The Washington times., 1937-10-16

member this group Of girls, with
thanks and gratitude.
MELISSA RE1SS, widow of
UA Capt. Herbert Reiss, U. s. A.,
Is a fascinating personality and
comes originally from Colum-
bia,, s. c. She Is tall, and stun
ming, has reddish Drown hair, q
grand sense Of humor and q
conversation that is always color
full ana gay. Melissa, who was
brought up with beautiful things,
loved them and collected them,
as many another woman does
jewels, suddenly decided one
day that she'd have a career.
and, as she decides and then
acts, practically at the same
time, she quickly closed her
home in South Carolina and
came back to Washington to
set up an antique shop.
She has been most successful
and wheL one enters her shop
it seems as though they were
entering Melissa's own home
so cleVerly has she arranged
her furniture, her pictures, her
glass and silver. Melissa is q
person of definite likes and
diSlikes and, though she is
gracious to everyone, it is to
very few people that she gives
tremendo tSly of her charm and
self. And-when she asks you
to come and have tea with her,
at 5, and at her cozy shop, you
can know then that Melissa
has finally taken you into her
heart.
MRS. JOHN BEARDALL, wife
ANA of Captain Beardall, U. s.
N. Che was formerly naval
attache to our embassy in Lon
don and is now aide to Secre.
tary of Navy Claude SwanSon)
wears evening clothes in the
most becoming m a n n er and
she somehow seems to fit ex-
actly into the elegance and soft
beauty which typifies feminine
evening gowns. She has the
most delicate pointed face, with
finely chiseled features, remi-
niscent Of a portrait, closely
coiffed hair and seemingly pre-
ferS severely cut gowns of satin
and a magnificent cape Of
sables for "after.dark wear"
MRS. HENRY r. BRUINS,
UA wife Of Commander Bruins,
is thinking seriously Of getting
a chauffeur's uniform for her
own pretty self, because all she
seems to be able to do is sit in
the car all day and drive her
youngsters to their various COL
leges. schools and appointments.
Seriously though, K athleen
Bruins, one of the daughters Of
the house, is one Of the most
engaging Sub-debS about this
town, with dark hair and eyes, a
deep, brown sun tan, which she
somehow manages to keep all
winter and the ability to wear
the most vivid colors and dash.
ing clothes and still dominate
them with her own vibrant
personality.
HOMM MANDER and Mrs.
" Thomas Catch, U. s. NJ, gave
one Of the loveliest teas, last
Thursday, out at the Army,
Navy Country Club and the
world and his wife came and
we don't wonder, for both the
Commander and Mrs. Catch are
the perfect hosts and succeed
in making everyone feel (and it
is a most pleasant sensation)
that ones being there is just
the thing they have looked for
ward to and that ones going
will leave a gap that can never
be replaced. Mrs. Catch looked
as smart as paint in rich green's
with a touch of silver and her
Oldest daughter Nancy, who is
a real beauty with eyes that
narrow and then tilt upwards
at the corners in q most fasci-
mating manner, was very busy
seeing that everyone had every
thing they wished. No one
could have possibly wished for
anything!
The long tea table with coffee
and tea, all kinds Of delicious
sandwiches, invited one first; di-
rectly next was a small table
which offered nothing but
cheese, a huge mold of Rogue
fort, with a silver knife and
crackers, another platter Of
Swiss cheese, still another plat
ter, this one arranged with
squares of American cheese,
stuck through with toothpickS
and combined with stuffed olives
and a bit Of horseradish sauce
then one walked a few steps
and stopped at the punch table,
a generous crystal bowl, gar
landed with purple grapes,
aided by plates Of tiny tangy
sandwiches and presided over by
Mrs. Earnest Small, wife Of
Commander Small, and away
across the spacious room was an
impromptu bar with whiskey
and soda, mixed as one wished
by white-coated Filipino, who
handed his highballs out with
the cheerieSt Of smiles.