Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Mrs. Herbert Browneh Jr, Leads Busy Interesting Life
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that she would have more
time for other things II 1t
weren't for the ball games.
Only Recreation
"You have q house in the
country" retorted the new
Cabinet wife. "You play golf
and tennis. I 60 to baseball
games"
Harold Talbot, the new Sec
tary Of the Air Force and an
old friend of the Brownells,
often attended the games with
them. To hear Mrs. Brownell
tell it, his chief function
seemed to be to feed young
Jim Brownell, who usually
managed to polish of three
hot dogs, two cokes, some ice
cream and popcorn in the
course of nine innings. His
mother finally felt impelled to
say, Honestly, Harold. I DO
feed him three meals a day."
Now that the family will live
In Washington. Mrs. Brownell
says she guesses they will go to
q lot Of games here-"though
we'll always be Yankee fans"
Another family activity is
their annual visit to New York's
Roosevelt Hotel-uSually on
New Years Day-to hear Guy
Lombardo and his orchestra.
The expedition was made
Thanksgiving Day last year,
but, Daddy says we can go up
to New York for it next New
Years." Ann reports.
"You should have seen all
six Of us greeting Guy at the
Inaugural Ball." her mother
added. you would have
thought he was at least a first
cousin"
Birthdays are another all
family occasion for the Brow
nells. Festivities start with the
cocktail hour" (fruit Juice for
the children). Everybody donS
q "silly cap" for dinner, and
afterwards there are ice cream
and cake, and, Of course, pres
ents. Everybody gets a present
"a big one for the person
whose birthday 1t is, who In
turn gives a little one to every
one else.
I'VE started that when the
children were very young, the
young ones would have had
their feelings hurt if they were
left out when presents we're
being opened" Mrs. Brownell
explains.
Elegant Quarters
At the present time the six
Brownells are living In the
handsome $75-a-day Robert E.
Lee suite at the Lee House,
which comes complete with
liveried butler. The latter Is
picturesquely attired in a ma
room cutaway, dark trousers
and gold buttons.
He hasn't been serving the
Brownells for the past week
or so, however, the hotel re-
ports. "They asked US to take
him away. Said they had
never had a butler before and
didn't know what to do with
one"
Meals are sent In from the
hotel dining room. as there Is
no kitchen in the suite. The
absence Of a handy ice box
has considerably interfered
with young Jim's marathon
eating habits, his mother re-
ports, but he has managed
to survive by devouring "im-
mense" quantities Of fruit.
House Hunting
At present Mrs. Brownell is
devoting most Of her time to
looking for a house, into which
they hope to move as soon as
possible. They plan to buy
somewhere in the Northwest,
probably in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area because Of
its proximity to Sidwell
Friends School. which all four
children attend.
II have looked at every
house in Washington I'm
sure" says the cabinet wife.
1.-THE trouble iS-we had the
prettiest house In New York.
It was O big old Rhinelander
estate house, one Of ten on
what was called the block
beautiful In Gramercy Park.
The street was lined with love-
" big old trees.
1.-THE house has ten rooms on
four floors, with a huge double
living room and q big window
looking out over q small gar
den In the back. Kind Of like
Georgetown.
1T was q wonderful place