The Washington times., 1935-02-02

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frost, bitten back alleys-as Mrs.
Roosevelt, Mrs. Cordel Hull,
Hrs. Henry Morgenthau, and
Mrs, Henry Wallace are doing
this week.
If you havea't a taffeta eve.
ming dress, you might as well
creep away and die-or else
rush down town and buy one.
Everybody is wearing taffeta-
everybody who Is smart.
We saw three Stunninglook.
ing creatures in taffeta recently.
Two were in bright red-Mrs.
Alice Longworth in a spring-like
tulipy shade, and Mrs. Tracy
Dows in red that was even more
vivid.
The other Taffeta Lady was
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan in . black
robe de style with flat pleating
around the slim waist and
around the bottom of the wide,
wide skirt, ano cape trimmed
with cnlncnllAa.
Mrs. Jordan, at the time we
admired her, was in the perfect
setting for such a costume. She
was seated on a lovely bright
blue sofa of the exact shade OF
blue as the Sevres coffee set on
the shelves Of a niche in the
wall behind her. Mrs. Jordan
and the sofa and the coffee set
were in the very interesting
house of Major and Mrs. Henry
Leonard in Georgetown. cine
coffee set, incidentally, once
belonged to Mrs. Leonard's
mother.)
Major AMI Mrs. Leonard's
house is inter esting not only in
itself but because Of its fas'
cinating furnishings. In their
rooms are no impersonal chairs
and tables studiously combined
by some detached authority
but rare old things that "be'
long" because they are good"
and because of their family as
sociation.
Major Leonard's collection Of
old English hunting prints on
the pale green dining room
walls will some day inspire a
connoisseur to break several
commandments.
Our understanding is that:
Miss Frances Perkins (Secre'
tary of Labor, and Mrs. Caro-
line ODay (new Congress
woman from New York;, re-
ceived at their first joint at
home with their hats ON.
Also that-two eager charac-
ters Gin earrings and a top
hat) went breathing and blow
ing up to the door of the Blair
Mansion on Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. A footman answered the
bell, with an inquiring look
Zone might Say).
"ISn't there a dinner?" asked
the person with the earrings.
''Next Monday, madam" re-
piled the footman.
And the eager guests slith-
cred away in the cold, black
night.
Likewise we learn that the
minister of the Irish Free State,
Mr.. Michael MacWhite. was
having a birthday party. His
hostess ordered her chef to
create a specially decorated
birthday cake. The chef said
haughtily, II understand COM
pletely. Leave all to me,
madame" Madame did.
When the cake appeared on
the dining room table there
was written on it in large white
Scing:
"Happy Birthday-tO the Min
lister Of the Irish Sweepstakes"
One Cabinet hostess Is going
to hire a traffic policeman to
manage the crowd in her dining
room on her "at home" days.
The Black and White Ball
given by the Minister Of the
Netherlands and the beautiful
Madame de With on February
16 will be one of the most in
teresting parties Of the season.
Mrs. Joseph Letter has named
q certain popular Washington
gentleman that graceful feath-
er duster." The name has
stuck-as things should to a
feather duSter.
A lonely traffic policeman
) stood at the intersection Of
Macomb and Thirty-fourth
Streets, half a block from the
John Eaton School Here usual
1y. at such an hour, dozens Of
children are hopping about. But
now the corner was deserted.
The officer walked up and down.
Beat his cold hands together.
But not a child appeared.
The Fifth grade was present
ing Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" to an auditorium crowd
ed with children and parents.
After waiting almost an hour,
the policeman went home, or
wherever it is a policeman goes
when you don't see him..
Phyllis says she doesn't know
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