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...there was no tortoise-paced reception line; as Jackie, whose idea it was, explained: "If there was a receiving line, it would not be over until 3 in the morning." Instead of roped-off rooms, guests found open doors, were free to inspect Jackie's tasteful changes in decor on the lower floors. Only the Kennedy's private quarters were off limits...
...They've done this place over neatly," I heard one of Cambridge's older generation remark behind me at the Radcliffe Choral Society concert last night. "Times do change." Paine Hall's interior decor has indeed changed with the times, but the character of the groups that have sung in it has swerved little from the standard of taste and precision established 50 years ago. Tone quality and balance vary from year to year, but the singing groups are always `neat" and last night the Choral Society demonstrated this quality again, while ranging from Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to Kodaly...
Jackie provides decor and more, sometimes delivers graceful little speeches to ethnic groups in whispery French, Spanish or Italian. Her retentive mind vacuums odd details from the newspapers and matches them with her own inside information...
Indeed, many movie-goers could enjoy the film while ignoring both dialogue and subtitles, for the costumes and decor were, in themselves, a treat for the eye. I cannot say how faithful they were to the period, but it doesn't matter; the multi-colored uniforms of the dragoons, the lively dresses worn by the bevies of pretty girls, and the luxurious furniture made a very impressive spectacle...
...Hollywood wives. The bash was wet, gaudy and bawdy, although there were a few touches straight out of the Ottawa Hills, Ohio, High School Junior prom-such as pink and blue balloons, some personally blown up by the wives, which further confused the week-end-on-Venus decor of Hollywood's Moulin Rouge. Costume dress was optional, but most of the folks came in their work clothes-Gary Cooper in Stetson and Levi's, Barbara Rush in a remake of one of Mae West's old negligees...