The Washington times., 1937-10-08

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CCoTCH and plain water
- slightly. chilled, served before
dinner, British custom, so one
of the guests informed US, and
one for which he personally
thanked heaven was gaining in
popularity in this country.
MRS CLAUDE PEPPER, who
V1 is darkly lovely and charm
ingly vivacious, delighted to be
back in Washington again, If
only for a little while, and dis
cussing the nationally known
radio broadcast of the night be-
fore in New York, at which her
husband was one Of the speakers.
And being so surprised that per-
sonages who constantly talk over
the radio should be, each time
they make an "air appearance"
so obviously nervous. One very
noted woman, so said Mrs. Pep
per, whose voice sounded as
though she was in the most as
sured of moods, was so mike
conscious that every bright,
black sequin on the jacket OF her
gown quivered as though an ur1-
seen hand was shaking it.
DIRECTLY Florence Cauthen,
L niece of Mrs. Ward, coming
in for just a moment to say
"hello" before she went on to
something else, and we discover
ing for the first time how very
capt lting her smile could be;
and Admiral and Mrs. w. H.
Allen and most attractive man
from Florida, a close friend Of
the Peppers, whose name was
hutchinson, all in one congenial
group in a corner Of the room.
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MR. WARD had ste. the
IVA fact that this dinner was
most informal and black tie and
dinner clothes were to be for
gotter. for this one evening, but
her dining table was beautiful
enough for the most formal oc-
casions. It was picture OF
silver and Whitehall white
candles in silver holders lighted
it, a low bowl massed with
feather. white cosmos was the
centezpiece. the entire dinner
service was silver, with goblets
and wineglasSes as delicately
lovely as the slender silver stems
that supported them, and service
plates which once were spread
in the palace at Napoli. Plates
which are known to everyone by
their perfect coloring, the tex
ture of their china and their
border of diminuGlve, gay figures,
raised about half an inch.
DINNER itself, which began
~ VITA ripe avocados stuffed
with highly seasoned c-abmeat,
continued through crisp, fried
chicken, sweet potatoes as Mrs.
Ward used to have them on her
grandfather's pla n t at | o n in
Georgia-potatoes which are
whipped to rich froth, packed
with raisins, drenched in sherry
and then covered with marsh
mallow meringue. Then green
peas, biscuits flaky as pie crust
and light as goSsamer, split open
and buttered, a golden wine, and
fresh fruit for dessert.
OVER coffee, much converse
" ton about Miami. Fla:
books, the Fa: East, and golf,
and Admiral Allen, who is a golf
devotee, admitting that his golf
was just about as good as it
was some II years ago. and
then adding that he had only
taken this game up is years
ago. Senator Pepper making
all of us wonder when he said
that August in his native Florida
was so cool that the night de-
manded blankets for comfort
able sleeping and Mr.. Murk-
inson planning to come to Wash
ington next winter for a visit
and because his cunning 8-year.
old daughter wants to sight see
and vigorously-in the Capital.
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MRS. WARD explaining the
WI story of one of her Chi
nese tapestries to us, and the