The Washington times., 1937-12-11

General and Mrs. Holcomb
have the very happy faculty Of
making everyone feel so very
welcome and we were amazed at
Mrs. Holcomb'S zeSt and gaiety,
for the day before she had re-
ceived with Mrs. Charles Edison,
wife Of the Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, at her reception at
the Army, Navy Country Club
and had stood In line for hours
on end.
MRS. HARRY BALDRIDGE,
N1 wife of Captain Baldridge,
u. S. N, wears, almost constant
", a unique and very beautiful
silver bracelet. The bracelet is
hand carved and comes from
Guatemala and is spaced at in
tervals with diminutive silver
figures; one is a warrior, one is
the Quetzal bird, native to
Guatemala, another is a replica
of an ancient cup and so on in a
fascinating array. In fact, one
can read q goodly portion Of
Guatemalan history by looking
at these various gadgetS.
MRS. JOHN WARBURTON
WI KING Sd, wife of Lieutenant
King, is one of the prettier Of
the younger Navy matrons. Tall
and slender, with dark brown
hair, an exquisite skin and de-
lightful speaking voice, she has
a definite flair for smart frocks,
and wears them well. Recently,
she was at a large tea and wore
all black, with turquoise orna-
ments as the only touch Of color
in her costume and topped it
with a wide-brimmed, shallow
crowned hat.
HAPT. AND MRS. ALFRED
y PESLEY, of the M arine e
Corps, are leaving Quantico
shortly for their new post at
Paris Island and will be missed.
for they are a most attractive
couple. Captain Pesley is an
amusing story teller and has had
some Of the most side-Splitting
experiences. Mrs. Pesley is a
petite blonde and does the most
exquisite things in the knitting
line, including entire three
piece knitted suits and no end
Of sweaters.
MRS. LEWIS WATKINS, wife
4XA of Colonel Watkins, enter
tanned at luncheon for Mrs.
George Pillsbury, wife Of Gen
eral Pillsbury, who was former
Assistant Chief of Engineers,
not so long ago and while every
one Of the guests enjoyed the
luncheon tremendously, it was
two unlimited guests at the
party who really had the best
time of all.
It all happened when the
guests were having their coffee
in the drawing room and Mrs.
Watkins back was turned to the
dining room and the table. Then
somehow, her two beautiful Per-
sian cats, who had been tenn
porarily banished to the up
stairs, managed to get into the
dining room, nicely enough
chose the chairs of the hostess
and the guest of honor to climb
into, and then, putting their
front paws very daintily upon
the table, they proceeded to eat
the remnants of a delicious
meringue glace and then disap-
pear, and quickly, before their
mistress - who was promptly
Mortified when she discovered
the situation - could do one
thing about it.
MRS. BAYARD BELL, widow
IVA of Captain Bell, of the Ma
rine Corps, has moved from her
house on Tracy Place and is now
settled for the season in an
apartment. Mrs. Bell, who is
a stunning person, with excep-
tionally lovely gray eyes, was
the former Annette Alger, of De-
troit. She paints with extracr.
dinary skill and has just re-
Gently completed a portrait of
her pretty blond daughter, the
7.year-old Mignon, which is, so
we are told, a really lovely thing.
OHEILA SULTAN, daughter of
~ Col. and Mrs. D. I. Sultan, is
going to give a party at her par
ents' house on December %.
Also, she has very determined
ideas about this same party.
1t seems that she has informed
her parents that no older peo-
pie are to be allowed, not even
as much as a peek-in, on this
evening, and if there are a ny
around. thew will be asked to ad-