Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-22
ON EMBASSY ROW
Art Moves
Into Party
Spotlight
BY AMELIA YOUNG
star stan Writer

The Italian Ambassador
and Signora Brosio last night
gave q party for arts sake in
their stately. museum like
residence.
Persons who have visited
the Brosios In the past may
well have noted the magpifi-
cent old paintings which
cover the drawing room
walls. But what caught the
guests attention yesterday
were two smaller, younger
works. set UP on easels in the
receiving room.
One was q brilliant abb
stract by Soldati. The other,
an impreSSi o nistic street
scene by one Of Italy's most
famous goth century artists,
de Pisis.
Both are from Q collection
called Twelve (post-war)
Years Of italian Painting"
Forty -four works in all. each
by a different artist, they
are being circulated through
out the United States by the
American Federation Of Arts.
The Washington showing
was opened by the Ambassa-
dor later in the evening at Q
preview reception in the Cor
coran Gallery.
The gallery's director, Her
mann Williams, and Mrs.
Williams welcomed guests
with the Brosios at their
cocktail party.
Many Ambassadors
Among the many we'll
known Washingtonians who
attended was Mrs. Gwen Ca
fritz. who swept in, said
someone, like a dance" She
sported a yellow lowered bon.
net and explained to an ad-
mirer. Its not Italian. But
/ wore 1t because I think 1t
looks like q Renoir."
Embassy row was repre-
sented by q number Of Am
bassadors and their wives. A
former envoy. Italy's Augusta
RosSo. who served here in the
sos. attended with his Amer
lean wife.
Asked II he'd been living
here since retirement, he re-
piled with q wink in his voice,
My wife has q house here
and ! have Q villa in Flor
ence. She invites me to stay
with her. ! invite her to stay
with me and 20 we COM
mute"
From official and rosiden-
tial circles came White HOUSE
Assistant Homer 0ruenther,
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon. Mrs.
Oscar Cox. Senator Theodore
Green. Deputy Undersecre-
tary Of State and Mrs. 10y
Henderson and Mrs. Robert
Guggenheim.
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AT Err CONTENDIN0
WITH THE SNOW in WASH
ington all week. the United
States Ambassador to AZ
ghanistan Sheldon Mills was
TO board a plane at / pm.
today for California, where
he will join his wife, twin
daughters, and FIRST grand
child.
The Mills are In the States
for two months Of home leave.
While the envoy was busy
with consultations here. Mrs.
Mills has been catching up
with the family. She FIRST
visited their son-in-law and
daughter in Boston. then
hurried out to the Sunshine
State to stand by for the ar
rival Of the grandchild which
was born yesterday.
Last night Mr.. Mills was
honored by the Ambassador
of AfghaniStan and Mrs.
Najib-Ullah at a cocktail
party In their residence.
Friends and associates from
the State Department, diplo-
matte circles and elsewhere
we're invited.
MANY LATIN-AMERIcAN
AMBASSADORS, including
Dean OF the Diplomatic Corps
Sevilla-Sacasa Of Nicaragua.
were invited TO the party
given last evening by the
Uruguayan Counselor and
Sonora de Palacios at their
Connecticut avenue apart
ment.
The guests Of honor were
the Ambassador of Panama
and Sonora de Arias, good
friends Of the hosts. The
two couples became well
acquainted when DR.. Pala-
clos was Uruguayan Charge
d'Affaires with the Organiza-
ton OF American States in
Panama In 1856.
The o. A. s. was we'll rep
resented at the party. with
the guests includins the