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Evening star., 1948-06-27
by Louis Berg

When she first arrived in Hollywood she
got herself engaged to Joseph Schenck.
most important movie magnate. As his wife,
all Hollywood could have been hers Mali
cious tongues were quick to point this out
But Miss Oberon confounded gossip by break
ing the engagement - to keep company with
the then INDECENT and harum-scarum David
Niven
Like herself, Niven was child of caprice
and fortunes favogite. They were too much
alike for the affair to be serious in any sense
Of the word. Friends of Miss Oberon re-
preached her for her frivolous attitude
She bristled instantly. She had small
temper then that she has since learned to curb
There's nothing any man can give me but
love-" she said stif1y.
Completely at Home
WHEN she was Lady Korda, she accepted
the title with her customary giggle She
became the darling of the international set
which prizes fame and frivolity above all vir-
tues. Miss Oberon was at home there, but
then she would be anywhere. She has the
capacity for being easily delighted
She was just as gay when she was completely
broke as she is now when she is absolutely in
the chips. She has the reputation of being
the worlds worst business woman, but there
is no lack of people willing to advise her
soundly. In consequence she has done well.
This was not always true Miss Oberon's
family was well-connected but not wealthy.
She was born in Tasmania, the daughter of a
British army officer and raised in India. An
uncle took her to London once for a visit,
leaving her there with return ticket. She
turned in the ticket, spent the money on
clothes, and had to take job as dance
hostess while waiting for a screen test.
She has always taken an airy attitude to-
wards the things people do for her. If they
dance around her, it is not because she insists
on it, but because they find that dancing is fun.
She's the Exception
f1oLLYwoOD has never known anyone quite
like her. The movie community is. contrary
to reports. sober one dedicated for the
most part to the high principle of making
loads of money. The people there, with few
exceptions, have forgotten how to be frivolous.
Miss Oberon is the most notable exception.
1t is not correct to say that Merle Oberon
has never met adversely - she has, But each
time. she has simply refused to acknowledge
the introduction. The End
Evening star., 1948-06-27

ME slightly puzzled expression Merle
Il Oberon wears in the accompanying por-
trait reflects one of the few occasions she did
not have her own way.
The portrait - the work of Artist Paul
Clemens - was originally commissioned by a
movie producer for whom Miss Oberon was
scheduled to make film She disagreed with
the studio on the role, and in consequence
another actress appeared in it.
Miss Oberon and the artist by this time
had gotten fond of the portrait, and the work
continued. But then disagreement ensued
between them. The artist continued his
painting as originally conceived - and in
consequence he still owns the portrait
This sort of upshot is fairly rare with Miss
Oberon, who has most winning ways and
usually wins.
People and nature have both conspired
to spoil her a little. The world has been
good to her. Mature has lavished gifts.
Time has been indulgent Then what can
mortals do but follow natures lead9
AS, for example, when she tore a tendon
while skiing, shortly after the filming of
Berlin Express" in Europe Her husband,
Hollywood Cameraman Lucien Ballard, broke
his ankle on the same run - obviously a SYM
pathetic fracture, designed to ensure company
for Miss Oberon in her sickroom.
Chain Reaction
Miss OBERON once expressed to her leading
man craving for dish heavily seasoned with
garlic - dish that even the most charming
woman cannot indulge in too frequently. She
hesitated. Il don't dare eat it unless you
have garlic, too" she confided to her ris-a-ris.
The leading man had a wife to consider.
She was also movie star, and was also due
for love scene on the set in the morning.
She notified her leading man. He had to tell
his wife in turn. And 50 on, ad minimum.
That evening nearly everybody in Holly
wood ate garlic - because Merle wanted to-
Only one person close to her has ever
had the heart to deny her anything. The
cross-grained individual was Sir Alex
ander korda - her former husband. The
time was World War ii, and Miss Oberon
having played the role successfully in pictures
- wanted to be British spy Sir Alex said
no - and made it stick.
In justice to Miss Oberon she is not one
to make demands on either friends or fortune
Her manner does it. She was born to be
spoiled. Actually her wishes are simple She
wants only to have fun.
Evening star., 1948-11-21

Picture Of Week Gallery by
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Evening star., 1948-11-21
Pattern of
The Week

This little dress, appropriate
tor school, is pretty enough for
many q porty occosion. The
smolI color is in crisp eyelet.
and morrow ruffIino. olso Of eye
let. trims the woist. Actress
Shoryn Moffett models the
dress. Picture Pottern OF the
Week No. 3l43 comes in sizes
3. 4. 5. 6, 7 ond 8 yeors. Size
! requires 2 3s yords Of 39-inch
moterioi, with VI yord Of eye
let ond ! "a yords Of ruffIine.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
.(See BROOKS. Page DAD

First news Of the opening OF the
autumn season of benefit tours
comes from Alexandria, where a
dozen or more hosts will open their
homes Saturday for the benefit Of
the Alexandra Hospital.
The tour will be conducted under
the auspices of the Auxiliary Board
of the hospital, its special projects
being the pediatric wards, the x-ray
department and nursing service
for patients unable to pay for them
selves.
The homes selected for Saturday 5
tour have not before been opened
for public view, and their hosts are
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hulfish,
200 Duke street; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Caffrey. 215 South Royal
street; Mrs. Margaret Spinks
Thomas, 1440 Duke street: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Maury, 521 South Lee
street: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur j. Mou-
rot, 811 Prince street; Mrs. Ford
Swetnam, BIS Franklin street; Mr..
and Mrs. William D. Sisson, 120
South Lee street; Justice and Mrs.
Thurmond Arnold, 1901 Duke street; /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Nell
Kinney, jr., 5000 Duke street; Mr..
and Mrs. Welly X. Hopkins, 1923
South Fairfax street, and Mrs. Carl
ton Smith, 603 Queen street.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Exclusively Yours,
An Archduchess of Hapsburg Takes Governess Job;
Capitalize Deluged With Multicolored Millinery

tail party recently who boasted that
he would send hex hat for every
cocktail she drank. Louise, who
looked doubtful but nevertheless de-
cided that three or four hats would
see her through the winter, num-
bered her cocktails accordingly.
A few days later. though. the big
blow came. Not four hats but "a
arrived at the Powell household
Twenty-four felt hats in "a colors!
The whole trouble was the hat man
was seeing double-no worse than
that-and Louise is between being
annoyed at his counting system and
pleased at the hatfall.
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New additions to smart Capital
society this winter will be Hildy and
Bobby van Royen. The son of the
former Dutch Ambassador to Wash
ington and his wife have bought
Joseph Alsop's house in Georgetown
and will be moving in in few
weeks. Mrs. Van Royen IS one of
those exquisitely chic women and
an artist to boot-a rare combina-
tion.
The Van Royens will continue to
spend sunkissed days at st. Leon
ards, their lovely Warrenton place,
but, 1t looks as though they plan to
have a permanent abode in Wash
ington. Joe Alsop will rent place
until he can build another house.
Mrs. Arthur Gardner and pretty,
blond daughter Joan checked in on
the Queen Elizabeth Thursday. Joan
went over at the beginning Of the
summer with her beautiful brunette
counterpart, Nora Martins, whose
father is now Brazilian Ambassador
to Paris. Mrs. Gardner followed in
August and they have been all over
Europe since.
Washington Junior Leaguers can
talk Hooper ratings with the best
of them. The leagues television
program for children, "Playtime,
which was. inaugurated last year,
received terrifically high rating
on Mr.. Hooper's well-known survey.
A weeks test proved that IS per cent
of telcvision set owners on the net
work from Richmond e Boston saw
Evening star., 1948-10-17
old Homes in Alexundy1a
In Hospital Benefit Tour

The Carlyle House, 121 North
Fairfax street; the Apothecary
Shop, 105 South Fairfax street, and
Chequire House, 2o2 King street, also
will be included in the tour.
An extra attraction in the home
Of Mrs. swetnam is the collection Of
portraits by the Polish artist, Bole-
slaw Jan Czedekowski, and Mrs.
Carlton Smiths collection Of antique
English silver also will be on dis
play. Flower arrangements in all
the homes will be by the nine garden
clubs in the Alexandria area.
General chairman for the tour Is
Mrs. Francis H. Fannon and others
on the committee are Mrs. Mourot,
Mrs. William K. Coakley, Mrs. Jo-
seph Chauncey, Mrs. Ira l.. Smith,
Mrs. Caffrey, Mrs. Owen Jones, Mrs.
Irwin Hufford and Mrs. Francis s.
Burnham.
Headquarters the day Of the tour
will be the George Mason Hotel and
members of the Auxiliary Board will
have a snack bar in the garden at
207 South Washington street, where
homemade sandwiches, pies, cakes
and coffee will be served. Tickets
for the tour are So.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Priscilla Marbnrv,
William F. Ryan
TO Be Married

OF particular interest to Balti.
more and Washington is the an
nouncement made by Judge and
Mrs. Charles Clagett Marbury Of
Upper Marlboro of the engagement
of their daughter, Priscilla Worth
ington, to Mr.. William Fits Ryan
of Albion, N. Y. Mr.. Ryan is the
son of Judge Bernard Ryan of the
New York Court of Claims and Mrs.
Ryan of Albion.
Miss Marbury, a graduate of Hol-
ton Arms School, is a junior at
Bryn Mawr College. She made her
debut at the Bachelors Cotillion in
Baltimore in 1947 and has been in
vited to become provisional MEM
ber of the Junior League of Balti-
more. She Is the granddaughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. A. Marshall
Marbury of Upper Marlboro and Of
Mrs. Clarence Eugene Nelson Lam
caster and the late Mr.. Lancaster
OF Brookline, Mass.
Mr.. Ryan was graduated from
Woodberry Forest, Va, in 1910, and
in 1914 from Princeton University,
where he was a member of Cloister
Inn. He also Is member of the
Princeton Club of New York City.
Mr.. Ryan is now senior at Column
bia University Law School, having
served as first lieutenant with the
field artillery of the 32d Infantry
Division in the Luzon campaign and
the japanese occupation.
The bridegroom-elect is the
grandson of the late Mr.. William G.
Fits, Assistant Attorney General Of
the United States during the Wilson
administration, and Mrs. Fits Of
Washington and Birmingham, Ala.
and Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
B. Ryan of Albion.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

and 1t stars men and ships Of ths
Navy.
Last evening Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles F. Thompson entertained
at small dinner party In the pri-
vate dining room of the Kennedy
Warren; 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Albert
c. Wedemever were hosts at cock
tails. and Friday, Mrs. Gates was
hostess at a luncheon she gave for
Miss Mary Minnix of San Diego,
Caliif.
Friday evening the Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Denfeld en-
tertained at cocktails and buffet
supper, their guests being rs of the
Admiral's classmates. Yesterday
Mrs. Denfeld opened her home for
a Jango tea that was given to re-
cruit new members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Knight Of
Chicago arrived yesterday to spend
few days with Vice Admiral Ar
thur William Radford, vice chief of
Naval Operations, and Mrs. Radford.
The Knights came to attend the
wedding yesterday Of Miss Mar
garet Larner Wothersspoon and 1t.
Comdr. Richard William Phillips.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Lace From France
Forms Bridal Veil
Caroline Hill

A veil Of lace brought from France
and belonging to her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Frederick s. Hill of Washing
ton, completed the costume of whits
satin and lace worn last evening by
Miss Caroline Quarter Hill for her
marriage to Mr.. Ellsworth Rudesill
Clark.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Staunton Hill Of Charleston, w. Va,
and Mr.. Arthur Middleton Hill.
chairman of the National Security
Resources Board.
The wedding took place in the
Kanawha Presbyterian Church in
Charleston, and the bride, escorted
and given in marriage by her father,
was attended by her sister-in-law as
matron of honor. Mrs. Stephen
Coerte Voorhees, of Amherstdale,
w. Va, and the Misses Katherine
Peyton, Joanne Morgan and Flor
ence Gallaher of Charleston and
Miss Jacqueline Logan of Fairfield.
Conn, were the other attendants.
Mr.. Clark Is the son of Mrs. John
Barbour CLARK of Charleston and
the late Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Montague
Blundon of Greenwich was his best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Fred.
erick s. Hill, Mr.. David Giltinan.
Mr.. De Witt Blundon, Mr.. De Witt
Gallaher, Mr.. Brooks McCabe and
Mr.. James Brown. The Rev. DR..
Curtis Knowles Jones officiated at
the ceremony at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Clark is a graduate of Ma
deira School, Smith College and
the Katherine Gibbs School. She Ii
q member of the Charleston Junior
League, the Cotillion Club and the
Arcadian Club.
The bridegroom Is a graduate OF
the University of West Virginia and
Purdue University and during the
war served three years overseas with
the 1st Infantry Division.
Evening star., 1948-10-17

Mr.. Erik Bohemian, will be in New
York the middle of the week to meet
Nine. Bohemian who has sailed
from Sweden to join him, In this
country. They will come to Wash
Fington after q few days stay in
New York.
Nev Members of Corps
The Swedish Embassy will have
two new members before very long.
Baron Carl Hendrix Won .Platen
will come from the Foreign Once
to take over the post as First Sec
retary of the embassy which has
been held by Mr.. Sverker Astrom.
The other new member will be
Mr.. Knut Bernstrom who has been
transferred from the embassy in
Moscow to Washington and will
succeed Mr.. Erik Braunerhielm.
Both of the new appointees are
bachelors.
A favorite in Washington a few
years ago. Senor Carlos Reyes is
back and is receiving a very warm
welcome from his many friends in
this Capital. He has resumed his
duties as press attache of the Chilean
embassy after serving at the en-
bassy in Rio de Janiero. When he
was reassigned to Washington he
had several months leave which he
spent in Argentina and came back
here a week or 10 days ago.
Washington will lose one of the
attractive members of the corps in
Mr.. r. B. Taylor, third secretary of
the New Zealand Legation, who has
been transferred to London. Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor and their 3-month-
old daughter, Susan Jane, will sail
Friday aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
Mr.. Taylor will join the staff of the
.(See BROOKS. Page DAD
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Miss WotbersPoon
Becomes Bride
OF Naval officer

The Rev. Peter Marshall off1ciated
at the wedding yesterday of Miss
Margaret Larner Wotherspoon and
1t. Comdr. Richard William Phillips
The daughter of Navy Capt. and
Mrs. Alexander s. Wotherspoon be-
came the bride Of the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Henry Phillips
of Auburn, N. Y, at 4:30 o'clock in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. A small reception followed
at the home of the brides parents
at the United States Naval Gun
Factory.
Capt. Wotherspoon gave his
daughter in marriage. She wore a
veil Of old BRUSSELS lace over her
white satin gown, and an aquama-
rine cross, a family piece. Her sis
ter, Mrs. Hugh Ogburn of Prince
ton, N. j., was matron of honor,
and the bridesmaids were Mrs. Will
liam Wallace Wotherspoon of St.
Louis, her sister-in-law; Mrs.
Charles Gehr of Syracuse, N. Y,
the groom's sister, and Miss Jean
Willard of Southport, Conn. All
were costuned in forest green and
carried varying shades Of bronze
chrysanthemums.
MIR. William Wallace Wotherspoon
was best man and the ushers were
1t. Comdr. Dudley Adams, 1t.
Comdr. Harry Allendorfer, Mr..
Legare Hole Of Auburn and MIR.
Hugh Ogburn.
After honeymoon In Bermuda,
the couple will be at home at their
quarters at the Naval Gun Factory.
1t. Comdr. Phillips graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1899; his
bride graduated from Holton-Arms
.and Connecticut College in 1916. 4
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Betty BeaLe

Junior League members cavort
across the screen for the wholesome
amusement Of the young fry.
Jane Wheeler, Mary Huidekoper,
Cecilia McGhee. Martha Fleming,
Bitsey Birney and Betty Boss are
examples of the feminine pulchri-
tude. charm, brains and ingenuity
going into this years show. 1t will
be on weekly from $50 to 6 begin
ming Saturday, November 6, and be-
sides plays, craft teaching, guessing
games, occasionally celebrities will
appear on the program. On the one
November 13, Sammy Baugh of the
Redskins will show how he throws
the pigskin for one of his famous
Gross country" passes.
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1t could only happen in q cos
mopolitan center such as our little
Capital has grown to be. At the
small luncheon given by the Bel
gian Attache and Nine. Paternotte
de La Vaillee the other day conver-
sation was held with equal fluency
in four different languages, and Of
the 10 people present no less than
nine different countries were repre-
sented.
To begin with the hostess at this
midday meal for both men and
women, which is such a nice Euro
|pean custom, is not Belgian but
an Italian, and her guest list read
as follows: American Foreign Serv-
ice Omcer G. McCurtie Cooley who
returned with his wife from Brus-
sells about two months ago and is
now living in Ambassador Alan G.
Kinks house In Georgetown; his
wife, the former Livia Parravicini,
daughter Of the one-time Swiss Min
lister to London; Mrs. Alan G.
Meade, wife Of the British Counselor
who is in Paris now.
Spanish Second Secretary Carlos
de Koyeneche who spoke very
French French to the Christian de
Margeries Of the French Embassy
and French with q foreign accent
to the others; Yola Wankowitz. who
Is Polish and is now studying
7see BEALE Page D-7)
Evening star., 1948-10-17
lanes P. Parkses
|Feted at Party

Mr.. and Mrs. James Preston Parks
were feted at a cocktail party yes
terday afternoon. Their marriage
having taken place In August when
so many people were out Of town.
MIR. j. Deane Rucker, jr, selected
October IS for this postwedding
party. <.-
At least so or 70 friends dropped
by Mr.. Fuckers apartment at the
Fairfax yesterday. The 6 to party
fingered longer, of course, partly due
to the snappy piano music provided
by Erwin Devron. Mrs. Parks moth
er, Mrs. Alex B. Legare, was there,
and two members Of the hosts FAM
lily, his cousins, Mr.. Charles Palms
III and Mr.. Robert Palms of Crosse
Pointe, Mich, who are students at
Georgetown University
Evening star., 1948-10-17

Capital Flashes-The Cecil Lyons
won't be here this winter, or, for
that matter. the next one either.
After q tour Of duty at the State
Department G. L. has been made
counselor ut our embassy in War
saw, and will be heading there from
Paris where he is now for the
usual reason-U. N. conference.
About to take of from Washing
ton any minute now to join him is
Elsie Lyon, her young daughter,
Lila, and the latter's best, friend,
Suzanne Walker, daughter Of Rahel
Fitch. The girls are thrilled be-
cause they are going to La Combe
School in Switzerland and the whole
school is moved to the Alps every
year in January and February for
the winter sports season. Mrs.
Lyons parents, former Ambassador
and Mrs. Joseph c. Grew, are plan
ming to 20 abroad with them for
European jaunt Of month or two.
The Lyons other daughter, Alice,
will remain in this country as stu
dent at Kendall Hall School in New
Hampshire.
It's not every child that has an
archduchess for q governess, in fact,
there are not enough archduchesses
to 60 around, but young Reed john
son of New York has that unusual
claim to fame. His governess Is
his mothers friend, Archduchess
Alicia of Hapsburg, who has been
married to Archduke Leopold of
Hapsburg, and for her modest
sounding Job has assumed the name
of-believe 1t or not-Mrs. Haps-
burg.
Her charge is the son of Mrs. Pau
johnson, the. former Evelyn Reed,
daughter Of former Professor Will
loughby Reed Of Episcopal High
School. The best part of 1t all Is
that the Archduchess Is . wallop-
ing success as . governess though
It's the first time she has ever been
thusly occupied.
Louise Powell Is still going around
pinching herself but always with .
different hat on. It seems that she
met . hat manufacturer ct . cock
Evening star., 1948-10-17

t1lC Pal W WcIc tllC SeIlGT al SlStGI, !,
Mrs. Jerome Zerbe of Cleveland, who
came to visit her brother and sister
in-law, and who is staying at the
Sulgrave Club; Col. and Mrs. NAL
colin Lindsey and Mrs. Edward
Conger.
On the party calendar is the din
ner the Commandant Of the Marine
Corps and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates will
give Wednesday evening in honor of
Mrs. Donald Hamilton of Coronado,
Calf, who is here visiting her
brother -in-law and sister, Admiral
and Mrs. Aubrey Fitch. There will
be about l6 guests at this affair.
And on Wednesday, october n
the Quartermaster General and
Mrs. Thomas B. Larkin will give q
cocktail party in the Oficers' Club
at Fort McNair.
A big portion Of the Navy sta
toned in Washington will be on
hand Wednesday evening when the
world premier of "The Secret Land
is shown at the Capitol Theater
The picture is q salute to the Navy
Evening star., 1948-10-17
BEAUTIFUL HOUSES
IN BENEFIT TOUR.

Visitors to Alexandria merit
Saturday for the annual hos
pital benefit house tour Uill
find much OF interest in the
fine old residence OF Mrs.
Margaret Spinks Thomas. Her
Scottie pup, MdcGregor, plays
the gracious host in 1Delcom-
ing Mrs. r. Manchester and
Miss Nancy Ord In one OF the
pleasant living rooms.
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Gen. and Mrs. Eichelbevgw
No7v Livmg in Washington
Gates Having Dinner Party;
Other News in Service Set
By Ann Cline

Finding suitable problem lot
people these W. Ehelberger
testify While coming the
and his wife have taken residence the Hotel Brighton
Gen. Echeberger, who returned
Japan where he commanding
that he has retired after United
Friday evening
their Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1948-10-17
Turkish En0oy to be Host
1t First CAPITAL Party
Other Festivities in Corps;
Changes Noted in Personnel
Bv Katharine M. Brooks

Entertaining diplomatic being stepped
social in the National Capital Turkish
Erkin issuing invitations
reception the Embassy celebrate the anniversary
ton of the Turkish Republic The reception will be held the
october
large social function which the
President months but the intervening
with official calling.
smaller party very hastily arranged