Word: hostessing
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Cinemactress Ona Munson, player of aging hospitable shady ladies ("Belle Watling," "Mother Gin Sling"), was chosen by the Chamber of Commerce as Hollywood's official hostess...
...from the fact that Isolationists Eggleston, Feagin and Stewart (of Scribner's Commentator and The Herald] were entertained at a, big picnic on the Maytag estate. But no Maytag was present, the Maytag house was closed, and no Maytag was aware of the political views of the guests. Hostess was a Mrs. Vickers, widow of a Lake Geneva dentist...
...trade for her entertainers. "With his thumb in the soup and his tongue in his cheek, Jeeves does indeed keep the evening on its feet and jumping." What Jeeves does is entirely up to him, and once the party has begun no one knows, least of all the hostess, what's in store. "All I have to do is raise hell in a subtle sort of way," he modestly explains...
...First Lady rode with the Duchess from her office (she is an Assistant Director of Civilian Defense) to the White House. But the hostess did not stay for lunch. After a brief chat, she flew off to lecture in Chicago. Wrote Eleanor Roosevelt in her column next day, in her best well-bred manner: "The Duchess seemed interested in our defense setup...
...soup technique, though. That's toe coarse. My main strategy is to concentrate on individuals. That works best at small gatherings, where there isn't too much liquor being served and nobody is drunk. Then I can work up a beautiful tension between the guests and the hostess. They fell terribly sorry and embarrassed at my antics, because they imagine I'm ruining the whole evening...