The Washington times., 1937-09-08

secretaries up on Capitol Hill.
JUDGE and Mrs. Maurice
d Thatcher, who have spent so
much of their life in South Amer
lea and especially in Panama,
during the stirring days Of Cor
gas and GoethalS, were discuss
ing the heat of last week and its
terrific intensity. Judge
Thatcher admitted that there
was only one other place that
could top it. A certain city IN
Venezuela where the climate was
so torrid that the citizens al
ways spoke longingly of taking
their vacations in Hades-a
place they thought would be far
cooler than their own city.
DOSTTA and Fontana, whose
~ dancing has so entranced
the patrons Of The Shoreham
that they are being held over
another and second week, are
most interesting twosome. Ro-
sta was originally Mary Louise
Henry, of Waco, Texas, and with
her petite build, her cunning
round face, big, innocent eyes
and sleek brown hair tied
around with a single ribbon, she
looks like small girl, just see
ing the world for the first time.
However, on the dance floor
she is something entirely diff
ferent-there she is exotic.
svelte and very continental and
her dancing is the essence Of
fluid grace. Fontana, who is
tops in his profession, Is gaily
natural and very matter Of fact,
almost British in his manner.
The other night he was telling
us that once in New York he
was introduced to a very pretty
girl, but in the crush and rush
Of introductions, neither he nor
the girl learned each others
names.
He asked her to dance-she
did and beautifully. Once or
twice she glanced up and said,
"has anyone ever told you that
you resembled Fentana, the dam
cer?" He folded and later she
took him over to meet her
mother. But I really don't
know your name," she told him
prettily. 1T is Fontana," he
said, bowling. The girl looked a
bit puzzled, he repeated the
name again and she introduced
him. But you know" he told
us that pretty girl refused to
dance with me any more that
afternoon. Very strange, don't
you think" We didn't think it
strange, for having watched
Fontana dance, we knew it
would take either brave soul
or an excellent dancer to ven
ture on the floor with him!
$3.50
HEIGH.HO, which opens its
IL winter season the last of this
month, will surprise everyone
with its new and moderniStic
decorations. The walls are col.
ored a dusty pink, the ceilings
gold and pale blue, the floors
and stairs are carpeted in
shades of dubonnet and the
draperies are a rich blue velvet
brocaded> in heavy gold thread.
The dancing space is just a bit
more generous, because the band
stand is in one corner Of the
room and the fireplaceS in the
club will be used, in an effective.
electrically lighted, log manner.
y x
MRS. ED STARTLING, darkly
WI lovely wife of Colonel Star.
ling, is wearing one Of the
smartest of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
dresses. The dress is made OF
DuT Sukluy CO4O1CA SAAAAOAA "AW4
a short and full skirt, pleated
into hundreds of tiny chiffon
folds-the bodice is low and
square and held on the shoulders
by slim satin ribbons, and a
smart pleated jacket, with three
quarter length sleeves, tops the
costume.
X y X
NANCY BRERETON, who is
~ one of the prettiest girls in
Navy circles, is and has been
wearing orchids with daily reg
ularity, and rumor hath it that
the so nice Dick Griffin is the
one who sends those orchids!
isabella MARKELL, whose
l. marriage next Saturday to
Arthur Clephane will be one Of
the events of the early fall, has