The Washington times., 1937-11-06

person W1Gn a SIe6I Q6d1 Oh
grace and daintineSS, and at
one of the recent dances down
at the Marine Barracks looked
especially lovely in clinging
gown of black, glittering SequinS.
The Frys are a very popular
couple, have taken a cunning
place in Alexandria, and Mrs.
Fry, who is still the young bride
1--WE understand they were mar.
ried Just little while ago) iS
at the moment deep in the in
tricacieS that go with perfect
housekeeping.
MRS. ROBERT HOUSTON
A'A PEPPER, wife of Major Pep
per, of the Marine Corps, is .
very charming person with a
delightful simplicity of man.
ner, an engaging smile and .
real flair for smart clothes.
Coming back to a tour Of duty
in Washington is quite like COM
ing home for Mrs. Pepper, for
her family have been associated
with this city for many, many
years.
Before her marriage, in 1925,
she was Mildred Lebermann,
daughter of Mrs. Charles D.
Leibermann. Her grandfather
was DR.. Charles H. Liebermann,
renowned surgeon Of few dec.
AIDES ago! He was one of the
founders of the Children's Hos
pital and also the chair of sur
gerry at Georgetown University
and was, himself, the first sur.
geon to occupy it.
MRS. BOB PLATT, wife Of
IVA Commander Platt, better
known by the title "Skeets," I"
which everyone who knows her
at all well, insists upon calling
her, is one of the most attrac-
tive, vivacious women in Wash
ington. She has that rare trait
of supreme optimism, she is al
ways sure that everything is
going to turn out perfectly for
everybody, and the amazing
part is that it usually does.
While she was stationed in Ha-
waii she delved very deeply into
the dances of the people. Not the
ordinary dances which we so
often see, but the lovely, grace
full things which express the stor.
les and folklore of these islands
far better than any printed
word. At the moment the
Platts are staying in town in an
apartment, but will open their
hospitable house in Chevy Chase
at the beginning of the spring.
MRS. ALBERT BLANDING,
NA tall and stunning wife Of
General Blanding, does a great
many things and all of them
exceedingly well, but when she
can be prevailed upon to tell
some of her amusing stories Of
the deep South, then she is
superb. One story, which is so
typical in its concise pointing
and description, has to do with
the new nursemaid, a real old
Southern nanny" whom q
close friend of Mrs. Blanding
had just gotten a short time be.
fore Mrs. Blanding, who hap
pened to be walking past this
friends house, saw Nanny"
and asked her how everything
was going.
"Just fine" was the swift re.
ply, land I sure does like my
new lady, only she amt home
much in the day." And before
Mrs. Blanding could utter an
other word Nanny" rushed
on. "She likes to go out shopping
and such and indeed, Mrs. Bland
ing, my lady is got her foot In
the street all day long"
COLONEL JONATHAN VAIN
~ WRIGHT, commanding off.
Ger at Fort Myer, has the keenest
eye for detail, any kind, little or
big. The other afternoon, just
before the dog show at the fort.
he chanced to be walking past
the small tent some of the men
were putting up to house the
Tail Wagger's Club, tags and
blanks.
The colonel glanced at it and
promptly went over and told the
men to dig the supporting pole
up and put it back again ano
this time straight. The pole was
so slightly off the line that nc
one would ever have noticed il
and-the colonel, to be sure
that the second time would ht
no mistake, fixed up the pole
and held it himself until it WaI
firmly put into the ground.
A ND to continue with parties
"A Col. end Mrs. Haig Sheker
jan are giving a small tes
Sunday afternoon. Capt. anc
Mrs. Luther Smith are having
a supper party. also on Sun
day; General and Mrs. Arnold
are entertaining, but the datC
escapes us; the pretty Lulu Lee
Bowman and she is either Army
or Navy, we never can remem
ber, had a big K. T. party yes
terday with seemingly everybody
that we talked to all day head
ing in that direction.