Evening star

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the Treasury and Mrs. George

Humphrey—the latter had

given a luncheon earlier In the

day for Mrs. Donald Lourie,

wife of the former Undersecre

tary of State, who Is visiting

here.

Also at Austrian Embassy

Other guests included Am

bassador Munthe de Morgen

atteme, Senora de Berkemeyer.

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wife of toe Peruviah Ambas

sador. Ambassador Kreketer ot

Germany, the Netherlands

Ambassador and Mme. Van

Roljen, the Ambassador of

Vlet-Nam and Mme. Tran Van

Choong, and Signora Ludolll,

wife ot the Italian Charge

d’Affaires.

For Mr. Edgar Morris It was

an unusually busy day. After

greeting toe Haitian president

at 4 o’clock, be called on toe

Australians, then attended the

party Rival by Dominican Min

ister Vicioso to their depart

ing Ambassador and later went

on to the Indian Embassy.

Indians Feature Dances

At the Indian Embassy, some

500 guests had a chance to

enjoy a buffet featuring cur

ried dishes topped off with

mango ice cream, but they also

woe treated to a program of

Indian songs and dances.

Twelve young women, all

wives or daughters of Indian

officials here, did a folk dance

known as a “Ras”—a dance of

an intricate pattern, with the

rhythm accented by red sticks

the girls carried and beat as

accompaniment. The dance

was made even more colorful

by the scarlets and golds, deep

blues and greens of the girls’

saris.

Another treat which Wash

ingtonians rarely see was a

Hindu ritualistic love dance,

as interpreted by Priyagopal

and Sandhya Metre. They were

dressed in bright costumes,

with jewels on their feet and

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1955). Washington, D.C., 1955-01-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1955-01-27/ed-1/?sp=38

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1955-01-27.