Evening star., 1961-05-22

about parties:
The Paul MELONS beautiful
debut ball for her daughter
Eliza Lloyd, to take place on
the 18th. The New York
ball at which Igor CaSsini'S
wife wore an evening gown
identical to the one Mrs.
John Kennedy wore the next
night in Canada, designed by
=Igor's brother Oleg. The
Democratic dinner this COM
ing Saturday night that will
offer Comedian Jerry Lewis
and 100 prizes each valued
at more than $50. to be in
simultaneously dispense
without any calling Of num-
bers. The Republican
dinner on the first that
caused a group of women to
drive to Gettysburg this
morning to talk it over with
F. Mrs. Eisenhower. And
the Heart Ball last Friday
. night at the Pan American
, Union that was a sensation
ally good subscription party.
= y
THE MELONS PARTY,
to be given at their lovely Oak
Spring estate in Upperville,
Va. has started a rash OF
+, intriguing rumors because
J this couple, who shy from all
publicity, gave such a superb
party for Kathy Mellon when
she made her debut.
Eliza Lloyd, Bunny Melons
!. daughter by her first mar
. riage. was graduated from
, Foxcroft last year and has
spent the past winter study
5 ing in Paris.
She will make her bow at
=, what Mrs. Mellon calls "a
country dance" but it will
5 be charm from beginning to
( end.
. 1t will. in fact, be some
thing Of a "24-hour carnival"
with a village Of blue and
green tents erected on the
place to take care Of all the
young men coming down for
it. The girls will stay with
Hunt Country friends Of the
MELONS.
A big tent will be erected
in the garden over the setting
Of the dance which will have
the feeling Of a French town
square, designed by Mrs. Mel
lon and executed by Oak
Spring employees.
Emil Coleman and possibly
another orchestra will provide
the dance music for the gay
to-do, which will be followed
the next day by a windup
buffet luncheon.
The party will draw from
all age groups, the debutante
set, the post debutante set.
the young married group
which includes. the former
Katharine Mellon and Jack
Warner-the over-35 mar
rieds and contemporaries o
the hosts, plus a few of their
seniors. This mixture. Of
course, is what makes a good
party.
Since the debutante set, in
particular, will be coming
from various points in the
East. invitations thoughtfully
provide for recipients to
check as to whether they al
ready have a dinner party,
and If they would like to
spend the night.
Whatever the a nge-
ments, the ball will be per-
fection. Said a friend Of Mrs.
MELONS, There's nothing Of
hers you would ever want to
change or touch. She has
the best taste Of anybody in
the world-in her house. in
her garden, in her clothes. in
her pictures. I don't know
why Jackie Kennedy Just
didn't call up Bunny and say,
Decorate the White House.
I don't think she needs a
committee. AS for gardens, a
Landscape architect says
there's simply no professional
as good"
1T WAS AT THE J. o. B.
BALL (Just One Break in
New York last Tuesday that
Mrs. Igor Cassini was photo
graphed in the same model
long, narrow evening dress
with a wide band Of beads,
,brilliants and fringe at the
high neckline and around the
hem which the First Lady
wore the first night Of her
Ottawa visit. Women'S
Wear Daily carried the pic
'ture with a caption that read:
,"Guess Who?" The question.
no doubt, was referring to the
designer. Mrs. Kennedy's
dress, White House press
personnel announced, was de-
signed by Oleg Cassini. e.
The question is: Did he de-
sign his sister-in-law's dress
too? Obviously the fashion
world expects no copies Of
Mrs. Kennedy's dresses to be
turned out by the same
couturier.
4 4
THE DOOR PRIZES for
the $100-a-plate Democratic
birthday dinner for President
Kennedy will make it one of