The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-03
ELINOR GLY|I' 5
GOWN GIVES
I HRILL
Woman Writer Center of
Interest at Movie Party
In Hollywood.

In Hollywood.
BY DAY STONE.
Cosmopolitan News Service Special
Correspondent.
1 Copyright, 1924 by Cosmopolitan
News service.)
HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Apris 3.-We
are very blase out this way, but
Elinor Glyn, the famous author OF
Three Weeks gave US q thrill
that was almost shock at the
Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador
this week.
When the word percolated through
the grove that the author was
| present the women wanted to know
Immediately what she had on, she
| lust having returned from abroad.
The entire evening she sat at
q big table facing the dance floor.
Irving Thalberg, the boy film
| executive, was giving dinner party
In honor of Elinor, having among
his other guests Norma TalHnadge,
who was escorted by Eugene
O'Brien, and Florence Vdor, who
was escorted by George Fitzmaurice,
| the director.
Everybody danced up to that end
OF the room to check UP on Elinors
gown.
could plainly see Elinor's shout.
ders above the table and as far
down as a goodly portion Of her
ample bosom, but saw no evidence
LOT q gown-positively nothing at
Iall. And everybody else saw the
same thing. The effect was star
thing. 1t must be an European tad.
The women could not peek be.
meath the table to see she really did
have on dress, and the men, OF
Icourse, were too gallant to peek.
This is not another engagement
story. Charlie Chaplin is playing
host at the Montmartre, the Cocoa.
nut Grave, and at the Biltmore
these days to Mrs. Thelma Morgan.
Converse, the young New York so
ciety butterfly who Is flying about
the cinema candles In search Of q
career.
/ wish, when I tell people who
Charlie is going about with, they
couldn't all ask me: us she going
out alone with him."
Leave It to Frances Marion, the
brilliant young scenario writer, to
do something daring. She is letting
her bodied hair grow long again.
Mack Sennett was at the Mont,
nlartre Cafe in fine spirits the 9th.
err evening. He was paying court
to Eugenia Gilbert. the dashing
brunette, who has been taking sc
many beauty prizes in the East.
Eugenia used to he o heavy
: woman in the films. It looks like
she will be able to drop the quotes
before long.
The girls Of ''our club" gave a
Leap Year party this week.
Carmel Meyers, who did such an
impressive seduction scene with
John Barrymore in Beau Brun'
MEL" was escorted by Joe jackson,
wyn Studio. AS they danced past.
yes-yet." Carmel blushed fur
iously.
Helen Ferguson, you remember
her In Hungry Hearts," was a
dream in pink georgette, bodied hair
and a new nose. She came with
"Bill" Russell, whose virile acting
featured "Ann Christie" Everybody
is wondering IL "Bill" and Helen will
be married now that she has fol.
lowed the fad and had nose opera
ton.
Petite May McAvoy, who may play
Peter Pan In the film version, wore
for the first time a gown she
brought from New York, rose velvet,
trimmed with gold lace. She brought
AL Wilhie, a Lasky publicity man.
Her friends wondered where Bob
Agnew. her actor friend. was. Ed
die Sutherland, one Of Mays former
earnest admirers, was on the dance
floor with a pretty extra girl. Ed
dies wife, Margery Daw, is In New
York.
Jack Dempsey occupied a "ring.
side" table with several boy friends.
Jack used to go about with Elinor
Fair, the girl who made q hit in
Driven" but Elinor is In New
York now.
A friend of mine, in commenting
on the mixed romances Of FINLAND,
suggested somebody should produce
a picture and call It Mental Wives
and Physical Sweethearts."
James Young, the director, once
husband Of Rida johnson Young,
the playwright, and Of Clara Kim.
bali Young, the film star, is back
] with Clara Whipple-again. Clara
/ is his third wife. There were all
sorts Of scandalous charges hurled
into print by both sides when they
separated two years ago.
When Clara confided in q friend
of mine the other day that she and
Jimmy" had made up, my friend
said, ''Well, Jimmie Is q nice Eel.
low"
Then Clara replied emphatically:
"He is not. He is a perfect
devil-but I just can't help loving
him."
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