Evening star., 1953-02-01


Famous last words Of a
civilian: This is one time I
can talk and say nothing and
like it."-Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower at his West Point
class dinner, given here a
month ago.
Famous last words Of a
President: 81 am not man Of
brains, I have never posed as
a man of brains, but I have
always tried to do what's
right" president Truman on
his last day in the White
House.
United States Senator at a
Washington reception the
other evening: II never say
that a blond is beautiful for
fear my wife is listening"
Argentine Ambassador Hip
polito Paz, brightest-eyed and
probably youngest Ambassador
in Washington (he's only 36):
MY nickname is Tuco, which
means little bug with a light
in his head" Oh, you mean
q lightning bug or flrefiy9
"Yes," he replied with a smile,
the light plainly showing.
Spanish Ambassador Felix
de Lequerica at a dinner party:
"I do not see why some people
pity you when you have to
90 out to dinner. I can think
Of nothing more enjoyable
than talking to important
people about important sub
iects and having an excellent
meal and fine wines. I do not
feel sorry for myself" he said
chuckling.
4 Il II \
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth says everything feels
iust the same to her now that
the Republicans are in power.
The consensus is that you are
supposed to notice a big
change, confesses Princess
Alice" but she doesn't.
The woman famous for her
amusing barbs against Demo-
Gratis predicts no change in
her own reactions. "You won't
have reason to quip now"
some one said to her. "Oh,
yes, I will. I'll always do that"
she replied with relish. Il am
the embattled minority"
However, the dawn Of a new
Republican era has a number
of localities wondering what
effect. if any. it will have on
the entertaining picture in the
Capital. The fact that numer-
Gus men Of fortune are now in
the Government and it's once
again chic to have money,
arouses a bit Of conjecturing
concerning the party life OF
our fair city. Will. for in
stance, q new champion
hostess arise on the scene?
Will debutantes make their
curtsies at the bang-up parties
for which the last Republican
era was noted? The all-time
high. of course, was oil heiress,
Helen Lee Doughterty's debut
when some Of her closest
friends present were presented
with cars with hand-painted
ornamentatipn by the debu-
tante herself!
The answer is that WASH
ington probably won't see any
thing very extravaganza as
long as the Korea war is on,
but after that there's no tell
ing. Parties in other cities
already give evidence Of pros
perity.
They'll be talking for weeks
to come up in Philadelphia
about the recent debut Of Hope
Hill, one of the Campbell
soup Dorrance family. The
whole roof Of the Bellevue Ho-
tel with its three bathrooms
was taken over and converted
into French scenes and Meyer
Davis 45-piece orchestra pro-
vided the music. One ballroom
was an exact replica of side
walk cafe in Paris except that
the umbrellas over the tables
were Of red roses. Another was
converted into a grape arbor
in the South Of France with
green balloons hanging from
the ceiling and vines Of moss
and lichen covering the walls
interSpersed with cages of real
tropical birds including birds
Of paradise. The third ball
room resembled one of those
fascinating cellars on the left
bank Of the Seine where the in
tellectual movements get