The Washington times., 1936-01-29
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Enemies DrdW
Sharp Words
GOOD CHEESE
By HELEN ESSARY
Campaigners Go Noble

ny HELEN ESOAGSA
Campaigners Go Noble
Certain citizens of both sexe
are unhappy when mud is slunl
ct political candidates.
These sensitive ones have organ
feed a society of sweetness anc
lighter is it sweetness anc
blight? - which encourages Its
members to tell all they know
about the opposition in really
nice way.
Offended by the present use OF
such words as pirate" thief
'bloodsucker," "deserter," pol
troon," "buccaneer, and "leech, "
they have prepared formula, sub
ject to variations, naturally, which
they will use describing the
enemy.
If the subject is a woman. they
advise, for instance:
"She's capable and industrious
and very clever. / have always
thought she waS-yOu know
fine woman. / never personally
believed the rumOr about her
taking away that wOman'S huS-
band, and then having the wOm-
an put in an insane asylum.
She's terribly handsome. And
wasn't it smart of her to have
her face lifted at the right time?
As for that story about her
horse and children being neg
lected, that's perfect nonsense.
Her sister does the cooking,
washing and ironing and every
thing runs beautifully. Edith
ClimbO really is a wonderful
manager"
If the subject is man, say in
your most sympathetic voice some.
thing like this:
"Bill MuScrOw is a perfectly
swell guy. He has brains and
persistence. Few men who'd
served a term in jail-Oh, didn't
you know about that?-wOuld
have had the courage to run for
public office. 1, for one, never
really believed he took that
church money. He's much too
fine looking and looks great on
q horse"
Paul Wilstach, who is an au-
thority on old houses, old heroes
and old stories (See Potomac
Landings" "Tidewater Virginia, -
"Tidewater Maryland" etc., is
also an authority on. old cl1eeses.
A friend in Italy has just sent
him a fragrant "ParmeSan." A
gem Of a "ParmeSan," of the right
age and condition of servitude.
Mr.. Wilstach was more or less
boaSting about his cheese when I
met him at the attractive house
Of Mrs. Pendleton Mayo.
He said his "Parmesan" was
much finer than the "Parmes.
ans you meet at buffet suppers.
It was of a beautiful age. For
seven years, since the time skilled
italian hands stirred it up, it has
rested untouched. If it had rested
untouched for only three or four
years. it would have been unripe
or too ripe, couldn't understand
which.
The Marchioness RoSSi Longhi
whose husband is Counselor of
the Italian Embassy, was listen.
ing politely to the cheese con.
versation and added further bits
Of Parmesan lore.
She said that even after seven
years of Information some Par.
meSan did not emerge happy and
carefree. Their spirits are often
broken by exclusion from the
world, or words to that effect.
The marchioneSS, by the way
is very charming person
Slender and dark and witty.
Brooding over the announce
ment that came with the break
fast mail that John Erskine was
writing a book on 1.-THE Influ
ence Of Women and It's Cure"
set to thinking of the ways Of
some Washington members o.
1.-THE Weaker Sex"
There's Mrs. Michael MacWhite
wife of the Minister of the Irish
Free State-Paula MacWhite when
she exhibits her Irish Landscapes
next week at the gallery of Mrs
Cornelius J. Sullivan, 81 East
Fifty-sixth Street, New York
Twenty-Five canvases is Mrs
MacWhite exhibiting of happy
scenes in Connemara, Count:
Cork, County Kerry and County
Donegal. An artist of ability anG
imagination is Paula MacWhite
Next is Madame Prochnik, wife
of the Austrian Minister-Gret
chen Prochnik, her friends cal
her, who helps run an important
Legation, directs an interesting
family, sews many a fine seam
does her own marketing, keep
I'D a large correspondence, give!
and attends hundreds of parties {
year in the cause of diplomacy
Does Madame Prochnik look lik'
so worthy character, meanwhile
Not at all. Her hat is pulled dowr
mr. I'D on the right eye as the mode