Evening star., 1942-07-26
Hopkins Fioncee Popular in New York Society
BY AMY PORTER.
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NEW YORK, July 25.-One more
fitting and Mrs. Louise Macys we'd
ding dress will be finished. It's a
very simple street-length crepe in
deep blue, to bring out the blue of
Mrs. Macy's eyes.
She's already had a new perm
anent. Just in the ends of her chest
nut hair, because she likes the top
part straight.
The three pet dogs, Suzy and her
two pups, have been clipped and
groomed and shined up.
Everything is ready for the big
event-Mrs Macy's marriage to
Harry Hopkins in the White House
on July 30.
mot big wedding, that isn't the
idea" Mrs. Macy says. Its just
that the Roosevelts are Harry's good
friends. OF course, It'll be thrilling,
sort OF, to be married in the White
House"
VIII Live at White House.
Mr.. Hopkins lives as guest in the
White House now, and after the
honeymoon, he'll take his bride there
to live for awhile. II nobody OBJ
jects, the pups will be among those
present. too.
This will be the first White House
wedding since Eleanor Wilson was
s~..~1~d - VYyt,1iara - NKc doo fharn
In 1914.
Mr.. Hopkins cuts quite a swath
In Washington, socially and polit-
ically. and the bride, SO, slim and
smart-looking. is one of the most
genuinely popular people In New
York society.
More men like Louise" says Linda
Page. one OF Mrs. Macy's friends,
and mean not just to flirt with
they're really her friends, perma-
nently. Women like her, too. She's
so generous-to me, for instance.
She had me stay at her house once
when I was looking for q job"
Benchley Pays Tribute.
Writer Bob Benchley, who has
known Mrs. Macy for years-he took
her to dinner the other night-says
shes what you don't see very
often, q completely natural person.
II she likes you, it's straight from
the shoulder.
She's so big-hearted she lets
people impose on her. In every job
she takes, you'll find her doing lot
of the drudgery she doesn't need to
do"
interviewing Mrs. Macy, you get
the idea that her friends know
what they're talking about. Shes
unassuming, frank, humorous.
She sat on the crimson sofa. in
the red, white and blue living room
Of her smart East Side apartment,
and talked about how she met Mr..
Hopkins and what sort of life they
hope to lead.
She doesn't intend to 60 on with
her fashion career, she said. She
was Paris editor Of Harper's Ba-.
Zaar until the fall Of France. and
then ran a wholesale dress shop In
New York-"unsuccessfully," she
added.
But she doesn't want to be q
political -hostessy SOFT OF wife
either-"I'd much rather have a
plain Job than serve on commit
tees"
Plans 10 Resume Hospital Work.
c. &~k ~ hA
nurses aide. work she's been doing
recently in New York, IN some
washington hospital. preferably
within bicycling distance Of the
White House. j. Esm
Her search for wartime work led
her 70 her first meeting with Mr.
Hopkins. Mrs. Lawrence .Lowman,
who was once her boss 1t Harper's
Bazaar. gave her . letter OF intro
duction to Mr.. Hopkins, and she
went to see him to ask whether he
knew Of job for her.
He called me up the next, day
and asked me to have dinner with
him to talk about job possibilities,
and I guess he liked me and GER
talnly nKeo MIN ana tnat was tnaC.
That was In January.
She and Mr. Hopkins should get
along fine, Mrs. Macy believes, be
cause we think alike about all the
little things" although she likes
tennis and ne doesn't, he likes
bridge and she doesn't, he likes
music, and I'm practically tone
deaf"
AZ for politics-"well, I've never
voted in q presidential election, but
I'm reading more about 1t now"
In spite Of the "socialite" label,
Mrs. Macy has worked hard most of
her life.
Daughter Of Banker.
Her father, a Pasadena, Calf, in
vestment banker, died when she was