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How Carole Lombard Plans A Party
Foremost hostess in the Hollywood social whirl Carole confesses here her secrets of success
By Julie Lang Hunt
IT looks like a long, hard winter for Hollywood hostesses. You see, Carole Lombard is back in the social scramble, and that's very bad news for all the party experts in the movie territory. Last Autumn, when she opened her new gemf-a-little-house for a series of smart parties, Carole was a dark horse in the hostess line-up, but she finished the fabulously gay season of '33 and '34 two laps ahead of all the established favorites. Now, even the social die-hards out here concede first place to her, on the strength of her perfect little dinners and brilliantly managed buffet suppers.
Last Winter, in the midst of one of her large cocktail parties, I overheard a veteran hostess exclaiming over the apparent success of the gathering. She said:
"Just look at her (indicating Carole), not a furrow of worry on her. Why, she actually manages to be casual with a hundred guests under her roof!"
And right there, in the wailing lady's lament, lies the secret of Carole's social sorcery. She is casual, or seems to be, which serves up just as well. Her guests are never conscious that hard work and thoughtful planning have gone into the party they are enjoying. An evening in the Lombard home seems to unfold itself on a magic carpet, where even the food manages to appear as the inspiration of the moment.
And by this time, if you're not frantic to know how Carole does it, you'd better skip the ! rest of this story, for it is dedicated to only those women who I are interested in the fine art of modern hospitality.
According to Carole, her casual manner in the drawing-room is a luxury she earns with a right smart bit of work before each party. She says:
I wouldn't think of giving a dinner, even a small one for
On the set, between scenes of "Rhumba," Carole takes time out
to go over a party menu with her housekeeper. Miss Lombard
says a successful dinner must be planned a week ahead of time,
even if only a few close friends are being invited
six people, without at least a week of planning. This gives everyone in my household time to organize details. It gives me time to plan a menu, my cook time to carry it out, and the stores time to order any special or out-of-season foods. And then it gives me time to arrange my own engagements so that I won't be all tired out for it." [ please turn to page 94 ]
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