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Christmas dinner for the poor, to most American charities, is turkey army style, some nice wholesome oranges, and above all, no booze. From this proposition Chicago's Roman Catholic Little Brothers of the Poor dissent in every respect, except that the main dish must be traditional. Last week they started their dinner for 350 of the city's aged and indigent by serving hot rum punch. They embellished the meal itself with lobster salad, cake, and compote of fruit flambé, expertly cooked by the Little Brothers. They served French champagne, and the 117 dozen roses used...
...only drool at the accumulations of Egyptian sculpture, Louis XV and XVI furniture, Sevres porcelain, 16th century enamelware, and wall upon wall of Goyas, Rubenses, Watteaus and Fragonards. When Philippe and Pauline have tea, their dog Bicouille is sometimes served a snack off an aluminum dish placed upon a napkin spread over their expensive rugs. Says Pauline: "We are fortunate, of course, in that we can take ten or twelve servants when we travel, and thus can have things done the way we like them wherever...
...moment, she is starring in the London production of Jean Kerr's Mary, Mary, and, as another critic summarized the reaction of all, "the night belongs to Miss Smith-laconic and nervous, superb in comedy, touching in pathos, a gem of an actress, a dish...
...this sounds foolish enough, and probably would be, were it not for Simone Signoret's 100-proof performance as the kind of woman who gets into a man's blood. She drinks too much, gambles too much, talks too much. But she is a heady dish all the same. When the schoolteacher (winningly played by Alexandra Stewart) comes to dinner, the wife purrs: "Who shares your bed? I hope you're not still a virgin at 20." A few more remarks like that and her husband has had enough of her unpredictable bitchery. "What are you trying...
...same style, except that the Prescott St. room would be "brightened up considerably" and long tables would be replaced by smaller ones with more comfortable chairs. In addition, it may be possible to replace the round trays now used with "real plates," and a conveyor belt for dirty dishes would eliminate the present dish window and table...