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Whitefish & Milk. Alighting at the Palace of Westminster, the King went into his robing room in the House of Lords, put on his crown and his ermine-trimmed, purple velvet robes; the Queen hooked the broad blue ribbon of the Garter over her white crinoline dress. Entering the chamber, they were preceded by heralds and court functionaries whose stiff tabards made them look like kings and jacks in a pack of cards. In all this splendor, stubby Herbert Morrison, in his black cutaway, stood out like the ace of spades. But Commoner Morrison, present in his capacity as Lord President...
...volley, wear velvet socks . . . The good-looking young athlete, perfectly dressed, is made to feel a fool if his bad shot is returned by a man who looks as if he has never been on a tennis court before...
...Velvet Touch (RKO Radio) opens with a furious quarrel. A Broadway actress (Rosalind Russell), famous as a drawing-room-comedienne, wants to move on to roles like Hedda Gabler and to move out on her producer and ex-lover (Leon Ames). He tells her contemptuously that he made her what she is, that she couldn't play Hedda for peanuts, and that if she leaves him he will publicize her Past. At this point Rosalind crowns the rotter with a statuette...
...little. Society Photographer Hal Phyfe, a fastidious gourmet and a dear friend of Betty's, fluttered anxiously in the background lest photographers take unseemly shots. Two guests, both past their prime, met in the ladies' lounge. One wore a vast feathered hat, the other a bonnet and velvet chin strap. Said Feathers to Bonnet: "What kind of get-up is that, you silly old turkey?" Retorted Bonnet: "Go roll your wheel chair...
...minute chat with the new President of Israel, aging Dr. Chaim Weizmann (see FOREIGN NEWS), who presented him with a Torah covered in blue velvet. Confided Harry Truman: "I always wanted...