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Gwendolyn Cafritz, Washington's No. 1 hostess since Perle Mesta turned diplomat, tried her hand at writing a guest column for the New York Daily News: "All of us in Washington, surrounded by so many clever people, are consciously patriotic . . . If you go to those much maligned cocktail parties, a typical day might include four between 6 and 8 p.m. They are not exactly mischief and fun, but good conversation and partisan information on the topic of the day . . . the excellence of the Kress collection, or the intellectual brilliance of the Secretary of State. As you go from...
Back from Europe, the Democratic National Committee's India Edwards brought glowing reports of U.S. ladies abroad: Ambassador to Denmark Eugenie Anderson "is loved by everybody." Minister to Luxembourg Perle Mesta "is the darling of Luxembourg; people just adore her." Margaret Truman did "a great job, making friends for the whole U.S.," and Mrs. John McCloy, wife of the U.S. High Commissioner, "sees every German who wants...
Between planes in Dallas, Madame Minister Perle Mesta gave reporters some inside political dope: General Eisenhower, she said, is not going to run for President. "That is a carefully prepared answer," she assured the newsmen, "only I haven't been able to use it till now because nobody asked me the question...
Irving Berlin's newest offering Call Me Madam, features noisy Ethel Merman in an apparent take-off on Perle Mesta, current ambassador to Luxembourg. Berlin's score has been effectively combined with a Lindsay and Crouse book to make one of the top musicals of this, or any other, season. (Imperial...
Luxembourg: Music. Luxembourg, Ike's next stop, was a pleasant interlude. Ike greeted an oldtime Washington friend, Party-Giver Perle Mesta, now U.S. Minister to Luxembourg: "What are you doing out here in this cold, Perlie?" At his ninth NATO capital in 13 days, Ike was pale and tired; he put off an appointment with Premier Pierre Dupong, took a nap after lunch, instead. Constellation crew members reported that the general constantly pored over documents during flights. "He doesn't even take time out to look out the window unless we point something out to him," an officer...