Kings And Queens

From all standpoints, it has been a memorable year for the girls basketball team at Muir High School in Pasadena. The Mustangs won the Pacific League title, finished second in the CIF Southern Section 4-A Division--their best result since 1986--and reached the semifinals of the state Division II regional playoffs. Not to mention the honors that are starting to mount for the Mustangs off the court.

Palisades and Crossroads, among the strongest teams in the area, each have two selections on The Times' All-Westside high school girls basketball team. Both went undefeated to win their league championships, Palisades in the Los Angeles City 4-A Metro League and Crossroads for the sixth straight year in the Delphic League. Most of the Delphic teams competed at the 1-A level in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs; the Roadrunners played at the 2-A level.

Actually, both Elvira and Vampira are indebted to the late cartoonist Charles Addams, whose ghoulish cartoons in the 1940s, etc., featured a slinky lady who was obviously the inspiration for these characters. (Not to mention television's "The Munsters.") Who can ever forget the Addams woman slinking up to a neighbor's door, saying, "May I borrow a cup of cyanide?" Let's have an end to this nonsense! JANE BARTON Long Beach

"Sweetheart, do you think we should make an announcement?" Renee Segerstrom asked her husband, Henry, as they paced the gleaming parquet at the Center Club in Costa Mesa on Wednesday, waiting for Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to arrive for luncheon. The king and queen were late. Almost 30 minutes late. And reasons for their delayed arrival had begun to fly in the entry of the private club, where Henry and Renee--luncheon hosts--held court before their arrival.

The all-star boys and girls teams, each consisting of 10 members, their coaches and parents will be guests of the Times at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 1, at the annual Times High School Basketball Awards Brunch where all-star teams from 12 circulation areas will be honored at the Anaheim Hilton. The featured Speaker will be Loyola Coach Paul Westhead. The players and coaches of the year from each area will be announced.

The all-star boys and girls teams, each consisting of 10 members, their coaches and parents will be guests of the Times at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 1, at the annual Times High School Basketball Awards Brunch where all-star teams from 12 circulation areas will be honored at the Anaheim Hilton. The featured Speaker will be Loyola Coach Paul Westhead. The players and coaches of the year from each area will be announced.

Planners have set aside 30 minutes for the king and queen of Spain to visit a Westwood synagogue during their visit to Los Angeles Oct. 1, but organizers at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel say the monarchs are not likely to get away in that short a time. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will hear a cantor singing melodic ballads in medieval Spanish, look at a photo exhibit, exchange souvenirs and dedicate a plaque to commemorate the visit, Rabbi Jacob Ott said last week.