Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-13
BY FRANCES LIDE

A40cCJh oAAaAANCa OaAAA a W a.
dy, who has delighted in TAX
ing pictures during his Off
.cial visit here this week,
temporarily put aside his
camera yesterday at the re-
ception given in his honor
by Ambassador and Begun
Ali at the Pakistan Embassy.
The Z to $3.50 pm. party,
however, was a field day for
news photographers who had
the hearty cooperation Of
the State visitor as well as
his daughter. Begun Akhtar
Sulaiman. who accompanied
her father here.
Bulbs started flashing and
movie cameras began grind
ing as early as $3.50. in fact.
when the chiefs of the di-
plomatic missions here were
received in advance Of other
+. guests.
During an informal inter-
lude which followed, the
Prime Minister seemed to en-
Joy it immensely when one
of the photographers suggest
ed that he pose with a copy
of The Star in which he was
pictured taking a picture OF
President Eisenhower.
Chats With Richards
Only once did he step out
OF the range Of the lenses.
That was shortly after the
arrival Of Special United
States Ambassador James P.
Richards with whom he APP
parently wanted to have a
word in private. The pho
tographers followed the two
out into the hall, however,
and the Prime Minister failed
to show annoyance, If he felt
1t.
Begun Sulaiman, chatting
with newspaperwomen, told
how impressed she was at the
speed with which pictures
were developed during her
visit to Capitol Hill Thurs
day when she was the lunch
con guest of Mrs. Irving Ives.
Twenty minutes after 1t was
taken she had the print OF
q shot made in the Vice
Presidents Office, she re-
ported.
Friendly and enthusiastic,
the Begun also gave a
glowing account of her visit
yesterday at the White House
where she had coffee with
Mrs. Eisenhower. The First
Lady showed her around up
stairs, she said, and she
thought it was furnished in
beautiful taste"
Charmed With Mamie
"She's so sweet and friend
ly." she said Of Mrs. Eisen-
hover. Then she admitted
that she had been q little
apprehensive before leaving
for the Executive Mansion.
"When you are going to meet
some high officials wife you
think-well. you don't know
what to expect" she said
with delightful candor.
Actually, Begun Sulaiman
herself is so natural that it
would be difficult to imagine
anyone not responding to her
warmth.
After more than an hour
and a half In the receiving
line yesterday, she Joined
guests in the embassy garden
where a buffet was being
served and soon was sitting
on the steps to the veranda
with her plate in hand. But
not before she had insisted
that others partake Of some
of the Pakistini delicacies,
which highlighted the menu.
When Senator Theodore F.
Green became i'll toward the
end of the reception. she
stood guard before the room
in which he was resting so
that he wouldn't be disturbed.
1t was not until he had left
that she rejoined the guests.
"She is a welfare worker
and knows just what to do
in emergencies" one Of the
attaches commented.
shaded Sun"
For the Embassy reception.
she wore a silk sari of gold
and a soft shade that was
difficult to describe. You
might call II shaded SUM-"
she suggested. I'VE call 1t
shadow and SUM-"
Begun Ali was wearing q
delicate sari Of white with
gold design. The Ambassa-
doris wife became the mother
Of a little girl only last Sat-
urday and was present at
yesterdays party by special
permission of her doctor. To
keep her from becoming too
tired, however, a chair had
been placed for her at the
end Of the receiving line.
She and the Ambassador
also have a little boy, now a
year-and-a- half old.
Mrs. John Foster Dulles.
wife Of the Secretary Of
State, arrived at the recep-
ton on the dot Of 7 o'clock,
accompanied by her sister
in-law. Mrs. Allen Dulles.
The Deputy Secretary Of
Defense and Mrs. Donald
Quarles, the Chief Of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Arleieh
Burke. and Admiral and Mrs.
Robert B. Carney we're 9TH
ers attending.
Zaroubin Attends
Russian Ambassador Ear
dublin arrived early and re-
manned for some time in the
garden. chatting with the