TEXAS TOODLES: Jerry Talamantes, long-time personal shopper at Neiman Marcus and PR maven with Dillard's Midwest division, will say good-bye to The Lou tonight as he heads back to his home state of Texas.

Talamantes -- a perennial favorite at dinner parties and events around town -- is being feted by scores of his nearest and dearest at Lola on Washington Ave. With his charming ways and winning smile, Talamantes is Texas' gain and St. Louis' loss.