The Washington times., 1938-02-24


Last night in Schiaparelli
hat, the smarteSt of black frocks,
embroidered in fringe and with
the very, very short hem line
and slim. fitting caracul top
coat, Mrs. Rice was no end easy
to look at. Over soup, chicken,
salad and an ice, we talked
about everything. We discovered
that Mr.. Rice had quite a bit
of difficulty in persuading the
then Claiborne Foster to leave
the stage and become Mrs. Rice.
The reason being he could never
get her one minute to himself
for it seemed that Broadway
critics, columniStS and others
always insisted on surrounding
Claiborne any place she might
be. Finally an exquisite snake
skin bag set Mr.. Rice off on the
right foot and eventually to that
middle aisle. However, they
won't let us tell the real story,
it is one Of those treasured
family secrets.
Mrs. Rice, who never flew In
her life, did fly to Rio on her
honeymoon. She was so fright
ened when she got on the plane
that she couldn't speak. After
Is minutes in the air she became
so calm that she promptly went
to sleep. Now she flies every
where, not only on long trips
but Just to run over to Buenos
Aires. Their home in Rio is
open house for all their friends
in that part of the country and
from everywhere else and So
some day, Lucille McMillin and
ourself are determined to get
there!
CENATOR AND MRS. sHER-
~ MAN MINTON, of Indiana,
most emphatically did give a
party yesterday afternoon and
the honor guest, Paul McNutt,
High Commissioner of the Phil
ippines, was completely in the
glare Of flashlights, cameras,
and all the guests attention.
Mark Sullivan observed that he
Commissioner McNutt) "had
good looks and vitality" and
that he liked to see a young man
like that start off down the
road"
One woman who overheard
Mr.. Sullivan's remark opined
that that particular combination
was one that had great possibili-
ties, and another feminine guest
vowed that Mr.. McNutt was
"eminiscent Of Romeo. So you
an easily see what he might do
o the women voters of this
:ountry. Though the guest list
was long and the attendance
huge, the rooms didn't seem too
crowded and the long tea table
with its red roses and purple
rises was one Of the prettiest in
a long time.
A very enthusiastic group'of
Commissioner McNutt's Indiana
friends stood just back of the
photographers and whenever
some Capital notable would
come down the receiving line,
they would give him a great big
hand and mighty applause.
Mrs. Ryan Duffy, wife Of Sen
ator Duffy, of Wisconsin, looked
especially pretty in black with
double silver foxes and a cor
sage Of gardenias, and Dorothy
Lee Ward, just back from Flor
ida and going right back there,
looked very bright-eyed and
tanned and wore black and
green with a vivid scarf folded
at her neck.
THERE is going to be another
Il night spot in town. It is to
be called the Melody Club, will
be in the location of the one
time Volga Boatman and will be
run by the same chap who
owned the same named club in
New York. He is practically
tearing the old club apart and
building from inside out with
black and silver for the color
scheme and murals on the walls
Of various celebrities. There
will be two orcheStras, one for
American swing, the other for
tangoes and rumbas.
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THE Harry Adrian MCClures,
l. she was the former and very
lovely titan haired Elizabeth
Harrison owens, are quite de-
lighted over the arrival of a