Evening star., 1915-01-24

| Europe. whom no brtbe from royalty
| could lure away. The prince admired
| Mrs. Mackay's charm and vivacity and
| considered her costumes revelations of
| loneliness. an opinion shared by Gar
Alexander III. who called her the most
| beautifully dressed lady at his coro-
| nation ball in Moscow.
| Mr.. Mackay bought the mansion on
| Carlton House terrace in 1891 from the
| Duke of Leinster, and had 1t sumptu-
ously furnished and decorated. The
| marble hall and staircase are consid-
| cred the finest examples of Italian art
| in England or France. Upon the walls
hang Gobelin tapestries which former
| ly adorned the Winter Palace in Petro-
| grad. After Catherine the Great died
| they disappeared. afterward becoming
| the property of King Gustavus Adolf
| phus of Sweden. The Swedish royal
family sold them to Mrs. Mackay for
s25o,Ooo.
Her sister, Countess Telfener. has a
home near Rome. where Mrs. Mackay
is likely to spend a great deal of her
time hereafter. Countess Telfener made
a very happy marriage with an Au-
strian ennobled for scientific achieve
ments.
Mrs. Mackay's daughter, Princess Co
lonna. has splendid mansion in Paris.
which has been the home of Mrs. Mac
kay when visiting the French capital
Her granddaughter, Princess Blanca
Colonna, has been for nine years the
wife of Count Jules Achard de Bonvou-
loir, posse ssing a splendid ancestry but
no money; a quiet, domestic man, who
loves country life and who has made
an excellent husband. They also make
| their home in Paris.
! The George T. Marye house at Bur-
ngame, Cal, will be occupied during
the summer months by
Finds Plenty Mrs. Marye's sisters.
Work to Do. the, the Misses Hiss. So Doyle wi,1 U1
rave little Helen Marye with them.
The latest messages from our ambas-
'ador to Russia and Mrs. Marye tell OF
their "flocking by themselves" like
Alice in Wonderland for their Christ
mas December rs, after which they
proposed to journey from Warsaw to
Moscow for the Russian Christmas
celebration January IA. which is al
ways an occasion of great pomp and
Marye has been doing heroic work of
late going from one hospital to another
ministering to the comfort of the
wounded and making trips in motor
ambulances very close to the battle
front.
| The public balls, which incidentally
greatly outnumber the private ones in
New York this
Dances Arranged winter. are
Under New Titles. y n 3
brought about by new conditions. The
Ball for Our Own Poor" a Father
Knickerbocker's Ball." the Picture
Ball." the "Civic Ball. and the Feed
america First BALI are just a few of
them. At nearly all the tickets are
sold for either SO or IS. and special
attractions to suit the title, dancing
by professionals or amateurs, tableaux,
pantomimes other really wonderful
inventions have been given or are in
contempla ton.
Three yards and twenty three inches
Of point de venise border needlepoint
| lace was sold at
This Was No New York auction of
p., c.1 laces last week and
ein S'Ae' brought s1.575. This
specimen of seventeenth century lace
| is ten inches wide. and 1t has small
raised horal and leaf details in Gordon
net and "feurs volantes la rose" or
rare Italian "punto a relievo," finished
with engrelure Cheading) and small dem
| tele edging to match.
A piece of venetian rose-point founce
needlepoint lace of the same period and
measuring 3M yards and 141s inches wide
| was sold to the same. buyer for $3.50.
A lady gave 500 for 4 1-3 yards of old
venetian gothic lace only six inches wide.
Its details include a serpentine scroll, TO-
liations, poppies, tulips. and other flow
ers. held together by bride picot;" and
s575 for a highly priced example of wide
point de venise lace border, 3h yards
long and sk inches wide.
| A slight stir in the waiting crowd,
movement of respect. and the queen
comes toward d
Belgian Queen them. She is dressed
Reviews Army. woolen dress. a
white sweater and white woolen
cap. such as thousands of women wear
by the sea. She advances smilingly,
| simply, graciously, hand in the
pocket of her sweater. The men pre-
sent arms, and the review begins.
| 1t is not one Of these brilliant parade
reviews which we are accustomed to
admire in times of peace. The worn
uniforms, the tired, weatherbeaten
faces. the whole attitude of the regI-
ment is different. If less ostentatious.
one feels that the scene possesses but
more truth and solemnity. The grace
full walk of this simple sovereign, as
she passes before the men. reminds one
| of the reality of the war, Of the reality
of the services they have rendered.
One feels that a community of feelings
has been established between this
woman, SO sorely tried. whose gracious
silhouette synthetises the Belgian
soil, and the brave sons of the coun-
try they so passionately defended. The
| queen goes from one company to an