Pearls, swine.

John/Jeff:

When I was growing up, Dorothy Parker was an infrequent, but memorable dinner guest at our family table. What is not well known is that Dorothy Parker and Gloria Swanson were friendly rivals - sometimes not so friendly.

Reported conversation between the two at a doorway:

Gloria to Dorothy, offering her first-passage: Age before beauty.

Dorothy to Gloria accepting the offer: Pearls before swine.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA