Evening star., 1959-11-25
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Duchess MQy Visit

troteed with Nancy Mann,
and Patsy Gibson danced
with Calvert Carey.
Others who were chatting
in the drawing room, the bar
or by the buffet table included
the Augusta RosSos, Betty
Burton, Fred Hill, son of the
host; Spanish Gen. and
Sonora de Miranda, Spanish
Counselor and Sonora de
Dominguez PasSier, Chief of
Protocol and Mrs. Wiley
Buchanan-Ruth in a cerise
satin ScaaSi gown, Ceci Carusi
in striking black velvet, the
James KaiSers, the Eric
Johnstons, George Baker, and
Donald Mallett, formerly of
the British Embassy here.
who is in Washington on a
visit from Paris where he is
attached to the Organization
of European Economic Co.
operation.
He came here last week
with M. Sargent, secretary
general of the OEEC, who
was among those feted at a
weekend luncheon given by
French Ambassador and
Nine. Alphand for handsome
Minister of State Louis Jac-
quinot and his wife.
THE DUCHESS OF ALBA,
who arrives with her husband
in New York on the 7th for
a 10 day visit, may not be able
TO come to Washington as
originally planned. She had
hoped to spend a longer time
in America but her visit has
been shortened and her Man
haitian schedule seems to be
jammed. Still there's a pos
sibility that the first noble
woman of Spain outside the
royal family, will squeeze in
a dash to the Capital.
The attractive blond 81
year old duchess and mother
of four children, is coming to
NY. to be the guest bf honor
at the annual Imperial Ball
on the 10th. She and her
husband also will be feted
by the Angler Biddle Dukes,
among others, and Spanish
Ambassador and the Countess
de Motrico will give a lunch
con for them at the Pavilion
on the l1th and an embassy
dinner if they come to Wash
ington. While in New York,
the Albas will be housegueStS
of the famous eye surgeon
DR.. Castro Viejo.
The duchess, whose hus-
band became the Duke of
Alba only by marrying her
Spanish law permits this),
combines so many famous
international blood strains.
she's like a bit of walking
history.
ONE OF THE WEALTH
lest WOMEN in Spain, she
lives for the most part in
the famed Palace of Liria
which was built in elegant
French style of the 18th
century by her ancestor
the Duke of Berwick, who
was one of the banished
StuartS Of England and a
close and direct descendant
of James II. Berwick married
into the Alba family and
the last member of this par
ticular branch was the fa-
nous Duchess of Alba painted
so many times by Goya. She
is related to the Marlborough
family in England and owns
some British real estate in
addition to her 10 or more
palaces in Spain. And she is
also connected with Christie
pher Columbus and has pa
pers relating to his discovery
of America.
On top of all that, her hus-
band is the son of the late
Duke of Sotamayor, who was
a direct descendant of the
Spanish Ambassador Qrijo)
who transacted the sale of
Florida to the United States
in 1918. Irijo and his Ameri-
can wife, incidentally, were
painted by Gilbert Stuart and
their portraits are the two
finest Gilbert Stuarts in
Spain.
A fine painter and excel
lent Flamenco dancer, the
young duchess has devoted
much of her time to rebuild
ing the Palace of Liria
which was partially destroyed
during the war and is filled
with fabulous art treasures,
and her palaces at Sevilla,
Salamanca, etc. She feels
that it is her duty to keep
them in good condition.
Her given name is Caye-
tana, her handsome 38-year-
old husbands Luis.
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