Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1938 — Page 7

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Brenda Frazier and

Niece of

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Make Society Bows

He New York Glamour Girl

Spends $75,000 For Party.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (U. P)— = Brenas Diana Duff Frazier, the

«= richest, prettiest and most publicized

- debutente of the year, “came out” to == society in the Grand Ballroom Suite =; of the Ritz Carlton Hotel early today at a party which cost $75,000 -- and didn’t start until after midnight. - A thousand guests paraded some “three million dollars worth of

“* orchids, ermine and diamonds up|

“the festooned stairs, at the top of - which was one of four bars. The fourth, incidentally, dispensed hangover cures, a concoctfon of milk and Coca Cola. (the Coca Cola must be ‘squirted into the milk) designed by “MM. Adolphe Jeantet, the Ritz’s banquet director. ‘The No. 1 glamour girl of 1938 stood in the receiving line beside her

= mother, Mrs. Frederic Watriss, who

= has battled through several courts to preserve the eight million dollar - estate inherited by Miss Frazier - from her paternal grandmother, “# Clara Duff Frazier, who died in 1926. In a gown of white duchess satin trimmed in ostrich feathers, Miss “ Frazier greeted the guests to whom -‘her- face and lithe figure had been a familiar sight in night clubs and on newspaper and magazine pages for months. Her mother wore a black dress trimmed in sequins, a --tiara, three strands of pearls and --orchids.

Two Orchestras Play

(Guests had the run of the ballroom, the Oval Room, Palm Court and the large foyer, all decorated - with gilded lilies, moonlight mirrors, cellophane leaves, gold vinings. They danced to two orchestras, Emil Cole-

¢ man’s -in the main ballroom; Alex- & ander Haas’ red-coated Hungarians

“:in the Oval Room. . All the bars ex-

= cept the hangover retreat special‘2 jzed.in champagne, which was avail“=iable in the ratio of two bottles for gqeach three guests, with a resefve

supply in the basement. The supper’ menu included such simple items as bean soup: and breast of chicken. Breakfast was Serve: at “4 a.m. ‘There had been 1500 invitations,

¥ ~and many on the list were of the re- “~.< ‘tiring, highest social order, f seldom can be lured into public even

who

~on an occasion such as this—the & iggest debut in years. In Juxuricus display and social ank of ifs guests, Miss Frazier's arty exceeded any in years. There were 500 stags and debutantes in“vited, three stags for every two de“butantes, and more than 300 maried couples.

Gets Fortune in Three Years : The object of their attention has - just reached 18. She is slim, dark, ivacious. She weighs 116, wears size 12 dresses, is '5. feet 6 inches tall

# flies an airplafie, smokes cigarets

= constantly, but drinks nothing that

is alcoholic.: Her paternal grandfather, Frank made the family

: wife, Miss Frazier’s grandmother. She in turn bequeathed it to the girl, but named Frank Duff Frazier, the girl's father, as trustee. In 1926, Miss Frazier’s father and mother were divorced. Until his death, in 1934, the father disputed with the mother the right to Brenda's custody. In his will he left the estate to the girl but on provision ‘that she live apart from her mother. Unless she did, she was to get only $1800 a year and was to forfeit her right to the estate. The mother had this provision stricken out and herself appointed as the daughter's guardian. Last January, Surrogate Court allowed. Miss Frazier $36,000 for her support up to Nov. 30, and altogevher she is reported to have $200,000 in the bank from accumulated a/lowances, in addition to being heiress to the eight-million estate. ‘The coming-out party, therefore, left her with a considerable bank balance. She gets her fortune when she reaches 21.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Macomber, Chicago, are the holiday guests of Nirs. Macomber’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Olive, 6497 Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Macomber will return home after New Year's.

Joseph L. Roberts, Memphis, Tenn. is spending the holidays with his mother, Mrs. A. L. Hendricks, 2122 Park Ave. Other guests at the Flendricks home are Mrs. L. C. Osborne and her daughter, Mary, Harrisburg, Ill.

The Rev. and Mrs. Richard M. Millard and family will be at home from 3 to 9 p. m. Sunday at 2157 Fark Ave. to members and friends of the Broadway Methodist Church,

Mr. and Mrs. Dell Sharbutt, New York, have announced the birth of a baby daughter, Meri Dell. Mrs. Sharbutt was Miss Mary Balsley, daughter of Mrs. Nancy M. Balsley, Indianapolis, before her marriage.

Proper Routine Makes For Good Bed-Making

T -r that smooth look, and for the utmost comfort, beds should be made according -ta a definite routine. Wrinkles must be kept out of every corner, so bezin by placing the pad smoothly over the mattress. The hottom sheet should be placed with the center crease exactly in the midclle of the bed and must be tucked in well at the top asd sides, with corners folded flat and smooth. The top sheet shquld be laid wrong side up with the large hem at the top, gnd should be tucked in well at the kottom, Lay each blanket or cover evenly on the bed so that both sides can ke pulled tightly and neatly. The rem of the top sheet is then turned] tack over the blanket for a neat fnish to the covers. Fluff up the feathers of the pillows and shape. them to the desired forms. Lastly, over the bed with a spread, and A ins ge that ihe design 1s

White House Has First Debut Since 1910; Hundreds Attend.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (U. P.).— Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's brother, Hall Roosevelt, of Dedham, Mass., was presented to society last night— the first’ debut at the White House in 28 years. The last debutante presented there was Helen Taft, daughter of the late President and Mrs. William Howard Taft. Her party, an afternoon tea, was held in 1910. Miss Roosevelt's debut was made at a ball in the White House East Room. The reception was preceded by a small dinner in the State dining room attended by intimate friends and. members of the Roosevelt family.

Receive in East Room

‘Guests for the reception ‘and ball were received in the East Room by Mrs, Roosevelt, her brother, and the debutante. Nearby, the President's 84-year-old mother, Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, also received the hundreds of young guests. The President, himself, did not join in the dance festivities. He retired to his study on the second floor after acting as host at the dinner’ party preceding the dance. Last evening's party was planned for the hundreds of young people who came from Boston, New York and Philadelphia and including young members of official families. Entertainment was typical of the many other Roosevelt parties held in the past for young members of the President's family. High spot of the evening probably was when Hall Roosevelt and his daughter led the dancing of the Virginia Reel, the favorite dance of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. They also danced the Eleanor Glide, a dance devised by Mayris Chaney, dancer-friend of Mrs. Roosevelt; and named for the First Lady.

Wallace Daughter Attends

Among young members of the President’s official family attending were Miss Jean Wallace, debutante daughter of Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, and the two sons, Henry and Robert, of Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. The East Room had Christmas decorations. Outside the main entrance were four trees decorated with many-colored lights. Miss Roosevelt wore a gown of white organdy and carried an oldfashioned bouquet. The dress was made with a very wide hoop skirt, adorned with ruffles. Mrs. Roosevelt chose a red chiffon dress, embellished with beads. The President’s mother wore what she described as “my usual—a longtailed black satin.”

Athletic Club Dance Winds Up Penn Play Night

(Another Story, Page 11).

Following the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig Club’s presentation of “All Around the Town” last night at the Murat, most of the capacity audience reassembled at the Indianapolis Athletic Club to dance and hear an extra bit of harmonizing by the cast of the tuneful revue. : The tireless Wiggers repeated “¥a’ Got| Me,” “When I'm a-Dreaming” and “There's No Place Like Your Arms” from the current extravaganza and followed with “Gypsy in My Soul” and “I Live the Life I Love” from last year’s “Fifty-Fifty.”

Occupy Two Floors

The tables for the supper-dance on the third and fourth floors of the Athletic Club were ablaze with lighted tapers in the Penn colors, red and blue. Seated with J. Perry Meek, local Penn alumni president,

and Mrs. Meek were Messrs. and

Mesdames Howard J. Lacy II, Russell Ayres, Alfred W. Noling, Joseph J. Cole, Len Bailey of Columbus, O., Miss Audrey Pugh and Henry Drake. Mrs. Meek wore a silver lame jacket over her chartreuse moire gown and a coronet of crystal beads. in her hair. Mrs. William C. Griffith, dance committee chairman, wore black lace with a pair of diamond clips at the V neck and a corsage of brown orchids. Mrs. Conrad Ruckelshaus, who had been hostess at a tea-dance for the cast yesterday afternoon, was gowned in rose slipper satin with puffed sleeves extending below the dropped shoulders. She wore three matching satin bows in her hair. - Mrs. Bowman Elder, cochairman of general arrangements for the party, wore a princess style black velvet gown with shirring at the waist.

Attractive Gowns

Fiesta plaid chiffon with smocking at the top of the skirt and on the narrow shoulders fashioned Mrs. Charles R. Weiss’ gown. Mrs. Thomas Ruckelshaus wore white tulle with slim bodice and enormous skirt with gold sequins’ motifs and gold belt. Accordion pleated scarlet crepe accented by a gold belt ‘was Mrs. Maurice T. Harrell’'s choice. She wore carnations in her hair. Mrs. Irving M. Fauvre's black taffeta gown was fashioned with fitted bodice and full ‘skirt with narrow green satin stripes. All were members of the dance committee. Mrs. Norman Metzger, chairman of the invitations committee, . was lovely in black chiffon with deep V neck and jewel encrusted gold girdle. Miss Josephine Mayer, a member of the debutante committee of assistants, wore a pink bolero embroidered in silver over her deep purple crepe gown and an,orchid in her hair. Miss Barbara Stafford, also on the debutante committee, wore an orchid corsage with her greygreen slipper satin gown with fitted bodice and full skirt. Miss Prudence Brown wore a large green grosgrain bow in her hair with her black velvet dinner ler gown. :

Syrian Party dg,

Dale Darro and his orchestra will play for dancing at the New Year's Eve celebration of the Syrian Lebanon American Brotherhood

Saturday evening at the S. A. B.

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more than effective. Gold clips instead of the standby buttons add a“ novel and pleasing note. blouse and sleeves are tucked all over.

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Prenuptial activities continue to datebooks of friends and relatives o

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Two Bridal Dinners Planned: Showers to Honor Peggy Kiefer

be important social events in the f Indianapolis brides-to-be. Bridal

dinners have been nlanned by parents of two young women and one girl will leave today for her wedding at Los Angeles. Mrs. Charles Crawford will entertain at a bridal dinner tonight at lumbia Club for her gsughten Jane, and her

fiance, Robert Bruce Ellsworth, son®: of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ellsworth, after the rehearsal for their wedding tomorrow. Appointments and table decorations will be carried out in the bride-to-be’s chosen colors of pink Guests will include the engaged couple, Mr, and Mrs. James M. Crawford, Detroit; Misses Jane Rottger, Anne Holmes, Rosemary Tulley and Dorothy Ball; Messrs. Richard Davis, J. Wesley Spalding, Rochester, N. Y.,, and James H. Schumaker, : # ne Miss Lois Bell and Miss Dorothy Viewegh will entertain at a miscellaneous shower and party next Tuesday for Miss Peggy Kiefer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Kiefer, whose marriage to Albert Storer Mendenhall, son of Mrs. A. M. Mendenhall, will be Jan. 14. Miss Mildred Viewegh will be hostess at a breakfast in honor of the bride-to-be on Thursday, Jan. 8. ” ” ” . Miss Dorothy Jane Kiefer, whose marriage to John Edward Combs will be Jan. 5, has chosen her sister, Miss Marie Kiefer, as the attendant for her wedding, Carl Kiefer, her brother, will be best man. The bride-to-be was guest of honor. recently at a miscellaneous shower given at the Kiefer home, 1106 Pleasant St., by her sisters, Miss Marie, and Mrs. Helmut Brandmaier. Guests included Misses Frances Filcer, Irene Cobb, Kathryn Cobb, Wilma Yaeger, Ethel Getross, Marjorie Mitten, Rose Boland, Elsie Aspberger, Lillie Padersplll, Ruby Thorn- | berg, Mesdames P. Moschenross, Joe Singleton, a Becker, Rose Kessler, Nell Duncan, Frank Widner, Frances Brandmaier, C. J. Kiefer, ,Cash Helms and William Ott. ” n u Mr. and Mrs. RB. S. Ferguson, 5405 Guilford Ave., will entertain at a bridal buffet supper Friday evening, Dec. 30, following the rehearsal for the wedding of their daughter, Jane, to Robert Paul Faris on Saturday. Tables will be decorated in the bridal colors of green and gold. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Marion Mareane, parents of the bride-groom-to-be¢; Miss Betty Mareane, a bridesmaid; the Fev. and Mrs. S. B Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry McNeely, George Mitchell, Marshall, Ill, best man; Ronald Faris, William Garten, - Basil Petry, Edwin Howard and Winford Fox, ‘ushers; ‘Mrs. Edwin Howard, Miss Margaret Nelson, Anderson, and Miss Marguerite Imle, Marshall.

” td ” ; Miss Fairy Crystal Hendricks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hendricks, 2122 Park Ave., will leave this afternoon for Los Angeles; where she will marry Frederick J. Berst, son of Mrs. Anna Barbara Berst, Los Angeles, ‘some time next month. Before her marriage, she will be the guest of her cousin, Joseph Hooser, and Mrs. Hooser. Following their marriage, the souple will live afi 8852 Pickford St., Angeles.

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dresses. The bra-top gives added uplift and restraint. It has darts, you. see; to insure correct fit. - Make yourself a whole wardrobe of slips like this—light and dark, in satin, crepe or taffeta. Pattern 8334 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52. Size 38 requires 3 yards of 39-inch material; 1 yard ribbon for straps. The new Fall and Winter Pattern Book, 32 pages of attractive designs Los | tor every: size and every occasion, now is ready. Photographs show dresses made from. these patterns ‘being worn, a feature you will enjoy. Let the charming designs in this new book help you in your sewing. One pattern and the new Fall and Winter Pattern Book—25 cents. Pattern or book alone—15 cents. To obtain a pattern and step-by-step sewing instructions inclose 15 cents in ¢oin. together with the above pattern number and your size, your name and address and mail to

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Friends Win; First Lady Alters Hair

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (U, P.).—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has given up that modified high hair-do that brought so many protests from her friends. The curl-rolls right in the middle of her forehead and over her ears have disappeared. Instead, her hair is now parted on the right side, with soft waves back over her ears, somewhat flufier than her hair-do of last winter. The back hair is drawn into a soft |, small knot at the nape of her “neck.

Phi Mu ‘Alumnae Hold Tea ‘Today

Members of Indianapolis alumnae association of Phi Mu Sorority will fete actives and pledges at a Christ= mas tea from 3 until 5 o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mrs. George Burkert Jr., 2942 Broadway. Mrs. H: D. Eberhart, Mrs. George

lard will receive guests.. Mrs. L. H. Turnock will preside at the tea table. Assisting will be Mrs.” C.| Kiefer Ober and Mrs, William Ramsey. *

Eat, Rest Right, Thin Are Told

By ALICIA HART

It isn’t exactly easy, of course, but it is true that unless there is

her, eny painfully thin woman ‘can gain a few pounds. A great deal of rest and sleep, a carefully planned diet and the right kind of exercise are the answer. If you are determined to take on some weight and so attain a perfectly proportioned, well-rounded

| figure, first of all make an appoint-

ment with your family doctor and have a thorough physical examina-

his advice. You ought to plan to sleep between eight and nine (the nearer nine the better) hours every night and, if possible, rest for ‘twenty minutes or half an hour sometime during the afterngon. . You should do a few stretching and limbering exercises every morning and take a long walk at least twice a week. This way, you'll be sure that the flesh you hope to acquire. will be solid and that the skin over it will have what the beauty salon experts are pleased . to call “tone.” Now plan to eat oftener—less at a time, naturally, but oftener. * For breakfast, have a slice of toast and some cereal with half milk, half cream, as .well as the fruit. and coffee you have been eating. This won’t be easy at first, but, later on, you'll come to enjoy a rather hearty meal at the beginning of the day.

Harrells at Home

Following Marriage

LOGANSPORT, Dec. 28.—Mr. and Mrs. ‘James D. Harrell are at home near here following their recent marriage in Burlington. The Rev.

ceremony. and Robert G. Harrell, Ligonier, were attendants. : The bride, formerly Miss Alice Hendrix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hendrix of Burlington,

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Note Lack of Women in Lawmaking

League Points to 13 Less Women in Country’s State Houses.

(Mrs. Roosevelt's Column, Page 9.)

Times Special WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — A 10year drop from a peak of 149 wom-~ en in 38 state legislatures in 1929 to

but 127 in 27 states legislatures in|

1939 was marked today by the National League of Women Voters in its biennial recording of women in state legislatures. - Noting that this falling-off of women in elective office seemed to be part of a) general trend, Miss Marguerite M. Wells, /president of the league, urged increased partic.pation of women in the workings of American democracy. “While office-holding is by ro means the measure of the value of women in public affairs, there is nowhere that women’s experience is more useful than in legislative bodies,” said Miss Wells. “Bvery standing committee of every legislative body needs woman's point of view. Men and women, generally speaking, do have diferent experience and therefore a different contribution to make. I wish no committee could be without at least one woman member. That is certainly a [sufficiently small percentage to expect. “American ‘women have not gone backward in| these past 10 years. They have gone forward in a rewholesome way. That may be checked in every community - by the increased awareness of women to politics, and their better information on Purrent issues. They are better prepared naw to serve their country in public

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office, and should take a larger political place the country over.” The number of women in the national Congress, Miss Wells noted, has similarly dwindled from 9 to 5| in the 10-year period, and reports from many states in the League’s check-up of changes made by the election of November 8, 1938, show the scarcity of women running for, and elected to, important state posts. | Such replies as, “No women were named on any ticket in Delaware,” “No women candidates in Oklahoma,” and “No women candidates

for national or state office in|.

Nebraska” were supplemented | by

the almost equally discouraging re-|

“No women elected to any

port, or State office” from

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Florida, Kansas, Mississippi, Mon-

tana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Kentucky and Oregon. | In 21‘states there were no women elected to the state legislatures. The 1039 list of women in state legislatures is a decline of 13 from the 1937 record and includes nine fewer states. The number of women in state senates has dropped from 18 to 10 in the two years. ‘Both Parties Affected

Politically, women reflected the same trend noted throughout the November elections, a revival of Republican strength. Democratic women legislators in the states for 1939 number 48, as against 79 in 1937. Republican women legislators number 70 as against 55. The feminine political complexion also includ two with both Republican and 3 no ndand be-

ocratic indorsements; three: party” legislators; two “indepe ent”; one with both Republican Labor Party indorsement; one longing to the Socialist Party. Noteworthy ‘was the election in Pennsylvania. of- the first Negro woman legislator, Mrs. Crystal Bird Fauset, a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, and an adviser to the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Demonstrating the value of political experience to women many of

for office was the fact that many of the women elected to state legislatures were incumbents, them veterans at the job.

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Notre Dame | Club Dance Parties Set

T. R. Bulger, Chairman, Lists Guests for Event at I. A. C.

Several parties have been ar= ranged for the annual Christmas supper dance tonight whick will be held at the Indianapolis Athletic Club by the Indianapolis Club of the University of Notre Dame. Louie Lowe and his orchestra will | play. Thomas R. Bulger, dance chairman, will have as his guest Miss Louise Smith. Other members of his party will include Miss Jean Smith, Indianapolis; Miss Dade and Miss Anne Armstrong, Frankfort; Miss Mary Margaret Clays, South Bend; James Bernard, 1.os Angeles; James E. Rocap Jr. Indianapolis; Thomas J. Murphy, Crawfordsville, and Paul Borgman, Evansville. In a party of alumni will be Messrs. and Mesdanies John - T. Rocap, William K. McGowan, William H. Krieg and William: FP. O'Connor. Out-of-town students at the uni-

‘versity who will attend the dance

include Samuel B. Wheeler and J. Edward ‘Beinor, Chicago; Stephen Sitko and James: McArdle, Ft. Wayne; Francis , X. Garland and George Milford, Marion; Charles Dell, Columbus, Ind.; William P. Metrailer, Little Rock; Albert J. Kessing, Rushville, Poletto, Clinton.

Sorority Chapter Pledges 3 Mrs. Lillian Herr, Mrs. Linda Smith and Mrs. Dorothy Elzey will be pledged to Alpha chapter of Phi | Delta. Pi Sorority in services at | 8 o'clock tomorrow evening at the | home of Miss Betty Foust, 1710 | Ruckle St.

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