Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Fabulous Washington Hostesses:
Evalyn Walsh McLean

Random trait: Used to put the Hope Diamond on the collar of her Great Dane to shock her dinner guests.

Buy: Alligator-embossed crystal bone dog collar ($82, The Posh Pooch).

Read: Father Struck It Rich by Evalyn Walsh McLean

Do: Get rid of all bad luck charms, even if valuable; stroll by the Indonesian Embassy, the original Walsh-McLean home.

3 comments:

fashiongirl said...

I love the anecdote about the Hope diamond on her dog's collar. There's a great place in Seattle for pups called "High Maintenance Bitch". You'd love it.

www.highmaintenancebitch.com

BabsieD said...

That site is great!

*Moment of silence for my dearly departed puppy, Shuba.*

Unknown said...

my name is Joseph McLean Gregory and I see you have a beautiful picture of my great grandmother. What a beauty. I too have a book out on her called, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS and I have a new book coming out at the end of May called,HOPE DIAMOND. Its a coffee table book celebrating the 50th annvisary of the HD in the Smithsonian. Please visit my website. www.fable-hdc.com Do you think we can link up to each other? Do let me know. Hope so. Thank you and enjoy the site.