The Washington times., 1936-03-14
NOW
TrOydnOUsky's
Dictionary
ANECDOTES
BY HELEN ESSARY

accouchement. Douglas Fairbanks,
divorced from Mary Pickford, has
finally married Lady Ashley.
Now, I suppose, we'll have to
struggle through the King OF
England'S choice of bride
The prospect is terrifying. In the
Springtime resistance is low.
While the international pot bo1lS,
American representatives Of ex-
cited European countries go ami
cably about the business of dlplo-
macy.
The Soviet Ambassador, M.
Troyanovsky, it seems, has a new
dictionary. He got it as reward
for making a beautiful speech in
Springfield, Mass.
The dictionary, large and grand,
had been presented to the College
Club by its publisher. The club
had planned to rattle the book at
q profit. However, when M. Troy
anovsky refused to accept what
Is called in the best circles "an
honorarium" for his speech, the
club insisted that M. TroyanovSky
take the dictionary as souvenir
of his trip.
The Soviet Ambassador was de.
lighted with this present. Il shall
put it on my desk" he said, "and
use it every day. And" he added
smilingly, Il shall never think that
you gave it to me as hint to
improve my bad speech. Please
remember, ladies, I learned my
English-in Tokyo"
The French Ambassador, M. de
Laboulaye, is the guilty owner Of
two choice cigarette lighters. One
of these he feels he got under
false pretenSes. The other, given
to him by his son, he once lost
on a motor trip in the West.
The Ambassador was distressed
because this was favorite keep
sake. AS he was about to return
home his host presented him with
a handsome new lighter to take
the place of the lost one.
On his arrival in Washington,
M. de Laboulaye discovered an.
other package from his most await
ing him. I'VE found your sons
lighter in the upholstery Of the
car" said an accompanying note.
The French Ambassador was
slightly embarrassed but awfully
pleased.
I should have known that the
particular quality of personality
in the lovely Mrs. Dean AcheSon
came from a special accomplish.
ment. The showing of her can
vases in a private exhibit at Studio
House this afternoon and continu
ing until March % explains Mrs.
Acheson'S ability as an artist. Rob-
ert Franklin Gates also will show
fine water colorS Of Washington
scenes.
One by one life's illusions vanish
In the fiery crucible of invention.
What shall we do when there is a
lie-detector in every home? Where
will gallantry then be, and the
sacred institution Of matrimony?
What will happen to dinner par
ties, and the I'm so glad to see
you, darling" type of woman?
Talk will languish and converse
ton die. One will be glum and
toy with peas; another will men
ton the weather and look out Of
the window; there will be an end
of warm illusion, and we shall all
sit drearily in our little cells with
truth triumphant above the door
way
When the lie-detector enters the
home happiness will fly out of the
window
Not long ago this column in
what was meant to be a light
hearted mood wrote an attack OF
q sort on the Townsend plan OF
pensions for 60-year-olds. Today
comes a painful letter from Ella
Loomis Reed, of Little Rock. Ark,
some of whose sentiments follow:
II wonder if you have a dear
sweet Mother, as had? Any
one who can. show as little
respect for the elderly peoples
feelings, as your recent article
showed, don't deserve Mother
or Grandmother. Please re-
member that the older one
grows, the more sensitive one
is. We've had to stand the
sarcasm of the younger genera
ton and accustomed now to
heinR nuShed to one side. and
called Told fashiOned). And
now that Grandma at last will
have q chance to spend her
own money and buy a new
dress occasionally, she is being
accused Of taking to card
playing and cocktails.
"After one is so years old
has suffered many .disap-
pOintments and sacrificing for
their selfish children-One is
not apt to be frivOlOuS-there
are too many serious things
to think of in this life and /
am thankful the 'Aimiable
intentiOned Doctor Townsend
was thoughtful enough to
guard her from her own greedy
children, or they would get
it all away from her-and cock
tails would be in demand then.
81 suppose you tried to be
funny. But how it hurt-thiS
flippancy Of the younger gen.
Grafton. Perhaps one should
not expect anything better from
cocktail drinker Tn fart