Elizabeth Wrenn Du Pont ( known as the smartest woman in Europe ) gave a sparkling send-off to the new Normandie cocktail invented by Freddy and Gustave ( the famous barmen of the Palace Hotel in St Moritz ) at a pre-sailing gala given by the French Line - the party was in honour of the great new French liner Normandie claimed by the French to be the largest and finest in the world which will be launched in the near future - photo shows Elizabeth Wrenn Du Pont inaugurating the new Normandie cocktail at the Palace Hotel in St Moritz 6,000 feet above sea level January 31st 1935