The Washington times., 1935-02-16
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Caesars Wife
Had 1t E1Sy
HOTEL NAMES
BY HELEN ESSARY

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reSentatives call on Mr.. Henry
Wallace, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, to ask that narcissus
bulbs be admitted into this
country. During the past few
years narcisSus bulbs have been
considered dangerous aliens.
Harboring eel worms, Commu-
niStS and the like.
Congressional gentlemen de-
eide damage already done by
eel worms and Communists. So
Mr.. Secretary, why continue to
deny narcissi rights of Ameri.
can citizenship?
The daughter of an Ambas.
sador has a more difficult role
than Caesars wife.
Caesars wife had to be above
Teproach. But that was all.
She could wear flatheel
shoes, the wrong shade of eye
brow shadow, and print dresses,
lose her waist line, and use
four-year-old slang. Such de-
tails did not matter to Caesar.
Not publicly.
An ambassadors daughter
must be pretty and young, chic
and amusing, a good dancer, a
politician, linguist, personally
interested in the government,
art, and literature of any ma.
ton by whose aging representa-
tive she happens to sit at din
ner. And-above reproach!
We thought these things as
we watched little Marie Therese
de Laboulaye across the dining
room table at the French EN-
bassy. Marveled at the pretty
creatures adaptability and
charm. Considered her ideal as
an Embassy daughter.
Dinner at the French EN-.
basSy is always pleasant. The
Ambassador and Madame de
1aboulaye have an informal
graciouSness that breaks down
the official atmosphere. Guests
1inger long past the fateful
1890, when ranking characters
are supposed to spring up as if
the fiendS were behind them,
and rush off into the night.
The Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. MacWhite were
most entertaining, as they
always are. Mrs. MacWhite,
who is an artist Of distinction,
is in her studio at 9:3O each
morning. Each day she works
at her painting. Likewise man
ages her exacting social respon-
Sibilities.
Mr.. MacWhite told some
amusing stories. One we liked
was about the origin of the
Bristol Hotel. Such a hotel is
in every capital in Europe.
In 1776, it seems, an Irish
bishop-the Earl of Bristol
with an income of ten thousand
pounds (fifty thousand dollarS)
a year, was given to tours Of
Europe in a coach drawn by
eight horses, and followed by
an encourage of 20 servants.
Wherever His Grace stopped,
the inn put up big sign: "The
Earl Of Bristol spent the night
here" The inn eventually de.
veloped into a Hotel Bristol.
The new Minister of Finland
and Madame Jarnefeldt also
were guests at the French En-
bassy. The Minister and his
wife are tall, handsome Scan
dinavians.
Madame Jarnefeldt is one of
the most delightful persons 1e-
Gently come to Washington. She
was a journalist before her
husband entered the diplomatic
service. So was Mr.. Jarne-
1eldt.
Among the others present
were the German Ambassador,
DR.. Hans Luther; the Turkish
Minister and Madame Ahmed
Munir: the Egyptian Charge
d'affaires (the Egyptian Min
lister has recently gone to
Egypt; Senator and Mrs.
Joseph E. Robinson, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Sam McReynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Murray.
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harry
Covington.
Mrs. j. Borden Harriman'S
library is now being catalogued
by a librarian, who declares it
one of the finest private Ii
braries in America. Shirley
Blackney, daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Blackney, of
Michigan, is a fine pianist and
Is soon going to New York for
further study. Eddie Cantor
and Max Rubinoff added their
autographs to the dollar bill Of
a hopeful collector at the
Shoreham recently. Thus was
the national currency stabil-
ized.
Mrs. Wallach Merriam (Rose
Merriam) has been invited to
Hollywood for a screen test. .
One hundred and twenty-eight
Americans want to be Minister
to Dublin. Mrs. j. Crawford
Biggs, wife of the Solicitor Gen
eral, has the prettieSt white
hair and one of the prettiest
faces in Washington.
DR.. Hans Kinder, whose sue
cess with the National SYM.
phony may inspire the Govern.
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