The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-20

whose first name is Francis.
TUE WILLIAM GRUMANS.
l. who have recently bought the
Henry Brawner house with its
huge rooms, lovely gardens and
magnificent swimming pool, are
quite intrigued with one very
worthwhile but very different
gadget, which dominates one OF
the back stairs.
This gadget is called an
inclinator, and is composed
of two small seats, mounted
on a pedestal and run
on a slim cable. When one
wishes to go upstairs, one sits
in the seat facing the top OF
the stairs, presses a button and
promptly finds oneself on
the second-floor landing. When
one wishes to go downstairs. one
sits in the other seat, facing
downwards, repeats the process
and is promptly landed on the
first floor. This inclinator works
on the same principle as an es-
calator and is no end convenient
for those many rushed up and
downstairs trips.
A part icularly fascinating
room in this house is the Nautl-
cal Room and is, as you may
have already imagined. done en-
tirely in the Seafaring manner.
with every minute detail, even
down to the ships clock and
compass, perfectly carried out.
TVHE Randolph Ieighs, whose
l. attractive home in Virginia
is always the center of much IN
formal entertaining during
these torrid months, and whose
watchword to their many friends
is "Do come out and enjoy the
pool and the breeze" have come
to one conclusion about their
swimming guests. Either they
must really swim, when they
plunge in the Leigh pool, or else
20 no farther than a delicate
wetting of the feet. For-the
pool is fed by myriad of springs
which are gloriously cold and
lust right for the active SWIM
mer but not so right Tor the
languid stroker.
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT
II MOUTON, Of Louisiana,
gave not only one of the incest
but one of the most original
parties of the year last night.
The location he selected was out
in Maryland just far enough
away, so said the Representative,
to be a nice cooling drive, before
the dinner. And-what a din
ner!
Every single dish, and there
were many, being Of typical
Creole extraction and all OF
them prepared by a real South
ern cook, brought up for this
occasion by Representative Mou-
ton from his own home in
Louisiana. Mouton, besides be-
ing a delightful host, is one OF
the kindest, most amiable OF
men, possessed Of a nice sense
of humor and manners OF a
Chesterfield. plus a most in
triguing way of saying that old
Southern phrase, Eyes, Nam"
to every woman he meets. AT
the moment, Representative
Mouton'S pet story has to do
with his beautiful niece and
hostess, Theodore Olivier, whose
engagement to Paul c. Daniels
was recently announced.
It seems, to hear Mouton tell
it, that Theodore went complete
" back on a bargain with him.
He had cautioned her before
coming to washington, that If
anyone Of them was to fall into
love, 1t should be him, because
he "has such little time left to
experience this great adventure.
Theodore promised and then
forgot about it when the just
right person came along. So
the Representative is exactly
where he started fron1-a charm
ing, contented bachelor.
II
MRS. FRANCIS s. WHIT.
wi MAN (Anita) did the impos-
sible yesterday-she gave a
small luncheon for Mrs. w. H.
Allen, attractive wife of Adj
miral Allen, and somehow man
aged to make her guests feel
cool, on what was the hottest
day of the year!
Whether it was the fans, sta
toned at various parts OF the
rooms, or the long stretch OF wide
windows, opening on to green
lawns glistening wet with the
spray Of continuous Sprinklers,