Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1951 — Page 27
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Capital Capers—
Nervy Fortune Teller Starts Newlyweds On the Wrong Track
Tells Gen. Omar Bradley's Secretary Crystal Ball Says She'll Marry Twice By ELISE MORROW WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—Unnerving anecdote of the week, or how not to embark on matrimony: Gen. Omar Bradley's beautiful secretary, Mary Pitcairn, who looks
like something out of a dream, went with her fiance,
William H. Jackson, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to a dinner party here last week. The plece de resistance at the party was a fortune teller who proceeded with a wild and abandoned psychoanalysis of the
ghests after dinner.
married twice.”
Presidential security is such these days that the only clear-eyed, handsome, male guests at parties attended by the President are likely to be members of the Secret Service, who dress as the other guests dress, and mingle
with the crowd.
:- At a recent afternoon reception these boys wore very correct dark blue suits, white "shirts, and black ties— except one lively, stalwart fellow who brightened his ensemble with a black and white striped tle. Aside from their somewhat less ravaged appearance, they can be distinguished from the guests by their rather mote stony, less
She catalogued every one with unfailing inaccuracy and ended up with Mary. “You,” rhe sijd firmly, peering at Miss Pitcairn with her glazed psychic eye, “will be
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Elise Morrow
inhibited conversation, and the absence, of anything potent in the glass in the hand. . ”
Wartime Marriages K
By JOAN SCHOEMAKER . HOW WOULD you like to plan for 200 guests on 48 hours notice? Mrs. Allan R. Stacy, “silent hostess,” does this very thing as a matter of course. Mrs, Stacy, 4134 Rookwood Ave, has been managing wedding parties for local brides since 1939 when she and her, husband started the work as a summer project, A typical phone call she. re-
[* celves these days goes some-
thing like this: “Mrs. Stacy, you know Jane and John have been engaged for some time, Well, John arrived home last night for a 10day furlough and they want to be married Saturday. I don't know what we'll do {if you can't handle about 150 reception guests for us. Will you do it?” n ” ~ “SOME OF these T've
planned in 48 hours, complete with all the trimmings,” she reported. . With drafting and enlisting, Mrs. Stacy has been in per-
petual motion for several months. She fits each bride's individual circumstances and tastes together to form a smooth party operation.’ Her exact system, perfected at more than 2000 parties, helps her meet emergency planning. “Brides want that homemade flavor and the smooth but casual look to their receptions,” she says. “They want
from three to 14. They arrive one to one and one-half hours before the marriage ceremony. When family and guests return from church, the party is ready to begin. Parties of less than 50 do
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
eep Caterer ina Whirl Bureau Aids Brides Plan
Mrs. Allan R. Stacy . .
. "silent hostess.”
“THE WAR rush seemed a strain at first, but it doesn’t take too long to plan, once you know what the circumstances are and. what you have to do with.” With 12 years of experience,
The Big Day
Consultants Help In Many Ways
| GONE 18 the day when a new bride might have to face | the task of writing 23 thank-
| you notes for 23 assorted wed- |
| ding gift clocks.
Nowadays she (and that almost forgotten man, the bride-
fewer gift duplications but also | on receiving gifts that fit their | taste to a “T.”
Responsible for this small
miracle are the wedding service |
bureius set up in many stores. A typical bureau is the one op- | erated at Block's by Jane Paige. There, from a fifthfloor office, Jane serves up a complete co-ordinated wedding service, Its gift registry, which helps prevent duplication in presents, | is just one facet of a complicat-
4 ed operation. The bureau does
everything from answering questions on wedding etiquet to providing a home furnishings counselor. The latter may help the engaged couple (newlyweds, too) in choosing furniture and | planning home color schemes.
Services Offered
| OTHER consultants are | available for advice on trousseaux, on clothes for mothers of the bride and bridegroom . even on yard goods if a
Beauty After 40— : Become Color-Conscious
By EDYTH T. McLEOD
IF YOU HAVE made the great dbcision about your gray hair and intend to accept life on a “silver platter,” here are some color charts for you. Your type remains the same even though your hair does turn to silver. Your skin ¢ es a
little, very subtly, but essentially a “type” is always a type.
groom) can count not only on [
» ” Ba HERE 18 a color guide—costume colors should always complement the skin tone and the color of the eyes. The woman with a fair skin and blue eyes should wear blue, in shades from pale to dark; purple, orchid, wine-red, rose, gray with rose casts, white and black.
SUNDAY, FEB. 11, 1951
The brunet skin, with hazel, gray or green eyes, is most flatetered. by all shades of green, copper tones, warm grays, dark. red, white and black, ne ” . . 2 THE VERY light brunef skin, with brown eyes, can wear" brown in all the warm, deep shades; blues, from gray-blue to navy; gray, silver tones, red; mauve, purple, white, black. The same skin coloring, with blue eyes, should pass up the browns but the other shades and colors are perfect, with the accent on blue, Sallow skins, with brown eyes, need rose, pink, clear greens, bright red and, of course, white or black, The same skin tone, with hazel, green or blue eyes, should wear blues in the clear shades; light green, fresh violet, intense reds, white or black, :
BLACK OAN always. be made becoming by accents of your most becoming color. You will note that no tan or beige shades are Strong skin es and brown eyes can accept them but beiges and tans are not especially flattering to silver or white hair. Try out rouges and lipsticks: which harmonize with : costume colors. Blend well for a becoming effect. Wear hats in rich, darker shades. Fine felts and velvets dramatize your hair, both the quality and the silvery sheen.
" # s #8 8 ; AT THE SAME afternoon reception, the President talked | guests to feel the personal not need a complete silent Mrs. Stacy had pre-war party | Pride-to-be is having bridal or
Wedding Anniversaries
longest, when he was in the receiving line, to new Congressman | touch In the party, just as if hostess service. She plans handling behind her when attendants’ gowns made. Alfred D. Sleminski, Demo- “jersey Chamber of Commerce | they did it themselves.” This any part of a party which the World War II began. The | Also on tap are lists of cater- C | | f Diff Tf Gift tat, of Joey cuy, uk go Democratic.” atmoshhere moi gan, beide and her family can not present crisis is a return of | ang: lnuigts Aud pho. a or irreren ITTS Ongressman . ev was planned a mat- andle easily. . the four- s . A of his victory last fall when Latest Wrinkle : the | ter of a few hours before “Logical thinking and sys- ee year rush of the 1ast | gaged girl may make her own NOW APPROACHES THE SEASON to fork owt fof wed: he was with the Marines in aa Trig ove > a guests arrived. tem is the answer,” she says. Brides worry more than selagtions. " tauds bv b ding presents. But there have been such seasons in previous Korea. tributed by a Washington host- “ou : “Sometimes we go directly usual when their wedding With selection a ator. | Years . .. so don't forget the anniversary presents that also “He is a Princeton man whose ued. by a Washing DEPENDIN G upon the from one party to another plans form on short notice help with selection of station- d family owns a laundry, and he ©58, ope of the divorced New | pumper of guests, Mrs. St > : : ®- | ery — invitations, announce- | are due. : tmily » h ¢ th guests, Mrs, Stacy with just a trip between for But Mrs. .Stacy takes short is married to a Polish countess, York types who, weary o e manages a staff of anywhere extra supplies.” notice all 1 a dave work ments, reception and at-home There are two approved lists of gifts for the various wede avery good-looking, statuesque Storie oy BY Morosen 3nd : y . pards, letter Peper and such | ding anniversaries. The traditional list which the World Alma~ oman with black curly hair A - . a hings as personalized match- “ " . — snapping black nr . tal, ghtamp n Georgetown, pro- Blackwood on Bridge : | books and paper napkins. yy g Ee recommended by wis] SUthonte goes Hike this: “She campaigni ceed re-do an o ouse, : =, him ie, did his ox Bpaigning Tor stock the cellar with cham- Contract Should Not H ave Been Made | Budget Advice 2~Cotton U-Yvery BE ey pagne, the larder with pate de ‘ : ‘ v athe Tys went to as many as 10 political foie gras and caviar, and open THIS IS THE STUFF of which top scores are made at duplicate| i JANE AND her helpers wil) 4—Fruit, flowers, silk 20—China rallies in 38 SVeing-- guile &% up a salon so they can go [bridge—getting into an impossible contract and then making it by North dealer assis Me bride In choosing sil- 5—Wooden 25—Silver ath Or any WOmAD, ..,und saying “Averill told me |a combination of good luck and good play. Neither side vulnerable ef, china and crystal patterns 6—Sugar, candy, iron 30—Pearl vat Sspectally Lor A MED-DOT vesterday . . .”. Averill being | Both North and South overbid their-hands. For his two-no-| NORTH and ene ALT 1 asked, they | 1—Woolen, copper 35—Coral ; Polish Juty no political ex 3. Harriman, the special as- romp es undoubtedly influenced by his fitting cards 5 8658 ants. 28 Bl Se anes ery 45 Sapani oh perien . sistant to the President. (in of pis partner's suits, . Bre : ed } " > , . 45—8a re : : b ey This woman ‘is especially ele- | He also hoped that his question- his hand on the last two leads. D—A 4.634 | visit hig go hy Phy! Bret | JOT. alumisme. ". S=Goiden MRS. SIEMINSKI speaks gant, At a recent dinner, “an- ‘able heart bid might prevent the West had to protect both -black C—A 43. current co of Bride gyn a. 1l-Steel a SSeEmeeatd sl Lr a Susges ad her back- other guest, more the peasant enemy finding out about his suily aud, {ough he died a thou- WEST EAST | zine and 4 Bride's Sous af 1 1g=SilK, liney : 9 and 73-Dramond 4 gro includes lion - hunting type, weakness in that suit. As for sand deaths, "he made the right S—1094 5 §S—~A 72 ; ois, Cr adits, a Jive, Sccompanied is hosts North's decision to go on to three discards, throwing all four of his H—A K 6 8 H-QJI54 | a ally designed for | hn Jowelrs Ieusiey Council, in co-operation with several rica and a period in a concen- The hostess, after carefully |no-trump, you'll have to find the hearts. = D—38 D-1093 2 | Docks) which includes il the | $. Organizations, has iis own list of suggestions. tration camp. She met her hus- applying perfume to her throat answer yourself. West on the Spot c—J 862 C—10 7 | Step altar Dius & byaget | Here they are; YOu: pand in Vienna in 1945. Th ] | West on the Spo bo i . | and housekeeping record for | 1. Clock : na in i ey and .ears, put four drops of (Ran the Diamonds | DECLARER THEN Cashed! SOUTH after the wedding. | CHS 15—Watches Mademois were married here in the States Fatal Woman, or Forever Sex, | IN ANY CASE, West opened the king of spades and led a 8—Q J | : Chima 16—Silver hollowware in an offi a year later and settled down or some such musky scent, on |¢he 4 £ clubs, 4 ducked. | H—10 8 7 2 | Hostess Helps 3-Crystal, glass 55—Emerald : in Jersey City — rather a let- her tongue. he 4 Soe of clube, dun ducked, forrth spade. throwing Si Hove D—K Q 7 | P 4—Electrical appliances 60—Diamond jubilee You down after such a colorful life. ~The other woman's jaw [pack the Lrick with the i aout hearts (SUM Tus hand and putang C—K Q 95 | THE FUTURE bride isn't the =~ 5—Silverware 17—Furniture You leary President Truman and the dropped in amazement, but be- played the queen of spades which Poor West had nothing left but The bidding: Snly sue the bursa helps. Hos. 8 Wood 13--Poreelain feud x : Congressman had met previ- ing the curious, experimental |was permitted to win the jack-eight of clubs and he hag NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST esses for pre-nuptial showers 7—Desk, pen and pencil sets ~~ 19—Bronze Keep sou ously at a Chamber of Com- _ sort, she tried it also. She does | When the tr or spades Solon oe ott Pg hel pad Pass 1H Pass May ask-—-and get—advice on 8—Linens, laces 20—Platinum You ma mérce dinner and, with the op- “not advise it — says she got lowed, East won with the ace and South's king-nine. Thus East and 1s Pass 2NT Pass | PlansivE 1he|P paries. i 3--Leniher jexling sliver. Jubilee cain, timism of freshmen representa- blisters on her tongue and felt |returned a club. South played the West were for dt t th 3NT All Pass Te Surest, S5. Jane Paige 10 Diamond Jewelry Su=Diacond De tives, Sieminski sald, “Don’t so stinging and thirsty she had |f a With d Play 2 e forced to accept these ————— —— | Says, helps a bride go through 11—Fashion jewelry, accessories 35—Jade . if you worry, Mr. President. Before to drink cham e all ve An. von ummy's ace. bitter facts: that North-South that they should have been set all the necessary wedding pre- .12—Pearls or colored gems 40—Ruby —_——— hid y . m eB pagn eve- Now he ran off five diamond reached a three-no trump contract and that they actually made five- liminaries “without skipping 13—Textiles, furs 45—Sapphire through mak . tricks, dropping two hearts from that should not have been bid, odd. one single heartbeat.”—By L. F. 14—Gold jewelry 50—Golden jubilee
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