Taking off on vacation last month, the society gossip columnist of the Washington Times-Herald dashed off a cryptic farewell to her readers: "When I get back I'll be a CHANGED woman."
Last week her column reappeared with the byline shortened from "Austine Cassini" to just plain "Austine." As the Times-Herald did not bother to explain, Austine ("Bootsie") Cassini had married William Randolph Hearst Jr.—and she did not think she should trade on his name.
For madly hatted, picture-pretty Austine ("Bootsie") McDonnell Cassini Hearst, 28, the new byline was to be the least of many changes....
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