April 13, 1960: This wonderful Hirschfeld art was created to promote the upcoming Saturday Evening Post's feature on socialite and hostess Perle Mesta's life.  Can you name everyone (without cheating)?

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Review | The Washington hostess who won over presidents and other power players Perle Mesta’s affable personality and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, “The Woman Who Knew Everyone.”

#PerleMesta is more than a metaphor in Meryl Gordon’s new biography.