Evening star., 1941-04-04

Flower Mart Is Center
OF Much Activity.
One of the most popular centers
of activity is the flower mart, pre-
sided over by Mrs. James V. For
restal, wife of the Undersecretary of
the Navy. who was almost COM
pletely hidden behind a large white
apron yesterday. Mrs. Forrestal
taught the workers how to make
artificial flowers which almost every
one believed were real until they
touched the delicate petals. Mrs.
Robert Sherwood, wife of the play
wright, ordered a centerpiece OF
pink and red flowers to be used in
q room decorated in blue in her
home. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, who
always uses Gala lilies as the main
floral ornament in her house, could
not resist one of the bouquets, and
Mrs. George Sloane ordered a CEN
terpiece of magnolia blossoms. Real
flowers, too, may be obtained and
orders for Easter blossoms are taken
there.
Food Booth Rivals
The Corner Grocery.
Many Of yesterdays visitors were
making purchases for their pantries,
for the food booth had homemade
jellies, cakes, cookies, groceries and
in fact, almost everything found in
the corner grocery store.
Mrs. Ralph William Close, wife of
the Minister of South Africa, could
hardly drag herself away from this
counter, where she bought just about
everything-from Idaho potatoes TO
doughnutS.
Mrs. Owen j. Roberts, Mrs. War
rem r. Austin, Mrs. Mahlon Pitney
and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry were
the busy salesladies behind this
counter. Many an absent-minded
husband must have been surprised
last night to come home and be told
that the little woman bought that
delicious cake from the wife OF
Supreme Court justice.
Mrs. William Laird Dunlop, jr,
had her arms filled with interesting
looking packages, one of which was
q silver box in the form of heart
which a friend who collects heart
shaped trinkets almost Immediately
persuaded her to hand over at cost.
Paintings by Well-Known
Artists Sell Rapidly.
The paintings-many of them by
well-known artiSts-are selling at a
great rate, and the Australian Min
lister, Mr.. Richard G.. Casey, has
already succumbed to study of an
old-fashioned handsom cab, while
Mr.. Hugh HARRISON of Hartford
ordered painting done by Con-
necticut artist, Mrs. Emerson Tuttle.
More pictures line the stairway
which leads to the second floor,
where fortunes are told, dresses sold.
and the famous Caledonia market
is located. Among the interested
shoppers there yesterday was Mrs.
Edward A. Foote, the former Mrs.
Scudder Doeg, who has just returned
from her wedding trip, and who un-
doubtedly was looking for knick-
knacks for the new home into which
she and her husband soon will move.
Mrs. Glass Pays to Get Back
Jewel Box She Donated.
Mrs. Carter Glass, wife of Senator
Glass, bought gold jewel box with
a picture of Mario Antoinette on
1t. Mrs. Glass donated this article,
and after 1t had been appraised and
a price affixed, bought it back for
the sum named.
Mrs. Wendell L. Willkie, who came
10 attend the Women's Press Club
party Tuesday night and is the
house guest of Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, was with Mrs. Bacon and
the latter's other house guest, Miss
Gretchen Green of New York, at
the arcade, and took much interest
in the book section, where auto
graphed books, first editions and
popular new novels are being sold
at their normal bookstore price.
Next to the book shelves is booth
where autographed pictures, letters
from famous personages and famous