Word: hostessing
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DIED. JOAN BRADEN, 77, former State Department official and frequent hostess to Washington's political heavyweights for more than three decades; of a heart attack; in Alexandria, Va. Braden inspired the character of the matriarch in the '70s ABC series Eight Is Enough, a show based on husband Tom Braden's book about their family...
Some in her own party call Beth Dozoretz, the Democrats' chief fund raiser, an arriviste, "wily and calculating," in the words of a colleague. There's the zealous way she plays hostess: soon after moving to Washington in 1994, she began holding frequent fund raisers at her posh Georgetown apartment, causing some to dub her a Pamela Harriman wannabe. There's the palatial home hopping: in 1996 she and her husband bought Senator John Warner's former home for more than $2 million, then sold it before moving in so they could snag Michael and Arianna Huffington's digs...
...knew our mothers didn't have great lives. My mother had lots of energy and ability. She was a brilliant bridge and mah-jongg player, a good golfer and hostess, head of the women's division of the community chest, etc. But I didn't want to be like my mother. Women in my generation had to be self-made. We were the first women to move into careers and autonomy. The energy released by the move to women's equality was stronger than that released by the H-bomb...
...Alicia and her brother and sister made a special dinner in the cellar. They set up a table and had candlelight, and they ordered pizza. Alicia made me get dressed up but didn't tell what for. It was a surprise--it was a really big deal. We had Hostess Cup Cakes for dessert... or Devil Dogs or maybe it was Twinkies. Anyway, they made me gifts--sticks. I got three different painted sticks from my kids. They were even wrapped up in yarn. I used to like it when they made me gifts. If I could have that again...
...hostess handed her a timer with a name on it, telling us it would be about 15 minutes. We sat down and Emily shook the timer. Then she laughed. It said, "Elimy." You see my point...