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...exhibit was staged at the Wildenstein Galleries by New York City's Quaker Emergency Service (local and foreign relief). The artists had been rounded up by the famed Paris dressmaker in absentia, Mme. Elsa Schiaparelli, and consisted largely of well-known European expatriates...
...three: Philadelphia Bulletin (circ. 662,634), Hearst's New York Journal-American (circ. 641,194), Chicago Herald-American (circ. 471,886). *First "Notebook" in the News was a blast at civilian complacency as illustrated by Elsa Maxwell's Hollywood "Victory Party," pictured in LIFE. Excerpts: "Youthful Judy Garland had everyone in tears when she sang The Last Time I Saw Paris. Of course, Judy has never actually seen Paris, but after a few cocktails, what the hell. . . . Yes, Elsa, it must have been a wonderful party. I am sure you thought it was just too, too divine...
...When Elsa Maxwell advised Hollywood that a "black tie" was the only suitable way to celebrate the freeing of Paris, the ice broke. Last week, after three winters of wartime underdressing, U.S. partygoers were back in evening clothes. In Manhattan, Broadway first-nighters showed up in dinner jackets and long dresses. Fifth Avenue seethed: Adrian's plaid taffeta with a bustle back was the sensation of Bonwit Teller's fashion show titled "I'm Dressing for my Darling"; Saks offered a beaded wool evening cloak ($139); the Tailored Woman recommended a shower of ostrich plumes on violet...
...Elsa Maxwell fluttered Hollywood last week with a party celebrating French liberation. She had sent out the invitations in early August, while the Allies were still in Normandy. Said she: "I just had a hunch-anyway, France is very close to my heart. Some of my best parties were given there." Among the entertainers: Pianist Artur Rubinstein, Ballerina Alicia Markova, Funnyman Danny Kaye, Songstress Judy Garland. Cinemactor Charles Boyer (reciting La Marseillaise), Elsa herself (playing the Star-Spangled Banner). Among the guests: blue-haired Internationalist Lady Mendl, red-haired Greer Garson, black-haired Authoress Anita Loos, cigar-ash-grey-color...
...boat to Paris. In San Francisco, Department Storekeeper Paul Verdier closed his doors and broke out champagne for his 600 employes. In Hollywood, husky-voiced Tallulah Bankhead, who had vowed not to take a drink until complete Allied victory, was rumored to have fallen off the wagon at an Elsa Maxwell Paris celebration party...