Evening star., 1935-05-26
BY SALLIE v. III. PICKETT.

A rich and varied profusion of events
filled last week, such as late May days
have not known in many seasons,
One afternoon registered at least a
half dozea teas and receptions. any
one of which might nave sufdced to
set the week off handsomely. Guests
fingered at the Danish Legation to
pledge health and happiness to the
royal pair, his highuess, the Crown
Prince Frederik of Denmark and
Iceland, and her royal highness
Princess Irgrid of Sweden. June 8
another event of stately import will
be the garden party-weather per-
mitting-at the British Embassy to
celebrate the birthday anniversary Of
his majesty. King George v, whose
coronation anniversary was celebrated
q short time ago. The usual hand
somely engraved card from his
Britannia majesty's Ambassador. Sir
Ronald Lindsay, Incompatible host,
and redy Lindsay bears, besides the
British coat of arms in gold, a royal
blue corner at the uper right hand,
which gives a still more distinctive
significance.
Always uppermost is the White
House, with each tea, luncheon, re-
ception or dinner different from the
other. each novel and delightful, and
last week. of course, the most impor-
tant in the lives of newspaper writers,
was the reception and dance Friday
night given in their honor. Many of
the guests, especially men, did not go
home from their offices to titivate for
the event, but appeared "as was"
Nor did they attract undue attention.
It was family party, too, with a
number of the Roosevelt family there
enjoying the event as much as did the
big journalists, wee small writers and
q lot of New Dealers. Nor was the
usual important official feature lack
ing for there stood the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, the Vice President
and Mrs. Garner ''in line" after the
most approved fashion. There was
the finest music ever. dancing and
then refreshments in the state din
Ing room before midnight.
Things OF social moment came thick
and fast and amid them all was an
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Jacgueline Story to Mr.. Dudley
Bradstreet Williams Brown of New
York and Dobbs Ferry-on- the -Hud-
SON. Miss Story went to New York to
spend the week end with the parents
Of her fiance, Col. and Mrs. Franklin
@. Brown. Her mother, Mrs. j. A.
Story, who made the announcement,
makes frequent trips to Hot Springs
with her daughters and always enter
tains and is entertained while there.
From some of Miss Story's intimates
It Is learned that the wedding may not
take place until mid or late Summer.
~. Gay preparations are in progress
for the wedding of Miss Katrina Nc
Cormick, daughter of Mrs. Albert G..
Simms, before her last marriage. Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, and MIR. Court
land Barnes, jr, of Boston. The bride
is a particular favorite in Washing
ton, out Warrenton way, and, in fact,
wherever she has lived. The Nc
Cormick family, widely separated, will
meet soon in the charming old George
town house which Mrs. Simms pur-
chased some years ago. and before
the wedding day, June Is, there will
be a stream of entertainment for the
bridal pair. The wedding party, re-
Gently announced, has in it young
Paulina Longworth, goddaughter of
Mrs. Simms, who is now old enough
to ride in even the snappy horse show
at Fort Myer, but who at the we'd
ding will don sweet finery and walk
before the bride as flower girl. The
ceremony will be in the Cathedral of
st. Peter and st. Paul, but the recep-
ton will be in the home Of Mrs.
simms in Georgetown and perhaps in