Evening star., 1909-06-20

season in Baltimore she went to Berlin.
where she took a course of studies In
philosophy and the languages and itera-
ture of modern Europe. She made an
envia BILE record and is the proud pos
SCISSOR of certificate showing that she
has become master of German and has
obtained thorough groundwork in phi
'nsophy.
She then took up archaeology in Mu-
mich, with the illustrious Prof. Furtwan-
ger as her lecturer. Sonora Pastor studied
music during this time, and is as skilled
a musician as she Is a linguist and stu
dent of philosophy. But no one would
place this charming young matron in the
blue stocking category. She bears the
burden of her deep researches into the
noblest sciences with the ease of child.
Though she devotes a part Of each day
to continuing her studies. she is well
abreast of the times and replete with en-
tertaining small talk.
Sonora Pastor would be interesting even
without her high intellectual attalnments,
her great beauty or her romantic mar
riage, through her close kinship with that
illustrious house of Lee so greatly re-
vered in every section of the country Her
first cousin of Robert f. Lee. and there
eminent men and women who make part
of the proudest records of the Lees. She
was born at one of the country seats of
the family in Fairfax county. Virginia.
and spent her girlhood there. Later her
mother took up her residence I'm Balti-
more and it was there that Miss Con-
stance CaZenove Lee was presented to So
ciety.
She enjoyed brief season OF belleship
and then departed for the old world on
the serious errand of learning something z
of the ancient and modern ideals of phi
osophy before attempting to read the phil
losophy of life. She met Senior Pastor at
Narragansett Pier and the friendship rip
ened rapidly into more ardent feelings
Senior Pastor is also of studious habits
and the marriage seems ideal. The sonora
has become enthusiast of Spain and
she delights in the glorious history of her
husbands country. Especially is she in
terested in the family history of the
Pastors Moras, for that is the COM
plete name of the young diplomatist.
though. for the sake of American dislike
OF long cognomens. he has cut off the lat
ter portion.
The grandfather Of Senior Pastor was
that sturdy patriot and famous jurist,
Jose de Mora. In the political alignment
which divided Spain into three opposing
factions about sixty years ago, the royal
lists. the carlists and the republicans. Gen.
Mora threw his fate with the republicans
buflfiS the DI lei PERIOD OF success LOT Ills
party he was one of the principal coun-
selors of Gen. Prim and was high In the
favor of those who desired a permanent
form of popular government. When the
republican party was overthrown Gen
Mora was banished from his native land
and found an asylum in South America.
Here he soon rose to eminence, and when
Chile threw off the yoke of Spain he was
selected 10 write the constitution of the
new republic.
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His work stands today almost un-
changed, and his descendants consider 1t
a proud monument to his lofty purpose.
He likewise wrote the constitution of
Peru, and during his long life in the
southern continent he became the coun-
seior, whose mere word carried more
authority than the force of armies. Senior
Pastor on his mothers side comes of 81
family equally noted for accomplishing
great things. His grandfather, Luis
Pastor, was ambassador to the court of
mate of the citizen king. Among the
treasures which Sonora Pastor displays
in her Washington drawing room is an
exquisite gold snuffboX with the royal
arms ncrusted in diamonds and rubies.
The French monarch presented this jewel
TO the Spanish ambassador, and the pres
ent owner of the curio received II from
his mother because he is his grand
fathers namesake and the initials Of
Louis Philippe are the same as his own.
The father of the Spanish charge daft
flares was also a distingu, shed diplomat
and served for many years in London
Senor Pastor received his education in
Salamanca and at Saragossa, and he Is
accounted one of the rising young states
men OF his country. To some minds he