The Washington times., 1938-03-04

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MARIO DI POLO, whose or
1V1 chestra Is delighting the pa
irons of the Pail Mall Room at
the Raleigh Hotel, can, and does,
do the most amazing things with
q guitar. Dispensing with the
drums q long time ago, he is so
clever that no one, not even the
most confirmed drum lover, ever
misses them. With his tangoS
he supplies the rhythmic drum
beat with his guitar, using only
his fingertips, his knuckles and
the most delicate upward stroke
Of the guitar strings.
How did you think of it?" we
asked him. 1T was born of neces-
sity," Mario told us. And then
he explained. 1t seems that some
years ago he was playing at the
Atlantic Beach Club. Suddenly
one of the strings of his guitar
broke. He faxed it and got along
very well. In the middle of an
other number a second string
broke, and before he could do
more than groan, a third string
collapsed. play louder" Mario
called to his pianist. The pianist
obeyed, but the result was none
too good.
"You do something" whis-
pered the pianist. What to do
with a six-string guitar with
three strings gone was a prob
lem. Then Mario commenced TO
follow the beat and rhythm with
a drum echo on his guitar. The
crowd adored it because it was
new and different. Every night
afterward he was requested to
do this new stunt. Later Palm
Beach, and particularly Jay
O'Brien, insisted upon it, and
now it is an intriguing part Of
Mario'S orchestra.
HERE and there in town:
II Dinner at 8 with DIR. and
Mrs. william Burns and the
long floor-length windows of the
Spanish house cleaning with
lights-the dogs arriving at the
car to welcome U.s.. and inside
the cream and brocade hung
drawing room, a huge fire and a
scotch and soda to greet us
warmly.
MRS. BURNS In a satin print,
N4 topped by q long coat Of
blue chiffon, which spelled Paris
and was really bought by her in
Panama. Borglum, the sculptor;
the George Van Dyns and Mrs.
Van Dyn, who is Russian and
fascinating, giving the best and
most concise definition Of fem
mime charm and allure; Judge
Nathan Cayton, who possesses
the incest and most gentle
smile; Ena McLane in black
with a scarlet flower in her
LACQUER black hair; darling Mary
Bailey wearing the most intri-
cate bracelet OF tiny gold and
Jet beads fastened with a carved
square Of gold; Comdr. Frank
O'Brien admitting that Thanks
for the Memories" was his favo-
rite song, for no other reason
than the lyrics are sensible and
coherent. A condition Of affairs
which, it seems, he does not find
in songs, as a rule.
BREAKFAST at 1920 at the
ID Congressional Club, with
Mrs. Daniel Reed, the president
of the club, the members Of the
board and the chairmen Of the
various committees as hosteSses
to us newspaperwomen.
HHILLED fruit Juice, down
~ stairs and upstairs, the most
delicious buffet, with eggs, sau-
sages, fried apples, butterscotch
rolls, hot biscuits, coffee and
orange marmalade. Mrs. John
Murdock. Mrs. Fred Bierman,
in stunning black and white,
with black gloves dotted with
white, made especially for her
in Paris, to go with this outfit;
Mrs. Henry Ellenbogen, with
the loveliest bright scarf about
her dark frock: Mrs. Harry En-
glebright in coral tweeds; Mrs.
Ewing Thomason. who has the
deepest dimples we've ever seen:
Mrs. Lloyd Thurston, so pretty
and blonde and wearing rich
browns; Mrs. Dow Harter, Mrs.
Schuyler Otis Bland and ever
so many other Congressional
wives, forgetting with all Of us,
for the moment, that there was
anything else to do but chat
and laugh and grow better &C.