The Washington times., 1938-02-26

COMMANDER AND MRS AR
" THUR ROBINSON were the
honor guests at cocktail party
given yesterday afternoon by
the Jack Kendalls, and what Q
very nice cocktail party! The
house, which is a gem of beauty
and as lovely as a portrait with
its French furniture, huge mir
rors, flower-filled vases and open
fire which flames against a wide
open spread brass fan screen,
was just pleasantly crowded
with guests. Mrs. Kendall wore
a stunning black and silver gown
with matching sandals. Mrs.
Robinson was in smart black
with a wee hat of straw turned
up from the face, and which
she vowed she was tired of, be-
cause she had bought it in Pc
king, China, a year ago.
Frances Page, one Of our ia
vorite Navy people, came in late.
and was lucky to get there at
all, because of wretched cold,
and she got no sympathy for she
looked very pretty in black
tWo-piece suit, with the Swagger
jacket embroidered in heavy
white silk and a saucy black
straw hat covered with a wisp OF
a filmy dotted veil.
George and Helen Bean ar
rived and are leaving today for
Havana for a long vacation and
Helen was wearing one OF the
most divine black velvet hats
which we promptly put on and
liked so we'll (and so did Helen,
on us), that we came home with
it. It's one of those imports
that do things to one.
The Larry Claytons, and
Larry, for an especial favor. sit
ting down at the piano and play
ing the loveliest, lifting German
song, which he sang in German
and after that, nobody would let
him go. so he played and played:
Mrs. Robinson, or Inez, as every
one calls her, having real reun-
ion with Representative John
Dockweiler of California, whose
father she knew some years ago
and who happened to be a gooo
friend of her very good friend,
Leo Carrillo, of the stage and
movies.
PauIo Hasslocher of the Bra
lillian Embassy, is planning a
very nice trip for his especial
friends, in 1910, when everyone
is expected to come to Rio as
Paulo's guests for two weeks and
see and do everything in this
gorgeous place.
THE tea table in the pastel
l. shaded dining room, which
was too attractive to be ignored,
with a centerpiece of brightly
colored fruit in a marble bowl.
supported by graceful marole fig.
ures and lighted by pale green
candles. And-a delicious ham,
varied sandwiches, shrimp which
had to be dipped into a tangy
sauce, held securely in q crisp
white cabbage, hot hors d'oeuvres
with cheese, wee Sausages, tiny
rolls with minced beef and
salted almonds.
MRS. ROBINSON telling us a
XA most amusing story of how
one day her maid arrived in her
room with an interesting look
ing package, written in red ink
and very large, and announced
that it had been left for Mrs.
Robinson. who left it," in.
quired Mrs. Robinson. The
maid didn't know, she had only
signed for the package.
So-when Mrs. Robinson
opened the package, she found
that it was just three punches
Of garlic. Where it came from.
who sent it, she had no idea
and consequently whenever
anyone phoned her that morn
ing, the first thing she asked
them, was Did you send me a
present Of three punches Of
garlic2"
Nobody evidently had and
Mrs. Robinson still had no idea
where the garlic came from.
Days later, she did find out.
Frances Page had sent her q
basket Of condiments, number.
ing some hundred, but the gar
lie salt had been left out. Fran
ces, worrying over this. had
phoned a well-known store here
to send Mrs. Robinson the re-
quired amount of garlic and tine
store, thinking that they knew
just what to send. did-the
three punches of garlic.