Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-26
By BETTY BEALE

The week end buZZed ike a
bee and ended in an arf-arf!
The only shock occurred when
Prince Rainier said that his
wedding is very personal to
him and to Grace and he
wants it to be dignified in
every way. It seems to me
that the whole romance was
taken out of the personal
category and turned over to
the public carte blanche when
his spiritual confessor and her
mother published Serialized
stories about it the minute the
engagement was announced.
But maybe I'm a little con-
fused.
To get back to the canine
conversational took place at
Perle MeSta's and Marguerite
Tyson's late supper last night
for exhibitors at the National
Capital Dog Show. 1t was held
in the huge ballroom of the
Sheraton Park, which comfort
ably accommodated tables of
guests, a dance floor, Sidney's
orchestra and a big buffet ia
BILE graced with a poodle carved
in ice. It must have been
ordered before anyone knew
that a poodle would win best
in show, but of course Tyson
is the biggest name in poodles
in the country today.
Prune Was Judge
Prune Ryan, who's so doggy
she judged the best in the show,
was there with her mother,
Representative Katharine st.
George. Others were Virginia
Warren, noted fashion expert
lobe Davis. Representatives
Bill Hull and Paul Rogers, Alice
Leone Meats, Marvin Braver-
man, Mango Strong and Mrs.
Jouett Shouse, whose boxer
came in second. Mrs. MeSta
didn't show her boxer nor did
Mrs. Tyson enter any of her
poodles, by the way. The
only gossip I picked up at this
party was that the politicking
that goes on midst dog own
ers, handlers, judges and may
be the woofies themselves
makes Capitol Hill maneuver-
ing look like a child's game
of tiddley winks.
The barking set arrived in
town just as the spokesman of
the international set-Elsa
Maxwell-pulled out of the
city. Elsa got the treatment
she's used to-i.e. royal.
Perle gave dinner for her
Friday night and Alice Long
worth tossed a luncheon for
her Saturday. IT'S said
that following likes announce
ment to run, Alice quipped, II
hear Ike has tossed his halo
into the ring" I couldn't
swear she was the source but
most witty sayings are laid at
the door of Mrs. Longworth,
willy -nilly.
Germans Hosts
Actually the week lend whirl
began with a luncheon at the
German Embassy when Am
bassador and Mrs. Kreke!er
entertained in honor of the at
tractive German Ambassador
to Mexico and Mrs. Won
Walther who were passing
through town. Up here to
meet his wife the envoy had
already put in some time in
Mexico City. where he found
Bill O'Dwyer to be charming
and quite power down there.
Then there was handsome
Italian Counselor Carlo Per-
rone's cocktail party Friday
afternoon which drew Drew
Pearson with the Southern
talking, dimpled former AS
sistant Attorney General Lamar
Caudle. Also former
Argentine Ambassador Tuco
Paz looking very healthy,
prosperous and sunburned
from his recent visit in the
Dominican Republic.
MorganS Entertain
Saturday afternoon friends
of Roe Morgan's were rocked
back on their feet when they
went out to the Carroll Nor
gan's at the hors d'oeuvres hour
and found it was aaparty an
nouncing her engagement to
handsome Stuart Rockwell of
the United States foreign serv-
ice. 1t was actually an
nounced on the scene by her
mother.
To get everyone's attention
about an hour after they had
all gathered Carroll jingled
some sleighbells that are held
onto by the family since they
date back to 1870 when a doc
tor ancestor used them right
here in Washington. Then he
introduced his sister-in- law
who in turn said she was happy
to announce her daughters
enpapement. lots of Rnz