High Fashion to Meet High Expectations

Excitement is building for the Costume Council’s premiere exhibition of “Galanos” on March 25. The event will begin with a champagne reception and viewing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and progress to a black-tie dinner.

American couturier James Galanos is being honored for 45 years of design. Seventy costumed mannequins, some dressed in gowns first worn by former First Lady Nancy Reagan, will highlight the exhibition. Reagan is honorary patroness.

Costume Council chairwoman Juli Miller and benefit chairwoman Jane Halgren say platinum benefactors ($10,000) will be invited to an exclusive dinner at Galanos’ home.

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Red Letter Date: Chairs James and Doreen McElvany are into the new year. They’ve sent gold and white scrolled invitations for the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles Board of Counsellors’ Gala on Thursday at Hotel Bel-Air.

Philanthropist Pamela M. Mullin will be honored as outstanding community leader. The affair is black tie.

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Great Spirit: Barbara and Frank Sinatra have always had enormous pride in his Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament and Gala Evening. In spite of his recent hospitalizations, the events go forward Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. They will benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower Medical Center and the Desert Hospital. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme have promised to star at the gala at Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage.

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Tradition: Warner and Carol Henry were celebrating 40 years of family Twelfth Night parties last week at the California Club. His late parents, Warner “Pop” and Frances Henry, gave 20, and now the younger Henrys have given 20.

More than 100 friends and family members drank (Warner is a wine connoisseur) and ate well. When Gege Chambers found the pea in her chocolate dessert and Bill Horton a bean in his vanilla dessert, laughter and cheers raised the roof--all that was needed to declare them as new queen and king of the year.

Relinquishing red crowns were Marty Coffey and John Welborne. Former queens applauding the fun were Suzy Crowell, Shirley Laugharn, Patty Capps, Laney Techentin, Mary Hawley and Lois Madison. And the kings--Bob Carpenter, Byron Caps, Terry Gloege, Ed Landry and Dan Baker.

Elsewhere on the Social Circuit

The UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture is celebrating a gift of $500,000 from Albert Peskin. It’s to honor his late wife, Ruth Peskin . . . Juniors of the Social Service Auxiliary racked up more than $120,000 in profits at their Candlelight Ball at the Beverly Wilshire for Regis House, the nonsectarian community center in West Los Angeles . . . The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club distributed $187,000 in charity monies to 20 groups recently . . . The nice part of the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles “Nutcracker” matinee benefit was that the hospital gave away seats to 500 young patients.

* Twenty-two young women were presented at the Century Plaza at the National Charity League, San Marino Area Chapter, Debutante Ball. All have learned and practiced the value of volunteering during their high school years. Presented were Crosby Cameron, Eileen Dougherty, Amanda Feldon, Carrie Giss, Heather Heideman, Kimberly Kester, Katherine Kingston, Emma Petievich, Molly Spiegel, Jill Thomas, Carolyn Ude, Jennifer Van Wagenen, Lindy Villa, Tara Watford, Rebecca Gill, Catherine Krell, Erin Rothenberg, DeEtte Laugharn, Marie Reilly, Emily Seymour, Alison Voors and Lorraine Comeau.