The Washington times., 1938-02-22

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Nov that" he said, nodding
toward a certain house, Clocks
exactly like the town firehouse."
His host for the before-dinner
cocktail laughed. "You may be
right at that" he told Dick.
But that happens to be my
house Just the same" AS Dick
admitted, 1t served him right;
that before he left the house he
was completely charmed with
its interior and gorgeous garden.
&
MRS. WILLIAM BURNS, wife
AVA Of DR.. Burns, is nursing a
very nasty, long scratch these
days. The scratch was given her
by her pet Persian cat, a glori-
Gus amber-colored creature
named Ginger. And all because
Mrs. Burns forgot for the mo-
ment that good advice is never
wanted and often resented. It
seems that Ginger, whose ira
ditions and heritage are the
best, is an exceedingly willful
and impetuous cat, and with no
discretion whatever in choosing
her friends. Especially was Gin
ger intrigued with a stray, but
handsome, big black cat, which
came seemingly from nowhere.
However, Ginger could only ad,
mire him from a distance on
account Of Mrs. Burns disap-
proval.
Finally, the morning came
when Ginger contrived a meet
ing in the garden beneath her
mistress's window. She could
not have selected a worse place,
for Mrs. Burns, leaning out,
called Ginger to come in. She
did, by way Of a tree, and
brought the handsome black
cat in with her. Mrs. Burns
greeted both of them, then
picked Ginger UP in her arms,
opened the door and ordered the
black cat out.
Now" said Mrs. Burns, II
want no more of this nonsense
and from now on, you will stay
in, my young lady" Ginger
purred softly, then she looked
over her shoulder and discovered
the black cat was gone and, with
that, she reached up and gave
her adored mistress a scratch
which was not only deep but
over two inches long. So now
Ginger is in distress and Mrs.
Burns isn't any too happy in
mind herself.
MRS. WILLIAM sToKEIiY,
VA her husband is the head Of
the huge canning firm which
bears his name, was in town
briefly and looking like the pro
verbal million dollars. Mrs.
Stokely, whom most people
know as Tamara, is a striking
looking person, with always the
smartest clothes, the most beau
tiful jewels and tremendous
charm of manner. She is plan
ming a house party, at her place
in indianapolis, for the races in
May and we understand that
several people from here are go
ing up.
This place, while directly in
the heart Of the city, is com.
posed Of acres and acres, fasci.
mating gardens and kept nicely
secluded by a brick wall that
is thick and high. Tamara, who
loves a party, has added a
recreation room some 60 by 40
feet, a concealed stove, in case
anyone wishes a light snack,
and an ice box which goes from
the floor to the ceiling. The
other night Tamara wore only
one jewel, a star sapphire, a
lovely thing, practically the size
of walnut and weighing just
IS carats!
MRS. THOMAS RYDER. and
NA speaking Of houses, re
minded us, has just bought a
summer place in Ventnor, New
Jersey. A perfect place with
huge glass windows, an open
terrace, and so close to the
ocean that it takes less than
three steps from the porch to
be in swimming.
REPRESENTATIVE A N D
II MRS. LYNDON B. JOHN
SON, of Texas, had a small and
very nice tea Sunday for the E
II Perrys, of Austin, Tex. The
house was brilliant with gay col
ored spring flowers and pale
pink snapdragon and-every
woman there wore black! Mrs
Perry, who is small, dainty anc
very witty, was in smart black
crepe: Mrs. Clark Forman, who
paints, runs her modernistiG
apartment and two cunning
children with the ease Of moth
ing at all, choose black in ont
of those chic tuxedo jacket ef
fects: Mrs. Aubrey Williams
whose face is nearly Grecian II
its perfection of features, wore
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