Evening star., 1935-12-12


rests a chess board, the men in play
ing order . this was NapoleonS IA
Vorite chess table when he was young
man lesser cheSSiteS look upon
1t with awe.
Question is, who will first have his
checker table made sacred shrine
at the Lafayette's new Checkerboard
Room, latest cocktail lounge about
the town where you may sit and
sip whilst jumping kings E. plotting
cagey moves . or. if you have a
high forehead and give the head
waiter knowing grin, perhaps you'll
get chess men for the cerebratiOn of
the cocktail hour Ye Spectator
would like to know who's going to
open a Tit Tat Toe room . where
he can indulge in his favOrite violent
exercise entertainment at the
Lafayette will be supplied by THE
Two Checkers" check and double
check, no doubt.
-" Our local Hollywood, the
Shoreham, will bristle with movie
star impersonators again tomorrow
night with Rudy Vallee as guest
of honor and judge. deciding which
young lady who thinks she resembles
Joan Crawford. Jean Harlow. Edna
May Oliver and Elizabeth Patterson
actually could get away with the i'm
personation by donning a pair of
oversize shoes and dark glasses g.
last weeks screen tests of the village
Carlos will be shown The first
dress-up- nd-play-cinema party was
witnessed by such celebrities as Maj.
Gen. Blanton WinShip. Governor of
Puerto Rico -. Mrs. Webster Dawley
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Zoller MRS.
Zoller resplendent in blaze of
rubies).
No longer will the CONNER
cial cowboys pop corkS out the win
dow at hidden Indians lasSo la
dies from nearby tables :. and in
dulge in the other sports that every
log-cabin csballero must support ...
for the Dude Ranch has cast aside
its rustic robes become the
Rancho Moderne or such re-
decorated in black and gold, with
oval windows and chromium racks for
the visiting firemen to park their
water pistols ...
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- The Isaac Newton, the Gal
lileo, the Benjamin Franklin, the
Thomas Edison of lady smokers ap-
peared at the Mayf1ower Lounge the
other afternoon calmly pulled
out a pipe and dainty Tobacco pouch,
packed up. lit up and putfed away
contentedly -. cuff -chronicler Ted
dy is watching for an epidemic of
briar- bearers, all on the distaff side
Meanwhile. noted on his guest
list w. A. Hartman and A. s. Cut
Ter of New York {. the John WAR
renton Buchanans with Shrek
shirted George Marshall -. Senator
Joseph Guffey and Walter Jones;
BlaiSe de Sibour with the Chip"
Roberts Governor Earle OF
Pennsylvania, Boston Banker Fred
OdiIO IOlI
When Signor and Signorina En-
Fique Priete returned from a journey
last week, Teddy quickly noted that
certain friends received kisses on both
cheeks, some on one cheek, others
Especially Americans) got only
handshake Teddy promptly
jotted this down in his scrapbook
Of native and European customs 4.
X X \ X
A waiter at one Of the
tonier taverns complained the other
evening, Times are so tough around
the night clubs l can't even hook
cigaret now and then people
count them before they get up to
dance" dire and inaccurate
pessimist was he. for every spot In the
village reports peak business the
el La Paree'S amateur contest ends
Monday night. with the winner earn
ing weeks engagement with the
band Al Norton, baSs-beater at the
Lotus, can speak Chinese, but he
can't pick up ice cubes with chop
stocks at Frank McNey's Hi Hat.
Gordon st. Chad and the South Sea
Islanders are threatening to smash
their mandolins. guitars and what
not, return to Hawaii or wherever II
people don't stop asking for Red Sails
In the Sunset" and Treasure Island"
}. There are rumors of a national
VnuSiciapS' hOycOtt on reoueStS for