New Britain herald., 1930-01-30
PEGGY JOYCE MAY
 MARRY ONCE MORE
Oft Welded Actress Guest at
 Autobiography" Tea Party

New York. Jan. 50 (UP)-Peggy Hopkins Joyce. who hasn't been married to anyone for four years, two months and seven days, has written a book. Just to make it of fcial. her publishers, the Macaulay Co. made her the guest Of honor at a tea at the Ritz.
 This correspondent w&s one Of the 120 admirers who gathered to mar Vel at the latest addition 10 the ranks Of autobiographers.
 Always chumny with tn" fragile Peggy since the distant days when they covered the Snyder Gray trial together. the writer lured her away from such notables as Julia Peter kin. Peter NathGn. count whose name is difficult to spell Dr. Fritz Wittels. Lewis Mumford and Phyllis Gordon Demarest. Then. with con- siderable competition, he proceeded to interview her.
 Probed On Next Venture
 "Whcn are you going to marry again. and whom ?" he asked pune tiliously.
 "Who is that divine looking man with the red hair over there?' she countercd.
 NOW that you've started writing, began the interviewer anew. "are you going to continue your literary endoavor?'
 "It was awfully nice ol you 10 come" said Miss Joyce
 DO you write in long hand or on the typewriter"
 No. thanks, I've had two already and that's my limit just now"
 Discounted, and with a latent in tcriority complex simply raging, the correspondent sought a new line of attack.
 Fortunately interviewer and in tcrvieWcc were standing by q Ritz platter of hors d'ouerres. This con- sisted of simulated wedding cake topped by q chastc silver fleur-dc-lis topping 3 sliced lemon mounted on a hard boiled csg rampant upon d tomato.
 Likes Her Caviar
 Are you fond of caviar?" asked the correspondent.
 "Oh. very" Miss Joyce replied And as for anchovics-my dear"
 From there on the conversation progressed dietetically. Together menus were discussed, approved and rejected.
 Then. unless ore wanted to dance to the fortissimo and staccato strains of a Harlem orchestra there re- mained nothing to do but admire Miss Joycc's attire-which was a black velvet draped off-thc-face hat with a jeweled pin at the side, a simple but effective black trans | parent velvet dress with a tUo- -tiered circular skirt which reached to the prescribed four inches below the knees, mist of dawn stockings. black suede opera pumps with Cut-stccl bowknots. and emerald and dia- mond pins and bracelets.
 After the tea, there followed the quick but enjoyable reading of Miss Joyce's volume, alliteratively en- titled Men, Marriage and Me-"
 Probably the most quotable para l graph in that account Of continuous COnnubial bliss is the following:
 "Whcn l was kid I used 10 think 1 that the most important thing in life was love. Later I learned that 1t was money. Now l know it was l food
 Seeks "IIcal" Mate Miss Joyce. onc learns from the 1 book, may marry fifth time if she 1 ever finds an ideal husband. who must fulfill (amonG othcrs) the fol- ! lowing requirements:
 He must be Q gentleman and polite except when we are fighting, of course.
 He must be rich.
 He must be passionate lover but not mauler, especially in public or when I am dressed and made up to 1 go out.
 That's about all except that Basil Woon, who really wrote the book, i wasn't at the tea"