air
Force Secretary Donald
Quarles and three officers
yesterday. The decorating
ceremony took place shortly
after IL noon at the EN-
bassy and was followed by
q large seated luncheon.
It struck this columnist
that this was q particularly
graceful way to stage a dec
Grating party. It had. in fact,
only one drawback and that
was an overwhelming desire
for a siesta after such q sump-
tvous meal. Jellied fish ring
with vegetables. mayonnaise
and sliced tomatoes and GU
cumbers; broiled breast of
chicken ham, asparagus
amandines and fresh straw
berries with whipped cream
and almond pastry rings is
q collation. hardly conducive to
q hard afternoons work.
AS soon as the Ambassador,
receiving with Nine. Peixoto.
and Brazilian Air Minister and
Nine. Henrique Fleiuss. had
greeted his guests the ceremony
began.
For "his outstanding contri-
button to the security of the
free world" and his unfiag-
ging interest in all matters
relating to the aeronautical
field" Secretary Quarles was
presented with the Order Of
Aeronautical Merit, rank of
Grand Oficer.
A handsome medal on a
light blue ribbon with a thin
white stripe was then tied
around his neck and the ac-
companying ornamental breast
pin was fixed TO the coat OF
his business suit. 1t is de-
signed. of course, only to be
worn with uniform or white
tie attire.
Mai. Gen. Willard Lewis, AT,
Director Of Intelligence. re-
ceived the same decoration,
rank Of commander; Col. John
H. Lackey. jr.. Chief Of the
Foreign a Liaison ONCE. was
made an officer. and Mai. VIII
liam Kenny. secretary Of the
Inter-American Defense Board.
was made a knight commander
Of the same order.
The so guests were seated
at five tables for 10 each. The
Brazilian half was composed
Of embassy staff and the air