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16 What Ever Happened to the Family Jewels? By Nan Randall How precious gems are passed down, reset or sold

The Librarian of Congress By Anne Blair An inside view of Daniel J. Boorstin

Fiction: Playing tbe Game By Warren Adler Painful travails of Washington's upwardly mobile The Dossier's Indispensable Guide to Area Restaurants INVESTMENT An Index of the Area's Finest Restaurants Your purchase of a fine Oriental rug from the collection at The Protocol of Dining By Donald Dresden A famous authority tells us how to entertain out

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4/August 1980/Dossier Annabell's File ~ STATE TAKES DIPS TO GOP POLS PtAG J M stu Wa tchm aA.•e~ ·s and j ewellers

Pl:h~ special State Department people for every delegate and alternate Maryland's Mac Mathias and Arlene lslns Worn by delegates from the Virgin Crane mingled. Longtime Republican an~s. "Try a Virgin." activist Margaret Hodges brought up li ~ntted Technologies President AI her friend Ambassador Anne Arm- a~tg and the Clark MacGregors, strong, who was hosting a party on the at ong others, were hosts to the group floor below, to meet some old friends . th a~ al-fresco buffet in the gardens of Once at the 2,000-seat Joe Loui Rie anoogian mansion on the Detroit Arena, many of the diplomats abandon- lit ver, now the home of Mayor Cole- ed their seats high in the gallery ("if I go ai~n Young who was on hand with his any higher, my nose will tart to bleed") WJoyce Garrett to greet one and all. for the delegates lounge with its TV sh hen Nancy Reagan dropped in to monitors and wide-angle views of the Diamond Brokers • Appraisers ki:ke everyone's hand, it was hugs and hall. There they ran into Washingtonian Whses for protocol aide Patrick Daly like D.C. delegates Jan Evans and Monday- Friday 10 to 5:30 Re 0 had been the escort officer for the Rockwood Foster, former A istant 1710 M Street, N.W. t\uagan. family on a trip they made to Agriculture Secretary John Damgard, Washington, DC 20036 .;~alta and indonesia years ago. the Max Rabbs, Ed and bella 202-872-171 0 Oth e ~ashington group joined 30 Weidenfeld, the John McLaughUn and Ob er ~tplomats who were in Detroit GOP moneyman Myles Ambrose. They de servmg the entire Convention. Why, all returned, however for Ronald FREE PARKING frornanded a young political officer Reagan's acceptance speech. rn Malaysia, were there 7 V2 media - DoROTHY MARKS Major Credit Cards Accepted

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l,vith artworks virtually V bursting the seams of n . museums and galleries, alter- ative space for showing contemporary "'orks has cropped up in such unlikely ~1 ~ces as banks and restaurants. Cer- amJy not spots for quiet contemplation. "'~evertheless, the noble spirit with e hlch these trailblazing enthusiasts and i ntrepreneursapproached their ventures ~to the art world was often exemplary. na~ong banking institutions, the Inter- w·honal Monetary Fund was a pioneer d It~ exhibitions in its spacious premises eah.ng back to 1962. Quite simply, the 1 0~h bitions were generated by the love r an and artists of the IMF's interna- . ~onal officials and staff members. s Our exhibition program started as a hort of hobby," explains Hans Ger- Senator Ted Kennedy speaks at a fundraiser for Senator George McGovern at Tiberio. Behind lll~rct, current chairman of the art com- him is a valuable Aubusson tapestry by Alexander Calder commemorating the Bicentennial. d'lltee, a German, who is assistant /ector in the exchange and trade rela- talent, like Bert Schmutzhart or Richard rants that rate art highly enough to a'Ons department. "Our people travel Savini of Catholic University, and di play it for it own sake- or the ar- / 0Und the world a lot. They spot ar- Egyptian folklorists, Yugoslavian sur- tists- i Georgetown' posh Rive i lSts Who usually are unknown in Wash- realists and other artistic imports from Gauche. Originally owned by a Cor- 811&lon and would not stand a chance at around the world. ican, the management decided some ~~curing a gallery showing. Besides, Needless to say, the example set by twenty year ago to introduce the art of p ere is a lot of talent among our own IMF caught on. Happily, banks featur- orsican painter Jose Fabri-Canti to f:op ]e, their families and their ing artworks are far too plentiful to list. Washington's upper crust. While a ~lencts." The gifted abstract expres- Among Washington' many restau- bank like IMF with its glorious marble S lo · or Dlst Ute Conrad-Parnemann, wife space lend a certain cachet, a res- e one of the officials, who works in taurant al o ha distinct advantages. name!, is but one of them. The work can be studied at lei ure. In c.1'he exhibitions enjoy modest finan- contrast to a visit at a gallery where the ... ~al support from the IMF which pro- nervou novice i likely to fall under the rides printing of invitations and the influence of an art dealer anxious to efreshments for the official openings. close a sale, a re taurant affords con- n·1'hese events have lad their artistic templation without pre ure. Rive /&hand low points. Yet over the years, Gauche had the good sense to leave the qs S~lectivity replaced random choice, hanging and changing of the deftly thahty has continually improved. Al- painted Mediterranean land ape and e 0Ugh the IMF occasionally has eleganlly fini hed portrait to the artist. h~sen Although the re taurant doe not sell 8 to work with the cultural coun- :h Ors. of foreign governments- as them, potential cu tomers are provided S' en 1t staged the German expres- with the arti t's addre . (The expo ure 10 i nists show and displayed Finnish certainly helped abri- anti to acquire ;o~s which were later circulated by the a reputation as a fir t-rate land cap ar- brn 1thsonian-it has carefully avoided ti t and portraiti t. Among hi famous 8ecoming a tool of governments in ubjects: Nancy Ki inger and Art earch of cultural propaganda outlets. William Calfee shows Joan Mondale !tis cast iron Buchwald.) St ~oreover, the art committee tries to sculpture "Summer" which tands in Charlie 's Tiberio is another restaurant where tlke a balance between home-grown Plum Gallery II. It is valued at $6,000. art, mot of it contemporary, ca n bead-

Dossier/ Augu t 1980/ 11 h mired over veal tiberio and wine. cur· l I rently, a tapestry by Alexander Cal der ll is the main attraction among a do ze ~ W~t ~tnrgttnwn artworks which can be sold right offth walls. At the Da Vinci Ristorante, ToOl 'if:R Serra has developed another concept Every now and then fine reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci's famous paint· ings and drawings, all of them imported from Rome, get competition from e~ · hibitions by talented newcomers. . . "Usually these works are by arustl who are rather well known at home, bUt totally anonymous in Washington, l~k.~ the Roman painter Mirella Virgih, 5 Serra comments. Guided by his frien~ r ' artist Yanke! Ginzburg and his W1 e In Washington's most prestigious neighborh , this newly opened Pnina, the art expert in charge of thee ~ · retirement residence is convenient to Georgetown's various shops and cellent, but short-lived Janus GallerY• the downtown clubs. Serra sponsors these shows primarilY 35 • Priva te suites. m ainta in ed by a sta ff o f ho usekeeping a launching of the artist among wash· a nd nur ing aides. ington' s art circles, gallery owners, • E xcell ent m eals serve d in the dining room o r in suites. upo n request. other artists and collectors. • Nursing servi e~ avail able 24 ho urs da ily. Last but not least, there are red • Cha uffered lim o u ~ in e a t yo ur d i ~ p o s a l. taurants attached to galleries an • o entry o r fo under" s fees. galleries attached to restaurants. Thl 1 R Cu ll t l u • f)trec tflr fur U/1 UI'/W i lltllll'll t Washington World Gallery on M Street. V~ lu~ Artist ~ 1 ' ~tnrgttnwn which also houses the Cafe de Pres! IDltt uses its cafe as an extension. Tom D10. ~ rs . neen's stunning charcoal drawingS· dalh 2512 Q Street, NW • Washington, D.C. 20007 • Telephone 338-6111 which belong to the owners' private c o~ o 0 ~f lection, dominate the main wall. Ot_ll J. rh spaces are enlivened by the beauufU Hoss abstract tapestries done by Howaru ~1anc Em by, which are priced between $1 ,2~ •. ~: and $I ,600, and the splendid cer e- to th At first blush ... monial Egyptian themes by the Cub3° llrst painter Agustin Blazquez which rut be tot ... she'll see only the rubies. But there are from $200 to $I ,050. .._ 1 sparkling diamonds as well in this stunning The latest, and perhaps most glamor· "slide" necklace and matching ring. ous, newcomer to this ever expandinf Both feature the exclusive snag-free scene is Charlie's. This Georgetown bD Gemlok™ Setting in 18 kt. gold. and supper club has transformed at otherwise awkward foyer into an at Necklace, 5,150; Ring, 2,000. tractive gallery space. Managed b: Paula Locker of Bethesda's Plu~ Gallery, it functions as Plum II. Will its inaugural show of Hilda Thorpe' giant color field canvases, "Re' Horizon" and "Blue Horizon" whi · sell for $3,500 and $6,000 respective!) her intriguing three-dimensional wor~ of handmade paper and William 0 1 fee's expressive figurative acrylics o: paper, the effort was off to an impr ~ sive start. The interest of art feeds on the inter est of art. The trend of art in alternati' spaces will no doubt continue to gath 1213 Conn .. Ave., Mon.-Fri. 9:30-5; closed Sat., 628-6305 momentum. After all, it's a perfect!. Mazza Gallerie, Wisconsin and Western Aves., 363-6305 satisfactory arrangement-the arti , Mon.-Sat. 10-6, Mon., Thurs., and Fri. 'til 9. gets exposure, and the host benefit . The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. from the arty atmosphere that attract 1 Foremost Purchasers of Estate Jewelry new customers. -VIOLA DRA'ft

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21-Armani Trunk Show. Informal modeling at ~UGUST Bloomingdales, White Flint. 1 lam-3pm. SEP1EMBER 21-0pening Day at Fair Oaks. Garfinckel's. 21-Jamie Mirel. Informal modeling, I Jam -3pm fi....Frank Masandrea. Informal modeling, I Jam- at Garfinckel's F St. 2-Ralph Lauren. Informal modeling, 12 noon- 3Pm, 3rd floor at Garfincke/'s F St. 21-Rlchard Assatly. Informal modeling, llam- 3pm, 8/oomingdales, Tysons Corner. :l-13-Myles Sportswear. Informal modeling, 3pm, Garfinckel's Spring Valley. 2-3-Adele Simpson. Informal modeling, llam- lam-3pm, at Garfinckel's F St. 22-Missoni fashion shows. Place Elegante in 3pm, 3rd floor at Garfinckel's F Street. 13-0pening benefit for Historic Annapolis, Inc. Bloomingdales' White Flint and Tysons Corner. 3-Ralph Lauren. Informal modeling, 12 noon- 6·8 pm, by invitation only at Garfinckel's in An- 22-23-Halston Sportswear. Informal modeling, 3pm, Bloomingdales, White Flint. ~apo/is Mall. 1 /am-3pm at Garfinckel's F Street. 3-Mary McFadden Benefit Gala and Fashion 14-0pening Day at Annapolis Mall. 27-lmport collection fashion show & brunch. Show in honor of The Museum of African Art. 16-Gear up for school. PreTeens fashion show, /Jam. For reseryations call 657-9000, Ext. 233. By invitation only. Saks Fifth A venue. %Woodward & Lothrop, l -3pm, Tysons Corner, 2nd floor, Saks Fifth A venue. 3-Ann Klein. Informal modeling, 1 Jam-3pm, ontgomery Mall. 28-Chanel. Informal modeling, I Jam-3pm, 3rd 3rd floor at Garfinckel's F Street. 18-Arthur Chadwick. J/am-3pm, 3rd floor at floor at Garfinckel's F Street. 4-Perry Ellis personal appearance. Bloom- GarJinckel's F St. 30-Ciassic Fashion Show. 2pm, Woodward & ingdale's Place Elegante, White Flint and Tyson's !9·21-Adolfo. Informal modeling, 1lam-4pm, Lothrop, Tysons Corner and Chevy Chase. Corner. nd floor at Saks Fifth A venue. 30-Frankie Welch. Informal modeling every 4-Evan Picone fashion show & box lunch. 10-Richard Assatly fashions . Informal model- Tuesday & Thursday at /2 noon-2pm, 219 King I 2:30pm, tickets, $3.50, 4th floor at Garfinckel's Ing, 1lam-3pm, 3rd floor at Garfinckel's F St. St., Alex., Va. F Street.

Fashion Parade: 0) B. A. Bentsen, Jean Louis gown (2) Evelyn Brandt, handembroidered Chloe; Carol Towe, cotton voile (3) Rosalynn Carter, Gentil/isse gown (4) Secretary of H.E. W. Patricia Harris, Masaka gown (5) Marilyn Funderburk, Oscar de Ia Renta (6) Katharine Graham, Classic printed silk (7) Fine jewelry shown at the Polo Club (L to R) Mineral Kingdom, Bliss Upstairs, Boone and Sons.

Dossier/August 1980/15 Bevin McManus, 7!11 years old, models a priceless collection of jewelry given to the Smithsonian Gemological Collection by Mar- jorie Merriweather Post. On her head she wears a 19th century European diamond tiara with matching brooch, one of a pair. Of the two rings on her left hand, one is Empress Eugenie's 31 carat blue diamond ring surrounded with diamonds; the other is Maximil- the 1 lian's 21 carat emerald ring. At her nun neck is the Napoleon necklace con- dur sisting of 172 Indian or Brazilian tian diamonds weighing 275 carats. She carries a gem and pearl studded the evening bag with Post's name en- Whi1 graved on the inside, in case it was men lost. Bevin would have worn Marie ring Antoinelte's earrings, but they lr hurt. farn extr Sha tur~ a cr reac lrar 'Par aid · cast Spj roy, bacJ Pric that sool rern Uns hen it comes to heirloom jewels is a handsome asset. little set of emerald jewelry at auction jewelry, some families have Here at home, a few wealthy Ameri- for a total of $665,000. Rumor has it thW all the luck. Those close to cans have assembled legendary collec- that the Rockefeller brothers showed a e crown jewels of England may use a tions of jewelry to pass onto their heirs. predilection for substantial jewelry but ~U~ber of crowns-they like to use two If they couldn't come by crowns by that their wives, in general, preferred runng coronations-innumerable birth, they could with cash. Luckily, simple pearls and discreet earring . t~aras •. countless fabulous necklaces, royalty have been enthusiastic sellers as Here in Washington, the estate of we. b1?gest diamond in the world, well as buyers. CIA Director Stansfield Turner's hlch IS nestled in the scepter, not to Queen of the American collectors mother sold briskly at We hsler' auc- rne · r" nt1on all the earrings, bracelets and was Marjorie Merriweather Post who tion. The collection was "of the very lngs of impeccable background. turned Post Toasties into a collection of best quality and taste with a number of 1 f ~ the recent past, the Iranian royal jewelry that included a diamond neck- pieces from the 1910s and 1920s." arnlly was equally bejeweled. For his lace which once belonged to Marie ;~travaganza coronation, the former Louise of France, a varied assortment o tofus,ofcour e,don'thave t ah unveiled the spoils of an 18th cen- of tiaras, a 31 -carat blue diamond from a coll ection of heirloom aury conquest of Delhi, India. To make the Empress Eugenic and Marie An- M jewelry that merit a di play r crown for the Empress-the Shah al- toinette's diamond pendant earring . A vault at the Smith onian. But almo t few years and a revolution made the every family has something-an aunt' leactyra . had one from his father-the fl ~tans hired Van Cleef and Arpels of passage from let them eat cake to let engagement ring, grandfather' shirt al~rls to toy around with a carved emer- them eat cereal. studs-that ha both monetary and en- c Of 91.32 carats and a supporting Post gave most of the royal collection timental value. Rec ntly, the value of s ~ft Of rubi~s, diamonds, pearls and red to the Smithsonian, but after an acerbic heirloom has oared; more and more r nels. Th1s barely put a dent in the battle with the Post Foundation, the In- people are buying and elling; and old boYal treasury which was also used to stitution was forced to let part of the family jewel are making up a larger eg- p a~k up the nation's currency-jewel collection remain at Hillwood, the Post ment of the jewelry market. t~lces . are perhaps more predictable estate. Reportedly, a few choice and • Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., report so an °11. The Shah and his jewels were wearable pieces have stayed with the that sales of antique, art nouveau and re on _Part~d, but his private collection heirs for private use. art deco jewelry were up more than 200 rnams w1th him proving that in these More recently, the estate of Vice- percent in the pa t year. Unsetti · ' ed times, the portability of President Nelson Rockefeller sold a nice • Pampillonia' now feature copies of

PHOTOGR APHED BY FRED MAROON Do ier iA II!i iiSI 1980117 Belo Below: Mrs. Franklin Right: Evelyn mak, Delano Roosevelt in her Walsh McLean she J Easter gown at the White wore the 45 ~ carat )ah. House, 1936. Hope diamond to which she al/ached the Star of the East diamond weighing 94.8 carats.

Right: Mrs. Davielle Hill wore her favorite tiara with Left: Janet Annenberg Hooker matching diamond necklace presented her 75 carat emerald and earrings at the Loyola brooch to the Smithsonian Gem Ball at the Embassy of Spain. Collection on Oct. 18, 1977.

don the art deco pieces that the firm made in many reasons, but two simple ones them. A piece from a family collection. the~ the 1930s. They have also opened an underlie many of the sales: the econ- be it ever so modest, has far greater sen· any estate jewelry case in the downtown omic squeeze and the soaring price of timental, emotional value than its twill store to complement those at the Chevy gold, silver and gems. bought new in a shiny box. "It doesn't Chase store. Those buying old jewelry feel that it breathe with the vibrations of tne • Christie's is opening an antique and is a good buy and will probably hold or former wearer," insists Jackie Hutman· estate jewelry department to handle the increase its value even in inflation. Old Paul Desautels, curator of gems for con1 increased sales. jewelry is less expensive than com- the Smithsonian Institution estimateS orr • Boone and Sons has run newspaper parable modern pieces in size and quali- that the Eugenie Blue diamond-worn 1 ect , ads to attract sellers of old pieces. ty of gem or weight of gold, particular- by our seven-year-old cover girl-mig11 Col Although he is only interested in genu- ly if the old piece is picked up at auc- fetch a couple million in the market for ine gold or platinum and fine gem- tion. And, because the quantities of place, just as a diamond. "But how call tier stones, French Boone reports, "There fine materials are severely limited, you put a value on the fact that it waS an is a buyer for every old piece of jewelry, values must go up. worn by the Empress and then became ~ if you are willing to wait long enough." Edward Ayer, Jr., of Edward Ayer part of the Post collection. What price div1 • The Mineral Kingdom in George- Jewelers notes that it is virtually im- is the history of the jewel?" Yotlr jew. town, a store with a distinctly modern possible to obtain true Kashmir sap- grandmother's garnet earrings not onlY hist flavor, reworks older pieces into more phires or Burmese rubies. He points out represent nice little jewels, but an et: Pre. casual, contemporary designs. Owner that, as an example, a really fine \12 pression of love and continuity. and Jacqueline Martin-Hutman's engage- carat emerald could be worth $5,000 to Although insurance has become cost· Perl ment ring features an estate diamond, $6,000, while a mediocre full carat ly, reputable companies will still isstle tna1 still in its original platinum prongs, set might only bring $500 or $600. policies that are in accord with manY desi between two modern gold bands. "Old So what should you do with your people's needs, according to Ed Ayer· is 11 jewelry has a depth, a feeling, a per- family jewels? Everyone agrees that if "In many cases you pay a basic pre~ ; 'the sonality," says Hutman. you have a use for your old pieces, if ium for jewels locked in a safe depost dia1 • Vogue magazine, arbiter of feminine you wear them and enjoy them and per- box and then an extra fee when yoll Wer style, has declared old jewelry "in." haps look forward to passing them on take them out to wear. But you would lor People are selling family jewelry for to future generations, you should keep not believe the number of people wl1°

18/August /980/Dossier Below: Marjorie Merriweather Post had Cartier Below: Nancy Leiter lagetr at the make 5 pieces from a long emerald necklace United Nations Ball in 1944 with James she purchased in 1928 from an Indian Majara- Wimsau: She wore a diamond rose with jah. They can be seen at Hillwood. apphire center surrounded by a semi- _....,...... ,... circ,... le of diamonds and apphires.

Left: At a recent benefit Mrs. A vere/1 Harriman wore a classic combination of jewelry: pearls and sapphires,

Above: Mrs. F. Lamont Belin posed for this picture in 1930 wearing a simple strand of pearls and diamond brooch to set off her ermine trimmed coat. o, don't carry insurance. They figure, if a woman's best home companion. Art very slowly,'' according to Charles n- they are lost, so what. They didn't pay Nouveau, of course, was the height of Schwartz. ''Usually we suggest that ill anything for them." organic, flowing design often using they be reworked or that they be sold '( unusual stones and materials. The third for the value of the stones." e ut if you find that your jewelry category in the Parke-Bernet sales, Jewelry is one of the most recyclable 0· does not fit in with your magnificent jewelry, speaks for itself. products. The gold in your wedding J( Blifestyle- if it is too formal, too There isn't much around, it fetches band might be from centuries old Egyp- complicated to store in a vault- then sell high prices and, as history has proved, tian gold or the melted down charm or rework it. Pieces that are well design- there isn't much like it to give one class. bracelet of a bucktoothed teenager. ~d should not be broken up for sale. (Jewelry, up to the Industrial Revolu- BlytheKupferberg, goldsmith for Theo- f ollect?rs of older jewelry are looking tion, was largely confined to the upper, dore Nye, has been melting down odds l?r destgns by Tiffany, Lalique or Car- upper crust.) and ends of gold into "gold nuggets." ter, true antiques and the current rage, "People who want old jewelry are "The pitting and irregularity you get art deco diamonds. looking for a kind of nostalgia,'' accor- from the melting looks contemporary d' ~t Sotheby Parke-Bernet, jewelry is ding to Robert Pampillonia. "They are as a pendant, and you can even insert a . IVtded into three groupings: Fine looking for a beauty that was and never tiny diamond chip in one of the crev- h~Welry, fine pieces with no particular will be again. When I get a fine piece, I ices," she says. She has also turned tstoric value but with good stones and can't break it apart. It would be necklaces into earrings and reset a wash Precious settings; antique, art nouveau wrong." His father, Harry, has on con- of small emeralds into a single, more anct art deco jewelry, pieces that have signment a diamond and star-ruby important piece. ~erhap~ less valuable stones but often bracelet of the art deco period that his Scott Handler, goldsmith of Creative d a~ntftcent workmanship and striking father fashioned years ago. The current Goldsmiths in White Flint, has reset i estgns. By definition, antique jewelry owner can no longer use it, but Pampil- many old gems and created copies when ~hmore than one hundred years old. lonia insists on selling it intact. an old work could not be salvaged. He d' e art deco pieces, utilizing many However, a good deal of jewelry sells recreated a family crest ring that had a wtamond~ in sleek geometric forms, slowly because the style and formality secret key to open an attache case. It ere destgned at about the time that was to be used during travel with im- l no longer fit today's fashion. "The 0 re I'te Lee was extolling those gems as large, heavy 1940s and 1950s pieces sell (Continued on Page 88)

Dossier/ August 1980119 Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin stands on the terrace outside his office in the new James Madison Building which overlooks the original library. The new building will house 4()()(} members of the library's staff and at least 12 million books.

ver a narrow inconspicuous li doorway on the busy main floor and Daniel level of the Library of Congress, Clre1 J. Boorstin a0 simple but elegant sign reads: The shal it Librarian. Guests from congressional neat Makes an Even Dozen pages to chiefs of state, must pass Oak DIE through this unprepossessing entrance Lwei and the tiny reception room beyond libr, (once a closet!) to reach the office of Si the librarian of Congress. Official pro· Plet1 hav1 OF tocol places him down there somewher~ But LIB between former U.S. ambassadors an Pati· ministers of foreign powers not ac· 8 credited to the United States, but Pen Of fie Academe puts him hi g h on it5 corn CONGRESS worldwide li sts of scholars and "t' By Anne Denton Blair philosophers.

10/August/980/Dossier it had exhausted even the extra space in be a professional librarian. In tead, he its commodious Jefferson Annex and should be someone who 'reads book , properties and personnel were scattered makes books, loves book ! '" in locations all over town. Well, MacLeish, the poet, had been lt was James Madison who, even be- nominated and became a great librar- fore he became our fourth president, ian-and the Boorstin decided that proposed Congress have its own li- Dan, an historian who had taught, brary. The new building which so studied, and written books, and dearly appropriately bears his name will be loved them, should accept the invita- able to house 4000 members of the tion. library's large staff and at least 12 Among the numerous books by Boor- million of the books from its collections stin is The Democratic Experience, third which proliferate at the rate of two in his trilogy "The Americans." lt won every minute. the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1973 Before Dan Boorstin came to his and also caused some ripples in the present post, he had acquired a Smithsonian's usually untroubled in- prestigious array of degrees from Har- tellectual sea. Had the eminent his- vard, Yale and Oxford, where he was a torian, Dr. Boors tin, been justified in Rhodes scholar. He became a member using M H & T staff members' time and of both the English and Massachusetts institutional facilities to research a per- bars, taught history, literature and sonal project? Even later, during con- English at several colleges and universi- firmation hearings for the librarian- ties, and finally joined the faculty of ship, several senators raised the ques- the University of Chicago in 1944 for tion again. Happily, the author's pro- what turned out to be a very happy priety was established, once artd for all, 25-year stint as a professor of history, by his Smithsonian colleagues who with temporary assignments to the Sor- testified that the practice was absolute- bonne, Cambridge and the University ly in keeping with traditional freedoms of Rome. afforded scholars at any other institu- In 1969, he came to Washington to tion of learning. become director of the Smithsonian's Be that as it may, since he has been Museum of History and Technology, librarian, no personal research or and, later, its senior historian advising writing takes place at the office, though the secretary on all Smithsonian proj- a prodigious amount has been and is ects. still going on. It's impossible to describe the life "We have a 'mom 'n pop' literary and times of Daniel Boorstin without shop," says Dr. Boors tin, and its head- dividing the honors with Ruth Boorstin, quarters are the very modern Boorstin the petite, dark-eyed lady who has been home on Ordway Street, N. W. One part of his decision-making process as enters through a high brick-walled well as his editor and wife for almost 40 atrium, presided over by a statue of years. George Washington. Once inside, an When President Ford, in 1975, asked open stairway connects four levels, af- Boorstin to consider becoming librar- fording plenty of space for both Dan's ian of Congress, Boorstin asked for a self-contained study on the sunny top month to reflect on the momentous floor and for Ruth's equally commodi- decision. He and Ruth immersed them- ous work space. (Ruth not only edits selves in "a lot of walking and talking" everything her husband writes but is a ,s 1-Iis office, too, is small, book-lined just as they had at every other cross- poet as well. Many of her poems have if and· · Q Inhmate. Overhead, those lissome road in their married life. He had never been published in the Wall Street Jour- ;, shreek maidens, the Muses, adorn the given much thought to leaving the nal.) allow white stucco dome while be- Smithsonian. He enjoyed his work and There's also a comfortable living ~eath, at a massive Victorian carved the people with whom he was working room where friends and family enjoy ;S t ak desk, sits Daniel J. Boorstin, the and was high in his profession as an some of the most stimulating conversa- ;e 1 ~elfth librarian of Congress in the historian, but on one of their walks a tion in town and a great deal of music, d 1 r~ry's 178-year history. ,f display at the library convinced them flutes and recorders preferred. There is Smce the present building was com- the answer should be yes. lt was an ex- plenty of room, too, to welcome the ) ' 1 eted in 1887, six of his predecessors change of letters between President three Boorstin sons and their wives and ·e h Bave presided over this historic desk Franklin Roosevelt and his long-time one adored granddaughter whenever d P~t~ even ~s he caresses the hallowed friend and mentor, Justice Felix Frank- they come to town. Ina lovmgly he knows he will soon furter. It concerned the choice of In various ways, the Boorstin boys il spe d ' Off~ '?Ore and more time in another another librarian of Congress, the poet are successfully following in their fami- .s c0 ce, JUst across the street in the newly Archibald MacLeish. "The person to ly's intellectual footsteps. Paul, the d ~~le~ed James Madison Building. direct the national library of a great na- eldest, and his wife Sharon are a writing e hbrary had become so cramped, tion," wrote Frankfurter, " should not team like his parents, with a second

Dossier/August 1980121 novel, Savage, just published. They are the parents of two-year-old Julia. Jonathan and Lynnie live in Los Ange- Library of Congress les where he, having been a successful moviemaker, is now with a classical Highlights music radio station. David and Molly, -the world's largest music library, his British wife, live in New York while with original scores and manu- he pursues a career as a playwright. scripts from Beethoven to Richard As a disciplined writer and an invet- Rogers. erate early riser, Daniel Boorstin gets through most of his daily writing chores -the largest collection of Chinese in the morning hours before he leaves books outside Asia; of Russian for the library, or on weekends, many books outside the Soviet Union. of which are now spent at a recently ac- -more than 8 million photo- quired 25-acre farm in Virginia, barely graphs, a pictorial record of that many minutes away from the American history; posters from all library. It is immediately across the over the world. Potomac from Mount Vernon on land -the personal papers of 23 once doomed to become a disposal Presidents of the United States. plant site, but saved in the nick of time -the contents of President Lin- by the late Congresswoman Frances coln's pockets on the night he died. Bolton of Ohio to "preserve George Mary Todd Lincoln's pearl Washington's view." necklace and bracelets. "We can even have a horse now," -the world's largest law library, beams the librarian, "and, of course, with experts on the laws of the it's a wonderful place for our grand- countries of Europe, Asia, and daughter Julia to play!" Latin America. "Writing is one of the most unneces- sary things," he confides. "I'm glad I -an acoustically perfect auditor- have never had to write for a living!" ium, where chamber music concerts However, ready for publication by are played every week during the Ginn and Company this summer, is a season. one-volume "History of the United -one of the three perfect copies on States" for young people coauthored vellum of the Gutenberg Bible, the with another distinguished historian, first book printed with movable Dr. Brooks Matthew Kelley. The edi- type in the western world. torial associate, as usual, is Ruth Here in three buildings on Capitol Frankel Boorstin. Hill you find all these and many The Boorstins insisted on a good more treasures. book designer, and got what they Founded in 1800 as a reference wanted, a book that looks as fascina- library for the Congress, it has ting as they have made the accompany- grown to contain 76 million items, ing text and illustrations. collected around the globe for more ''Any textbook on American history than 150 years. From one room in must be up-beat-full of the wonder the library are on the ready to locate or the Capitol it has come to occupy the and promise,'' Dan Boors tin feels, identify important facts, opinions landmark Thomas Jefferson Build- "and it must be honest, interpretive and/or policies for use in hearing ing, completed in 1897, the John and lively. No skimmed milk." rooms, on the floors of both houses, in Adams Building, built in the 1930s, For a dozen years, the Boorstins have speeches, articles and books. This vital and the James Madison Building, also been working on a one-volume congressional research operation con· dedicated this year. "History of the World" which is near- ducted within the library has some 800 ing completion. The approximately employees, and is watched over bY Unlike other national libraries, the Gilbert Gude, an experienced former Library of Congress is open to every- 2,000 pages will be edited down to one. Thousands use its reading 1,000 pages. As for the world's future, member of Congress. . "We have amassed here all the ,n- rooms and millions visit its exhibi- "I'm optimistic about the human formation possible, but it has to be ac· tions every year. Tours are given race," Dan Boors tin says. cessible if it's to be useful," says or. every hour, beginning at 9 a.m. He makes a great distinction between Boorstin. "For example, when t~e co Monday through Friday, and being a Librarian of Congress (which Soviets overran Afghanistan th15 hu "America's Library," a slide/sound he is not) and a Librarian of Congress spring, we had the only street plan. 0 ate show is presented in the orientation (which he is). The latter means he has, J at last count, 535 bosses who use the Kabul in existence, and we could ftn ful theatre every hour daily beginning at 20 8:45a.m. For a monthly Calendar of library's facilities more and more every it!" day. Computers in congressional of- He is deeply concerned with and tin Events, call287-5108. fices pick up information for staff committed to making the library's vast hh members instantly, while researchers at and vastly complex collections more ac· thl

11/August/980/Dossier e or ns cessible, not only to scholars, but to the the operation. They are then taken on meet at the library each year to evaluate 0 &eneral public. ·in8 guided tours of various sections of the services and collections. He also hopes , in B In h!s nearly five years as librarian, buildings and finally entertained at lun- to "share" the library's wealth more •ital . Oorstm has already made the building cheon with Dan and Ruth with top-level and more with less fortunate smaller Itself more accessible and friendly by staff on hand to answer questions. The libraries by expanding inter-library :on- Op . gOO enmg the long-locked huge street objective is to spread the word about loans. 1eve! front doors so that visitors can this magnificent facility and to reach At 65, Daniel Boorstin looks at least bY wa~k rner right in. Currently he's planning out to opinion makers and publicists. ten years younger. Warm, genial and ~~ mdex for the main reading room, the The "reaching out" aspect which Dr. lively, he speaks softly but with 1 rary's heart, that will help readers Boorstin wants to enhance is exempli- authority, as perfectly formed phrases in· 1t~cate ac· .fi.lms, maps and music as well as fied by the small, rather exquisite, tumble out easily and eloquently. or. e wntmgs on these subjects. Library of the Performing Arts atop Somehow, on this jaunty historian, the To help more Washingtonians be- the Kennedy Center. This miniscule bow tie he habitually wears seems right the ~orne ·hiS familiar with the library and its branch of the parent organization con- and proper. Utnan side, Ruth Boorstin has initi- tains not only books but up-to-the- Most of his predecessors had long ; of ~t~d w~at 'ind has become a highly success- minute facilities to study and research terms as librarian. One remained for 40 2U senes of "Safaris" to which about material on microfilm which may be years. But if Daniel Boorstin were to /Prominent women are invited several ordered from the library. opt, with Ruth's advice, of course, for ~~es a year. They're greeted by Dan in Very soon, Boorstin hopes to estab- a shorter term, he would still leave a iS Office, and "indoctrinated" about th lish a 15-member council of scholars definable, personalized and indelible e co rnp I'Icated duties and pleasures of who, supported by private funds, will mark on the Library of Congress. D

Dossier/August /980113 ineI an, stc ho

- Her husband told her to play the Washington Game. She did it with a vengeance.

it watched her face in the mirror with ing a touch of panic. I like being boring. I keen frustration. Her eyebrows like being ooper's little Didie doll that . needed tweezing. Her lipstick was wet , cries and copulates. A smoldering IneptlyK applied and all those bases, creams anger seemed to team up the mirror, mak- and Powders that the girl in the department By Warren Adler ing it difficult to untangle the intricacy of ~tore had instructed her about were a the pia tic hot curlers. odgepodge of failure. Cochran had paid off. Actually the invitation "You can't beg off on this one, Kit," As for her hair, now swathed in hot had come only three days before. Apparently Cooper had ordered, brandi hing the invita- curlers, it represented a formidable challenge they were, in cruel ocial parlance, fill-ins. tion like a gold ingot. " It's Mrs. Tarkington. ~nd she dreaded the moment when she would As for herself, he knew he was merely Coup of coup . A farewell dinner for the e forced to free the badly wrapped strands. holding on to Cooper' horse' tail, dodging ambassador from Pakistan. That alone i Sh.e felt she could literally hear Cooper the falling pat . enough. Not to mention that ochran will Poutmg in the living room, tapping his new It wasn't that she was simply feeling orry be there watching how well we handle Patent leather evening shoe on the oriental for herself. That wa a condition of her life. ourself." She noted that he had said rug. He would by now be eething with ex- But a formal dinner required . . . he earched "ourself," not "ourselve . " But it was asperation, terrorized by his own fear that, for word , Adequacy. Per onality. Ag- pointless to be argumentative at that tage. ~~lllehow, she would let him down. Knowing gressive charm. She wa not ignorant of the rituals of getting f at only added to her misery, diminishing Cooper could handle it with ease. Cooper ahead. ~~her that much touted sense of self-worth was brilliant. Everybody aid o. Even she. 'The great God ochran," he had mut- w sch, so far, had been illu ive. He had clawed hi way, as he had characteriz- tered. th he was, of course, absolutely convinced ed it, to the number three slot on the commi - "Well he did arrange for u to go." He tieat .she would be a disaster at this posh black ion. All tho e bureaucrats talked in term of had tried to be gentle. . dtnner party at the Tarkington's. Just get- tlng th . . . lot , reducing it all to a game of Chinese " pare me. We're afterthought . Prob- N e tnvttatton, with its fancy engraved ... 0 1 checkers. And now that the number two lot ably arranged by hi wife." th : ·· .elegantly understated invitation with was opening because of Gordon's retirement, ' Well it how that they want us to move h elr names written in a bold, sure, arrogant ochran, in the number one lot, had the up." c~nd eemed a validation of Cooper's sue- 5 power of God to fill the now gaping hole, or "You're hi lackey. It a payoff," he in · Cooper could delude himself into think- lot, with another marble. ' hi pered, knowing he would not hear her. b g .that all that frenetic butt-kissing and Naturally, ooper hoped that that marble There wa imply no room for debate. owmg and scraping before the great God would be him elf. Kit suppo ed he hoped Dopey, boring, unintere ting Kit would o as well. If only he could do it without her have to drag her elf to the fray. Lo king at Frorn a collection or Washington short help. Wasn't her role kids and kitchen? The her elf now in the teamy mirror, he sto · 'J . Ties. Warren Adler is the author of woman behind the man. Like Moslems! wondered if there wa till time f r death to 1 How simple just to hide her elf in a veil and e g~t novels with a ninth scheduled for intervene. spnng Publication. eat after the men were served. " or crying out loud Ki1." It wa I like being a cliche, she told her elf, feel- opcr, narling and looking at hi ·

Dossier/Augusl 1980115 wristwatch. He seemed to favor these little "They're only people," he said, search- the usual admonishments. In a few years Wi illustrations of his wrath. Like sticking his ing the tonal scale for soothing sounds. He even that crutch would be gone. lrr fingers in his ears when the noise of the kids must have seen how she was crumbling in- "Good old Kit," she mumbled, trying to became unbearable, or pinching his nose side. swallow her anger. Where was she under all ac when he was unfavorably disposed to con- "They're not. They're a jury." this attire? What had happened to her real trary opinions. "Now you're being self-indulgent, Kit." persona?"Such questions were getting her in- It wasn't that he was meanminded or even He paused, came closer and patted her back to dangerous marshes and she repressed tir cruel. She was tempted to call it consumed as if she were an unburped baby. "You're them . or by ambition. But that would ignore what she an attractive intelligent woman, as good as "Just keep cool. Follow my lead." preferred to think of as his good side. Like any of them. It's only a dinner party." His lead? Where had he led her? She watched the McDonald's commercial, he was doing "Well then, go without me. Tell someone his profile as he concentrated on the driving, it all for you, dummy. For you and the kids. else to eat mine." He backed away as if her wondering about his thoughts. The shadowed For this house. Those private schools. The skin had singed him. She turned and saw his view made his face seem skeletal, although cars in the garage. Things. Comforts. Vaca- eyes. Indignation, like mucus oozed from that was only illusion, since his face had tions. Also for respect: a father's example. them. fleshed in the 15 years she had known hirn. A role model of success. That's what came "You're being a rat, Kit." Again, he Yet there was a hint of his boyish lines, when of having sons only. If their offspring were checked himself. "It's time ... " his face had been the treasure of her life, daughters, she would have had to provide "Grow-up time. I know." She waved the when his ambition seemed a virtue. the example. brush and attacked the hair again. "I'm not "You start with the first fork," he said He didn't beat her. He was gentle. built for success, Coop." suddenly, confessing his thoughts. Hi s nerve was beginning to crack. Pa "Basic common sense. The first dish with the first fork." "Or watch the hostess," he said with some deprecation. It ,s time you started to play the "Follow the leader." In the darkness, she '' wondered if he sensed her smirk. Washington game and stop walking "And try to keep the conversation lively," he said, the completion of a around like a tongue-tied cripple sentence that began inside his head. "Like at the PTA." "Don't start again, Kit. Let's at least go in calm." He was showing his fright once more. "I don't want to let Cochran down," he Sometimes quite loving. And he was self- ''I'm beginning to think so," he sighed, a said. sacrificing. Only four suits in the closet. The captain observing his ship sinking under "Heaven forbid." tuxedo was a luxury, along with the patent him. "You owe me this, Kit." He gunned the accelerator and the car leather shoes. In his new fantasy of power, "Owe you?" The question was purely shot forward to illustrate his anger, a brief she reasoned, a black tie uniform was essen- rhetorical. She knew what he meant. That tantrum. A red light brought the car to a tial, the garb of success. She had had to buy she had not kept pace. That she had not halt. a new gown. Actually, she had to send three grown with him. "Cochran has been damned good to us.'' back before they had decided on the ''one,'' ''Think of it as a game,'' he said, reaching "To you." now hanging regally limp on the closet ledge into his quiver, selecting the arrow of kind- "And he'll be even better. If we don't waiting for her body. With only three days ness . blow it. He's arranged this deal tonight.'' notice, it seemed almost a kind of achieve- "I hate games," she replied. She didn't "Fill-ins," she said, taunting him. ment. mean simply sports and cards. Everything. "Well nobody knows that." "In a minute Coop," she whined, unable "Well I want to be a player. Not a spec- "Except the hostess." to hide the tightened vocal chords, the con- tator. And part of the big game are things "Well you don't expect her to go around gealing panic. like this. Plays. And this is an important telling the other guests." He must have sensed it, calculating, as he play." "They'll know. One look at me and always had, that he had better not stir it up. "Don't be so damned allegorical," she they'll know." "They said eight," he said quietly. In the snapped, knowing she had gone too far. She He pulled the car over to the curb and mirror, she could see the controlled grimace turned toward him and showed him the flats tapped the wheel, the fingerblows a tattoo t0 of displeasure, wondering whether it was of- of both palms. "Alright. Alright." There preview his temper. fered to illustrate her lateness or the condi- was little more she could do with her hair. "You never stop, do you?" He turned to tion of her face. She was, she knew, torturing him. She slid face her, an image of futility and rage. she "We'll be fashionably late," she mur- into her gown and let him zip it up. knew the look. Her knees began to shak e· mured, attacking the heat curled hair with "You'll be fine," he said. "Just fine." She braced herself for the figurative Iashd her brush, feeling the pores under her arm- She wondered if she enjoyed seeing him "Listen Kit, it's time to stop being a damne pit oozing. teeter on the plank. He needed her now, bitch. Cochran has us in his grip. our "They can be fashionably late. We can really needed her. future. So far he's helped us. He's gotten us only be neglectfully tardy." He was, she "You look smashing," he said, having invited to this dinner party to give us a leg knew, recycling his anger into sarcasm. edged back from the plank. Actually, the up. He's got big ideas himself and he haP' "I'm doing my damnedest," she said. Er- dress was flattering, the bust line well de- pens to think I'm a comer. It's time you rant strands resisted the weapon of her fined. Somehow, through it all, she had kept started to play the Washington game and brush. She turned toward him. "I look like her figure, although her early pride in it had stop walking around like a tongue-tied criP' Harpo." diminished along with her se lf-esteem, pie. It's time that you started to keep uP "You're being ridiculous." His tone was whatever that was. She had forgotten. with me. Now li sten." He poked a finger at wa somewhere between placation and rebuke. "Just be a good sport, Kit," he said as the tip of her nose. She resisted crossing her Cd "Do I have to?" she pleaded. "I'm not they edged into the car. The ritual goodbye eyes. "We go in there and you act like sorne· air up for it." with the boys had been perfunctory, with body. You understand? You act like the

16/August /980/Dossier rs Wife of a man on the way up. You talk. You Washington folklore. The Tarkingtons, the wa n't concerned with the cl the or haird lf11ile. You perform." lore decreed, threw an "A" party. or makeup. In that ategory, ·he wa ur- "You mean butt kis . " lt seemed her final "So good of you to come," Mrs. Tark- pri ed to note, he wa rea onably c mpeti- act of courage for the evening. ington said, greeting them with a thin tive. omehow it had to do with the quality "Loud and clear." dentist-buttre ed smile and limp, birdlike of her mind, he decided. . The hard guy lecture spent him. Some- wisp of a handshake. A waiter offered a ilver tray, carrying an times, after one of his episodes, he had fits "Welcome," Mr. Tarkington aid, offer- a ortment of drink , from which he took a Of contrition. At first she had believed the ing an equally limp hand. Then, turning to a gla s of white wine, dribbling some drops on real Cooper was the guilty one. Now she thin ascetic-faced man with brocaded dinner her fingers as he lifted it. he couldn't im- ed Wasn't sure. jacket and matching slippers, Mr. Tark- agine what to do now. Coop took a catch Jg, ''Just drive please," she said. His word ington extended an arm which, de pite it and tried to look nonchalant. He wa al oat 'ed had snapped something inside of her. She hortness, eemed to engulf his gue t. a lo for direction. Thankfully, ochran' gh wb~sn't surprised. Everything inside her was "These are the Whitestones, Mr. Am- familiar flu hed face intruded, re cuing ad tittle. bassador. Kit and Cooper." He had their them. rn. When they arrived at the Tarkington's names perfectly. Kit felt her heart pound. "Hey Coop. Meet the folk . " en Massachusetts Avenue house, he started to The man seemed Ghandi-esque, dramatical- He led them around in his ea y down- fe, nose the car into the driveway to drop her ly mystical in his craggy face and long home style, introducing them to the Off While he parked. aquiline nose that rose out of his face like an a embled guests, who shifted drink from ud ''No," she said. "I'll go with you." hand to hand anq touched her icy flesh. She ·ve angled fountain plume. Be ide him stood a l-Ie laughed now, superior to her fear . Ap- tall full-bodied lovely dark-haired woman in heard their voice but barely understood Paren tly his tongue lashing had reinforced ith :~111ething within himself. He had to drive ree blocks to find a parking space. They ith W~lked through the darkened streets in 1 ~ • ence, watching the big black limos l'IScharge their occupants in front of the she discovered at that moment arkington's house. '' on !~side, . a p a black-tied servant, standing im- that she had been secretly hoping that enously in a marble-floored vestibule ~reeted them and called their attention to a Cooper wouldn't get the job ~ctangu lar display of the seating arrange- go s;nts. A table for twenty was illustrated. n e saw her name on a slip of cardboard a ext to one marked Cochran on one side and ta ll1an named Brackett on the other. Hesi- n ntiy, she reached out for the cardboard a blue sari, greeting them with a full-faced their word , as if her span of concentration a111e card had uddenly deteriorated. A ide from ''J . smile. car w . Ust for position," the servant said, a "Ah," the ambassador began as if the those whom he recognized, the other name ·ief rtnkle of his nose-tip displaying his amused were barely remembered. arr principal greeting of the evening would be J a tabl0 &ance. "There are nameplates on the theirs. "What a pleasure." The air of ef- "Coop's with me at the commi ion," e. '• Cooper smiled. It was too broad for Cochran repeated, displaying hi pro- .. 111 fusiveness seemed misplaced to their sta- s. a ere tolerance. The servant stepped aside tion. prietor hip. 0~d Pointed to the heavily carpeted taircase "Play the game," she caught herself 'You look lovely Kit," Mrs. ochran 1n't ,, tw er Which a rock crystal chandelier hung thinking, warmed by the guests of honor said. Actually it was Mrs. Cochran, more 0 stories deep. and their well-practiced diplomacy. Their than her husband, who provided the entree i(i~haken by her first gaffe of the evening, theatricality was compelling and their air of to this set. With her blonde hair and cool th fol_lowed him up the wide steps. From humility convincing. From a corner of her deep- et, predatory blue eyes, she looked ll1i~· Sl!ffness of his carriage, shoulders eye, she caught the brief ge tures of palm- the part of the waspy blue blood that she wa tt~ry, as if his mother's stand-up straight wiping that preceded Cooper's hand offer- played with deprecating authenticity. After he ~ntng still rang in his ears, she could see ing. It was his one nervous habit she had all, her family name did grace a Washington lan/d mustered all of his resources. On the never invaded with criticism. Her own hand mu eum. oop could barely mention her wou:ng _he stopped and waited for her. It was icy and dry. without appending thi label, as if the rela- host d stmply not do for him to greet the Some others had come up behind them. tion hip with her husband inve ted him with hin-. and ho tess and their honored guests by The faces in the receiving line turned away some of the glory as well. ··•Self from them and toward the new people. The "Here' Senator Banks," Mrs. ochran Mrs · .T k' h' · f said suddenly, her eyes shifting to the st00 ar mgton, at m wtsp o a woman performance was repetitive, as if a film had fraild beside her husband, of equal physical been rerun. The movement was abrupt but senator, past Kit's cheek. Then she hurried dresty. They seemed like two tiny over- subtle, having the effect of a ignpost that off with a gliding regal step to allow the i(it Sed Puppets, held tense by taut trings. pointed them toward a large parlor where senator to engulf her in a warm embrace. s lac~OUld imagine them with their strings other guests had gathered, sipping drinks. The pecked cheek seemed the only authentic but '_two soft dolls, supine, limbs askew, As she moved, she caught the ambassador's ritual of greeting, an act her ob curit y s ll1il:~~ll poised in their painted enigmatic "Ah" again, in perfect replication. denied. In the sudden jumble of faces, she saw The guests had broken up into little con- inv~et somehow the newspaper writers had some that were vaguely familiar, a if they ver ational groups. oop followed ochran aurasted their dinner parties with a special had just walked out of the television screen. to where the ecretary of the trea ury was 111ov' das only words could do. Something There was Hammerstein, the secretary of standing and they eemed to be engaged in Pres:· them to awe, far beyond the unim- the treasury and Billings, the president's animated talk. She knew Coop was wallow- hostetve Physical aspects of the host and special counsel and Horton, the editor of the ing in this like a pig in a sty, an image which Was ~s. An invitation to the Tarkingtons Post. She also recognized Polly Brackett, annoyed her, since it deprecated everyone. ed at Uch Prized. How that had been arriv- the society writer, whose younger face still Actually they had all been e pecially plea- alread was now immaterial since it had peered from her column. She was as ailed sant. Even Mr . Cochran, who e air of elf- Y become part of the amalgam of by the sense of her own tackiness. She importance wa part of her demeanor, had

Dossier/August 1980127 treated Kit better than on previous occa- in sions. It was herself, she knew, who could &l not seem to jump into the water like the se other fish . Or the sty. Even her metaphors se where were mixed. fc The hard part had finally arrived, finding ly something to say. These people were ap· ev~bing parently used to being part of the shoW· They knew their roles. How easily they per· formed. How smoothly they found engag· ing words to say to each other. She sipped sells for her wine, but would not part with the glass, as if holding it bonded her, somehow with Pe cjj the group. "Delightful fellow the ambassador, so Sp next to nothing. dashing. He looks like an Indian prince." ~t &o was Senator Bank's wife with her ingratl· , he b~ atingly political smile. Realizing that sh~ Every item is Status II priced. Below markdowns. Below "end-of-season" ro clearance. Below reason. had not yet met Kit, she held out her han firmly and pumped it hard, her bright eyes Of course, that's just what you'd expect. Because Status II always has shining directly into Kit's. It seemed a con· asl fo the world's top designer fashions at better than sale prices. Even if they aren't test and, as a symbol of her self-effacementf from next season, you'll wear these timeless styles for years. Kit's eyes broke first and she found hersel lik Shop now. While our se!ection is its best. For the least you'd ever expect looking down at the blurring patterns of an co it it to cost. oriental rug. th Senator Banks' wife passed on to the siq others. Kit envied her, her coolness, her effl· ciency. She wondered if she could ever be like that, a true helpmate. She could see the be bare bones of her "teamwork," which onlY &U1 ro exacerbated her own feelings of inferioritY· Perhaps sensing her inadequacy, Cochran he Ch came over. 4405 Willard Avenue (just off Wisconsin) Chevy Chase, Maryland "It looks like we're going to share each sta statusll. other for the evening, Kit,'' he said. She fell his eyes wash over her, as if the blatant t1al· tery was essential to his rescue mission. "Swell," she said, trying to feign en· thusiasm. She would much rather have been When it comes to fashion, seated next to a perfect stranger. we know the ropes. "I'm so happy I could arrange this," ne said. "Coop's going places. It's time yo~ guys were shown off." He looked aroun the room. "A good group. The Tarkingto115 Elegant rope always have a good group. The best." bracelet "So I see," she said. Her tongue seemed watches for dry, tangled. Worse, her mind was blank· ladies from "Can I get you another drink?" Cochran Baume & Mercier. offered. In 14 karat yellow ''A lovely idea,'' she said, thankful again• gold: A. $1670. yet wondering how much of her inner tur· B. $1520. moil she had given away. Cochran's sudden absence left her standing alone and she tried to concentrate on the various paintings o~ the wall. She had no interest in them an could barely concentrate on what her eyed appeared to be seeing. Turning towar Cooper, she caught his attention briefly, ab· sorbed the quick squint of displeasure, thell• as if in response, she moved to the edge oP _ill_ group, hoping that by seeming to join thefl1 8AUME & M ERCIER she would appear less conspicuous. GENEVE Having greeted their last arriving gues15' Mr. and Mrs. Tarkington came into tb~ room with the ambassador and his wife art Bailey Banks&Biddle dutifully made the rounds again, interr~P; \M:>rld Renowned Jewelers Since 1832 ting various conversations, stimulati0• Tysons Corner Center 1703)893-4030 • Mclean. VA small talk with the ambassador and his wif~d Landover Mall 130 I) 773-8510 • Landover. MD "Here's your drink Kit," Cochran sal Montgomery M all 130 I) 469-6300 • Bethesda. MD sl1~ Lakeforest Malll301)869-7270 • Gaithersburg. MD holding the glass by its bowl so that Also The Mallin Columbia could grasp the stem. She nodded he gratefulness, and stood for a moment sipP'

28/August 1980/Dossier :ca· ing the wine, continuing to look at him, uld &roping for words. The people in the room the seemed to be talking simultaneously. She Boker accents to start ors earched in the empty caverns of her mind for a thought to articulate. or complete the room .ing ''Your wife looks lovely," she said final- of true quality . .. ap· ly. But he did not have time to acknowledge JVI· What both knew was an empty compliment. tastefully executed with ,er· lrnperious, perhaps. Lovely? No. The the help of the experts lag· arnbassador's wife had come closer emitting ped a singu larly exotic scent, like peaches. from our Studio of ass, , "I will miss my friends. But one must ex- Interior Design. vith P_e~ience everything. Moscow will be ex- CllJng." Her words had the quality of being so spoken before. Her accent was clipped, 0 "ll ~ 0d school British. She appeared to carry ·ati· er own 'charm, independent of her hus- she band, who stood at the other end of the and room, lionized by a small group. :yes ''If only she had that kind of self- :on· ~surance, Kit thought env~ously, tempted ent, l"okr the first time to speak. "How did you get ·self 1 e that?" she wanted to ask. So self- ran ~O nfident. "What is your secret?" Indeed, :~Was what she wanted to ask everyone in . e room. Cooper, of course, would con- Sider it gauche. b "Dinner is served," the servant who had een downstairs now whispered to the &Ues ts, ushering the way into the dining ~oom. On the way in, Cooper caught up to er. Two rouge-like spots mantled his ch eeks, betraying his excitement. IC\ A :ach •v•aking points?" she whispered, m- fell stanuy sorry for her sudden bitchiness. nat· ''M ake conversation," he hissed through 1 ~ enched teeth, poised in a tight smile. So he act been judging her. h The dining room was dominated by a t ~ge crystal chandelier, under which a long ' ne ca le stretched out to its full length. A you b~nterpiece of elaborate flowers, carefully und orended into the room's colors, composed tons various shades of blue accented by 111 a auves and reds. Crystal glasses gleamed, anct the shiny plates reflected the chandelier i;d the colors of the centerpiece. Mrs. Tark- 0 &ton's gown, a pastiche of the room's col- i~s, Was contrived to provide a kind of mov- ceg sculpture which might have been suc- Ssfu] on a more imposing woman. th;he ~en stooped and held out chairs for WOODWARD & LOTHROP &r ladies in a tableau that seemed choreo- aphect. ·n ~n such a setting, it seemed natural to be l t•m· Oth Jdated and she wondered if any of the Set er ~uests felt that way. It was like a stage PI ' WJth the performers now taking their C:~ces. She felt like an extra, although ch ~hran's attentiveness in pulling out her PI alr bespoke a far better part. Cooper was anace ct next to the senator's wife and estS· re]Other lady, a dowager type, who seemed the "oa1 .tect to an older man whose name and ' Slt" and 'W Ion had escaped her. ruP' do hen the women were seated, the men sat tinE \\lawn . Cochran was on her right. On her left wife· 1-te\a bald man with a pleasant jowly face. said ,, elct out a pudgy hand to her. sne her~?? Brackett," he said, bending close to her as b I m the husband of Polly." His eyes, ;ipP' eacons, pointed to his reedy wife across

Dossier I August 1980119 the table. "I belong to her. She's the brain in the family." It seemed necessary for him Come see how to continue, as if his presence needed some beautifully we blend: explanation. She knew he was inviting hers. "And why are you here?" his pause im- • Ceiling Fans - Hunter, the foremost plied. name in ceiling fans since 1886. The largest "I'm Kit Whitestone. I belong to him." display and stock in the Washington area. She actually pointed a bent finger in From $179.95 Cooper's direction, rebuking herself for what she decided might be a breaC~· • Tile - Country Floors. the top line of 1 imported hand made wall and floor tile in Cooper, in mid-sentence, looked up at her n the United States. Exclusively ours. a half-scowl. White-gloved waiters in formal regalia began serving the various dishes and pour- ing the wine. Out of nervousness and not Getting it together! quite knowing how to proceed she sippe? her wine only to discover that whatever li- quid was consumed was quickly replaced. • Decorative accessories - Donald Robinson Mustn't do too much, she warned herself, lamps. DeSimone pottery. collector-quality remembering an old scene at a New Year's baskets. Eve party when she had vomited on her hostess' rug. The best of both shops ... now Actually the thought prompted a whole displayed in 4,000 square feet of chain of past embarrassments, visible clurn· dramatic new showrooms! siness, wrong reactions, uncontrolled utter- ings. She watched the hostess pick up her first utensil in the orchestrated ritual. Others HAYMARKET followed suit. The buzz of conversation rose 543-5051 and ebbed. She was not sure exactly hoW to direct her attention. ADEMAS s47-51oo "The Tarkingtons run a helluva table,'' 721 8th STREET. S.E. Bob Brackett said, making much ado about On Capitol Hill 's Barracks Row the food. "This vichyssoise is absolutelY marvelous.'' He went on about various other foods. Obviously this was his method of social intercourse, carrying him throu~h many a meal. Also, like her, he was obhg· atory baggage and was carrying it off with good humor. In his family, Polly and h:r pen was the star. Well accepted in th 15 EUROPEAN DliD [[[[] S.RODIN group, it was obvious that Polly merelY recorded and was never mean. . QUALITY EUROPEAN "Wonderful," she replied to most of hiS ~~ BUILT-IN KITCHENS assertions about the food. She really wanted to ask him how he coped. But in this at· DISTINCTLY mosphere she feared any confidences. In· 7056 SPRING GARDEN ROAD stead, she unconsciously sipped the wine- YOURS SPRINGFIELD , VIRGINIA 22150 When Cochran turned toward her, she (703) 45 t- t 626 felt he was simply doing the expected turn· ALno· The lady on his left was obviously more irn· Once you see our showroom, portant, the wife of Horton, the editt 1r, whO you will agree that the drive giggled a great deal. She imagined that was worth it. Cochran felt himself very witty. She wondered if he might try to make her laugh. determined that she would respond on cue· "You know I'm seriously considering Coop for the number two slot," he said with disarming simplicity. It's political and I'm getting lots of flack from the Hill and the White House to put in a patronage type. It'S tough to resist." Did he bring us here to tell me that? she wondered, feeling a new wave of agitation· Actually, she discovered at that momen: that she had been secretly hoping th 3 Cooper would not get the job. Now she fe!~ guilty for the extent of her malevolence, as 1 his career defeat would be her victorY· "We're a team," Cooper had intoned, the sense of which she had not understood corn· pletely at the time. Earlier, she had absohJl;; (Continued on Page 8

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We are pleased to present in this issue well as location. In conjunction with will be available through the Dossier the Washington Dossier's first semi- this issue, which we hope you will save for bulk orders. ~nnual "Indispensable Guide to Wash- and use as a reference, the Dossier is We hope you use this guide frequent- Ington Area Restaurants." Included in publishing a pocket-sized companion ly. It will increase your pleasure in din- the guide are more than one hundred of guide designed for easy reference and ing out. Also, you can be sure, that the areas finest restaurants. Unlike transportation featuring the same those restaurants featured in the guide Other guides you may have seen, the restaurants. These "Indispensable" are both reliable and outstanding in "Indispensable" is categorized by pocket-sized guides will be available in terms of food and service. types of cuisine. We have found that September at your favorite newsstand Below is an index of those restau- ~eople who dine out invariably think for the nominal sum of 50 cents, an in- rants contained in the "Indispensable" ftrst of the type of food they wish as credible bargain. Naturally, discounts guide.

Alexander's Three G & G Italian Villa 61 Man in the Green Hat 44 Penthouse Restaurant 47 Geranio 61 Marco Polo 62 '\lpenhof 58 Germaine's 45 Market Inn 67 Alpine 60 Hamburger Hamlet 44 Maxine's 49 American Cafe 42 Henry Africa 52 Monocle on Capitol Hill 45 Americus 42 Hugo's 48 Montpelier Room 57 Apana 58 Hunan on Capitol Hill 46 Nathan's 62 Apple of Eve 47 Hunter's Inn 59 O' Donnell's 68 Ashby's 48 Intrigue Restaurant 48 Peking 46 Avignon Freres 59 Iron Skillet 52 Penthouse Restaurant 49 Barley Mow 50 Jacqueline's 52 Piccolo Mondo 62 Beef Exchange 42 Japan Inn 63 Ponte Vecchio 63 Big Cheese 59 Jason's 49 Porto fino 63 Bistro Francais 50 Jean Louis 66 Rive Gauche 57 Bread Oven 50 Jean Pierre 53 Rudy's Restaurant 64 Broker 68 Joe&Mo's 44 Sans Souci 57 Bultfeathers 42 Jonah's Oyster Kitchen 67 Scotland Yard 68 Cagney's 43 Jour et Nuit 53 Serbian Crown 66 Candelas 60 Kathmandu 45 1789 57 Carvery 48 King's Landing 53 Szechuan East 46 Casa di Firenze 60 La Bergerie 53 Szechuan Garden 47 Chardas 58 La Brasserie 54 Tandoor 59 Charlie's Georgetown 43 La Chaumiere 54 Taverna Cretekou 58 Chez Andree 51 La Guingette 54 Tiberio 63 Chez Grand Mere 51 La Maree 54 Top of the Town 50 China Inn 46 La Miche 55 Trader Vic's 60 Claude's 51 La Mirabelle 55 Trudie Ball's Empress 47 Company Inkwell 51 La Sorbonne 55 Viet Chateau 45 Crisfield's 66 Le Danielle 55 Watergate Complex 66 Dankers 43 Le Jardin 56 Watergate Dining Room 66 DaVinci 61 Le Premier 56 Watergate Pastry Shop 66 Diamondhead 64 Le Provencal 56 Dominique's 52 Les Ambassadeurs 49 MISCELLANEOUS E!Caribe 64 Les Champs 66 Eskimo Nell's 67 Luigi's 61 Meredyth Vineyards 68 Evans Farm Inn 43 Maison Blanche 56 Metro Map 41 Flagship 67 Mamma Regina 62 Old World Market 64 rillat Savarin once sWd, "To in- is not possible. Providing a host arrives people ordering is to invite chaos. SOl Bvite someone for dinner is to on time at the restaurant, in most cases Would you ask dinner guests at your gu, take care of his happiness [while] a telephone reservation will be home what they wanted you to serve or in your home." This also applies to honored. However, if the establish- if a certain dish would be acceptable··· as! guests when you entertain them at a ment is especially popular and the unless it were something like haggis? if t restaurant. party-giver not well-known, it is worth If you want a souffle, be sure to tell no Those hosts who comply with some his time and trouble to meet with the the maitre d'hotel, and remind your prj simple useful rules and customs-a cer- maitre d'hotel personally before the waiter as soon as you are seated so the Of! tain protocol, if you will-get not only date of his lunch or dinner. chef can prepare the egg yolk mixture sta the table reservations they want but that To assure a good relationship, please well in advance. Then, at the last ab: meticulous attention and good service don't ever call the maitre d'hotel, minute, he will beat the egg whites and ' un they wish for themselves and their guests. "maitre d'." The late Ted Bernstein, fold them into the yolk mixture just Wil These customs are not matters of undisputed arbiter of English usage for before putting the souffle in a pre- tie who sits above or below the salt-in- the New York Times called this dese- heated oven. Depending on the size of WiJ deed, at functions of gastronomical cration of an honorable title "Catskill- the souffle, the oven time will be 20 to I Oft societies no salt is on the table. They are ese." A leading author held his nose 35 minutes. tas not immutable or chiseled in stone but when hearing or seeing it in print and It is true that when gastronomical Fe1 rather are commonplace and common- asked: "Would you address the skipper societies as prestigious as the Wine and YOI sense behavior. of the QEII as 'Cap'?" Food Society book a dinner at a res- tai If you are planning a party at a res- Assume you are planning a party for taurant (usually in a private roo~), nu taurant, it is important to make all your eight people, the ideal number. You they ask for and get a rock bottom pnce ap1 arrangements in advance so the maitre should see the space that the maitre that is not available to the public. The I d'hotel and his staff know exactly what d 'hotel suggests and if there are eatery is glad to comply. Not only does d'l you want. Remember, a guest should choices, try to be as distantly removed the dinner provide publicity, it alsO dri not be concerned about anything nor as possible from the bar, the kitchen en- demonstrates the skill of the establish· cer ever have to ask for anything. If a trance and doors to the restrooms. ment's kitchen to gastronomical gurus ser napkin slips off his lap, an alert waiter Most good restaurants will rearrange whose taste buds are constantly being ful should replace it without being promp- tables, and some provide room dividers cosseted. ou ted. Ideally, the wise host will entertain so that you and your guests can be par- The societies usually have a test d.inh lea in a restaurant where he is known and tiaJly cut off from the rest of the place. ner in advance of the real event, wh1C d'l feels comfortable. Decide on the menu beforehand with is impractical for an individual. hir There are times, however, when this the maitre d'hotel. To have eight or ten However, you could have a meal with wa

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.. ~. .~ ;. some of the dishes that you and your return to the restaurant. Arrange to When you make your re ervation, If guests will be served. have the bill mailed to you. Or, you don't be too timid to a k the maitre If After the food decisions are made may wish to open an account with the d'hotel for a pecific waiter who ha ~sk the maitre d'hotel (or the sommelie; establishment so you may pay monthly. served you well before. Keep in mind tf there is one) to recommend wines. Do Book the dinner in your name to that you are the customer, and mo t of II n~t be bashful about naming your top avoid confusion for your gue ts. You the time your good manner and appre- If Pnce. No restaurant of merit will palm don't necessarily need a menu including ciation of polite service will be e 0 e ff an inferior wine. Moreover, in- wines with each course, but even hand- reciprocated. stances abound where a highly palat- Remember that throughout the lunch ;I written ones are a help, especially if you able import bought by the restaurant are serving something such as petits or dinner, you are the take-charge per- d ' Under unusually favorable conditions coulibiacs de poulet a Ia Russe, which is son: you are the one to object if the ;t Will sell for less than an American bot- cubed, boneless chicken breast and service i low. Allow about 20 to 30 :- tl~. But don't shy away from domestic minutes each for cocktail and the fir t If other ingredients in a puff pastry. Wmes. They improve all the time and For a business group, seating can be course. Three-quarters of an hour 0 Often beat European vintages in blind tricky. I recommend just using com- should be about right for the main tastings. Ask for a kir in some of the mon sense and putling those with course and the salad that follows. il Federal City's best restaurants, and Cheese and fruit or dessert should take d mutual interests either beside each You'll get as its base Sebastiani Moun- other or directly across the table from another 20 minutes. Coffee and li- i· tai~ chablis from California and ge- each other. queurs deserve about half an hour. Be I, nume French cassis. It is a first-rate Of course, at a social luncheon or din- sure no one is rushed. You are the one e aperitif. e ner for official or diplomatic guests, to give the nod to the waiter who is serv- ·s Be sure to agree with the maitre seating should be according to pro- ing you, so be sure to finish at the same d'?otel on the total price for food, tocol, but generally a sitdown affair for time as your slowest eating guest. 0 drmk and the gratuity of 15 to 20 per- friends poses no problems since you Above all, as Washington's own I· cent to be distributed to those who know who gets along with whom. Perle Mesta used to say, "Relax and en- s ser~e g you. It would be especially con- Even with only four people it is wise joy your own party.'' 0 fusmg at the end of the dinner to sort to order for everyone in advance, so ~ut that no guest will be inhibited in order- Donald Dresden has long and wide experience in 1- the amount and whom to tip as you eave. When you thank the maitre ing because of price. Some restaurants dining out and reporting on food. He holds a h ~:hotel, diploma from /'Ecole Cordon Bleu Academie de it would be quite proper to slip provide menus with no prices for Cuisine de Paris and for seven years wrote a h tm a ten dollar bill or two if the dinner guests. Moreover, the host will know weekly column of restaurant criticism for the Was really fine, and if you plan to what the total bill will be. Washington Post. '111 F: p~ COL OF D _____ The Cnrrect Way to Entertain Out By Donald Dresden A quarter of a century ago, Washing- re ton was not known as a luminescent ex- so citing world capital. It wasn't called a to sleepy southern town for nothing. ci: "Public dowdiness" was the way one di No~.~ wri~er put it. After all, not long before, lir all It had taken to make Harry Truman or feel elegant was a white cloth napkin! The chic people didn't move far be- M BNIFE yond their homes and clubs, yet a feW da restaurants did manage to make a social AND impact. We are not talking about the A. V. 's, the Chez Odettes, Blackies or lv(j Arbaughs-they were around then and now-and their very existence for o FORB lo~g is a testament that they must be domg something right. In 1955, the Colony Restaurant, lo- cated on DeSales Street was going strong as a place to be seen. The elegant The Monocle Restaurant 20 years ago.

Harvey's "Miller" greeted guests for over 30 Evans Farm Inn in /956. years.

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,g- red banquettes and French service were adorning the walls made a relaxed but :x- something relatively new to Washing- elegant backdrop to seafood and steak a tonians. But Perle Mesta and other so- specialties. It was the daily dinner place g. cialites flocked there for the continental for J. Edgar Hoover. Richard Nixon ne ~ishes like sole bonne femme or duck- ate there as vice president. ·e, hng . Alex Stuart owned both the Col- Another seafood spot going strong an ony and Harvey's. was Jack Hunt's, on Pennsylvania d Harvey's was located next to the Avenue between 18th and 19th Streets, te· Mayflower Hotel. Its marble floor, N. W. It was a lovely and plush !W dark wood and the seafaring pictures restaurant with red decor. Owner Jack ial he or The Silver Fox Restaurant was hosted by Chris Mayflower Coffee Shop, 1956. Insert: Selections from the Presidential Dining Room Menu. nd Petropoulos. so be Monday, May 26, 1941 io- ,- ng Shrimp Cocktail...... $ . 75 1nt Onion Soup Au Gratin...... 40 Beluga Caviar...... 3.50 Clams Casino...... 80 •••• Broiled Lobster...... 2.50 Salmon Steak...... 1.00 Rack of Spring Lamb...... 1.35 Grilled Small Steak...... 1. 60 Half Guinea Hen...... 1.40 Prime Ribs of Beef ...... 1.40 Cold Rice Pudding...... 25 Carmel Custard...... 25 Fresh Strawberries...... 40 Honey Dew Melon...... 40 Frozen Daiquiri...... 50 Martini...... 40

br Historical Occidental Restaurant awaits renovation. Trader Vic's opened its doors 19 years ago at the Statler Hotel.

Hunt took great care with this special private dinner parties. A specialty of on was their manager, a fellow name_d 0\1 place-he owned a farm in Maryland the house was chiffon souffle-pate- Duke Zeibert, who learned from theJr re : where he raised most of the vegetables stuffed breast of chicken en croute. mistakes and opened his own famous (cl served to the 200 or so customers every Flambeed entrees were also served, but eatery! . ch night. It was the favorite lobster place nothing like the fireworks that went on The Occidental on Pennsylvanta re1 for many senators and congressmen the day Gwen Cafritz and Perle Mesta, Avenue was a popular restaurant. Th~ ro during the 1950s. bitterly feuding, both arrived with their white, plain decor with dark wood ha f Pc Place Vendome was very French and guests for lunch. The thoughtful maitre walls covered with photographs 0 elc very chic. Opened by the tempestuous d'hotel put them on opposite sides of famous statesmen and other notables. G1 Blaise Gherardi (who later opened the the dining room! The food was, well, less notable, b~t an Rive Gauche in the early '50s), it stood Around the mid-fifties, Fan and Supreme Court justices, like Feh_.x ed near the corner of 17th Street, Bill's, a downtown steak and chops Frankfurter, and senators wended thetr p( N. W., and Pennsylvania Avenue. place, was sold. The owners, ever way there just the same. . Murals of the Place Vendome in Paris possessive, forbade their names or the In 1957, the Rive Gauche opened 10 adorned the cream walls; crystal chan- same type of cuisine be used to open the Georgetown. Jeannine Cusson became deliers glimmered; it was intimate and next restaurant. What they didn't count the manager. Many of the present small with wood banquettes and ele- gant bistro. Chateaubriand and carre d' Agneau were popular entrees. The late Claude Bouchet was the first chef, and Jeannine Cusson, the first hostess. Jacques Scarella (Le Bagatelle) and Paul deLisle were waiters there in 1955. Jacques Scarella remembers Place Vendome well; it was his first place of work in Washington. Space was at a premium at the restaurant; there was no basement, and the hallways to the restrooms were the only places waiters could change. Many a society lady was shocked to find the waiters in their briefs on her way to freshen up. Le Salle du Bois, also owned by Alex Stuart, was vying for continental am- biance. It was located at 18th and M Streets, N. W., with high ceilings, chandeliers and a cream and blue decor-there was even a balcony for Chef and owner Jacques Blanc at the Le Provencal. Ermanno Prati's Rotunda Restaurant was part of our city's colorful history.

1ed owners of Washington's fine French coming of Kennedy's "New Frontier." Valanos still remembers the folks who eir restaurants like Jean Pierre Goyenvalle Can we forget that Jacqueline Kennedy laughed when he opened. He just ,us (chef owner of Lion D'or) Gherardi's put a French chef in the White House celebrated his 20th anniversary. chef for 11 years, and Jean-Michel Far- and was not afraid to flaunt her French In 1962, Collins Bird opened the tia ret (owner of Jean Pierre) learned the originals? Georgetown Inn in Georgetown, along 'he ropes there. The restaurant became Le Bistro also grew very popular at with the Four Georges restaurant. The ad Popular, especially at night, as the most 1838 M Street, N. W. Cuisine hour- specialties of the restaurant mimicked of elegant and sumptuous dining spot in geoisie was taking hold. Exotic tete de the likes of the English kings; George I es. Georgetown. The beige damask walls veau and couscous made their presence liked chops, George II seafood, George ,ut and maroon banquettes regularly hous- known to diners like Pierre Salinger Ill preferred continental preparations liX ed notables like Marjorie Merriweather and Ted Sorenson. Brick walls, anti- and George IV was a drunk, so the eir Post and Joseph Alsop. ques and red and white-checked brown bar was named after him! John .~ith the advent of the Kennedy ad- tablecloths celebrated informality. Glenn was a frequent guest. Stan in rntmstration, things definitely began to The Monocle opened on the Hill in Musial and Hubert Humphrey loved to ne change. Suddenly an energetic, new 1960, catering to the Congress with dine there. Beef Wellington was a :nt Worldliness swept Washington with the good food and hefty drinks. Connie specialty of the house. B'Yo~ng French chef, Jean Pierre Goyenvalle prepared specialties at the Rive Gauche, then owned by Then, more and more place Wash- falSe Gherardi. ingtonians now frequent opened-Sans Souci, Le Provencal, La Nicoise- o many in fact, Washington would never be called a sleepy southern town again. And how have the restauranteurs seen it change? Robert, maitre d'hotel of Harvey's, says service is not what it used to be, and price-wise, the food is "out of sight." Produce, whether fresh or exotic, is much more available the e days. The restaurant explosion ha expanded to all nationalities and cui ine . Chefs, besides cooking lighter di hes, experi- ment more and are more creative. On the whole, things are far more sophis- ticated, although Jacques Scarella, owner of Le Bagatelle, will never forget the senator who called him over several year ago demanding a nutcracker for his snails l - BETIE TAYLOR

Your Choice of Washington's Finest Restaurants Is Only Minutes and 50¢ Away By Metrorail Try French at Farragut West, Vietnamese at Clarendon, Italian at Dupont Circle or Chinese at Gallery Place. Many of Washington's best restaurants are within easy walking distance of a Metrorail station. Best of all, with Metrorail's non-rush hour 50¢ fares, you'll save money on gas and parking. And you'll have plenty of time to enjoy your meal because the last train leaves at midnight. So plan a Metrorail meal soon. And enjoy.

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BLUE LINE L'Enfant Plaza -L'Enfant Plaza at D St. SW Gallery Place -7th and 9th Sts. at G NW National Airport- Opposite North Terminal DOT Courtyard bet. 6th & 7th St. SW Metro Center- 11th . 12th. 13th Sts. at G NW Cr~stal City- 18th St. bet. Clark St. & Jefferson 7th & C Sts. SW on Mall 12th & F Sis. NW Farragut North-Land K Sts. at Conn . Ave NW P avts H~. Federal Center, SW -3rd & D Sts. SW ~~~\~~ Capitol South- 1st St. bet. C & D Sts. SE Dupont Circle-Conn. Ave. & Q St. NW & lty-Hayes St. bet. Army-Navy Dr. Eastern Market- 7th & Pa . Ave. SE 19th & Conn. Ave . NW Pentagon- At Bus Island Potomac Avenue-14th St. bet G St. & Potomac On Concourse AveSE ORANGE LINE ArJIIngton Cemetery- Memorial Dr. East of Stadium-Armory-19th St. at C & Burke Sts. SE Baliston- Fatrfax Dr. & N. Stuart St. efferson Davis Virginia Square -Fatrfax Dr. & N. Monroe St. R~~~~n - N . Moore St. bet. 19th & Wilson Blvd. RED LINE Clarendon-Wtlson Blvd. & N. Htghland St. Fog' yer Dr. bet. 19th & Wilson Blvd. Silver Sprlng-Colesvtlle Road at East-West Courthouse- Wtlson Blvd. & N. Uhle St. F gy Bottom- 23rd & Eye Sis. NW Hwy Minnesota Avenue- Mtnnesota Ave. at Grant St. Marragut West-17th & 18th Sts at Eye NW Takoma - Cedar St. NW at Carroll Ave. NE ~~thhe&rsEon Square-Vermont Ave & Eye St. NW Fort Totten -Galloway St. NE Extended Deanwood-48th St. NE & Polk St. NE at Penn ye St. NW Brookland-Michigan Ave. & Monroe St. NE Central Railroad M~~~ ~eFnter - 11th , 12th. 13th Sts. at G NW Rhode Island Avenue- Rhode Island Ave . & 8th Cheverly - Columbia Park Rd . at Penn Central F Sts. NW St. NE Railroad efve::. IJ~angle - 12th St. bet. Pa . & Cons!. Union Station-Visitor Center- 1st St. & Mass. Landover- Landover Rd . (At. 202) at Penn Av e. NE Central Railroad S~iWths&oJnlan - 12th St. at Independence Ave . West Portico of Visitor Center New Carrollton - John Hanson Hwy efferson Dr. SW Amtrak Terminal (Union Station) (U .S. At. 50) at Penn Central Railroad Judiciary Square-F St. bet. 4th & 5th NW 4th St. bet. D and E NW American

The American Cafe Americus Restaurant Selected by Washingtonian readers for the city's The latest edition of The Fannie Farmer Cook best soup and sandwiches. The menu also features Book stands as a testament special entrees, meal-size salads, ice-cream crepes, to the worthiness of traditional and modern and home-baked desserts. American food. And so does the Sheraton Open seven days a week; complete menu served Washington's Americus, with its tasteful modern until 2AM weekdays and 3AM weekends- decor and American menu. Regional dishes are one hour later in Georgetown. specialties of the house; Reservations not required. V MC the wine list is strictly the cream of the domestic GEORGETOWN: 1211 Wise. Ave., NW 337-3600 crop. A pianist plays nightly. AE, MC, V, CB. CAPITOL HILL: 227 Mass. Ave., NE 547-8200 2660 Woodley Rd., NW, Washington. 338-2000. Open FaD '80: HARBORPLACE, Light Street Open daiJy for lunch and dinner. Pavillion, Baltimore. (301) 962-8400

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Beef Exchange Prime beef and steaks, served in a room that's a Bullfeathers refreshing blend of upholstered chairs, green plants, Definitely Capitol Hill's "in" spot (says the Star's and ornate cut-glass panels. There's a care- "Ear"). Weekends feature a NY Times/ Louisiana fully-selected wine list, as well. The Amaretto cheese style brunch; Saturday nights, try the Maine lobster cake is memorable, satisfying to the spirit as well as stuffed with crab. Desserts include sour cream ap- the body. Banquet facilities for up to 50 ple pie or Haagen Dazs ice cream. The bar plays available. Entrees $7.50-$14.95. '50's music; there's also a sidewalk cafe. Free park- AE, MC, V, CB, DC. ing from 6:30. Lunch $3.75-$7.95. Dinner 101 Union St.(above the Com Exchange Restaurant), $5.95-$10.95. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Old Town, Alexandria 549-8440 410 First St., SE Washington. 543-5005. Dinner 5-11 PM Open daily 11:30 AM till 2 AM

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Cagney's Charlie's Georgetown The freshest seafood, the exceptional decor (paneled A sophisticated restaurant/nightclub featuring fine private booths, tables tucked away behind greenery and American food and premier names in jazz. brass) and the compliments are making Cagney's the For dinner, try the prime beef or fresh seafood, and American restaurant in Washington. Eat lightly on the do have the chocolate walnut torte for dessert. freshest swordfish or trout, or dine handsomely on Noted guitarist/owner Charlie Byrd highlights the cioppino or scallops provencale, beautifully prepared and main room's entertainment; there's also a piano bar, presented. Sunday buffet brunch features champagne; and big band music nightly in the back room. Valet parking at brunch and dinner. Major credit cards. parking available, Dinner $9-$16. AE, MC, V, CB. 1 Dupont Circle, NW, Washington. (South of Dupont 3223 K St., NW (in the Waterfront Center), Circle on New Hampshire Ave.) 659-8820 Washington. 298-5985 Continuous dining Monday-Thursday 11-11, Friday Open Daily 11:30 AM till 2 AM 11-Midnight, Satunlay Noon-Midnight, Sunday 11-3

Nearest Metro Stop: Dupont Circle AM-5 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom

Danker's Evans Farm Inn Near the National, Warner, and Ford theatres, this is Gracious country dining, in an atmosphere that recalls the place for American steaks, chops, and fresh 18th-century Virginia. The food is an award-winner; seafood; served in cozy paneled rooms with beamed try the spoonbread, Smithfield ham, roast duckling, or ceilings. Dave, the bartender, has been on the scene prime rib, followed by a home-made dessert. Or, try for 42 years and makes the best martini in town! the Sitting Duck Pub, for lunch, dinner, or Sunday Coat and tie. Lunch from $2.95; Dinner from $4.95. brunch. There are also banquet facilities, a Country AE,MC, V, CB. Store, and free parking. AE, MC, V, DC. 1209 ESt., NW, Washington. 628-2330 1696 Chain Bridge Road (at DoUy Ma~n DANKER'S WEST: 6th & School Sts., SW (between Boulevard), McLean, Virginia. 356-8000 D & E Sts.) Washington. 554-7856 Lunch 11:30-2:30; Dinner 5-11, Sunday J.2..9. Sitting Duck Pub Mon.-Thurs. 5-11, Fri.-Sat. 5-12, Sunday Brunch 11-2; Entertainment Friday-Saturday

Nearest Metro Stop: Metro Center AM-7 AM-8

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Hamburger Hamlet Joe and Mo's Judged continously as Washingtonian's favorite place American food served in a sophisticated setting with to go for hamburgers, The Lewis' Hamburger a friendly, casual attitude. Prime aged beef, fresh Hamlets are the places to bring family and friends. seafood, milk-fed veal, steamed lobster, and potato Their famous dishes include Lobster Bisque, Onion pancakes are some of the specialities. Soup Fondue. Zucchini Zircles, and Chicken Wings. There's a varied list of wines to accompany them. Add a soft complement of taped music and exquisite The chocolate cream cheese pie and chocolate surroundings to delectable food and drink, and you'll mousse are not to be missed. surely please everyone. AE, V. DC There's valet parking after 6:30. Washington: 5125 Wisconsin Ave., NW Expensive. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Bethesda: 10400 Old Georgetown Rd. 144-1037 U11 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington. 659-U11 Mon.-Sat. 11:30-11:00; Fri.-Sat. till Midnight Open Monday-Saturday 11:30 AM till11 PM Sunday (DC) 11:30; (MD) Noon-9:30

AM-9 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North/Dupont Circle AM-10

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The Man in the Green Hat Proud of his well established reputation after just two years, the "Man's" offerings range from burgers, chili, homemade breads and desserts through delightful dinner entrees including Chicken Francais and fresh seafood. Praised by Washington's food critics, the "Man" is also famous for personable and friendly ser- vice, all in three dining areas featuring a fifty-two foot The Indispensable Guide will be available at bar with a two-story wine rack. AE, MC, V, DC, CB. your favorite news outlets in September. 301 Massachusetts Ave., NE,Washington. ~5900 It is available by bulk order for associations Luncb Mon-Fri. ll:J0..1:30;Dinner Mon.-Thur. and conventions. 5:30-11:00; Fri.-Sat. 5:30-1:00 AM; Sunday 5-10; Brunch Sat.-Sun. 11-3 For further information call 362-5894

Ntarest Metro Stop: Union StatJon AM-11

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The Monocle on Capitol Hill Germaine's Congress and the media gather at the Monocle on Dick and Germaine Swanson serve memorable Pan- Capitol Hill, attracted by the American and Asian dishes in a restaurant where the subtle earth- Continental cuisine (including crab Imperial, and tone decor is accented by skylights and banana Caesar salad prepared at the table) and the intimate, trees. The seafood and charcoal-grilled dishes are elegant setting. There's a selection of French and specialties. The wine list is French and American, Californian wines, plus a home-made rum pie or chosen for the spicy foods; the ginger and lychee- hazelnut cake for dessert. The cocktail hour features flavored ice creams are rare treats. Moderate to ex- complimentary hors d'oeuvres; private party pensive. AE, MC, V, DC. facilities are available. Moderate. AE. MC, V, CB. 2400 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington. 107 D Street, NE, Washington, 546-4488 965-1185. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 12-2:30; Dinner Sun.- Open Monday through Friday, 11:30-1AM; Thurs. 6-10; Fri.-Sat. 6-11 closed Sundays

Nearest Metro Stop: Union Station AM-12 AS-13 Asian

Kathmandu Viet Chateau Only in Washington could you find a restaurant The gourmet mecca for lovers of Vietnamese like Kathmandu: a small, intimate place with ab- "Cuisine Minceur". The low-calorie and delicious solutely authentic Nepalese and Kashmiri food. dishes of Hanoi and Saigon are mild. Minh, the (The decor is also Nepalese.) Try biriani, a saffron- owner/chef has devoted one-third of his menu to the ed rice dish with peas, cashews, and lamb, chicken, fiery cuisine of Hue, a joy for any lover of hot spicy or shrimp, and finish with the rice pudding. food. Daily features include Flame-Seared Beef, There's a carefully-chosen wine list, too. Salt-Fried Shrimp, Friendship Firepot, Spring Rolls Moderate. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. and Chicken Lemon Grass. Entertainment nightly 1800 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington (Yz block and a large dance floor. Lunch $4.75-$5.75; from Washington Hilton Hotel) 483-6470 Dinner $6.75-$9.75. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Lunch Mon-Fri. 11:30-2:30; Dinner Mon.-Sat. 2637 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington. 23~ 5:30- 11, Sunday 5-10:30 Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-3; Dinner daily 6-11

Nearest Metro Stop: Dupont Circle AS-14 AS-15

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China Inn Hunan on Capitol Hill Careful preparation of authentic Chinese dishes has An elegant new Hunan/Szechuan restaurant, noted made China Inn a frequent dining award winner for its serenity by the Post's Phyllis Richman. Try during its 40-year history. The Chinese embroidery the fried meat dumplings, Tung Ting shrimp, and on the walls sets the stage for Pelican Nest, smoked tea-smoked duck, and don't miss the brilliant flavor crabs, or Lemon Chicken; there are also daily specials. interplay of the Hunan lamb and beef. The whole Winner of '78, '79, and '80 fish dishes will be plenty for your palate. There's a Washingtonian Restaurant Award. relaxing cocktail lounge that serves wonderful tropical Do try the fried bananas for dessert. drinks, plus banquet, catering, and carry-out Lunch from $4.50; Dinner from $5.75. AE, MC, V. facilities. Lunch from $4, dinner $5-$9. AE, MC, V. 631 H Street, NW, Washington. 842-0909/0910 201 D St., NE (2 blocks from Union Station) Open Monday-Thursday 11AM-3AM; Friday- Washington. ~102. Sunday-Thursday 11:30AM- Saturday 11AM-4AM, Sunday HAM-1:30AM 10PM; Friday and Satunlay till llPM

Nearest Metro Stop: Gallery Place CH-16 Nearest Metro Stop: Union Stadon CH-17

Peking Restaurant Szechuan East One of Washington's oldest Chinese restaurants, In a prime location just two blocks from the White Peking serves both Mandarin and Szechuan food House, Schezuan East serves fiery Szechuan in an elegant, red-and-gold setting. specialties, in an environment where grass cloth Try the crisp Peking duck, sharkfin soup, and green plants provide visually cooling touches. or chicken velvet, with fermented rice Shanghai shrimp, chicken in black bean sauce, or rice pudding for dessert. Cleopatra chicken and cheng-chiang beef are Moderate. AE, MC, V, DC. among the specialties; fresh fruit makes a delightful DOWNTOWN: 823 15th St., NW 737-4540 dessert. AE, MC, V, DC. UPPER NW: 5522 Connecticut Ave., NW 966-8079 1805 H St., NW Washington. 296-3588 Both open daily, llAM -10PM Open Monday-Thursday 11:30 AM-10 PM, Friday- Saturday 11:30 AM- 11 PM. Closed Sunday

Nearest Metro Stop: McPherson Square CH-18 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West CH-19

46/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Chinese

Szechuan Garden Restaurant Trudie Ball's Empress Washington's original Szechuan/Hunan Elegant, intimate, and newly redecorated, restaurant (it opened in 1973), Trudie Ball's is one of Washington's oldest Chinese and still one of the best. restaurants, as well as one of the few where you The General Gaus duckling and Szechuan crispy may have Peking duck without advance notice. fish are specialties, and there's also complete Or, if you prefer, try the shrimp with hot garlic bar service for before and after dinner. sauce, or sample the rest of the Mandarin and Lunch $2.25-$3 .75; Dinner $4.50-$8. Szechuan menu: you can't go wrong. AE, MC, V, DC. Banquet facilities for 200 available. ROCKVILLE: 7945 Tuckerman Lane. 299-3525 Lunch $4-$5; Dinner $6-$12. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. BETIIFSDA: 7800 Wisconsin Ave. 652-1700 1018 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington. 737-2324 Both branches open daily 11:30AM-10:30PM Lunch Monday- Saturday 11:30-3; Dinner Monday- Saturday 5-11. Open noon-11 Sunday

CH-20 Nearest Metro Stop: McPherson Square CH-21 Continental

Alexander's Three Penthouse The Apple of Eve A rooftop for all occasions. The contemporary main Here, you'll find Continental cuisine, plus dining room offers such specialties as Veal Francais correct, thoughtful service and a unique, handsome and Beef Wellington-both large and small portions decor. Fresh seafood and prime beef are the for different prices. All wines and cocktails are served specialties, and there's also an extensive wine list. in hugh goblets. After the theater, there is a light cafe The Flaming Apple of Eve ends dinner with a menu, piano bar and dancing to big band music. flourish. Live music at cocktails; dancing after Lunch $4-$8. Dinner $8-15. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 9:30. Entrees $8.50-$14. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 1500 Wilson Blvd. Rosslyn, Arlington. 527-0100 In Leow's L'Enfant Plaza Hotel Malo dining room: Open Mon. - Thurs. 11:30 a.m. L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. 484-1000. -10:30 p.m. Fri. and Sat. 11:30 -2 a.m. Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner daily Goblet Room: Mon. - Sat. 11:30 - 2 a.m. 6-11:30, cocktails from 5 daily. Free dinner parking In the building. Nearest Metro Stop: Rosslyn C0-22 Nearest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza C0-23

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980147 Cnntinental

Ashby's In the Washington Hilton, Ashby's features Con- The Carvery tinental cuisine in a setting of late Victorian Part of the Mayflower Hotel, this is the classic good elegance. A delectably juicy prime rib and calf's restaurant: Continental cuisine, with beef and veal liver with gammon are the specialties of the house; the specialities, served in a private, elegant atmosphere. there's also an extensive wine list. For dessert, try The wine list leans towards the French and Ashby's Surprise. There's dancing and entertain- American; the desserts, including crepes Suzette, ment Monday-Saturday 9-1. AE; MC, V, CB, DC. flambe, and cheese cakes, are inspired. 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington. 483-3000 $6.75-$15.50; AE,MC, C, CB. Lunch daily 12-2:30; Dinner daily 6-11:30 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW (between Land M), Washington. 347-3400 Open 6:30 AM-11:30 PM

Nearest Metro Stop: Dupont Circle C0-24 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North C0-25

Hugo's The Intrigue In the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Barbara and Peter Laricos have given Foggy Hugo's serves Continental cuisine for Bottom what it's always needed: an intimate, ele- discriminating palates in a sophisticated room with gant Continental restaurant that's close to the Ken- a view of the Capitol. The turbot with oysters, nedy Center. The Intrigue features tenderloin lobster, mushrooms, and sauce nantua is Mediterranean, broiled rockfish au beurre, and memorable; the sommelier can help you select a veau a Ia Suisse, plus a rich rum pecan pie for wine. The dessert souffles are puffy perfection. A dessert. French, American, and Italian wines com- pianist plays during cocktails and dinner. Entrees 1Jlement it all. Perfect for after-theater din- $13.25-$18.75. AE, MC, V, CB. ing. Moderate. AE, MC, V. 400 New Jersey Ave., NW, Washington. 824 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington. 737-1234 333-2266. Lunch 11:30-2:30; Dinner 5:30-12:30. Dinner Sunday-Thursday 6-11, Friday-Saturday 6-midnight; Brunch Sunday 11-3 Nearest Metro Stop: Union Station C0-26 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom C0-27

48/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Continental

Jason Les Ambassadeurs In the Sheraton Potomac Hotel, Jason's feaures In the Georgetown Inn, Les Ambassadeurs offers the kind of continental food Americans love, in a classic Continental cuisine in a unique, elegant setting contemporary room where tableside telephones of Chippendale with a touch of Chinese influence. provide the last word in elegance. Try the veal Steak Diane and Veal Con Funghi are featured, Oscar, prime rib, or stuffed flounder; for dessert along with a wine list that combines have anything wih the always-fresh strawberries. French, Italian, and American vintages. There's a list of domestic and imported wines, plus Moderately expensive. AE, MC., V, CB, DC. music in the Atrium lounge. Lunch $2-$6; 1310 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington. 333-8900 Dinner$9-$15. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, 7AM till 1-270 and Shady Grove Rd., Rockville Md. 10:30PM; Sunday Champagne Brunch 11AM till 3PM 840-0200 Lunch 11:30-2; Dinner 6-10; Sunday brunch 10:30-2:30

C0-28 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom C0-29

Maxine's Restaurant The Penthouse Restaurant An airy, casually elegant restaurant, where the eclectic In the Quality Inn Pentagon City, this fme restaurant blend of Victorian and contemporary furnishings sets has both a spectacular view of the DC skyline, and the stage for remarkable Continental food Continental food good enough to draw your eyes from prepared by a team of Swiss chefs. the windows. Try the stuffed filet of red snapper or Try the interesting renditions of cuisine ranging from prime rib, with a bottle of domestic or imported wine, veal to seafood; as far as the desserts, anythings and a Snow Cap for dessert. There's a pianist Sunday chocolate goes! Sip a pre-dinner drink at the through Thursday and a guitarist Friday and Saturday mezzanine bar which is open till closing. evening; the skydome revolving lounge is one floor Dinner for two with wine, $45-$55. AE, MC, V, CB. above. Entrees $9.90-$13 .95. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 2519 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington. 659-8220 300 Anny-Navy Dr., Arlington, VA 8924100, x1454 Lunch Monday-Saturday U-2:30; Lunch dally 11:30-2; Dinner weekdays 6-11, Dinner Monday-Saturday 6-11 weekends 6-midnight Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom C0-30 Nearest Metro Stop: Crystal City C0-31

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980/49 Continental English

Top 0' Tbe Town Barley Mow Even the glass elevator ride can't prepare you for An exquisite olde English atmosphere and fine fare Top 0' The Town's breathtaking view of the Mall. await you here. Thickly-cut Prime Rib, Beefe Dev- When you look to the menu, there's Continental and onshire and Filet Mignon are highlighted, as well as American food, with the accent on veal, seafood and Lamb, Veal and Roast Long Island Duckling. beef, plus a reasonably-priced wine list. There's danc- Fresh seafood delicacies vary from the Baked Stuf- ing nightly, a singer and pianist on weeknights, and a fed Trout to Australian Lobster Tail. Prices are DJ Saturdays. Lunch $3.50-$8; Dinner $10-$14; reasonable, portions are generous. The desserts in- Brunch $7 .50. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. cluding Lady Windemere Trifle, are award-winners. 14th and N Oaks Sts., Arlington, Va 525-9200. Banquet facilities, non-smoking sections available. Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Sunday-Thursday V, MC, AE. &.10; Weekends &.11; Sunday brunch 11:30-2:30. 700 Water St., SW (off Maine Ave.), Washington. 554-7320. Lunch served Mon.-Fri. 11-3; Dinner 5- 10. Open for Dinner Sat. 5-11 & Sun. 4-10. Nearest Metro Stop: Rosslyn C0-32 Nearest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza EN-33 French

Bistro Francais Tbe Bread Oven Known for its excellent French cuisine, as well as its It's "cuisine de farnille," at very reasonable prices. raffishly elegant stained-glass-and-mahogany decor. On Saturdays, enjoy our "Frunch" (a French Brunch). Be sure to try the chicken en rotisserie or scallops On weekdays relax over homemade pates, pastries or en brochette. There's also an extensive list of French dozens of teas, coffees and cappuccinos. Dine to the wines, plus home made desserts. And Sunday delightful aroma of hot loaves and croissants pulled brunch features all-you-can-drink champagne. Early steaming from the oven. You can also take it all home bird dinner Monday-Friday for $8.95 and a com- with you. There are delicious reasons to stop by plimentary glass of wine. Lunch $4-$6.50; Dinner The Bread Oven. Even if it's not for bread. $9-$12. AE, MC, V, DC. Most entrees $5.95 lunch; $6.95 dinner (includes salad). 3124-28 M St., NW Washington. 338-3830 UlO 19th Street, NW, Washington. 466-4264 Open 11AM-3AM Sunday-Thursday; Serving breakf~N SAM; Ooses 10PM Monday-Satunlay; 11AM-4AM Friday and Saturday Dinner 6-10PM. Oosed Sunday. Major credit cards

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-34 Nearest Metro Stop: Dupont Circle FR-35

50/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide French

Chez Andree Chez Grand-Mere A relaxed, informal restaurant where the prompt, Enjoy the warm atmosphere of a small, elegant courteous service, French Provincial decor, and country French Inn, situated in the heart of excellent French cuisine make you feel instantly at Georgetown. A new chef exquisitely prepares home. The Coquilles St. Jacques and Ris de Veau superior French cuisine ...delightful food you would are specialities; there's also a comprehensive, well- expect to find only at more expensive French chosen wine list. The Coupe aux Marrons is a restaurants. You'll love the hospitable service delightful choice for dessert. Lunch $4.95-$8.75, highlighted by the graciousness of Paola Blanc. Dinner $9.25-$16.75; AE, MC,V, CB, DC, CC. Moderate. Major credit cards accepted. 10 E. Glebe Road (US 1 south past Crystal City to 3057 M Street, NW, Washington. 337-2436 right on E. Glebe), Alexandria, Virginia. 836-1404 Open for Lunch and Dinner Lunch Monday-Friday 11-2:30; and all day Sunday. Closed Monday. Dinner Monday-Saturday 5-10 Perfect for before or after theatre dining

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-36 FR-37

Claude's The Company Inkwell Newly opened in Gaithersburg, Claude's features During its 10 years in the Washington area, The Com- elegant dining in a relaxed atmosphere. The food pany Inkwell has been proclaimed by critics as one of served will rival any downtown Washington the area's top French restaurants. With intimate sur- restaurant and will please the most discriminating roundings, you will enjoy such specialities as Pacific P~ate: Specialties of the chef change daily. A Salmon, flown in fresh daily, prepared with many spec1al B1stro menu is offered for those who would classical presentations. Veal dishes are all made with p~ernium like a light snack anytime. AE, MC, V. Plume de Veau; the duckling, beef, and lamb dishes are also expertly prepared. After dinner, ask for 9021 Gaither Rd., Gaithersburg, Md. the house speciality, flaming Coffee Inkwell. (Shady Grove Shopping Center). 4109 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia. 525-4243 258-0405 Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2:30; Dinner Mon.-Thurs. Lunch Monday- Friday. Dinner every night. 6:00-10:30; Friday and Saturday 6-11; Qosed Sunday Dancing begins at 10 PM. I Nearest Metro Stop: Ballston FR-39 FR-38

I n d'lspensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980151 French

Dominique's Henry Africa A restaurant no guide could be complete without. A totally unique restaurant, where an onyx and Dominique's serves classic French food, plus mahogany bar, handpainted murals, and a French rarities like rattlesnake. The wine list is extensive; parlor create an aura of turn-of-the-century the chocolate Grand Marnier souffle is so good it's elegance. The French menu changes seasonally and sinful. A $200 per couple special includes a there are daily specials; so ingredients are always limousine and a 7-course meal. Other dinners are fresh. Accordingly, the wine list is extremely varied. $8.25-$18.95; the prix fixe theatre menu is $8.95. Desserts are home-made and tempting. AE,MC,V,CB. Moderate. AE, MC, V. 1900 Penn. Ave., NW, Washington. 452-1126. 607 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 549-4010 Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2; Lunch Tuesday-Saturday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Dinner Monday-Friday 5:30-12; Saturday 5:30-1. Tuesday-Thursday 6-10:30; Friday-Saturday 6-11; Theatre menu not available 7-10:30 Sunday brunch 11-3, Sunday dinner 5-9 FR-41 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West FR-40

Iron Skillet Award-winning French cuisine, served in an Jacqueline's Restaurant intimate, European-feeling room that's decorated with antique oil paintings. Start with the Clams Jacqueline Rodier has created not a French Casino, then move on to the Scampi a Ia Firenze restaurant, but a Paris one that seems miraculously (with Danish lobster) or the Chateaubriand. There's transported to M Street, with the antiques and peach melba with merringue or Coupe aux Marrons memorabilia intact. Try the tournedos au poivre a Ia for dessert, as well as a select wine list. Parisienne or carre d'agneau roti aux herbes Lunch $4.25-$9; Dinner $7 .50-$16. de Provence, with a bottle of French or American AE, MC, V, CB, DC. wine. For dessert, there's Ia poire Jacqueline. 5838 Columbia Pike (BaiJey's Crossroads Shopping Lunch $6-$8.95; dinner $9.95-$15. Center), Falls Church, Virginia. 820-3332 AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Monday-Saturday tlAM-lOPM; Sunday 10AM-9PM 1990 M St., NW, Washington. 785-8877 Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Monday-Saturday 6-10:45.

FR-42 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North FR-43

51/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Freru;h

fLn u .•• (}>ieJthe 0 7s~URANT FRANCAIS

Jean-Pierre Jour et Nuit If French restaurants can be measured by Located in a 200-year-old Georgetown townhouse. the eminence of their maitres d'hotel, then Jour et Nuit is an elegant, intimate setting for Jean-Michel Farret's association with Jean-Pierre superb French cuisine. You can venture anywhere speaks volumes about the importance of this on the menu with assurance; try the famous Trout sophisticated restaurant. Feui//ete de St. Jacques au Wellington; there is also an extensive wine list, and safran is a specialty, as is the fresh fruit dessert a full line of French desserts. A local magazine souffle; the wine list is extensive and well-chosen. calls Jour et Nuit's brunch Washington's best; the Expensive. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. private party facilities are also among the finest in 1835 K Street, NW, Washington. 466-2022 the city. Expensive. AE, MC, V. Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2; 3003 M St., NW, Washington. 333-1033 Dinner Monday-Saturday 6-10. Closed Sunday Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Sunday- Friday 6-10:30; Saturday 6-11. Sunday brunch -11-2:30

Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut Nortb FR-44 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-45

King's Landing La Bergerie 5 beautiful rooms and excellent French food highlight A French restaurant that specializes in this riverview restaurant. Try the Tournedos King's Basque cuisine, La Bergerie has soft lighting and Landing, and select from the 90-bottle list. Or, go up comfortable round banquettes that create a feeling to King's Loft for light fare served till closing. Tony of intimacy. Try the Conjit de Canard or Pari/lade Matarrese is at the piano; there's also a room for des Pecheurs, with a bottle of wine from the good, private parties. Lunch $4.25-$9.95; moderately-priced list. There's Galette basque for Dinner $9.95-$15.95. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. dessert, plus a pianist in the Biarritz Lounge. 121 S. Union St., Alexandria, Va. 836-7010 Lunch from $8, Dinner from $20. AE, MC, V. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2:15; Dinner Mon.-Sat. 220 North Lee Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 683-1007 6:30-10:15; Sunday 5:30-8:45; Weekend Brunch Lunch Monday-Saturday 11:30-2:30; Dinner daily 12-2:45; King's Loft open Mon.-Sat. till 2 AM, till 6-10:30; closed Sundays June through August 11:30 PM on Sunday

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Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980/53 French

La Brasserie La Chaumiere Owners Gary Aubouth and Raymond Campet This country French restaurant is packed for both have created a charmingly casual French restaurant lunch and dinner for obvious reasons: the liver, in their Capitol Hill location. Upholstered cushions quiche, couscous, blood sausage, and daily specials and tiled floors set the tone for an ever-changing are just a few of the menu highlights. There's also menu of daily specials. For seafood lovers, try an extensive, moderately priced wine list, and the sea scallops or the crab curry. Homemade soups wonderful home-made pastries. On a cold night, get shouldn't be overlooked. The creme brulee is a table by the free-standing stone fireplace and have a standout for dessert. Lunch $6-$8; dinner $12-$18. a warming Cafe Chaumiere. Two hours free parking AE, MC, V, SaveSystem. at dinner. Moderate/expensive. AE, MC, V, DC. 239 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington 546-6066 2813 M Street, NW, Washington. 338-1784 Open Monday-Friday 11:30AM-midnight; Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Monday- Saturday 11:30AM-midnight; Sunday 11:30AM-10PM Thursday 5:30-11, Friday-Saturday 5:30-12

Nearest Metro Stop: Union Station FR-48 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-49

La Guinguette La Maree With an atmosphere reminiscent of a tea garden, The archetypical quiet, romantic French restaurant, La Guinguette offers superb French food and service. complete to the mahogany furnishings and velvet Add in the live entertainment, and you have the banquettes, La Maree offers extensive seafood, makings for a night on the town, without going lobster, veal, and duck dishes; the resident pastry downtown. Banquet facilities. ~$60 per couple. chef's works of art are just that. .. AE, MC, V, DC, CB. Expensive. AE, V, MC. Gallows Road & Lee Highway (in the Merrifield 1919 Eye Street, NW, Washington. 659-4447 Plaza), Falls Church, Virginia. 569-6323 Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Monday- Open dally for lunch and dinner. Thursday 6-10:30; Friday-Saturday 6-11 The owners are proud to announce the opening of the new Regency Restaurant, specializing in French cuisine. 6805 Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA. 589-0099

FR-50 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West FR-51

54/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide French

Fine French Restaurant

La Miche La Mirabelle "There is that certain something we bring to A small, romantic French restaurant where our patrons. Be it the most delicate sauces, the devotion to freshness is so fanatic, the menu has · the concerned attention of our waiters, been known to change daily. So choose whatever is the experience that is truly known as country recommended the day you visit, and accompany it French. We are a very personal restaurant and our with a wine from the list of over 100 international greatest joy is having our guests leave La Miche vintages. There are both table d'hote and a Ia cart smiling, because the food was so good." menus, from about $9-$16. AE, MC, V. Christian Domergue, Owner 6645 Old Dominion Drive (In McLean Square Center V,MC off Chain Bridge Road), McLean, Virginia 893-8484 7905 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda MD. 986-0707 Luncb Monday-Friday 11:30-3; Lunch Tue.-Fri. 11:30-2:30. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 6-10. Dinnner Monday-Saturday 5:30-10 Sunday S-9.

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La Sorbonne Le Danielle As the name suggests, La Sorbonne can be an Le Danielle is the essence of France, from its education in haute cuisine. Try Chef Chaban's crystal chandeliers and European tablecloths to its casserole aux fruits de mer or steak Diane in the haute cuisine menu. The chef takes special pride in relaxing, fire-lit room accented by brick, tiled the fish dishes, and there's an excellent cellar of floors, and green plants. At dessert time, try one of French and the best American wines. the baked-on-the-premises pastries. Moderate. AE, For dessert, have fresh berries with sauce Sabayon MC, V, CB. or one of the home-made French pastries. 2507 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. Lunch about $10; Dinner $14-$15. 223-2507 Open Monday-Saturday for breakfast, AE, MC, V, CB, DC. lunch, and dinner; open for Sunday brunch 11-4 800 16th Street., NW, Washington. 638-2260 Lunch 11:45-2:30; Dinner 6-11 daily; Sunday brunch 11·3

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-54 Nearest Metro Stop: McPherson Square FR-55

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980155 tr French

An intimate rendezvous on the West End.

Le Jardin Le Premier Relax in this cheerful, skylit California-style French haute cuisine with all the stops pulled out re.taurant with a fresh fruit daiquiri. is what you'll find at Le Premier. Then move on to a choice of fresh food. The turbot and sole are flown in daily from Paris Try the fish du jour (usually two choices) or for Chef Roland Bouryat; the Art Deco, multi-level avocado stuffed with fresh crabmeat or light french restaurant was custom-designed. There's a list of the fare such as quiche, crepes, or omelettes. Fresh veal best French, German, and American wines; and a variety of hearty steaks are available. desserts include souffles, floating island, Lunch $3 .95-$7 .95; Dinner $5.95-$11.95. and home-made pastries. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Moderate. AE, MC, V,CM, DC. 1113 23rd Street, NW, Washington. 457-0057 1140 19th Street, NW, Washington 293-3220 Open 7 days a week, 11:30AM to Midnight Open Mon.-Sat. Lunch 11:30-3; Dinner 6:30-11 and Sunday 10:45AM to Midnight

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-56 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North FR-57

Maison Blanche Le Provencal The success of Maison Blanche is reflected in its Skillful, uniformed waiters, an elegant room, and excellent exciting French menu and its elegant old founder/chef Jacques Blanc's award-winning world dining room. Located next to the White House Provencal cuisine make for memorable dining here. it attracts famous legislators, foreign dignitaries, and The bouilJabaisse is legendary, and there are also other celebrities looking for the best in French daily specials, plus fresh fruit tarts for dessert. cuisine. Maitre d'Hotel recomends the Mousseline des The wine list is international, including of course, Trouis Soeurs. As a special treat with 24 hours notice many from Provence. You can have special requests you can dessert on Ananes Voile. Valet Parking in on 24-48 hours' notice; there are also banquet evenings. Reservations suggested. facilities, and free parking at dinner. Dinner $25. Lunch $15. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Lunch $6-$8; Dinner $12-16. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 1725 F Street, NW, Wasblngton. 842-0070 1134 lOth Street.,NW, Washington. 223-2420 Open for lunch and dinner Monday-Saturday

Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West FR-58 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West FR-59

56/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Freru;h

Rive Gauche The Montpelier Restaurant A classic French Restaurant known for its standard of excellence since the first day it opened, receiving consis- In The Madison Hotel, a restaurant renowned for the tent praise from Washington critics and customers. elegance of its appointments, old world service and Rive Gauche is recognized throughout the world, at- spare-no expense attitude towards haute cuisine. tracting the fmest international clientele. Specialties of Chefs of many nationalities skillfully combine superb the house include Cote de Veau Aux Morilles. And ingredients with unique facilities which include don't forget Lassiette De Sonbets Aux Fruits de Saison authentic hickory pits and charcoal grills. Extensive for dessert. Dinner $25. Lunch $11. AE, MC, V, CB choice of vintage wines. An elaborate Sunday Brunch. 3200 M Street NW, Washington 3~. Lunch from $13.50; Dinner from $18; AE, MC, V, CB. Open daily Sat., Lunch 12-2:30, Dinner 6-10:30 15th & M Streets, NW (In The Madison Hotel), & Washington. 862-1600 Sunday Dinner 6-10:30 Free Valet Parking Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2:30; Dinner Monday- Saturday 6-10:30; Sunday 6-10 Nearest Metro Stop: Fouy Bottom FR..()l Nearest Metro Stop: McPherson Square FR-60

Sans "Souci 1789 Nationally known, thanks to the celebrities Delectable French cuisine, served in an authentic who frequent it, Sans Souci ranks with Federal-period atmosphere that is at once historic, Washington's best French restaurants. In this 19th- romantic, and formal. The Tournedos Black and century setting, you can enjoy fresh Maine lobster, White are a specialty; the wine list covers both beef, or veal, plus a bottle of wine from the ex- domestic and imported, and ranks among the city's tremely extensive wine list. The dessert souffles are largest. Don't miss the strawberries Grand Marnier feather-light and utterly wonderful. for dessert. Dinner $11.50-$16.50. AE, MC, V, CB. Lunch $12-$13; Dinner $25-$28. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 1226 36th Street, NW (In Georgetown), 726 17th Street, NW, Washington. 298-7425 Washington. 965-1789 Lunch Monday-saturday 12-2:30; Dinner Monday-Thursday 6-11, Friday- aturday Dinner Monday-saturday 6-10:30. Closed Sunday 6-midnight. Cocktails from 5 PM. Free Valet Parking for Dinner

Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom FR-()3

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980157 German Greek

AI penh of Taverna Cretekou A bright, charming restaurant where the whitewashed Welcome to the wonderful world of hearty German- walls and Cretan memorabilia give the feeling of being American cuisine. Ample portions are served by a in the Greek Isles. Try the Ami Stannas, spring lamb multi-lingual staff in a ski lodge atmosphere. with fresh artichokes topped with casseri; or the Jaegerschnitzel, Schlachtplatte and Weiner Schnitzel Exohikon, spring lamb with vegetables wrapped in f!lo, are offered daily. A suckling pig is roasted each unique to the DC area. Recorded Greek music adds to weekend in the frreplace. Try the homemade Black the authentic atmosphere, and you will enjoy summer Forest cake, Appelstruddel, and Sachertorte for evenings dining in a romantic outdoor garden. dessert. Live entertainment on Thur., Fri., and 818 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 548-8688 Saturdays. Moderate. Major credit cards. Lunch Tuesday-Friday 11:30-2:30, Dinner Tuesday- 1243 20th St., NW, Washington. 223-3794 Friday 5-10:30. Open Saturday noon-11. Luncb Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2:30; Dlnner 6-11 Mon.- Sunday brunch 11-3, Sunday dinner 5-9:30 Sat.; Sunday Bruncb 11:30-2:30; Dinner 5-11

Nearest Metro Stop: Dupoat Clrcle GA-64 GR-65

Hungarian Indian

Chardas Apana Restaurant In Crystal City one can find European romance at the Indian cooking has suffered several misconceptions. Otardas Restaurant, with stuccoed walls, candlelight, One thinks of Indian dishes spiced beyond comfort or and live gypsy violin music. Try Austro-Hungarian that they're all curry dishes. Yet, the Indian kitchen is delights such as Oticken Paprikash, Wiener Schnitzel, as versatile and diverse as any culinary art. Tithar, and char-broiled double-thick pork chops "Tzigane". mildly seasoned Cornish hen makes a delicate, Accompany your meal with a bottle of Bull's Blood palatable meal. On the other hand, Bhuna Mutton is auf Eger wine and a Dobosh torte (a bittersweet 7-layer a savory dish of robustly spiced lamb. Khumbi Bhaji, chocolate cake with a burnt sugar carmel topping). a delicious vegetable platter, and Trout Kurlleachi Dinner entrees $8.25-$15.95. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. give the traditional Indian menu depth and variety. 523 South 23rd Street, Arlington, Virginia. 920-7892 3066 M Street, NW, Washington. 965-3040 Off Jefferson-Davis Higbway near National Airport Dinner served 'til 11:30 on weekdays., Dinner only Monday-Saturday 5-lOPM.

Nearest Metro Stop: Crystal City HU-66 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IND-67

58/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Indian International

Tan door Avignone Freres Located in the heart of Georgetown, Tandoor Washington's oldest, most respected caterers are takes its name from the charcoal-fired clay ovens even more of a delight in their informal used in· many of its Indian dishes. Sample the Adams-Morgan restaurant. Stop in for breakfast, Tandoori chicken, lamb filet, or shrimp, and by all lunch, or dinner, and enjoy an endless variety means have Rusmali for dessert. There's a wine of international specialities. The sinfully rich list, plus Indian beer. Indian music plays to add to pastries, baked on the premises, are not to be this absolutely authentic dining experience. missed. Moderate. AE, MC, V, CB. Moderate. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 1777 Columbia Rd., NW. 265-0332/7273. 3316 M St., NW, Washington. 333-3376 Open daily 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM; Sundays Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30-2:30; Dinner Mon.-Thur. 8:30 AM - 4 PM. 5:30-11; Fri.-Sat. 5:30-midnight; Sun. 5-10:30; brunch Sat. and Sun. 12-3.

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IND-68 INT-69 International

The Big Cheese Hunter's Inn Proprietor Barbara Witt has created a place devoted to Continental food, served in a skylit room a food that knows no culinary bounds: cheese. You'll with plants and paisley chairs. Try the fresh find it -in the Norwegian fritters, the Continental entrees, curried lamb, fresh fish, and aged steaks, along with and the ricotta cheese cake with fresh fruit topping. a bottle of wine from the international list. She's also selected a fine medium-price wine list, and And don't miss the chocolate mousse. designed a casual art-filled environment. Lunch $6.50; Lunch $4-$6; Dinner $8-$13. AE, MC, V, CB. Dinner entrees $11.50-$15 including appetizer or POTOMAC: 9812 FaDs Road. 299-4066 dessert. AE, MC, V. GREAT FALLS: 9835 Georgetown Pike. 759-9507 3139 M St., NW, Washington. 338-3314. Lunch Monday-Saturday 11-3; Dinner Monday- Lunch Mon.-Sat. 12-3, Dinner Mon.-Sat. 6:15-11:30, Saturday 6-10:30, Sunday 6-9; Sunday brunch 12-3 Sun.- Noon-10.

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom INT-70 INT-71

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980159 International Italian

Trader Vic's Alpine Here is a restaurant that is true to its name. The at- Pass through the East Island Tiki doors mosphere is rustic and alpine in character with expos- to the world of Trader Vic's, for years the name ed beams and a large frreplace inside, and a big, in Polynesian/Continental cuisine. beautiful, charming Italian garden outside. With Start with one of the reknowned rum drinks, and Italian food predominating, pasta and several veal continue with ChoCho, butterfly steak, or roast dishes are specialties. Its popularity makes suckling pig cooked in the unique Chinese ovens. calling ahead for reservations a good idea. There's an extensive wine list, plus Trader Vic's Lunch $3-17. Dinner $7-$11. special rum ice cream with praline sauce for dessert. 4770 Lee Highway at Glebe Road, Dinner $6.95-$16.75. AE, MC, V, CB. Arlington, Virginia. 528-7600. 16th & K Streets, NW (in the Capital Hilton), Open for Lunch and Dinner from 11:30 to midnight Washington. 393-1000. seven days a week. Free parking. Lunch 11:30-2:30, Dinner 5:30-11 daily Nearest Metro Stop: Ballston IT-73 Nearest Metro Stop: McPherson Square INT-72 Italian

Candelas Casa di Firenze It's hard to say which is more attractive: the Located just off upper Wisconsin Avenue, beautiful Northern Italian food (Ostrica di Vitello is Casa di Firenze serves lovely Italian food in rooms a specialty) or the romantic, candle-lit atmosphere. where the stucco walls help set the casual, relaxed The wine list is well-chosen (and the staff is especially tone. Try the home-made pasta, pizza, milk-fed veal, personable and knowledgeable); the chocolate mocha steaks and seafood. For dessert, try the home-made torte is ample justification for breaking any diet. cannoli and tortoni. And after dinner, head Two hours free parking. downstairs to the pub for live entertainment. Entrees $6.95-$9.95. AE, MC, V, CB. Lunch $2-$5.95; Dinner $4.75-$8.95. 3280 M Street, NW, Washington. 338-0900 AE, MC, V, CB. Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-3; Dinner Sunday- 3709 Macomb Street, NW, Washington. 244-8852 Thursday 5:30-11; Friday-Saturday till 12 Open daily from 11 till.•.

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IT-74 IT-75

60/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Italian

G & G Italian Villa DaVinci Try this relaxed, causal place for terrific Italian A favorite for Italian food, especially the Northern food (especially lasagna and manicotti), plus variety, served in a warm, open setting. Owner Tony lobster and charcoaled steaks--but start with one of Serra takes justifiable pride in the home-made pasta, the generous drinks first! There's a selection of veal dishes, and especially seafood, as well as the Italian and American wines, plus authenic rum wine cellar. Don't miss the cappucino pie or cake and spumoni for dessert. Lunch from $4, zabaglione for dessert. Valet parking at dinner; Dinner from $7. AE, MC. V, DC. facilities for small private parties available. SOl Morse St., NE, Washington. 544-3767 Entrees $9.50-$13. AE, MC, V, CB. Open Monday-Thursday 11 AM - 10 PM; 2514 L Street, NW, Washington. 965-2209 Friday 11 AM - Midnight; Saturday 5 PM - Midnight Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2:30; Dinner Monday- Thursday 6-11; Friday-Saturday 6-12

IT-77 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IT-76

\... U \ G I' Ristorante Geranio Consistently excellent Northern Italian cuisine, Luigi's served in a delightful renovated Alexandria This famous family-style Italian restaurant, townhouse. Start, by all means, with the Mozzarella family-owned and in the same location since 1943, in Carrozza, then move on to one of the subtly has become famous for the best pizza in town. delicious veal dishes or boneless sauteed rainbow Everything at Luigi's is home-made, including the trout. The dessert tray is an embarrassment of pasta. Moderate. AE, MC, V, CB. riches, featuring cannoli, Black Forest cake, 113219th Street, NW, Washington. 331-7574 strawberry tart, and more. 4919 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda, MD 656-5882 Lunch $4.25-$6.95; Dinner $8.95-$13.50. AE, MC, V. 6723 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, VA 765-5900 724 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 548-0088 Open Monday-Saturday 11AM-2AM, Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Sunday 2PM-midnight Dinner Monday-Saturday 6-10. Closed Sunday

IT-78 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North IT-79

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/ August /980/61 h Italian

Cn i1bl1shed 1911 Mamma Regina's Restaurant Marco Polo Those who are purists about their Italian food flock Intimate dining with a Ventian touch. Start with the to Mamma Regina's for the absolutely fresh, baked stuffed mushrooms or Mussels Marinara. Then home-made Northern Italian specialities, served in choose one of the delicately. seasoned milk-fed veal or an intimate, relaxing atmosphere. The pastas, veal seafood dishes, accompanied by a bottle of Italian dishes, and seafood specialities are all home-made; wine. For dessert, such delights as Zucotto and Mousse the wine list, as befits a purists's restaurant, d'Orange au Grand Marnier. After dining, walk is strictly Italian. upstairs to the lounge and dance to the music of a five- Desserts, too, are made on the premises. piece band, playing nightly. Inquire about their com- Lunch $4-$8; Dinner $7-$11.50. MC, V. plete catering service. 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD. 585-1040 Dinner Entrees $6.50-$14.00. AE, MC, V, DC. Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; 245 Maple Ave. West (Rt. 123) Vienna, VA. 281-3922 Dinner Monday-Friday 6-10:30; Saturday 5:30-10:30 Open Mon.-Sat. 11:30 AM-11:00 PM. Ample Parking

Nearest Metro Stop: Silver Spring IT-80 IT-81

Nathan's Piccolo Mondo A Georgetown restaurant of mellow charm, responsive A place of elegance and charm with a superb cuisine. service, and superb Northern Italian cuisine. Try the Fettuccini alfredo, veal or seafood are highlighted. home-made pasta, veal, and seafood, accompanied by a A cart of tempting desserts selection from the wide-ranging wine list. For dessert, welcomes you at the entrance. there's Nathan's own Irish Coffee or the simplicity of a A superbly deco-designed Italian restaurant. cheese and fruit platter. There's local artists' work on Chrome and crystal make the bar and lounge area the walls, and nightly dancing. Start or end your even- a visual delight. ing with a drink in one of Georgetown's most popular There is also a pianist for your dining pleasure. bars. Moderate/expensive. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Valet parking. Moderate/ expensive. AE, MC, V, DC. Comer of W1SC. & M Sts, NW, Washington. 338-2000 1835 K Street, NW, Washington. 223-6661 Lunch daily 11:30-3; Dinner Sunday-Wednesday 6-11; Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Dinner Thursday-Saturday 6-12; bar till2 or JAM 5:30-11:30; Saturday 5:30-11:30; Closed Sundays

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IT-81 Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut North IT-83

61/August/980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Italian

Ponte Vecchio Portofino Northern Italian cuisine reaches the level of an art in Excellent Italian food and warm, friendly service, this elegant restaurant. Linguine with caviar, in a sophisticated setting with touches of greenery. veal with truffles, and salmon in champagne sauce The tortellini alia panna and scaloppini Sorrento are are among the specialties; white chocolate mousse, specialties; the weekend specials are chosen from kiwi tart, and crepes Suzette head the dessert list. the cuisine of a different Northern Italian region There's an extensive list of Italian, American, and each month. The wine list is strictly Italian; the torta French wines, plus a pianist during dinner. Italiani at rum is a masterpiece. Lunch moderate; Dinner expensive. AE, MC, V. Lunch $5.25-$7.50; Dinner $7-$12.95. AE, MC, V, 2555 M Street, NW, Washington. 466-3883 DC. Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2:30; 526 S. 23rd Street, Arlington, VA 979-8200 Dinner Monday-Saturday 5:30-11:30 Lunch Monday-Friday 11-2; Dinner Monday-Sunday 5-10 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom IT-84 Nearest Metro Stop: Crystal City IT-85 Italian Japanese

Tiberio Japan Inn Giulio Santillo has created a warm, homey A Japanese restaurant where the selections restaurant with fresh roses and beautiful paintings. vary with the rooms. One is devoted to tempura, Tiberio serves perfectly lovely Italian food. served at a bar. Another has hibachi tables where The agnolotti and fresh sole are house specialities, the specialty is teppan-yaki. In the third, try sukiyaki and definitely worth trying; or shabu-shabu, served at low tables. there's also a monumental wine list Whichever you try, there's sake wine and that boasts over 300 bottles. ice cream with green tea liqueur. For dessert, have fresh raspberries or zuppainglese. Lunch from $4.50; dinner from $8.75. AE, V, DC. Dinner from $35-$40. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. 1715 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington. 337-3400 1915 K Street, NW, Washington. 452-1915 Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2; dinner Monday-Thursday Lunch Monday-Friday 12-2:30; Dinner Monday- 6-10, Friday-Saturday 6-10:30. Friday 6-11, Saturday 5:30-11:30. Closed Sunday

Nearest Metro Stop: Farragut West IT-86 JA-87

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/August 1980163 Latin American Polynesian

El Caribe Diamondhead Restaurant Two intimate, friendly restaurants, with some of The Hawaiian atmosphere and delectable Szechuan the best Spanish and Latin American cuisine you'll Hunan,and Mandarin dishes make for an evening find around. Try the paella Valenciana or that's a delightful change from run-of-the-mill din- Marinera, with Spanish or Chilean wine, or maybe ing. Sample the Peking duck or Mahi Mahi, and the a pitcher of margaritas. Mandarin Combination or the Triple Delight. Crystal Two hours free parking. Entrees $6.95-$10.50. bananas make an unusual dessert. Banquets and cater- AE, MC, V, CB. ing available. Lunch from $3.50; dinner ADAMS-MORGAN: $6-$11. AE, MC, V. 1828 Columbia Road, NW, Washington. 234-6969 1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW (in the Waterfront Cen- GEORGETOWN: ter), Washington. 333-3940. Lunch Tues.-Fri. 3288 M Street, NW, Washington. 338-3121 11:30-2:30; Dinner Tues.-Sat. 5:30-10;Sun. 3-9; dancing Open 11:30AM-11PM; till 11:30 Friday-Saturday Fri. and Saturday nights 10-3. Qosed Mondays

Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom LA-88 Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom P0-89 Personalized Gourmet Foods

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Rudy's Restaurant Amidst a decor that combines different cultures, one can Old World Market order dishes from all over the world. Specialties include Located just one block from American University, veal sweetbreads and Steak Tartare, lightly seasoned this unique gourmet shop features one of the area's and broiled. Along with the extensive menu that Rudy largest selections of regional specialty foods from has compiled during his lO years in McLean, he will Italy, France, England, and Germany. There are 120 cook to order. (Call one day in advance for special varieties of cheese, imported and domestic German dishes.) Desserts include such specialties as Bird's Nest meat products, both canned and fresh pates, foi and Chocolate Mousse. Ample free parking. Complete gras, truffles, and caviar. The selection of wines is lunch $8.00-$10.00, Complete dinner $15.00-$20.00. superb, with a large variety of wines from California AE, MC, V, CB. vineyards as well as a multitude of 6813 Redmond Drive, McLean, Virginia. 893-5023 imported wines, including fine vintage ports. Lunch 11:30AM-2:30PM; Dinner 5:30PM-10:30PM; 3301 New Mexico Avenue, NW, Washington. 363-3220 Monday-Saturday 10 AM-9 PM

PE-90 G0-105

64/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide A setting so elegant, you'll know you've chosen one of the 800 ixteenrh trecr at L.1fayern: Square city's finest restaurants. Service so per onal ... and food so Washingron, D.C. 20006 delicious ... you'll return again and again . For reservations , phone 6)8-2260, exc. 276 or 283. Serving luncheon and dinner daily, brunch on unday.

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BANQUET, CONFERENCE AND PRIVATE DINING ROOMS: Over-looking the Potomac River. Facilities for 12 to 500 people. Specialized personnel to handle all requirements. 965-5252. At Les Champs and In the Mall LES CHAMPS RESTAURANT: An informal bistro. The meeting place for Kennedy Center patrons. 338-3901 . PEACOCK LOUNGE AND GARDEN: Your theatre bar and favorite al fresco terrace. ESPRESSO BAR: Perfect for a fast snack. THE GOURMET SHOP: A gourmet food store with an old-fashioned soda-fountain. Take-home The Watergate Complex specialties from our three kitchens. Pates, cheeses, WATERGATE DINING ROOM AND TERRACE: hors d'oeuvres, salads, etc. 965-5257. Elegant dining room and bright covered terrace for all day dining. Breakfast Buffet, Seafood Bar, intimate WATERGATE PASTRY SHOP: European dining and dancing. For reservations, call 965-5252 Pastries, Wedding Cakes, Homemade Truffles and (New facilities to open late 1980). JEAN LOUIS AT WATERGATE: A unique, )V¥'~ompkx exclusive restaurant featuring Nouvelle Cuisine, Jhe 12 tables only. Reservations required at 337-7750. WATERGATE BAR: The sophisticated meeting @ place. (New facilities to open September, 1980). 2650 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington. POTOMAC LOUNGE: Afternoon Teas and Main phone number: 965-2300 Cocktails, piano music daily. Nearest Metro Stop: Foggy Bottom PE-91-95 Russian Seafood

Serbian Crown Crisfield Seafood Restaurants A find: superb Russian food in an atmosphere Every food critic in town gives it rave reviews, and reminiscent of a Serbian country inn. Try you won't fmd a seafood lover around who doesn't the bliny with caviar, kulebiaka (salmon in pastry), speak of Crisfield's in tones of reverence. Sit at the or veal Orloff, along with a wine from the raw bar, or take a table and savor baked stuffed 167 varieties list, or one of 28 varieties of frozen shrimp, baked stuffed flounder, or crab Imperial in domestic and imported vodka. For dessert, there's informal surroundings. There are American wines Charlotte Russe, strawberries Romanoff, apple and imported beers, plus cheesecake for dessert. En- strudel, and dozens of other delightful confections. trees $7.50-$19.50. No credit cards. Entrees $12-$14.95. AE, MC, V, CB, DC. Ml12 Georpa Avenue, SUver Spring, 4529 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington. 966..(i787 Maryland. 589-1306 Open for dinner 6-11 daily Open Tuesday-Thursday 11-9:30, Friday-Saturday 11-10:30, Sunday Noon-9:.00. Oosed Monday

RU-96 Nearest Metro Stop: Sliver Spring SE-97

66/August 1980/Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Seafood Esliimo Nell's Eskimo Nell's The Flagship Across from the Parkington Shopping Center in Arl- Featuring a gorgeous view of the Washington Channel ington, Eskimo Nell's is a restaurant of the old time waterfront, The Flagship serves seafood in a nautical Alaskan style, complete with a saloon. The house setting. Crab Imperial, oysters Rockefeller, and a specialty, Pompano in the Bag, is a seafood lover's Mariner's Platter are specialties; there's a list of dream-filet of Pompano stuffed with oysters, shrimp, domestic and imported wines, plus fabulous rum buns and crabmeat. Along with the regular fare of seafood for dessert. You can dance nightly on the Bridge and steak, they feature an all-you

Nearest Metro Stop: Ballston SE-98 Nearest Metro Stop: L'Enfant Plaza SE-99

Jonah's Oyster Kitchen The Market Inn In the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, A 20-year-old landmark serving seafood at its best, Jonah's takes its name from both its menu and its with over 85 seafood and beef entrees. The dark, open, European style kitchen. If you're not in the clubby atmosphere seems properly conducive to ex- mood for seafood, there's a limited selection of Con- ecutive dining. For theatre goers, Market Inn is a tinental food, including rotisseried duck at dinner. The must. The full menu is served till J AM Mon.-Sat., wine list leans to California whites, with some imports. Midnight on Sundays. Live entertainment prevails And desserts run from KoKo-LoCo pie to profiteroles. from noon till closing 7 days a week. Free valet park- Lunch $4.95-$8.95; ing. Moderate. Dinner $9.50-$14. AE, MC, V, CB. 200 ESt., SW, Washington 400 New Jersey Ave., NW Washington. 737-1234 Reservations: 554-2100 Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2:30; Oyster bar Monday- Friday 2:30-6; Dinner daily 6-11

Nearest Metro Stop: Federal Center, SW SE-100 Nearest Metro Stop: Union Station SE-100

Indispensable Restaurant Guide Dossier/ August 1980167 Seafood Scottish J

O'Donnell's Scotland Yard Beloved by generations of Washingtonians and Capture a breath of the Highlands at Scotland Yard. knowledgeable visitors, O'Donnell's has been famous Dine in a Victorian atmosphere of ornate woodwork, for beautifully-prepared seafood and extraordinary bevelled glass, flickering candlelight and colorful hospitality since 1922. Specialties include shellfish tartans. Bonnie kilted lasses will pamper you with such sauteed in butter Norfolk-style; perfectly-prepared culinary delights as Finnan Haddie, Royal Stuart Quail vegetables and salads, and legendary rum buns, all with Drambuie Peaches, Aberdeen Short Ribs, Salmon served in a warm, relaxed setting. Free parking Steaks, Scotch Eggs and Sausage Rolls. Traditional adjacent to restaurant. AE, MC, V, CB, DC, CC. Scottish drinks, liqueurs, and coffee with freshly 8301 Wi

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~ Jll ~.~!.~~ y t 11 Requests the Pleasure of Your Company f,ltt 1~\ \. l'lllltli tIll~'*' 114 Jill ttl K\ 'l.tiiiiU\ hl\t'l't\111 ... \\tllllllrllk< \II<• "'' t \l!ll•l(l I M\\11\1 \II ... for interesting and infonnatil•e tours of Meredyth Vineyards and wine~)' followed by tasting ofit medal-ll'inning wines. The Broker Enjoy the beautiful counllyside as you drive to historic Middleburg in Northern Virginia. Then, The Swiss flavor is deliciously different. The am- jive miles beyond is a most specwcular view oft he bience is both elegant and comfortable. And the food, whether you sample it at lunch, dinner, Sun- Meredyth Vineyards and the rolling hills where the day brunch, or Sunday dinner, is quite simply un- leading eswte bottled wines are ai'Qilable by the case forgettable. If you're on Capitol Hill, The Broker or bottle at the winen•. is around the corner; if you're not, it's worth the At the Middleburg blinker lighttiu·n south on drive--there's free dinner valet parking. Moderate 776 for 2'12 1niles to 628 thence right 2V2 miles to to expensive. AE, MC, V. the entrance of. .. 713 8th St., SE, Washington. 546-8300 MEREDYTH VI £YARDS, Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat.; Middleburg. Va. 22 I I 7 for brunch and dinner on Sunday Phone: 703-687-6612, 687-6277 Ui~ Remember . .. Virginia is for ;1 lo vers W-105 Nearest Metro Stop: Eastern Market SW-104

68/August 1980/ Dossier Indispensable Restaurant Guide Along Party Lines SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN THE WORLD OF WASH INGTON

Looking very much like a steely-eyed stag-line at New York's old Astor Ballroom, Nan Socolow, Mary Yeats and Frank Van Riper view ~re Michael Barnes, Dale Dulaney and David Ellsworth in proper formal attire some of the Fitzgerald memorabilia being proudly or opening night. displayed by the Portrait Gallery. of the Jazz Age, would have fitted here, their mystifying lives and souls. their showiness making them the toast of Nevertheless, the jazz band and the the town and swelling the society columns buffet were terrific. The crowd of Washington, the Hollywood East, with their latest madcap silliness. uninhibited youngsters, not touched by ~as a perfect setting for "Zelda and How beautiful, how talented and daring sentimentality or reverence, smartly / 0 tt," the perfectly forgettable exhibi- they were is a matter of definition. At repaired to the rotunda, danced and had Non_ of Fitzgerald memorabilia at the best, you feel sorry for them, for their the best of times. Zelda and Scott would at•onal Portrait Gallery. Some of the wasted passions, promise and potential. have adored being with them. ~~ltists took the subject seriously and Unfortunately, the numerous por- One wonders, how the Fitzgeralds' a r_ew themselves into the proper flapper traits, photographs, manuscripts, only daughter, who was at the opening tttre for the formal opening. notebooks and other memorabilia do with her daughter in tow, felt about the l'he Fitzgeralds, the beautiful people not provide any special insights into evening. -VIOLA DRATH

Dossier/August 1980/69 SRO AT THE OPERA BALL

"It absolutely killed me to have to say 'no'" sighed Evelyn DiBona, chair- man of the Opera Society's hard-work- ing Women's Committee. Their "Bat d'Ete" sold out at $160 per ticket and more than 200 would-be patrons had to be turned away. The nearly 700 who did make it to the French Embassy for the Committee's annual fundraiser (this year's take was around $140,000.) were warmly wel- comed by French Ambassador and Mme. de Laboulaye, Washington Opera Society director Martin Fein­ stein, and Henry Kissinger (lion of the evening by all odds), escorting his wife Nancy who was making her debut as a ball chairman. Chairman of the Opera Society's Board of Trustees, Mrs. William T. Hunter, wore a 150-year-old family heirloom of creamy satin with tatted lace inserts. Gwen Cafritz, once one of the city's hostesses with the mostest Ulla Wachtmelster, wife of the Swedish Am- The Guy Martins were among more than 70° bassador, headed toward the dance floor celebrants at the Opera Ball. watched from the sidelines, swathed in with Treasury Secretary G. William Miller. a pale blue Mollie Parnis. Platters of French cheeses and mounds of straw- Henry the K answered politically- until long past one o'clock. "l think 1 berries were everywhere ... while the oriented questions "No, I'm not know why everybody danced so mucll finest French champagne flowed, its wondering about coming back to Foggy and so long," said Evelyn DiBona- bubbles echoed in the imaginative Bottom as Ronald Reagan's secretary " We purposely didn't have quite clusters of pale yellow balloons adorn- of state, (because he hasn't asked me, enough seats at the tables for every?ne A.rnb ing each tent post- all part of but I'll support him!)." to sit down!" The formula certainlY ltadc "Bloomie's" elegantly understated Music was still wafting through the worked. crow decor. usually staid Kalorama neighborhood - AN E B Ll~ 1~ "'----.:.

70/August /9801Dossier A.rnbass d llado a or of Spain and Mrs. Jose Making a rare appearance at a charity ball, Rep. Sid Former CIA director Dick Helms and Crowd ~anaged to tango despite the 0 Yates admired his wife's expertise on the dance Edwina Charyk respond to the evening's hi- If! dancers in the huge tent. floor. larity . ./

Dossier/August /980171 r------'-- permission to be married in the Prayer Seier ...J 0 Room," jokes Ullman. "Then Speaker Ches ROMANCE THE HILL I- ON ii: <( Carl Albert was a stickler for rules. Bul Aug1 Although not many people know it, ~ after I spoke to the House Parliamen· the • altar-bound couples in Congress now ~ tarian and the House Chaplain, he said (to tl enjoy a "perk" no taxpayer can object l5 O.K." contt to. Since August 26, 1972 when Repre- ~ Audrey Ullman had worked for tWO lhe y sentative AI Ullman of Oregon wed his ~ other congressmen before she went to Sa Audrey there, the tiny, intimate Prayer ~ work for the powerful chairman of the bet f Room in the Capitol, once used only ~ House Ways and Means Committee· I ero for meditation and prayer, has become ~ "We had become good friends Ion& lhe t a favorite marrying place. ~ before we dated," she says. She band The Prayer Room-turned-marriage lJ thought she knew everything there was :~~ f c.hapel is a P7rfect pla~e for a small, in- it The Prayer Room in the Capitol on the to know about Capitol Hill but was 'YI]s, t1mate weddmg at whtch the House or amazed to discover the rigors and dere< Senate Chaplain officiates. Outside the shared experience with Rep. Bob frustrations of campaigning in 21 coun· hairc wedding party, there is room for only Wilson of California and Shirley who ties (three-quarters of the state of ed h1 eight persons seated, or the bridal cou- exchanged vows there on May 16, 1974 Oregon) for her husband, who for the by t~ ple may opt to have 30 standees instead. and Alabama Representative Bill first time has formidable opposition . Or The Ullmans were the first of only Dickinson who wed Barbara Hunter this fall. Is ca eight couples who have been married there on March 10, 1977. It was a sec- A bouncy outgoing blonde with 3 lllor, there by then House Chaplain Edward ond marriage for all six. lovely singing voice, Audrey's serioUS '~~h o Latch. In our picture they recall their "Nobody ever said it was easy to get outside commitment is to the Multiple ~ea r! ill ar~ Shou Sh Was cook Club eati r Patri horn, awai stay 1heir IVite hous Ba Was] stran ~ept ~oo r You lhis? Serv i, Nc She I 13 Cl betw Day . her 1 8hak, ~ da~ IS do 8he s sales corn1 Ar bach sons tang1 Gerti him; At Rep. AI Ullman and Audrey's party honoring retired House Chaplain Edward Latch are Shirley and Rep. Bob Wilson and Barbara and Rep. Bill Dickinson. All three couples were wed by Latch in the Prayer Room. callir

711August /980/Dossier ~ ------, tyer Sclerosis Society whose coveted Hope tker Chest Award will be presented to her in But August. Last year her chairmanship of 1en· the ociety's first Ambassadors' Ball 5aid Ito thank the Diplomatic Corps for its contributions to local charities through tWO the Years) netted $111,000 for MS. t to San Diegan Shirley Wilson had never the let foot in Washington until the day tee- before her wedding, but now she hates ong the thought of leaving when her hus- Sht band retires this year after 14 terms on was t h~ Bill. A divorcee, she met Rep Bob was Wtlson, also divorced, when he wan- and dered into the men's area of one of the .un· hairdressing salons she owned and ask- of ect her advice on what to do about his the by then unstylish crew cut. tioO . One thing Shirley Wilson won't miss 18 campaigning. "It is degrading, de- h 3 illora)izing and shocking to have a man ous Who has served his district well for 28 iple Years have to shake hands in super- illarkets and parking lots. Old pros Shouldn't have to do it." Shirley Wilson has made a mark on Washington with her annual chili Cookoffs run for the Congressional Club with ambassadors judging (and ~ati~g) the results, while her. St. hatnck's Day parties at the Wtlson 0tne here have become an eagerly awaited annual event. The Wilsons will s~ay 1 on in Washington until they build . eir dream house in San Diego and in- ~tte their Washington friends out for 0Use parties. WBarbara Hunter had been working in ashington several years, but was a Stranger to Congress when she married ~ePublican Bill Dickinson in the Prayer 0om three years ago. "Are you sure Yo_u really want to go through with lhts?" Dr. Latch teased her before the Service in the tiny chapel. S Now, her entire lifestyle is different. 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, N. W. he loves campaigning, plans to cover 13 In Georgetown, Washington, D.C. 20007 b counties in her husband's district Detween September 15 and Election (202) 338-2500 hay· ~here there is a hand to shake, er fnends joke, Barbara is there to h s ake it. "I'm on a high when 50 people ~day 18 let me know what a good job Bill doing." The wonder of it all is that She still manages to hold down a job as Sales coordinator for a local insurance company. b And here's a hopeful tidbit for you achelor girls out there. The Dickin- Sons met at a blind date dinner party ar- ~ng~d for them by a mutual friend, h.ertte McLaughlin. Even so, it took trn a month and a half to get around to Calling her for a date. -SONIA ADLER

Dossier/August 1980173 2 1. Rep. Don Bonker shows Mount St. Helen's eruption to we ~ tial Assistant Alonzo McDonald and Ambassador Peter TO ner 2. Bob Strauss and Secretary Charles Duncan conserve e ~0 sill IV 1 3. Frank Moore and DNC Chairman John White were pen ~elllt 4. Even Stu Eisenstat (right), here with Deputy Treasury se cre Wash Robert Carswell, crawled out for the evening. ~ack 5. Sen. Chuck Percy and Justice Potter Stewart got serious gou~ · 6. Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus congratulates the Ro Yal ~alP• ' ad ian Mounted Pollee Band, flown here from Canada for the lr01l1 1 '~~as t Obser Peter

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Ever since they held their first ball !~ 1963, the Board of the Travelers N Society has prided itself on searchinl Those who know Washington out unusual locales, most of them a~ propriately travel-oriented, for the'~ say it has annual fundraisers-Dulles Airpor (with cocktails inside the first 747 jet to many great restaurants. land there), Union Station, the Na· tiona! Zoo, the Wax Museum, tht 11 Dalecarlia waterworks to name a fe ' Those who know great restaurants Their 1980 event was the first-ev e! charity ball to be held in the handson~~ say it has only one. penthouse atop the new Hubert Hurn~ rey Building (Joe Califano, while chte1 HEW honcho staged an inhouse square dance but that doesn't count). Guests cocktaiJjng in the large tobb; 5 under the newly-hung portraits of P~ 1 HEW secretaries learned to their diS' t Altr1 rnor~ ~ ~ Haute cuisine in the EUiopean tradition of service. may that the bureaucrats were P than obeying President Carter's rult,~ ~~ In the Madison Hotel about keeping government buildings 3 15th and M Sts., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 hO~'· Reservations suggested (202) 862-1600 Free interior parking a low of 78 degrees. Once topside, :Jarshall B. Coyne, Proprietor ever, they forgot the heat while adrntr' ing the spectacular views from the pen~: house windows of the Capitol, was ington Monument and the Lincoln Ment· orial bathed in moonlight. Travelers Aid has a loyal foUowin8 Betty Osgood and Jan Brand, c~: Manufacturers of Quality chairmen for the evening, headed se Architectural Woodwork era! other ball committees in the past· Since 1950 Mary Munroe, food chairman, an r • Traditional Wood Mantels Betty Lou Ourisman, flower arrange and Mantel Shelves extraordinaire, were back this year· • Entrance Features Secreta~~ • Cabinets & Raised The party brought out former of State Bill Rogers and his wife, t Paneling boa~1l · • Pre-Built Wood Stairs Potter Stewarts (she's on the • Custom Millwork Judge Bill Drennen and his Wl '; 11 • Moldings longtime supporters Harold Fangbo ~1 Jan , and Jean, the John Firestones, 1r · Pa ul~ Walker Lewises, and that happy fo~ some, the Paul Rogers and their go 1 IDqr 1JHrrplarr ffiantrl §qop. lJnr. friends the Taz Shepards. ForJll', 4217 Howard Awmue, Kensington, Md. Call942-7946 Transportation Secretary Brock Adll~ was being congratulated on the c?, scientious job his wife Betty was dot tl! "OUR GOAL IS TO SERVE" as vice-chairman of the board. a The crowd was smaller this ye~· With compassionate love and skill. .. (under 300) but went first class all 1d RN's - LPN's - AIDES. way, including Mike Carney's bal1 8 Homes • Hospitals • Nursing homes Jack Logan showed the young waiter ~~ his table how to pour wine frorn t , bottle without spilling it and Nail'; Shipley, Pat Munroe and Anne Bra"ee man helped the staff flambe the bat1e nas-with-ice-cream at the buffet tabl 00 Serving Washington Metro Area The Ball Committee even turned ~, Licensed by the State of Maryland attractive travel logs for guests to tll 'trner , on their vacations this summer. /e tot M~ CALL 593-3373 • Serving 24 hours • 7 days i:l week - D OROTHY .....__

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78/August 1980/Dossier ~AS H ION AT KIDDIES M USEUM Joan Mondale was the guest of honor at a luncheon given by Ernie and Henry Marx to announce a Perry Ellis fashion Sh ow on September 14th sponsored by Saks-Jandel to benefit the Ch ildren's Museum. Among the guests were lllernbers of the Saks-Jandel Fashion Board.

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Jazz lovers from the White House, Capitol Hill and the media were among 700 well-wishers who thronged to the Georgetown waterfront to ring in Charlie Byrd's newest emporium. Local celebs acted as waiters, waitresses and helpers to launch the Indefa- tigable jazz guitarist's latest ven- ture In dining, dancing, and jazz. The club has a host of investors and limited partners including Robert Martin, John Safer, Barrett Linde, Ron Nessen, and Bess Abell.

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Toni Hatfield threw open her home in Georgetown and introduced sedate Nan­ cy Reagan to Washington's own brand of woman power and distaff influence. A crowd of senators' wives from b~th sides of the aisle and congressional Wtves of the GOP persuasion only com- miserated with the lady who might be heading toward an in-town ranch on Pennsylvania A venue. Looking cool in an Adolpha, her ~avorite designer, Nancy was whisked tnto the Hatfield's library. Reporters then got a chance to fire away at an im- jtomptu press conference where they earned that Nancy would rather answer questions than make speeches. ate She admitted that she is more con- That's the irrepressible Betty Beale watching and directing through Toni Hatfield's door Ul• servative than her husband and ducked as Nancy Reynolds, Nancy Reagan, Toni and Carol Laxalt pose for pictures. is questions about how she would enter- of tain at the White House. political speculation. Mrs. Gaylord Nel­ thusiastic and her husband becomes Most felt that Nancy's qujet charm son, just back from Wisconsin, found a frustrated when searching for the on Would carry her far and her warmth large body of blue collar workers, nor- favorite tie or cufflinks set she has re- ~~me over well when she brought out a mally Democrats, favoring Reagan. donated to the cause. he trthday cake from Toni's kitchen in Nancy confessed that she normally She bristled when reporters asked her itY honor of Mrs. Charles Cooke, Toni's allows some of Ron's old ties and cuff- if her husband lacked compassion. aunt, a resident of Fresno and a Reagan links to be auctioned off for fund- "He's the softest touch around," she supporter. Naturally, there was much raisers, but sometimes she is overen- said.

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81/August 1980/Dossier GOURMET IKES BACK earlier this year my dear friend Bob Q.Where do you · alctron donated a "gourmet" dinner agift premium for the National Sym- 0 ~ny Orchestra's Annual Radiothon. bank when you're \ ve known Bob for many years and ,ave been a frequent guest in his home. ,; as unaware of the fact that he can- ers himself to be a "gourmet chef." at the beach? ~ Overcome by curiosity, I anony- l 0Usly purchased his dinner. I also ~~Pt the guest list secret. It was ''Kp~~ed _wi_th special care; Gogo and 1P Kiplinger because as chairman A.Sussex Trust. the symphony, Kip is interested in Reason #1: ussex Trust is very convenient. We have 9 conveni nl that premiums offered b.y the locations including branches in Rehoboth B ach and Lewe , all thon are on the level; Barbara with convenient banking hours. Reason #2: Sussex Tn1 tis a full art is Boward Burris because her father service bank and we offer you everything from safe deposit boxes d de the governor of Texas, Bob's home to checking accounts. Reason #3: At Sussex Trust we'll provide you with the same friendl y, colllteous service and attention we pro- . (n- ns and she is interested in protecting ·s,~iS~d[eputation; vide our year 'round customers. and Sonia and Warren If you have any other questions, we'd be glad to answer th m. rl ~r because as editor of Dossier, 1 Just come by any Sussex Tt·ust location or call (302) 856-4610. ~;y un ~ has a responsibility to the com- , haS ~l'nlty to expose fraud, even of a .rr~ lnary sort. z oJJ My ·f ng t WI e_ Barbara and I are naturally Sussex Trusl. Laurel. Lewes, Milford , Millsboro. Millon. Rehoboth B ach, Delmar, ,1;h .l!e rested m preserving the integrity of Georgetow n, Long Neck. Memb r FDIC . . Al ~otgourmets whether they are chefs or ·· a!o :We felt that it was our duty to see ~n~ c- 'g It that any dinner advertised as ~a ~~~met" u came up to gourmet stan- J~ our· Not . .. ANNandSONS ~ efil, Ptoct certam that Bob would actually CLEANING ue· Pre uc~ a gourmet meal, I took the REPAIRING g ~igCMtJon of supplying my guests with PERSIAN RUGS / FREE APPRAISALS ll acs and french fries, just in case. DIRECT IMPORTER OF ORIENTAL RUGS ·iveob _wa s thunderstruck to see us ar- lie With our McDonald's bags, which Being entrepreneurs of oriental rugs for four generations let ~romptly deposited on his superbly has enabled us to establish a discriminating selection of :a n•tbl~. The fact is, Bob Waldron oriental carpets which are truly a treasure underfoot. y boll water without burning it. We invite you to visit our showroom and share our knowledge and are ou see, Bob has many friends who mutual admiration of these distinctive handmade rugs. to p~Ut s tanding cooks. His technique is corn ~ne one of them and say "I a m 8019 Wisconsin Avenue • Bethesda, MD 2001 4 • 657-2124 • 986-1908 nhotnltt ed to this dinner for the sym- llle ny and I can' t cook. Will you help for Out by preparing one of the courses Beat The Summer Heat. \ 01 me?" After he gets the fi rst It's Cool Shopping at The Mole Hole ably ~nteer , " the rest is easy. He prob- son earned this from Lyndon John- Yea; for whom he worked for many s. ~ iji~e c#Jiole ~ole orJe~ ~ell the truth, I a m jealous. In have t or me to compete with Bob , I of Georgetown en ° spend many hours in the kitch- Come in and see the Finest Gifts in town. 0 Ver a h meal ot stove. The fact that his Selections of Distinctive Gifts, Collectables and Imports. llo th· Was actually outstanding has Also, see our unique art gallery d€ J ea t0 ~~g. to do . ~it? m y a ttitude . 1 ~ Y ~ a debthtatmg a ffliction. Located in the new Prospect Place ,. - H OWARD de FRANCEAUX 3222 N Street • Phone 333-3222

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~concluded that they weren't a team at all. ow he wasn't o sure. P"I'm going to try to resist it, Kit. That I YourfamiiJ 0 / 111ise." His flushed face was close to her 1nd she could see his gold fillings and the ~uod . mashing in his mouth as he talked. should inherit more 1 In tnmg away, she looked at Cooper across e table. Her gaze eemed to hook into hi lnd she imagined she could see the ambi- lon · -ndden anxiety. Once she had loved than taxes. ~ ' ~ man. Now she could barely remember ~ e reeling. Somewhere along the line love act become obligation. Romance had dis- 11~P~ared. You've worked hard all your life so your A thing called family responsibil- family can have a home, property ~nd finan- ,, ad emerged. cial security. The reality is, your fam1ly may orr That guy of yours has worked his butt have to sell those assets to pay the inheritance ft ror me and I don't intend to walk away ~0111 taxes on them. that. Not enough people understand Fortunately, John Hancock has a plan Yalty in this damned town." that can virtually offset those taxes. To get a hlie emptied his glass and turned back to free, no obligation analysis of your estate, i e editor's wife, who had already begun to ~~ le. contact me today. And make sure your For the moment Kit was unattended. family inherits what it should. nedat Cochran had said left her mildly stun- 8r and she was thankful for the respite. Peter Felix 10 ackett was deeply absorbed in describing Silver Spring General Agency Suite 701 1n \lady on his right some meal he had had ~Mutual 8720 Georgia Avenue L1fe Insurance Company 101:. e American Embassy in Morocco, ex- Silver Spring. MD 20910 Pi ~ng the merits of its French chef. Kit 589-0015 Boston, Massachusens Ob ed . at her little medallions of meat, ~~'o~e~v1ng Cooper's animation. He was II' kmg hard. She knew his palms must be ~ating profusely. illak00P_ had always told her he wanted to tepee_ ~Is mark. It was, it seemed now, the #1 PARTY SUPPLIER tatve theme of his life. It had always .. ~rnect such a masculine thing. Ambition. One Call Rents It All ha~wa~t them to know that I was here," he Tents • Canopies • Marquees • lti satd. Long ago she had actually been Dance Floors • Bridal Arches • Pt;rect. by the idea of it. Was Cochran Platforms • Candelabras • Tables fo Panng her for Coop's letdown? She de~esaw • Chairs • Linens • Skirting • how terrible Coop would be in his China • Glassware • Silverware • houeat. Perhaps it would bring down the Coffee Urns • Chafing Dishes • 1se of cards that was her life, the family. Punch Bowls • Champagne &Ia t Was when she reached again for her Fountains 1\• it~s that she felt Cochran's leg. She Pro dr~w her hand, a gesture of self- A-1 RENTAL CENTER bei tect1on. He was till heavily engaged in established 1968 Pa~g the charming and witty dinner com- Annandale, Va. Vienna, Va. 100 tho to the editor's wife. At fir t she 941-3520 281-0883 he ~&htth_ e movement was inadvertent a if She ad mistaken the table leg. Discreetly, 1Uit moved hers away. His followed, in pur- "" The Largest Selection Of L1ght Bulbs m The Wasl1mgton Area .. illo · She felt her body stiffen, and at that .~ent Brackett turned toward her. ,...REED 33a-7soo t0 You know we've been all over the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~ tho every damned country. But it's only in ~ELECTRI & 1 APfl\.tANCES"'""'CFORAI.l SUCH AS 1611 WISCONSIN AVE., N.W. tha ~e ----- ') I countries with a French orientation -:~:~ r;:;:;:... oM PAN WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007 dro You get a decent meal. ... " Hi voice WASH{AS Atfll ~ COHDtUON[fll$ OC fro ned on, but her nerve ends were reeling ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LIGHTING FIXTURE SHOWROOM unctrn Cochran's obvious physical assault ~he • Wifing & Outlets • Carner Wmdow A If • L1ghtmg F1xtures • CarniJgC l(1ntern one er table. She looked around her. No • RepiJirs Cond1 t1oners • Chandeltors • Cotonml Rcproductton her Patd any attention. His leg now caressed • Re modelmg • Flourescent F1xtures • Crystal F1xtutes • P1CI C1fC LtghtS t i ~· • SerVIce H eavy·Ups Repa~red • Ttlftmys • Garden LtQhts 0 She wanted to scream out her indigna- • The rmostats • Elecrrlc Repa~rs To • Mako-up L19hts • Posts & Lanterns I~a s~ r~ached • Door B e lls & Ch1mes Gas Furnaces • Flourescent Ltghts • Parts For Futwes tJ Instead she again f?r her wine • Garden Ughtmg • Flood Lights :3 'nn l Th_ey had shifted to a red wme and she • Electnc H eat srn e~J~d 1ts robust fruitiness as if it were log salts.

Dossier/August 1980/85 She wondered if she had turned while The editor's wife continued to giggle. Then she felt something against he~ upper t~igedh. My God it's hi s hand, she reahzed, pamck . ~ now. The. hand moved, at first, aga1nst I d outside of her thigh, then grew bolder an reached into her inner thigh. She felt a sense of paralysis below her waist, the conse- quence of what logic told her was her phY · ical entrapment. It would, she realized, bl impossible to simply get up from the tabid Such a blatant confession of a natural nee_ seemed an obscenity in the middle of th l~ ritual. And she could reach down an remove his hand, and risk a potentially enJ·

barrassing scene. . 1 Replacing her glass on the table 1t ~a ­ quickly refilled and she reached for it agat~ gulping its contents. Finally, Cochran turn er toward her. An observer would have nev 1 been able to discern from his expression tha his hand was now feverishly active_. She al~ : tually wondered if it belonged to h1m at a Even his conversation appeared to be corn· ing from some distant place, hardly con· nected with that active hand. he 1 "l was just telling her the one about . e 0 1 cat and the canary.'' He repressed a P ~ 01 laugh while his eyes searched her fa~e 9 DOMINION DATSUN some reaction. The pupils, dark aga1nst_ steel blue field seemed to be focused d e_ep Inhe· 5 2825 WILSON BOULEVARD side of her. What did they see? How d1d appear to him that he could dare abu e, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA assault, intimidate her in this way? . n 525-3400 By saying nothing, showing no reacll~n : she knew she had emboldened him, c_ sented to this naked act of aggressJO 1115 against her person. Whatever this ritual wa designed to accomplish, it had quite_sudd~~; 1 ly revealed its meaning to her. She hfted f 0 glass to him and drank a silent toa t simulated admiration. her Allowing his hand to remain between . 1 ' legs, she reached down and lifted her sklr k above her knees. He had turned ba~it ]' toward the editor's wife again. Now en· turned toward Brackett forcing her att tion on him. h " Have the Tarkingtons got a Frenc d ., chef?" she asked, smiling. He bent over an ( whispered in her ear. . d "Catered. Everything in town is catere · ousse· Ten to one the dessert will be a m r Chocolate." He looked beyond he· "There · " nd b She helped herself to the mou e_ at watched as Brackett tasted it tentanve Y• sluiced it around his taste buds and pro· claimed it excellent. ·d "You really know your food," she a',; ( to 8 Diamonds - Gold - Silver - Jewelry feeling the disembodied hand grow mfer u 1 ~ uy For Dollars y frenetic. For some reason, Coop turned 1 Bonded is Paying Twice as Much This Year As We Did This Time Last Year way and she flashed a broad smile. See hO d s J comfortable l am about all this, she wan~e ~ I BONDED JEWELRY CENTER E the smile to say. While your boss is abu_ ~~ w 11 L Baltimore's Oldest and Largest Buyers of Diamonds me, she added malevolently to the 5 v and Jewelry From The Public - Since 1920 E 1501 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD L retort. e- E Baltimore Beltway 695 - Exit 20 South 'I• Mile. R A waiter came and poured champagn d R Safe Place to Bri Your Valuables) Open Daily 'til5 P.M. • Thursday 'ti18 P.M. y The tinkle of silver against crystal arreste . ~ the guests attention and Mr. Tarkington; wa WI: tsUY (aUl)t;:,a-~uuu WEBUY manipulated by the unseen puppeteer . a B B pulled up to his full height, a mechantC

86/Augus/1980/Dossier gnome in a full drc s uit two ize too big. His voice wa high-pitched, and oddly ing- song. Kit heard the rhythm of the word , but her intelligence wa concentrated now in her left hand. Cunning fingers had reached out to repay Cochran in kind. Her fingers were caressing, manipulating. It brought back memories of her high school days. She felt an odd elation. No sensual plea- sure. Rather, the pleasure of thi special Top Designer perver ity, so incongruou to the event tak- Fashions ing place. All eye were on Mr. Tarkington, droning on, obviously enjoying hi prerog- efll ative as host, caught in the beam of his

wa~ • ADOLFO wife's admiring glance. Kit kept her eyes on the speaker, feigning, with the other , rapt aiO· • CACHAREL attention, but her thoughts washed inward rned to that whirlpool at the core of her. Caught ever • HALSTON in the vortex of it, she felt, was here ence, that e ac· • JULIO the bedrock of her womanhood, demanding assertion. She seemed determined to press t all. 1 • LAUREN on to that point of utter humiliation for cofll· Cochran, the person that wa terrorizing her con· • NIPON life. t the • ST. LAURENT Under her touch, Cochran quirmed, as the reality of his situation emerged. He tOW : for Con1.i9 nmud1. grabbed her wrist, but she was tenacious. Mr. Tarkington's toast was winding lSI a clfccep.ted :ba ify pin· down. Soon it appeared that the guest were to be asked to stand and raise their glasses in I she 3715 Macomb St., N.W. ,use, tribute to the departing ambassador, who, (off Wisco nsin Ave.) eyes lowered in humility, suffered the pun- Wa shington, D.C. gent flatteries with practiced diplomatic jon. 966-8122 :on- dignity. ion But beneath the table the confrontation continued, her hand in an iron grip, the slender feminine wrist defying his panicked strength. Not a sound could be heard, ex- cept Mr. Tarkington's sing-songy voice. Not The a visible muscle moved in the faces of the assembled guests frozen now in this adoring Van Slycke & Reeside :irt .Essex House tableau. Travel Associates She could not tell whether it was her en e ack are proud to announce J(it of victory or his sense of surrender that ts all you need moved her. Only that she felt for the fir t the establishment of their :en· time in years, the power of herself, a tri- Executive Accounts Department to know umph of her will. Hers alone. The guests catering to were obliged to stand. Releasing him finally, the particular requirements none too soon, she aw him quickly cover of the Business Traveler ed· about hotels in himself with a napkin. The glass shook in his free hand. A thin film of perspiration had ;se· •international and domestic capability er· gathered on his upper lip, tightly drawn in New York. its unmistakable attitude of defeat. He did •computerized resetvation system Spacious guest rooms and not rise, conspicuous in his embarrassment, •four full-time, experienced agents beautiful suites; quiet style and humiliated in his inability to conform. The • free ticket and document delivery superb service. At others had ri sen. within the greater Washington area •convention and incentive travel planning New York's finest address. As she stood, glass in hand, to respond to 160 Central Park South, N.Y.C. Mr. Tarkington's tribute to the Ambassa- For further information, contact all (212)-247-0300 or 800-228-9290 dor, Kit's eyes earched for Cooper's. He 10 Mr. Frank Robinson at 244-1400 11-free for reservations. Telex 12-5205. seemed poised in ecstacy, surrounded, ac- tually part of, this magnificent spectacle of imagined peers, part of something that he wanted more than anything in his life. The Van Slycke & Reee1c1e ~ glory of it had made him euphoric. Briefly, her stare penetrated hi attention .,\\orriott's® and he looked toward her. It was then that she tipped her glass to him. Serving The Greater Washington Area ESSEX HOUSE "Play the game the man said. That's ex- ill• Write for more information. •8' actly what I'm doing." 5100 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. ;8 When she drank the champagne it felt good on her palate, cooled just right. 0

Dossier/August 1980187 FAMILY JEVvELS take a nice tax write-off. In the old daY you could borrow it back for big occa· (Continued from Page 19) sions like the Opera Ball. But now once you give it up, you give it up. IRS de- fr portant documents. He created a poi- cided it was a loophole, so if it's realh n son ring, one with a small secret com- nice, you could get a display and a litt le _ partment suitable for the Borgias, to credit line for your generosity. house Sammy Davis, Jr.'s false eye. As a rule, gems cut before the 1920s hat should you do if yoo should probably be recut-unless they would like to invest or set. up? have some major historic or sentimen- W your own heirloom collectJOI1;, tal value. Before then, stonecutters did "Diamonds, it has to be diamonds, not follow scientific principles of Hght says French Boone. ,, lAS "Good stones are good investments, refraction to place the facets. Today's 'o ~; cut is far more brilliant. Because some says Dan Diener of Diener JacJanaD 20 percent of a stone is lost in recutting, Jewelers. ·o 64oa mone~ 1 it should be close to a carat to start. "You'll get more for your 'o will an auction, and antique jewelry pnc~ 4330 10 are going up and up," says Jackie FaY 0 ;oh f you have jewelry to sell, you have 51 several avenues to follow . The Sotheby Parke-Bernet. 'o ~ 0 ~ ~~ simplest is to sell or trade with your Like any other investment, you ca 1 3 I find one expert who will support al111° ~ 'o r h~ jeweler. This gives you the least hassle. 1 ~ 38 ~ Another choice is to give your pieces to any opinion. Investing for the future , 4 tricky, but the blue chip investmen ·O Tho the jeweler or to an auction house on 8 does seem to be the good quality, cle~~ q 0~ k2: consignment. At the auction house you 1 stone of one carat or more. on ,~60 ~ may realize more money, but you may ~s have to wait before there is a sale and other hand, that is probably not 381 1 much fun as checking out the esta e ~et vtr there is the uncertainty about what the 5 jewelry cases at your local jeweler or ,J 07i piece might go for. For an important . h 0sep S1s piece, an auction house or broker does auctiOn ouse. 1·11 On one point, all appear to be d to Ha have contacts with big buyers. a~ e Before everything, you must have an agreement. A void the gimmickY 8 431 the trendy. Classic jewelry, from t ~ro th heirlooms appraisal, preferably several appraisals. alw~Y 5 °~; n Jewelry values, particularly old jewels, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries 1 are to some extent in the eye of the works. Paul Desautels points out t a 8r0 1 ~ begin beholder, so appraisers will vary in Egyptian jewelry is still popula~~ 42c 1 and Y<'U r trea ure hunt for their judgments. After you know what "Jewelry that does not deform tl Cevel the truly un1que 1n JCWL'lry ends. you have and what you want out of body holds its popularity. And after a ' Qett • h . ou can ~7 ~ crvmg Metropolitan it-you can decide about selling jewelry. t ere are JUSt so many places Y Inc. \ Wa~h1ngwn for over 60 yea rs 801 Many people are very reticent about comfortably put jewelry." 5 t selling jewelry. As Desautels of the "The more simply the stones are ~~ Inc. 1 the less metalwork around them, .t te 20 Smithsonian points out, "Most people e 1 more 'classic' as I define it, the P1ecd A.s~ sell when they have a cash flow pro- 0 blem, and many don't want other peo- is," says Blythe Kupferberg. "0° 4 ~ ple to know about it." Many people stones never go out of style." . 10 llrotJ So is all the family jewelry g01ng y t 16 consider jewelry a possession far more 1 0 personal than a car or a piece of proper- disappear in the overheated jewe ~- J~ ty. They feel guilty when they market? Has the best already gone? Ebe ~~c~ sell-unless they are collectors who perts contend that Mrs. Post woul~ c· wheel and deal in the field . "The sale of hard put to assemble a similar col ~I Y jewelry often is the result of some tion today. The history of a fam:lY tragedy," according to Robert Pam- jewel, once it is moved on is genera pillonia. "It comes from death, or shrouded in mystery. '( a,:; divorce, or financial reverses. These are Let us hope that heirlooms don e 31 disappear entirely. Jewels that a~o Coil not happy stories." Appraisers at auc- 8 tion houses find that jewelry carries the passed from mother to daughter. ~11 , name of the former owner less fre- granddaughter have a special qu.all~r; ln~i Being allowed to try on and then f1na . 9 quently than other pieces. "We never 1 1 ask about where a piece came from or to wear your grandmother's necklace , nt 81 why it is being sold. You can tell that it a genuine graduation, a rite of p~s~a~ - 1 1130 Connecticut Ave to adulthood. The years of antlCIP ~~r~ in the \\' &.J Sloane Bid~. is a very emotional time," says Alison 0 1 Bradshaw of Christie's. tion, of staring longingly into. Y ~ 1 S p~ 62S-2122 628-3232 Of course, if the appraisal shows that mother's jewelry box and dreammgt1Jt you have a collection worthy of the the future, are as much a part of C Smithsonian, you can donate it and jewel as its intrinsic value.

88/August /980/Dossier once:Real i} Estate SUMNER ea~f; little Lrarzsactions GUIDE TO AREA you DPERN EXCHANGES t up ion? ds,'' 1 nts, ,, 'ASHINGTON all ·~ ~Oss . Chestnut Street, N.W. · J.F. Miller, Ill dwm J. Nichols . $220,000. 6 ey in , 0 ~?3·05 Chillum Place, N.W .. H.S. Howell ri ceS tlllam J. Kardash . $200,000. 4 ay of io }30 Forest Lane, N.W. · R.G. Alexander 8~hn W. Franklin, Jr. · $330,000. n io li 51 Parkside Lane, N.W. · J.T.R. Pierson 1 ca ~ enry s. Millon. $218,100. mo ~t l or~15 Tracy Place, N.W. · Fritz·Aian Korth Elegant spacious 6 bedroom Georgian colonial offering the ultimate re iS omas M. Roberts . $465,000. country kitchen, library plus large first floor family room. A most 1 3~4 5 menl •0 1 Suitland Road, S.E .. G.A.C. Schinke desirable property. deaf 38 ~2mas W. Browner . $230,000. he ~ock Fordham Place, N.W. . G.A. t t ,260 efeller to Ernest C. Barrett, Ill Call Welene Goller, 320-5064 1t as .ooo. 38 state ~e 1 :4 Kiingle Place, N.W .. J.M. Hatch to MGMB inc. Realtors ·r or 5 ~ n A. Moskowitz · $280,000. · Jos 70 Lowell Street, N.W. · F. Hollis to 362-4480 . 5 ~Ph I. Goldstein . $250,000. 3408 WISCONSI AVENUE, N.W. • WASH! GTON. D . 20016 •e 111 lo li 52 Manning Place, N.W .. P.G. Hammer and arold R. Millie . $229,500. We sell investments to live in . 43 the 8r0 1 ~0 Westover Place, N.W. · Kettler a"s ~or ers to Robert B. Ourisman & Dan iel L. v ' engol d · $214 920 hat 431 • · t Sro 5 Westover Place, N.W. · Kettler Jaf· 4 ~hers to David w. Broome. $222,000. the Dev 02 48th Place, N.W. · W.C. & A.N. Miller . all, oe 610Pment Company to Leonard B. Dog· ll (11 . $254,500 ca Inc ?7 Devon~hire Place, N.W. #520 · CBS · Elizabeth Paradis · $290,000. 80 ° set, Inc ~ 25th Street, N.W. #503 · Inter-North, the ~ Susan L. Drescher . $270,000. 0 1° ieee lein 1 5 Columbia Road, N.W .. L.M. Berns- od ~ss 0 ? ~015 Columbia Road Cooperative :l Ctatton · $279,300. 43 8r01 ~9 Westover Place, N.W. . Kettler :tO ers to Judith V. Moore . $217,500. 16 00 :l!Y lo 1h 20th Street, N.W .. 1600 20th Street eodore F. Mariani . $700,000. Et·

Dossier/Aug11st 1980/89 6643 Madison-Mclean Drive, McLea; r OU'RE CONSIDERING -Madison Mclean Associates to Jose ph .£' IF Roach · $235,000. 2101 Twin Mill Lane, Oakton · JJ -...... : Johnson to Homequitz, Inc. · $214,500. THE PURCHASE OTA=LUXURY TOWNHOME, 11 6924 Little River Turnpike, Annand a~s -1Q . Evergreen Associates toW. Howard Roo 'V1t FIRST CONSIDER · $221 ,619. G 3835 Tazewell Street N., Arlington · 1 Cooley Partnership to George A. Be THE LUXURY TOWNHOME. -$254,950. PIC" 10910 Shadow Lane, Fairfax Station· 11 gressive Development Corporation to oa ;1 •Chatsworth, the mast important thing that we have to sell is W. Rowe · $200,000. 1g ..f"""'tthe luxury townhome 1705 Burlwood Court, Vienna · Rosen be0 More and more luxury townhome ads are selling Georgetown, fine Development Corporation to John P. Ka restaw-ants, quaint shopping, and everything else. Except the luxury nar · $209,318. vGl 8300 Bernane Forest Court, Fairfax· ()() townhome ~ Associates to B. William Basheer -$315,0 80 Consider Chatsworth. believe that a luxury townhome should 1034 Broad Branch Court, McLe A provide its residents with spacious living areas and optimal use of ·Douglass Drive Joint Venture to Edwin natural lighting. Ow- 3,000 sq. {t. Victorian model has a width of 26 feet Cherry · $229,000. . 5 (as compared to townhouses in Georgetown promising 2,400 sq. {t. with 1307 Timberly Lane, Mclean· T 1 mberl~ y . a width of only 20 feet). Ow- Georgian model is a spectacular 4,000 sq. {t. Limited Partnership to William J. Kolas Jr. · $253,650. IY 5 with a width of 36 feet. (as compared to the 3,000 sq. {t. alternative with Timb~r 1311 Timberly Lane, Mclean· 18 a width of 25 feet). Limited Partnership to Vincent T. Slko When you compare ow- standard features of one car garages, 12 foot ·$262,000. nn ceilings, oak paneled libraries, spacious brick enclosed terraces, along 8440 Brook Road, Mclean· N.T. Tiema with an average cast of $78 per foot, you begin to wonder if the smaller to Robert G. Weeks · $287,500. rc ~ Georgetown homes are worth the substantially higher prices. 107 North Virginia Avenue, Fall~ ChU Jr. All ow- locations offer private wooded vieuJS from the main living ·W.H. Condon to James H. Stallings, areas (and do not overlook parking lots, or other townhouses). ·$398,000. LeBO While other townhomes may ask you to live in the {uture, at 6764 Old Mclean Village Drive, Me Hill Chatsworth we offer immediate occupancy ....,,.======·VGC Associates to Prosper N. and only 15 minutes {rom Conn. & K UMQUE B YGOMPARISON -$205,000.

------MARYlAND ------~ hesdl 5103 Cape Cod Court, Bet ld M· · Douglass Drive Joint Venture to Dona MacArthur · $485,000. Glover. 5235 Duvall Drive, Bethesda · C.C. Ill to Robert F. Vanvoorhees · $260,00°·J E. 5512 Goldsboro Road, Chevy Chase· · Keller to J. David Pollard · $220,000. E ~ · 11 Esworthy Terrace, Gaithersburg ~ 00 . calibar, Inc. to Harry T. Marren · $217.J J.F· 12504 Northline Court, Potomac · 00. Corrigan to Stratton M. Liapis · $2_00,0oa ~ s 10608 Norton Road, Potomac· R1ver Farm, Inc. to Robert Blitz· $255,000. VV p... 5410 Blackistone Drive, Bethesda · · Graves to William J. Grealis · $217 , 500~n & 8112 Split Oak Drive, Bethes~a ·CoW ker · Hodgkin Construction to Marvin A. sec $240,000. R H· 12800 Esworthy Road, Potomac · · 00 Stevenson, Jr. to L. Feldman · $208~ Man o 10700 Stanmore Drive, Potomac· · to David C. Dressler· $385,000. hesd' 5712 Bradley Boulevard, Bet r 11 1 ·P.N.G. Schwartz to Joseph A. Turne ' · $209,500. R D Bethesda~ 8503 Burning Tree Road, 0Qo. Lewis to Robert W. McMeekin, Jr. -$2~ ' . ~ 7000 Carmichael Avenue, Bathes 8 Bloom to Richard J. Dante · $290,000. 0 ~ 6946 Greentree Road, Bethesda · :~~r z e Drive Associates to Harvey G. · $296,000. H.J 6737 Newbold Drive, Bethesda · Krauser to Richard C. Levy · $209,900. VV Priced from $228,500. Aoor plans available 3, 4, 5 bedrooms. Our Sales Office is 7 Oxford Street, Chevy Chase · · open Saturday through Thursdaij 1 PM- 6 PM, or by appointment Broker Triplett to Robert W. Wilson · $225,000. participation invited. Call 537-1100

90/ August 1980/Dossier Lee" ph K . JJ Real Estate Properties J. lndsll ~oo ~ 5 :10MES FOR SALE IN THE WASHINGTON ~ ~8ROPOLITAN , • G AREA eel

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• vGl 5,~ :Le an Lovely Estate ... over 3 acres in beautiful Potomac Falls iln A St. Margaret's in Annapolis .. . Fantastic Georgian home ... superb craftsman- ariY 5 ship ... so many luxuries ... free form ask Y· pool.. .bath house ... Convenient location. ~ riY 5 (80538) ;t kors $325,000. Call (301) 974-0410 or 261-2477. ~J!!dLIJSS 1 urc~ s, Jr. -~Better ~!.Ye~® I I .,.. HQ! Annapolis Severna Park Arnold Eliza.beth Ca.deU, 6roker 261 -2626 26 1-2116 261 -2477 (30 1) 263.{)400 (301) 647-6112 (301) 974-0410 10200 R ovcrRu..\d, Putuma. Md. (301) 983·0200

r.tANARIN ODLE and RECTOR, Realtors------, ALEXANDRIA OLDTOWN

CIRCA 1789 Representing the finest new townhome ver, groupings for purchase in Old Town This distinguished clapboard townhouse 0 has been handsomely restored to I. . J.E· preserve the ageless craftsmanship of a bygone era and to enh~~ce its al?peal . E ~ · with contemporary amen1t1 es. Class1c ar- chitectural features dominate the en- )00· Canal Way trance hall double parlors, each with I.J.F· oo. fireplace i'ntimate library, and dining JakS room. Gourmet kitchen with breakfast Old bay overlooks enchanting terrace. Front To\trn StatioR and rear staircases lead up to second floor featuring three bedroom and two modern baths. hildren s quarters on third floor include two bedroom and bath . A truly distinctive residence in a SHAD ROW prized location! Priced at $325,000. WashingtortMews A home for every lasle, JACOB every lifestyle, every budget. & ROBERTS REALT R

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Dossier/August 1980191 FOXHALL AREA MIDDLEBURG VIRGINIA I I. i Magnificent in town estate offers an excellent location and the spaciousness for spectacular indoor and outdoor entertain- I ing with sweeping terraces and paddle ten- nis court. A true combination of old world charm and a flair of Eureopean flavor. The living quarters provide eight bedrooms "Chilton" is a private country estate in prestigious hunt country. or five family bedrooms and two for staff, Lovely stone manor house with slate roof on 67 acres in secluded all with accompanying baths. A house forest setting complemented by flowering shrubs and plantings. The with great architectural interest. manor house has an intriguing secret passage, tap room and wine $825,

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Charmlna New Enaland ranch nestled amonast the tlftl of this five acre estate wltb 500 feet of waterfront, beautiful REALTORS pool, stocked pond, dellahtful auest bouse and total privacy. An Ideal retreat-retirement home. $495,000. A magruficent palace-Like residence 683-3600 Evenlnas call E.H. Buag- 979-3333 offering an experience in graceful and splendid living. Designed and Built with a special eye towards perfection in the smallest detail. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE Upper brackets. The Washington Shown by Appointment only. Exceptional 72 acre (waterfront) horse breeding farm, easy drive to major Dossier Average Mrs. Fioretti tracks in adjacent states. Modern 15 652-7108 stall horse barn, pastures, paddocks, Family Income, approximately 8000 ft. treated oak fenc- ing. French Provincial brick manor $78,390 house, 4 bedrooms, 3 Vz baths, 2 fire- JACK places. Over 2200 ft. on broad Island Average Home Creek, dock, deep sailboat water. FOLEY $700,000. Contact Jack Bossert, Value REALTY,INC. Shoreline Realty, Box 1371, Easton Md. 21601, Tel. (301) 822-7556 or $178,480 986-1900 nights (301) 745-9714.

92/August 1980/Dossier .·· SometimesYfJ!J have to lose the city tOfind the dty. Hillandale at e rgetown. Life here i a brisk ten minutes' walk fr m the delight of eorget wn ... yet gentl remove I from the onfu ion. n forty-two a r · of rolling,' ooded ountryside across the street from corgctown ni e ity Medical enter, gra ious three and C ur story townh mes and wooded homcsitcs arc nc w being offered f r ale by a1 pointment only. Won't y u all irginia . Kr:1u or Barbara . B wer at 202/33 -6600 to ee, at our lei urc, the country ide of city life ? Brokers ar ' d ome. HILLANOALE a! gorrjlOWII

Dossier/AugrJSI J98019J OAKTON HUNTERS VALE Magnificent custom homes ..------,of elegance offered by the OCEANFRONT craftsmen of Dickey !1. ESTATE Dickey. For those ":h0 demand the finest in design and construction on beautiful wooded, 2 ac~e Jots, suitable for pool, tenniS and horses. Please call for appoint men1· ~ I

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Rehoboth-By-The-Sea A palatial residence fronting on the I Atlantic Ocean overlooking two Yc swim-ming pools, the surf and the sand. All rooms are extremely spacious, especially the living and dining rooms which provide a warm and welcome openness. A delightful kitchen, jour large bedrooms, jour and a half baths, plus 3744 square feet of recreational room at the lower level. Central heat and air, second BUYING YOUR NEXT HOME floor balcony, terraces, irrigated for- mal gardens, garden house, shower rooms, tennis court, tennis house - We will size up the Washington area real estate market for your the list goes on and on. next move, whether you're ... In addition to the main residence • moving up to that riverfront condo, there is a studio apartment over the • moving up to a country estate jour car garage. Completing the • moving up to a Georgetown rowhouse package is a year round, jour • moving up to that duplex apartment bedroom guest cottage of Cape Cod design. This 2. 76 acre estate is un- paralleled in beauty and invites ADVERTISING DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 4, 1980 endless hours of persona/luxury and comfort. PLUS: A look at Florida real estate coming in January 1981· AND: Dossier's annual spring real estate issue Offered exclusively for the discerning corning in April 1981. buyer by appointment only. Jack (jjlgo

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'-- ANTIQUES ESCAPES LINDA LICHTENBERG KAPLAN Co Antiques restored in your home. ~ ~~lete COOLFONT'S HEALTH HAPPENINGS refinishing services; stains, ch ips, Bounce into fitness at 1200-acre mountain 20th Century American Fine Art Appraisals ,.... ~I ch~s, burns, water & heat spots, etc. f~ spa for men and women. Professional In- , Us f1nd those beveled mirrors, handles, struction with Carol Spilman and Diet !..---"' llo~h oles, etc. Pebblebrook Antique Restora- 30 1-654-484 7 ~evy Workshop instructor, aerobics, dance, Chase. 951-0646. hikes, massages, 1200 calorie or regular ~BARTE N D I NG SERVICES diet. Lodging, meals and training as low as ~ W~C hesney ' s Bartenders $49.50/day. Sessions 3rd Sunday-Friday, Pa~ hlngton's March through November. Coolfont Re + - 1 finest specializing in Private ANN H. BISSELL Cau ~~· Weddings and Embassy functions. Creation. Berkeley Springs, W. VA. 25411. ~hesney (202) 544-7571 . Dial direct from D.C. area 424-1232. Art Installations and Framing :-_ BOATS FOOD Would you like to serve mouth-watering Turkish dishes prepared by Chef Sercan 202-363-2867 Bolkan? For the recipes, send $1 and a self- addressed stamped envelope to Eagle Sta- MIKE'S RECONDITION CENTER tion, P.O. Box 211 , Wash., D.C. 20016. STOP WAXING YOUR CAR-polycoat It! We USED ORIENTAL RUGS add luxurious gleem to the Interior & ex- Bought-Sold-Appraised-Cleaned-Repaired. terior of fine cars. Professional service. Ap· Now Is the time to think about Hadeed Oriental Rug Emporium. 1504 Mt. pointment only 340-6070. Your new 1980 Chris Craft or one Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va. 549-0991. Photo inventory your valuables, antiques, lJ Of our many fine used boats. furnishings, etc. for Insurance or other REAL ESTATE documentation purposes. 474-6919. 'ed Boats From $3500 To $63,000 WATERFRONT- Manokin R., 3 bed., 2 bath, RELATIONSHIP, DIVORCE, AND CUSTODY ltV DOOR-OUTDOOR DISPLAy fishing, gardening, year-round living. PROBLEMS. Individual or group counseling. Suitable for retired. Central heat. Caretaker 7 0 ~214 Swan Point Rd., Woodbridge, Va. Green Associates, P.C., psychologists. Call nearby. Mrs. Stadler, call collect 333-1049. -- 494-7161 Everyday 9-5 (301) 651-2006 or 3316. PROTECTIVE INVENTORY SERVICE Georgetown area, private street, 9 rm. Con- Your treasured possessions can be recorded temp. home, 50-foot deck, wooded setting, ~ ~ visually for insurance purposes. For this pro- BOOKS fireplace. 966-3966. .J ~~ever THE BOOK CELLAR for out-of-print mpt professional photographic service call For lease-McLean home, 11 rms., off l a~ Qus to read & collect. All subjects & Charlotte Golln for an appointment (301) Georgetown Pike inside beltway. Brand new ~d a~~es . 8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, 565-2139 t)f ~898. Open 7 days, 11-5. 40-foot pool. $1 ,400. 893-8944. ~ CALLIGRAPHY SERVICES SAILI NG ~ ~VI ta~ltely ~and-lettered DIVORCE ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS, Klskadee Yacht Charters feature dinner sails announcements, psychologists specializing In individual or ~St at ons, dmner party menus. Fortune 500 for six in Chesapeake Bay. 484-3787. ~~t. group counseling. Call anytime for appt. Clientele. Prof., reas. 836-1737 965-4759. TELEPHONES ~ELEGANCE FOR SALE ~c~~~ 1 CORDLESS TELEPHONE 1 fabrics from designer cutting rooms. SYSTEM ~A.E!RI~e Imports, Ultra-Suede® in 32 colors. ~04 R~:UNLIMITED NEVER miss another phone call. ~. ~·0324 . 5015 Col. Pike, Arl. VA ANSWERS on the first ring. f~-:-.------­ eautif ;-;1 INDOOR or OUT up to 400 feet. ~ati cns u abncs at sensible prices. Basics, SMALL-fits Into a pocket or clips on belt. Street for dressmaking. Threadneedle EASY to Install ~2 ~,.;,~tomac Promenade (inside mall) ~Rd. Call 703·573·6545 phone orders accepted Potomac. 299-3370 Ma.stercharge VIsa 'D-- ENTERTAINMENT , ~TH~QUE INTERNATIONALE 7 VACATIONS 'tli or _artles. ! 03) 573-1309. HOME & TRAVEL NANNIES. Small private IClas slcE FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION. agency will find well-qualified child care DISCOVER COOLFONT! ~111 6,..·•orabiR New Orleans Jazz to make your party A mountain delight for week or weekend, 2 help with verified references to fill any type hours from D.C. Cozy lodge, chalets, low ~0~ · A.C. Webber 588-6119. of need. Travel nannies also available. Hire lN~ density campsites. Lakes, riding, tennis, CLASSIFIED DISPLAy RATE the nanny your child will love. 244-6310. restaurant In treetops, peace and privacy. l) ORMATION, CONTACT THE Housesitter. Refined resp. prof. sks. Coolfont Re + Creation. Berkeley Springs, ...... _-OssmR OFFICES 362- housesit 6 mo-1 yr. Care for home, pets, W. VA. 25411. From D.C. area, dial free ---.______:: 5894 refs. 362-0179. / ~~...... 424-1232 or call 304-258·4500 ... Dossier/August 1980195 Social Calendar THE FORTHCOMING EVENTS OF THE CIN

f you're planning an event, please call against the Dallas Cowboys - 9 p.m. at RFK September 16: Start of Mrs. Wimsatt at 652-7574 at/east six weeks in Stadium. America' Cup - Rhode advance. We regret that not every item can be September 9: Bulgaria- Revolution Day. ewport, Rhode Island. e Qa) · publishedI for reasons of space. However, private eptember 9- II : Twentieth-annual Antiques September 16: Mexico - Independenc d pen- parties will be placed on a special list that will not Show and Sale sponsored by The Woman's Club September 16: Papua New G uineau - In e appear in thi~ column. of Chevy Chase, Md., Inc. -at the Club House, dence Day. ncheOo -admission $2 each (with this notice, $1.50) September 17: Seventh A nnual Fall Lu Cit L gue · -Chairman, Mrs. Elaine Karr - Club President, a nd Fashi o n Show - Rehoboth A rt ea Hcnr' AUGUST Mrs. Elizabeth Stant. chairmen, Mrs. Malcolm Ha rris and Mrs. September II : Rosh Hashanah. Lowden. Da Y· September 18: C hile - Independence he trl August 1 through August 24: Annual Meeting September 18: Nati o nal Sympho ny O~ ear of - Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New Gala begin ning the Fiftieth A n111 ve rsary 11 r York - post time I :30 p.m. 1 1 the Orchestra - star-studded performance ?vide> August I through August 9: New York Yacht Kennedy Center Concert Ha ll a nd other_ac tl Club Annual Cruise- rendezvous, Newport, R.I. - Chairman, Mrs. Leonard L. Si lverstein . August 4: Annual Ball benefit of National eptember 20: Yom Kippur. . Museum of Racing - by invitation - Saratoga AWaY• I eptember 21: Redskins vs. Raiders- Springs, ew York. p.m. August 9: Redskins vs. Colts - Pre-Season eptember 22: Mali -Republic Da~ - . . n Game, 8 p.m. - Baltimore, Md. . b. ftcattO eptember 23: Saudi Ara ta - u111 August 9 and August 10: Rehoboth Art League Outdoor Fine Arts Show - Art League the Kingdom. Iu b September 23: Capital Speakers Grounds- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.- Co-chairmen, Mrs. Wa hington, D.C. opening tea for a ll Fritz Hessemer, Mrs. Lewis M. Purnell, Mr. - 2 to 4 p.m. a t the home o f ~rs. Bet William Holman. Straus J r. 89 14 Clewerwall Dnve, M August 9: Singapore - National Holiday. Md . - ' by invitation' - Club p rest'd e nt ' r · August 10: Ecuador · Independence Day. Augu t II - 14: Democratic National Conven- thur M. Becker. . HolidaY· September 26· Yemen - Nauona1 d tion - Madison Square Garden, New York City. on Gol en eptember 27:. Age of N apo Ie . Chairman, The Hon. Thomas P. 0' eill, Jr. Ball benefit of The Beethoven Soc t ~tY - Augu t 1S: Korea- Independence Day. . . · Chatrman, Madame Addou, wife of the former Somalian Hilton Hotel - by mvttauon - August 16: The America's Cup Ball- dance -at ambassador, bids farewell to Doris Haley and Clarence Mi lton Fisher. hawks- The Breakers, Newport, R.I. -black tie- by in- her friends at a lunch given by Claudia Rayford. September 28: Redskins vs. Sea vitation - sponsored by The Preservation Society 4 p.m. d ndcncc of Newport County and The New York Yacht September 30: Botswana - In epe Club - Co-chairmen, Mrs. John G. Winslow, September 12: Guineau-Bissau - National Mrs. W. Mahlo~Dickerson. Day. August 17: lnaonesia- Independence Day. September 12: The HOPE Ball- annual dinner Curtain Going!£ August 18: Redskins vs. Browns - Pre-Season dance benefit of Project HOPE - International Game- 8 p.m. - RFK Stadium. No Ballroom - Washington Hilton Hotel - music by A ugust and September · · · more a August 23: Romania- Liberation Day. Lester Lanin- reception 7:30, dinner 8:30- black A ugust 23: Redskins vs. Raiders Pre-Season summer cultural drought · · · tie - by invitation - $125 each - Co-chairmen, · e or space Game -7:30p.m. - RFK Stadium. tractions than we have t1m u Mrs. Guy T. Steuart II and Mr . Lewis F. August 25: Uruguay- Independence Day. h t s At Olney, Powell, Jr. . . . but here are t e op · d (AUS· A ugust 29: Redskins vs . Buccaneers Pre- fo~low,e eptember 13: The Wolf Trap Associates til Aug. 24, Joe Egg, drarn !l· Season Game- 7 p.m. -Tampa, Florida. Tenth Anniversary Ball - "Tl "th ight - din- 26-Sept. 14) by Arthur MJiler s Donald A ugust 31: Malaysia - National Day. ner dance on stage at Wolf Trap Farm Park for August 3 1: Trinidad and Tobago - Indepen- Th e Price. A t Wolf Trap, zl the Performing Arts- reception 7:30, dinner 8:30 dence Day. G ramm in Verdi's Falstaff (Aug. (9 -black tie- by invitation - Honorary Chairman, Th Free Lance Mr . Warren E. Burger - Chairman, Mrs. and 23). Sousa's . e n Reardotl• Marion Edwyn Harri on. musical spoof!) wJth J~h with the eptember 14: Red kin vs. Giants- Away, 4 (Aug. 25, 26, 27). Papillon ) pr e· SEPTEMBER 30 p.m. Houston Ballet (Aug. 28 , 29 ·) lat er eptember 14: Brunch and Perry Ellis Fashion 4 5 B'way Brigadoon, (Sept. 3• d' l tl1' eplember 1: Labor Day. Show to benefit The Capital Children's Mu eum nal an a towning at the N a r10 . oper9 eptember 3: Qatar - ational Holiday. - pon ored by Sak -Jande! - at The Museum, _ Pekl~; eptember 4: Fairfax Hunt Club Annual 800 Third Street, .E. - 12:30 p.m . - by invita- KenCen, the fabulous Richard Luncheon and Fashion Show - at the Club - 12 tion - tickets $40 each (Junior , $25) - Honorary (Sept. 2-14). Michael MonartY Hill ChOf' noon- by invitation- Ch. Mrs. StuartS. Bailey. Chairperson, Joan Mondale. II (Sept. 24, 28.) and the Pa~honal Cofl' September 7: Brazil - Independence Day. September IS: Costa Rica- Independence Day. ale's season-opener, AntJPan & Bra5l September 8: Season Opener - The Washing- September 1S: El Salvador- Independence Day. 5t? BLA I ~ ton Redskins put their perfect (untied/ unbeaten) cert for Multiple Chorrs, Org September IS: Guatemala- Independence Day. ANNE DENTON NFL Monday Night Game record on the line September IS: Honduras- Independence Day. on Sept. 20. - d

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