Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Being Some Items Cleaned Along
Woshington's Busy Porty Row

LECTURE ON 'SPIRIT-Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth remniscing about the Life With Father"
luncheon given by the womens National Press Club
with another guest at the Chief of Protocol and Mrs
Buchanans dinner in honor Of Clare Boothe Luce, when
the guest Of honor joined them THE should
have spirit like have" said Mrs Luce to Mrs Long
worth Like II" queried Longworth said Mrs
Luce. When saw him." (he day she resigned Ambas-
sador to BraziD "he told how much he had enjoyed
meeting children of other Presidents said he had spent
some time talking with and he added Now there's
woman with spirit should have spirit like she has!
Mrs Longworh made but threw back her head
and laughed merrily.
HAVE YOU HEARD About the Texas woman who was
so wealthy that when she had refuse invitation
party she sent egrets?
SWAN sONG-seems the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
Dr. Guillermo Sevlla- Sacasa, having Of drama
wanted white in his swimming pool for large
cepton he recently He member of his staff to
the Zoo to getting same many hour
the staff member returned with the report
difficult birds and refused to be capured-even
for the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps When the
questioned his assistant at length why he
brought them back his wife conversation
Lillian de seva she the wonderful sense Of hui
NOR then addressed her husband "Au right then why
don't you go down and try to capture the swans? All those
to whom she told the story had good laugh the mental
picture the Corps chasing such recalcitran
birds as swans swan before their eyes.
BRIGHT sAYING-A bright moppet was being ques-
toned about arithmetic She taken through addition
and subtraction, and finally her grandfather asked: IF
have five fingers and take away what will have? The
child answered promptly Blood"
WHO'S KEEPING THE STORE?-A reporter who called
the Protocol office of the State Department recently
bit abashed to find When she asked the Chief Pro-
tocol, she told he with Mr.. Macmillan; When
she asked for Mr. Clement Conger told with
the President of Ireland and when she Robert
Corrgan she told HE is out with King Hussen" All
which moved her to ask who is keeping house. there?"
DECORATIVE NOTES-Mrs. Peter FrelnghuySen has a
beautiful coffee table spread with sand decorated
sea shells both she and Mrs John Sherman Cooper
original DufyS with their brilliant blues pnks and green's
Mrs Cooper looked at the beautiful Felnghuysen
Gently Originally owned by Robert Todd Lncoln and
IRISH WIT-When Maureen Delaney, star of Irish
DRAMA was here recently, she sat in couch
where she the center of attention spotted
photographers who kept nching to her. Turning
guest she asked why and the guest replied that
ting next to Pere Mesta and that photographers
trying to get photo of them together Then Delaney
who had met Mrs Mesa before said take picture
of me with my lifelong friend"
AN ORIGINAL MISTAKE-A society writer, looking for
an ankleength dress to to party shopping
Connecticut Now there's dress I'd like to own
she said pointing to lovely bluegreen Medteanean-color
evening dress But can't have that Dress replied the
shop owner That's Nine. Alphands Balmain original"
WHO GAVE THE ORDER?-A Georgetown matron went
into drugstore recently and asked for prescription Did
the physician the patient the order? asked drug
gist THE physician replied the matron although the
patient is probably capable of having done -hes very
smart French poodle"