LAVISH PARTY

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1935, Page 5

LAVISH PARTY

MIL LI ON A IRE ENTERT Ai NS

LONDON, Dec. 6

'['he most lavish party given i« ltritain for yean. took Kiv« liumtiod sweats were entMtaincd bv „ millionaire’s wife, Mrs Rev™'* Albertini/ at her home, Bishopsgate, i„ Windsor Great Park. Mrs Albertini is a sister of Hegi* mild Penny, the film actor. In the «r,oat ballroom an expensive West End restaurant hand was phiymg tor dancing. From the ballroom the g". osts passed "into a huge marquee, designed at a cost of several hundred pounds to resemble a street iu 1 unis. Beyond a Moorish archway lay the bar. ’stocked with every eoneeivaWfr wipe, cocktail and spirit—and 600 bottles of champagne. Mrs Albertini wore wonderful diamond bracelets, a diamond tiara. and pearls—worth many thousands oi pounds. Lhiee detectives were present to guard her jewels. Every, guest had fffs or her invitation carefully scrutinsied. Mr Albertini rarely attends his fife’s parties, for he dislikes crowds, He is a man of simple tastes, whose main hobbies are golfing anid boxing. He is in his late forties. One of his best friends is the ex-boxer. Joe Beckett. H e snends less than £IOOO a year on himself. Mr Albertini was born in Indiana. He is a grandson of William Reynolds, the American railroad millionaire.