Evening star., 1962-01-21
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Jacqueine Kennedys First Year Score

less than 3oecond look you and the Chief Executive
all evening"
In this connection the Jacquelne Kennedy innovations
have been stpendouS Members Of Congress ecstac
when they discovered at the white tie reception in their
honor that they did not have to stand in line at ALL
of the customary hour The President and his wife
moved among all their guests every and behaved
like normal hosts at normal party At every type of
party the have been varied and improved
"S) Capital society would like to see you give some
dances in the White House Give them for yourselves
or for other members of the family give because
that's been the tradition there society longs to sec
1000 Pennsylvania gsen with spirit and life"
The Kennedys have given two private dinner dances
both for Mrs. Kennedys sister, Princess Radzw both
Kennedys took part in the dancing at the congressional
reception so that it, too took on ballroom gaety.
800 Some people think it would be wonderful too
there were childrens parties in your future domce
not just for children for and Boy Scouts
or honor students for the kids in local orphanages
The President and his wife gave reception on the
White House lawn last May foreign students in the
Washington area, and Mrs Kennedy planned the first of
her children in August when child musicians
from the Transyvania Camp played for District
crippled children to 13 The First Lady was in
Hyannsport but serving host in her absence
other than the President of the United States She
will give concert for Embassy 49, at the
White House, on February Z.
900 People who do welfare work long for the First
Lady to personally visit and take such places
as the Receiving Home for Children and the Family and
Child Services Center. Sometimes the wives
of visiting chiefs of state Of hospitals Red Cross
facilities ETC., than their hostess" s.@
Mrs Kennedy visited 200 little patients at Childrens
Hospital in December and took everyone of them a
Christmas gift.
"OD And people here even full of ideas too on
how you can improve White House dinners The lights they
too bright-the flowers abundant see over
under or around People who dine the White
scared to death anyhow and when they fenced in by
floral hedge unable to communicate with more than two
people, the situation becomes stiffer than the
fronts"
Mrs Kennedy has decorated her state dinner tables
with few and low bouquets anyone around in the
room with ease She has depended candeght
less on electric light to provide mellow glow in the newly
painted dining She has restored the customary
ing OF hosts by sitting opposite her husband the
dinner table President and Mrs Eisenhower sat side by
with no one opposite them they could command
the whole Mrs Kennedy has also desegregated the
sexes after dinner and in destarched all logscs
of getting guests from to another.
"Q2) And finally they say make the White House a
showcase for the best in food and fashions well citizens
and culture Your clothes boost American
designers but you'll probably get salary raise for
the head of cuisine Previous White have
said they couldn't afford to stay at the White
cause the salary too low The American people
the top residence in the Nation top quality every
thing"
Mrs. Kennedy has not only given American clothes
boost but she has had profound effect fashion
that has influenced abroad White
House cuisine enough the President dipped his
own personal income to hire fine chef the
restaurant" in town is 1000 Pennsylvania ave-
AS for making the White showcase of our cul-
tre the First Lady has made such strides she will
out series of booklets describing the fine furnishings con-
tanned in our most historic residence.
Yes. there is no doubt that Jacquelne Kennedy has
kept her promise tried hard and rolled quite
since that cold day when she watched Americas
youngest President take his oath of office