On Saturday evening, May 8, Senator and Mrs. Kennedy attended a dinner at the home of newspaper columnist Joe Alsop, then went on to a small dance. Suero provides a joyous image of Jackie floating down the narrow staircase of the house at Dent Place in a crinoline gown, a perfect dress for dancing, while Jack gazes up at her in rapt attention. It was admiration tempered by his usual deprecating humor. "Jack said something like 'Jackie, you look absolutely gorgeous,'" Suero relates, "but he was always kidding her, so he followed up this compliment with 'but if you stood sideways, you'd disappoint half the men in America!'"
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