The Washington times., 1935-11-15
NOW
Debs HGUe RiUdL
In Mattresses
LORING CASE
BY HELEN ESSARY

BY HELEN ESSARY
Corinna Loring and fame.
Until last week her name was
never in the papers. She was un-
obtrusive. gentle, unknown.
Yet today and yesterday and to-
morrow and for weeks to come the
printing presses Of the country
will wiring out the words-Corinna
Loring-Corinna Loring-Corinna
Loring. A thousand times in "a
hours!
Every person, everywhere, that
ever came within the radius of
Corinna Loring'S personality has
suddenly taken on Importance.
Corinna Loring's m o t h er,
Corinna Loring's father, Corinna
Loring's friends, her friends
friends, Corinna Loring's church,
her desk. her bureau. Corinna Lor.
ing's belt, which she left at home
when she hurried off to be muir
dered-are now images for the
gloating public mind.
Murder is a hideous word, al
ways. But the murder of Corinna
Loring seems more horrible than
the murder of-Mary Smith.
Corinna Loring is such a beau.
tiful name, haunting, melodiouS.
Not to be mentioned in the same
voice with, a strangling cord and
battered skull.
The only other Corinna I ever
read of was the one Robert Her
rick wrote about in that graceful
Springti1ne lyric:
"Come. Corinna, let's go a-May-
ing!"
And now to a pleasant theme.
A much pleasanter theme.
WaShington's only Stage Door.
It isn't outside the National
Theater. Nor back of ConStitu-
ton Hall on concert days. It's at
the side door of the S. and w.
Cafeteria in the Washington Build
ing.
Every night, about 8 o'clock, 80
or 40 men stand in line as the
pretty cafeteria mattresses finish
their days work and prepare to
leave. Impatiently some of the
towns best beaux stand on one
foot and then another, waiting to
rush the girls off to the movies.
or to a dance.
Competition for debutantes are
these s. and w. mattresses. They
are very brunette, very blond, or
very red-headed and likewise
very pretty. No lukewarm medi-
ums pass the plates in the Wash
ington Building. Moreover, the
girls are stepped in Southern
guile. Their Alabama and Geor'
gia accents are thick.
How are you alp" they say to
gentlemen patrons. II certainly
am glad to see you again. Come
on in and sit right down"
The patrons, thereupon grin
sort of foolishly. Eat heartily.
And try to make a date for the
Stage Door.
Mr.. Wade Hampton Ellis Is
going to Lexington, Va, on Thurs
day to present to Washington and
Lee University, of which he is an
IL. B. and LID. and a Phi Beta
Kappa, the Ancell Collection of
Virginia's genealogy.
DIR. Benjamin LuciuS Ancell, an
alumnus of Washington and Lee.
recently died, a missionary in
China. DR.. Ancell'S widow and his
best friend, DR.. Hugh White CDR.
White Is now missionary in
China) offered Washington and
Lee his library of Virginiana.
An interesting part Of Mr..
ElhS's part in the presentation is
the fact that Rippon Lodge, which
he and Mrs. Ellis own, is between
Mount Vernon, the home of
George Washington. and LeeSyl-
vania, the home Of Light Horse
Harry Lee.
I am fascinated by the prospect
Of hearing Edith Lerand and her
Hungarian orchestra play at the
Royal Hungarian Legation on
November IS. Vivid memories of
q woman's orchestra in Budapest
and its music, both lively and ro-
mantle, will give the musicale of
the Minister and Mime. Pelenyi a
special charm for me.
Nine, Harriet Pelenyi, mother
Of the Hungarian Minister, has
come to spend the winter at the
legation. Nine. Pelenyi is exquisite
and brilliant. She is en- courant
with European letters and politics,
and has a gay humor.
Archbishop Curley came over
from Baltimore and gave his
blessing to the Sunday school
children at st. Thomas Church.
OF little red-haired five-year-old
he inquired: Whats your name,
my son?''
George Whitney Kennedy, the
third"
who's George Whitney Ken.
nedy, the second?" asked the
Archbishop.
That's my father!"
"Well, then, who's George
Whitney Kennedy, the first?"
"Oh-that's my-mother!"