Evening star., 1947-03-09
Cabital
Silhouette
BY Frances Lide -
Mrs. O'Conor Busy
Wife and Mother
Frances Lide

Mrs. Herbert r. o'Conor, wife Of
the new Senator from Maryland.
comes over from Baltimore once or
twice week to take part in social
and official activities here.
But the chances are that she and
her family won't move to Washing
ton for some time to come.
After living in the Executive
Mansion at Annapolis for 8 years
while the present Senator was Gov
ernor, the O'Conors returned to
their native Baltimore and acquired
q house that Just meets their needs.
Mrs. O'Conor says that the plan
Of the house is so similar to the
Governors Mansion that she fell in
love with II at first sight. And
she's Equally charmed with the
location. Situated on Charlotte
place, It's just across the street from
Loyola College where Senator
OConor received his B. A. and doc
tor Of laws degrees and where two
OF their sons are now students.
= While their father was Governor,
the boys had to 60 from Annapolis
to Baltimore every day to attend
school. "Now they just roll out Of
bed In the morning and there they
are" Mrs. O'Conor said with laugh.
Senator Commmfes
The Senator :. is taking his turn
at committing this year. "And it's
really very easy. He can get from
Baltimore to Washington in less
than an hour" his wife pointed out.
As the mother Of five children
four Of them boys-Mrs. O'Conor
presides over a lively household. All
five are interested in athletics and
usually at least one of them is con-
valescing from some injury. Their
mother has learned to take these
emergencies in her stride. "We
keep a pair Of !. crutches in the
house all of the time" she says
philosophically.
The O'Conors' daughter, 21-year-
old Patricia, is the only one of the
children who isn't living at home
this winter. A student at the Col
lege Of Chestnut Hill in Pennsyl-
vania, she's enthusiastic about ski
ing and is captain OF her hockey
team. A good student, too, she is
listed in who's Who in Colleges
and Universities"
Their oldest son, Herbert, jr., was
a captain in the Army during the
war and is now studying law at
the University of Maryland in Bal
timore where his father received
his LIB. He's rs and is married.
Eugene, who Is % and a former
ensign in the Navy, and 18-year-old
James are the family's current rep
resentatives at Loyola. Ten-year-
old Bobby Is enrolled at Mount
Washington Country School.
Eabert at NeedIepoint
Looking after her family hasn't
given Mrs. O'Conor much time for
outside activities but she's acquired
quite reputation for her needle
point. Now she's taking up new
hobby-making hooked rugs.
She and her husband are both
enthusiastic gardeners and are just
waiting for the weather to clear so
they can make plans for the grounds
Of their new home.
One Of her favorite diversions is
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Mrs. O'Conor has had wide expert
erlce in all sorts of entertaining,
but she prefers a luncheon for
about IL or 16 to almost any other
type of party.
For one thing, she enjoys cook
ing and. when the group Is small
enough, she can have q hand in
preparations in the kitchen. She's
a recipe collector, too, and likes
to serve unusual dishes. Lately,
she's been surprising her guests
with a grapefruit special"
You scoop out a grapefruit and
then put the fruit back into the
shell with little sugar" she said.
Then you add q dipper Of vanilla
ice cream and cover the top Of the
shell with meringue. Just before
serving, you brown the meringue
under a flame.
Mrs. O'Conor says it's fun to in
troduee this dessert because no one
expects to find ice cream under the
meringue.
Mrs. O'Conor has been giving .
series Of Iuncheons this winter for
her friends in Baltimore and regrets
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