The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-28
Capital Capers
by GEORGE ARELL-

nYNAMIC Doris. Stevens noted "women's
~ rights" leader, gave a cocktail party the
other day at the Mayhower.
The affair was in celebration of the senate
foreign relations committees action in report
ing out favorably the treaty guaranteeing equal
nationality rights to women.
Miss Stevens, dressed in cobault blue with
one of those smart white collars which make
a woman look both business-like and attractive,
lowered like a presiding genius over the dry
Martins and the political chit-chat.
"She was wonderful in Montevidio," whis-
pered an admrer.
"She is wonderful in Washington" added
another
Miss Stevens paid small attention to compli-
ments Cat least, apparently. She was busy
discussing Secretary Of State Hull Every one
at the party felt $50 grateful" to Mr. Hull for
the wonderful way he helped push the treaty
through the senate committee.
"Of course" said one woman, MIR Hull
didn't do so very much for us at Montevideo,
but he's redeemed himself"
The ears of Cordell Hull must have burned
bright red at some of the remarks.
"A MADAME DE LABOULAYE, wife of the
1NE French ambassador, was a guest at the
cocktail party. She wasn't at Montevideo but
she is "sympathetique" to the good cause.
Soulful-eyed, fascinating Nine. de Eche-
gary, Russian wife of the Spanish diplomat,
was another guest. She listened politely to all
the opinions and said little. The pink rose on
her broad picture hat was more convincing than
hundred arguments
Mr.. Echegaray himself looked a trifie i'll at
ease. Occasionally he felt in the pockets of his
gray flannel coat and started to remove his
meerschaum pipe. Should he smoke his pipe
and start real discussion?
Finally, he reluctantly relinquished the pipe
and listened to the feminine words which
i1o oil Cidnc Of the
table
Miss Fanny Bunand-Sevastos niece of Emil
Bourdel, celebrated French sculptor, dressed in
Prussian blue talked with Baron Strive of the
German embassy and the erudite Jonathan
Mitchell of the New Republic.
The life of the party was the ebullient
Minister of Ecuador, Mr.. Alfaro, who is inter-
ested in womens rights, West Point, boundary
disputes, pate -foies-gras Mexican art and
how to reduce waistlne without dieting.
CENATOR KEY PITTNTAN of Nevada, chair
~ man of the senate foreign relations COM
nittee, was the toast of the hour.
The delightful Mr.. PIttman oblgingly posed
yesterday on the steps of the Capitol with Miss
Stevens and Miss Bunand-SevaStOS.
Il insist on having the Capitol of the United
States in the background" insisted Mr.. Pittman,
severely regarding photogra piers who had their
own ideas about grouping subjects.
He posed magnihcently while cameras
clicked
QUESTS at the Stevens cocktail party re-
NJ called an amusing incident of the fight at
Montevidio recently for womens rights.
Lovely Marguerite Mendoza, of the Mexican
delegation of the Inter-American Commission of
Women arrived at the Parque hotel and regis
tered:
Sonora Mendoza and husband"
A perturbed hotel manager sought out DR..
Mendoza and asked for an explanation.
WELL" argued Mendoza, my wife is here as
delegate. If were here on professional mis-
sion of my own, should register: Senior Men
doza and WIFE"
Unconvinced, the manager appealed to the
city council for a ruling They decided that the
entry in the hotel register should be changed to
read; Senior Mendoza and wife,"