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...turned cold. Among the first to accept the invitation was Dr. Clilan B. Powell, a New York physician and publisher (Amsterdam News), born and raised in Newport News and only recently returned from the independence ceremonies in Ghana (TIME, March 18), where he was entertained by, among others, the Duchess of Kent. In rechecking the list a chamber official discovered that Dr. Powell is a Negro...
...fair return for the lavish displays of foods, fireworks and fineries laid out in her honor at every turn, Elizabeth dazzled her hosts with her own rarest jewels, including an emerald tiara intertwined with diamonds formerly owned by the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, wife of the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, and the famed 26-carat pink diamond from the mines of Tanganyika that was a wedding gift to Elizabeth. Beneath her glittering tiaras, the Queen's smile was invariably radiant. But perhaps the diplomatic device by which Elizabeth most thoroughly endeared herself to the exquisitely gowned ladies...
...found dancing skill of Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of the new British Commonwealth country of Ghana (TIME, March 18), was fully explained by Lucille Armstrong, wife of Trumpeter Louis ("Satchmo") Armstrong. "Two weeks before Nkrumah danced with the Duchess of Kent, he couldn't do a step," said she. "He was worried about the inaugural ball and implored me to teach him to dance. So I tried him with a quick step first-Blueberry Hill. Each evening after dinner in his private sitting room we practiced for an hour with music played on records. Well, man, 48 hours before...
Died. Princess Helen of Greece, 75, formerly Grand Duchess Helen of Russia, granddaughter of Czar Alexander II (1818-81), mother of Britain's Duchess of Kent and widow of Prince Nicholas, third son of King George I of Greece; of a heart ailment; in Athens...
...Said one dreamy rationalizer: "I can see it all. Let's say Frank Butler is really a Hungarian cavalry officer who had to leave his country-some disgraceful duel over an actress. Annie is really the daughter of a millionaire Chicago meat packer. Call the whole thing The Duchess of Chicago and we'll feel right at home again...