European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mary Ann Stoessel fixes Flower lining the veranda of ambassadors residence in s with storks by staff writer Sis photos by checking menu for a dinner party with her Curt yes the largest Iagust 1977 run the he runs the embassy in Mary Ann Stoes the pretty woman extending her hand with a Radiant she leads you through the enormous living room in Hie embassy Resi Dence to the porch overlooking the Pool and Tennis courts in the Yard the Rhine flows by in Back of the and the Hills on the opposite Bank act As a perfect Frame for a truly Beautiful Walter Stoessel fits the movie stereo Type of a distinguished and dignified Diplo his wife is no less perfectly cast an ambassadors a hostess Par Excel Lence who makes her guests feel instantly at a woman whose Charm and smile Are reflecting her happiness with herself and her she introduced herself As Mary but is Quick to Point out that i am Walter not Mary Ann he is the important if he we rent i  be then she thinks a minute please dont print i dont want to upset these she referring to women lib yet Walter Ploessel Doest feel she needs to apologize for being Content with her i feet my husband provides room and Board for that not a very elegant Way to put it therefore i can do something in return or id be a some might say my potentialities Are not but i am i feel what i do is a she likes credit for the work she she mentioned an article that said the ambassador had Given a she wrote a letter and i am the one who executes and gives the Par indeed that is much of what her Job in an ambassador is expected to in the Day the embassy hostess had Token time to talk to a reporter was a Busy a cocktail party for 200 was scheduled at her Home later that Stoessel want scrubbing the bathroom not even stuffing Mush room canapes in the but she was supervising the placement of checking with the chef about food making sure the extra help would arrive on for the work int Over when the guests that when the really important task begins the endless hours in the receiving at the recent Nei ther the ambassador nor his wife Ever left the receiving by the Lime they had greeted the last it was time to bid Farewell to those who were its hard on your but its Reward Stoessel it has to be at least on the being saying the right thing to the night person Only at the Many parties she but at the Many More she and her husband must Mary Ann Stoessel finds her hostess role i like the idea of doing something for my it May sound but by showing How americans live 1 Hope to help Foster a better under like any certain aspects Are More enjoyable than there is Glamor in her at its there were two presidential visits while she was first lady at the embassy in Ploessel says she never is Blase about meeting famous in she considers the Opportunity to meet so Many interesting people one of the highlights of her travel is another after the Moscow assignment where travel possibilities were both Stoessell Are enjoy ing the Opportunity in their new Post for weekend if we arc free on a we can get in the car and take Paris is one of our favorite cities we can be there in five she met her husband in her native Wash their three Kath and Are All living in the United slate where the Stoessell have two one in washing ton and one in Rehoboth at the end of  head to the Delaware Home in search of Stossel embassy residences arc furnished by the state but each family Usu ally adds their personal As Stoessel the pictures on the the bib lots on the end tables and in the Book Are theirs an embassy wife May decide to change the color for the american embassy residence in bad the embassy Community near is a reflection of Mary Ann Stoes sols warmth and the colors Are the Art is the treasures on the tables were gathered during assignments and travels to various parts of the like her Mary Ann Stoessel is a Tennis she also likes to play i used to play she when we got we made a hed learn to play Bridge and id learn to i did learn to but he has never played these she is making a serious Effort to learn she has Les sons for two hours every Ploessel Doest intend to use her German to make speeches on political 1 dont get involved in political mat i run the he runs the pm Page 15 the stars and stripes