Evening star., 1961-06-19

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If we had planned the Cuban
invasion that way we would
be in Cuba now" said a guest
in speaking of the Paul Mel
Ions debut dance for Mrs.
Melons daughter, Eliza
Lloyd.
She was referring to the
infinite detail that had pro-
duced the Friday evening ball
on the Middleburg estate re-
ferred to variouSly as "the
most glamorous party I've
ever seen," "the most en-
chanting party you could
imagine" and the most sub
tle-the kind of subtlety that
evolves from understated per-
, fiction" Absolutely nothing
was overlooked.
Mrs. Kennedy may have
stayed only an hour and a
half, having first dined with
her husband. then joined
4 Kingman and Adele Astair
Douglas dinner party in time
for coffee, but at 5 am. when
the cocks began to crow on
the Virginia countryside the
dance floor was still crowded.
The invasion into Middle
burg drew flocks from out
OF town to see what enchant-
ment Bunny Mellon had
woven this time-the spe-
cially designed covered French
square with the floor in the
middle bordered by French
| type trees with interlocking
branches and surrounded by
mural-backed French "side-
walk cafes" French omelettes
cooked on the spot, Count
Basic alternating with Emil
Coleman to produce the jazz
beat and a fireworks display
that would have pleased Louis
XIV.
From New York came Anita
LooS, author of Gentlemen
Prefer Blonds," artist Rene
Bouche, actress Tillie Losch.
Broadway producer Joshua
Logan and his wife, designer
de Guinzberg, the Bill Paleys.
{ Anita Colby. Horace Kelland,
the Benjamin Kittridges and
the Larry Lowmans. who used
to live here, the Bill Ballards
and, from Boston, Charles
Francis Adams and Sunny
and Alex Forbes.
Former Secretary of State
and Mrs. Christian Herter
went down from here, and
C1A Director and Mrs. Allen
Dulles, Senator and Mrs.
John Sherman Cooper, Rob-
'ert Woods Bliss, Huntington
Cairns, Oatsey Letter, DR.. and
Mrs. LauriSton Hardin, Bob
and Mallie Wilson, the Ar
thur Krocks, and the Neill
PhillipSes and Lily Guest,
who gave dinners beforehand,
in their hunt country houses.
THE BIRDS IN THE
WOODLAND SETTING of
the Page Huftys' dance last
night for debutante daughter
Archie" were the touch that
added charm to the party
on their River road estate.
Beside their g. year old
modern stone house that
embraces the surrounding
woods through its glass walls,
three adjoining tents had
been erected to cover the
floor, orchestra and scattered
tables. Fabulous, real-look-
ing birds were perched on
boughs centering every table
and artiStically placed in the
softly lit trees that decorated
the floor and tents. They
we're indigo buntings. scarlet
tanagers, wood thrushes,
evening groSbeaks and olive
backed thrushes.
THE LIGHTED CANDLES
tied with white ribbon and
smilax on alternating pews
up the center aisle of beau
tiful st. Thomas Church
made the Saturday ceremony
uniting Lavinia Plumley and
James Lemon, jr., more
memorable. Mrs. Fletcher
Plumley also introduced an
innovation in wedding cakes
at her daughters wedding
reception at the Sulgrave
Club. Instead of multiple
tiers of cake which no one
ever finishes (and few people
take wedding cake home
these days., there we're
simply two big layers fancily