The Washington times., 1935-11-30
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CUnic Gives VieU
On Parties
LOVELY LADY
By HELEN ESSARY

by HELEN EOOARA
The Mans a Cynic, Of course.
Otherwise he wouldn't have such
bitter ideas.
But here's what he says about
modern parties, going-out-tor-the'
evening parties, late afternoon par
ties or impromptu come-on-over
parties. He says in order to be q
success at any gathering OF from
two to 200 people, you've got TO
sit or stand-mostly Stand-Wlth
a glass in your hand and tell
risque stories.
It isn't that he is so pure tnat
he doesn't like a drink now ana
then. Or a chance to chuckle at a
yarn without moral. It's Just
that he hates the feeling that IN
many social groups he is expected
to drink and make his converse
tions more or less salaciouS.
If, by chance, he doesn't want to
get tight, and would like to sit
and talk agreeably, an intangible
but powerful pressure weighs
down on him. He feels that he
isn't like the rest of the gang.
He's an outSiderl
He tries, sometimes, taking one
or two stiff drinks as soon as he
arrives anywhere, and promptly
tells one Of his worSt-or best
stories. If he is successful in either
one or both of these enterprises
they urge him to tell another
story, and have another highball.
Before he knows it, it's o'clock
in the morning. He's had too
much to drink. And tomorrow
is waiting for him
It is his honest conviction, says
the Cynic, that the Other People
who drink and drink and swap
stories don't really enjoy them
selves any more than he does.
They get caught in a silly pre-
tense-like a disease.
He's got the disease himself
AS soon as anybody crosses his
threshold he finds himself saying,
''What will you have to drink, "
and What do you know?" almost
before he says "Good evening.
Miss Josephine Roche, Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, has
been asked so often to talk about
the Youth Movement which she Is
heading that she has a speaking
engagement every afternoon and
every evening until after the New
Year. Mrs. Charles S. Hamln,
whose husband is member OF
the Federal Reserve Board, has
been working for many years on
old stories and legends Of the
Dutch settlers of Northern New
York. Mrs. Hamlin's father was
Chancellor Pruyn, a famous per,
sonality in Albany before the
Yankees took over. >-
Turkey sends its smart young
men to the United States to study
our ways and means Of achieving
q more abundant life. Just met
two hygiene specialists connected
with the Turkish Ministry OF Pub
lie Health, DR.. Arif Anil and DR..
Cemalettin Or. Nice young men,
both of them.
They say they have no harems
at home. For one reason, haremS
are too expensive. One harem
would cost as much as one wife
in America. Young Turks couldn't
afford such extravaganza"
One of the loveliest women I
/ know was at Mrs. Dudley De
Lavigne's Thanksgiving party at
Mrs. James F. Curtis 1925 F
Street Club. She is Mrs. Allan
Ryan, jr. An exquisite blond crea-
ture is the former Jane Newbold,
with a smooth brow and kindness
in her intelligent young face. Mrs.
Ryan, who has returned to her
home in New York, will soon open
her place at Palm Beach.
One always sees pretty women
at any gathering at the F Street
club. Perhaps this is the reason
there are so many agreeable extra
men about.
When Charl Ormond Williams
president of the Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs, decides
to climb some high mountain
peak mountain climbing and
horseback riding are favorite rec
reations of hers-she goes into
training for it.
For instance, deciding to at
tempt a 14,200-foot high peak
she got into condition for it by
several trips up smaller peaks
just 10000 or so feet high.
Whizzing down town the other
day in a bus as big as the City
/ Hall. jammed with several dozer
trusting passengers, wondered
at the skill and assurance of the
bus drivers. So I asked Mr.. Rob
ert Dougan where the Capita
Transit Company found it's strong
armed, cool-headed, young traffic
dodgers.
The new bus drivers, it seems
are prayerfully selected from 8
great crowd of applicants.
First, they are given a phySica
examination. Their age must bt
between 20 and 35. They must
be sound Of limb, sharp-eyed ant
keen cared. Also they must have
had experience in driving trucks
and other unwieldly masses