Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-20
Bea McEvoy
Radiant on
Her Return
BY MAURY PAUL

W. " OhNAh' tAog ~ Luz
ing at Beatrice Benjamin Cart
wright McEvoN as she lunched
at the Colony restaurant the
other day. no one would dream
she had come through such a
long and serious illness.
Just back from the Southland,
and chic in black figured silk.
and a large black merry-widow
hat. Bea appeared in the pink Of
]. 'alth.
Needless TO say, she greeted
friends right and left, and 10
those who inquired, said she
would spend the summer in
Southampton
Eve Lehman. Marion Cooley,
and Bea's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Rogers Benjamin. completed a
foursome with Bea.
Kim Moran Arnolds latest
marriage has given her a posi-
lively radiant eXpression-easy
enough TO see she is divinely
Happy. Wearing a blush pink
beret, adorned with a hunk of
diamonds and sapphireS. Kim
lunched in the bar with Annette
Downes and Mrs. Conkey White
head. who is so lonesome now
that Bunty Bacon has gone off
TO war.
Mrs. Jimmy Moffett, who is
married to Kim's lex" was in
the main dining room with Mrs,
Jimmy Jr.-but the paths OF
Irene Moffett and Kim did not
cross.
Not so with Seton Porter's
present and former wives. Mrs.
Seton and Mrs. Burrowes Porter
were seated close enough TO
politely ignore each other dur
ing most of the luncheon.
Maj. Neil Vanderbilt, giving a
military touch to the crowded
Colony, had as luncheon guest
Beth Leary-but il was only
the first of two luncheons OF
the day for Beth. who after
hasty snack with Neil. rushed
off to the COO Rouge to finish
up her MONDAY meal as a guest
of Brenda Frazier Kelly, the
latter entertaining at the second
of the series of navy luncheonS
for the benefit of the Navy Re-
lief Society. of which Brenda Is
one of the organizers.
The William X. Vanderbilts
were at their usual table at the
Colony. Rose Vanderbilt, in
spite OF the sitting weather
wearing a blac,. broadtail coat.
and near by / noted vivacious
Cordelia Robertson, all in brown.
with Mrs. Jessie Donahue. cool
as a cucumber in blue and white
the two chatting long into the
afternoon. until almost every
one else had departed.
Just as Gamma Walska-come
what may-was determined 10
sing. Vivienne Woolley-Hart is
resolved TO use palette.
brushes, etc, to produce the
great American canvas.
Singing was mania with
Gamma. not hobby. The same
can be said for Vivienne' s
painting.
Alas, Gamma gave up warbling
when the critics were rude
about her high c. In the begin
ming critics were uncompli-
mentary about Vivienne's paint
ings-but she's still in there.
singing around the paint and
getting a better press" all the
time.
Rotten" and 'lousy" are
words Vivienne. fortunately,
doesn't understand. Which may
be well for posterity. For I
hear her exhibition at the Morse
Art Gallery of Florida's Rollins
College, which ended the other
day. was more than a passing
success and the local critics
used some fairly flowery adjec-
tives describing certain of the
Woolley-Hart pictures.
One did report, however, I'VE
may not like all Mrs. Woolley-
Harris paintings: some critics
would undoubtedly say her work
was uneven"
Be that as II may. we all like
Vivienne and if we have 10 take
her with her paintings it's o. K.
with me.
Better to have Vivienne all
wrapped up in canvas than no
Vivienne at all.