“PARTY-CRASHERS"

Evening Star, Issue 22440, 10 September 1936, Page 9

“PARTY-CRASHERS"

PEDPLE IN BLACK LIST Indignant London society hostesses are banding together to combat “ gatecrashers ” who invade private parties uninvited. They have prepared a black list of offenders, which includes, it is understood, several well-known and titled young people. Other hostesses are employing lynx-eyed guards to keep out the crashers. , At a recent party given by Lady Janet Bailey at Hurlingham a guard posted at the gate scrutinised the invitations and compared them with a typewritten list of guests. Those who had mislaid their invitations were told they could ring up Lady Bailey and give their identity. They would then be admitted if they had been invited. A dozen or more people were turned away—and did not bother to telephone. Miss Barbara Cartland, the famous society novelist, told the ‘ Sufidaj Chronicle ’ of ingenious new methods employed by the “ gate-crasher.” . “ Some of them hear of a dance or a party, and although they have not been invited, write to the hostess and saj they will be pleased to come,” she said. “ They are reckoning on the possibility that the hostess will be too busy ta check up the replies with her invitations.” One offender confessed to the ‘ Sunday Chronicle ’ that she had been hard bit by the new rulings. “In three seasons I have crashed 70 parties,” sh« said.