European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes monday november 11, 1985 columns &�6mtaehts today s crossword the a riffs Are in for a rare Freak by Art Buchwald years ago when Jackie Onassis was the first lady of our land she conducted a to tour of the White House. My sister was so inspired by the event that she gave me a tour of her three room apartment in new York. I was under the impression she had retired from the stately Home business until i received a Call from her the other Day. The British swells have sent their greatest Art treasures to the National gallery in Washington this she said. What Are we sending them in return nothing special that i know of i said. That s what i thought. My girlfriends and i have a great idea. In Exchange for the English lending us their heirlooms we would like to ship them treasures from the Homes of Rushing you told me the people of Flushing would never let their heirlooms out of their we re Row willing to do it provided they Are insured by Lloyd s of who is we a few homeowners in my neighbourhood. We Call ourselves the magnificent six we would have been the munificent seven except Martha Bordinsky s slipcovers won t be ready for months. The thought we had is that if the British Are willing to display what they have in their stately Homes we should give them Tome idea of what we have in what Art treasures Are you prepared to Send to them i m willing to lend the Blue boy the one i bought in a garage Sale in Astoria last did you Ever find out if it s the original Blue boy or not the Man who sold it to me said if u was t the i came awfully close. I m not the Only one Doris Dembow wants r which she made herself titled god Bleu our Home 9uft iju1ij a Jim vu1w ii in lilt original willing to part with treasures i to Send a needlepoint Sampler w bless Home " hit the delete key and Start Over that s Classy. The Only place i be Ever seen any thing like it was in a hallmark greeting card Barbara Lupin has offered to part with a color photo of her grandchild. She says it has never been shown in Public before. But she won t lend it unless a guard is stationed in front of it Day and the tale gallery has plenty of guards. What other treasures would you like to Send to London Laura Brown has a pair of Ron and Nancy Toby mugs which she purchased in Atlantic i y. They were crafted by stilled artisans in Hong Kong and the shopkeeper told Laura that they were already collector i May be wrong but i Don t believe the British have Ever seen a Hong Kong Toby Mug what we re trying to do is organize our treasures so that it gives the English some idea of How the Blu bloods live in Flushing. We have Myra Stieglitz nearly talked into parting with her Queen size deeper sofa. It s an heirloom because it has been used by three generations in Ber what is so special about it in the daytime it can seat three people and at night All you have to do is remove the cushions and it turns into a Why is Myra hesitating she is afraid if the tale gallery borrows it her kids friends wont have anyplace to sleep when they come Home on school you seem to have everything under control. Why did you can me the girls wondered if you would Contact Prince Charles and Princess i and ask them to Stop by to preview oar Art treasures on their Way to Kennedy i would be Happy to. One More thing. I m curious about Bow you selected the masterpieces for the sex we All closed our eyes and thought of Spe l of Kkt with re Sona Leo to bar. Good As some ice two we Over finances
