* Way to San Jose: Imelda Marcos,...

* Way to San Jose: Imelda Marcos, the former Philippine First Lady, showed up at a dinner party in San Jose, Calif. In a restaurant owned by her former palace caterer, Del Garcia, Marcos quaffed champagne and dined on Swedish meatballs. After dinner, she joked, “They found in my closet many shoes, but at least it wasn’t skeletons. They (the shoes) are a symbol of how much the Filipinos love me.” Marcos, charged with investing $168 million worth of stolen funds in the U.S., is scheduled for trial in February.

* Kitty Kelley Christmas: The unauthorized biographer of Jackie, Frank, Liz and soon Nancy has sent out her holiday greetings. The card shows a fortuneteller with a Nancy-like woman. The book will reveal “all your deepest secrets,” the seer says to her cowering client. Inside, the Nancy look-alike, seen near a tree decorated with dollar bills, is wearing a button that reads, “Just Say Dough.”

* Raisa in the Sun?: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev won a weeklong island vacation for two from the Paris Fashion Designers Assn., a reward for his “elegant style of living and working.” But he was not able to accept in person. At the group’s awards banquet Monday night in Paris, adviser Vladimir Federovski stood in. He said Gorbachev was “very touched.” He didn’t say what Raisa and Mikhail will do with the prize, which includes a trip to the chic Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

* Christmas Bush: This year’s White House Christmas card depicts the snow-covered presidential mansion draped in greenery, with a wreath and red bow at the Truman Balcony. The message inside reads: “The President and Mrs. Bush extend their warmest wishes that Christmas and the New Year will hold much happiness and peace for you and those you love.” The official White House tree is decorated with 80 soft dolls, each representing a character from books. The likes of Mary Poppins, Babar, the Mad Hatter and the Tin Man highlight Barbara Bush’s commitment to literacy.