Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-09

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Wheeler. chairman of the
ball, was clad in a cream
satin sheath.
Mrs. william Hardness,
New York heiress. in full
skirted sheer white held by
a single shoulder strap of
Silverblu mink. Mrs. Hark-
ness. is not only young and
lovely looking. but she is the
talented composer of the
Patio March," written espe-
cially for the parade of colors
before last evenings race.
She also was a guest of the
Wheelers, along with Italian
Minister and Signora Ortona,
Greek Ambassador and Nine.
Melas-she in a Desses gown
of champagne taffeta
the new Attorney General
and Mrs. William Rogers,
Gen. and Mrs. Pete" Que
sada, State Department
Counsel and Mrs. Freddy
Reinhardt and Count and
Countess Lucioli Ottieri, she
also ravishing in white.
Clare Luce in Gray
Mrs. Wiley Buchanan. in
a golden organza ballgown by
Fontana embroidered with
brown and gold leaves. She
and her husband. the Chief
of Protocol. were hosts to
Elizabeth Arden - wearing
pink satin-and the Henry
. Luces.
Clare Luce. guest of honor
a the ball, was a SYM
rhony in gray from her short
fiuffed-out hair-do to hG
sequined gray lace gown &C
cented with an emerald and
diamond necklace.
Italian Ambassador and
Signora Brosio were patrons
of the elegant affair that
drew to their table the noted
composer Clan Carlo-Menotti,
Deputy Undersecretary Of
State and Mrs. 10y Hender-
son, Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. Burke Elbrick
and the Herbert Brownells.
The jewelry was fabulous
Mrs. Merriweather Posts
emeralds. her daughter
Deenie Rumbough's pearls,
Mrs. Bob Guggenheim's ru-
bies. and the marvellous huge
pear-shaped diamond pen
dant on a diamond necklace
worn by the former Adele
Guinness, wife of New York
Decorator Valerian Rybar
who created the party's set
ting.
Suggestive of the piazza of
an Italian town, the room was
surrounded by seven bigger
than-lifesize figures of color
full medieval statues" on
pedestals. each holding a
bright medieval-type flag.
In the center of the room
or "piazza" was a big pavilion
with a base of ancient look
ing stone" garlanded bright
yellow columns and a canopy
of yellow, red and black strips
of felt.
Decor Italian
Under these blazing Italian
colors Meyer Davis and his
orchestra played rhythmic
dance music from 9 until the
small hours. This was one
Washington ball where dane
ing was the main feature in
terrupted only by the an
nouncement of the big prize
winners, the race and a few
words from the famous
Italian Comedian Walter Chi
arr.
The president Of Laurel
Race Track, John D! ocha-
piro, announced the winner
of the Edsel convertible, the
drawing having taken place
there yesterday. The lucky
ticket holder was Harold E.
Hofer of Cascade. Md.
The winner of the new
Fiat chat sleeps three) was
Carol Bruce, the musical
comedy star, who sat at Mr..
Schapiro's table with Lord
Howard de Walden. president
Of the British Jockey Club.
Nobody left the $50 dinner
with empty hands, however,
At every guests place was a
bright yellow and orange felt
bag containing a bow with a
lady's silk scarf in it. a mans
tie, Elizabeth Arden's Medi-
torrance lipstick. Simonett's
Incanto perfume. Anna Mig
gi's Clair de Lavande, and
Venni's Venetian glass Gre
ated especially for the In
ternational Ball.
Each program was a hand
some affair-covered with a
different Italian print and
tied with Italian colors.
More notables at the chic
extravaganza we're Liz Whit
ney Lunn. French Ambassa-
dor Herve Alphand twirling
with Marye Thomas Spaul-
ding. who is getting o divorce
and is row living in Wash
ington: sistant Secretary
|. Of Air and Mrs. David Smith,