The Washington times., 1938-04-04

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DAISY PARKER is a COM
i bination of laughter and an
noyance these past few days.
All because some practical joker
put an ad in the papers offer
ing to sell six Scotty puppies
and gave Patsy's phone number
as the one to call for informa-
ton. Result-Patsy nearly lost
her mind answering the above.
mentioned phone.
DATRICIA CUTLER, beautiful
l. Navy debbie, is counting on
a gala day next Thursday. That
Is the day that the Pennsyl.
vania Central Airlines will in.
augurate their Westinghouse
Norfolk plane service. Naturally,
no passengers will be carried
that day. Only two planes, one
decorated with the American
flag, the other the Confederate
flag, will fly to Norfolk.
Then Patricia will christen
the plane bearing the American
flag and a Norfolk debbie will
christen the plane wearing the
Confederate flag. Two veteran
soldiers, one in the uniform of
blue, the other the Southern
gray, will go from Washington
to attend these ceremonies. and
Norfolk is turning itself out
with luncheons, dinners, teas
and what-not for the officials
arriving there via these planes
from here.
HANS KINDLER and a group
II of his symphony orchestra
were the principal attraction
the other evening at Trinity Col
lege when the student body en-
tertained in honor of the Trinity
alumni. Whether it was the
enthusiasm Of the audience or
Just their own delight in play
ing, no one will ever know, but
never has Mr.. Kinder or his
musicians been in better form.
The students had asked Mr..
Kinder to give a brief resume
of each composition before it
was played and he obligingly did
but protested that music was
a language in itself"
It is the belief of the girls at
Trinity that Mr.. Kinder could
have been just as great an actor
as he is a musician, if he had
wished. For during the playing
of the exquisite Valse Triste,
he suddenly folded his arms
across his chest, looked very de-
pressed and then whispered
softly to the audience, You see.
they do not need me. They play
just as well without me-"
OVER the week end:
" Luncheon with Mrs. Richard
johnson, and q first glimpse Of
her apartment, which Is a gem
of beauty and color, with the
living room walls the shade
of a mellow eggplant, with
brocaded draperies Of off white
spreading themselves into a gen.
erous. four-inch train on the
floor.
With q couch and occasional
chair fashioned of pale yellow
ribbed satin, and here and there
a Regency chair of white satin,
with the furniture of cabinet
wood which feels like the touch
of silk under ones fingers, and
at oae far end of the thick
white carpet two fat, puffy
chairs of American Beauty vel
vet. A great square mirror dom
mates the room and reflects it.
self in two small mirror tables,
and porcelain lamps with a de-
sign Of rich coral complete the
room.
Luacl.eon was served in a
room whose ceiling was the
exact color of Q wild rose, and,
promptly after the first course,
Richard johnson did something
that all husbands will hear about
for weeks to come. A huge box
arrived. Tiled with single gar
denjas, done into d beribboned
boutonniere and on each gar
denis was card with the name
of the various femme guests and
on the card of Mrs. johnson,
herself, a, greeting from her hus-
band. welcoming all Of us to his
house. The nth degree Of
thou yhtfulness, we would say!
CENATOR and Mrs. Royal
- Copeland's tea a bit later,
given in honor Of Mrs. Cope
lands brother and SiSter-in-law,
DR.. and Mrs. Lyman Spalding,
down from Suffern, N. Y, for
the week end. Mrs. Copeland,
who wore the most stunning
black gown, was disturbed be-
cause the weather had gone
rainy, for she had planned the
party on the terrace outside her
apartment. However, the apart
ment was blooming in flowers,
white and purple irises, roses;
there were cocktails, and coffee
and tea for those who wished it,
and delicious varied sandwiches.
The Minister from Norway,
Mr.. Wilhelm Munthe de Morgen-
stierne. talking about Washing
ton of % years ago, as he saw
it on his first detail here; the
william Powells, the Prue Sa-
voys, Senator and Mrs. William
King.