Word: hostess
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...After dinner the wife of this particular Labor person went to her hostess and said that she was leaving, whereupon the lady of the house said : 'You must not think of going. There is to be a reception later on and many interesting people are coming...
...Coolidge gave her third garden party in a heavy rainstorm. The party was held indoors and on the porticos, and the garden was viewed from a distance. The story got about Washington that Edwin Markham, venerable author attending a White House garden fete, was approached by his handsome hostess who, recognizing him, exclaimed: "How do you do, Mr. Markham? It was so good of you to come." He eyed her appraisingly and asked: "Well, young lady...
...pick the stars. Miss Middleton and Mr. Gilbert of course held the centre of interest, the former making an exceptionally good flapper. Miss Mason as Betty, the older sister, also made a very good impression, while Mr. Gordon and Miss Roach showed themselves very competent as host and hostess. Downstaris, Mr. Ramley and Mr. Chase furnished the most interest. For the Boston Stock Company as a whole, we can only say this week will be remembered as one of the most successful in their treatment of the lighter type of play...
...Angeles, early in the month, Mrs. Albert Sherman Hoyt was hostess at a Dutch luncheon to celebrate the completion of the $100,000 fund for the women's dormitory at the University of Southern California. The price was $200 a plate. Many fine ladies came, some from Pasadena. The visiting orator was President Aurelia Reinhardt, of Mills College, Oakland. She spoke in praise of three benevolent women, deceased-Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Jane Lathrop Stanford, Susan Lincoln Mills. Said she: "Mrs. Hearst built the first women's building west of the Mississippi, and the women's building...
...Cabinet. Premier Macdonald, Miss Ishbel Macdonald, hostess of No. 10 Downing Street, John R. Clynes, Lord Privy Seal, and Mrs. Clynes attended a dinner given by the Earl of Granard, King's Master of the Horse, and the Countess of Granard, nee Beatrice Ogden Mills of New York, at which the King and Queen were present. Ramsay sat at the Queen's left hand...