Screenland (Jul-Dec 1948)

Come Along with Cobina to the Best Hollywood Parties' Continued from page 41 ican hat dance as it's commonly called. Bette's guests of honor proved to be most charming and most Southern. Because Bette lives at Laguna most of the time she arranged with the studio to let Mr. and Mrs. Williams stay in her beautiful house right on the Warner lot. Mrs. Williams was particularly thrilled since this was her first trip to Hollywood, although she has entertained Bette on numerous occasions when the star was in the South. As Mrs. Williams said in her delightful Southern accent, "Imagine, Mrs. Wright, openin' your front dohr every mahnin' and seein' Joan Crawford and Humphrey Bogart!" The opening of my friends. Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, in their comedy success, "0 Mistress Mine." drew a host of celebrities to greet this gifted couple, who haven't been seen on the West Coast since before the war. Among the first nighters for the brilliant affair were Barbara Bel Geddes. Ann Miller, Jacqueline White, Cesar Romero, Clifton Webb, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, the Louis Jourdans and the Tim Whelans. After the final curtain several of us dropped by at the Rouben Mamoulians' who were leaving for New York the next day. It was a balmy summer evening and the Mamoulians had their garden festooned in tropical fashion To make it even more exotic. Rouben 's colorful net macaw, Pancho, kept flying about, scolaing the waiters or landing on Rouben 's shoulder to say something confidential in the host's ear. "Pancho does everything but mix the drinks." Azadia (Mrs Rouben Mamoulian, the noted sculptress,) slid to me. "He's the pet of all our pets. We'd be lost without him " In fact, everyone was amused by Pancho's chatter except Reginald Gardiner, who was trying to concentrate on a game of gin rummy. After the macaw had given one particularly raucous screech, Reggie looked up and said in his clipped British way, "Goodness, that bird needs oiling!" At a cocktail party at Atwater Kent's the other afternoon, Gregorv Peck told me that Lassie now has a lawyer! It's true. The lawyer's name is Sidney Resnick. So when I was having dinner that evening with Bob Hope and his charming wife, Dolores, at the Town House, I told Bob, thinking he would get a kick out of it. Bob looked at me seriously. "You know, Cobina," he said, "the way business has been this last year. Lassie needs one! Why, just the other day," saitl Bob continuing with the mock-serious expression, "I was outside the office of an important producer when the door opened and a dejected-looking agent came out with a furiously angry horse. 'All right, wise guy,' neighed the animal, 'maybe next time you'll let me do the talking!' " One of the most amusing evenings I've spent recently was at the birthday party which Preston Sturges gave for his protegee, Frances Ramsden. Rupert Hughes, the distinguished author, was there, and Frame your eyes with Fashion ran FASHION FRAME fyqo //so (OTHER STYLES TO $2.50 and $2.95) at leading drug and department stores everywhere Costume-blend colors to harmonize with your summer wardrobe . , . lipstick, pool blue, black, flesh, shell. All Grantly sunglasses are tested for optical safety to protect against infra-red and ultra-violet rays. FOSTER GRANT CO., INC. Leominster, Mass. Classic Upsweep J A Ring of Beauty is a Joy Forever . . . M** EMERALD '"vUrK JUNE — ALEXANDRITE Hf!^ Tf* ,ULY -RUBY **** New, exclusive Marquis design featuring fine imported stones of dazzling brilliance in a rich setting of 10 kt. gold. Amazing value, expert appraisers say. Can't be duplicated elsewhere. Simulated MAIL TODAY • SEND NO MONEY Denning King Co.. P.O. Box 1234, Newark 2, N. J. Please send my Birthstone Ring exactly as advertised. I agree to pay Denning Ring Co. $1 weekly until Ring is paid in full. RING SIZE BIRTH MONTH NAME '. 3 ADDRESS CITY STATE.. H. 1 S C R E E N L A N D (it