The Press: Mrs. Murphy's Chatter

Through the prattle of the gossip columnists, those past masters (and mistresses) of opacity, ran a mysterious thread:

> Hearst Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, Dec. 13: "The most discussed lady wherever socialites gather is a Mrs. Murphy."

> Lady Jeanne Campbell in the London Evening Standard, Dec. 20: "Whenever two people are gathered together in New York today, they fall to talking about the Kennedys or the Murphys. Now, the Kennedys are spoken of in loud voices while the Murphys are but whispered of —to date. The prettiest Murphy of them all is said to be called 'Happy' Murphy. She is young, in...

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