The Washington herald., 1909-04-15
WASHINGTON CHAT.



that of katherine Goodson. who Is known
as the Paderewsld en- jupons- Miss Good
son is the wife OF Arthur Hinton. the
English composer, who is well known and
well liked In this country. and she was
the favorite pupil OF Leschetizky, who
showed more enthusiasm for her than
for ans one VINO ever entered his school. !
She is this gifted woman. a beautiful
person 10 look at, with that delicate. |
iower-like beauty which calls 10 mind
Rossetfs pictures and poetry. and she
dresses IN a way that admirably suits
her style; but II she is beautiful IN person
and temperament, she is even more beau (
tiful in character, and her friends are
enthusiastic about her charm, sympathy
and understanding. Katherine GoodsOn is. /
in word. sympatica. and the moment
her hands touch the keys she estab-
fishes a relation between herself and
her hearers that Is never broken. for the
charm OF her playing remains forever
IN the memory OF those VINO have had
the privilege OF once hearing her. She
lives. when at home. In England. in a
wonderful old castle OF early Norman and
saxon architecture. with turrets and
towers. surrounded by a moat- Her stu
do IS IN one OF the towers overlooking
the beautiful English country, and there
she works and dreams, for there Is
never a successful musician who does not
dream. and there her husband works at
the compositions which have mace aim
famous, and which his wife so sympa-
theticaliy interprets. Mr.. and Mrs. Hin
ton. who are expected in town to-day.
VIII be the guests Of Mrs. North, with
whose sister. Miss Constock, Mrs Hinton
studied IA Vienna
The Persian Minister still fingers in
town, although he mas partly dismantled
the legation and sold some Of its beau
tiful belongings. He Is waiting really
for some word from his government,
from which he has received no communi-
cation for months past. and. naturally. no
remittances- II is said. indeed. that for
two years back he has been forced 10
depend upon his own resources. and that
affairs In Teheran are in such a chaotic
state that foreign matters and diplO-
matte agents are lost sight Of There is
no promise at present OF any amelOration
OF conditions IN Iran, nor VIII there be
until the natives succeed in gaining
what they have set about gaining. a con-
stitution.
II is almost impossible 10 think OF Persia
as anything but an autocracy, but in that
country as well as IN every other Eastern
monarchy the subtle influence OF America
is felt. and the beginning OF the chapter
tfat viii end with government IN
all OF those absolute nnOnarchies Is al
ready written. In some. as IN Slam, this
end viii be accomplished peacefully and
without blOodshed. and in some, as now
in Persia, there win be the inevitable
revolution.
Gen. Morteza. Khan. awaits develop
ments with the resignation OF philosopher
and sees no hope for his stricken coun-
try save through radical reforms. and
the introduction into the laid OF hours
Of New World methods. The chief reason
that impels Minister Morteza 10 return
70 Persia is 10 see his mother, who IS
stIH living az q venerable age. and 20
/ look after his private AFFAIRS. What fur
ther may be expected OF h3=a he does not
know, but Il is not 10 be doubted that
Z his presence in Persia would have
wholesome effect. for he is a wise and
clever statesman. and no oriental is. per-
haps. so wei informed in European and
I American affairs
II viii be remembered that Gen Morteza
was the tutor and mentor OF the present
Shah. the Intimate friend and adviser Of
his father. and Il is most pathetic. his en-
I forced exile here, while the gravest dan
gers menace his former pupil. for prac-
tically there can be but one outcome Of
the present uprising. that IS the assassi-
nation OF the shah. which all those who
I know anything OF Eastern politics are
( momentarily expecting
Prof. Abbe's marriage was naturally a
r.f- e~fn hrv-
/ the courage TO commit matrimony at sew
enty. which was Prof. Abbe's exact age
on December os last year. but every
/ body unites IN wishing one OF the fore
most American scientists great happiness
/ and prosperity. There vas no fuss and
I feathers about the wedding in fact. few
! people knew Il was going TO take place
until the published announcement. but
/ one Of Prof. Abbe's friends, who encoun-
tered him in a florists shop last week.
I insists that she knew something was
/ doing" from the pains and care he
I took IN selecting q bunch OF roses He
rejected the hrst flowers offered to him
and when the second lot was brought
/ examined every bud before he allowed
them 20 be wrapped. nor would he take
anything but Killarney roses. and why he
( insisted upon this special flower no one
I except the Nride can tell Cleveland Able
; is the son Of the late George Waldo Able.
a merchant and philanthropist OF New
York, who was we'll known there in the
early part Of the last century as public
spirited. generous man
His son, Cleveland. who is. perhaps
the most famous mete teorologist in the
world. took his degree al the College OF
the State OF New York more than ffty
/ years ago. He subsequently received the
degrees Of A. n, Ph. D.. and Ii. D.
from the University OF Michigan, and has
/ likewise taken degrees at the Universities
ot Glasgow and OF Harvard. he was
! attached 10 the staff Of the Observatory
OF POulkOv shortly after that observatory
was established when Mr. Struve. a
brother OF former Russian minister 20
this Capital. was its chief. and he was,
later on, director OF the Cincinnati OBJ
servatory. For nearly twenty years now
Prof. Able has been connected with the
Weather Bureau and he is the editor Of
I the Monthly Weather Review.
Prof. Able lives in ore OF the most in
teresting homes in town, a big, roonny,
! old-fashioned building In l street, near
Twentieth. built in the early part OF the
/ last century on a generous plan. with
high ceilings, spacious rooms. and a gar
den at the back. The front room Of the
/ second story he has converted into a
library. which. from floor 20 ceiling. is
lined with books. scientific books, mostly
some of which he has written himself.
! Prof. Abbe's most noted works are:
I Meteorological Apparatus and Methods. 9"
Preliminary studies in Storm and Wealth
/ ct Prediction" The Mechanics OF the
Earth's Atmosphere The Altitude OF
the Aurora. and Physical Basis Of Long
/ Range Forecastlng."