Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-10
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Trunks of BQllqoWns Arrive
By BETTY BEAlE

dred others including the
brides half brother, Gore
Vidal, author and playwright
who has a successful show on
Broadway right now, Visitor
From Another Planet"
THE TERNAT IONAL
BALL isn't until November 8,
but. believe it or not. fashion,
able Capabilities are already
selecting their ball gowns for
the occasion.
Italy's most famous design
er, Fontana, sent four trunk
loads of clothes down from
New York to the home of
Chief of Protocol and Mrs.
Wiley Buchanan last Friday.
With the trunks came Fon-
tana'S New York assistant,
Nine. FRAMES, who covered
every chair and sofa in two
rooms with the finery.
Why Italian clothes for this
particular ball? Because this
years ball to celebrate the In
ternational Race at Laurel will
have as its motif the widest
and most famous horse race in
Italy-the palio di Sienna
which has been held annually
ever since October 20. 1882.
1t now takes place twice a
year and draws about $4,000
people each time to watch 10
jockeys in the costume of the
early l600S gallop like mad
around the town square.
Fontana will design specific
ballgowns for the occasion
keeping the Italian Renais-
Sance theme in mind. Jane
Wheeler, chairman of the ball,
ordered a white faille gown
trimmed with black velvet,
white beads and Venetian
pearls.
Mrs. Bernard Stanley
ordered a gown from the
sketches brought down and
walked out with two more
dreSses-a dark blue georgette
and a short gray silk en-
broidered evening dress. :.
Bernice Smith also bought two
or three including a white
faille with a fascinating black
velvet collar. Molly White
house bought a short gray
beaded evening dress. You
will note the short evening
gown is still very much in
style.
Mary Carothers left with a
lovely cerise cocktail dress.
And so forth.
YOU CAN WEAR COTTON.
If you like, to the gay circus
party that will draw Capital
society from small fry on up
to Ringing Bros, Barnum and
Bailey's on July IL. The
party is the benefit Z O'Clock
supper beforehand in the
beer garden of Griffith Sta
dunn in honor Of the greatest
stars of the Greatest Show on
Earth" and the owners, John
Ringing North and Henry
ditto. Go for supper and avoid
parking problems is the motto.
The money raised at this to-
do before the big animal per-
Torrance will go toward help
ing some pathetic animals in
Washington. Under the spon-
Sorship of WARDS it will help
provide humane housing for
dogs used in medical research.
Eyangeline Bruce, who ac-
cepted Craftsmanship of the
benefit before her husbands
appointment as Ambassador
TO Germany, has such warm
spot in her heart for mans
best friend. that she hated to
sail for Germany when she did
because her own springer was
about to produce. She left her
in the best of care, however,
and the puppies were born. AS
soon as they can safely travel,
mother and litter will be flown
straight to Frankfort with
Mrs. Bruce driving up to Bonn
to meet them. She gave 81 900
to WARDS.
Co-chairman Lutte Thomp-
son is just In from her 5000
acre farm in Albany. Ga,
where she sold six newborn
Labrador retrievers at $3.50
per for the benefit Of WARDS.
The Arthur Krocks got one.