The Washington times., 1936-03-09
NOW
SLeepIess Night
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CLOTHES TOPIC
BY HELEN ESSARY

Maryland biscuits inset with
Smithfield ham in the happy
atmosphere of Mrs. Alvin T
Hert's apartment.
3 a. M: Starry eyed with in
somnia and vague misgivingS
review incidents of this and other
days.
Mind turns first to spring
clothes. Suddenly wonder what
happened to old spring coat
Haven't seen it lately. Must have
left it somewhere last year. De
eide that several costumes that
seemed good enough for another
season are definitely wrong. Con-
clusion undoubtedly the result OF
spending evening with exquisite
and expensive looking creatures
like Mrs. C. Mathew S. Dick, Mrs
Albert Dewey, Mrs. Francis Whit
ten, Mrs. Kurt HetZel, Mrs. Camp.
bell Prichett and Mrs. Hugh
AuchincloSs.
Recall conversation with Henry
Suydam of Department of JUS
tice on machine guns and G-men.
Also invitation of Mr.. S. to
"come down to the Department
and shoot machine guns" Mr..
SIS description of kick of gun,
ear piercing sound of shots and
shower of exploded shells on
head of gunner brings from me
q feeble Thanks, maybe I will
sometime"
Listen to Mr.. SIS remarks on
recent Stunt Party at Women'S
Press Club. Mr.. S says Gridiron
Gentlemen felt it indelicate to
even mention Supreme Court at
recent dinner. But newspaper
women gave Chief Justice Hughes
false whiskerS and ended show
with noble Justices pursuing
dancing maidenS about stage. Mr..
S. marvels at courage of Gentler
Sex eavens Mr.. S.-Said
courage is developed through cop
ing with great strong maleso
Recall remarks of Sen ator
George Radcliffe on Speech-mak-
ing. Senator R. says the only
speeches a public man can be
sure are not mistakes are those
he has never made.
Smile in retrospect over story
of recent brilliant Auchincloss
ball where Leap Year Ladies cut
in on gentlemen and ganged up
on the devastating Pole, Edward
Kulikowski. Declined to ask him
to dance just to even up the
score.
Remember a pleasant talk with
Mrs. Peter Gerry, gorgeous in
green lace and Mrs. Wallach Mer-
riam in dark red lace, on COM
bination of such qualities in Mrs,
Hert's apartment as gayety, dig
nifty and spaciousness. MRS. Gerry
wished she had her Providence
house with it's big we'll proper
toned rooms and high ceilings in
Washington
At this point Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam P. McCracken arrived from
lawyers banquet. They report on
brisk speech of Senator Sherman
Minton of Indiana. Wish they had
brought President of Bar ASSo-
citation to this pleasant party.
It is now about three-thirty A.
M. (Regret sharply that second
serving of lobster) Wide awake
and thinking now of indignation
of ladies descendants of BaronS
of Runnymede) who went to the
Magma Charta luncheon and had
to listen to campaign speech OF
Senator Daniel o. Hastings of
Delaware.
Remember early afternoon walk
with Mrs. Michael MacWhite, wife
of Irish Minister, who had rushed
out to- shop after her daily four
hours of painting in her studio.
MacWhites leaving in early sum,
mer for visit to Ireland.
Recall agreeable late afternoon
call at home of Mrs. Louis G.. Cald-
yell. Was invited for simple tea.
Discover large gathering of young
and beautiful women asked to meet
Mrs. Caldwell's delightful sister,
Mrs. Benjamin L. Dali Of Liberty
vile, one of most successful in.
terror decorators in Illinois.
Thoughts hop back to Mrs. War,
rem Robbins. now in Washington
and looking radiant and taScina
ting. Ponder over remark that
her visit here ran the wrong way
She was first in a Republican
household and last with Demo
Gratis. Mrs. r. says she means tt
spend all of next winter in Wash
ington.
The dramatic quality of Mrs. R
reminds me of recent thrilling
evening in the Elizabethan The
ater of the Folger Shakespeare
Library, where a brilliant actress
gave a reading from Shakespeare
"Anthony and Cleopatra" (Timt
was, when America was young anc
innocent, Shakespearean readings
would not have been tolerated
In the latter part of the Eighteenth
Century a gentleman in Cincin