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Vol. 5 No. U April 1980

FEATURES

~* British Ambassador Nicholas Henderson listens to Mr. Lincoln, played by Roy Dotrice at Ford's Theatre. (Page 46)

Top Secret Services by Maggie Riechers A guide to Washington's veddy special services

Mrs. Dillon Ripley: Loving Living Things by Rita Kempley A female Dr. Doolittle

The Premier Neighborhoods of Washington: A Totally Subjective View by Warren Adler The hottest real estate story of the decade

DEPARTMENTS 9

Annabell's File

11 Hail to the Chief A chronicle of White House social occasions 13 Art and Artists by Viola Drath Luminism: American versus European 17 Curtain Going Up by Anne Blair The National declares its independence Patsy Kauffmann lives in Prestigious McLean. Her house is for sale for $875,000. (Page 34)

Books by Neighbors Acheson, Woodlawn and Shelley

Design For Living by Kathleen Burns A new department reflecting lifestyles at home

Along Party Lines Chili cook-off; Tennis play-off

65 Travel Time by Pat NcNees An ocean in our own backyard 69 The Educated Palate by Bette Taylor Washington's wine and cheese boutiques 78

Fashion Calendar

Real Estate Transactions

Social Calendar by Maggie Wimsatt

COVER Vacationing nearby in Ocean City, Rehoboth, and Bethany. (Page 65)

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TALE OF THE TWO HELGAS: News hens clucked over the mysterious Helga that had surfaced in the wake of the Scientology bust by the FBI which flushed up papers linking a Helga Wagner with Teddy Kennedy. Then a New York Times Chappaquiddick expose pinned down the same Helga Wagner as the woman Teddy called allegedly to get his brother-in-law Steve Smith's telephone number in Europe the m o r n i n g o f the a c c i d e n t . Washingtonians have their own Helga, the beauteous Helga Orfila, wife of the Secretary General of the OAS. The hens thought they had a juicy morsel for the media machine and burned up the wires to pin down identities. Helga O. disappointed. Not the same at all. She was practically a teenager living in Germany at the time of that nasty bridge business. The road to our Helga was not paved with good intentions. B U R E A U C R A T I C MUCK: Score points for Sen. Claiborne Poll and Rep. Jim Hanley. They're trying to extract a brilliant but penniless inventor Arthur Zankowski from the bureaucratic muck. Seems that Mr. Zankowski's non-nuclear breeder reactor combustion system for autos and home energy is three times more efficient than present systems which can burn gasoline at 100 percent efficiency--water droplets come out of the exhaust instead of carbon monoxide. Zankowski can't get a proper hearing before the National Energy Lab, the Department of Energy, ERDA, and other beanhead bunglers in the field. Zankowski handwrites his letters and gets no answers. Apparently they can't read writin' no more. Says a lot for a country with declining patents and inventiveness. ASIDEMS: Hottest celeb hangout these days is still the Madison Hotel Coffee Shop at breakfast. The intrigue begins e a r l y . . . . New W a s h i n g t o n A B C Newsbureau Chief Carl Bernstein urging staffers to get out more and press the flesh...Next to get it on the perk in-

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Hail to the Chief A CHRONICLE OF WHITE HOUSESOCIAL HISTORY

ast month's White House events ranged from politics and athletics to diplomacy and entertainment. Guests were a mixture of Hill, White House, diplomats, administration supporters, campaign workers, entertainers, journalists, lobbyists, political action group representatives and olympic champions. The New York Jazz Repertory Company's "Salute to Louis Armstrong" was superb at the German State dinner. Helmut Schmidt, an accomplished piano player and jazz fan, was delighted. His only question was how Helly Dolly had found its way into the Armstrong salute.

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President Carter, above, escorts G e r m a n C h a n c e l l o r Helmut Schmidt to the official dinner in his honor. Upper right, is National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, a guest at the German dinner.

At the Salute to American Musicals, right, a cast member of the revival of the musical, West Side Story, just met a girl named Rosalynn. Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi was the the first head of state from Kenya to visit the President of the U.S. The two leaders discussed economic assistance to Kenya over tea after the arrival ceremony at the White House.

President Carter honors the 1980 U.S. Winter Olympic team at the White House, below. Bill Fitz-patrick The White House

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ArtS Artists AMERICAN LUMINISTS: NOT QUITEA MOVEMENT BUTMORE THAN A EUROPEANECHO

he National Gallery's memorable exhibition o f l a n d s c a p e s by America's luminist painters, planned several years ago, was well worth the extended waiting period. "American Light: The L u m i n i s t M o v e m e n t (1850-1875)" as presented by the scholarly John Wilmerding, turned out to be the perfect museum director's dream. It is a crowd pleaser and as enjoyable as it is historically important. It is no coincidence, of course, that a new consciousness of the American cultural heritage, expressed in a flood of retrospectives, started to blossom forth during the bicentennial celebrations. To be sure, a number of scholars were exploring the esthetic and historical aspects of this distinctive, yet largely ignored phase of American art in the 50s and 60s. However, the trendy art crowd failed to display an interest in these quiet, lightfilled canvasses with their glowing SUnsets in the Catskills and Adirondacks, these incredibly serene visual reflections on the shimmering marshes of New England, and the crystal clear beach and harbor scenes gleaming in broad daylight, until the art market began to take note of them. The question is by no means resolved whether the renaissance of the previously unfashionable--and therefore out of the critics' favor--landscape paintings of the iuminists is due to the efforts of a Small group of devoted "Americanists" or the worldwide emergence of an .escalating market for 19th century painting. It is interesting to note, that the starring attractions in this monumental exhibition of roughly 250 oils, water colors, drawings and photographs do not precisely rate as prime examples of classical American luminist painting. Frederic E. Church's famous "The Icebergs," painted in 1861 and auctioned off last fall for the record price of $2.5 million, overpowers with its dramatic masses of rainbow colors radiating ice; George Caleb Bingham's happy genre scene, "The Jolly Flatboatmen," painted in 1846, (a second

version of this river idyl was executed circa 1848 and sold at auction in Los Angeles in 1978 for a stunning $980,000) is full of movement and action. In contrast to most of their European counterparts, pure American luminist

In contrast to Sanford Gifford's inviting October in the Catskills, above, there is nothing ominous as compared to Caspar David Friedrich's luminous landscape, Dolmens in the Snow, below, with its mystical references to the transitoriness o f life.

painting neither o v e r p o w e r s with dramas of nature nor is it dominated by figures, motion or emotion. Fortunately, Wilmerding undertook the arduous task of showing the works of the five principal luminist art i s t s - F r i t z Hugh Lane, J o h n F. Kensett, Martin Johnson Heade, Sanford Gifford, and Frederic E. Churc h - a n d their contemporaries from A.T. Bricher, Albert Bierstadt and Jasper Cropsey to Worthington Whittredge, in historical context. The pantheistic realism of the American luminists made its brief appearance in the heyday of the romantic realism of the Hudson River School which in turn was heavily influenced by the French Barbizon painters. In the 70s,new trends from Paris and Munich were reflected in the development of an American impressionism, as in the works of George Inness, Homer Dodge Martin and James McNeill Whistler, as well as in the psychological realism encountered in the works of Eastman Johnson, Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins. Although many of the luminist painters knew each other or their works, there were no leaders and no

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followers. Considering that even the featured five, only today regarded principal, did not concern themselves with the analysis of light at all times, one can hardly conceive of a "movement". Actually, the term "luminism" is a relatively new one in the vocabulary of American art historians. John I.H. Baur, the art historian, best known as long-time director of the Whitney Museum, introduced it in the title of an essay written in 1954 about the American consciousness of light in mid19th century landscape painting. Luminism's characteristics, however, are not easily definable. As Barbara Novak notes in one of the catalogue's splendid commentaries on luminism, "Any painting in which light is the most expressive feature may be called luminist." The expressiveness of light, the celebration of the spiritual beauty of nature, the intimate relationship between artist and nature and the smooth, impersonal painting technique all are qualities that can be readily ascertained in European landscape painting as well as Eastern art. Still, there is something very special and quietly unique about the American luminist paintings. Aside from being rigorously constructed along horizontal lines, and in the absence of personal brushstrokes, there is a remarkable lack of literary associations. In their vibrant panoramas of God's own nature untouched by human hands, these painters manage to communicate, along with a feeling of infinite space, an all-pervading sense of freedom and opiimism. Whether inspired by Emerson's ideas of transcendentalism or the simple appeal of the wide open, unexplored American wilderness in the cool, clear light that illuminates these landscapes, the human figure becomes a mere vignette. In contrast to their European counterparts, American luminism is part of

nature rather than an alienation from it. Despite the striking parallels to the paintings of European landscape artists, the American luminists, by and large, distinguish themselves by foregoing the temptation of emotional interpretations. Nature is not perceived as a threatening force to them, but a compatible one. The common element is serenity in Kensett's, "Beach at Newport", Lane's "Ship Starlight in the Fog", or Heade's views of New England's luminous marshlands. It is this quietude that immobilizes objects and makes time itself stand still. Nobody can mistake these simply constructed paintings drenched in clear American light and focused on atmospheric effects and space, for European p r o d u c t s . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g similarities, the difference of the stronger American light, resulting in harder colors and more taut surfaces, coupled with a view untainted by European scepticism, of a world full of untold natural resources, suggests alternate esthetic conclusions. This timely, beautifully mounted exhibition may not solve the ongoing debate about the guidelines for a comprehensive definition of American luminism, but it certainly makes a statement about the differing physical and psychological dimensions and concerns the American artist was facing. Yet these estheticaUy and historically important landscapes will hardly rate as original American art. After all, lumines" cent landscape painting could be seen all over Europe. However, nobody would call them derivative either. Far from being mere European echos, they display properties that are uniquely American. They are upbeat and unsentimental. Best of all, the same clear, bright American light still illuminates spaces and inspires artists, even if Emerson'S transcendentalism has been grounded bY the technocrats, mV1OLA DRAT14

COMING IN APRIL "American Light: The Luminist Movement" (1850-1875), National Gallery. "Symbols and Scenes: Art By and About the American Indian" (Works on paper) Corcoran Gallery. "Miro: Selected Paintings", The Hirshhorn. "Sam Francis: Paintings from the Fifties", The Phillips. "Robert Stackhouse: Drawings and Sculpture," Henri Gallery. American Luminism, Adams Davidson Galleries. "Jim Pernotto Has Gone Wild" (Environment and drawings), "Baskets & Vessels," (Colored glass by Dale Chihuly), "Glass-Shapes and Forms" by Tom Patti, All at the Fendrick Gallery.

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hanks to the herculean efforts of a brave group of public-spirited Washingtonians, the National Theater is safe at last--at least for our lifetimemto bask becomingly in limelight too often dimmed in years past for the longest continuously operating theater in America! Battle-scarred survivor of fires, riots, wars, depressions and even the advent of SOmething called "movies," the National's 144-year saga has also been punctuated by hair-breadth escapes from demolition. Five years ago, the latest in a long series of proposals to tear down the National and rebuild that entire block of E Street, seemed certain of success. Plans had been drawn and approved; wrecking crews were waiting in the wings. T h e historic theater appeared doomed until a dynamic young attorney, Maurice B. Tobin, rushed to the rescue. Tobin enlisted a six-member nonprofit committee as hard-working as it was prestigious. Each committee member brought a special knowledge and expertise to the project, Aldus Chapin, Patrick J. Daly, Donn B. Murphy, Gerson Nordlinger, John Ryan and Joan (Mrs. Maurice) Tobin were the original cast, who after months of negotiations and precarious behind-thescenes maneuvering, convinced the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation that not only was the National a time-honored and beloved part of Washington's cultural scene, but that it Would provide continuity and vitality for the new National Plaza soon to rise on that site. Never envisioned as "fund-raisers," the National Theater Board of Directors tapped two Washington foundations for funds to carry out the life-saving operation which hinged, to a large degree, on keeping the theater open as much as possible and attracting audiences to a downtown location which was becoming drearier and dustier as construction for the new plaza began. The Kennedy Center's impresarioextraordinaire, Roger Stevens, got into

After the gala Kingfisheropening at the National, the board of directors hosted a 144th birthday party for the venerable theatre. Special guests and board members gathered to watch actress Alexis Smith cut the huge birthday cake. Retired police Sergeant George Bossard led a rousing "Happy Birthday to You': Left to right, Sergeant Bossard, Father Gilbert Hartke, board members Margaret Lynn and Harry Teeter, Chairman Maurice Tobin, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Stevens (Alexis Smith) and board member Dr. Donn Murphy.

the act and was able to provide bookings for the National, but it was never easy to schedule "star" attractions on a regular basis. Sometimes weeks and months went by while the theater remained dark; but there were other times, like return engagements of Chorus Line and Annie, when lights were bright on E Street and enthusiastic crowds jammed the foyer and sidewalk of the theater. The National Theater's Board of Directors today, is still non-profit, nearly three times as big, and on its own at last. The new enlarged membership includes even more representatives of various community segments helpful toward the successful operation of the theater--media, labor, government, the performing artsmand a former Washingtonian who has "played" the National many times, Honorary Chairman, Miss Helen Hayes. Board Vice Chairman Dr. Donn Murphy, theatre director at Georgetown University, is elated that the board has decided to be on its own from now on, even for bookings. "Our position always seemed rather unclear," he noted, "when the Kennedy Center chandeliers were appearing on our program covers. But now we have our own logo on our programs--an American Eagle and 13

gold stars,mjust like the ones over our proscenium. It's going to be much better this way." It's expected that by summer's end, the famous Shuberts will take over the booking phase of operations. The board intends though, to keep a watchful eye on plans and have input when it comes to choosing attractions. "Our only stumbling block, as with any theater," says Professor Murphy, "is availability. But if we're doing it ourselves," he adds, "there will be ways to extend runs when the box office calls for it. Will the N a t i o n a l become a moneymaker? Tobin doubts it. "We need too much money for projects," he says, "we have got to reach out into other cQmmunities. Maybe a backstage interview with a star or a piece of action from a play will be able to turn on some kid, somewhere, and lure him into the theater." The National Theater stands and will continue to stand on one of the most expensive, as well as historic pieces of real estate in the nation's capital. And a prestigious address is moving to it. When the National Plaza is completed, the theater will no longer be on E Street but on Pennsylvania Avenue. The District Building is just across the way

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and the old Post Office bulding will be renovated to house the Endowments for both the Arts and the Humanities. The block-long miracle, of which the National is the centerpiece, is being ac* complished by three organizations. Quadrangle Development Corporation is already building the 16-floor office building to the east of the theater; the Rouse Company is planning shopping space within the complex to include boutiques and a farmer's market, and the Washington-based Marriott Corporation, plans to station the flagship hotel of its world-wide chain in National Plaza. As for the National Theater, if Tobin and the board have their way, there will be an enlarged foyer, and additional space on the mezzanines for bars and restrooms, plus an elevator and, of course, some face-lifting of the interior. The ghost of that long-dead actor whose bones have lain beneath the theater's stage, and who, according to generations of night watchmen, appears only on opening nights to see the latest performance, must be as relieved and joyful as the rest of us that our venerable Washington landmark has once again escaped the wrecker's ball. --ANNE BLAIR

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Surrounded by memos, messages and the peripatetic phones, the proficient tactician quickly jots down information on the lofty stack of assembled legal pads. A mastermind of detail, the former CIA sleuth carefully plots the logistics involved in travel schedules, staff schedules and daily events. Sound like a scenario for the Pentagon war room? A deep background briefing at the State Department? Undercover planning at the White House? No, it's simply globe-trotting Joy Sundlun working out the intricacies of managing a world-roving spouse, five assorted offspring, a saturated calendar and five different homes--in Georgetown, The Plains, Newport, Providence and Jamaica.

By Kathleen Burns Yet there is no stress in her translucent countenance nor any frenetic movements as she pauses in a typical busy day to take stock of where things are and to assess what's happening. Instead of road maps and flow charts, the domestic executive keeps track of her family and homes via the phone and a battered old black briefcase that logs her life and theirs. She takes voracious notes on legal pads as she whizzes from one city or country to another or dashes off personal notes on stationery portraying one o f their homes along the Newport, Rhode Island coast. H u s b a n d , Bruce, maintains the rigors of his active career with equal

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A t Salamander Farm, the Sundlun's home on weekends during f o x hunting season, the dining room is set elegantly f o r an afternoon lunch. A bright spring flower array, done in individual crystal bud vases, brightens her Sheraton satinwood and mahogany table and English antique chairs. To the left, the Welsh Jacobean hutch holds ironstone plates and a Georgian knife box and silver, and to the right o f that, their collection o f 18th century crystal is housed in the William and Mary display cabinet. This table setting includes her favorite Herend china, Baccarat crystal, Tiffany silver goblets and Gorham Versailles silver.

Floral consultation and display by George Skelton, Flower Designer. Photographs by Fred Ward--Black Star.

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Preservation Fund. The two convey a bit of the legendary with a list of accomplishments that would exhaust others. A weekly columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer at the tender age of 17, Mrs. Sundlun later worked for both Mademoiselle magazine and Town & Country. Shifting gears, she served with the CIA in Washington, D.C., and then joined the American Embassy staff in Stockholm and London. In her "spare time" in London, she managed to earn a degree from the Inchbald School of Interior Design. She learned her lessons well, with each of her five homes reflecting the Sundlun's varying lifestyles and exhibiting a sense of design finesse and personal flair. Her love of bold, eye-catching color is the common thread woven into the tapestry of each home. Her observant vision, honed in like a camera lens, captures the contrast, depth, precision and myriad angles of a room like a deft craftsman. The skill is no accident and was acquired through her work as a professional photographer. It is also mirrored in her love of animals which she captures at play on an African safari or in a formal pose for the Middleburg fox hunts. Paintings of animals also adorn her homes, with a six-foot canvas of a plumed ostrich strutting above her Georgetown fireplace; monkeys and flamingos on the walls of the Newport hideaway; a playful menagerie captured on the canvases of the Jamaican home; and batik giraffes in The Plains. " I really live on an airplane," admits Mrs. Sundlun modestly. In one room, the bags are packed for weekend skiing in Vail and in another are the pending guest lists for parties at all the various homes in upcoming months. " I fly

planes like people go to supermarkets. I do my thinking on planes and I like to fly. Thank God! If I didn't, I'd really be in trouble," she said as a slight grin tugged at her chin. Such a pace can be a bit grueling, especially since Mrs. Sundlun says she tries to keep a jump ahead of her cloudclimbing husband. " M y husband will never carry a bag. I plan everything ahead and it's in place" by the time he arrives. One time Sundlun wanted papers left behind at the couple's farm in The Plains when he was up at their Providence pied-a-terre. So Mrs. Sundlun jumped on a jet and quietly fetched them in a few hours' time. " H e never knew I left town," she confessed. Life has afforded the Sundluns the luxury of His and Her homes and rooms, with the imprint of the creator indelibly stamped in the format. The Providence carriage house, within walking distance from Sundlun's Outlet offices, once belonged to the state's historical society. Purchased in 1976, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home has a rental unit with plans for another in the future. Designed by Pat Klotz, a personal friend of Mrs. Sundlun and a Washington, D.C. decorator, the home is emblazoned with tints of orange, coral and brown. A large living room is highlighted with a cathedral ceiling. Furnishings are from the Outlet Company except for family antiques like the dining room trestle table that seats 18. There's an enormous two-story Bay window that scans the living room. Outside, adjacent to the brick courtyard, is a cupola tower with a chiming clock that still works. But "it annoyed the neighbors so much I had to turn it o f f , " she lamented.

Bruce Sundlun uses his Providence carriage house for entertaining.

Summing up the style of the home, Mrs. Sundlun added, " W e did this for Bruce. It's a night house. We use it for entertaining, mostly local. It's a very comfortable house. Men adore i t . " The unspoken assumption is that she doesn't. Her choice for stays in Rhode Island is Seaward, their resort home along the Cliff Walk of Newport. "By Newport standards (a la Gatsby), it's really tiny, but not by my standards," she mused. The cream-colored stucco, situated on 3Â˝ acres of ocean-front land, houses four bedrooms and bathrooms, plus two bedrooms for their children, so every guest has a private vanity--something Bruce Sundlun insists on. His wife prevailed for five sets of waterfront French doors and a terrace while Sundlun supervised the complete renovation of the interior shell. " H e ' s a frustrated architect," she noted, adding that his forte is dramatic bathrooms. Again using the skills of Pat Klotz, Newport is painted with Mrs. Sundlun's favorite shade--purple--plus splashes of green. (The color palette is also echoed in her homes in Georgetown and The Plains.) The master bedroom is done in vibrant yellow. Furnishings throughout are mostly country French antiques in contrast to the English pieces that predominate at the Virginia farm setting. A woman who likes to sail, fish and swim, Mrs. Sundlun hopes her enthusiasm for the site will bubble over to Bruce. Eventually she hopes he'll opt to commute more to Newport than Providence. " I ' m hoping to wean him away from being in the office at 7 a.m. and home at 8 p . m . , " she said with connubial concern. "Newport is my favorite place if we have to be in Rhode Island," she said.

Seaward, the Newport home, is Joy's favorite in Rhode Island.

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But when winter winds come, Jamaica is their preferred escape. Located in the Round Hill compound at Montego Bay, Mrs. Sundlun describes the seaside site as "the most beautiful view you've ever seen. It's glorious!" she proclaimed. A white stucco home set amidst lush tropical foliage, the house features a large veranda washed in green, white and orange, with a white and orange living room filled with imposing dark mahogany pieces. The master bedroom is dressed in black, red and white (reechoed in the Virginia master bath), with guest rooms in Mediterranean blue; green, white and purple, and orange and white. The cottage is rented out when the Sundluns are elsewhere. "This house is very informal and very open, as are most houses in Jamaica," Mrs. Sundlun said. Their brood of children arrive at the holidays like homing pigeons, first for the formal festivities at the farm and then for the fun at the beach. They inelude Sundlun's three sons from a previous marriage: Tracy, 28, a former Olympic track coach who is now trying to break into broadcasting sports; Stuart, 26, who just left Chase Manhattan Bank and is thinking of working on a business degree; and Peter, 25, a pilot with his father's firm. Mrs. Sundlun's children from a previous marriage include Michael Carter, 22, a student at the University of Virginia; and Cintra Carter, 15, a student at Miss Porter's in Farmington, Connecticut, and a budding horseman like her stepfather. The Georgetown house is their home in transit. "This home is a dream," Mrs. Sundlun said, seated in her contemporary white-walled living r o o m , decked out in oriental prints, an antique

Chinese chest, lacquered tables and a richly patterned geometric rug underfoot coated in apricot, peach, coral and lime greens. The same colors spill over into the fabric on the sofas. Sun streams in through the six French doors, slatted with Levelor blinds. "We really use this house. It's my hideaway from reality," she said. A favorite past time is to curl up in the violet speckled and chrome master bedroom with a glass of white wine, a steaming baked potato and a good book, and read till 2 a.m., Mrs. Sundlun said. They purchased the house from the builder after he converted a vacant lot into a brick retreat. Stone whippets guard the entry outside, with a tall brick wall masking the pool from the street. The home serves primarily as a rest stop when they attend parties in town or when they entertain locally. Her dining room with mirrored foil wallpaper is usually set with round tables covered in lime green. " I must say I have very common taste. I either like things country or very New Yorky," she said of her slightly Deco dining room. She prefers three tables of 10 and perhaps a piano or other music for entertainment. To help her prepare for any spur-ofthe-moment gatherings, she has a parttime Providence housekeeper, Mary Pereira, a genteel, soft-spoken grandmother with a clipped New England accent. Spunky and spirited, Virginia Wilferd shepherds activity at the Newport residence. For the Jamaica residence, the Sundluns inherited a housekeeper who is available when needed. Mrs. Sundlun's accomplice in making sure everything runs smoothly is Mary Lou Leech, who manages the Virginia home and spends at least one

The Sundlun's Jamaica house in Montego Bay is informal and open.

day a week manicuring the Georgetown home. Her husband, Howard, runs the 133-acre farm with its Black Angus cattle and nine horses. Mrs. Sundlun checks in twice a day with Mary Lou " n o matter where I am. She is probably the best social secretary in town. You name it, she can do it," said Mrs. Sundlun of her gracious lowkey and efficient aide. A favorite spot for entertaining or relaxing is the couple's Salamander Farm named after a novel they were reading during their honeymoon. "It's a big little house," said Mrs. Sundlun of the three-bedroom main home and matching guest house with three bedrooms. The family spends every possible weekend at the field stone home during the fox hunting season. "This is really home," she acknowledges. The den is definitely a reflection of the man of the house. Gazelles he shot in Africa and a fox from the hunt adorn the bright yellow walls, capped by a rough-hewn beam ceilings. A leather donkey's head stands watch by the master's desk while a harmless terrier scampers under foot. Mementos from the past fill every cubby hole and corner, with military medals and presidential telegrams inconspicuously filling the walls. A poster proclaims, "Sundlun for Senator," and refers to two unsuccessful GOP campaigns by Sundlun's father for the U.S. Senate. Sundlun himself professes no political aspirations. Adjacent to the den is a formal dining room where the Sundluns often entertain in black-tie fashion. Fare for such a feast would be hot borscht with sour cream, followed by lamb or beef filet, accompanied by vegetables from the garden, all served on Herend china,

Sunlight streams brightly throughout the colorful Georgetown home.

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1 Bruce Sundlun's study, a reflection o f himself, combines contemporary and antique furnishings. On each end o f the sofa topped with needlepoint pillows expressing Sundlun's lore philosophies, stands two envelope Jacobean tables. Mementoes o f his adventures, f r o m Presidential telegrams to gazelles, fill the walls o f this beamed-ceiling room. The study is accented with two antique cannister lamps, a Grandmother's clock, a Portugese rug and an African hand-painted wall hanging.

R The Sundluns relax by playing backgammon on a Georgian walnut game table with cabriole legs and inset with a needlepoint covering.

reports Mary Lou, who heads culinary operations. Centerpiece for the upper level is the airy living room, blessed with a breathtaking view of the rolling hills and the distant Blue Ridge Mountains. Fireplaces with leather seating benches are stationed at either end of the rectangular room. A Kerman oriental rug stands in contrast to the oak board plank floor. Mrs. Sundlun's colors are in abundance--bursting forth in the red, yellow and orange poppy print on chairs and sofas or in the yellow, green and orange plaid profusion captured in another seating grouping. A modern painting conveys the husband's love of horses and his wife's fine sense of color and design. The floral feeling flows over into the master bedroom, garbed in nosegays of purple, red and blue on the walls and matching curtains with a stark white spread on the fire-engine red angular canopy bed. And to warm their tootsies on cold winter mornings is the perennial lime green rug, a shade that reappears in both guest rooms. Says M r s . S u n d l u n " I love decorafiag houses." What asmashingjob she's done! [] 26/April 1980~Dossier

3 The master bathroom o f rosewood, glazed ceramic tile and a huge Kohler tub is softened with ferns and a white rose by "her" sink. 4 The design o f the bed in the Sundlun master bedroom was conceived by Joy, herself. The monogrammed bed linens, and matching wall paper and draperies by Woodson in purple, green and red, enhance the flavor o f this room. A warm fire and breakfast in bed (with her favorite red Gerber daisy on the tray!) really make this cozy room home f o r the Sundluns. 5The colorful guest bedroom, one o f the two at the farm, was decorated with a patchwork motif, including the wallpaper by Woodson, the hand-made quilts and the wreath on the fireplace. To accent the room, Mrs. Sundlun placed French porcelain on the mantlepiece and a bright Kalencho plant on the night table.

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fully equipped bar, Watergate Limousine Service will provide one for you at $50 per.hour for a five-hour minimum plus tax and gratuity. (Call Watergate Limousine Service at 338-7716 Perhaps you'd like to float 100 feet above the roof tops in a hot air balloon sipping champagne. Call Sunshine Freedom Balloons and request their champagne ride for two, $175 for an hour to an hour and a half ride. Meet balloonist Jeff Jones at the launch site in Olney, Maryland, step into the gondola and drift wherever the wind takes you. (Call Sunshine Freedom Balloons at 854-6679. Unlimited rainchecks provided in case of bad weather.) If you like to fly, but prefer a guided course, rent a helicopter or small plane from Gibson Aviation. In the summer months, Gibson even offers relief from the Washington humidity. Join the family for weekends in Ocean City or the outer banks in North Carolina. Gibson runs special weekend getaway flights to those spots leaving Montgomery County Airport Friday evenings and returning Sunday nights. Last year, a one-way ticket to Ocean City was $35, to the outer banks, $70. Prices will go up this summer. ( C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 61)

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MRS. D I I I D N RIPIÂŁY I ving Living If there ever was a lady Dr. Doolittle, she would be Mary Moncrieffe LivingSton Ripley. And she would talk to insects and flowers as well as animals. Watching her, a pet cockatiel, Sidney, perched on one shoulder nibbling an earring while its mate, Ruby, chews a wisp of hair which has escaped from the lady's well-anchored bun, one is certain she knows the secret of bridging the language between nature's disparate Species. "My mother used to say I looked like t h e m , " she says, referring to the cockatiels. Her discourse, frequently punctuated with the frenzied yaps of her two pups, matter-of-factly reveals an astonishing life. Some might say eccentric. It Wouldn't matter to Mary Ripley. She rarely puts stock in social criticism. She shushes 12-year-old Sintoo, huge Tibetan terrier, a gift of the late king of Bhutan, and her 13-year-old Spaniel, Ashe, which means Little Princess in Chinese. " W e bought Ashe in a mountain village in Tibet. They're good little guard dogs. Both of them bite." Another pet, a Japanese Spaniel born in Tokyo, known as a Chin, is one of Mrs. Ripley's recent acquisitions. She says she loves anything that's natural, particularly insects. Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley, the wife of the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, arrived at the national museum's castle last year for a Victorian Ball to benefit a new horticultural program. She wore a Victorian gown of pink flowered organza and carried an enormous fan made of ostrich plumes. Like a Coquette, she covered herself and her dancing partners with the fan, peeping out to smile or flirt from time to time. Feathers and flowers--the latter ubiquitous at the ballmseem to be part and

Mary Ripley with her husband, S. Dillon Ripley.

parcel of this aristocratic woman's life. After all, her husband is a noted ornithologist and she is an avid lover of plants. When she talks about plants, she waxes ecstatic about the White House garden. "I've always said I'd like to be the First Lady for only two reasons. First, there are flowers around you all the time. And the second one I don't remember." Just off the dining room in her house on Embassy Row, a profusion of orchids grows against their glass enclosure. A greenhouse sprawls where cooks once chopped the domestic cousins of these exotic plants into soups and salads for the denizens of the vast old home. "We tore down three stories to put in the greenhouse," Mary explains, noting that, although she has tried to be conservative, other additions have been completed since the main one was built. " I ' d love to have a place in the tropics where they'd grow all year

long. But this is more exciting. I love to see them grow with the snow piled all around." She opens the d o o r to her greenhouse. A wonderful fragrance fills the air. At least 20 of the 100 or so plants are blooming, purple, orange, and white. She identifies them all, using their complicated Latin names, listing their soil and temperature requirements. " I started with 10, but most orchid growers will tell you, you can't stop there. I've been growing them for 10 years, but I ' v e always grown something--lilies, roses or h o u s e plants." Mrs. Ripley laments the loss of the grand old gardens, but is pleased to see more people involved in growing things in a small way. One of the reasons she use to be the honorary chairperson of Washington's Flower Shows was to help educate people about plants and flowers. Many young people, she maintains, are not quite sure what is grown and what is synthetic. There are no longer any flower shows here in town, something Mrs. Ripley regrets. "They didn't make enough money," she noted, " and people didn't want to travel all the way to the Armory." Mrs. Ripley is also actively involved in developing a collection of orchids at the Smithsonian. She's a member of the orchid commmittee of the museum where over 17,000 plants are being used for both show and scientific research. " W e have the largest collection of species in the counry," she says proudly. " I ' m interested in too many things," complains Mary Ripley, as she settles primly on a crewel-seated chair. Her comfortable den is packed with samples of her needlepoint. An entire Dossier/April 1980/31

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couch is covered with the intricate! stitches she completed as a 14-year-old; , a blue ribbon-winning card table cover holds a place of honor in the living room. She points to a book of her photographs, Magnificent Forages, as further proof of her earlier statement. " I take the stills; he (Dillon) takes the movies," she adds, apologizing for the mess, a pile of photographic equipment she was packing for their expedition to Assan, where they joined in the Symposium on the Tiger. It is not her first expedition. She gets out the family album which chronicles earlier forays into distant lands. On the first page is a photograph of a large, orange tiger. "Oh, she was our traveling companion for a month. She was only six or seven months old." She turns a page. "That's the game warden who brought her up. We would go into these Indian villages and the people were always quite terrified of her." There are more pictures of Mary and Dillon with the game warden and his wife. They are holding tiny creatures, like deer with four-pronged horns and liquid eyes. There are pictures o f ' Dillon and his friends lunching on the Great Wall of China long before the change in the relationship between our two lands. "China, Indonesia, New DelhimI don't know how many expeditions we've been o n , " she says. " I always go with my husband, but once I left my two children at home. One was three and a half; the other was six weeks old. I couldn't bear to leave them again, so we all went to New Guinea the next time. They were eight, six and three then." Today her children, all daughters, Rosemary, Sylvia and Julie are all grown. Her new grandaughter is 10 months old. "I grew up in the time when if you had any wealth, you weren't supposed to do anything for a living." But public mores and parental frowns didn't stop Mary Ripley. She went out and found herself a job with the OSS, the precursor of the CIA. "Haven't you ever seen it in the crossword puzzle?" she asks. "It was the beginning of intelligence in this country." At about the same time, she met Dillon Ripley. A whirlwind courtship did not ensue. Mary's job took her to North Africa and Dillon's work was centered in Ceylon. The couple did not meet again until the end of World War

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II in Peking, where she was working for American intelligence. Still, they did not marry until 1949. "He had his expeditions, you see, and I was perfectly happy with my single life." After they married, Mary Ripley joined her husband for an expedition to the Naga Hills. It was then that she first became attracted to the insect kingdom. " A t night, the moths would cluster around our lamps like tiny jewels. They were fascinating. When we returned to Yale, the entomologist showed me how to collect them. "Now I put up a sheet near a special blue light that brings them in," she explains. She uses a butterfly net to Sweep up other insects or turns over Stones to find scorpions, centipedes and the like. Originally, she collected them for Yale, but now the Smithsonian is the recipient of her quarry. While she searches for insects, her husband hunts for birds to be added to the Smithsonian's drawers and drawers full of skinned and mounted examples of the feathered species. Similarly, the Ripley's home is stocked with exotic memorabilia. Expensively worn Oriental carpets and art she "regrets people can no longer afford," share space with odd relics and Sculptures that remind them of visits With primitive tribes. Mary Ripley's life and interests reflect an indomitable, unquenchable thirst to come to grips with the mysteries of living things and the link With Homo sapiens. "This planet belongs to many creatures," she says, popping a piece of toast in Ruby, the cockatiel's beak. " . . . a n d that is the first lesson of living.,, Mary recalls her life with a stone age tribe in the highlands of New Guinea. "We camped at 8,000 feet. The people Were the kind who wore gourds and little else. There almost always seemed to be albinos among such tribes. The men Were ostracized and the women were taken in. " T h e y were not cannibals. But they did believe that when a man died, a Woman had eaten his spirit and she had to be killed." One day a group of missionaries called the women together to tell them they had convinced the men the women did not eat their spirits. "Oh, but we d o , " they said, because this gave them a certain kind of power they didn't want to lose. --RITA KEMPLEY

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In Washington, as everyone knows, the medium of exchange is politics and power. But the real coin of the realm is real estate. " A person shall be known by his neighborhood and a neighborhood shall be known by the persons who live there" is an axiom as basic as a straight line being the shortest distance between two points. Any biologist will tell you that there is a pecking order to life based on the cell structure of living organisms. Any Washingtonologist will tell you that there is a pecking order to neighborhoods, but woe to him who dares to list them in the order of "prestige." That requires a definition of prestige to be left to hardier souls. Washington is, after all, the capital city of a great democracy where all men are created equal. Neighborhoods, on the other hand, were never created equal. Money can buy you a piece of them, but not necessarily. Yet you can't buy into them without money. This is a paradox of the Washington meritocracy and it is better to leave that question to the sociologists and the New Republic. The purpose of this article is to pinpoint the Washington area's better neighborhoods and assess their future. 34/April 1980/Dossier

In most of these neighborhoods, the market has already made its choices in terms of dollars. In many of them, a mere $200,000 can hardly buy basic shelter. This is not a compendium for the bargain hunter. Don't run to your psychiatrist if your neighborhood, by either inadvertence or subjective design is not mentioned here. Better is a hedge word. Notice we didn't say best. We wouldn't dare. There is also no consistency of housing in many neighborhoods. A $500,000 palace, for example, might be next door to a modest dwelling which would fetch a mere $190,000. Most brokers agree that the Woodland Drive area, part of Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Kalorama are in the front rank of better Washington neighborhoods. They have been in this position since the turn of the century when the then Washington elite built huge mansions along Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues. In those preincome tax times, the huge private ballroom was not uncommon and armies of servants were able to maintain the elaborate living styles of their occupants. As in most cities, these great homes m i g h t have fallen victim to the

w r e c k e r ' s ball, but W a s h i n g t o n , t h a n k f u l l y , h a d its b u r g e o n i n g Diplomatic Corps,'and foreign governments snapped up these huge properties to make their own statement and attract American leaders to their dinner tables and entertainments. The result has been that private homes, however modest and unrehabilitated, have benefited by the millions poured in by foreign governments to keep these big homes maintained. T h e Woodland Drive area is roughly bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Rock Creek Park, Woodley Road, 34th Street and Connecticut Avenue. If it were a town, Main Street would be Woodland Drive. It differs from the Kalorama area, from whom it is separated by Rock Creek Park, by the size of its lots, some are two acres or more. A number of embassy residences are located there and limousines are much in evidence as drowsy chauffeurs await their VIP employers as they sup, dine or cocktail in the neighborhood. Prominent diplomat hosts like Moroccan Ambassador Ali Bengelloun, live there as well as social catalysts like former Ambassador True Davis, Jeff and Trudy

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An Irreverent Guide toWashington Real EstatePrices* $75 tO $100,000 - - Basic Shelter $100,000 to $150,000 - - Basic Shelter in a Better Neighborhood $150,000 to $200,000 - - Solid construction, needs work $200,000 to $250,000 - - Respectable, but no status symbol $250,000 to $300,000 - - Modern kitchen, but lots o f carpooling required $300,000 to $400,000 - - No swimming pool included $400,000 to $450,000 ~ Swimming pool included $450,000 to $500,000 ~ You're beginning to nudge prestige $500,000 to $750,000 - - An excellent neighborhood $750,000 to $1,000,000 - - You're making a real statement $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 - - People are listening to your statement $2,000,000 and up - - An FBIfront

*Not that far from the truth. Davis, the Jefferson Pattersons and Julie Watson. Senator Howard Baker has lived there for years and one of its newest residents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dickinson, rebuilt the Garfield Kass house with a multi-million dollar investment.

With such a jewel in its vicinity, it's no wonder that contiguous neighb o r h o o d s like W o o d l e y P a r k , Cathedral Heights and Observatory Heights have risen proportionately in value, although both the homes and lots are smaller. The Woodland Drive area

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provides an enduring price standard for its surrounding area. It is also stable, with little turnover, based on the ageold axiom that old money never moves, it hands down. On the other hand, the contiguous neighborhoods turn over, resulting in ever-increasing prices. K a l o r a m a , in Greek, means beautiful viewâ&#x20AC;˘ Purists consider its borders an imperfect triangle bounded by Rock Creek Park, Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues. It is tucked behind Embassy Row, usually considered that area between 22nd Street and Belmont Road. There are more embassies in the triangle per square foot than any place in town and most residents of the larger homes are in the Green Book. The French Embassy dominates Kalorama and its lovely circle is one of the most sought after areas in the city. It hasn't the uniformity of. the â&#x20AC;˘ . Woodland Drive area m housing size or value, hut even its smallest homes are coveted by those who know that living there also makes a statement. Some of Kalorama's residents include the Leo Dalys, the Joseph Hirshhorns, Gerald Rafshoon, Dr. Clyde Litton, Mrs. George Garrett, Mrs. Maurice Morris and the Fritz Korths. Dossier~April 1980/35

Like the Woodland Drive area, its value has "spilled over" into contiguous neighborhoods like the Dupont Circle area, and developers are more active here than they have been in the past 50 years. The Kalorama area has also spawned a new development built over the past few years, Kalorama Square, a townhouse complex, which boasts among others, Scotty Reston, Senator Lloyd Bentsen and the Frank Ikards as residents. Proving the adage that it is possible for new construction to acquire instant prestige by its neighborhood, prices have soared from a comparatively modest $200,000 to more than double that in just two years. This is also generally true of a number of apartment buildings that have been converted into condominiums in the area, which is fast eliminating most of its stock of rental housing. It is a safe bet to say that the $300,000 bottom has just about been reached in both these neighborhoods for a modest home, very modest. You'll need more than a half mil for something really homey.

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T h e Foxhall area's main artery, Foxhall Road, needs no billboard to hawk the reasons for its prestige. Wealth! Pure and simple. It did not have to depend on foreign governments to buttress its prestige, although one of its loveliest homes has been owned by the Belgian government for years. Gwen Cafritz still lives in the house that Morris built years ago, once the scene of the most glittering parties of the Roosevelt and Truman era. David Lloyd Kreeger, Washington's most prodigious collector and patron of the arts, lives there in a splendid modern structure that appears to be more of a museum than a home. Joseph Allbritton, a comparative n e w c o m e r , has been busily renovating there for the past two years and his "wall" has become somewhat of a landmark. With Foxhall Road as a kind of main street, we bound the area by Glover Archbold Park, Nebraska Avenue/ Loughboro Road, MacArthur Boulevard/Reservoir Road and all the way up to New Mexico Avenue to take in Wesley Heights and the area immediately adjacent to Foxhall Road. Price swings, because of size differences, move in a wide arc. There are very big houses here and very small ones, but the price magic is still in the word FoxhaU, derived from a prominent lumber merchant of Georgetown in the early 18th century. 36~April 1980~Dossier

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cess. The Sargent Shrivers purchased the Rockefeller house which remains intact on the property and provides right name aura to the development. This area's residents read like a Who's Who of Washington and one of its most modest homes belongs to Jody Powell and his wife, which attests, we suppose, to the enduring values of democracy. Even if Carter loses and Jody sells out, he will undoubtedly double his money and, if he stays another four years, he might fetch half as much again. This proves that even those who

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reasons, mostly the tenacity of its long time residents, it has retained its architectural character through many incarnations. Some old timers remember parts of it as a black or Jewish ghetto. Others saw it as a semi-slum, a kind of Bowery on the Potomac, although its great houses still remained intact. There is some dispute as to who began its revival. Indeed, many old time residents who have lived on its lovely sidestreets for nearly six decades never experienced the revival. It was always the way it was. They now talk of its decline, which proves

that a neighborhood might be considered on a block by block basis, just like in West Side Story. The fact is that Georgetown is the closest thing to a town within the city and residents are proud to acknowledge that as their principal reason for living there. Some prominent Georgetowners include the Charles Bartletts, the Carter Browns, an array of Senators and Congressmen, Meg Greenfield, the Roger Stevens, the Peter Belins and the Livingston Biddies. Although there are definitely some

" m a n s i o n s " around, most of the homes are narrow and small. While its aura is based on a somewhat dubious "authentic colonial charm", its face has a hundred different expressions. It's a college town, a youth hangout, a tourist attraction, a traffic mess, a shopping center, an eternal battleground between the fuddy-duddies and the rift-raft. The people who live there won't budge and the prices keep going into the stratosphere. Try to get something really livable for under 400 thou. Dossier/April 1980/39

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Here again, developers are creating instant value, particularly on the old Archbold estate, Hillandale, now being developed by the Murchisons. Sitting as it does on one of the most valuable pieces of undeveloped residential landscapes in the city, there is little doubt, if care is taken with design and planning, that it will be a success. Other small developments along Reservoir Road will also be enhanced by the glitter of their neighborhood surroundings and will undoubtedly be absorbed by the market. S p r i n g Valley is one of Washington's most definable neighborhoods. It was meticulously planned by premier developer and planners W.C. and A.N. Miller. It is bounded by Loughboro Road, Massachusetts Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. Marketed in less sensitive times for people (and probably pets) of faultless pedigree, Spring Valley was once protected by so many covenants that the Pope could have barely made it in as gardener. But, as Ted Kennedy would undoubtedly observe, everybody has skeletons in his closet and the dropping of the old barriers nearly 20 years ago hasn't hurt the neighborhood any. It is, indeed, a lovely neighborhood with residents like the Scott Heuers, the Ken Crosbys, the Eric W e i n m a n n s and the George B u n k e r s . Its c o v e t e d p l a c e in Washington's jeweled diadem is undoubtedly due to its planning and architectural restrictions, the one restriction that really worked. Most of the homes are large, and lawns and gardens exquisitely maintained, apparently as a matter of strong peer pressure. Younger families tend to settle there largely because there are people with children in the neighborhood and transportation to the area's private schoo}s is excellent. Prices have doubled in the past few years and the "average" of $250,000 tends to hold with most homes, turning over at a much higher figure. It is one of the few neighborhoods in the city that is "suburban" in mood and still close enough to town to be convenient. West of Spring Valley, but considerably different in character is the Kent/Briarcliff/Palisades area now attracting the attention of developers and individual rehabilitators. It is an older neighborhood with many of the homes built in the 20s and 30s for modest inCOme families. It has an in-city neighborhood feel, more on the order

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POTOMAC OVERLOOK, VA. of a quieter Georgetown and while brokers have been trying to keep it under wraps for years for quiet speculation, it has come into its own recently with an approximate $200,000 bottom reached in most homes. Homes with a river view here, are almost impossible to find and few turn over. Residents in this area include the Sid Yudains, the Tom Ottensteins and the Howard Jobes. C l e v e l a n d Park began as the summer White House for Grover Cleveland, which will give you some idea about how air-conditioning has changed our lives. The neighborhood, dominated by large gingerbread houses and wide porches actually looks like a summer place. Its residents include David Newsom, the Patrick Gautrats, Frank Moore, and Elizabeth Drew. For some reason, it has developed the reputation of being an "artsy" community of intellectuals who have a more laid back feeling about their lawns and appointments than say the more conservative Spring Valley. But, like Spring Valley, young families tend to buy here, largely because of the spacious houses and other kids to play with. Bounded roughly by Klingle Street, 34th Street, Porter Street and Connecticut Avenue, it seems to have come into its own during the Kennedy era and still reflects it in everything but price. T h e r e are those who believe that Forest Hills, bounded roughly by Connecticut Avenue, Broad Branch Road, Nebraska Avenue and Audubon Terrace, may have had it with the death of Marjorie Merriweather Post, whose mansion, Hillwood, dominated the area for decades or by the sale of the Guggenheim estate to the Italian Embassy. You wouldn't know it by the prices and many of the huge homes like

that of developer Hermen Greenberg have put the neighborhood well in the forefront of the Washington real estate sweepstakes. Among those who live in Forest Hills are Dr. and Mrs. LaSalle Leffall, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Brown, Mrs. David Bress, Raymond and Gretchen Poston and the Marvin Goldmans. You can hardly build those huge houses anymore and you certainly can't create instant 100-foot trees. The price of houses has more than doubled in the last five years.

N o mention of the Washington area's better n e i g h b o r h o o d s can neglect Capitol Hill, where an unrenovated house under $100,000 has become a relic of the past. The best rule of thumb is that a rowhouse on Capitol Hill can be purchased for one half of its renovation cost. It is bounded by H Street N.E., 19th Street N.E., 18th Street, S.E. and the river. Like many of the neighborhoods we have mentioned, Capitol Hill is a world unto itself and while it boasts the residence of such c o l o r f u l figures as S e n a t o r P a t Moynihan, Senator Sam Hayakawa and eccentric GM heir Stewart Mott among others, it seems almost totally oriented t o w a r d g o v e r n m e n t and legislative folks, making it a bit more "inside" than other neighborhoods. Prices on the Hill have more than doubled in the past five years and brokers in the area feel certain that it will maintain a pace of at least 10 percent appreciation a year. It has been a favorite for young couples to plunk their life savings into and embark on an extended renovation program. Canny young couples with faith in the future of ever-spiraling real estate prices have also begun to buy along the other side of H Street, hoping for the inevitable spillover effect to come quickly.

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Mrs. Hollings, co-chairman of the luncheon, her husband, Senator Ernest Hollings, Hanne Merriman, vice president of Garfinckel's, whose store gave the favors, fashion and flowers, Mrs. John Bowles, co-chairman of the luncheon and guest Effi Barry, at the VIP reception.

Mrs. Means Johnston, Jr., left, Mrs. Hugo Margain, wife of the Mexican Ambassador, center, and Mrs. Sukru Elekdag, wife of the Turkish Ambassador, await the It was an old-fashioned afternoon for fashion show. the 1500 women gathered at the 32nd American Heart Association's "Affair of the Heart." Masses of red tulips and shiny gift bags filled each table. Pretty models in easy-to-wear clothes just "walked" down the runway to the beat of oldies by Cole Porter, The audience loved it, especially when lots of small children dressed in party clothes appeared carrying valentines t i e d w i t h y e l l o w r i b b o n s to acknowledge the American hostages being held in Iran. "The $20,000 raised from the event will fund an international symposium on the rehabilita- The head table was filled with Cabinet wives tion of cardiac patients," said Anne such as Mrs. Ray Marshall, left, and Mrs. Camalier, board president. Cecil Andrus.

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The audience was surprised and delighted when Isola Fashions from the show included, from left to right, a Ron LoVece organza wed. Brown led her classmates from St. Patrick's School ding gown, a Giorgio St. Angelo lace camisole and crepe pants, a Chanel white down the runway in beautiful children's party clothes, silk double breasted suit and an Oscar de la Renta black and white check suit.

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The chili was hot and spicy, but the real entree was corn, served straight and down home. It was the Fourth Annual Chili Cook-off sponsored by the Con" gressional Club, featuring intrepid chilimakers from the halls of Congress and "expert" judges, the latter the most unlikely group ever assembled. Defying heartburn and hot tongue,' salving the palate with beer between tastes, were Ambassadors Punch Coomaraswamy from Singapore; Sean Donlon from Ireland; Jose Llado fronl Spain; Victor McIntyre from Trinidad, and Tobago; Enriquillo del Rosario from the Dominican Republic and, representing her husband, Mrs. EIn~ deBarros from, where else, Chile. Their assignment--to pass judgment on concoctions offered by fabled chilimakers--Sen. Barry Goldwater and Representative Clair Burgener, Wiilia~ Dickinson, J. Marlin Frost, Richard Ichord, Jack Kemp, John Rousselot, Harold Runnels, Richard Shelby, Bob Stump, Lionel Van Deerlin, Richard' White, Bob Wilson and Jim Wright. An irreverent group of their peers brought along iron stomachs and kibitzed entertainers who dared confront the imposing group, most of whom ru~ America when the White House isn't looking, which is most of the time. The "terrible Mexican quartet" of three (Gen. " M o o n " Mullins was sick) including Tip O'Neill, Bob Michel, and Tex Ritter brought the house to the floor, while Chuck Marck, vice president of Dow Chemical Company, did the "only three songs" he knew on the guitar. Lawson Mathis and Ken Holland engaged in authentic blue grass and To~ Kindness strummed his banjo with the musical accompaniment by Lieutenant , Colonel Dave Osterhout of the United States Air Force. It was all in good fun and, thankfully, most of the press was barred because at1 ! A r a b s h i e k ( R e p . B o b Wilson i incognito), complete with Arabian robe and headdress, combed the audience looking for likely candidates. Sonny Montgomery, described as the owner of the only car in the world in which woman broke her ankle in the glove compartment, received a $50,000 lOLl. One of the hits of the evening was guitar rendition of "The FBI is Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine." The annual event was organized once again by Mary Jo Van Deerlin a n ~ - .

Judges at the Chili Cook-off were, left to right, Ambassadors Victor Mclntyre, Punch Coomaraswamy, Sean Donlon, Elna deBawos, wife of the Chilean Ambassador, Shirley Wilson, chairman emeritus (not a judge-she gave the instructions), Jose Llado and Enriquello del Rosario.

Above, an ABSCAM take-off: the sheik strolls past Mrs. Tip O'Neill, left, and Jack Schwall, looking for a victim.

Three of the "experts", del Rosario, Coomaraswamy Patty Milauckas, left, Barbara Dickinson, and Rep. Sonny Montgomery was just testing the sheik. Ed Milauckas in Western attire. and Donlon, try to make an unbiased decision.

The most skillful cooks: Rep. Lionel Van Deedin, third prize; Rep. The "terrible Mexican quartet" included, from left to right, Tex Ritter, Bob Michel, Tip O'Neill and Lt. Col. Dave Osterhout. Bob Wilson, "first prize; and Rep. Richard White, second prize.

Shirley Wilson, listed as Chairwoman Emeritus, with able assists this year from Marvia Burgener, Penny Ichord, AIbra Johnson, and Margaret Randall. CoChairwomen were Kathleen White and Barbara Dickinson, whose husband Bill was the hilarious MC. Club President is Bea Smith. Tip O'Neill, who with his wife Miilie, eschewed the White House dinner with the Prime Minister of Germany, preferring instead to spend the night with his

Congressional buddies. "The Helmut Schmidt," he said, in keeping with the total irreverence of the evening. Nothing was sacred. Ethnic jokes abounded, especially those with a southern flavor. As always, it was the best party of the season, a tonic to the sense of gloom gripping the country. Alka Seltzer and aspirin were served downstairs as guests left. Oh yes, Bob Wilson won first prize for the best chili. --SONIA ADLER Rep. SIIvio Conte attracted some attention Dossier/April 1980/45

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Whether it was due to the long, cold winter or a shortage of cocktail parties, Washington's theatres were fuller than they had ever been. Offering an array of productions, ranging from one-man performances to broadway musicals, Washingtonians flocked to every theatre in every part of town.

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Acknowledging that they can learn a few things from Mr. Lincoln, House Speaker Tip O'Neill and British Ambassador Nicholas Henderson join the show's star, Roy Dotdce, on the stage of Ford's Theatre. David Susskind taped the show for network television.

A cast party at Georgetown's Dodge Historical Mansion followed the Ford's Theatre opening night production of Day by Day, a musical review of Stephen Schwartz' songs. At the mansion are, from left to right, Ford's Theatre Executive Producer Frankle Hewitt, cast member Beth McVey, George White, the Capitol Architect and Scott Bakula, cast member.

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Streaking south from a coast to coast tour of Canada, Billy Bishop Goes to War, a musical celebration of a World War I flying ace, landed at Arena Stage for a U.S. premiere followed by a cast party hosted by Ambassador to Canada and Mrs. Peter Towe. At left, Associate Producing Director David Chambers, right, tells the Towes how Billy Bishop caught his interest while he was on a world tour. At right, Mike Nichols, who will produce the show in New York, evaluates actor John Gray's (left) performance. 46~April 1980~Dossier

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As the first "person" to receive the 1980 "Scouter of the Year" award, Kathadne Graham admitted she had "never been a boy scout" and that she couldn't "tie a knot." At the 1980 Scouter of the Year dinner, Mrs. Graham accepted the award from the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America for her continued financial support to the organizations. Joining her, from left to right, a r e Robert Linowes, Bud Manderfield and Vincent Burke, chairman of the fundraising committee, who collected a total of $75,000 for the scouts.

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A triumvirate of Washington movers get together to discuss the prospects for Woodies next hundred years, from left to right, David Abramson, advertising executive, Donald Graham, publisher of the Washington Post and William McDonald, vice president of marketing for Woodies. Edwin Hoffman and Katharine Graham have a Carol Belier, from Frances chuckle as they view one of Woodies first Denny Cosmetics, talks to advertisements in an old Post edition. Tony Meyers, of Woodies.

CENTENNIALCELEBRATION Woodward and Lothrop celebrated its 100th birthday at the Capital Hilton where 500 manufacturers from around the country gathered. "No business can be better than its suppliers," said Katharine Graham, keynote speaker. The event was an "appreciation for the vendors" who have served Woodies through the century. Ed Hoffman, chairman of the board accepted tributes from Mayor Barry, City Councilman Arrington Dixon, James Williams, president of NRMA and Lee Abraham, chairman of AMC. Art Buchwald rocked the audience with laughter when he quipped, "A hundred years ago, the mayor Leonard Doggett, left, prominent Washington lured Mr. Woodward and Mr. Lothrop here by promising them a Metro stop in businessman and John Tydings, executive vice presifront of their store. The promise was delivered 98 years later." More centennial dent of the Board of Trade were among the represencelebrations are planned in the fall. (photos by Lisa Berg) tatives from the local business community.

Fox TROT "Mr. and Mrs. Fox," fox hunting paintings donated by Kayte Beer and large plywood cutouts of foxes, assured 200 guests at the OAS that they were attending the annual International Fairfax Hunt Ball. Co-chairmen Jeanne Masin and Dr. Jack Sanders and their committee were proud of their achievements. Fairfax MFH Randy Rouse, who led fellow MFH's Warren Harrover of Bull Run, Sam Richards of Casanova, Har. court Lees of Warrenton and Tom Dowd of Potomac in his version of "Me and My Shadow," was sensational. Some members of the Fairfax Hunt in attendance were former Secretary of State Warren Rogers, Pat Rogers, Jeff Davis and Judge Willie Koonz. The Point to Point Races take place on the April 19th at Belmont Plantation.

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John Heckler, Fairfax Hunt, left, entertains Ned Thomas, second to left, Mrs. Guy Martin and Isabelle Middendorf, right. 48~April 1980/Dossier

FRESH STARTS Washington's most gregarious health nuts turned out in jogging shoes, warmup pants and exercise suits (with a few black ties thrown in) to bounce on baby trampolines, sip cranberry juice and wine, and nibble rabbit food at shapely Susie Thompson's midweek happening (fitness 80s style). Bob Waidron wore black tights for his 15 minute bounce (it equals three miles of jogging, natch!), Patty Cavin wore a brown leotard (with a matching full length mink), and Betty Beale and George Graeber turned up in matching husband and wifely blue and white jogging togs. (Betty discretely bounced in Susie's mirrored boudoir). "Didn't know there were so many good looking beds in town," cracked tuxedo-clad Steve Martindale as he watched the action and sampled the chopped watercress. " M a r v e l o u s for the waistline," murmured svelte Gertie D'Amecourt. --ARAMINTA

Helen Tzounis, wife of the Greek Ambassador has been holding a series of ladies only--get aquainted luncheons. Sprinkling her guest list with new and old friends, she has quietly become a social catalyst of the mid-day scene. At one lunch, her guests included Mrs. Edmund Dupont, who came all the way from her farm near Winterthur, the fabled family museum in Wilmington, Delaware, Lady Roslyn Parkinson, wife of the Australian Ambassador, Helen Martin, lecturer and historian, Raissa Tselentis of Bach competition fame, Martha Healy, Helen Vournas, who knew the Greek Ambassador when he was press attache here years ago, Cabinet wives Mrs. Benjamin Civiletti and Mrs. William Miller, and Toni Hatfieid, who announced the opening of her own real estate ofrice in Georgetown. The 32 ladies sat in the ornately panelled dining room sparkling with sunlight and spring flowers and lunched on Greek delicacies. Not to be outdone by his wife, Ambassador Tzounis presented a cast-bronze replica of an original statue of the God, Poseidon, to the Kennedy Center. It stands outside the presidential box on the parterre level of the Opera House..The original was lost at sea and was rediscovered by fishermen off the coast of Euboea in the 19205. "He has found a safe and significant harbor at last," Ambassador Tzounis told an admiring audience. --SONIA ADLER

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Clever stockbroker Stephen Montgomery scored the big band coups of the year for the benefit o f the National Symphony Orchestra. As chairman of Symphony Swing '80, he rallied an all-male committee (Symphony Ball is done by the ladies) of "radio-active" hosts, and brought the Duke Ellington Orchestra back to town so younger-set Washington could dance at the Mazza Gallerie to the sounds o f the 1940s. Mayor Marion Barry and D.C. Council Chairman Arrington Dixon were honorary mugwumps. The receiving line looked like an A F T R A board meeting with Felix Grant and Bill Mayhugh of W M A L , Mac McGarry of WRC, Eddie Gallaher of WASH, Fred Fiske of WAMU and Bob Davis o f WGMS. Director Mercer EIlington, also a composer and instrumentalist like his Dad, told Swing Host Ed Walker of WJLA-TV that he'd like to follow f u r t h e r in the l a t e D u k e ' s footsteps and " d o a special concert with the N S O . " Spotted in spirited terpsichory midst the black and white balloons were the Kimball Firestones, the Patrick Mayberrys, the brothers Jim and Dick Jakopic with Republican writer Leslie Sorg and legal eagle Mary Jane Reynolds.

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TOP 'O THEEVENING Muriel and John Threlfall opened their home again, the fabulous Corby Mansion, for " A n Irish E v e n i n g . " The benefit, organized by the Ladies Board of Georgetown University Hospital, was held for the Department o f Computerized T o m o g r a p h y ' s revolutionary new diagnostic device--a bone and cancer screening machine. Greeting Ambassador to Ireland and Mrs. Sean Donlon were Betty Ann Twigg, Dr. Charles Hufnagel, Rosemary and Bob Splain, Kitty and Leonard Scheemp, and Kit and Tim Hanlon. The Ladies Board was there in full force, led by Peggy Kirse with husband Otto. Lucretia Beach, professional volunteer leader, was stunning in black. Among her group o f volunteers was Gloria Jennings, Betty Reardon, Jane Keller, Sinead (Gaelic for Jane) Conneliy, Polly Gearhart, and Mary Connery.

~EILEEN BRENNANj, 50~April 1980~Dossier

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TENNISRACKETEERS Rep. Sonny Montgomery thinks .Washington's tennis crowd is the crowd in town. He's half right. Odds are 40 to 15 that Washington's tennis crowd was the only crowd in town one wintery Sunday last month. Braving a foot of snow and Washington drivers, a hundred or so tennis trekkies rallied to be served brunch before the 1980 Volvo Classic Celebrity Cup T o u r n a m e n t s p o n s o r e d by the Washington Dossier to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. A string of celebs and pros gathered beforehand - - sexy Ron Ely, Count Oleg Cassini, Ambassador of Sweden and Mrs. Wachtmeister, Count and Countess CarI-Axel Wachtmeister, Stan and Margie Smith, Ethel Kennedy, Fred McNair, and Clifford Alexander. After three door prizes (including an all-expense paid trip to the Italian open in Rome) were drawn by MC Warner Wolf, the players were matched in teams and courted to Smith Center. The dynamic deuces included Wachtmeister and pro Billy Martin, Ethel and pro Dennis Ralston, Ely and pro Eddie Dibbs, Sten Svenson (vice president of Volvo) and pro Victor Amaya (he won the Volvo Classic Tournament), Oleg and pro McNair, Jack Warden and Smith, Jeannie Ashe (Mrs. Arthur) and Ron Hoimberg (last year's celebrity winner) and Alexander and pro Bob Lutz. A careful strategy may not be the gamepoint in winning celebrity cup doubles tournaments. " M y strategy to Winning," said Ethel Kennedy, is to say 'yours' as often as possible." She lost. But Washington's own top-seeded Wilhelm Wachtmeister took topspin honors with partner Martin. His advantage? Lots of practice during the year with the likes of Carl Rowen, Bill Webster, John Heinz, Lowell Weicker, Paul Laxait and Bennett Johnston. Meanwhile back at the baseline, racketeers trudged outside once more, this time uptown, to a sweet spot--the Swedish embassy--for a warm-up buffet from the Wachtmeisters. Champion guests included British Ambassador Nicholas Henderson, Carl Rowen, the Donald Dells, Bob Briner, recently resigned executive director of the ATP, the Donald Browns, the Frank Ikards, Congressman and Mrs. Richardson Preyer and Bjorn Ahlstrom, presix.~dent of Volvo. --JEANNE RYAN.

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Mrs. Richard Stone, wife of the Florida Senator, and Mrs. Richard Kelly, wife of Admiral Kelly, turned out for the ceremony. J ~

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Senator Chuck Percy, center, confers with Ambassador Chai Xemin, left, . ~ ~ e p u b l i c of China, interpreted by Mr. Cheu.

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Send a Message If you can't make it to a special party or wedding, be there in song. Send a singing telegram. National Singing Telegrams has a repertoire of 50 songs for any occasion, including a hallelujah birthday chorus. The messenger, dressed in a red bellhop's uniform, complete with black cap, will deliver in person for $30 or sing it for your friends or loved ones over the phone for $15. (Call Nat i o n a l S i n g i n g T e l e g r a m s at 800-227-4702.) Say it with balloons. Balloons Over Washington delivers two dozen heliumfilled balloons in assorted colors with your message card. Order now for their IRS special: 24 black balloons, to be delivered on April 15. Charge for basic service is $22. (Call Balloons Over Washington at 298-7080.) When was the last time a clown arrived at your doorstep, handed you a bunch of heart-shaped silver balloons and performed a mime to a tape recording of "Poco Loco, I've Gone Crazy Over You?" Town Clowns will do this and other clowning around for you. They, too, have all kinds of songs and messages for all occasions, and always perform the message in mime. On the more serious side, they will deliver a long-stemmed red rose on a satin pillow or the Clown Express will hand deliver your birthday or anniversary gift plus one balloon. Basic charge for a clown delivering 12 balloons is $19.95. (Call Town Clowns at 296-4455. If no answer, leave a message with their Maltese Falcon answering service.)

T h r o w a Party For unusual fare, give Ridgewell's a call. They will get you fresh reindeer meat in season or fly in the catch of the day from Britain. In fact, Ridgewell's President Jeffrey Ellis says the caterer will airlift from anywhere in the world to meet your exotic party needs. (Call Ridgewell's at 652-1515.) All that party planner Rita Bloom needs is your invitation list. Bloom's Creative Parties will do the rest. She has held parties in an airplane hangar, a ballet studio and the front lawn of the Kennedy Center, and has a stable of artists and actors who can create any mood or theme. (Call Creative Parties at 770-1550.) Or you can take your party on the road. Rent an authentic London doubledecker bus from Spirit of '76 Tours. Spirit of '76 will pick up you and your guests at your home and drive you wherever you want to go. You supply the food. The double-decker holds up to 70 people and is available for $37.50 per hour for a four-hour minimum plus clean-up charges. (Call Spirit of '76 Tours at 529-2575.) What could be a more elegant setting for your party than the marble floors and high ceilings of a museum? The Textile Museum's downstairs and garden can be rented for receptions. Prices depend on the size and number of hours but a simple reception for three hours with less than 200 people runs about $425. (Call the Textile Museum at 667-0441 .)

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ington. Depilatron differs from usual electrolysis because instead of inserting a needle down to the hair root, it uses a specially designed electronic tweezer which grasps the hair above the skin line. According to manager Ward Bodner, the process is painless because the tweezer never touches the skin. Treatments are administered by trained technicians and cost $45 for an hour session. (Call Depilatron Centers of Washington at 466-8111, downtown; 686-5833, MacArthur Blvd.; 354-7030, Annandale.) • Buy fabrics for your custom-made outfits at Fabrics Unlimited in Arlington. Their entire stock comes from the cutting room floors of New York designers like Halston, Oscar de la Renta and Bill Blass. Owner Muriel Solomon travels to the Big Apple's garment center every six weeks to hand select remnants, which range in size f r o m five to 25 y a r d s . F a b r i c s Unlimited says it has the area's largest and more reasonably priced selection of Ultrasuede ®. A trained sales staff will recommend fabrics, patterns and seamstresses. (Call Fabrics Unlimited at 671-0324.) Once you've achieved your special look, why not cast it in bronze? Although you'll have to go to New York for this unique service, it's worth the trip. Sculpture by Solid Photography will take your picture and turn it into a sculpture. They do this by using a special three-dimensional copying process which produces a scale model of the subject. The process combines optics, electronics and computers, resulting in a mold that can be cast in bronze, marble, wood and even silver or gold. You can get your bust in actual size or scaled down to 1/24, small enough for a charm bracelet. Prices vary according to size but the average sculpture runs about $500. (Sculpture by Solid Photography studios are located at 551 Madison Avenue, New York, 212-752-0044 and Walt Whitman Mall, Huntington, Long Island, 516-423-7050.)

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Phone-A-Helper is a broker, matclaing your special needs with other people's special skills. Their experts include caterers, bartenders, calligraphers, handymen and dressmakers. (Call Phone-A-Helper at 223-2770.) In the same spirit, Beck & Call's Louise Maddeux and Erica Schmidt are in the business of freeing up time for busy people. Maddeux and Schmidt plan parties, make arrangements for out-of-town guests, including hotel and theater reservations, and provide home management services such as bookkeeping and writing thank you notes. (Call Beck & Call at 734-2992.) Does chaos lurk behind your closet doors? If the answer is yes, call Closet Stretchers. President Morry Ghoulian boasts he can "transform closets into c o m p a c t , c o m p l e t e and efficient storage centers, with everything in its place." His modular units contain floor to ceiling shelves and double-hanging steel rods, and you can double your closet space. The units are standard size and, though attached to the closet wall, can move with you to your next home. Ghoulian's design consultants will come to your home, measure your closet and inventory its contents. Your custom-made modular is delivered within two weeks. Prices vary according to closet size but a modular for a standard 6x8 closet is $180. (Call Closet Stretchers at 468-1090.) The next time you dream up a crazY fantasy or simply need a hand meeting life's routine demands, help is at your fingertips. Whatever your pleasure, if you're near a phone or a checkbook, it can be yours because in Washington, if rou want it, you can get it.

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he traditional movie beach is usually a dean white stretch of sand on which two gorgeously built characters (one .of which may be a horse) play out life's drama on a grand scale, free from the city's hustle and bustle and unworried about sand flies or whether they have adequate accommodations. Life's real beaches have a tendency to be more .Crowded, even tawdry, and life's drama ~ncreasingly revolves around how many tanks of gas it takes to get to them. Among beach towns within a gas tank's drive of the District, three of the n~ost popular--Rehoboth and Bethany Beach, Delaware, and Ocean City Maryland--demonstrate the variety of Uses to which local sun worshipers can Put sand. Choosing among them is like choosing among three children who have PUrposely set out to be as different from each other as possible. A three hours' drive from the Capitol, Rehoboth Beach is a charming residential town with scattered lakes and treelined streets. Despite a massive influx of

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one is startled by their understatement). This thoughtfully designed development of medium-rise condominums stretches along half a mile of private beach, bounded on one end by parkland and on the other by private property. Units priced from the low seventies to the high hundreds rent for $630 a week for two bedrooms and a den during peak summer months. There are several swim- , ming pools, some indoor, some outdoor, and 17 tennis courts, three of them indoor. It is difficult to know how much the intelligent landscaping of Sea ColonY owes to smart management and how , much to the state of Delaware, which has encouraged its cities to keep a lid on development and has protected sizable areas of parkland. Passing t h r o u g h Fenwick Island enroute to Ocean City, one actually passes empty beach lined with sea grass. Crossing the state line into Ocean City, one passes a city block of empty land, but with a difference: known as Cottontail, it is slotted for development into 24 lots, 65 by 160 feet, with oceanfront lots selling for $110,000 each, exclusive of building costs. Despite its increasingly high pricetag for rooms with a view, Ocean City is basically a honkytonk town, with a somewhat split personality. Downtown, , where s h a d o w variances keep the buildings fairly low (you can't steal someone else's sun with a high-rise), the famous boardwalk area is jampacked with bodies in the summer, deserted in the winter. Only a few of the older hotels like the gracious Gateways Inn stay open in the winter. The Gateways (which has accommodations on both the ocean side and the bay side and houses the fine L'Auberge restaurant) has the addi-

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you can explore our spectacular enclosed Plaza. You'll find a heated swimming pool, game room, health club, saunas, whirlpool, skating rink, and 3 lighted tennis courts. There's nearby sailing, boating and golf. Try dining with an ocean view, dancing in the disco or sipping a drink in one of our two lounges. Call us toll free or mail the coupon and we'll invite you to see the main attraction in Ocean City, Maryland. In Md. 800-492-1874. DC, DE, PA, VA, N J, WV: 800-638-4580.

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are geared for both summer and winter pleasures, offering luxuries such as saunas and exercise rooms and indoor pools, the most elegant o f which is probably the rooftop pool atop the elegant Golden Sands condominium. Condos such as the exclusive Sea Watch make it a point to keep visitors out, but hotels such as the Sheraton (whose beauty spa features a Eucalyptus steam bath to clear your sinuses) do what they can to attract visitors year-round. During the week, Ocean City's big hotels compete for convention business; o n weekends they often offer package deals. The Carousel Hotel (which also has condos) is well-known for its oceanview r e s t a u r a n t and bar. It offers families not only a heated indoor pool but an ice-skating rink right in the hotel lobby (where the carousel used to be when Bobby Baker owned the hotel.) Ocean City has lots o f high points and m a n y lows. But it is, irrevocably, and, sometimes irresistibly, itself. ~ P A T McNEE5

Where to Eat in Ocean City L'Auberge Fine French food in the hospitable Gateway Inn. The Bonfire Outstanding stuffed mushroom caps, large portions of steak and seafood, valet parking. The Embers Great soups and lobster bisques, spareribs, steak and lobster, live music. Fager's Island Dine early and watch the sunset, excellent chili, super lunches, large sandwiches, good service. Gunning's The decor is lousy but the Louisiana and Texas crabs are great. The Garden First-rate food in an ill-conceived building, great veal and home-made bread. Phillips Seafood Seafood on a big scale, and we mean big, three locations. Quarterdeck Very good seafood and steaks. The Saute Care Right at the top of everyone's list, crab meat au gratin a favorite. Carousel Nice restaurant featuring good food like the salad bar, almond butterfly shrimp, caesar salad, roast beef and New England clam chowder. Desserts are superb. B.J.'s Great lunches featuring soup and sandwich.

TheEducted Palate SAY CHEESE! FOCUSINGON WASHINGTON'S WINE AND CHEESEBOUTIQUES t's been well over a decade since wine and cheese shops perched into prominence. They used to be the only places to buy imported cheese and interesting, affordable wines. Times have changed. Now Brie, still the biggest seller in most shops in Washington, is found on the shelves at Safeway. Yet specialty cheese and wine shops are booming--shoppers have more sophisticated tastes and frequent them for different reasons. What follows is a listing of wine and cheese shops that can satisfy entertaining needs and discriminating tastes in many ways. The common denominator is high quality and personalized service. B o b Heon, of Cork and Board, 6653-B Old Dominion Drive, McLean, certainly doesn't care if supermarkets are carrying Brie. "Brie is extremely perishable and requires care," he says, "the kind of care a pre-packaged piece at a dairy counter may not have received." It's still their biggest seller though, he insists, with St. Saviol, a creamy goat cheese as his personal favorite, as well as Morbier, a cheese which has a thin line of volcanic ash running through the middle. The Romanian Premiat wines are the most popular right now, along with Chilean offerings, according to Heon. Though wine and cheese parties are not the "theme" affairs they were a few

years ago, he adds, "it's still a nice, inexpensive way to have a party." While many shops still emphasize F r e n c h c h e e s e s a n d w i n e s , the Georgetown Wine and Food Company has a completely different approach to running such an operation. Located at 1015 W i s c o n s i n A v e n u e , . t h e woodsy,warm shop is proudly waving the American flag, and the majority of products are from the United States. Owner Howard Solganik feels most cheese stores are passe and won't give "best" or rote recommendations. Instead, he and his staff personalize a customer's desires, ranging from the 10 fresh salads daily to chicken pot pie. His aim: what American food can and will be. You'll find California Rouge and Noir Brie here, or a Gouda from Maine, and even "squaw candy' '--dried salmon jerky from the state of Washington. The San Michel wines from the west coast are an excellent choice, especially Johannesberg Riesling. Solganik is even looking for a domestic source of morilles and c h a n t e r e l l e s , t h o s e marvelous French mushrooms that grow wild. "Unusual" is the theme at Harry's Liquor Wine and Cheese, 401 M Street, S.W., famous for its catered platters on Capitol Hill. Gary Beard will search for rare wines if requested, as well as offering wine t a s t i n g p r o g r a m s f o r customers. Brie is big here, including Brie laced with peppercorns or garlic. Try the Blue cheshire, too a cross between a Stilton and cheddar; it looks like an orange Stilton. Cuvee de Baron is a favorite drinking wine at the moment, according to Beard, the white like a Macon and the red similar to a Beaujolais. Gary Beard is incensed that wholesalers have now over-priced rare California wines. He sees a move toward Spanish Rioja or Italian choices. Carlos Estrada has managed the Wine and Cheese Shop in Georgetown, 1413 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., since it opened in 1966, the first of its kind in

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the area. They sell 1,500 pounds of cream Havarti per month during the winter with Jarlsberg running close behind. Estrada is concerned about the new quotas the Federal government has imposed on imported cheeses as of January 1st which may limit the selection of cheeses in the future, especially Swiss, Gruyere, mozzarella and some Danish cheeses, and may drive the prices up more. The French Reblochon and Beaumont are two of Estrada's favorite cheeses. He calls Saga, the Danish cheese with two kinds of mold (a Blue and a Brie), a new and popular cheese. He also r e c o m m e n d s contrasting cheeses for flavor and texture, and is careful not to suggest a wine which would overpower the cheeses. La Vielle Ferme, especially the white, and Folinari Soave are big sellers in his shop. A bottle of ! 868 Schloss Vollrads, at $2,000, lies on the shelf in wait of a collector--"to have, not to drink." The Capitol Hill Wine and Cheese Shop, 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., was selected as one of the 15 best cheese stores in the country by Esquire magazine last November, the only store selected in Washington, Maryland or Virginia. But laurels like that only spur owner Jeff Cohen on to greater choices for his customers. He prefers to carry the richer Brie de Meaux (60 percent fat content) and his favorite cheese is the French Montrachet Bouche, a creamy semi-soft goat's cheese. His German Blue cheese, "Brie and Blue cultures in Brie style" is a new offering, and goes well with the hearty red wines he offers. "We're a growing country," he says of America, "and we're just catching up to the m a r k e t . " He recommends Virginia's Marechal Foch, a Burgundylike hybrid from Virginia, or Cuvee Jour et Nuit for drinking. Most popular is the Peternella magnums--Soave or Valpolicella. With around 330 cheeses to choose from here, one will surely find what they like. Calvert's La Cheeserie, 2320 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., may be the only retail shop that imports cheese directly from France. Manager Carl Peachy especially enjoys Lezay, a French chevre or goat cheese covered with ash or paprika. They also sell fresh goat cheese in cups like yogurt, and recommend mixing it with raspberry vinegar and honey for an exquisite taste---" something new to enjoy eating while store-hopping in Georgetown, instead of ice cream. La Fleur and Vignolle are their most

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O n e cannot approach any reference to better neighborhoods without considering nearby Virginia and the Montgomery County suburbs. The going gets slightly trickier here, since one must cope with the age-old battle of the old versus the new. We'll just have to take our chances. In these suburbs, the country club is the greatest neighborhood lure and when they are in your backyard, so much the better. Chevy Chase, which includes the "Village", Rollingwood and the Hamlets, sits astride Connecticut Avenue and moves eastward to Rock Creek Park and westward to Wisconsin Avenue. Not everyone who lives there, of course, is a member of the two prestigious country clubs in the area, Columbia and Chevy Chase, but their imposing presence is insurance, like the diplomats of Kalorama and the Woodland Drive area, that the area will hold together and its value will increase. Like Cleveland Park and Spring Valley, young families are attracted here and celebrities offer an intellectual

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is hazardous, at best, to try to assess Washington area neighborhoods solely on the basis of such a nebulous thing as prestige. We all hate to be j udged by material possessions alone as if having more implies less in other areas, such as intellect or talent. The fact is that life is self-segregating and like peapie congregate together. We do not live in a classless society. Thank goodness! As for your house and neighborhood, it is the last tangible symbol of material achievement. Those of us who own homes in Washington are fortunate indeed. There is little likelihood, barring a massive depression, that the bottom will fall out of the market. Indeed, the bottom will keep going up. As for the top, that will depend on a varietY of factors having to do with psychology and the immutable laws of supply and demand. The marketplace for homes has always moved in fits and starts with minor retreats and major advances. The price of money may slow things up, but only temporarily, since the housing market always eventually discounts this. And don't ask where people will find the money to pay the everaccelerating prices. The quantity of other people's moneyis one ofthegreat enigmas of life. In Washington, the demand will always outstrip the ever-dwindling supply, unless, by some miracle, the government were to shrink, a highly unlikely prospect. When it comes to real estate, as you can see, we're enormously bullish. Besides, we remember how much we lost by not investing in residential proPerties when they were in easier financial reach. [3

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2--Rose Williams Fashion Show and Luncheon. 12 noon. Army-Navy Club. 2--Marilyn Swezey of the Hillwood Museum discusses Faberge. 9:30 a.m. Lord and Taylor, Chevy Chase. 3 - - " O n the Move" Fashion Show. 6:15. Frankie Welch, Virginia store. 3--Claire Dratch Fashion Show and Luncheon. 12:30. Normandy Farms. 4--Grimaldis Gallery opening reception. 7:30. L Magnin. 5--Petite Fashion Show. 2 p.m. Woodward and Lothrop, Tyson's Corner and Wheaton Plaza. 9--Marion Maged's spring and summer collection. 1 2 - 3. Bloomingdale's, Tyson's Corner. Apr. 10: White Flint. 9--Joan Brown of Antiques magazine discusses silver. 9:30. 9:30. Lord and Taylor, Chevy Chase. 10--"Fashion Pick-ups" Fashion Show. Frankie Welch, Virginia store. lO-12--Mademoiselle magazine's "Shape-up for S p r i n g " Fashion Show. W o o d w a r d and Lothrop. Chevy Chase, 7 p.m., Annapolis, 7 p.m.; Tyson's Corner, I p.m. 10--Stanley Blacker t'epresentative. 12 noon. Woodward and Lothrop, Washington. ll-12--Trunk showing of Perry Ellis. Informal modeling. 11-4. Saks-Jandel. l l - - R o s e Williams Fashion Show and Luncheon. 12:30. Women's Committee o f the Japan Christian University, Columbia Country Club. I I - - D . C . Dental Society Show. Fashion Show

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and Luncheon. 1:15. By invitation. L Magnin. ll--Collections from Armani, Basile, Valentino, Chloe, Kenzo, Dorothy Bis, Sonia Rykiel and Missoni. Informal modefing. 12-4. Bloom" ingdale's, Tyson's Corner. Apr. 12, 12-3. White Flint. 12--Adolph Schuman collection. Informal modeling. 3:30, Bloomingdale's. White Flint. 17--Missoni's spring collection. Informal modeling. 3:30. Bloomingdale's, White Flint. 17--"The Under Story" Fashion Show. 6:15. Frankie Welch, Virgina Store. 17--Claire Dratch Fashion Show and Luncheon. 12:30 Normandy Farms. 17--Rose Williams Fashion Show and Luncheon. 12:30 Indian Springs Country Club. 19--Junior Prom Fashion Show. 2 p.m. Woodward and Lothrop, all stores. 19--Mother/Daughter Fashion Show. 1:30 L Magnin. 23--Mark Treece discusses Turkish and Caucasian rugs. 9:30. Lord and Taylor, Chevy Chase. 24-26--Panetta Jewelry Trunk Show. Garfinckel's, Springfield, 24th, 2-8; F St., 25th, 12-5; Montgomery Mall, 26th, 12-5. 25--Rose Williams Fashion Show. 12:30. Bethesda Women's Club. 26--Swimsuit Fashion Show. 1:30, L Magnin. 26--Louis Vuilton representative. 12 noon. L Magnin. 26--Rose Williams Fashion Show. 11:30. Washingtonian Country Club. 30--Hebrew Home Luncheon. Informal modeling. 11-1. By invitation. L Magnin. Washington Hilton. 30--Donovan Larsen discusses diamonds. 9:30. Lord and Taylor, Chevy Chase. [3

Spacious guest rooms and beautiful suites; quiet style and superb service. At N e w York's finest address. 160 Central Park South, N.Y.C. Call (212)-247-0300 or 800-228-9290 toll-free for reservations. Telex 12-5205.

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~ o m e t h i n g extraordinary is happening at the t , 3 former Rockefeller Estate at 2500 Foxhall Road. We are introducing masterpiece homes in the Palladian mode created for the discerning, priced from $415,000. For your personal appointment to FOXHALL view our plans, call Dagmar CRESCENTS Hewitt Burton at 342-0096. Builder/Developer: Crowell & Baker Sales: Lewis& Silverman

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The Carr organization invites you to visit Falcon Ridge in Great Falls--a community of modern day, colonial manor houses for those who value traditional elegance. Our five extraordinarily spacious, custom quality models, set on large wooded lots by the Potomac were inspired by the beauty and traditions of Virginia's Hunt Country and built to fulfillthe needs of those whose lifestyles demand a residence that is highly sophisticated in every detail---from its distinctive overall design to its smallest finishing touches.

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Priced from $ 2 1 8 , 0 0 0 ~ B R Edw. R. Cart & Associates/Building a name since 1925 ON THE POTOMAC Financingby Weaver Bros., Inc. 10-YearBuyerProtection Plan DIRECTIONS:From 495 take GeorgetownPike (Rt. 193) west to Great Falls. "rum right on WalkerRd. 2 milesto a lefton Beach MillRd. Go ½ mileto a right on Falcon RidgeRd. to sales office on left. Phone: 759-4730.

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I vistas along the Potomac in Mclean, I I Virginia, manicured gardens and lawns, /llcastom interiors. Starting at $320,000. II 765-3160 -

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suitable for horses. This 5 bedroom, 4½ bath, Gas heated home has such outstanding features as 1st floor MBR with Whirlpool bath and sauna, 2 story stone fireplace in Great Room, library, rec. room, exercise room, atrium, wine cellar, hardwood floors, thermopane, skylights, and much more---offered at $330,000.

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Five acres...310 ft. of waterfront...peace and serenity..mini estate_spacious rancher with inlaw or guest quarters...also rustic beach cottage at water's edge...sandy beach...private dock_Outbuildings...(72922). $349,000. Phone 261-2626 or 301-263-0400.

Annapolis 261-2626 (301) 263-0400

Severna Park 261-2116 (301)647-6112

Arnold 261-2477 (301) 974-O410

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8996 Burke Lake Road

Burke, Virginia 22015

OVER $260,000 DIRECTIONS: Take Tysons Beltway Exit 11 east, Dolley Madison Blvd., to o left on Lewtnsville Rd., and a right on Bolls Hill Rd. G o about 1/2 mile to McLean Station on left. Phone: 821-1825.

B.O.EA .E BAAL Financing by Weaver Bros., Inc.

CIIRR Edw. R. Carr & Associates Building a name since 1925

Situated just outside a delightful Loudon County hamlet, about 35 miles from Tyson's Comer, "Sweet. side Farm" awaits a discerning new owner. The stone home is almost 200 years old and is the perfect setting for antiques of the period, since it retains the original hand-crafted decorative touches. There are 34 fenced acres, a barn, guest cottage (the original 1759 log farm house) and swimming pooL Offered at $315,000.

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$350,000

LEESBURG AREA Near Commuter Trains

French Normandy colonial of proportions to accomodate large family and gracious entertaining. Two acres of fenced level land with space for pool and tennis court. Very short commute to Mobil or AT&T facilities. Call for appointment to see.

Maxine Boykin -- 536-5250

Very choice estate-farm with large, recently remodeled antique house on 143 valuable acres. House has spacious living and dining rooms, library, country kitchen, all with fireplaces; 4 large bedrooms, 3 with fireplaces; 2½ baths, full attic and basement, porches"on 3 sides. Also, early log dependency, bank barn, several other farm buildings. Call for brochure. $498,000. Owner financing at 10½%.

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Collector's Item I n t h e c r e m e d e la c r e m e o f W a s h i n g t o n n e i g h b o r h o o d s is t h i s notable French Mansard residdence. Sited on a rare and beautiful 5 acres bounded on two sides by b r i d l e trail, i t o f f e r s t e n n i s c o u r t , p o o l a n d s t a b l e in a d d i t i o n t o its grand interior space. $650,000. Appointment ~

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This custom built home was built for the present owners. The first floor features a center entrance hall, tremendous riving room with fireplace, dining room with hand-painted mural, den with fireplace and wet bar, breakfast room and completely equipped kitchen, master suite with private bath laundry room and powder room. There are six bedrooms and three full baths on the second floor, plus the convenience of front and rear stairways. The basement has a large recreation room with fireplace, study, powder room and access to the oversized garage. The house is situated on a lovely lot with mature plantings, waterfall and many shade trees.

IN McLEAN, VIRGINIA Enjoy an elegant combination of classic traditional detail and exciting, imaginative design. The 24 ft. wide plans offer 60 ft. vistas, 3 story high open foyers, fireplaces, enclosed courtyards, 2-car detached garages. Right in the center of McLean, at Dolley Madison Blvd. and Chain Bridge Rd. Walk to shopping. Sales prices from $194,000. Model home open every day, 12-5. From the Beltway take Dolley Madison Blvd. (Rte. 123) north towards McLean to Madison of McLean entrance on left. Phone 893-7903.

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OXFORD RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE HISTORIC "GRAPEVINEHOUSE" CIRCA 1798.2 STORYHOME CON-TAINS LIVINGROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN,GARDENROOM, FOYER, SCREENPORCH, 4 BED-ROOMS, 2Â˝ BATHSAND GARAGE. TOWN LOT 90 FT x 20 FT. CALL MARYHANKSAT 226-5151 FOR APPOINTMENTTO INSPECT. PRICE- $225,000

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1710 Connecticut Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009

Built by James Roosevelt, patterned after " V A L KILL", Eleanor's summer cottage, and located on a quiet cul-de-sac five minutes from Chain Bridge, a truly unique home, whose spaciousness will surprise you! Marvelous entertaining with Living Room, Dining Room, Family Room, and Den located on first floor as well as Master Suite; four more large Bedrooms and three full baths upstairs. Hardwood floors, 2 zone heating and CAC, stone and brick fireplaces, and a giant redwood Hot Tub in the finished basement. A place to love for years to come. For further informaiton and appointment to see Eleanor Noone 759-3172.

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If you're a corporate leader with special residential needs to meet the demands of your business or social station; we invite you to consider this exquisite home in Potomac, Maryland, the Washington area's most prestigous community. A True VIP home, it has been designed and executed in classic taste to the established standards of the international elite. Of Norman and Tudor-style origins, it features elegantly GOLUBIN

entertaining, a grand two-story recep-. tion hall, and an unusual hexagonal, paneled library with fireplace. The master suite luxuriates in two dressing rooms and baths plus a master study. Top floor could be ballroom or projection room. Many superb details and appointments. For more information contact Constance Lawton 347-9065.

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M O U N T V E R N O N REALTY'S ESTATE DIVISION Welcomes Your Inquiries!

W. Howard Rooks Founder & President

Mount Vernon Realty's unique Estate Division allows buyers and sellers o f homes priced in excess o f $300,000 to register, without iongterm listing commitment, f o r future matching with prospective buyer or property. Because purchasers are preregistered, contingency contracts may often be eliminated as a buyerchain is established for each property available. For additional information call: 370-4600.

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900 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington. D.C. 20006 (202) 659-7000 (Branch Offices in D.C., Maryland and Virginia)

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AWARD WINNING ARCHITECTURE Prominent Washington architect designed this spacious brick townhouse for his own family with every creature comfort imaginable, starting with four large bedrooms each with a

private bath. The formal living room has a built-in wet bar and the dining room is enclosed by double sets of french doors leading onto a most private'brick patio. The ingenious architect's touch makes this home's interior one of the most distinctive in the area and recipient of many design awards. Please call for an appointment. $230,000.

*Only homes over $150,000 accepted 122 North Alfred Street 86/April 1980~Dossier

Alexandria, Virginia 22313

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SPRING COVE A MAGNIFICENT WATERFRONT ESTATE IN THE ANNAPOLIS AREA AMIDST HEAVILY WOODED ACREAGE OF SELECTED HARDWOODS AND TALL SHADE TREES AFFORDING MAXIMUM SECLUSION AS IT SLOPES TO THE WATER'S EDGE.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. 2029 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. • 2029 Connecticut Avenue to George S. McGovern -$250,000. 4805 Blagden Avenue, N . W , . S . G . Davis to Shannon & Luchs - $200,000. C3705 Corey Place, N.W.- F.G. Folsom to Peter J. hepucavage. $203,000. . . . . . , 3814 Klingle Place, N.W.- B.M. Linoe to ,Jonn M. Match - $250 000. 2340 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. • Friends o f ~'ree China to Robert D. Holland - $265,000. 2724 Unicorn Lane, N.W.- A.G. DeRocco toLinda A. Green - $299,000. 2762 Unicorn Lane, N.W.. Bonnie Brae Estates to John M. Hatch - $200,000. 1516 28th Street N.W.. J.J. Daniels to Frank A. Well - $475,000. R3301 39th Street, N.W. - M. Minkoff, Ltd. to Jack • Wehrly - $349 500. ^ 915 Constitution Avenue, N . E . - M . D . Baker to ~regg R. Potvin - $225,000. . , , _ 507 12th Street, S E. • L D Feathers to MarK ,J Einstein. $223,700• E7421 Georgia Avenue, N . W , - S . Nathanson to ric G Meyers & Anita D. Levin & Lawrence D. Meyers - $250,000. M3138 Q Street, N.W. • South Decatur to Michael • K a i s e r - $250,000. R 1423 34th Street, N . W , - E . A . Press to Sandra oyal - $210 000. ^ 3305 39th Steet, N.Wo- M. Minkoff, Ltd. to Paul J. ~OuQhlin Jr. - $340,000• _ _ 27-37 D'evonshire Place, N.W. #420 • E.P. JonnSOn to Steve G. Davis - $302,500. 3509 M Street, N.W. • T.L. Carey to Zafar Haider & Robert D. Hall - $300,000. • 4849 Upton Street, N.W. - R.S. Steffensen to •

A CONTEMPORARY MASTERPIECE REFLECTING UNPARALLELED INCORPORATION OF ~L1VEABILITY AND CREATIVITY OF DESIGN, FEATURING MULTIPLE LEVELS OF SWEEPING WOOD DECKS AND BALCONIES, SOARING CEILINGS AND STRATEGICALLY PLACED SKYLIGHTS ALL TO ESTABLISH AN EXTRAORDINARY EXCITEMENT AND FREEDOM. UNIQUELY DESIGNED GOURMET KITCHEN INCLUDES THE FINEST EUROPEAN CABINETRY AND LUXURY APPLIANCES AND OPENS INTO A GLASS WALLED FAMILY ROOM OVERLOOKING PRIVATE DOCK, AND OFFERS A STUNN1NG STACKED STONE FIREPLACE. LIVING AND DINING ROOMS ARE SEPARATED BY AN IMPOSING, FLOOR TO CEILING SEE THROUGH FIREPLACE. ELEGANT MASTER SUITE WITH FIREPLACE AND SITTING ROOM CREATES A UNIQUELY PRIVATE AND EXCITING ADULT RETREAT. HAND FINISHED MANTLE SURROUNDS THE FIREPLACE IN SITTING ROOM, DRESSING ROOM WITH WALK-IN CLOSETS AND JACUZZI. PR1VATE BALCONY OVERLOOKING TRANQUIL SPRING COVE. AN ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENT BY MASTER CRAFTSMAN JOE SIDOTI, DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DISCRIMINATING PURCHASER.

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M'/t~0nl ~atNh°et;r~l~vr~n,J,;, N$.~.7"5~.O'. Friedman to bean E. & Catherine Philpott $205 000. 2604-06 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. • B.A. Spiegel to Marc S. Spiegel - $400,000. _ 2710 Foxhall Road, N.W. • A.G. Ronhovde to Uhristian C. Hohenlohe - $575,000. L2027 Hillyer Place, N.W. • R.B. MacGregor to ouis J. Castaldi - $315,000. p 4920 Loughboro Road, N.W. • R.L Cilimberg to eter A. Neff - $202,000. ~14830 Rockwood Parkway, N.W.- R. Quinonezeza to Warren L. Miller - $357,000. 2760 Unicorn Lane, N.W.- Bonnie Brae Estates to Bruce J. Brennan - $247,500. t 2766 Unicorn Lane, N.W.- Bonnie Brae Estates e Rinaldo Baietti - $247,500. 2202 Wyoming Avenue, N . W . • R . I . Beattie to MOrton A. & Grace Bender - $320,000. b440 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. • R.L Eng to Larry • Nelson - $235,000.

..MARYLAND L 7100 MIIIwood Road, Bethesda • J.J. Suter to ee J. Dixon II - $225,000• t 8525 Thornden Terrace, Bethesda • W.E. Lattin o Amir Amirkeyvan - $205,000• 9001 Brickyard Road, Potomac • J.J. Wilson to RObert D. Grossman, Jr. - $290,000.

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REALTORS BALTIMORE 841-6662

WASHINGTON 2614722

College Heights Estates, contemporary classic. Marble fireplace. Step-down living room. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths. Den. Party room. opens to secluded patio and large pool. $247,500. By appointment only. Call Robert and Suzanne Spillman 277-3015 or 441-9511

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Spacious residence with every a s p e c t o f detail a t t e n d e d . O n y x fixtures, private tennis and pool. All that you could D R E A M f o r a n d m o r e ! O f f e r e d a t $795,000 e x c l u s i v e l y by:

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Close-In McLean, VA $234,500 Superb contemporary design heightened by handsome woods, skylights, vaulted ceilings, walls of glass in this exciting 4 bedroom home with 2-car garage on % acre site! For more information call 356-8300

II 3301 New Mexico Ave., Suite 310

Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 362-5894

Quality CROWELL & BAKER construction and detailing in this marvelous tudor provincial.Elegant master suite with fireplace, dream kitchen with solarium breakfast room, massive two story entrance foyer. Rich moldings, marble, plaster, and antique leaded glass accent the castle of your dreams. 13% Financing Available Details: Bonnie Morrison 340-2026.

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and three fireplaces, family rooms or libraries, and deluxe kitchens and baths. Waterford Place is situated near the water's edge at the center of Old Town's famed Historic District within walking distance of picturesque shops and restaurants, two city parks, and the Old Town Marina. Priced from $191,000.00

Developed by National Capital Developers ExclusiveSales By. GOLUBIN & WARWICK, INC. 109 South Royal Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314 683-5200

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Antiques restored in your home. Complete refinishing services; stains, chips, scratches, burns, water & heat spots, etc. Let us find those beveled mirrors, handles, keyholes, etc. Pebblebrook Antique Restoration of Chevy Chase. 951.0646 D.C.'S LARGEST ANTIQUE EVENT

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Disc jockey available. Own sound system, best music. Call George-354-4551, 296-4072.

ESCAPES SANDBRIDGE BEACH beautiful oceanfront homes furnished with every luxury. Secluded beaches bordered by Back Bay and adjacent to Va. Beach. Rent or buy. Sandbridge...the best kept secret in vacations. Call Collect Sharon Tinnes (804) 426-7569, (804) 428-4882. ANDERSON-STOKES REALTY.

EXPRESSYOURSELF THIS EASTER SEND A BALLON BOUQUET TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE. BALLONS OVER WASHINGTON. 298-7080.

SOUTHERN FRANCE-NARBONNE AREA. Ancient Chateau, vicinity beaches, golf courses, 9 bdrms, fully equip., servants. Rent July 15, Sept. 15 $3,000/mo. Call 363-0211.

SERVICES Please call us for your house sale. We know the prices that prevail. You can trust us to be discreet. There's no deadline we can't meet. Household & antiques are our game. Service is our middle name. Even. V.P. Sales 340-1007, 983-1133.

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ELEGANCE FOR SALE Sensational Gift ~sian Caviar - 41b cans. Limited Quantities. Call Jerry at 652-8820. MONDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS GEMS jewelry and investment purposes, In stock viii custom order. Mr. Snowden 941-5767. ;~ant fabrics from designer cutting rooms. '.lusive imports, Ultra-Suede ~ in 32 colors. 3RICS UNLIMITED 5015 Col. Pike, Arl. VA 04 671-0324.

ENTERTAINMENT DISCOTHEQUE INTERNATIONALE ertain your guests with class. Music for ages, soft jazz, classical, big band, disco. .=disc jockey, professional sound system. (703) 573-1309. IOLUTIONARY RECORDER! Lets you ~=n to entire 60 minute cassettes in 24 tutes. 2 tapes in less time than 1. Free inCall MarketAmerica at 279-2177. "CEPTIONS! GEORGETOWN MANSION, luisite ambiance, feeling of the past to It unforgettable parties. Capacity up to ~ indoors, 800 for garden parties. Reas. â&#x20AC;˘ed. Booking 15-45 days in advance. -6399.

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LANDSCAPE GEORGETOWN GARDENS--Offers a full line of landscape, lawn and garden maintenance service, including tree work. Hrs. 10-5. 965-1139/965-3690. L a n d s c a p e d e s i g n and i n s t a l l a t i o n , maintenance (private & commercial), lawn tree and garden services. Fully insured. ENTEN'S LANDSCAPING. Call for free estimate: 544-1608.

MEDICAL SERVICES PSYCHOTHERAPY-Individual group and family. Licensed clinical social worker. Services covered by most health insurance. Chevy Chase. Betty Ann Weinstein 652-0282.

REALESTATE REAL ESTATE SERVICES: Use your equity rather than your cash to acquire your next property. Call Marjorie Ackerman, REALTOR, to arrange a tax deferred exchange. 986-8770. OCEAN FRONT Cozy O.C. oceanfront 3rd fl. penthouse. Frplace, cath. ceil., spiral staircase, to Ig. loft (2nd br); 1 br, 1 full bath, decor, furn. incl. color t.v., sips 6. $61,500. Finan. avail. 770-5535.

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202-363-2867 McChesney's Bartenders Washington's finest specializing in Private Parties, Weddings and Embassy functions. Call McChesney (202) 544-7571. Preserve your estate with photographs by Ursula Pariser, experienced photographer (Museums & Universities, Freer Gallery of D.C.). Consultation without obligation. Very reasonable rates. Specializing in Estates, Insurance, Exhibitions, Documentation. Call Ms. Pariser 342-3260 day, 362-3685 eveR. MIKE'S RECONDITION CENTER STOP WAXING YOUR CAR-polycoat it! We add luxurious gleem to the interior & exterior of fine cars. Professional service. Appointment only 340-6070. ESTATE/HOUSEHOLD SALES SPECIALISTS Let us sell from your premises...Furniture, Rugs, Antiques, Jewelry, other personal effects. Call TAMARIND ESTATE SALES 948-5558/983-1294.

TRAVEL Need advice on traveling around the world or in the U.S.? Expertise Israel & Egypt. Call Zehavit at The Travel Game 986-1819. Governess, summer, M.A. in Educ., prefer to travel, write L.L.M. 6314 Lone Oak Dr., Bethesda, MD 20034

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Cathe3rdWest We are pleased to offer this elegant 2 bedroom 2 I/2 bath apartment with a beautiful parkland view from the living room and dining room which opens to a 50' terrace. Many luxurious features, plus excellent management, year round pool, sauna, security, 2 inside garage spaces. Ideal location. $210,000. For further details call:

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6903 Armat Drive, Bethesda • W.W. Gardner to David P. Bindeman - $425,000. 7300 Burdette Court, B e t h e a d a . J.N. AndersOn to William H. Jones - $260,000. 8629 River Road, Bethesda • Excalibar, Inc. to Arthur I. Neustadt - $325,000. 26 Esworthy Terrace, G a i t h e r s b u r g . Excalibar, Inc. to Robert G. Pinco - $227,950. 1 1 4 4 0 Amherst Avenue, Wheaton • R.D. Weller to Norman R. Bishop- $338,000. 13409 Bonnie Dale Drive, Potomac - RGB Con. struction, Inc. to Charles R. Merry - $228,255. 8 7 2 0 Camille Drive, Potomac - W.F. Weber to Donald L. Garrison - $220,000. 11706 Gainsborough Road, Potomac • S. Dickman to Frank M. Johnson - $221,000. 9110 Fernwood Road, Bethesda - C.W. Chapman to Gerald D. Rogell - $288,650. 5 2 0 9 Norway Drive, Chevy Chase- B.H. Marsh III to Herbert W. Engler - $245,000. 7 1 0 0 Meadow Lane, Chevy Chase - R.H. DowneS to Kathleen M. Weyforth - $250,000. 11005 Cripplegate Road, Potomac- R.S. Thomas to Dan M c K M i l l e r - $300,000. 12208 Meadow Creek Court, Potomac • G. Bet" man to Keith A. Cunningham - $450,000. 3 7 1 3 Brooklawn Terrace, Chevy Chase - BHR5 Builders to Stacey J. Mobley - $318,000. 1 5 4 0 0 J o n e s Lane, G a i t h e r s b u r g • W,J. Wohlfarth to Peter D. Lebling - $217,515. 1 1 0 3 0 River Road, Potomac - M.F. Edmundson to Ronald L Tammen - $230,000. 11251 South Glen Road, Potomac • H.S. Dunn, Jr. to David M. Kanter - $310,000. 1 0 7 0 5 Stanmore Drive, Potomac - D.W. Doyle to Daniel Kingsley - $360,000. 6108 Wayside Drive, Rockville • A.H. Miller to Harley B. Ferrell - $201,000.

VIRGINIA 1958 Limb Tree Road, Vienna - V.M. CasamentO to M.R. Ghafouri - $300,000. 7004 Sylvan Glen Lane, Faidax Station - H . M Howard to Robert E. Garside - $215,000. 10212 E. Hunter Valley Road - J.E. Ferguson to Chong-Pin Ong - $220,000. 7404 Rippon Road, Alexandria • R.B. Moss to Shaikh M.K. Jaber - $205,000. 1310 Skipwith Road, McLean. Burns-Nida Development Corporation to James F. Keenan - $325,000. 1318 Timberly Lane, McLean • W.C. Bauknight to Wayne L. Beech - $226,300. 5 0 0 Richards Lane, Alexandria- Commonwealth Land Development, Inc. to Toxey H. Califf -$235,500. 8138 Watson Street, McLean • G. Ostrosky to Raymond E. Lassen - $226,900. 4415 33rd Road N, Arlington. R.D. Clark to TRW, Inc. - $238.750. 224 FalconRidge Road, Great Falls - Ridge De. velopment Corporation to Arthur E. Cameron -$220,000. 1213 Aldebaran Drive, McLean- LRW Corporation to Carlos Deupi - $271,157. 8388 Richmond Highway, Lorton - G. Lindamood to Fayzollah F. Fayzmehr - $200,000. 7540 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax • V.E. Allen to John F. McMahon, Jr. - $220,000. 4614 36th Street N, Arlington • F.W. Fruitman to John S. Miller- $205,000. 4210 Evergreen Lane, Annandale - S.A. Park to Eugene D. Milbradt - $220,000. 906 Ridge Drive, McLean. R.A. Herd, III to Virginia F. Neal - $212,000. 9205 Jeltrey Road, Great Falls - Classic HomeS, Inc. to George B. Barrel - $299,500. 1028 Broad Branch Court, McLean - Wills Investments, Inc. to Melvin E. Perkins - $265,000. 210 King Street, Alexandria - W. Goddin to Benjamin Molayem - $345,000. 628 Lee Street S, Alexandria • H. Rau to Leonard Meltz, Jr. - $259,950. 4205 Evergreen Lane, Annandale • C.G. Aben to C.G. Aben, Jr. - $250,000. 1028 Broad Branch Court, McLean - Wills Invest" rnents, Inc. to R.P. Medlin - $233,730. 817 King Street, Alexandria - M. Levison to GaP/ R. Meyers - $595,000. (From a report by Rufus S. Lusk & Son, Inc., Publishers) [~

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APRIL Apr. 13: Republic of Chad - Independence Day. Apr. 13: Annual Point to Point Races -Oatlands - Leesburg, Virginia. Apr. 16: Denmark - Birthday of the Queen. Apr. 17: Syrian Arab Republic - National Day. Apr. 17 - May 18: Preview Party presenting " B o x w o o d Idea H o u s e " in Chevy Chase on the 17th - to raise funds for local cancer programs - cocktail buffet - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - by invitation -tickets $60 each -Honorary Chairmen, Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hayes, Mr. & Mrs. Milton E. Kettler, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Simpson - Chairmen, Mrs. James C. Meers, Stephen Jeffery, ASID -Boxwood H o u s e on display t h r o u g h May 18 Mon.-Sat. 10a.m. to 3 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sun. noon to 6 p.m. - admission $5. Apr. 18: Silver Anniversary Dinner Dance sponsored by the Trustees and the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art with a preview of Georges Vantongerloo, 1886-1965 - a t the Corcoran Gallery of Art reception 7:30. Dinner 8:30 - Black tie - by invitation - tickets $125 each - music by Mark Davis, Gene Donati, Fly-by-Night Disco - Chairman, Mrs. Louisa C. Biddle. Apr. 19: Sierra Leone - Republic Day. Apr. 19 - Apr. 20: Georgetown House Tour sponsored by St. J o h n ' s Church, Georgetown - 12 noon to 5 p.m. both days -seven homes on view each day with tea at St. John's Parish Hall - tickets $8 each daily -Chairmen, Mrs. Mary G. Meyer, Mollie McMurray, Gloria Monteiro. Apr. 20: Congressional Brunch - O.A.S. Building - 12 noon - by invitation - at 3 p.m., concert by Virginia Philharmonic Orchestra - Kennedy Center Concert Hall -Chairman, Ambassador o f Luxembourg and Mrs. Meisch and Robert Sutton. Apr. 21: Israel - Independence Day. Apr. 23: Washington Committee of the Frontier Nursing Service - the Washington Club - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - by invitation

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-Reception Chairmen, Mrs. Hal H. Newell, Mrs. Henry Roemer McPhee - Committee Chairman, Mrs. Ralph E. Becker. Apr. 23 - Apr. 27: Federal Equestre Internationale World Cup 1980 - Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Md. Apr. 24: Annual Spring L u n c h e o n , W o m e n ' s Guild for Crippled Children, Montgomery County - Kenwood Golf and Country Club - 12:30 p.m. - by invitation -tickets $16 each - Honorary Chairman, Mrs. Robert E. Moran - Chairman, Mrs. Virgil J. Gist. Apr. 25: Portugal - Day of Portugal. Apr. 2 5 - Apr. 27: Twenty-seventh Annual Landon Azalea Garden Festival -benefit of Landon School Scholarship and Endowment Fund - at Landon School, 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, Maryland - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - no admission - Chairman, Mrs. Daniel F. Collins. Apr. 26: United Republic of Tanzania -Union Day. Apr. 26: Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase - Glyndon, Md. Apr. 26: "Tales of A Thousand and One Nights" told by Alex Haley, Judith Viorst, and others - Capital Childrens' Museum, 800 Third Street N.E. - 5 p . m . - by invitation - with music and refreshments - followed by embassy receptions for patrons -museum party $50 each, party and reception $100 each - contact Mrs. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. Apr. 26: Nineteenth Annual "Fountain of Flowers Ball" - dinner dance to benefit the Florence Crittenton Home - sponsored by the Somerville Circles - Mayflower Hotel by invitation - black tie - Chairman, Mrs. H. George Schweitzer. Apr. 26: Annual Ball sponsored by American Cancer Society, District of Columbia division - dinner dance with music by Peter Duchin and guest of honor, Cary Grant- Washington Hilton Hotel- black tieby invitation - tickets $150 each - Chairman, Gary Rappaport. Apr. 26: Arcs Foundation, Inc. Annual Benefit Dinner Dance - Four Seasons Hotel 7 p.m. - black tie - by invitation - Chairman, Mrs. James B. Graham. Apr. 27: Republic of Togo - National Holiday. Apr. 27: Cleveland Park House Tour. Apr. 29: Japan-Birthday of the Emperor. Apr. 30: Netherlands - Birthday of the Queen. Apr. 30: Sweden - Birthday of the King.

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May 3: Fifty-fifth running of The Virginia Gold Cup - Broadview Race Course, Warrenton, Virginia - post time, 2:30 p.m. May 6: International Neighbors Clubs Annual Spring Dinner Dance - OAS Building - 7:30 p.m. - by invitation - Chairmen, Mrs. Bill Frenzel, Mrs. Charles Vanik. May 8: Flower Mart Preview. May 9: Czechoslovakia Socialist Republic - National Holiday. May 9: "Spring in Holland" - Annual Flower Mart sponsored by All Hollows Guild Benefit of the Washington Cathedral - Cathedral Grounds - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. -Chairman, Mrs. Robert De Graff. May 9: Fourteenth Annual " E y e Ball" - dinner dance benefit of International Eye Foundation - black tie - by invitation - Chairman, Mrs. Milou Blinoff. May 10: Georgetown Day School Annual Dinner and Auction - Pension Building, 440 G St. N.W. - 6:30 p.m. - by reservation $25 each - chairman - Daniel H. Shear. May 10: Thirty-fourth Annual Embassy Tour benefit of Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries Guild - 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. -tickets $10 each - H o n o r a r y Chairman, Rosalynn Carter - Chairmen, Mrs. Robert Beaver, Mrs. Harlan Pomeroy. May 11: Mother's Day. May 12: Concert starring Lena Horne, benefit of Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Workshop for Careers in the Arts - Kennedy Center Concert Hall - 8:30 p.m. - by invitation - tickets $25 to $250 chairman, Mrs. Henry Strong. May 15: " A Merry Evening in May" -dinner dance in a tent in the Bishop'S Garden, Washington Cathedral - sponsored by Women's Board, Cathedral Choral Society - black tie - by invitation - Chairman, Mrs. Robert French Evans. May 17: First Meridian House Tea Dance - benefit of Meridian House International - at Meridian House - 6 to 9 p:m. - by invitation - Chairmen, Mrs. John M. Buck, Mrs. Robert E. Freer, Jr. May 18: Second Annual Spring Luncheon and Designers Boutique Fashion Show benefit of Children's Hospital National Medical Center - at Club Elan - 2 p.m. bY invitation - tickets $17.50 each, $30 a couple - Chairman, Mrs. Jacqueline Brooks. - - M A G G I E WIMSATI"

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