The Washington times., 1935-01-11
NOW
Mrs. Wilson GGy
At EspiL Fete
RARE GUESTS
BY HELEN ESSARY

She was especially so yester-
day at the charming luncheon
Madame Espil, wife of the Am
bassador of the Argentine Re-
public, gave for Mrs. Cordell
Hull, wife of the Secretary of
State.
Mrs. Wilson is always gay
and smiling. Always becomingly
and smartly dressed. Always
looks as you hope she will.
Yesterday, her mauve gown
and the small mauve ostrich
feather in her velvet hat &C.
cented her extremely feminine
beauty.
There were many pretty
ladies at Madame Espil's lunch
con. The hostess and the guest
of honor set the pace. (No-I
Shan't say the pulchritudinous
pace-though I'd love to- The
mirrors and the deep red hang.
ings and rare tapestries of the
Embassy were a nice setting for
women who are both important
in Washington and pleasant to
rest the eyes upon.
The converation about the big
mahogany dining table with the
pale yellow mats and yellow
roses in silver bowls was the un-
Selfconscious agreeable sort that
dlights a hostess.
Madame Pelenyi, wife of the
Hungarian Minister who, with
her husband, not long ago re-
turned to Washington after nine
years absence, and Mrs. Jesse
Jones discussed concerts, the
progress of the National SYM
phony, the temperament of
Stokowski, moving pictures, the
Abbey Theater players, the
Hauptmann trial and how to
make narciSsus bulbs bloom.
Mrs. SEE, wife of the Chinese
Minister, remembered the bridge
game the Minister and the chair
man of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation had had the
other night. Mrs. Close, wife Of
the Minister of South Africa,
told of her ambition to bring to
the South African Ministry
furniture made of wood native
to South Africa and fashioned
by old Dutch and French cabi-
net makers.
Madame de Morgenstierne,
wife of the Norwegian Min
lister, explained that she was
not just married which sur
prised everyone. (she looks
about 2O and said how much
she enjoyed the mistake people
sometimes made in calling her
Madame Morningstar.
listened and talked little,
and thought often of the de-
lightful opportunity one some
times has in Washington to
know informally people from
all parts of the world. That is,
Of course, if ones hostess has
o talent for entertaining.
It's probably only coinci.
dental
But
The city has been in a fog
practically ever since Congress
convened.
One of the Lady Jurors, while
listening to testimony in the
Criminal Court yesterday, had
her fur coat stolen from the
locker room.
Justice Luhring thereupon ad-
viSed the Lady Jurors and the
Gentlemen Jurors, too, either
to keep their valuables with
them in the jury box, or else
wear old clothes. There is no
reason to dress up for jury duty,
said the justice.
Evidently not!
People who pass on the guilt
or innocence of suspects are
often shining targets for
thieves.
There, for instance, was the
tragedy that overlook Henry
Suydam. Mr.. Suydam, as the
Special Assistant to Attorney
General Cummings, earnestly
campaigns against crime.
The night before the recent
Anti-Crime Congress met in
washington, the turkey waiting
in the refrigerator of the Suy-
dam menage for the next days
dinner was stolen.
''Brain" is the title Of a
pamphlet recently distributed
by Senator Jones of Washing
ton.
Brain" was written by the
distinguished scientist, DR.. A.
Arthur Mcdonald, of this city,
and was published in full in
the Congressional Record.
Among serious and scientific
facts the article states:
Brain is an accidental
growth"
This, of course, has no refer.
ence to any congressional con-
dition.
Measurements of SO members
Of Congress show their aver