| Show IT HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON MRS W-AL W WAlACE ACE F. F BENNETT Lady Bird Johnson the wife wiCe of the vice president is one of or Washington's most charming hostesses As the wife of or the vice president she is automatIcally automatIcally automatically automat automat- the tho president of the Senate Senate Sen ate Ladies' Ladies Red Cross unit which for many years she attended attended attended at at- tended regularly as the wife of the senior senator from rom Texas Now that she is president of the group she is proving provin to be he bea hea a very popular president in in- deed MRS JOHNSON is currently presiding at a series of luncheons luncheons luncheons lunch lunch- eons for the Senate wives at atthe atthe atthe the beautiful new home which the Johnsons recently p pur- pur u r- r chased Knowing that we were all interested in her house she graciously gave us a personally conducted tour lour of oC the premises The house Is situated on a ahill ahill ahill hill with a commanding view of the surrounding countryside from rom the windows Originally owned b by perle Mesta Mesta Mes- Mes esta es- es ta it was as built as a replica of or ofa ofa ora a French chateau THE TILE PARQUETRY floors in inthe inthe inthe the drawing r room room om library and dining room were brought from France and in the house Also the gorgeous silk brocade on the walls of the drawing room and the hand painted hand painted wallpaper panels in the dining room were carefully taken off the walls of a French chateau and in the new house The dining room room panels comprise comprise comprise com com- prise size life-size figures done one in a motif to resemble an elegant French tapestry and give gi the effect of painted hand murals on the wall Mrs 1 Johnson purchased Mrs rs Mestas Mesta's French dining room furniture along with the house For our luncheon the table was pulled out olit full ull length and 22 were seated comfor t tab a b 1 l y around it After the luncheon while we were still surrounding the table she asked several ol of I the ladies to tell informally ol or their activities since last we met A few tew years ago Perle Mesta Mes Mes- Mesta ta gained nationwide attention as The Hostess with the Most Host ess Today her name is js seen less frequently in the newspapers newspapers pers but her remarkable estale es es- tate tale Is still the scene of or many memorable memorable social gatherings |
