Modern Screen (Dec 1952 - Nov 1953)

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PARTY OF THE MONTH: JIMMY McHUGH'S "WELCOME BACK" FOR LOU ELLA PARSONS. EVERYBODY WAS THERE! Guest o f honor Louella Parsons hopF arms with the Harry Ackermans lost Jim McHuqr Rosalind R ise and Freddie Brisson, at her party. LOUELLA PARSONS' GOOD NEWS T've never enjoyed a party more than the X beautiful "get well" garden party in my honor given by songwriter Jimmy McHugh. I was not only feeling completely well and rarin' to go, but it had been six long weeks since I had seen many of my friends, and Jimmy thoughtfully invited over 250 to the garden of his beautiful home in Beverly Hills. The decorations were so unique I think they deserve special mention. In place of the conventional bowls of flowers, our host had ordered pink plastic poodle dogs with wide skirts of pink net decorated with real pink rosebuds. The little dolls were so different and unique. In the swimming pool floated large bouquets of pink, orchid and white water lilies, a beautiful background to the all-white tables, chairs and umbrellas. Among the first to arrive was Olivia de Havilland wearing a brown taffeta cocktail dress and matching hat. Livvy seems so happy these days, so contented. She's a different girl from the repressed * person she was as Mrs. Marcus Goodrich. Ann Blyth wore a white feathered turban with a blue cocktail suit. Ann said that after years of never wearing a hat she's suddenly gone crazy about the smart, chic chapeaux of