Hillandale at Georgetown. Our miracle is one of loct1tion. Who would have thought,
first, that there \\Cre forty路h\0 acres of rolling, IM:xxled countryside acr05S the street from
Georgetown University Medical Center? Second, that you can livr here? Really li": here. In a gracious three or four story townhome which has a private elevator at your opuon. a private garage, and because of the comforting security at Hillandale, privacy itrelf... all within a five minutes'run of the canal promenades, or a ten minutes' walk of the delights of Georgeto\\n. Hillandale at Georgetown. Call (202) 333-6600 to see the country side of city life. Shown by appointment only. Brokers ~M:Icome.
HILLANDALE 01 f!I:'OT[!f/OW/1
Location is everything.
~ I
The three most important guidelines in considering property, whether it be a home or a business office are location , location, location. In selecting a site for our ninth and newest office at 4801 Massachusetts Avenue in Spring Valley, we utilized the same careful planning and expertise with which we 've been guiding clients and customers for over four decades. Our sales associates have been involved in helping families buy and sell homes in this lovely and prestigious area for many years-now we 're making it a little more convenient for everyone. Bud Holmquist, who is the manager of our Potomac office , and who has been instrumental in developing that office into one of the most successful in the County, has been selected to manage our newest office in D.C. In a company that is growing as rapidly as ours is, there is always the need for additional sales associates to complement our staff of experienced professionals. We offer the finest training , outstanding company support programs, and an excellent source of referrals through our New Homes Division and nationally active Relocation Dept. If you have been considering a career in this challenging and exciting industry, or if you are a licensed agent contemplating a change and you are a person of high integrity and character, we invite you to call for a confidential interview. If you are interested in our new Washington , D.C. office , call Bud Holmquist at 299-2000 today. For career opportunities in our other offices, call Terry Murchison, our Executive Director, Resale Division at 656-3770.
9
3t
~TURES
u 19
Pa·Cifically Fit By Patty Cavin Rpancho La Puerta, a Mexican solution to "El oundo" Facing the Music By Anne Blair and Sonia Adler The ftnancial crisis faced by the National Symphony
ll B Pre · VIew: A Look YAnne Blair l4
at the 1980-81 Cultural Season
~loco! with
INVESTMENT
~he ~un on
Your purchase of a fine Oriental rug from the collection at
an Hispanic Flair By Dorothy Marks bassador Valdez and his role as chief of nrntnr.nr
28
0
Antiques By Viola Drath Stgns of recession
DEPARTMENTS Annabeu•s File
3!
S3
60 6l
~oks by Neighbors Vi White House murder, the Germans and Hartmann's ew of Ford Along A. 3 Party L'mes in 0th Anniversary, Farewell to Probst, Market Open&. and Benefits Fashion Calendar
~eal Estate Transactions ~ial Calendar
Y Maggie Wimsatt
COVER Members of the Board of Directors of the National Symphony Orchestra gather on the stage of the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall, the NSO's home ground . The orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 18th, but it faces gloomy financial prospects in the year ahead. The board is mounting a strong appea l to the business community, citizens of the a rea and particularly the federal government to provide the means to keep the internationally acclaimed orchestra on its finan cial feet.
HECHT/S
offers more than meets the eye. It is a superbly wise investment at an unus•Jally attractive price. Oriental rugs increase in value as they mature. Offering you a lifetime of reward as you reap th e pleasures of th eir beauty. Our rugs are of unequalled quality and excellence Examine them for their craftsmanship. Fascinating design. Intricate hand woven detail. These are touchstones to quality of beautiful Oriental rugs. We invite you to our gallery to select a fine rug from our collection.
ADD AN ORIENTAL RUG TO YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO Hechrs Tysons Corner Oriental Rug Gallery 81 00 Leesburg Pike, Mclean, Virginia For Information About Our Investment Quality Rugs Call (703) 893-3003 Dossier/September /98015
ANNOUNCING A NEW RESTAURANT THAT SUPERBLY PRESENTS THE REGIONAL CUISINES OF AMERICA. Americus. a glittering new restaurant dedicated to the finest expression of traditional and contemporary American cuisine. Luncheon and dinner daily. For reseNations. please call 328-2000. Valet parking a vailable.
®. Sheraton Washington Hotel SHERATON HOTELS & INNS WORLDWIDE 2660 WOODLEY ROAD AT CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N W WASHINGTON D C 20008 202/328·2000
European slyline and craftsmanship.
Publisher David Adler Editor Sonia Adler Assistant to the Editor Lee Kirstein Editorial Associate Dorothy Marks General Manager Jean Tolson Design Consultant Susan R. Eason Art Director Lianne Uyeda Chief Photographer John Whitman Contributing Editors . . satt Viola Drath, Bette Taylor, Magg1e bW 1m ' Anne Denton Blair, David Hu 1er. Typography Marsha Barrett, Van Dashner Advertising Production Bonnie Down Production Assistants Carol Wydra . an Rhonda Sucher, Peter Lincoln Dun Dig Circulation Walter Duncan Advertising Sales Director Jon Adler Account Executives Deanna Gould, Donna Korman Catherine McCabe National Sales Offices: New York Catalyst Communications J(XJI6 260 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. (212) 5784830 Cbicago 4761 West Touhy Avenue Lincolnwood, Illinois 60646 (312) 679-1100 Los Angeles . 71 7 1800 Nonh Highland Avenue, Suite HoUywood, CA 90028 (213) 462-2700
Miami
ALNO built-in kitchens are more than just kitchens. European styling and craftsmanship are combined to create a room for pleasant hours and comfortable living. Each ALNO cabinet is guaranteed for five years. 7056 SPRING GARDEN ROAD SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA 22150
(703) 451-1626
6/September 1980/Dossier
[[IID
DIIJJ
~~ LJY "lJj
S.ROBIN EUROPfAN
BUILT-IN Km::HENS
7600 Red Road, Miami, fl . 33 143 (305) 665-6263 Montreal 475 Sherbrooke St.. W · Montreal, H3A 2L9 Quebec (514) 842-5223 London U England 69 Fleet Street, London EC4Y IE (01) 353.{)4()4 ed 31 . Advenising and editorial o~fices Ioc~c 2(XJI6. 3301 New Mexico Ave., Washmgton5 General Telephone (202) 362- 894 . ·tions tO For Social Coverage: Please send aU inviJ:r. 3301 Social Secretary, The Washmgton DOSS 16 (Please New Mexico Ave., Washington, DC 200schedule send invitations as early as poss1ble 10 can bC coverage; only a limited number of events aU bscription . . covered.) For SubscnpUons: Please send s~ address tO inquiries, applications and changC:S 0 Departrnent. The Washington Dossier Subscnpuo n Prices are PO Box 948, Farmingdale, NY 117 37 · $24 pel $12 for 1 year; $22.50 for 2 years. Overseas rnercial year. Canada $14 per year· Photographs for commercial and non-corn use are available for sale. hiYbY · ·IS P~ btished mont The Washington Dossier PresideD r• Adler International, Ltd. Dav•~ Addlfr, secretarY· Jon Adler, Vice President ; Soma A er, Treasurer. ControUed circulation paid. at ton p.C· Richmond, Virginia 23261 and Washmg ' JSSN # 0149-7936 . Ltd. Copyright 1980 © Adler Jnternatwnal To be audited by
l '~ YW.£!.&!2'biliiY for
The magazine accepts no responsl 'ctures or
unsolicited ma nuscnpts, artwork. P' d cartoons. They will not be returne .
rAnnabellS File 1E DOSSIER OF WASHINGTON COMMENT
6
l~e Pol'Jllcal . c·ncus: ·ervou b' . among C arter team \a . s 1ck enng ca~'n? serious effect on the acr Pa1gn ... Democrats are panicking 0 Pte .88 the country, demanding more Ire Side~tiaJ clout in their area ... others ~~aPohtely asking the president to stay Y.. .Reagan's toughest issue will be 0 ~e~en's rights, largely because most ~e a newshens are ardent ERAers .. . fter?ent a half-hour on the phone with ~~~Beale recently justifying his antidon• stand .. . Reagan told her you to 1 need a constitutional amendment C0 ~U~rantee what is already in the ~arnstnution ... That was Armand Up ~er's Occidental Pete that picked Dern e tab for the VIP suite at the !her Convention. Representing them Cou~ :-vas former National Security ""ork·Cll Press Sec Jerry Schecter now Pre. ;ng ~or Hammer in Los Angeles ... newe ection jitters holding back the corn real estate boom that is sure to ~inse after elections, especially if GOP hand and all those houses change
1
°
s.
6. tO
I I¢
0
nt. ·e
,er
/
~ore~or •gn Intrigue:
~ab~~r
Israeli Ambassador Yitzhak s Political fortunes are on the ~e)(t ~gain ... He may be in line for the e:.:Pan~aelj P .M ... The Saudi boom has hill Wh ed to the lovely Barbara Thornbusin ose. decorating firm now doing lltest::s •n Arabian Kingdom ... The €ast is n Woman's Guide to the Middle Jalljig· currently being penned by Janet falllily•an and Sallie Rush ... It was a qUick squabble that prompted the ~ara;ernoval Suriname Ambassador brotherat from Washington. His Count assumed power in that tiny ~bd:~a~nd did the deed ... Ahmedou ·••aurita . ' the former popular he is Stil~•an ambassador, writes that things Under country arrest but that D are· ' ean Of •rnpr?ving for him ... Former 8acasa a t~e Diplomatic Corps Sevilla s adow of his former self now tise
~
PIAGET
Master Watchmakers and jewellers
that he no longer attends nearly a thousand receptions a year. Localing: Leo Bernstein's takeover of Diplomatic Bank applauded by local banking industry ... the badly managed once Moonie bank actually hurt KoreanAmerican relations. With more than 85 percent of the stock in his hands, one can expect Mr. B. to clean out the riffraff and put the bank back on a profitable track ... Hobart Taylor and Carol Rader planning mid-September nuptials ... Margaret Hodges showered Theo Hayes, expecting her first baby at September's end. She is the Tom Tourney's daughter and the Webb Hayes' daughter-in-law ... Special congrates to Herman Greenberg whose sudden illness in Paris had his friends worried. He is back home being ministered by the beautiful Monica and is once again on the social and horse circuit. .. The Marvin Kays back from La Costa, tanned and svelte ... ditto Frankie Welch who lost 40 pounds via the Golden Door ... Yes, that was a picture of our Martin Malarkey, the cable TV expert, in the recent Newsweek story ... Henry Kimelman wanted ambassadorial appointment to Luxembourg but accepted Haiti appointment instead ... Media superperson, Kay Delaney, reports that Ted Turner's Cable News Service creeping into the black ... Ted scooped up lots of our local media and they are all doing fine ... Susie Goldwater ditto in anchoring a Sacremento news show ... her ex, Marvin Warner back squiring around beauties in Saratoga and the Demo Convention ... Judy McLennan promoted to top job at RNC .. . Nancy Chotiner also at RNC working for Republican Women 's Federation head Betty Heitman, Mary Crisp's replacement ... Tungson and Tandy cooling ... that hurricane that hit Jamaica didn't put a scratch on the many houses owned by Washingtonians.
The Shaping of Time. With a bark-finished bracelet, case and dial 18K gold. Dial hours marked by 12 diamonds. $11,300. Or this smooth as satin watch, brilliant diamonds, and hands highly polished. Hand-crafted in Switzerland by Piaget,$7,900.
<DieftYr·#rn0ft Je.velers, Inc.
Diamond Brokers • Appraisers Monday-Friday 10 to 5:30
1710 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036
202-872-171 0 FREE PARKING
Major Credit Cards Accepted
Dossier/September 198017
he 'W D \Vi
so
sn at
tu
p
a
Pr ci cr 1-1
\It
n
r
h lo Ia
Books by Neighbors POLITICS : FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
~ IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
llyM
Ito~ argaret Truman. New York: Arbor se Publishing Co. 235 pp. $9.95.
he~ar~aret Truman has had murder on \Vhitllllnd ever since her days in the Dani ?louse. The current Mrs . Clifton Withe • "':ho now Jives in New York sons her Journalist husband and their She.', recently confessed with relish that at leaeats who-dunnits up," devouring lttrne~t two a week. Little wonder she White to cold crime and Murder in the PUblish House when pressed by her a 16Qo er for a new Truman tome with 1'he Pennsylvania Avenue theme . P.reside f~rmer first daughter, whose Cide llhaJ papa may have had homi0 Ctitic nphis mind when he called music liurn , auJ Hume an "SOB" for Write:~ scathing review of her singing, A."(' etter than she warbles. llor is r~rnan Capote by rote, she is not, for res e an Agatha Christie. Her eye howevlllernbered details is excellent, lower er • and her characters have 1 -ca .ady fu se flash and dash . To give the 1 11 S\Vee~ther credit, she doesn't indulge the lllect:evenge and murder off any of task-.. Ia Who so often took her to 0 cans r even a rash of critical Republi1 ~Ut ~ s~s~eact, for starters, she singles hved • \Vhhtary secretary of state , who ..., ere else, but at Watergate .
By the end of chapter one, you have met the president, 55-year-old Robert Lang Webster (" hard and thin, and gray at the temples " ), hi s devoted wife Catherine, 54 (a former professor of psychiatric medicine at the University of Michigan who has had a face lift), their only daughter Lynne (a somewhat more glamorous version of the author in her salad days), presidential assistant Ron Fairbanks (a cross between a young Chuck Robb and General Godfrey McHugh who thinks Lynne has great legs), plus the unfortunate first victim Lansard Blaine who rapidly becomes the late secretary of state. The denouement is handled with cunning dispatch. Blaine is found garroted in the Lincoln sitting room at midnight. The description is fairly flavorsome. From there on in, it's fun and investigatory games, with yet another murder to come, mixed with a modicum of gentle sex . Readers romp through the White House, Spring Valley, and Rock Creek Park where the Secret Service (obviously not favored by the author) are made to look like hairy chumps. The ending is a bit of a surprise. Anyone who has passed or been in or around the White House, and who savors a Washington setting, should find Margaret Truman's first mystery novel, light-weight entertainment.
•.
-PATT Y C A VIN
GERMANY IN WORLD POLITICS. Viola Herms Drath, editor & contributor . New York: Cyrco Press, Inc.
282 pp. $15.95
Viola Herms Drath's Germany in World Politics asks the question: Are
the two different societies which now define "Germany" capable of pursuing their respective national interes ts without recourse to military violence? Contemporary German history does not provide reassuring answers, and domestic politics in both successor states (the Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic) contain Dossier/Septem ber 1980/9
Interior Design Studio
WOODWARD &LOTHROP
seeds of future difficulty for their neighbors. Drath's collection of es~' suggests that both states have reach a certain peace within themselves. on· Drath's introductory essay on c. temporary trends in German politiC' and literature must be singled out-'"0 both for its intensity and its capacitYt' clarify many of the unsolved pu~~ and contradictions, motivat1° 1 political writers on both sides of t~ Elbe. . 0 3 The basic question for Amef1C 0 readers of German affairs is simplw~ll1 pose, but impossible to answer. Germany be able to carry a more pr~ nounced diplomatic and politiC~e burden within the framework of 1. d c1· Western Alliance? Few German e.1 1 sion-makers are prepared to answer 5: Their American friends and their RUIP sian opponents are not much held either-although they continue to hOr· in their hands the ultimate keys to oe many's divided destiny. In terrn 5 West German foreign policy, ..00 the Bonn government or the opposd r· is prepared to undertake a major ~al man demarche on behalf of glo r· stability. But neither can the oerJ mans-in East Berlin or Bonn-aff~~~ to act like the Japanese. Even under n· 11 carefully controlled circumstanc~s. 0 1 der which Bonn exercises its m.th ~ . obligations, the Federal RepubhC poses over formidable power as erine Kelleher's well-developed ment easily suggests. And yet, tO Hermes (now Bonn's ambassa~or thl Washington) continues to persontfY 31, somewhat reluctant German diplo~er· as his interesting piece on West bal many' s economic power and glo political responsibilities suggests. .5 1 1 Viola Herms Drath's collection an good beginning for what has becorne increasingly restless audience for German. -JOHN H
Get the Folger Spirit!
PALACE POLITICS.
For the best in Shakespeare and new plays subscribe to the Folger Theatre Group 1980-81 seven play season at the Folger Theatre and the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, AND get one play FREE!
McGraw-Hill. $15.95.
Subscribe Now
Call 546-4000
and ask for your free brochure.
~Q~Ufdl\
201 East Capitol Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003
10/September 1980/Dossier
By Robert T. Hartmann. It is unfortunate this book published too late for Ronald Reagall his handlers to have read it prior to ination. It is entirely possible the of the aborted Reagan-Ford ticket never have occurred. The author, a prize-winning co pondent for the Los Angeles Tirne5• (Continued on page
Our innovative separates from Blassport, Ltd. Black velvet blouse, collared and cuffed in white satin, 138.00 Ruffle rimmed wool trousers in Royal Stewart tartan, 160.00 Designer Sportswear: Washington and Chevy Chase
((
ing
dec
Set
lllo
La
fo 0
Ma
tar!
(''
~
re in Lh
lie ('',
be
to
($3
tht
s
fa Pe
ea th
Sit] C)(
u
WOODWARD &LOTHROP y u 0
K
N
0
W
T' S
R
G
H
T
Po ~;
Po
Travel Tzme SPA-CIFIO\LLY FIT RANCHO LA PUERTA- A MEXICJ\N SaUTION TO "EL ROUN[X) POUN[X)" ~spend
as much on your body as you. do on your car'' is the sage ow advtce of Deborah Mazzanti , who ns both the Golden Door Spa in Escondido, California, and its Mexican ~0 Unterpart, Rancho La Puerta, in tecate . . As the repair-ridden owner of an ag~ng. Jag (and half a vintage MGB), I ectded Mazzanti might be right, and 8 ~tout to scout a spot for a week of atLospheric R&R. My choice was Rancho foa P~erta, a rustic hideaway in the MOthtlls of the Baja California Sierra t ~dre coast range specializing in vegeanan food and all day exercise. p While the Golden Door caters to the (a~Pered ~lite (at $2000 a week}, Rancho d d~PProx1mately $100 a day) is for the w: 1 c~ted, physical fitness "nut" who se~u gtve up martinis and red meat to e for herb teas, and broccoli souffle 路 路S_Pius program one's own exercise. (''Wnce the ranch is coeducational r ~d hole families are welcome here ' " in . sa blurb from Harper's Bazaar), I thVJted a bachelor jogging buddy on the li:ory that "misery loves company." andagreed to come along, share the sun1'-fun and half a hacienda. ('' he "haciendas" are more elegant be~rnall home, fireplace, Jiving room, to room and kitchenette,'' according ($ ~~vance press) and more expensive the beach for five days for two) than Su h Udget "casitas" ($225 a piece). fa~路 groovy spoilers as massages, Ped~als, herbwraps, manicures and ~s are min!mal extras. eas n the subJect of booking-t'warn't th Y. ~ancho La Puerta is popular with si[fse tn the know in the West. Not the e)(econ~and-sag set, but high-powered lik CUtJves fleeing business stress, actors an~ Georg~ H~~ilton (no criterion- he!) "e Maxtmlltan Schell designer " orgto 路 Sant Angelo, writers, ' and dancers keep u~wardly mobile careerists who S t e ranch booked to the hilt. Poi unny San Diego is the jump-off ~a~hwhen flying in from the East. A Port hand meets all guests at the aircounter for Travelers Aid (njce
11
3
Climbing the "mountain" at 6 a.m. can be a daily obsession, but the moderate hike (above) gets the adrenalin running for the rest of the day.
touch, that!), then transports one south-of-the-border in the La Puerta station wagon. The preferred arrival time is Sunday in mid-afternoon. The town of Tecate, just across the border, is sleepy but picturesque, with the ubiquitous pastel painted bandstand in the center of the square. Mazzanti's magic ranch is just outside the village. For a no-frills spa, La Puerta is an elegant blend of casual ruggedness. A
A.M. types like the beginner's parcours.
long yellow walkway leads from the parking lot past tennis courts through manicured lawns and palm trees to a central cluster of tile roofed adobe buildings. Flowers bloom everywhere and in the distance a middle-sized brown foothill (called " The Mountain" which guests climb at 6:30 a .m., or 7 a.m. for lazies, to start their La Puerta day) looms gently in the pale blue sky. The guests were as colorful as the plants, and ALL wore jogging shoes (the better to commute to classes from the guest cottages nestled off in the distant brown periphery). One is warned in advance to bring your own clothesslacks, leotards, tights, swimsuits, a sweater and your raincoat! The first day at ANY spa is alway a total loss ... a nd Rancho was no exception. Formal classwork was not scheduled, just orientation. The "manana" atmosphere became more evident when it took two hours for our bags to reach our hacienda. Meanwhile they welcomed us, weighed us, mea ured our girths and introduced their troop - a good-looking group of young men and women who helped us schedule classes, hikes and lessons. After unpacking and a brief swim in one of the two outdoor pools, there was
Do ier/ September 19801/J
--~1...-----Washingtons diners have dozens of restaurants from which to choose. Washingtons epicures have only one. The f\iQlltpelier Haute cuisine in the European tradition of service. In the Madison Hotel 15th and M Sts., .W., Washington, D.C. 20005 Reservations suggested (202) 862-1600 Free interior parking Marshall B. Coyne, Proprietor
just enough time before dinner fo r a walking introduction to the three o~t; door pavilions (complete with exer~ 15 00 mats), five indoor gyms, the l8-staU parcours, the jogging track, the treat· ment house, men' s and women's sauna.5: the volleyball court, well-stocke d 1I• brary and recreation center wher~ 0 ~~ gather s nightly for "cocktad 5·. 11 (Believe me, chilled carrot juice WI NE VER replace Tanqueray!) 31 Everyone goes promptly to dinn.er • 6 p.m. in the beamed ceiling Mex•c~ng style dining room, where a crackh"ds fire from an open center fireplace ad51• , cheerful atmosphere. Although a hO d r ess seats you, it's basically buffet, aner the suggested calorie count is 750. PbY day. You can tell what the damage 15 je the day's sample menu, plus the calor cards posted above each dish . . 30 Vegetables cooked with Me>"\e flair taste almost like meat, and theY is GOOD. How much and what you ea1
ne~ J
tio1 rig, 5Q:• fru
Pin ap (fSot
ha ino e
~
a.n
Nature in a Glass 8:30a.m. Grapefruit Juice
. · e on· 4 ounces freshly squeezed JUIC • ter sweetened, mixed with 2 ounces wa Calories: 40
10:45 a.m. Almond Milk
1 p.m. Gazpacho
Se
ier
rn· • I
12 whole almonds (lh ounce), blanched \12 medium-sized ripe banana 314 cup water 4 ice cubes . fY dash vanilla and nutmeg Combine all ingredients and IJQU~e. in blender . Makes 6 ounces or rno Calories: 52
\l; j \l;j
. ed
1 medium tomato, peeled and dtc_..i V. large cucumber, peeled and choPP"' V. large green pepper, seeded I slice onion, 2 sprigs parsley . fl Combine all ingredients and )IQU~e. in blender. Makes 6 ounces or rno Calories: 42
3:45p.m. Pineapple-Cucumber Juice 3 ounces cucumber,. peeled I ounce fresh pineapple 2 sprigs parsley 2 ounces apple juice . fl Combine all ingredients and hque in blender. Makes 6 ounces. Calories: 40
14/September 1980/Dossier
stri 1 tral aft c lar Con PIa die alo als(
~
is
N f
~ tj
s, n
e b
h I(
rc
r a strictly up to you! ut· The recreation center is action cencise
SERVING WASHINGTONIANS SINCE
tral at the ranch, but particularly so ~fter su~dow~. Backgammon is popueat· ar, as ts bndge. The piano gets a as. constant workout as does the record Ji· ~~ayer. Regular lectures on psychology, 0ne ,, tet and sylph control are offered S· will along with the vintage '60 movies. It i~ also the nightly briefing spot on the rat next day's special activities. an· . At Director Cecelia Contini's suggesJin8 t~on, we chose to start the week with a ddS ~t&orous one-day Virtue Liquid Diet of ost· ' r~2- ca_lo.ries (six 6-ounce sips of grape,Utt JUice, almond milk gazpacho and / PI neapple-cucumber juice ,and carrot-' per juice) designed to clear the system s bY afppJe or th e veggtes . and exercise ahead. orie (S h trangely enough by Monday night I i ad lost two pounds, while my Washngt~n associate shed three!) Chmbing the "mountain" at 6:30 a.m. is a daily obsession with most of jon
1931
MARK KESHISHIAN & SONS Hand-made Rugs Tapestries Restoration Appraising Rug Cleaning Free Pick Up & Delivery
340-6666
Cash & Carry 10% Off (Rockville Only)
6930 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, Md. 654-4044
s s
836 Rockville Pike Rockville, Md. 340-6666
6 p.m. Almond Milk
ie~e recipe above. The yield is sufficlttil~ for both servings of almond
• y, Calories: 51 Wit~ 0 unce raw sunflower seeds mixed
With 3 or 4 raw pine nuts is served each of 3 drinks. Calories: 59
'
7:15p.m. Carrot-Apple Juice
'ounces apple juice y, ounces carrot juice c2 apple peeled ino~bine all ingredients and liquefy ender. Makes 6 ounces.
d
l
Calories: 57
Otal Calories for the Day: 462
~0~ ali diets are dismal! The proof
Nat anc~o La Puerta's recipes for ftes~re-t~-a-Glass which feature AI( frutts, vegetables and nuts. lion You really need is determinaStick and a blender or Cuisinart. nip to the schedule-sip an iced ener~very 2 Y2 _hours to keep your bo 05 / up, gtve a blood sugar hu ' and not to feel "chewy ngry "B tor b · est to check your doctedu/fore trying this or any tng diet plan.
----============
Van Slycke & Reeside Travel Associates are proud to announce the establishment of their Executive Accounts Department catering to the particular requirements of the Business Traveler •international and domestic capability •computerized reservation system •four full-time, experienced agents • free ticket and document delivery within the greater Washington area •convention and incentive travel planning For further information, contact Mr. Frank Robinson at 244-1400
~
-
Van Slycke & Reeeid.e
Serving The Greater Washington Area
5100 Wisconsin A venue, N. W.
A PICTURE AN BE WORTH MORE THAN A THOUSAND WORDS A complete phot graphi inventory of your tr>asured p s~ion'> ts J per· t adjunct to insur,ln c should your valuables b '>lolcn. lo'>l or destroyL'<l . For thi prompt. professi n;:~l photo·
grl~~r~~~te ~~~~~~~II
rrange an appotntm nt. Photographic Inventory Service (301) 565- 2139
-· ·1111111111111'4
Dos ier/ September 1980/ 15
the Peat, like day sea l ~
bega
\ott. D
ln
lain 1 lope 7 a. Or
als~
8a.
R
slo
tne, lllo
You
1 hie, io
th
cia
boQ iog
cia! ly v E
au
Ski
s.
"My concept is to design clothes that endure, as well as romanticize ...clothes that look better tomorrow than today."
~e Ultimate Outfitting ...
Ralph Lauren at
biCIDmingdole~s TYSONS CORNER, M cLEAN, VA. (703)893-3500. WHITE FLINT, 11 305 ROCKVILLE PIKE AT NIC HOLSON LANE. KENSINGTO N, M D. (301)468-2111. OPEN LATE M O NDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 10:00- 9:30. SATURDAY TILL 6. C LOSED SUNDAY.
Ralph Lauren, Fall '80 Romance. Drama. Shape. Swing. When a master's at work. one o utfit says it all. The fitted Byron jacket with frog closing. Heathery green wool plaid. 420.00. The matching hooded cape. fringed at the hemline. 440.00. The 4-gore tweed skirt. Heathery brown herringbone. 250.00. The handkerchief linen blouse with ruffled bib effect. Cream. 230.00. Everything for sizes 4 to 12. On 2, Tysons Corner; on 3. White Flint. Informal Modeling Sept. 2 - Tysons Corner 12-3 Sept. 3 White Flint 12-3
rop ~eg
ha< in
Po an
wo
the instructors and many of the re~eater guests. We too decided to make hke mountain goats and set out Monday morning at the crack of dawn to lcate the silly foothill. Halfway up, it began to resemble the lower slopes of ~t. Everest. I flunked out, but my .c. friend continued upward! .In addition to climbing the mountam, there is a moderate hike (a slow ~0 Pe through 5 miles of hilly terrain) at a.m., followed by parcours at 7:45. ~r, if you're feeling sluggish, there are wake-up exercises at a more sedate a.m. And all this before breakfast! Ranch veterans caution you to begin 10 s Wly and fit your schedule to your energy. Alternate vigorous classes with lllore moderate exercise. If you choose You can work out all day long. b. l'he most strenuous class is the aero·'Cally invigorating Golden Door ses~on Which is scheduled twice a day. he scientific stretch and posture 1 ~ asses are also popular as are yoga, Ody conditioning, circuit training, the ~~&&ing clinic, spot reducing, pool lyas~es and tennis, available individualWith several well-known pros. altBy Thursday night we had tried them sk· and began to feel virtuous and s.iny. My partner had learned how to r ·R-E-T-C-H, scientifically jump voPe, Participate in parcours and eat hegetables with relish. What' s more, he inact conquered "Mt. Everest" five days Po a row . The men's classes, he rean~ted.• (resistance-weight conditioning IV fitnes s) were smaller than the 0 ll1en's. d A.t Weigh-out check-out time on Frit~Y, We had actually psyched ourselves fo the Point that we were feeling hungry at r continued regular exercise. We had IV s~ learned that a 40-minute morning e~·k burns up 240 calories and makes it Yet ler to move efficiently ahead. Better and We. had collectively lost 8 pounds IO Inches. to A.s We headed north to catch a plane clu Washington, my newly lean partner ed tched his spa jump rope and appraisto our ~xercise vacation. "A great way 111 Unwmd after Washington' s gourdia~~ lifestyle settles around your midfe~ he said. "I like the ratio of 5 to 1 ··•ales''' blll atm~st didn't hear him. I was too 'tasy mentally conjuring up an extra dry nqueray martini. - PATTY CAVIN "'trs. Co . .
ID4t <&enrgetnwn
RETIREMENT LIVING IN GRACIOUS ELEGANCE IJI!.'>!.-.ol!llcr'
:so
...
th Vln IS the former fashion & beauty editor e late Was hin gton Tim es- H era ld . Sh e Otts h h.Jist er '74 Jaguar XJ-6 has survived 18 erecto . . Perp mtes, while her 7-year-ofd MOB ts etua/1 Y Plagued by kidney stones. OJ
rep
In Washingt~n's most prestigious neighborhood, this distinctive retirement residence is convenient to exclusive shopping areas and the downtown dubs. • Private suites now available with a variety of floor plans. •Daily maid service. •Excellent meals served in the dining room or in suites, upon request. •Professional care available 24 hours daily. •Chauffered limousine at your disposal. •No entry or founder's fees.
( 'u/1 tlu· /Jm·,·tur }<~r <Ill
Witt
UJ>J hlll/1111!'111
~tnrgttnwn
2512 Q Street, NW • Washington, D.C. 20007 • Telephone 338-6111
Hunter
Country Floors
Old Tyme
Ceiling Fans
handmade
Tiles
This is the original ceiling fan. the one exported to India and Africa around the tum of the century. Yearround energy savers. they keep you cooler in summer and warmer in winter. The largest dtsplay and stock in the Washington area.
The finest artisans of Portugal, Spain. France. Holland. Mex1co. Finland and Peru send us the1r best. A v1s1t to our dramatic new show· room will be an 1nsp1ration . .. over 4.000 square feet of design ideas. Noth1ng else like it 1n the Washington area.
Commercial accounts invited.
HAYMARKET· ADEMAS On Capit ol Hills Barracks Row
721 8th STREET, S.E. 546-6400 I 547-5100
Do sierl eptember 1980117
Classics 0 Her pincord shirt J.G . Hook's blue cotton, with starched white collar, regimental striped tie . 6 to 14, 44.00 Please send _ in size(s) _ _
Our own special favorites. Purebred and timeless, each a classic in its own right. All selected by us to enrich tl1e looks you love for years and years to come.
\1,1
n
s
Si n~
s~
li
0 Her important red blazer
p
Gently shaped by J.G . Hook, in wool with signature buttons . 6 to 14, 165.00 Please send _ in size(s) _ _
di
d;
ni
w
to
c
u,
0 Her flannel trousers
(~
,,
With front-pleats, straight legs. By J. G. Hook, in navy wool-polyester. 6 to 14, 72 . 00 Please send _ in
p s~
c 0
ce b
size(s) _ -
n
n
h h'
w
hetland sweater vest
Cabled, by J .G. Hook in palest yellow wool, with white buttons . S, M , L, 36.00 Please send _ in size(s) _ _
Check, clip out, mail to us . Enclose check, money order or Lord & Taylor charge card number 0 Please send Lard & Taylor charge application. Grand total (Please include soles tax where applicable)
Nome City
Street - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - State Zip _ _ __
Lord & Taylor, 5255 Western Ave ., N.W. Washington , D.C. 20015 Collection at Washington-Chevy Chose , Falls Church and White Flint Outside our local delivery area, add 2. 50 handling charge. Within our local delivery area, add 2. 00 only if purchase is under 10 . 00 (exclusive of tax).
1;,
fo t
ar~
b at bl 0~
r
da
FACING~Ill E
Our National Treasures Are Threatened
w''Hello, Roger. I just
B~nted to let you know that ~.1 Semple will be making a Salng through Los Angeles, n Francisco and Palo Alto next week and he'll be seeing ~P. Weinberger to tell the th Ilona! Symphony story to e Bank of America and 8 ?rne of the other big foundal Ion · sIn your area. Can you PUt. In a plug for the cause?" . Roger is Roger Heyns dIre • of the Hewlett Foun.ctor dal!o . . n In Palo Alto • CalifornIa WeJi and Caspar Weinberger, to rem~mbered in Washingcun for his cabinet days, is the ti rrent chairman of the Na(1~~al Symphony Orchestra's •• O) National Trustees. The cause •" o f course, 1s . the Pligh sp t of the NSO and the ch e~ker is Austin Kiplinger, or~·man of the NSO's Board cer !rectors, expressing conb/ for the orchestra and lobne1~g for the funds vitally ed to maintain it as a 1d-~lass ?rchestra. ~ 1 flo his office on the ninth ~e or of the Editors Building, ~is ~end.s a. good 50 percent of Whe rne JUSt this way ... Chan he s not publishing the ling ngmg Times and The Kip-
8
w;
"Fifth" lest the French horn not make it through the tremulous "Moon Love" piece. "The orchestra's brass section had a pretty bad reputation in those days," Kiplinger says "but Mstislav has changed all that. Now our brass section is tops, and he has even enlarged the double bass section because he loves the rich underpinnings only basses can give!" Kiplinger, who is very proud of the orchestra and its music director, cellist/conductor, Mstislav Rostropovich, bristles when an occasional critic suggests that Slava might be a weak conductor. "Everyone doesn't have to admire his style, but most do," he counters, pointing out that Slava is the only guest conductor to whom the awesome Herbert von Karajan would en-
trust his world-famous Berlin Philharmonic. "In the past five years both Dorati (who preceded Rostropovich) and Slava have improved the NSO's quality with an infusion of new talent and superb leadership," Kiplinger emphasizes. "Sometimes it takes as long for an orchestra's reputation to catch up on the way up as on the way down. Just look at the Detroit Symphony, which is far better than its reputation." A realist, a businessman and a perceptive editor, Kiplinger confesses he sometimes fears that an antagonism has built up toward the federal government and its location, which, of course, is our city. "Even our politicians claim they're running against Washington," he says. "There's a fundamental need for more awareness in the
White House about our Washington institutions and the vital relationship that exists between the presidency and the capital city ... "It's been a dozen years since we've had a really effective White House adviser to the president on D.C. affairs who could provide a liaison between the federal government and the national capital region," Kiplinger recalls. "The last one was Charles Horsky, a senior partner in Covington-Hurling, who did a remarkable job keeping the White House aware, not only of the city's needs but of its opportunities vis a vis our city's cultural institutions." Many people have suggested solutions for the National Symphony's problems, and they all boil down to an overriding, all-consuming need for more money . "We have the most
:n
er Letter ''1' . for here's absolutely no room the a s~cond-class orchestra in ,, nation's capital " Kiplinger ""YS w· h ' <lffecrit deep conviction. His b<lck Ion for the NSO goes <It s hto childhood attendance by ~ Ool concerts conducted Orch ans Kindler, the . estra's fi recoue . Lrst conductor. His d<ly Clions of those early tern~ are amusing. He the 0 rnbers, for example when Stitu/chestra played in Condesig~~~ Hall which was lllusic m~re for oratory than der d~ ~Ud1ences would shudl1ng l'chaikovsky's
~
0..
Elaine Silverstein offers a hatful of dollars as Board of Directors and corporate contributors physically and symbolically "stand behind" Maestro Rostropovich. The group met to plan NSO's 50th Anniversary Gala to take place on September 18th.
~
Do sier/September 1980119
Past federal support for the NSO: I) Mamie Eisenhower with former Maestro Henry Mitchell. 2) Jackie Kennedy. 3) Lady Bird Johnson . 4) The Nixons and Mamie attend a performance. 5) Frequent Guest Conductor Leonard Bernstein with NSO's Maestro Rostropovich. 20/September 1980/Dossier
dedicated, hard-working board you could imagine," Kiplinger says. "Our National Trustees, people like Armand Hammer, Leonard Firestone, Marion Anderson, Betty Ford and Mrs. Forrest Mars are spread across the country working for us all the time.'' Kiplinger seems more frustrated than discouraged when he admits, "we're just not making the headway we need. But we're not giving up." One of the most dedicated and experienced members of the board is David Lloyd Kreeger, a former chairman who has played an active role in most aspects of Washington's cultural life through his knowledgeable leadership and generous financial contributions. "The orchestra is working under an onerous contract,'' Kreeger says. "It's one that should be renegotiated beginning early in 1981. I can certainly sympathize with our musicians who want recompense on a par with the highest paid orchestras in the country. However, those other major orchestras get substantial help from their states and sometimes their counties as well. They're all located in cities with strong industrial bases that support the arts, and they have endowments that reflect this fact." "I feel that the federal government must come forward," Kreeger says, "and compensate for the state and county aid we could normally expect if we were located in any other city." "We're operating under serious disabilities," he warns. "We might not be able to fund a 52-week year. It costs a small fortune ($23,000) every time we walk our 104 players on stage. We must renegotiate a contract with our musicians that will keep the NSO from succumbing to what is rapidly becoming a desperate situation." Another symphony board member, who is also a presidentially appointed trustee of the Kennedy Center and an assistant treasurer, is Henry Strong. He has been connected with the NSO's fortunes for a very long time and his family foundation has been a principal source of support. "The Kennedy Center has problems,
too," he admits, "but not of the same kind or magnitude as those that beset the NSO." As for its present circumstances Strong points out ''No bandaid treatments will suffice this time. We need heroic measures if we're going to save the orchestra." "The NSO is charged by charter," Strong points out~ "to present symphonic mus1c in the capital of our nation. It's increasingly difficult to do this on an appropriate level of competence and style in the face of a recession, which cuts down both on donations and purchases of tickets. The National Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc., must do more than just run an orchestra. Of course, it's charged with building and operating an orchestra, but if that orchestra goes under, the associati~n would still be an entity w1th f various choices of direction. 1 they couldn't afford 104 . players, they might replace It rwith a world-class chamber 0 d chestra. Naturally, there wou 1 be cries from the unions, but unless there is sufficient funding, we might have to try something like that. Or we could become entrepreneurs 路 h the ourselves and compete w1t Kennedy Center and others. And so it goes. The most upbeat person about the rescue operation ~or the symphony is Martin Fe~n颅 stein who became the NSO s managing director last January. His four-pronged proposal to save the orchestra starts off, not surprisingly, with trying to acquire feder~l funding. The second prong IS a concerted drive among .the he local business community. T third prong, certainly the most immediate and the most pressing, is to obtain a major . emergency grant from a big corporation, a one-time-onlY gift large enough to see the NSO safely through the upcoming highly critical season. _ A fourth prong is both tong range and in keeping wit~ J-[e Feinstein's special experuse. intentls to reshape the orchestra's offerings for better box office results. "It probably can't be achieved until the 1981-82 season," Feinstein admits, "but we'll be aiming to have only two repetitions of each d program, instead of four, an
we fo
an Pr
llli f du fo
c
ce 0
as
g
'ic do of ts
~ed
an
:ra If
we'll inaugurate a long-hopedfor Sunday afternoon series. "We will create festivals and other thematic types of Pr.ograms,'' Feinstein protnlses, recalling some of the fascinating programs he produced while director of performing arts for the Kennedy Center. The National Symphony, celebrating its fiftieth birthday ?n September 18th, has had Innumerable ups and downs, Perils, triumphs and hair~readth escapes from tragedy. Urely an appropriate golden ~niversary gift for our "nahonal" orchestra would be the ~o~t of grant that Martin /mstein describes-a one•rne shot, enough to put our Venerable orchestra safely on a Pedestal and to keep her there Wh ere she belongs. ' .The National Symphony, With its national and international implications , is not u . n•que in its needs. All of the Performing arts in Washing~on.are feeling the pinch of inallan which shrinks dollars and raises costs.
1-
a
;a he st
s-
Washington Performing Arts Society Patrick Hayes, impresario and founder of the Washington Performing Arts Society, says subscriptions series are holding and are slightly ahead of last year. Thanks to the challenge grant of the National Endowment for the Arts and special gifts, WPAS has just completed the largest fund-raising effort in its history. "There's no distress but, of course, we have a constant need for money." Washington Ballet There were many times
when the continuation of the Washington Ballet seemed in doubt, but Mary Day, the youthful-looking former ballerina and company director, says the financial picture is better today "because we are frugal. We have a pay-asyou-go system and the ballet school supports us, along with our month-long production of "Nutcracker" every December. We're also grateful for grants from the Meyer and Cafritz foundations and the National Education Association."
Arena Stage Tom Fichhandler, Arena's business manager, says, "Our NEA grant is extremely helpful but not adequate for our needs. Seats are wearing out, the light board in the Kreeger Theatre needs replacing. We have a little put aside, but in two or three years, who knows?" Folger Theatre The theatre gets support from local foundations,
notably the Cafritz, the Meyer, the Shubert, the National Endowment, and the D.C. Commission for the Arts, but overall the number of corporate and individual gift has fallen off. "I don't know if we will be around next year although this year looks O.K.," says as ociate producer Michael Sheehan. "Obviously we are going to have to increase the number of individual gifts. There just aren't enough foundations around."
New Playwrights Theatre The theatre is at a crossroads, says Managing Director Mary Ann Kaninch . "Our first goal is to become olvent, pay o ff our debts and then we expect, in one or two years, to start growing. Right now we have a very good subscription campaign going, more corporate interest than ever before and, hopefully, we will raise $20,000 at our September 16 benefit." -
ANN BLAIR
-SONIA ADL ER
A Plea for Parity.
:he
)f
Kennedy Center The Kennedy Center could face a real crisis if the top echelons of government who floated loans to the center were to demand repayment of accumulated interest on notes as well as principle. "If this demand is made, it could tie the KenCen's hands financially for up to 40 years," says Henry Strong, board trustee and assistant treasurer.
. The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is not looktng to the National Endowment for the Arts for ~~thing more than its proportionate share of support. . e NSO must look to the federal government for help 1 ~ closing the gap between income and rising costs. It is, ~ ter all, the dominant presence and the major employer ~n our city, and despite the fact that it is the largest landWner in the city, it does not pay the customary real estate taxes. th Mor~over '. the federal government occupies the place A. at P.nvate. mdustry does in every other major p ~en can ctty. However it expects our very limited a~IVa~e .in~ us try to carry the burdens of both cultural h ~ ctvtc hfe. In every other great capital, national gentages are protected and supported by their national overnments. It is also the proper and logical role for 0 Ur federal government to play. 1' Although the Board of Directors and our National c;u.stees of NSO are attempting to insure that our nai·ttal city has a symphony orchestra worthy of a great ta ton, the cause could well be lost in the not too disnt future for lack of federal funding . daTcthe NSO certainly compares favorably with the stanIll~ .8 gen.erally used to measure orchestra qualityco~~~ ~trtuosi~y, audience size, programming, const· nay. servtce and, of course, the response from ttuenctes . In rn · Ustcal performance, our NSO has been playing to
--
excellent reviews, not only in Washington, but in New York and on tours to Mexico, Japan and South America. In audience size, our NSO regularly outsells the Cleveland Orchestra, generally regarded as one of the top orchestras in the country. In programming, Maestro Rostropovich, in addition to his renowned mastery of the world's greatest romantic music, is recognized as one of the leading music directors in his presentation of new American compositions. As for community service, last year the NSO played to 60,000 school children in its daytime youth concerts at the Kennedy Center and to over 200,000 people on the slopes of the U.S. Capitol. Lastly, in community response the NSO is second only to Chicago in the amount of funds raised each year from private sources-well ahead of Cleveland, New York and Los Angeles, all larger cities than ours. As a matter of fact, in per capita giving to annual fund , the NSO leads all the other top ten orchestras in the country. The NSO is not only respected and beloved in its own community, but is also acclaimed around the country and the world as a magnificent orchestra. If our federal government does not show a sense of responsibility toward this splendid cultural treasure-then who
Dossier/ September 1980121
I ~!~]fc~~psE Sept. 20,24,26,28 Washington Opera: Un Ballo In Maschera (Verdi) Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 Marcel Marceau Oct. 25 to Nov. 29 Sweeney Todd with Angela Lansbury Dec. 9 to Jan 4 American Ballet Theatre including Nutcracker Feb. 10 to 15 Dance Theatre of Harlem Feb. 17 to 22 Eliot Feld Ballet Martha Graham Dance Company Mar. 7,11,13,15 Washington Opera: Madame Butterfly (Puccini) Mar. 14,18,20,22 Washington Opera: L 'Amore dei Tre Re Mar. 15 to Apr. 12 American Ballet Theatre Apr. 20 Metropolitan Opera May 9 to 30 Willie Stark: Musical version of All the King's Men June 2 to July !2 Sugar Babies July 14 to 28 Royal Ballet
CONCERT HAIL Kennedy Center
Sept. 23,24,25,26 National Symphony opens its 50th anniversary. Mstislav Rostropovich, Conductor A salute to Hans Kindler Oct. 26 (WP AS) Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Conductor Nov. 6 (only) Max Rudolf, Guest Conductor Rudolf Firkusny, Piano All Beethoven Nov. 8 (WP AS) London Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado, Conductor Nov. 30 (WPAS) Rudolf Serkin, Piano Dec. 2,3,4 Howard Mitchell, Guest Conductor; Eugene Fodor, Violin Feb. 17,18,19 Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos Guest Conductor Yehudi Menuhin, Violin Feb. 28 (WPAS) Alicia de Larrocha, Piano Mar. 8 (WP AS) ltzhak Perlman, Violin Mar. 17,18,19 Leonard Bernstein, Guest Conductor with the Choral Arts Society; Norman Scribner, Conductor Mar. 21 (WPAS) Boston Symphony Seiji Ozawa, Conductor Mar. 29 (WPAS) Pittsburgh Symphony Andre Previn, Conductor May 1 (WPAS) Renata Scotto, Soprano
EISENHOWER
1HFATRE
1 1
Kennedy Center
}(
Sept. 2 to Sept. 27 Michael Moriarty in Richard III Sept. 30 to Nov. 1 And Jill Came Tumbling After by Jean Kerr Nov. 19 to Dec. 20 Mixed Couples by James Prideaux starring Julie Harris, Geraldine Page Rip Torn, Michael Higgins High stylish 1927 comedy
T
Sc
c
)~
p
0 J;
tv
1' I(
D
Si
0 0 0 0 0 0
"'~
B
Bill Jones and Arnie Zane, Terrace Theater
James Cunningham's Acme Company, Terrace Theater
'he Flying Karamazov Brothers, Arena Stage
a.J (~
TERRACE
TIIFA1RE
Kennedy Center
Sept. 26 to 28 The Lar Luboviyvh Dance Company Part of WP AS Dance America Series - through May Oct. 17,18 Paul Hill Chorale Oct. 26,27; Nov.23,24; Jan 11,12; Mar. 15,19; May 31, June 1 Theater Chamber Players of Kennedy Center Dec. 10 to Jan. 18 Washington Opera: Semele (Handel) Wiener Blut (Strauss) Barber of Seville (Rossini) and Postcard from Morocco (Argento)
I
ARENASfAGE Oct. 3 to 18 Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein Oct. 17 to Nov. 23 Galileo Oct. 31 to Dec. 14 OneMo' Time Verne! Bagneris' Dixieland Nov. 28 to Jan . 4 The Man Who Came to Dinner by Kaufman and Hart
FORD'S TIIFA1RE Oct. 29 to Nov. 30 Little Johnny Jones Revival of George M. Cohan's musical Dec. 4 to Jan. 4 Dickens' A Christmas Carol Jan. 23 to Mar. 1 The Five O'Clock Girl by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson
FOlGER 11IFATRE Sept. 30 to Nov. 4 Shakespeare's Measure for Measure
N1W PlAYWRIGHT'S 1HFA1RE Dec. 3 to Jan. II American Polar by Alan Spolar Jan. 23 to Feb. 22 Nightmare II: Toasters from Mars Spoof on 1950s sci-fi movies Apr. 17 to May 17 A Few Good Men by John Sedlak May 29 to June 28 And They Dance Real Slow In Jackson by Jim Leonard
AWOK AT mE 80-'81 CULllJRAL SFASON Brigadoon, National Theatre
NATIONAL TIIFATRE: Sept. 9 to Oct. 7 Brigadoon Nov. 6 Amadeus by Peter Shaffer starring Ian McKellan Dec. 22 (ten weeks) They're Playing Our Song A Neil Simon comedy, music by Marvin Hamlisch Mar. 23 Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff May4 I Ought to Be in Pictures by Neil Simon
Little Johnny Jones, Ford's Theatre
Marcel Marceau, Opera House
OK Protocol with an Hispanic Flair By Dorothy Marks
T
he life of Abelardo Lopez Valdez reads like the Chicano version of an Horatio Alger story or a G-rated movie script. Ever since seven-year-old "Lalo" Valdez got some help with his English and leapfrogged from the slow learners in the second grade to the fast track in the third, this son of migrant laborers from Floresville, Texas, has been moving up in the world. Now he is Ambassador Valdez, the first Mexican-American chief of protocol, the highest-ranking Hispanic in the State Department and probably the most visible of all Jimmy Carter's Hispanic appointees. After taking office last September his first assignment was to handle the state visit of Mexican President Lopez-Portillo. It was an irony not lost on Valdez. Some might conclude he has, indeed, made it to the top and realized the American dream. For Valdez himself this assignment is only another challenge, another rung of the ladder to be climbed. The best, he feels, is yet to come. When Rosalynn Carter preempted former protocol chief Kit Dobelle as her White House chief of staff, Ham Jordan's instructions to his troops were to find a Hispanic for the protocol job. So some of those who read only the headlines when the 37-year-old Valdez was named-"Former Migrant Worker to be Protocol Chief"-may have assumed that ethnic origin, rather than competence, had determined the President's choice or that his distinctly Latin good looks and charm were what had prompted First Lady Rosalynn Carter to recommend him to the president. The irony was that some members of 14/September 1980/Dossier
the Hispanic community were outraged. Raquel Frankel, former director of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus was angry and bitter. "The job is beneath him. Can you imagine the president giving an Anglo with his education and intellectual gifts the job of butler to the nation?" Valdez does not see it that way. "I took the job because the president asked me to and you don't say 'no' to the president unless you have a pretty good reason." Two years earlier in recognition of Valdez' work in organizing the Democratic Hispanic-Americans, the president had named him assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) for Latin-America and the Caribbean. At AID, Valdez was in charge of an annual $450 million loan development fund with 1,000 employees here and in the field . While there he lobbied hard for a greater commitment to trade and economic development with Latin America. His salary at AID was $52,500 and his title ''The Honorable .'' At protocol his salary is the same. He has a staff of 52, including 10 at Blair House,and an annual budget of around $1,500,000. "I believe in going with the roll of the dice. I'm willing to gamble," Valdez says. "Besides, Hispanics are always stereotyped as only being able to handle Hispanic affairs or poverty programs. There is a need to integrate them into the mainstream." The protocol post, usually reserved for the rich or wellborn, is about as "mainstream" as one could get. On balance, the protocol job has
. 8 been good for him. It has given h1111 e visibility nationwide he would not hav had otherwise. His hometown of Fiore~~ ville turned out 1,000 strong to hon .11 him, and similar events wer~ stage~J~S Corpus Christi, San Antomo, Da .8 and Houston. Now, Dr. Hector ~arc~f of the American GI Forum is talkJng · an· Valdez as a potential first MeXIC or American governor of Texas. (Gover~Ue John Connally hailed from Flore.sYI as too .) Last year Garcia promoted hll11 er the ambassador to Mexico when for~at Wisconsin governor Pat Lucey I~ft post to join the Kennedy campal~n.tne If Carter is reelected, the talk 10 'ble Hispanic community is of a possl re· Cabinet post for Valdez-s~Y· s~nd tary of commerce or educatiOn·. tinS who knows, the practice of appoJn 10 defeated congressmen and senators nd posts like ambassador to the OAS atill assistant secretary of state for La American affairs may change. in· Valdez is proud of his humbl~ begr!li' nings and of his loving, close-kmt fa nd ly. His father came-with papers ae~· not as a wetback-from Torreo~, ~ad ico, in 1928. His mother's familY c/J 7 come to Floresville in the late 1 10 from the Canary Islands. He like\ 11e tell stories of his childhood about 01 times he picked cotton in Texasdil$ harvested beets in Montana or neil potatoes in Idaho or lay under \inE truck with his father when e~eal· baloney sandwiches in 110 degree ·de a His parents' dream was to provl dO• high-school education for AbeJar J! · tef· his two younger brothers and a SIS · 0 vef· is a dream realized many t1mes 8L ~ Valdez graduated from Texas A rv' in 1965 arrived in Washington to se
'
-----
--
j!Tl
a
have ores· on or dirt
alias rciB
1g of
icart·
:rnor sville rn as rrner tha 1 1.
J the sible •ere· And 1ting •5 to 'and ,atin
·gin· ~rni· and ,1e~·
had
7cJJS
:S 10 t~e
s or dllB .heir tinE 1eal· de ~
rdO'
:r. l' •f.
~~~
er"'
~~~~as.;?dor Valdez'sfather poses proudly with the two-year-old "Laid"' in F•sville, Tex. (In-
·.
grown-up Lalo" is shown pursuing his duties with the Presidellt and Mrs. Carter.
...
Dossier/ September 1980115
ne ap
wal l
tha1
During his tenure as A ssistant Administrator of the Agency for Intemationof Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lafo spent much time in the field addressing Hispanics.
his required two years with the Army Corps of Engineers and was promptly selected as a military social aide at the LBJ White House from 1965 to 1967, serving alongside Chuck Robb. From there he went to law school at Baylor University, won a fellowship for a master of laws at Harvard (1971) and a postgraduate term at the Academy of International Law in the Hague in the Netherlands. An article he wrote for the international law journal at Harvard got him his first job with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation advising multinationals on their investments abroad. Two years later he was general counsel for the Inter-American Foundation, planning grassroots development projects for the rural poor in tandem with nonprofit, private groups in Latin America. Along the way, he wrote articles for law journals from coast to coast on commodity market regulation, agrarian reform, immigration problems and the role of law in social change. About two years later he cofounded a private Washington law firm with former Texas congressman Graham Purcell, which he left to accept Carter's appointment to AID. A hard-driving, essentially seriousminded man, ambitious and with a healthy ego, Valdez has moulded the 26/ September 1980/ Dossier
protocol job to his own image. He began a series of Blair House luncheons with local leaders and diplomats. With the help of the Foreign Policy Association and the hospitality of the Madison Hotel's Marshall Coyne, he has held what are called Ambassadors Roundtables with an ambassador or ambassadors from a particular area talking oneon-one with American business leaders and others. He likes to sit down for serious chats with heads of mission. He says he would love to conduct a personal tour for those ambassadors who don't have the opportunity to visit places like Arizona, Texas, California, Colorado or towns like Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico . Valdez estimates about a third to half of his time is spent on legal problems involving the 127 resident chiefs of mission, the more than 1,000 consulates around the country and the 2,300 diplomatic families here. On the ceremonial side, his handling of the job is, as one society writer puts it, midway between the "ebullient bonhomie of the Joe Smoaks and the laid back low-profile role of Kit Do belle." The ambassador from Educador, Ricardo Crespo, like Valdez a graduate of Harvard Law School, says "Lalo is able to discuss problems with some of us in the corps beyond the usual range of a chief of protocol." Italian Am bas-
. h'm as sador Paolo Cedronio descnbes 1 "overqualified." 1 A spouse is important in the ~rot~c~. 0 job, and the beautiful and bratnY . 3 ombian-born Margarita Valdez ~ew definite plus. The two met at a ·ed Years Eve party and were marr~as about two years ago. Although she. all a responsible job at the Inter-Arner:cof· Bank, she helps out as a hostes.s a val· ficial luncheons and accompa~JeS Oil dez to most other official func~wn~t oil weekends when her husban~ IS n igll the speaking circuit or escorttng f?re oil chiefs of state, they relax by putun~ght 01 jeans and taking in a SaturdaY nd movie. Margarita likes to putter arou ad the yard of their home on Brl~ it Branch Road ("I wouldn't caldet gardening,.. she says) but v.a prefers to go sailing or play ~en~}~ JjJce Valdez says both he and h1s WI ·ob· people and enjoy that part of the Jva· "We avoid parties when we a~e on 80 cation but in Washington we Itke t~es to unofficial parties at private ho ne'l when there is time. I try to m.~et oJiti· people at every party I attend, P ·tJl cian Valdez adds. He make~ d~nw~js two tuxedos, wears collar ptns and shirts drinks lots of soda water sticks' to white wine at the bar · reesl Like his predecessors, Valdez ag 101s that a strong stomach, good fe~\jblC of energy and the ability to be~
tio his ou E ing
Ani ho
spe
Pol
are he
'R.a;
Jui
Sta ev~
tel
ha PO
lj~r k"'
(fc
~
fir
de ett
---
are important in the protocol job. "It is a Young man's job. Otherwise, it is just a matter of common sense, good manners and treating people with dignity ." Then he jokes, "I am Latin but I always lll~ke a point of being punctual or even a httle bit early." Whatever the future holds for now lh . ey wou ld both like to stay' in Wash-' cIngton "where . the action is, where one an be totally involved." Most protocol chiefs can give the ~recise number of heads of state they save shepherded around but Valdez B~s only "between 25 or 30 I think." ' S IS Pretty Mexican-American assistant 1 ella Guerra worries that he needs to rea 1 x more. "When he goes out to make ~ Speech, he books himself solid with aewspaper interviews and radio and TV ,,~Pearances, but I guess he likes it that "aY." th There is another Abelardo Valdez t' at Washingtonians seldom see in ach'on. As he has settled comfortably into ~ ~rotocol job his speaking schedule ts1de Washington has accelerated. in Earlier this year, most of his speak!\ g dates were to black, Hispanic and h nglo business-oriented groups in his worne state of Texas whom he urged to tr~~k toge~her to forge stronger ties of i e and mvestment with Latin Amerc~and the Caribbean. sp ow, Valdez is making one or two Po~~~hes a week of an increasingly !heal sort rn·~?he 8~s ~re the decade when the 20 ar~ 10 ~ Hispanic citizens in this country he &omg to count- 'Vamos a contar!'," ~ exhorted the National Council of La Juazal at Albuquerque, New Mexico on y 27.
0
field
lh;a Raza, the American Gl Forum and Cir League of United Latin American an~zens (Ll?LAC) are the three largest tt· 'liSp most · mfluential organizations of sp0 k anlc-Americans and Valdez has en to them all ''I . Stat f You t~ke a map of the United everes ~nd Wt.th a pair of scissors cut out ten Yp ace With a Spanish name let me ha1 l 0~ that you would eliminate nearly 1 Po Pul e· land mass and one-third the ''F at1on of this country. Uke ~~~r~ school children with names know llhams' or 'Smith' ... need to (for ~s much about Juan de Galvez Pon w om Galveston was named) or tine c~rde L~on who founded St. Augusfirst s Jumperro Serro who made the do ab etUement at San Francisco as they ette,•·o~t G~o~ge Washington or Lafay"Th e .srud m ringing tones . e hme has come to show this na-
With his beautiful wife Margarita, the Ambassador pursues his fa vorite hobby, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.
tion ... that Hispanics are on the march and that nothing-but nothing-will stop us; that we demand and expect nothing less than full participation in the political, social and economic life of this country. "We need educational opportunities for a people, half of whom have not completed secondary school and bilingual education as an option for all of our people, job training, business development, access to capital, dignity and justice at the hands of the police and the courts and an end to racism and discrimination in public policy at all levels of government," Valdez told his July 27th audience. And, finally, "if we are going to count in the 1980s, we've got to count in politics ... the field of political action is the most urgent need as the campaign begins for the election of the president, the entire House of Representatives, one third of the Senate and tens of thousands of state and local offices .... If we are 10 percent of the population, then we should have 43 seats in the House and 10 Hispanic senators. Presently, we have only six congressmen. "In the states where Hispanks are most concentrated, we can be the difference between defeat and victory in anational election . . . California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Florida, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado have a
total of 202 electoral votes, 72 percent of the number needed to elect a president." (Around 600 Hispanics were delegates to the Democratic National Convention.) Valdez reminded his audience that President Carter has appointed over 200 Hispanics to high-level policy positions, that the nearly 20 million citizens of Hispanic origin (that, of course, does not include five to seven or more million illegals) today will by 1990 constitute the nation's largest ethnic community-outdistancing even the black population. The Hispanic in today's America is a predominantly city dweller and not the migrant farm worker of the past. At the same time, he exhorted his audience not to be a separate minority group, "we must remember our Hispanic community can make progress only so long as our issues become majority concerns . . . . We must learn to sail in the mainstream of national life.'' Typically, this is Valdez on the hustings speaking to Hispanic voters in the first of several political appearances in this election year. Who knows? Those early years as a migrant laborer may be as important in Valdez' own future as being born in a log cabin was for American presidential candidates in the last century. Whoever wins the presidential election in 1980, it is a safe bet Lalo Valdez won't have to go home and pick cotton. 0
----------------------------------------------
Dossier/ September 1980117
W
hatever the sorry state of the economy, not to mention the state of the nation, inflation-made money is not in short supply. A stroll through Washington's antique shops provides ample evidence that the ranks of the collectors are swelling and that the antiques business is expanding in all directions. Although few of the experts care to discuss
~~:~:~t!~ ~~r~st~~;~:~ls~~~-~~~~;~;~ ~eThey Recessl.on Pfioof1,1
are more secure and command a higher growth rate than stocks and bonds and even real estate. According to a study by Wall Street's respected Solomon Brothers, Chinese ceramics increased by 31 percent between 1978 and 1979, when stocks rose a mere 5.3 percent. The real beauty of antiques, however, is the fact that you can enjoy them and draw comfort from the knowledge that they have survived the centuries. In this volatile world the presence of lived-in pieces with their aura of timelessness and their hand-rubbed warmth offers both an aesthetic experience and a sense of security.
Viola Drath
NEW YORK'S AUCTION HOUSES
A Record Breaking Season Considering the prevailing circumstances, it is not surprising that New York's big auction houses charted up unprecedented sales figures for the season. Sotheby Parke-Bernet's (SPB) 378 North American auction sales netted a stunning $250 million. That is $100 million more than during the previous record-setting season! Christie's sales totals are just as impressive. With a net sold total of more than $113 million, the firm was able to double its sales in its third season in America! Even at Phillips, an auction house operating on a more modest scale, sales took a healthy jump from $9.5 to $12.9 million. Substantial increases in sales were registered in virtually all collecting areas. At SPB they amounted to 235 percent for contemporary paintings; 165 percent for impressionist paintings; 158 percent for porcelain; 120 percent for silver; 104 percent for 19th century paintings and prints; 77 percent for American paintings; and 77 percent for Chinese works of art. With $57 million, compared with last season's $42.1 million, the decorative arts at SPB were not far behind. At Christie's, French, English and continental furniture sales were up 45 percent. The list of record-setting prices was never longer. An English dealer bid $290,000 for a set of eight George II side 18/September 1980/ Dossier
chairs, made by Giles Grendey for a Spanish duke in 1735. At SPB a record was set for American furniture, when the superb Chippendale kneehole desk from the Garbisch collection, crafted by Edmund Townsend of Newport, R.I., in 1760-80, fetched an unexpected $250,000. THE SILVER BUST
The Consequences
Despite the big silver bust this spring, high prices for quality 18th century English silver were the rule even after the wildly fluctuating silver market had returned to more normal levels. Somewhat worried, the auctioneers breathed a sigh of relief when two historic matching George II silver seal-engraved salvers with Bath borders, made by Edward Vincent in London in 1728, sold
d of for a spectacular $180,000 instea 111e the estimated $40,000-$60,000. 5 13 salvers had sold for as little as $ l 8, rge in 1965. At the same June sale a ~\I} George II rectangular silver traY' nc Je· engraved with symbols of the four ~so ments by Paul de Lamerie in 1741 'o~Osurpassed the estimated $100, ·red $150,000. A European dealer acqut it for $175,000. rt· 0 ''The results are bound to restore c ~A fllev fidence in the silver market," bea 1e00 SPB's Kevin Tierney after the 5e, worthy auction. Tierney, ~f cou;olfl was referring to selected obJ~cts ~ef' the 17th and 18th cen tunes· ac· vousness about the silver market ber counted for the relatively high nu~url of unsold lots of 19th and 20th cen silver. no' Nevertheless, collecting areas t
re( tiet
1101
Oe as
1
D0
est
ho tnij
sea
th~
llel
au au,
,,
I. English yewtree George II tyle chest on stand ca. 1860, $4,850, Mendelsohn Galleries. 2. Chippendale mahogany tea, card and writing table ca. 1770, $6,500, Krupsaw's Old Antique House. 3. Chinese crolled end table, 18th century, $950, the hina Coast. 4. Mrs. George Maurice Morris proudly live with her mid-18th century American antique at "The Lindenr." 5. One of a pair of ginger jars from China, Chia Ching period, $300 each, Fisher Galleries. 6. William and Mary walnut chest, $20,000, William Blair, Ltd. 7. Louis XVI side chair, 1754, $3,200, Peter Mack Brown.
td of 'f~e
3,135 Jarge ;c~ll r eJea]sO
oDD' uired coil' lfJled
note-
urse· froJll
r.Jer· ac·
t
nber
1turl
th31
~~fuse to blossom are limited to antiquis, Islamic art, rugs and tapestries.
WA HINGTON'S AUCTION MARKET tlo~cnerally, these market trends-they ne appear to be international-are reas Cted by Washington's auction houses Well. ''I' Do t s a sellers' market," observes est~~~~ Webster of C.G . Sloan & Co., hou ilshed in 1891. The auction se• tniir s sales amounted to some $7 seas'on, up a solid 30 percent from last the on. Webster seems convinced that · of Sotheby Parke-Bernet hcornpef1t10n auct· as helped to increase the interest in ton al ''W . es. aucti ash.Ington is now the number two '•o on City in this country " he notes Utside of New York it,is the on!;
auction market that attracts dealers from all over the country and abroad. We see a lot of phone bidding and a growing number of German and English dealers, with occasional appearances of dealers from Italy and Spain." True, Sloan's did not sell a $6.4 million Turner or a $5.2 million Van Gogh or even a $3 million Picasso. But it did sell a fine landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael to a London buyer for $185,000. Collector Joseph Hir hhorn, who frequently shows up during catalogue sales, purchased John Singer Sargent's portrait of a Spanish woman for $75,000. As far as antiques are concerned, a Massachusetts Queen Anne tea table, which found a home in the White House, sold for $65,000 to New York dealer Israel Sack.
"Our big ellers are 19th century paintings, American and European. German genre paintings are extremely popular. But the trongest market is in American furniture," say Webster. A ked about oft spots in the market, Webster point to trivial things. "The public has become very discriminating," he explains. "Third-rate stuff i carefully avoided and hard to sell. Though silver has stabilized, the market for modern ilver is far from strong." Any igns of recession in the auction busine s? Like so many other profe sionals, Webster is not so keen on predictions. "The future i not assured,'' he muses. ''The antique market will grow at a better rate than inflation. There i plenty of money. People are prepared to pay top price . ''
(Continued on Page 42) Dossier/September 1980119
A
t nea ''It
Iraâ&#x20AC;˘
Inc
Of
"F" Street, Spring Valley, Montgomery Mall, Springfield Mall, Seven Corners, Landover Mall, Annapolis Mall
Along Party Lines
-------
OCIAL AFFAIRS IN THE WORLD OF WASHINGTON
IICTORIAN txfRAVAGANZA It's new, it's permanent and it drew
~early 1,000 guests to its gala opening.
It" is the Victorian Horticultural Extravaganza at Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, largely the creation Of James Buckler, Smithsonian's
young director of horticulture. There to help celebrate were delegates to the spring meetings of both the American Institute of Floral Designers and the Society of American Florists, both of whom had generously provided ornamentals and flowers, "money and lots of advice" in mounting the exhibit. Browsing through the Victorian flower shop, admiring the completely restored Victorian parlor and tapping
their feet to the Victorian music provided by a string quartet were the Frances Jones Poetkers (in Victorian garb, no less), former D.C. mayor and Mrs. Washington, Rose Fales and Dick Howland, Harry Lowe, assistant director of the National Collection of Fine 'Arts, and John Greer, who was escorting Georgetown couturier Mrs. James Paul. Senator John Warner showed up without Liz.
Dossier/ September 1980131
Motion Picture Association's Jack Valenti, a bit of a showman himself, congratulateS Dick and wife Kathy on his new assignment. . itY at . ever been seen in Washington cap t IV 5 one time. It's been Dick's year for changthe He was married a few months ago to om路 former Kathy Berlin, and he' s Just cart路 Talk about face recognition , the party pleting a long stint as NBC State D~at<e celebrating Richard Valeriani 's new move to ment correspondent, moving over to much bolster the Today Show seemed to have way for Marvin Kalb. Politicians were more familiar living room faces than have in evidence as well. Natch!
THEY ALL CAME
31/September 1980/ Dossier
Photo in the Dossier
We'll be happy to provide you with a print for personal home or office display Black and White (8 x 10) .... $15.00 Additional prints .......... $10.00 Reprint Division The Washington Dossier 3301 New Mexico Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 362-5894 Prints for one time use in publications or television are available at $75 per photo through the Washington Dossier syndicate. For additional information on the syndicate contact: Lee Kirstein, Washington Dossier Syndicate, 3301 New Mexico Ave., Washington, D.C. 20016
exposure to the unexpected demands the need for a photographic survey of your valuables .. .art, antiques, and collectibles.
roberta solit merle tabor stern
I
v'
1\
' 1
(Jr /
424-6040 620 hungerford dr. rockville, md. 20850
'f V r(
a division of romer & company, Inc.
" The Largest Selection Of Ligflt Bulbs tn The Washmgton Area "
----·,....REED •..;o:::~:.o;~.. ':;~.~:~:! WASH[R$ AIR
33s-7soo ~ --~~~~~~~~~.... ..fLECTRI£ 1611 WISCONSIN AVE., N.W. ~.~o;::.D M PA N ....1.o1 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007
CONDITI()N(R$ [lC
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING •
Wir~ng &
Outlets
• Repatrs
• • • •
Remodelmg Servtce H eavy-Ups Thermostats Door Bells & Chtmes
• Garden Ltfjhtmg
• Carner Wmdow Atr Condttioners • Aourescent F1xtures Repa1red • Electr~c Repatrs To
Gas Furnaces
LIGHTING FIXTURE SHOWROOM • Ltghtmg Futtures • Chandel1ers • Crystal F1Ntures • Ttftanys • Malf&-U() L1ghtS • Flourcscent L1ghts
• (;j,mgo Lanterns • CoiOt1•DI ReproduCtiOns • Prcture Ughts • G.1rdcn L1Qhts • Pos ts & Lantetns • Ports For F1xtures
• Flood L1ghls • Electnc H eat
Do ier! September 1980133
First Lady Rosalyn n Carter and her husband with grandson James Earl Carter Ill on his lap, listen to the music of Bi ll Mu nroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Fiddler Charlie Daniels gave that straw cowboy hat to Ch ip (right).
GEORGIANS BARBECUE " Jimmy used to play hooky just like the rest of us, " a classmate of the president ' s at the Plains, Georgia, High School was telling folks at the last-before-the-convention barbecue on the White House lawn. There were 16 other classmates and their families there from the original 35 in the 1941 graduating class. It was a party for Georgians and those there, many for the first t ime, were hoping it wouldn 't be their last chance to enjoy Carter' s hospitality. The pres ident got a big hand when he wound up his greet ings to the crowd " Remember- I love ya' ll ."
'Jh.t:. John 9 . !J(c.nnd!J Cwu 7. (o7. tfu. ~c.'l.(o 'l.ming clltti 'l.c.quc.iti the. p!c.ruu'l.E. o( J OU oz: compaYUJ at a Ji1 tin~JuiJ'zd and Exciting 9 a£[ c:Swion Du ~ guE.it £i1t incL'u.JE.1 <_!-:J
c.k ing 0... '/JE. oz:a
_1/ichu.E.[ . A looz:iaoz: f.J in "J-(icha.d 717" }wn !./{En '1 "/ji£[ CamE. 'Jumbl'ing cll{tt:.7." !.l1aa.c cSuvz Cc.l't:.fn.ation _1\fwr cyo.J Cif.J !Ba![d dfn'1t:.L~ ..i..~!ubu~ in "cSwc.E.ru:!J 1JodJ"
.
and
/}tJiE. dfani1 & §E.'l.a!Jii2E. (_} ru:JE. in "..A1ixd Coup[E.1"
34/September / 980/Dossier
~ast
German Ambassador, Horst Grunert spoke with Mrs. eagan who shook hands with al l members of the ~Piomatlc corps at the buffet luncheon hosted by Detroit ayor Coleman Young. I
-
Sergey Chetverlkov, of the U.S.S.R. Embassy, stands beside a vintage Rolls In the world-famous Carall Collection of 40 cars owned by Richard Kugn which the diplomats toured In Detroit.
~rotocol Chief Lalo Valdez shepherded some 120 diplomats
Inn a full days sightseeing, dining and GOP-Convention gos g tour in Detroit. Daily briefings for diplomats but no cfoec1a1 day tripping was being planned for the Democratic ho nvention in New York. " It wasn't the horns and the vo °Pia on the convention floor but the personal, deep in1 tha~ement of so many people in your democratic process Ob Impressed me," Ecuador's Ambassador Crespo coserved . Many diplomats were first -time visitors to the Mexico's Ambassador Hugo Margain, Pepsico President Don Kendall and nvention process. Senator Chuck Percy held a reunion at the Renaissance Club.
'
-·
fl'
'-
(
/MENbElSOhN GAllERiES A~TIQTJITIES ... l~Tf:HIOR DECORATIO~S 6826 Wisconsin Avenue • Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015 • (301)656-2766 ( , {
NEW FRENCH SHIPMENT JUST UNPACKED
)
Dossier/ eptember 1980135
EMBASSY MUSICALE Of BETHESDA
Star-Struck Romance A fantasy gown to make your grand en trance in-for your most important occasions. A detachable float over· polyester chiffon. Two-tone bodice. Shown in passion/ mauve but available in any light/dark combination. Sizes 6-16 $290
from DON-ELL
fashions
Mon.-Sat. 9::30 A.M.-6 PM. 8300 \Vi s onsin Ave .. Bethesda. Md. • 654-5 11\-6 • 654-5002
VISA • Ma tcr Card • Central Charge Thank vufor ·
1cith us!
In Fall Everyones' Fancy Turns To The Giftables at The Mole Hole
~ m~e ~ole ~ole of Georgetown Come in and see the Finest Gifts in town. Selections of Distinctive Gifts, Collectables and Imports. Also, see our unique art gallery
Located in the new Prospect Place • 3222 N Street • Phone 333-3222 36/September 1980/ Dossier
It was something novel, a erative venture in embassy ing. First, Ambassador Adrien 1 of Luxembourg entertained guests a champagne reception at his ha . embassy. Then this accomphs onetime concert pianist sat down Turkish pianist ldil Birel, a whose musical training began at 2 Y2, and together they played . 111 Schubert's four-handed Fantasy
Minor.
Miss Biret astonished pianist violinist David Lloyd Kreeger with 1 interpretation of "Gaspard d_e l~ll1bo Nuit " a difficult work he clalfTI ~ and: ' Cone takes three to five years to learn. ' Turkish Ambassador Sukru k then asked the guests to walk a bloc Massachusetts Avenue to his em for supper. Among those who made it: Secretary G. William Miller, Coyne, the Austin Kiplingers,_ tine Ambassador Jose Jorge AJa the Charles Ceramis and the Ro LeBarons. The 102 degree heat, onlY ~ k earlier, got lots of attention. "Th~11 it," said H.R.H. Princess Astrid, an expert in familY who has worked with the Worl 1 on population problems, "When onlY'b Luxembourg the temperature was ~e:ss 50 degrees fahrenheit." a
Rudolfwith Nure ~e~a_nd Valery Panov relax bassy after r~nk a_t the empremiere. trtumphant
Dossier/Sepremb er 1980137
Nancy Dickerson joined the hat-forlunch-bunch.
Bill Blass brought his usual sockless self to town along with his fall collection for a summer preview. One hundred and twenty-five potential customers enjoyed the parade of Blass swathed models over fruit salad and macaroons at Neiman Marcus. The accent was on ruffles."The bigger the better," Blass said. His ball gowns had ruffles at the neckline, the hemline and even down the back. A new departure for Blass was his separates featuring elegant sweaters and blouses mixed with skirts and lots of pants. His new approach delighted such regulars as Rosemarie Bagley, Jayne Coyne, Nancy Dickerson, Helga Orfila, Libby Thompson and Clarice Smith all of whom took the opportuni路 ty to try on their favorite designs after the show.
38/September 1980/Dossier
1
I
Q.Where do you bank when you're at the beach? A.Sussex Trust. Reason #1: Sussex Trust is very convenient. We have 9 convenient locations including branches in Rehoboth Beach and Lewe , all with convenient banking hours. Reason #2: Sussex Trust is a full service bank and we offer you everything from safe deposit boxes to checking accounts. Reason #3: At ussex Trust we'll provide you with the same fliendly, courteous service and attention we provide our year 'round customers. If you have any other questions, we'd be glad to answer them. Just come by any Sussex Trust location or call (302) 856-4610.
Sussex T1ust. Laurel, Lewes. Milford , Millsboro, Milton, Rehoboth Beach. Delma1; Georgetown, Long Neck, Mem ber FDIC.
DOMINION DATSUN 2825 WILSON BOULEY ARD ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
525-3400 Dossier/September /980/39
MUSICAL CHAIRS It was surprising to hear Trea ~til Secretary Bill Miller bellow forth WJI "This is Table Number One," a tO old camp dining room cheer went ur1 but that was the nature of Nicolas Sa~g and his wife Josseline's party bidd~P< farewell (yet again) to the deparll Swiss Ambassador and Mrs. Raym 00 Probst. f The Salgos pulled out all stops d their 124 black-tied guests who brave 10 mid-August heat wave to go to t Watergate's Terrace Restaurant whe they danced, watched a mime troll.~ and had an elegant dinner laden WI Chef Klaus' choice concoctions. . stl·r The farewell appeared to come J.0 aill time. The Probst's were pracuc , h. h wer• O.D'd on farewells, among w tc el those hosted by True Davis, our for;' r· ambassador to Switzerland, Elna ros, wife of the Chilean ambassa thl and a ladies luncheon given by ooro ~ 01 Marks as well as more than twe · other events. . wif( Senator Ed Zorinsky and htS oe Cece, ~enator Ed Stone and ~arleth; the M1llers, the Braverman s, C) General Quinns, Ed Hoffman, Stevens, Fred Korth, Dick ~ear e~· ambassadors from France,_ ~patn, ~avl ico and China and a surpns.nglY. h 10o turnout of others of the Washtng )al social regulars, all showed ~p to ~stl what seemed like musical chatrs. ouroe~ drew their places by Jot and the had to move between courses. odd The jumble stimulated some Nor· relationships. John Alison of fWI throp, a former fighter pilot who d a in China during World War II anund strong supporter of Taiwan, ~am· himself next to the wife of the PR con· bassador. Cordiality, as always, were quered resentment, and piansf 111 eir made for further exploratiOn differences.
;or
o::o.
°
SURINAM FAREVVELL____-:::
EX CHAN
Diamonds -
wa
Gold - Silver For Dollars
Jewelry
Bonded is Paying Twice as Much This Year As We Did This Tim e Last Year
BONDED JEWELRY CENTER Baltimore's Oldest and Largest Buyers of Diamonds and Jewelry From The Public -
Since 1920
1501 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD Baltimore 695 · Exit 20 South 'I• Mile. Sate Place to Sri Your Open Dai 'til5 P.M. • Thursday '1118 P.M.
The ambassador of Su~in~m hll recalled hurriedly, but that dtd~ 1 ~rior Vada Morell, the noted tnt 3111 designer. She rustled up an eleXr~~· farewell dinner for fort y for trill~ bassador Karamat and hts AU wife, Elizabeth. atS· Longtime friends of the ~a ramanO the Morells, toasted their fnends ofl wished them well. The Kara~ats ~~efor' to Austria for a long vacatto? ol· returning to Surinam for reasstgnme eF - SONIA ADL
40/September 1980/Dossier
Neighborhood Restaurants, International Reputations. ~-~~- ,
POTOMAC , MD 98 12 Falls Road Re v: 299-4066 GREAT FALLS, VA 9835 Geo rgerown Pike Resv: 759-9507
/
Dossier / September 1980/ 41
ANTIQUES (Continued from Page 29)
I I I I I I I I I I I I be a puppeteer or I juggler • rent a wench I .----------------,Convenie ntly located I adjacent to the Merri - 1
1 I
L
greathonorwithabowor sword • devour a turkey O ctober leg like Henry the Vlll •
weather Post Pavilion. 20 -21, 27 -28 Ticketsavailableatall 4- 5 Ticketron locations.
I
I I
---------------------------
PHONE 362-2782
across from Mazza Gallerie
parking behind the shop Wisconsin Avenue & Jenifer Street
featuring . .. Primitives and period furniture, Appalachian handicrafts, and American Indian jewelry
6728 Lowell Avenue, McLean, Virginia
day- Satur d ay en to four
41/September 1980/Dossier
[across from A&P shopping center]
:J
(703) 821-9191
rs cu~ PPro,
If there is any dispute between e, he Sloan's and the auction house of Ada~ ·the Weschler & Son, it is not about thl 'llong market. Weschler, established in 18~· ilnut is without doubt Washington's oJdr aped family-owned auction house. So f~: ~s. s William Weschler, Sr., who heads 1 ; incta, 1 firm, has not noticed any ill effe~r , 60-7 from the ongoing recession either. fl ~ry 1 the contrary, business is up over haih' ~~ev million from the previous season .. 1 ,0() last auction sale reached an all-tlfll 1 ~e t1 high of $846,000 for 1600 lots. The f~~~ 1 'l'h to five catalogue sales (both aucll nrus · ns1 d'f houses hold regular weekly auct1°~ ~/ fe averaged between $700,000 and $800! ol ·~ ~ly_ per sale. Among the chief attract1° 1 Idt~ were the effects, mostly silver,. crY 51 ~. /1 r and china, of Mrs. H. D. AuchJOcl 0 eJI : be Jackie O's elegant mother, Janet, whrii tees. she became Mrs. Bingham W . Mor e- 1\s < and closed down her roomy Georg ~alit) town house on 0 Street. r ~ 0Ug "Our sales are as diversified as eve, al!e However, the demand for Arneric~ ~;s < 18th century furniture and 18th ~ 1 ltt l'h 19th century paintings has risen. a r ~ ly tl rapid pace. We also find growing tn~~r ~ ey est in oils by Polish and Russi ~ests artists," says Weschler. el~ ~ ~~ Any softness in the antiques mark ~· ~ lat, ''The only slowness we have exPe . his . . siJV•· llwn enced 1s m the market for modern gs ·Ve -not good Georgian pieces-and r~el! ~ ~ a1 The market seems to be absolll ~t _ol 0 flooded with rugs . It's a different s~~ .' ra~01 tt naturally for pieces of museum quah Y .0,e b "PI( ADVICE FROM THE DEALEJtS 0fl1e.
The Investment Angle
5311 WISCONSIN AVE. , NW- WASHINGTON, DC 20015
In u
·eases
. 1 t~'Ot
If the thriving business of ~ashl~b ;o:sel ton's auction houses is indicau~e_of ol ~akl~ expanding market for antiques, 1t 1: Og0l e I fair to assume that Washington 5 tique dealers are not left behind .. Jia Indeed, for the scholarly Wli d~ ~ Clte Blair of Wm . Blair Ltd ., Bethes fl1 eats~ 1 Md., the uptrend in sa les volll ar he 17 amounted to 100 percent last ye J 'Pecia Prices also rose sharply from 25 tO ~~. 17' t . percent. tet! · De "For good pieces there is absolll 911 °t ~:1 no softening of the market. In th~} ~~ :bout egory everything sells, no matter 1 111 b~d furniture, marine paintin~s or d~!l u,~in models. Only mediocre thmgs ef~ ~ 0 move. Therefore, one has to be_car 1 ~ q ~e in buying. The steeper the recess 1 ~ 11 ' f11' 1~ 1 ck higher the interest in important tt~jcC ~~~en During the last twenty m~nt~~· P lll1ng 0 have gone sky high . It's w1ld . ll t
In this period Blair has seen price ineases up to 60 percent. Still, he advises l customers to stick to the "quality 0 Proach." From the investment anwee 1 he insists quality not price should d~ the determining factor. Deciding 1 1 ong the splendid pair of George I IS~· alnut veneered side chairs with urnJdel ~Ped splats and shell carved cabriole I selling at $12,500, the Irish Chips , ;ndale mahogany wake table, ca. ffeCI 60-70, or the elegant William and · ~~ ry Walnut chest with its magnificent al h' tvewood marquetry, priced at · ~ ; ~.OOo, his customers, providing they H 1 ~ ~e the means, face tough choices. e f~ P l'he problem is, that many people 1~11° J;fuse rarity with quality. Yet there is ttO~ .1fference. A rare piece is not neces)()! ~~ly. of high quality. It may be a quirk, 001 ctl 1 ldtosyncrasy. Quality is always rare; 518 1 rY sS· rarity is not always qua~ity. O?lY clOh r ' best appreciates and bnngs h1gh w e tees ."
r;.
51
!
10~
.\s a rule he finds his clients more :org ~ality conscious than they used to be. el ~ 0Ugh the number of his customers is e.~· illal!er, he sells at least four to five :rt . les as much as a few years ago. all· ~., I Jn 'here is old money and new money. ·.ate; ~ ly the middle-income people are hit. 10 ~ r ey used to buy. But with $2,000 1 sst ests rising to $9,000 and $10,000, et· ey ~re out of the market." trk rt nBlatr still goes to England to replen"~~r' 0 his stock. In order to keep costs st 5 vwn he books a standby ticket and rug1, e~ at a club. On his most recent trip lui~· ur .ought $100,000 worth of English s~o )I ~a lltture. A few years ago it would ,htY· .fJ Ve been a wagonload instead of the ,0 5 1oUPJe of dozen pieces he shipped '" tne . , . ~·o~r profit margin has decidedly de,hJll~ .fJ ased over the last five years," Blair Jf 1 ~eludes. "This means we have to 5°~ ke it up in volume."
8
1
~I )
Only the Best Goes Up
esd8 ~lenn Randall of Alexandria, who )uJil th ls mainly in fine English furniture of yea1 .~ 1.7th and early 18th centuries, takes to 3 :a Ctal pride in a Chippendale period, ty' 17ss, bureau bookcase of rare beauJute r0~ Despite the dramatic price increases .t ca: abo Bnglish furniture-in his estimate fit . a~ Ut 20() percent in the l.ast 18 mo~thssh1 b~. superlative Amencan furmture, doll .~tness has been "very good." 1 ref~ ~av 0 n the other hand, ordinary things n, t~ q~i eknot appreciated at all," Randall is teJ'll~ take .to add. "People have the misJfjcr 'hi~n .tdea that during inflation every!J)Il &ts going up. The truth is that comnlhings are not keeping abreast with
11
Dossier /Sep tember 1980143
Frankie \Velch REPUTATION • QUALITY •SERVICE
Old Town Alexandria Mon.-Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 Thurs . 'til 7:30 549-0104
Washington, D.C. Mon.-Fri. 10:00 - 6:00 466-8900
Major Credit Cards Honored
One Call Rents It All Tents • Canopies • Marquees • Dance Floors • Bridal Arches • Platforms • Candelabras • Tables • Chairs • Linens • Skirting • China • Glassware • Silverware • Coffee Urns • Chafing Dishes • Punch Bowls • Champagne Fountains
J
A-1 RENTAL CENTER established 1968 Annandale, Va. Vienna, Va. 941-3520 281-0883
J~H~NNandSONS
PERSIAN RUGS
7
CLEANING REPAIRING FREE APPRAISALS
DID YOU KNOW? *The average time to weave a 9' x 12 ' oriental rug by 2-3 people is 2 years! *You should update your certificate of appraisal every two years to assure full market value for insurance or personal use! We invite you to visit our showroom and share our knowledge and mutual admiration of these distinctive handmade rugs. 8019 Wisconsin Avenue • Bethesda, Maryland 20014 • 657-2124 • 986-1908 44/September 1980 Dossier
inflation." 11 Highly important items, like the 5 lend of Queen Anne chairs he has, have skl ilh rocketed upward from 300 to 500 per 0ron: cent. lbly Randall believes the tremendou ut 'lely swing in antiques is partly due to tb; SiS,( sophistication and hence the mu~. and more professional approach of ~ · 1&ne buyers. With more people collectllll ftorn and a diminishing supply, prices aft Dodt 17th bound to shoot up, he argues. af b• As an American dealer he cannot ' ford to buy many things in Lond~ anymore where the inflation ra~e hoc reached 22 percent. In view of thiS a the weakened dollar I he is grateful r~; 1 the vast resources of good antiques this country. d· Aside from his dislike of the recor setting mentality of the auction house: which in his opinion is distorting, Ra~. dall points to the fact that things at au A tion are not necessarily bought at ~arj tsta1 gain prices. Moreover, all sales ar~ fl~:e ~ene at auctions. Reputable dealers are 10 vc don habit of taking things back if ~hey prohe aecc to be unsatisfactory . OccaswnallY ell 'II'nct sells at auctions and welcomes the 0 .0 1lh 1 interest they create for antiques the tha genera I . d 0. h Randall certainly regards art an a,, 'tas tiques as "a wonderful investment· he But he never advises his clients to bll) Vatu for investment purposes. . tr) a ,, "They could be in trouble 1f th~Y 8 11 a to sell with a profit. In the l?ng vle;ci· ~Upl collector's item probably wtll appr eel ate substantially. But in banking ter~t: ~aw it lacks liquidity. And let's not forg d bre . y goo re• the market 1s only good for ver Nc things." ce In other words people with monei &oo ' · e an- ow who can afford to buy expen~IV ea . s .r tiques stand a better chance of 1n~r r~ · h,~ 10 ing their capital gain than the ord ~01 c working stiff who has to settle 1 lio I second-best and merely tread~ wate~~P aer "It is easier to sell a $5,000 1tem~etel g r 0 something for $150,000," sa_ys rnP' 1 ~ Mack Brown who specializes 1n su. 90 tuous French, English and Ame~lce c w furniture of the 18th century, Ch;~ 11., inc 0 export porcelain and Lowestoft. A 110 01~1 ing that business is slightly slower ar'' \V·l 1 fewer items were sold in the summeu l &r heat, nevertheless, sales were ~P beca ar: these items were more expen~1~e. . pll "If there is any demand, 1t. IS ~~me 1 fiv~ for quality antiques as potent1al 1nv rt litrt 0 ment , " he observes · "Chinese eXP r tt to ..-:.n~ porcelain sells extremely well and~ itl Liv prices." Brown has no problem Wlthbllll alw vestment buyers. "Most of them op ., c for the eye as well," he sm1 es.
a:J
Among his prized treasures: a pair of 1 ~nder empire mahogany pier tables btth grey marble tops and gleaming gilt i~~nze mounts in the French style, posIt / from Northern Europe and definth ~ Y early 19th century, priced at l an/00! a pair of beautifully carved 0 th tgn dPamted Louis XVI side chairs ' fro e J · B. Boulard (maitre en 1754) DIll. the collection of Anna Thompson , ~~ge, at $3,200; and impressive early by .c~ntury Dutch andirons, topped t ftn tals in the shape of Roman ~erors and priced at $8,000. ~ithut. do not despair. For customers de htghly developed tastes and underqu~e.loped bank accounts, there are excir~Site Chinese export armorial plates, a 1750, for a mere $375 each 1. cord·
8
7
A rare Engli h mahogany "plate-top" tripod table with bird cage. Circa 1860 Very fine patina. 30" diameter. $2650
,usert· l'lMES OF DWINDLING SUPPLY Ra•· t auc· No Demand for Junk
. bM' est'\~ .Krupsaw's Old Antique House ·final &e~rhs?ed in 1884 and now in its thirct in th conr atJon of Krupsaws, English and Jrovt dec tne.n tal furniture, paint ings and iy ht anctorattve arts, mostly from the 18th :nell With; 9th ~enturies are bestsellers. Not~5 iO the htandmg a certain slowdown due to chan 1 .summer a~~ the. prospect of dan- has bges 10 the admtmstratton, business :nt.'' l'hereeen notably better than last year. , bll) v a.re more customers and sales 01 .~me ts up. · 'Y trl an But . •" exp Iams Stanley Krupsaw avtd 11 • eW 3 Sup I' CO ector Of paperweights, ''our 1reci· beeP tes are down and merchandise has rrn. sawome ~ery expensive." While Kruprget, are ~~rnes quality antiques only, they ~ood breaki t t~e most costly, not record Neectt ng h tgh boys at $80,000 or more. nel g d ess t~ say, everything here is in 0 00 : an· own c repatr. Krupsaw's employs its rea · Ship habmetmakers who keep the stock narl l'~e:P~. fOf Coli .e IS a great demand for small er! liersectt.bl.es, Krupsaw notes. Chandethao a ra' dtntng room tables-which sell at 'etef g ~e of t~o or three a week - chests, rnP· tury ~ngltsh porcelains like 18th cenjcaO and othorceste~ and Chelsea, Meissen ne e "-'ell R er conttnental china sell equally to\~· ings . . epro.d uctions of gem stone carvand Othe/~ lapts, ~gate, jasper, jade and 1er'! Wild oett~rectous stones, by Georg 0 . ausl &tanctson Ntederoberstein in Germany, are a s ?f the famed Peter Faberge, pll Pectalty of the house 0 re r· fivetantey Krupsaw, who us.ed to make .~ I' annual pit · pO' ' tmits his ~nmages to Europe, now tof l::ngta d buymg excursions to one to where the firm maintains a 1 in Liver n Pool bUl aIWays ke offi ce: Th e Krupsaws have Pt the International channels Open 1 · n 1960 Stanley's father went to
°
i'(rups aw·s
® 1~ Antique ll-lnus e
Washington's Oldest and Largest. . . established 1884
817 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC • (202)628-5699 • (202)628-5640
YourfamiiJ should inherit more than taxes.
00
You've worked hard all your life so your family can have a home, property and financial security. The reality is, your family may have to sefl those assets to pay the inheritance taxes on them. Fortunately. John Hancock has a plan that can virtually offset those taxes. To get a free, no obligation analysis of your estate, contact me today. And make sure your family inherits what it should.
s
Peter Felix Silver Spnng General Agency Suite 701 8720 Georgia Avenue S1lver Spring. MD 20910 589-0015
~Mutual L1fe Insurance Company Boston, Massachusetts
Dossier/ eptember 198014
England to buy out the largest Inlay Oak Table, Circa 1890. Four Oak Chairs with Carving, Circa 1900.
antiQU~ slarge COUI
store in the world. . nth Colle "Unfortunately, every SIX mo , PainJ 2 prices go up in England from 15. to. lain percent. In addition t? that shlppiO. 19th costs also go up," he s1ghs. . ·rn sign· His prediction : "Prices wJII cl~ Ye ~ and along with it the demand for fir;' 0 rate things. There is no demand incoc . kl" I JUn . b \} fllarl At Krupsaw's the middle-class u, Sel . f h markel ec has not been dnven out o t e h cho 1 Like many other antique dealers, A. 0 firm sees to it that arrangements a~ k:~ made which enable the cash-poor c~l th~' tamer to finance purcha~es. These nc PUb[ no means include just office clerks a , tee 1 young professionals but also dipl?T~s het~ and high-ranking government offlc ·ca L· · Amen An ambassador from Latm. _ 00 Lo 1 bought $20,000 worth of ant1ques item the installment plan. al' dealt "It is a strange business," ~ruP~ill ern 0 confides. "Eventually everythJO~ ·og fllak sell. Even things that have been sJttl Besi around for ten years. clea 1 Are there no exceptions? ll in Well, Biedermeier does not .s~rna· Washington, not even after a hlb tion period of twenty years.
t·
~Le~rrinTJ ~
liHTJ~tlt:~
1653 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20007 202-965-0900 Monday·Saturday 10.5 • Thursday 10.8 Complementary parking next door
MIDDLE-INCOME CUSTOMERS
Still in the Market
"OUR GOAL IS TO SERVE" With compassionate love and skill. .. RN's - LPN's - AIDES. Homes • Hospitals • Nursing homes
Serving Washington Metro Area Licensed by the State of Maryland
CALL 593-3373 • Serving 24 hours 46/ September 1980/ Dossier
• 7 days a week
ln
?agl
· ~ ~~e I•· Ut
· es At Mendelsohn Ga II en del· IYith Bethesda, founded by Wilton Men un· B't sohn's grandfather in 1898 and ·que Go doubtedly one of the largest anti ver lan dealers in America, business has ~~r a tin~ been better! Nobody can rei?em IP Per 1 more active summer than thiS one·diO dec, its glamorous showrooms, splenfur· th 01 pieces of 18th and 19th centurY de· nun . . . I . s chan ., mture, pamtmgs, porce am • ttell' ca 81 l~ers and art objects compete for a c0tt t10n. tial. tanl ''Realizing the investment pot en 11 ce N people are buying more." La~~~fll • ~ta Lomax, the firm's vice pres.1 iS ~lo believes that their motivanonthe bea twofold. "As long as t~e~ hav~me· fo q money, they wish to put 1t mto 5 ,, he briJ thing which gives them pleasur~, that tea states. "Another strong point IS thafl l:.u 19th century copies cost no mor~·ffer· ton 1 today's reproductions. But the cen· ence is 19th century copies of 18th derO de< tury pieces accelerate in value, mo Pre reproductions do not." . ngle an( Lomax finds it impossible to Sl nd· Pti1 out items which are in great demabJeS Everything is. However, small tahiflS Sor sell better than large ones. Ten mat~y tO .A.t chairs or, if one should get s? lucn tl1e ho find a dozen do not remain .,d ' da a .. floor for long. England, Cana
°
sn
tiqu• large estates are prime targets of their scouting trips. Wilton Mendelsohn a nth co~lector of 18th century furnitu~e to 1Pa1• nt'Jngs and Chinese export porce-' . a1n · PP10· 19 • IS constantly on the lookout for . si th_ ~entury paintings which also have chfll &nlfJcantly appreciated in the last five fir 1 Years. d fo
Lomax has not seen a drop in middle~come customers . "They are still in the buY se~k~t," he asserts. "But they are very rkel ch Chv~ buyers and very careful to , th A oose JUst one piece at a time. The "Ill . s a k encan public has become very 0 cu 1 ~ Wiedgeable and sophisticated about se b) e antiques market With all their J1 PUb)" · . sa ICJty about record prices and world al rec o d ~I he( r s the auction houses have c1a · Ped." ·ca L'k nefl L 1 e most of the other dealers, 00 1 s- itornax leaves little doubt that many dems can be bought for less from 1psai~~ e~ale~s than at auction. "There is an ~ V: g Ill ~tJonal factor about auctions . It 11 1tt1 Ba. es people pay ridiculous prices. c(~Sides you buy 'as is'." His message is . ar. Buyer beware! ell 10 erna·
SPECIALTIES Chandeliers to Tortoise Boxes
Pain the Di_st~ict of Columbia's Yellow th &es the hstmgs of antique dealers in . 0 Foe metropolitan area take up some 5 d;1. Wi~ Page~. Among them are a number n certam specialties F · 0 n· . e Go or example: Franco Antiques & 0 LJQ er Ia nzales, now owned by Franco ErcoJeY no ha d s a goo assortment of con8 tin ' ,erlO Pe e_ntal and American furniture of all e.did de~~ods . as well as porcelains and n th rat1ve obJ. ects Its real glory fur· ou h · · ' de· nu g • IS the glitter and sparkle of its ~eo· cas~erous chandeliers. Collected from corn e~ and ?allrooms and bars, they ·al ran ~ In all Sizes and shapes with prices 10 ' &lng from $100 to $15 000 ence Mo ' · ent. ha st of them are imported from J;- 1 n~e and others are purchased in 0 1 Some of the glittering ,rne· For~lies, crafted by Baccarat or Water, )le bri ' are extremely rare and would thlll tea~g better prices in Europe . For that Bu on, Ercolano counts a number of 0 ;hall lo,: Pean dealers among hi s cus'fer· •11ers. cen''l'h is full of European Jerll dea lerse ,,market h II . Pres ' e te s Dossier. "The1r ngl a 001~nce, due to the weak dollar, is 1110 . Prices~~. reason for the steady rise in
RS
1 ~e
dNTIOUE EMPORIUM
THIRTY SHOPS -
4615 DUKE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Hitching Post & Books Etc.
CONNIE' U IQUE HOP THJ..::JOLLY ....: nM
RELOCATION SALE
N
All item up to 50<1/o off marked price. Antiques and Collectible , Brass, Indian Screens, Rare Books, Maps, Prints, and Oil Pai ntings.
Antique Emporium W f8T fNO PLAZA 4615 - OUK!e: STRefT ALeJ<ANORIA, VIRGINIA
RES IOENCE 7315-3826
BUS. PHONE: 823-3391
-
~
~
MARYLAND- VIRGINIA PENNSYLVANIA
'1*
MD PHONE 301 ·285-7337 VA PHONE 703·781 -967 1
~pecia/ize
'
Q
in 'Fine fjewelry
Investment Quality Gems Available Private Showings, By Appointment Only
-
-
Featuring one of the area's largest selections of REFINISHED AMERICAN OAK FURNITURE Walnut and Mahogany Bedroom and Dining Room Suites
(703) 836-7743
General line of Antiques, Period Furniture and Collectibles
We Buy and Sell Antiques & Period Furniture
be~ r .da.
ble5
''Ex · · in8 Sorie (UISite antique decorative accesy 10 -\Jill: r?m Europe and the Orient" are
1
the horn·s~l~enhorn's specialties. Gildenand She h nstol Ltd. is so successful that as opened a second store on the
Recently Placed in Washington Area Investment Collection . . . We are Interested In purchasing paintings of equal quality.
Marguerite S. Pearson
e. ...t.wl~~~
~/e ort
American 1898-1976 " The Red Parasol" oil on canvas, 32 x 30 Inches
5320 Goldsboro Rd • Beth esda, MD 20034 By Appointment • 301 ·320·3493
Dossier/ eplember /980147
Jack Katyal, Propreitor of Tandoor Restaurant, proudly introduces to Washington
Tiatbmaodu ~faoral)t Napalese and Kashmiri Cuisine
Our master chefs can make the world of difference in the preparation of Napalese specialties. 1800 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. (112 block from The Washington Hilton Hotel.)
483-6470
same premises at 2233 Wisconsin Avenue. Although prices "are up a good third" compared to a year or two ago, she tries hard to "hold the line by buying wisely." A collector herself, she enjoys seeing people browsing and admiring her selection of beautiful objects. "It is emotionally rewarding," she acknowledges. And anybody who knows her superb taste understands that she refers to her customers as well as herself when she speaks of the aesthetic pleasure derived from the mellow glow of that hexagonally shaped tortoise box with its medallion top and ball feet of gleaming sterling silver, made in England in 1740, or that gorgeous Chinese export bowl, figurative in design and executed in the soft rose, lilac and aqua colors of rose famille. It's dated ca. 1780 and sells for $1,500. The secret of her success is her own enthusiasm. "I never buy anything I don't like myself. Only if I like something do I feel comfortable showing and selling it." Keeping away from silver, Gildenhorn has built up an extensive collection of all manner of decorative boxestea caddies, writing boxes, section boxes, canister boxes-bronzes and English porcelains of singular quality. Her Davenport demitasse set, six fluted cups and saucers in the rich Imari pattern on an elegant porcelain tray, ca . 1860-70 and priced at $1,000, is just one of the attractions here. Mindful about keeping things affordable, Gildenhorn approaches the purchase of antiques more in terms of spiritual than financial investment. Certainly, this is yet another incentive for her customers to visit her store time and again without feeling intimidated or pressured and to come back-eventually-for the purchase of that precious piece they absolutely have to have.
Oriental Treasures and China Trade As far as Chinese furniture and art objects are concerned, Fisher Galleries, which also owns the 113-yearold firm of Duncan and Duncan, has the edge as the oldest dealer in town. Under the direction of Miriam Fisher, widow of the well-known P . Harrison Fisher, the business continues to prosper. "I think the recession has helped ." Fisher is convinced that "people now are looking for really important pieces." At the same time she indicates that this does not apply to their art 48/ September 1980/ Dossier
{//ellftYI
toc!JI'(TCIOtt.f
,. 路,a
(/ltll/<7
il
t'
t:f
~
df~t~f
The Embassy Row Hot~l?Jfl
.2016 , 1/U.r.mclm.settl; , fo e.,' .206 -16'00 t
jl'.ee oaletJrll.fui{fj rflel' 6/JIII
IJ89 French Cuisine in Historic Georgetown Setting.
I
" The '89 is a jewel " Dresden. Washington Post Valet Parking 1226 36th Street, N.W. 965-1789
Fa,•us
Owned by one family
since 1943 We know Luigi's is still the best pizza in town. Luigi's also knows 230 ways to make pasta! 1132-19th Street, N.W . Washington, D.C. Tel. 331 -7574 4919 Fairmont Avenue Bethesda, Maryland Tel. 656-5882 6723 Richmond Highway Alexandria, Virginia Tel. 765-5900
C
'""bl"lwod
••n
ltarornplete Catering Service y· lan and Continental Cuisine lenna, Virginia • 281-3922
gallery where contemporary art is shown. Fisher is ready for her second buying trip to the People' s Republic of China. The last time certain dealers were allowed to buy directly from government warehouses. "Of course," she adds, "they know exactly the value of each piece. We learned that you can buy anything as long as you pay their price." She is looking for furniture, porcelain and antique embroideries. This is not to imply that her cupboard is bare. Looking at the carved jades, the handsome blue and white ginger jars, some of them Ming, the ivories, the fancifu l tapestries and brocades, the exotic jewelry and the furniture with its severe lines, one enters a different world. Among the many valuables, the stately garden seat in traditional blue and white from the Ch'ien Lung period (1736-95) catches the eye. It turns out to be a rare one. Because of earthquakes and revolutions few of the bigger porcelains have survived. While this one sells for $2,000, others, more colorful and equally rare examples, sell regardless of age at even higher prices. In its field the China Coast is the latest newcomer to town. Obviously, this does not mean that Viennese-born Elizabeth Weikert Douglas is new in the business. Having lived in the Orient and in California where she became a dealer in Chinese and Japanese 18th and 19th century furniture, textiles and scroll pajntings not intended for export as well as maps and prints relating to the Far East, she brings plenty of expertise to her profession. After more than a year she still is in the process of establisrung a clientele by giving lectures on her pieces of 15th and 16th century Chinese export porcelain that were destined for the southeastern Asian market, Burmese and Thai bronzes and wood carvings, Persian and Afghan rugs and other pertinent subjects in her shop at 3003 P Street. All in all she characterizes the market as "good." Instead of trying to sell her customers a house full of oriental furniture, she prefers to place single accent pieces. "Chinese furniture blends well with contemporary pieces. They complement each other," she comments, decrying the fact that the simple chairs she used to buy way under $100 ten years ago now cost around $500. At least, she still keeps finding them. If there is one thing she really looks forward to, it is the projected orienta l art museum on the Mall. "It will help to make the public more aware of the
A Resale Clothing Shop "We never buy anything without considering its resale value."
One stop consignment ( for better quality men's, women's and children's clothing & accessories 337·3072
549· 11 29
4830 MacArthur Blvd. NW Washington, D. C. 20007 Do
428 N. Columbus Old Town -Alex
~ier/September
1980/ 49
eastern part of the world and it cultures."
FINE ARTS INSURANCE
Who Needs It?
SPECIAL AFTER-THEATER MENU
~\ZERS '\)
Beat t h e cur ta in ca ll and e nha n ce the fin a le w it h a m ea l fr o m one o f Wa shin gto n 's fin est stea k h o u ses. D a nke r 's is conve ni e ntl y located n ea r the Nati o nal , Fo rd and W a rne r Theatres. Ope n Monda y-Saturday 11 am-midnight. Mod e rate pri ces. - - - - - - - - - MAJOR CREDIT CARDS HONORED
Dan ker's 1209 ESt.. N.W. 628·2330 I Dan ke r's West 6t h & D S ts., S.W. 554·7856
GERMAINE'S ASIAN CUISINE
ATRIUM DINING LUNCHEON AND DINNER COCKTAILS CREDIT CARDS
ENJOY LUNCH IN OUR
SKYLIGHT GARDEN UPPER GEORGETOWN 2400 WISCONSIN AVE. WASHINGTON , D.C . 20007 OPEN7 DAYS
965-1185 50/ September 1980/Dossier
Owning prized antiques is unque_tionably a joy. But it is also a res pono~ bility and a burden. Not only do Y have to worry about theft, loss an . arl' damage you also have to have f me ' d Hunl insurance and keep it up~ate · , fiO' ington Block, one of Washmgton s hi' arts insurance experts, used to haveh d· d . c e clients on a three-yea~ up ~ung s d 11, ule. In times of rapid mflatwn-~n 31 means now-he advises updating .01 shorter intervals . Block has seen maJ$1 collections increase in ~al~e fro~ el) million to $20 million wtthm relat.IV al brief time spans. Lately, exceptto~01 pieces have risen from 10 to 20 perc annually. . thiS 1 Averages are hard to come by ~tero· business. It all depends on. the case Fragile objects are extra. As 1•11 th~ res· of damage from vermin, rUtnou f oro toration jobs are excluded r coverage. h r and As William Flat her Ill of Flat : sur· Company emphasizes, fine ~rts '"nee· ance is no higher than fire tnsura and The rates are fixed by the states the vary accordingly. They depend~~ fire type of house, its distance t? t securi· department, water hydrants,_ ItS Since ty system and general locatiOn· the the riots, Washington ranks ~rod ont~ of . . . Resi en most expensive cJtJes . where D .C. would probably paY anY for a from $275 to $400 per ye~~ornians $100,000 fine arts policy· Cah bY wit11 on the other hand might get w pro· $140- despite earthquakes! 0 "Common sense dictates a 1 her, a file for collectors," says ~Ia~ furni· longtime collector of Amenca . J-le . rcelaill· ture and Chmese export P~ sternS· is not adamant about secuntY s~ sured They are seldom required if the 111 value remains below $75,000· h 5 an· Interestingly, Flat~er who h:00 gh· tiques prominently dJsplaye_d t be a out his offices, believes It to. vest· mistake to think of antiques as '"made ment. "Sure, some people have bllt . . market, money m the antiques others have not." 0 ten· It is an observation th~t everk~ep jO tial collector should firmlY frortl mind. The other important less~~guiled the professionals is not to b\ dazzle· by that rare odd object tha~ . e a tai the inexperienced eye: A~ W~lh=~ rare put it so well: "Quahty IS~~ .. but rarity is not always quahty.
~
OLD TOWN ANTIQUES THE INVESTOR'S SOURCE
ue· nsi·
of fine painting , furniture, jewelry and other works of art
yo~
an~
arl! unl·
fint e hi' hed· d hi g ar
ajof
$!
For over 20 years .. . to favor the reader in BUYING, SELLING, CONSIGNING
HISTORIC FREDERICK
BY APPOINTMENT 47 EAST All SAINTS STREET FREDERICK , MARYLAND 21701
IN CRILLEY WAREHOUSE 218 NORTH LEE STREET AlEXANDRIA . VIRGINIA 22314 SYLVIA DANFORD (703) 548-21 so
218 North Lee Street Crilley Warehouse Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 683-0094
vel) onal
Si&erman (jafferies
ANTIQUE CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA
llOY2 N. St. Asaph Street
While-you-wait appraisals Call 836-5363 for appointment
cenl
thiS efll·
case res·
rofll
and
5ur·
nee·
and the fire uri·
\ varehouse '1\ntiques
· 0 ce
lhe 1\nlique
thC
of ere
~:: ~~~~~~ ro·
a
p .
'
amtings, and Jewelry
Estates & Individual Items Purchased, traded & sold 11 3
I
North Fairfax Street
0 ld Town Alexandria Virginia 22314 (703)836·1048
Rare early Queen Anne walnut drop-leaf tea/breakfast table, circa 1710, Irish origin.
Antiques and Fine Art Decorative Accessories
689 S. Washington St. Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 836-3214
Exceptional American Chippendale walnut chair, circa 1770. F ine American Chippendale mahogany tea table, circa 1780.
[th ridge ltd. 703-548-7722 202-332-0761
Hours II :00 til 5:00 Tuesday thru Saturday
FINE ANTIQUES INTERIOR DESIGN
John Ethridge Morris 220 So. Washington St. Alexandria, Va 22314
OLD TOWN ALEXA N DRIA 1t ]~an Bec~r Interiors
Fabrics • Wallpapers Furniture and Accessories 323 South Washingto n Street Alexandria, Virginia 223 14 (703) 683-5700
SMALL MALL Lancome, Redken & Nexus 423 South Washington Street Alexandna, Virginia
836-4242
118 King Street, Alexandria 836-1434 77 Maryland Ave. 1101 Conn. Ave. Annapolis Washington (301)263-3737 659-4300
836-2666
218 N. Lee St.
Old Town AJel(lUtdria
african safari
from our enchanting menageri~ of one-of-a-kind hand dyed batik and kente cloth wearables-featunnQ fish, butterflies and rabb its, $38-200. crocodile jacket. $95.
~nuevo
~mundo
313 cameron st. • old town alexand~a 549-0040 • me, central charge, VIS
CriD.eyWcu@ftouse
eMall
A small mall with exclusive and fine quality specialty shops. A place to go for a beauty treatment, a crystal gift, A trip to Rome or A baby bootie, A gourmet French meal or a bit of lace, A n old antique or a canvas bag, A frivolous gift, and a precious jewel, A vintage gown or a place to sit down, This and more can be found, In the Crilley Mall in quaint Olde To wn.
218 North Lee Street • Alexandria, Virginia 51/September 19/JU/Uossier
Fashion Calendar ~GUIDE TO AREA SHOWS
~he ~opj /eejafe Sh.opj
of
Pri ~c
tll ,l Doylt'',
ENCORE PltMBER
6 t.
n
a
"-Charlott F d . 8ioom. e or · Informal modelmg, 2-4pm at iYhit ~ngdale's, Tysons Corner; 11am -1pm, 1.... e rltnt. nressing f ~r th e 80s. 7pm, Destgner . ~Par Sports! • 1· Magmn. '"-w· . V0 Inter Trunk Showmg at Frankie Welch ll. ~nd N. W. stores. · ._ •he H I:Jopm unt Country: Thoroughbred Classics. ll.....rr' Upper Level, I. Magnin. lfam.~ane Von Furstenberg. Informal modeling, I~Pm Pm ~~ Bloomingdale's, Tysons Corner; 14 • Whtte Flint. ,, --Pe rry Ell'1 · . ·~use S at the Capt/a / Chtldren 's ltuseuum. Brunch and showing to benefit Iande/ m, !2:30pm. By invitation only, SaksIS . --Calvin Kl · 1 .r JPtn at ~m. nJormaf modeling; 12 noonIS.._Bl 8 foomm gda/e's, Tysons Corner. loon-4assport Collection. Informal modeling; 12 16 C Pm, Saks Fifth A venue .._ alvi · · ~o 0 ,_ 3 n Klem. Informal modeling, 12:00 ll,-hite !:,'!'• Place Elegante, Bloomingdale 's, 16 rant. --Saint L . aurent R1ve Gauche Collection. In-
formal modeling, llam-3pm, Yves Saint Laurent Boutique at Watergate. 16-Chloe Brunch and Fashion Show. 12 noon. Regency Room. Reservations 657-9000, ext. 233. Saks Fifth A venue. 17-Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Collection. In formal modeling, 1Jam-3pm, Y'ves Saint Laurent Boutique at Watergate. 17-Koos Van Den Akker Fashion Show. 2pm, Place Elegante, Bloomingdale's, White Flint. 17-Valentlno Showing in the Atrium at Kennedy Center to benefit the Theatre Chamber Players of Kennedy Center. 7:30pm. By invitation, Saks Jande/. 19-20-Travilla Collection. Informal modeling. 12 noon-4pm. I. Magnin . 19-Givenchy Fashion Show Luncheon. 12:30pm, third floor, by invitation only. Garfinckel's, F Street. 22-Emanuel Ungaro Boutique opening. Saks Jande/, Chevy Chase. 22-Networking Fashions: Designer Sportswear. 7pm. 1. Magnin. 23-Ann Klein Fashion Show. 12:30pm. White Flint, Bloomingdale's . 25-Baron Peters. Informal modeling. Jlam 3pm. Garfinckel's, Spring Valley. 30-Moni Trunk Show at Frankie Welch. Va. & N.W. stores.
Top 0 igner Fa hion s • ADOLFO • CACHAREL • HALSTON • JULIO • LAUREN • NIPON • ST. LAURENT
Con:1i5 nmE.nt:i c:lfccE.phd :ba if!J 3715 Ma co mb 51., N.W. (off Wi :.comi n Ave .) Wa sh ingto n, D.C.
966-8122
FRENCH CUISINE LUNCHEON MON -sAT 11AM ... PM SUNDAY BRUNCH· LUNCH 1().3
DINNER MON ..SAT 4PM IOPM SUN 3P M .g p M. MAJOR CREDIT
CARDS
FOR RESERVATIONS 820-3332 5838 COLUMBIA PIKE BAILEYS CROSSROADS, VA
Serving Capitol Hill for Over a Quarter of a Century!
231 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 543-8337 Major Credit Cards Dossier/September 1980153
BOOKS BOTTlED
l~fAil
(Continued from Page 10)
~
Jllrrrbytq \ IRGI'IA
Requests the Pleasure of Your Company . . . {or mteresting and informative tours of Meredyth Viney ards and winery followed by tastings of its medal~odnmng wines. EIIJO)' the beautiful countryside as you drive to historic Middleburg in Northern Virginia. Then,ji ve miles beyond is a most spectacular view of th e Meredytlr Vineyards and the rolling /rills where the leading estate bottled wines are available by the case or bo11/e at tire winery. From Washington D.C. take the beltway (495) to 1-66, th ence west to US 50 west to the blinker light in Middleburg. Turn left on 776 2'h miles to 628 and right 2'h miles to entran ce of ...
MEREDYTH VINEYARDS, Middleburg, Va. 221/7 Phone, DC Metro: 471-4399, 703-687-6612, 687-6277
Remember... ~ Virginia is for 1\ lovers
54/September 1980/Dossier
that job after 25 years and spent the next 10 years as special assistant to Minority Leader Gerald Ford on Capitol Hill, as his top aide when vice-president, and as the first White House counsellor. The book is a bitter litany, a brutally frank, detailed, well-written expose of the Nixon "praetorians," the holdover palace guard whom Ford never had the heart or guts to fire and who ultimately, he writes, sabotaged his presidency. As for the Ford-Reagan relationship, Hartmann says both Fords and both Reagans disliked each other intensely. Ford thought Reagan a phony; Reagan considered him a lightweight. When Ford listed his vice-presidential choices Reagan was last on the list and Ford misspelled his name atrociously-'' Raeygan. '' Hartmann reveals that Ford refused his vice president Nelson Rockefeller much less than he himself demanded of Reagan as his price for going on the 1980 ticket. After promising Rockefeller "a partnership," asking him to do in the domestic area what Kissinger was doing in the international field, offering him the vice-chairmanship of the Domestic Council, "nice guy" Ford bowed to the wishes of the Nixon praetorians and ran an end run around Rockefeller. Again when Rockefeller warned Ford "the Nixon gang" was still running the White House and didn't want him renominated or re-elected, his warnings went unheeded. His offer of help in reorganizing the White House was ignored by Ford whom Hartmann characterizes as a master of legislative politics but a sheep among wolves in the Byzantine politics of the executive office. Hartmann's account of bull sessions with Rockefeller after he left the vicepresidency give important insights into the Ford-Rockefeller relationship. Hartmann doesn't fault Ford's pardon of Nixon but he savages the timing and manner in which it was done. He credits it with Ford's failure to win the White House in 1976. His list of enemies is almost as long as Nixon's. In more or less descending order of hostility he lashes out at General A1 Haig, Donald Rumsfeld, William Simon, Alan Greenspan, Jim Lynn, Dick Cheney and Ron Nessen. He gives Gerald Ford high marks as a man of honor but a babe among the praetorians. One wonders how Ford feels about it all. - DOROTHY MARKS
Value in a value~ R~ location. Poto~
The homes of Heather Ridge are edl~ spadous and bordered by parklan ¡ location is Potomac. The price is u~u: affordable. Surprised? You shouldn 1 , 50 We've carefully designed our h~mes.......1 would have all the features >OU d elqP! a price >OU wouldn't It's all in Potorna' Heather Ridge of Bedfordshire. From $182,990. 9-3/4%~
Sales by Le.vis & Silverman. 12k Phone : 299-3035. Open ~.Veekdays Weekends 11-6. Closed Thursdays.
MLS Codâ&#x20AC;˘5
Secondhand Rose
Resale Shop for Women
Designer Fashions, Furs and Accessories Consignments Accepted D~ily 10 em- 4 pm 337-3378
1516 Wisconsin Ave. In Georgetown (between p &
a
Pr
eJ
Real Estate
~~ Properties- - - d.
COUNTRY MANOR ESTATE Grand home, circa 1800 on 7 rolling acres In Northern Virginia. Guest House, swimming pool, pool house, new 8-stall stable, run·ln shed and riding ring. Main house features dramatic 2-story living room surrounded by balcony, 4 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms, 3V. baths. On ly 30 minutes from D.C. $695,000 For appointment call Lana Goal d, 965-0414
PAN8 RAMA REAL E S TATE 1605 Foxhall Road., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 338-6622
Potomac
ANNAPOLIS WATERFRONT Panora mic view o l he apea ke Bay and N aval A cademy .. . ouns of H orn Poin1. .. Four bedrooms . . .T hree baths ... Two hal f bath .. . Beauti fully appoint ed ... I n one o f A nnapoli ' mo t exciting areas . $285,000. all 26 1-2626, (30 1) 263-0400.
~~~~£R , •
' 102
The Crossroads Realty,Ltd. Elizab<>tl\ C&d eU, l'oro k er
OO RlwrR.,..d Poc omM'.M d. (301) 983- 0200
An napoli~
Severna Park
26 1-2626 (30 I ) 263-0400
26 1-211 6 !301) 647~ 11 2
Arnold 26 1-M77 (30 1) 974-041 0
REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES RATES RATE CARD No. 6 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1980 OPE
D .
Country elegance, circa 1908
1/ 12 page 230. 1/ 6 page 375. 1/ 3 page 545. 1/2 page 875. 2/3 page 1275. Fu ll page 1575 .
3 time 6 time 12 time
200. 335. 5 10. 8 15. 12 15. 1495.
180. 305. 475. 750. 11 60. 1435.
140 . 275. 440. 695. II
1375.
111one columns, elaborate mouldings a nd a ballroom are on ly a few of the ll'llny fabulous features to be fo und at "Scaleby. " T his 190 acre e tate, 50 1 s es west of Washington in Virginia 's Ia rke County boasts over 22,000 s~~are reet of living space, numero u fireplaces, fo rmal boxwood garden ' 1111 mtng pool, tennis court, sta ble , tenant and farm bu ildi ng - plus.
For furth er information , please ca ll :
ARMFIELD PROPERTIES, INC. 2
North Liberty Street
(703) 687-6395
3301 New Mexico Avenu e, NW W as hi ngton , D . . 2001 6 (202) 362-5894
Middleburg, Virginia 22117 Dossier/ eptember 1980/55
Real Estate Properties
~~!A!~!,!;t . ~ication a~d flair are attracting d1scernmg Washmgtonians to Falcor1 Ridge and Mclean Station: The Carr organization 's modern day manor houses on the Potomac
in Mclean , Virginia . HighlY. . . individual communities of d1st1nct1ve homes set in two of Northern Virginia's most prestigious locations.
Exceptional Guaranteed 30 Year Financing Alrailablc
IN
pALM SPRINGS
Irs
pALM SPRINGS LIFE
IN
NEw YoRK . Irs
~Ns::&:f_-.
~
Md.EA STATION
ON THE POTOI'IAC
from $273,300
from $230,035
Directions: Take Tysons BeltwaY Exrtl t east. and a Dolley Mad1son Blvd .. to a left on Lewmsville Rd .. StJWOil nght on Balls Hill Rd Go about 'h mile to McLean on left. Phone: B2HB25.
Directions: From 495 take Georgetown Pike (Route 193) west to Great Falls. Tum nght on Walker Rd. 2 m1les to a left on Beach Mill Rd. Go 'h m1le to a nght on Falcon Ridge Road to Sales office on left. Phone: 75~730
Edw. R. carr & Associates/ Building a name since 1925. €l1o-Year Buyer Protection Plan· Financing by Weaver Bros ., Inc . • MLS Code 6
~
AvENUE
IN
wASHINGTON,
Irs DossiER
D. c.
Capture the Ambience of the spectacular world of the Nation's Capital by reaching the affluent and influential reader of Dossier. Be part of Washington's House Organ . Average Family Incom e $78,390 (VAC- Dec. 79)
ifrossttJV
Washington's Society Magazine 3301 New Mexico Avenue Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 362-5894 New York (212) 587-4830 56/September 1980/Dossier
It Promises Everything. . .
a
Built at the turn of the century, a notable Victorian facade bids one to enter home that will smoothly accept any mode of living. . ils for A:'k it to be the scene for gracious emenaining and you ~ be rewarded by a grand Uving room-dining room wtth 10 foot ceilings, sculpted mouldings and 2 fireplaces. Ask for a house to grow a family's roots in, and be deUghted by live versatile bedrooms, three baths and copious storage for bassinettes, bicycles, and baseball bats. Ask for a house that Uves outside too and
plan~ed
daff~there's
smile at the deep gardens wtth spring and shaded by leafy trees tn summer. a~31·rs. p.sk a second floor porch just right for rocktn~ c stained for a house with so many perfect plusses Uke \ul oak glass skyUght , a kitchen of convenience, be3UII flooring and central air, and this home deltver5·
This is a home that promises to be everything-and is! Conservatively priced at $245,000. CTOR
1 dJ
277 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 • 549·
8200
The Gold Page DOSSIER'S CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS PHONE 362-5894
f\1\JTIQUES
ESCAPES
Antiques restored in your home. Complete refinishing services; stains, chips, scratches, burns, water & heat spots, etc. Let us find those beveled mirrors, handles, keyholes, etc. Pebblebrook Antique Restor&· tlon of Chevy Chase. 951·0646.
FINNISH SPA · Weekly departures (Sept.-Oct.) Thanksgiving week in Barbados. Call Tour Designs (202) 554-5820.
WEST AFRICAN CRAFTS for INTERIOR DESIGN
Applique wall hangings , geometric tapestries, wood carvings, Senufo fabric paintings, silver sculpture, Taureg leatherwork. Special orders. Samples shown by appointment. Reasonably priced, quality crafted items.
BAMBARA TRADING COMPANY
(202) 265=-2=2=70==== I
McChesney's Bartenders Washington 's finest specializing in Private Parties, Weddings and Embassy functions. Call McChesney (202) 544·7571.
BOOKS Discover THE BOOK CELLAR for out-of-print books to read & collect. All subjects & languages. 8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, Md. 654-1898. Open 7 days, 11-5.
CALLIGRAPHY Exquisitely hand-lettered announcements, Invitations, dinner party menus. Fortune 500 & State Dept. Clientele. Prof., reas. 836-1737 or 370-8173.
ELEGANCE FOR SALE Elegant fabrics from designer cutting rooms. Exclusive imports, Ultra-Suede® In 32 colors. FABRICS UNLIMITED 5015 Col. Pike, Arl. VA 22204 671-0324. Beautiful fabrics at sensible prices. Basics, notions for dressmaking . Threadneedle Street, Potomac Promenade (Inside mall) 9812 Falls Rd . Potomac. 299-3370
ENTERTAINMENT DISCOTHEQUE INTERNATIONALE Mus ic for parties. (703) 573·1309. THE FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION . Classic New Orleans Jazz to make your next party memorable. A.C. Webber 588-6119.
ESCAPES COOLFONT'S HEALTH HAPPENINGS Bounce Into fitness at 1200-acre mountain spa for men and women . Professional In· struction with Carol Sp ilman and Diet Worksh op instructor, aerobics , dance, hikes, massages, 1200 calorie or regular diet. Lodging, meals and training as low as $49.50/day. Sess ions 3rd Sunday-Friday, March through November. Coolfont Re + Creation. Berkeley Springs, W. VA. 25411 . Dial direct from D.C. area 424·1232.
58/September 1980/Dossier
LINDA LICHTENBERG KAPLAN 20th Century American Fine Art
MEDICAL SERVICES COUNSELING · Individual group and family. Licensed clinical social worker. Services covered by most health insurance. Chevy Chase. Betty Ann Weinstein 652-0282.
~
AppraiSil~
... -
ORIENTAL RUGS
ANN H. BISSELL
Bought-Sold-Appraised-Cleaned-Repaired. Hadeed Oriental Rug Emporium. 1504 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va. 549-0991 .
Art Installations and Framing
REAL ESTATE WATERFRONT- Manokin A., 3 bed ., 2 bath , fishing, gardening , year-round living . Suitable for retired. 5 mi. from town. Central heat. Caretaker nearby. Mrs. Stadler, call collect (301) 651-2006 or 3316. ST. THOMAS · Winter vacation home with spectacu lar view above harbour. Estate Mafolie, 3 bdr., 2 baths, 40-ft. gallery, swim· ming pool, garden, beaut. turn ., avail. on weekly rental basis. Dec.-Mar. $1000-1200 per wk. For pictures & info. call Randi , 9am12noon 333-4846.
SERVICES OLGA JEDTICH BEAUTY & FASHION CONSULTATION - Antique lace dressing . By appt. only. 338-6715. A GIFT FOR ETERNITY Don't walt until the burden of death is upon you to secure a burial site for your spouse or loved ones. These remaining four sites ate available in National Memorial Park only seconds from the exquisite Foun· tain of Faith with sculptures by the worldfamous Carl Milles. Situated on a gentle slope in quiet solitude facing a peaceful lake with graceful white swans . The perfect selection . $1,350 each. W. Fulk Shelton, Agent 387·7662 Prof. male, 30, seeks house to sit for Fall/Winter. Experienced Wash. sitter; complete and reliable property management. Excellent references. Jeff Tucker 546-7607 days.
T.L.C. among the stately pines of Kelt Kennels, an ultra-modern ale boardin9 tes· nel with heated floors for winter: proare sional grooming is available as is k1ttY ~v~· Arundel Kennels, 439 w. Central Davidsonville, MD. 261 -PETS. RELATIONSHIP, DIVORCE, AND cUSl~sel· PROBLEMS. Individual or group cou isiS ing. Green Associates, P.C., psychoio9 Call 333·1049 or 965-4759. .---:::{ PHOTOGRAPHIC INVENTORY SERVI~ed Your treasured possessions can be reco 1 ~ts visually for insurance purposes. For rvlce prompt professional photographiC .58r11 9nt call Charlotte Golin for an appo1nt (301) 565·2139
-4
VACATIONS DISCOVER COOLFONT! nd,2 A mountain delight for week or weei<B 10~ hours from D.C. Cozy lodge, chatets.nnl~ density campsites. Lakes, riding, t~vacY restaurant in treetops, peace and pn · ng~ Coolfont Re + Creation . Berkeley d~~~~ treS W. VA. 25411 . From D.C. area , I 424-1232 or call 304-258-4@ - /
27 foot CAL Sailboat for Sale 1975, sleeps four, full equipment, Atomic 4 engine. Excellent condi· tion. $19,500. Call Lippencott Yacht Sales (301) 643-2112 or 362·4040
Real &ate
Wil liam H 1300 Tl Lirnl ted 1 ·$234 500 ,_3t 6' Ruri 11 " 1hon c 4012 Childress I 2727 N~ OJohn c S 4205 N Pearnon t erry . $2(
TransactionS
Ab
lo~2o Nh
A GUIDE TO AREA PROPERTY EXCHANGES
race 1 I 1917 De
-~~~IIller
cH
1 1111\ v Vf"\.J
7ao's444.
Ka .to Will 06626 M
Jr
8vidson
~ ~ 661s M1
lNGTON
a' ~~ean A 3
3501 Davia Street, N.W .. D.S. Mundel to HJ ~ille~ 0 S1 S. Sederlof · $251 ,260. !JO'! ·s202 E 4331 Forest Lane, N.W . . A.B. Edwards to to1·891 feulllet Jones, Jr. · $340,000. W Kaerll; 4703 MacArthur Boulevard, N.W. · J. · 112 11 fer to Jose Nablel sky · $250,000. thersl· ilrthur~b 4321 Westover Place, N.W. ·Kettler Bro ao 11 Robert M. Ross . $222 ,000. Jr. I· to Ch I 1638 30th Street, N.W .. c .c . Maccartee, ao u~ W1 Sanford L Leikin · $225,000. John 2613 34th Place, N.W . . E.S. Beckj ord to , 1 G.T. d'Adhemar . $245 250 rT1 ~ 'Odds 517 13th Street, S.E .. Cohen to WiiiiB ,.,76Qo h~ Wash ington · $215,000. co.t• rvltlla , 5201 MacArthur Terrace, N.W. · R.T. FoleY()()O. 3S2~s Neil I. Bernstein & Nelson S. Zah ler· $23~ Millt John f' 4821 Van Ness Street, N.W. · W.C. & A- ·4 SOO: 8S1o' Development Co. to Dorothy C. Baker · S2fhers IC land CoA 4331 Westover Place, N.W . . Kettler Bro I101225 AI Harold R. Evans - $232,000. A N Mil!~ n to Iat 4200 48th Place, N.W. · W.C. & · 2·79 1"' 6620 Development Co. to William G. Hot tman 8 Jrtli 3716 Ingomar Street, N.W .. H. Belton 8aa 5 M1 Sonenstein · $210,000. 8 rd ~ '"Cle 8 1707 Street, N.W .. R. Hotchkiss to RiCh I 215 ~j Klass - $220,000. Jr. tC nc. to ' 4930 Sedgwick Street, N.W. . P.F. Dickens, , LJ 13a4A~ Roger C. Sullivan, Jr. · $260,000. to c arl' lllited 1726 21st Street, N.W.. C.A. Wade ,, ·s249 50c Nash · $248,200. fV 67oQ 2548 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. · ~socl 0 Buckler to John A. Crowl . $325,000. M Henrtetl· ,_67s6ag 2123 Street, N.W.. B. Drabki n to · ""SOciat1 Towsley· $255,000. rothB~ S286 4313 Westover Place, N.W. · smlt • Inc. to Fulton P. Llss & Michell e · ' lng J 5 -$222 ,000. Horacl ' r. · 210818th Street, N.W .. A. Fotelargas to ......__ Y. Edwards· $261 ,000. Howe · ....__ 1527 31st Street, N.W. . P.l. Barthol etto 1 Mll l"\\~ E. Begle, Jr. · $350,000. to H ~g ......_r"'J(r l 1922 Biltmore Street, N.W . . J.L. cut ler I ----8 Mullan & Gene D. Cohen· $220,000. J I steWB 81 16 5130 Chevy Chase Parkway, N.W. · · · S 1. ~Od Jr. to James M. Banner, Jr. . $181 ,000. d 8 rs Jr. ' · $~ 4~~5050 Lowell Street, N.W .. S.T. saun ' 1o6•v1J1. 1 Stuart F. Pierson · $280,000. to aonfll leslie ~ 2777 Unicorn Lane, N.W. · B.C. Gogos 1 ~ 9829 · H. Templeton · $275,000. J L eerlin ' Onald 4904 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. · · · 1 9ao9 · Wil liam F. Peel · $275,000. GlnsburO · ~. S~tb f1 1330 21st Street # 2, N .W. · S. K. 27 5 000· S624 Lawrence C. Maise l & Susan Grant · S ' ~Udolph ~
llrlo t~~\1
0 4 oa · ° 7oo~·~
J.
g
a
a
·f°
McLean~
,,
Kettler~
4060~
J
°
r6 ~16 8
Manufacturers of Quality Architer.tural Woodwork Since 1950
• Traditional Wood Mantels and Mantel Shelves • Entrance Features • Cabinets & Raised Panel ing • Pre-Built Wood Stairs • Custom Millwork • Mold ings
Wqr 1J1irrplarr iti~utrl ·§qop. 1Jur. 42 17 Howard AvP.nue,
60/September 1980/Dossier
, Md. Call 942-7946
3 o Ch
VIRGINIA
CI~~~ A~ . sh •ooa 9
_.----/
J ~-"'· eloon . 9901 Evenstar Lane, Fairfax Stati'M" Gl and& (l ~~28 N Build ing Corporat ion to Doyle B. c 'ti"'Oore - S24o,ooo. . ~~ D 2os 8, 1203 Potomac School Road, McL~an Wh81t ~ · S:!o1 Housing Corporation to Maurice · S Inc 300 R · $241 ,000. . J. · to G1 10808 Shadow Lane, Fairfax Statlon00 ~ 1 1409 Cu lbertson to Ahmad A. Hashemi · $21 ~~ch·lcot Jo~ l e r 6504 Sandy Knoll Court, McLean · nson Land Co. to Dott ie G. Nelson· $219,83°t,all to ~~ -a: 6as 7724 Canal Court, Mclean· F.C. Kim · ${Qerte ward P. Hardin . $265,000. en tO ~ 1 15,0()( 7201 Lockport Place, Lorton· R.G . Hilde 1 . Fl ~62e.· thur J. Liedel . $207,272. · ·l e 00 stn ' 3918 Bentwood Court, Fairfax · M. RaC 1, ll.uru David M. Hall . $203,500. ders s S. 1321 Darnall Drive, McLean · C.V. san ..........._
1
# -...........
I'll! II a
1a: H. Royer- $215,000. lirnt ted Tlmberty lane, Mclean - Tlmberly S ·$234 Partnership to Brian J. Cumm i ngs 3t s' Ru · ./ ~Oihon Cn~e~ Road, Great Falls- J.W. Yeagley to 4012 Ab 0 nson · $215,000. , Childress ~rdeen Street, N. Arlington- Williams & 2727 N ' nc. to John J. O'Toole- $212,000. to John Co~ood Street, N. Arlington. G.S. Heston 4205 · enricks - $200,000. - - Seamon Ma~e Tree Court, Alexandria • H.P. Perry. $ ~ ~mond A. Jacobsen, Jr. & Marilyn 7820 M .vvv. to Grace ~n~hHouse Drive, Fairfax. R.J . Gladwell 1917 0 · akkour - $227,000. 1 n~estme~wgod lane, VIenna - Equ i ty Programs ·$225 444 orporatlon to James T. lewis 7ao6 K · ___./ Jr. to Wii~~n ~ore~t Drive, Mclean. H.H. Crowell, 6826 M m . G1bson - $300,000. Davidson ~d~on-Mclean Drive, Mclean • G.O. 86te M 0 arbara J. Jones - $207,500. ___./ ~Clean :dlaon-Mclean Drive, Mclean . Madisonto HI•' ~ 9723 SpsFoc iates to Kelton C. Esty- $198,000. ~lier De~ ~g Ridge lane, VIenna • W.C. & A.N. to SO' ··202,sg 1 e opment Co. to James G. Sites 5
sao
J
27
s
tot tow
f. Kae(llt Orio to Staa:ker lake Drive, Great Falls - K.A. Andi·others I :ee, Jr. I· to
os"
tlafll E
' ll teY
co.I·
\1:3 ·000· Millt 500: 264
:others 1°
N Mil)~ 7_7gt:>-
fo eu~ol Uchard ~
•
ns. Jr.I·
3
0
E
c arl
1
· fl.~
•
Henrte
111
if
aroth 8 L srn
•
. 0
t-tors
rf.
112 Gib n ey P. Fisher - $329,000. Arthur ~fn Street, Alexandria. G.R. Michael to 80t 1 citd omgren - $212,000. 1 Chut w ~~lis Road, Mclean· Mel Homes, Inc. 904 Co · m · $242,500. John K 0Untryalde Court, Mclean • M.S. White to 7oo 6·H arr • $285,000. tOdd Shaavme ei $HIII Court, Mclean. W.C. Sm ith to 780Q p r · 225,000. l'lltitams t~t~~ac Falla Road, Mclean • R.C. J 3528 G en M. Armstrong . $485,000. 0hn F p~1flv1ew Court, Fairfax . E. Basner to 1 La 0· A Ps · $231 ,ooo. nd Co ~n~ Marta Court, Mclean . Machlcote 0 ames F. Waggener . $233 965 1101225 AI n to Iat dTbaran D~lve, Mcl ean . LAW Corpora8820 M n · Chnst1e • $258 225 ~Clean :dlson-Mclean Drl~e, M-clean. Madison· 1, 8835 Massociates to John 0 . Crow . $208,000. '"Clean Asdlaon-Mclean Drive, Mclean. Madison215 Mt soc lates to Robert l. Abbott. $249 000 1 nc. to Al~i~a~ Street, Falls Church • R.E. c'raig: li 1304 Tt · Carstensen - $275,000. .,rnlted pmberty ~ana, Mclean . Timberiy s 249,soo artnersh1p to Robert J. Nlermeyer A8700 oi Ssociat d Mclean VIllage Drive, Mclean . VGC ~8756 0~~ ~D i ane J. Von Meister. $313,500. . sociates clean VIllage Drive, Mclean • VGC 1286,000 to John G. Georgeias & Sons, inc. ili40o0 25ih p 1 ng, Jr.. $ ac e, N. Arlington· B. West to Paul v. 21 1,500.
c
°
as,
At last a restaurant with a menu as eclectic as )00! tastes. The joy of Ashby's is that no matter whether you suddenly feel like Potted Quail , Sco\f:ish Salmon, Medallions of Vea l Oscar, a New York Strip, Dutch coffee, Irish coffee or Mrs. Kent's Rum Topf, Ashby's serves the best in town. You'l l find this many splendored feast? days a week, for lunch and dinner in a unique set of period rooms, in the Washington Hilton. Please call 483·3000 for reservations. Parkingisfreeinthehotel -~~ garageforAshby'sdiners. at~, ~., In The Washington Hi Iton Hotel.
Thereslle\era 'dulldish
SUMNER
~---------rto HuQ:~D
to t-toll'e
st e~~'se· ~o8tts
Jr I• 3rs, ·
Split _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
- ;2°Q~I n Con 5~ak Drive, Bethesda . Cowan 40,00Q
&
ruction Co. to Allen A. N lmetz
nt I.e1oa,, 8 .o eon Siie R. Pyarnwood lane, Potomac · R. Biltz to I 1\<i882Q Gt anson . $325 000 eertln
rsb~~
natd J, ;n~tden Drive: Poiomac . P. Merlin to
I 1.1 88os Hall r eans • $290,000.
5
· ~~ibo . $ ~~a& Potomac · l. Dati ow to Charles ~u 24 Be , . ~o iph to ~~mBra~ch Road, Bethesda • M.A. ___.-./ re 6 Brook es am ey · $295,000. 1i~ Chart e:l~e ~rive, Chevy Chase. F.H. WarCis 9 Cardtlt R. evy - $295,000. s!~Alien J M oad, Chevy Chase • F.J. DeFranj) Sh ~ Bradt. anzano · $275,000. JU' 0 ~~Oon to B:~ Hills Boulevard, Bethesda . D.C. ;Ciend G. M.26 Naas Lanam E. Zangan eh · $265,000. ,,1 a28ore. S2o7 ~~ Colesvllle • B.J. Nees to Heber 11 • ~·~ Oat 5 Betta Mtit R . Whs1 a:iot2oo,ooo oad, Potomac· F. Srour to so c. 1 Inc 1 River F 11 ,· ~ Gwendo~y~ ~r~~· Potomac· C.W. Gosnell, 11 • J. ooo. 1 '-lilte 9 Skipwith l . gmund · $214,500. acnico John r De ve to ane, Potomac . W.C. & A.N. f s 6 ~ 0 "· $404 S~m e n t Co . to l e land E. all to ' ·!lerg 68 Perat'm · ~ · $~ 15 r/Berm an ~~~ Tree Road, Bethesda t os2 . Ul ers to Noor M. Husain 1en to 1· • Fi.',V 6·10632 Wt ;oosl~ ~ · l eb ling to Csc~ns tn Avenue, Chevy Chase apttal Syndicate - $300,000. 1, Ufus S nders . . , · Lusk & Son , 1nc . . 5,0
3
1
0
___.-./
~
0
14
000
Elegant spacious 6 bedroom Georgian co lonial offeri ng the ul timate co untry k itch en , library p lu s l arge f irst f loo r fa mily room. Am st desira ble prope r ty.
Ca ll W elene Go ller, 320-5064
MGMB inc. Realtors 362-4480 3408 W ISCONSIN AVENUE. N ,W , • WA SH IN TON, D . . 200 1o
We sell invest111 ents to live in . Dossier/September 1980/6 1
Social Calendar THE FORTHCOMING EVENTS OF THE CllY
f you're planning an event, please call Mrs. Wimsatt at 652-7574 at least six weeks in advance. We regret that not every item can be published for reasons of space. However, private parties will be placed on a special list that will not appear in this column.
I
SEPTEMBER September 4: Fairfax Hunt Club Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show- at the Club- 12 noon- by invitation- Mrs. StuartS. Bailey. September 6: Arena Stage Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration - "An Evening with Victor Borge" -at Arena Stage-7:30p.m. - by invitation - Sponsors $100 each (includes champagne buffet at the theater) -Patrons $250 each (includes black tie dinner at the Mexican Embassy following performance) -Chairman, Mrs. Michael A. Samuels. September 7: Brazil - National Holiday. September 8: Season Opener- The Washington Redskins put their perfect (untied/unbeaten) NFL Monday Night Game record on the line against the Dallas Cowboys- 9 p.m . at RFK. September 9 - II: Twentieth Annual Antiques Show and Sale sponsored by The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md., Inc. - at the Club House, admission $2 each - Chairman, Mrs. Elaine Karr - Club President, Mrs. Elizabeth Stant. September II: Rosh Hashanah . September 12: The HOPE Ball - annual dinner dance benefit of Project HOPE - International Ballroom - Washington Hilton Hotel - music by Lester Lanin - reception 7:30, dinner 8:30- black tie - b.y invitation- $125 each- Co-chairmen, Mrs. Guy T . Steuart, II and Mrs. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. September 13 - 14: The first Ivy League Art Show -exhibition and sale of art by alumni of Ivy League and Seven Sister colleges - proceeds to benefit scholarship funds of participating schools Mazza Gallerie - no admission - Co-chairmen, Mary Allis Smith, Carol Epstein. September 13: The Wolf Trap Associates Tenth Anniversary Ball - "TIN"th Night - dinner dance on stage at Filene Center, Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts - reception 7:30, dinner 8:30 - black tie - by invitation - $150 couple Honorary Chairman, Mrs. Warren E. Burger Chairman, Mrs. Marion Edwyn Harrison. September 14: Redskins vs. Giants - Away, 4 p.m. September 14: Brunch and Perry Ellis Fashion Show to benefit the Capital Children's Museum - sponsored by Saks-Jandel- at The Museum, 800 Third Street, N.E. - 12:30 p.m. - by invitation -tickets $40 each (Juniors, $25) - Honorary Chairman, Joan Mondale. September 16: The Second Annual Ambassadors Ball- dinner dance with music by Gene Donati - International Ballroom - Washington Hilton Hotel - sponsored by National Capital Chapter,
62/September 1980/Dossier
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - reception 6:30- dinner 7:30- black tie- by invitation- Chairman, Mrs. AI Ullman. September 16: First Annual Center for Sight Ball - dinner dance - Mayflower Hotel - to benefit the Center for Sight, Georgetown University Hospital -with Bloomingdale's fashions -7:30p.m. -black tie -by invitation - $125 each. September 16: Start of the Races for the America's Cup- Rhode Island Sound off Newport, Rhode Island. September 17: Seventh Annual Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show - Rehoboth Art League - Cochairmen, Mrs. Malcolm Harris and Mrs. Henry Lowden. September 17: Citizenship Day. September 18: National Symphony Orchestra Gala opening the Fiftieth Anniversary Year of the Orchestra - star studded performance at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and other activities - Chairman, Mrs. Leonard L. Silverstein. September 20: Yom Kippur. September 21: Redskins vs. Raiders - Away, I p.m. September 23: Capital Speakers Club of Washington, D.C. opening tea for all members- 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harry H. Straus, Jr., - by invitation - Club President, Mrs. Arthur M. Becker. September 25: Fairfax Hunt Club opening breakfast- at the Club House- 2 p.m. - members and guests. September 26: Annual Salvation Army Luncheon- Celebrating One Hundred Years in the United States - with Woodward & Lothrop fashion show -Washington Hilton Hotel - 12 noon- by invitation -$20 each- Co-chairmen, Mrs. James W. Dickey, Mrs. Lee Ingham, Mrs. Walter L. Johnson. September 27: Age of Napoleon Golden Bees Ball benefit of the Beethoven Society - Capital Hilton Hotel - by invitation - Chairman, Mrs. Clarence Milton Fisher. September 28: Redskins vs. Seahawks- Home, 4 p.m . September 30: Fall Meeting, Women's Board, American Heart Association, Nation's Capital Affiliate- followed by luncheon- II a.m. - members -at the residence of Mrs. Charles T. Hellmuth -Board Chairman, Mrs. Charles A. Camalier, Jr. September "30: "Heralding the Dawn of a New Era" Chinese banquet and dance -Bloomingdale's, White Flint - 8 p.m. - black tie by invitation - Hosts, Mr. Marvin S. Traub, Mr. Rawleigh Warner.
OCTOBER October 3: Preview Party, 1980 Decorators Show House - benefit of National Symphony Orchestra - Gruman-Cox Estate, 3516 Rittenhouse Street, N.W. - by invitation - Chairman, Mrs.
William E. Naylor, Jr. October 4: Dinner Dance benefit of Hospital Center - at the New Chancery - black tie - by invitation Mrs. Samuel Scrivener, Jr. October 5 thru November 2: 1980 Show House-benefit of the National Orchestra - Gruman-Cox Estate public- admission $5 -Chairman, Mrs. Boddiger. 1 October 5: Redskins vs. Eagles- AwaY· October 6: Isaac Stern in concert · . Center - 7:30 p .m. - followed by special ck party reception and champagne supper- b1 by invitation - Co-chairmen, Mrs. Abra Ribicoff, Mrs. Robert Smith, Abe Fortas. October 7: "Cocktails by the Canal"- at Cloud House - sponsored by c;olonial America Chapter Three - proceeds to be further restoration of Abner Cloud House· 8:30p.m.- by invitation- Chairman, Mrs. H. Hume. October 9: The Meridian House Ball Annual Ball benefit of Meridian House tiona!- at Meridian House- 9:30 o'clock- by invitation - preceded by embassY -Chairman, Mrs. Daniel J. Callahan, JII. October 11 : The American Association's Third Annual Costume Ball - "The Yankee Dood 1 -honoring Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. Hotel- dinner, 7:30p.m.- by invitation ·$ 75 or black tie - patrons $100 each, others - Chairman, Mrs. Rose Robison Cowen. October 12: Traditional Columbus DaY· October 13: Redskins vs. Broncos Night) -Away- 7 p.m. . f~ October 18: Opening Meet of the ~aJ.r - Belmont Plantation, Leesburg, Virgmla· ,, . October 18: "The Design of a CenturY opening of the 1980 Model Rooms, Lothrop, F Street store - benefit of . Kennedy Center- cocktail buffet, mus1c, ment- 8 p.m. -black tie- by invitationHonorary Chairman, Mary Marti.n. f"{or!le • October 19: Redskins vs. Cardmals p.m. at' 11 October 22 - 25: Washington Inter 10 Horse Show Gala - benefit of People 11 Sports Committee- by invitation- Chairma ' William L. Bryant. cefl October 24: United Nations Day. October 25: Annual United Nations con Dinner- by invitation. _1 October 26: Redskins vs. Saints- Home 11 October 26 thru November 2: Washingto national Horse Show- benefit of People to Sports Committee - Capital Centre, b Maryland - open to public - Octo Diplomatic Night - Oct. 29, H~nt - President, The Honorable True DaviSOctober 27: Veterans Day. October 31: National UN ICEF Day. October 31: Halloween .
:alfl