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Died. Maud Potter de Reuter Bennett, 80, Philadelphia-born arbitress of continental elegance; in Paris. She was hostess for and later wife of James Gordon Bennett Jr. in his Paris home, Versailles lodge, Beaulieu villa and on his yacht Lysistrata, journalistic aide to the absolute monarch of the New York Herald, whose feats and beats (most famed: Stanley's "discovery" of Livingstone) made journalistic history...
...Social Arbitress Emily Post informed OWI of her decision that it was all right for women war workers to go ahead and thumb rides to work. But she insisted that good taste imposes certain rules. One's identification badge is to be raised aloft instead of a thumb; only cars with B or C ration stickers should be hailed; between girl and driver "conversation is not necessary. If they must talk, they should stick to impersonal subjects." And Miss Post emphasized: "If the driver is not going in her direction, he does not stop...
...succession of satirical sketches Authoress Brokaw parades a long line of gilded caricatures: Social Arbitress Mrs. Townley, her chief rival Mrs. Topping, climbing Mrs. Crumb, many another socialite host & parasite. All of them dislike one another, exert themselves to the utmost to do one another down. Though Stuffed Shirts is not a continued story, the same stuffed shirts reappear from time to time, and if you are curious about their relationship a genealogical table at the end will make all clear. If you are a constant reader of the society page you may have some fun adventuring among Authoress Brokaw...
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