The Washington times., 1936-11-21

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as a possible
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post.
On Monday .a
morning I d i s. 1aaA 4-AIs
covered that Mrs J.'E. Davies
the dinner meant Mr.. Davies Sc
lection as Ambassador to Soviet
Russia. The news was told me in
confidence I couldn't print It.,
Noble columnist that am, now
and then.
It's fortunate that Mr. and Mrs.
Davies will represent the United
States in Russia. Mr.. Davies Is
able and experienced in public
life. Mrs. Davies is beautiful and
will make superb international
hostess.
Moscow will be brighter and
gayer than it has been in years.
On one of President Roosevelt'S
recent trips practically the entire
railroad company which was
transporting his private car had
labored over a menu that would
tempt Roman Emperor.
At dinner time the steward
said:
"Mr. President, there is
SQUAD, filet mignOn, hearts of
artichOkes. The chef has also
. special pheasant"
Mr.. Roosevelt listened atten-
lively. Smiled disarmingly and
answered:
81 believe I'll take ham and
eggs"
Which reminded me that so
many requests have come to the
White House for information on
Mrs. Roosevelt's famous Sunday
night dish of scrambled eggs that
Mrs. Roosevelt has had the recipe
mimeographed.
King Edward, then Prince OF
Wales. was dining with Lady Fur
ness. Mrs. Simpson sat on his
right.
H. R. H. picked up a chicken
bone in his fingers.
Said Mrs. Simpson, who up to
that moment had been merely an
other American woman to the
Prince of Wales, Naughty,
naughty"
His Royal Highness was in
tripued at once. Most women
would have carefully overlooked
his informal manners. Here was
an amusing, new personality. He
was delighted and from then on
Let this be a lesson to you girls.
Whenever you sit beside Crown
Prince say the wrong thing, on
purpose.
Mr.. Jouett Shouse and I, while
enjoying superior filet mignon and
burgundy in the Italian dining
room of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Whitten, had an earnest discus
sion on civic matters.
We agreed that an auditorium
which could seat great crowd
of people and supply them with
banquet food was necessity in
Washington.
Washington has grown into a
big town. Many important meet
ings are held here each year.
Many more would be held if there
was an adequate gathering place.
The hotels do the best they can
with the conventions that engulf
them.
jackson Day and jefferson
Day dinners are always oversuo-
scfbed in Washington. Ten thou
sand more people than could be
accommodated wanted to come
to the Mayflower to that famous
Liberty League dinner last year.
so Mr.. Shouse told me.
Those poor power trust dele
gates sent to last summers con-
vention struggled to try to eat
and drink merrily in the cavern
of Union Station. There was no
other place for them to go.
There was other good conver-
sation. both serious and light
hearted, at Mrs. Whitten's din
ner. Pretty women to look at
and smart clothes to envy.
Mrs. Whitten wore a devastat-
ing dinner dress of heavy white
crepe. Mrs. Demarest Lloyd was
in a gorgeous full skirted black
taffeta with wide, rustling
train Mrs. Ghouse, in black vel
vet, wore a becoming black vel
vet band high on her forehead.
And Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss was
radiant in powder-blue and silver
lame.
The gentlemen at the party
the Cuban Ambassador, Senor
Patterson, the Marquis Rossi.
Longhi, the italian Counselor,
Mr.. Auchincloss, Mr. Clarence
Hughes, Mr.. Shouse and Mr..
Whitten were handsome in white
ties and their best black broad
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