The Washington times., 1934-11-27
Now
Mrs. Hartman Leaves.
How to Start a Party.
Debs' Dream Comes True.
By Helen ESSary

r Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman is
leaving Sunday for Hollywood
to spend the winter with her
daughter. At Mrs. Harriman'S
last Sunday night supper before
she returned to UplandS In July,
I discovered Robert Lincoln
O'Brien, chairman of the Tariff
Commission, looking most dis
consolate. Mr.. O'Brien has
been among the special group
who have carried the discus
sions at Mrs. Harriman'S par
ties through gay and serious
hours. It was her departure
that was distressing him. Ana
he told me why:
"When Mrs. Hartman leaves
she inflicts a serious loss upon
the social and intellectual life of
Washington. She has a genius
you've seen her preside at the
Woman's Democratic Club and
here at her Sunday night sup
pers-for bringing out the best
thought and comment OF every
one about her.
"And she always maintains
the conversation on a h1gh
level, What her parties have
meant to the Capital would be
hard to exaggerate. But maybe
she will come back sooner than
we think. She believes Wash
ington is the most interesting
place in the wOrld-and 1t Is
I know it is"
One of the towns most ia
NOUS hostesses once said tne
success Of any party depends al.
most entirely on the ability OF
its host and hosteSs-particu-
larly it's hostess-to make the
guests feel at ease as soon as
they enter the drawing room.
The best of food, declared my
adviser, the most brilliant guests
the most charming setting can
not make a party if the hostess
has not a happy personal greet
ing for each of her friends.
The last Sunday afternoon
Eat home" of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker S. Buel would have been
a model for my meticulous men
tor. The success of this party
began with the welcome OF the
hostess-and the host. Contln'
ued past the hour when most
afternoon parties are ended'
through an impromptu supper
and finally ended long a1ter
midnight. 49,,
Despite my Emily Post1sh
thesis, the guests did have an
important role on this occasion:
Many of them were members OF
the Gridiron Club. The entlre
"cast" of the next Gridiron DIN
ner was there. And if the prlma
donnas thereof had not refused
give the smallest
intimation of their plans we
might have had a prevleW OF De-
cemher g. Nevertheless, Mr..
Edward Steffe sang divlnely, as
he always does; Mr.. Arthur
Pearce gave some dellght1u4
songs, and there were otner
amusing stunts.
Mrs. Buel, who looked partlcu'
1arly lovely in a smart OlacA
dress with a corsage OF gar
denias, was assisted by MRS.
James Lloyd Wright, Mrs. Jay
g. Hayden, Mrs. Edwin w.
Gableman, Mrs. Paul Hooges'
Mrs. Junior Owens and Mrs. A.
P. Reeves.
Bulletins of debutante gaietles
on Saturday night at the CheVy
Chase Club party-the dream OF
every debutante come true
the dinner given by the young
Gwynn GARDENERS for StelnCa
Stapleton-nine debutantes ana
16 swains-at end Of dinner, cen-
ter piece of orchids at magic
touch of hostess separated mVo
corsages for feminine guests.
Musical Note-At tea given oy
the George Hewitt Myers for Dr.
Hans Kinder and little Gloria
Perkins after Sunday concert OF
National Symphony Orchestra a
young guest recently recovered
from infantile paralysis looked
admiringly at DR.. Kinder anu
said:
"How wonderful to have such
genius and be so superbly well"
And now something about the
Very Very Young-the 22-month'
old son of the American Minis
ter to China and Mrs. Nelson T.
johnson was given a party the
other day by the little daughters
Of Capt. and Mrs. Nedson 1.
Wells at Woodend.
The guest of honor came with
his Chinese Amah in her native
costume. He looks absurdly like
his father. Speaks both Chinese
and English and politely trans
lates into either language Gre
member his age is % months.
He was fascinated by the first
American playroom he and his
Amah had ever seen. She loved
best the stuffed animals that
''squeaked in their own Ian
guages." His favoriteS were
the toys that moved fast.