Evening star., 1941-08-10

NY dear:
It really seems to me that we have
had weeks of warm but beautiful
days. They are just right for ten
mis-, golf, and swimming by day, and
they cool off and turn into beautiful
moonlight nights. Thursday night
the terrace of the Club was espe-
cially lovely with the cool breeze and
the full moon and the tall trees
around the dance floor. 1t wasn't
too crowded to dance and just
enough people to make it nice,
everybody there knowing every
body else, and all having fun -.
Sitting at a large table at the edge
of the dance floor were Kitty and
Allan Walker. Frances and Metcaf
Walling, Bill McComb and his sister,
Mrs. Forester, who is visiting him
for few days before returning to
California. Laura Tuckerman was
there, too, looking very striking in
all black and saying that she was
going to be here all summer this
year, skipping her usual visits to
Southampton. Ruth Tuckerman,
however. is up in Canada, last heard
from at the Seignory Club and head
ed for Murray Bay. Peggy Tucker
man has had a vacation in Canada,
too, but is back now and was also
at the Club. And Alice Tuckerman
Williams is back here with her
family at Tuxeden while her hus-
band, Capt. Williams, serves his
country in parts unknown.
Another group sitting together in
eluded Betty Cuthbert Train,
Serita and Creighton Peet, Anne
Perrin, Eddie Burling, Harry Cow
ington and Count and Countess van
Rechteren Limpurg. Jane Wilmer
ding and Sam Smith did a very
fancy conga, Frida Winslow and
Fred Merrill tried a polka, and
Buzzy Howe, finding that her shoes
impeded her dancing, took them off
and danced in her stocking feet!
Julie and Ski Arnold were there, and
Kent Legg: Jane Esther and Donald
De Veau, she in a red and white
print; Patricia Prochnik with Tins
ley Adams; Nan Ferguson dancing
tmomentarily) with Jim Davis:
Cassie Parker Thompson in a red
and black dinner dress, saying that
she was going to spend the week end
with Lawn and then go on to visit
her family in Rhode Island for
week or two.
Mickey Stirling came with Charlie
Drayton, but was getting a great
rush on all sides. Nancy Mayo was
there, and new (and attractive)
face was that of Lydia LANCER
daughter of the Senator from North
Dakota. And, golly, what a stag
line! Grant Wilmer was sufficiently
recovered from his appendicitis ap-
Grafton to be not only on hand but
even dancing. and others were Bel
don and Carnie White, Habby and
Julian Colquitt, Ed Tierney, Mickey
McChord, Bob Day, Dick Boiling,
Harold Moseley, Rudolph and God
frey Kaufman and plenty more
You can never make me believe that
there are more women than men in
Washington! The boys outnum-
bered the girls two to one on the
dance floor (Which is as it should
beD.
Jim Flather was there on a few
days leave, and another on furlough
was Norton Goodwin. Norton is
with New Yorks famous Old Sew
enth Regiment down in Savannah.
You probably saw the article and
pictures on The Old Seventh in
New Quarters in the July first is
sue of fashion magazine, didn't
you? They are supposed to be the
handsomest company in the Ma
tional Guard and are often called
the Silk Stocking Boys" because
their armory is on Park avenue, etc.
Another who has left recently for
the service is Johnny Oakes. "Hock-
ley" is losing its bachelors one by
one.
Beer parties are becoming the |
favorite after-dark pastime for the |
deb crowd this summer. Johnny |
Sands had the last one over at his |
house on Hillyer Place on Wednes-
day night, which was lot of fun. |
Such fun. in fact, that we are all
planning another one for next week. /
They are very informal, naturally.
Despite all this fun, some people
continue to leave town every week.
Terry Page left for Kennebunkport
and won't be back until about the
middle of September. Eddie, how
ever, will have to stay here most of
the time, being one of the State
Department boys. Fred Merrill left
Friday for Easthampton to join
go" for the long week end. Later
on he hopes to stay up there for a
real vacation. They are going to