The Washington times., 1938-01-24

story.
Practically q recluse, Rex
Brasher spends his entire time
on his farm in Connecticut, near
Kent. He felt that these paint
ings, which he had given his life
to doing, must not be interfered
with, felt that nothing must
happen to him until his task
was done. Only once have the
Phil Brashers gotten him away
from this farm and that was to
attend his very first exhibition
in New York.
Even then it was a struggle
and the only way they kept him
there until it ended, one after
noon, was to hide his black Stet-
son hat. A hat which he is never
without and which was given to
him some II years ago. This
time. when coming to Washing
ton, they promised him a brand
new Stetson if he would only
come down for one day. He re-
fused
Rex Brasher insists that he is
not an artist, but is, instead, a
scientist, and whatever he is, it
is perfection. He has chosen to
paint his birds of the desert at
q time when the desert, which
we usually consider drab and
dreary, is literally blooming with
it's strange, exotic plants and
splashed with brilliant colorS.
X 4
IRON there we went to the
Il Shoreham and the tea party
being given, with Andrew Kelley
as host, for the cast Of Between
the Devil" which played a COM
mand performance at the Ma
tional last night for the benefit
of President Roosevelt's Birth
day celebration.
DEPRESENT AT1VE SOL
II BLOOM, in a group Of
people in one corner, and re-
membering that Just so years
ago he had played his first stage
part, and also remembering that
in 1887 he had given Maude
Adams, then an unknown, a bit
of a part in lis stock company,
for the reason that her own
mother happened to be playing
in that same company. Jess1ca
Pepper, a lovely person with
tawny hair, and Lee Stephenson.
who wore a smart black ana
white printed turban, which we
promptly adored and Wnlch
Representative Bloom offered to
90 over and brig back to us.
He did bring Lee over and Sne
was most attractive.
JET, O'Connor, Comptroller
of the Currency, was there and
everyone telling him how sorry
they were he was going back TO
California. "Jeff-tee" was nicely
pleased over these regrets, but
added that everybody always
came to California, sooner or
later, and so we would all meet
again. Carter Barron, who was
in a genial humor and added
that he had done something,
that afternoon he had not done
in 10 years-pay for two theater
tickets! However, they were Tor
the command performance and
"a good charity. Cameramen
from Life, taking pictures for
an edition soon to be out. Mrs.
Andrew Kelley, with a lovely
smile for all of us and from
there rushing over to
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nR. AND MRS. IRVING
~ BROTMAN's, who were
having just very, very few
friends in, to help them enjoy
their wedding anniversary OF
seven years. The Brotman apart
ment simply overflowing with
flowers, scarlet roses, pale pink
glad1oll, yellow roses anu pu1pAe
iris, and delicious horS d'ouevres
on an inviting buffet, and Whls-
key and soda nearby. The JACK
Kendals, the George Beans, the
Arthur Alexanders, and the
Alexanders had just put their
house guests, the "Bunce" Al
lens, on the train for New York.
we wish they had come. Per
haps you rem e m ber that
"Bunce" Allen is the Duchess OF
Windsor's stepbrother. being the
son of Charles Allen who was
the third husband OF the ducn-
ess' mother. Captain and MRS.
John Meade, with Mrs. Meade'
who is a pretty person, wearing
her hair in an intriguing man
ner with two rolled curls over
her forehead, the John Hos