Evening star., 1915-05-23

llamS SburR, Va, well Known IN " aSH-
ington society.
A Necklace of from her fire.
uuent visits to
Wampum Beads his city, is the
possessor of what is undoubtedly the
| most curious necklace in the world.
This is composed of wampum beads
washed up by the waves along the
shore at jamestown Island. Va, ana
from time to time picked up by the
keeper of that historic landmark dur
, ing number of years past. AS Wam-
pun beads were priced by the Indians
above all other things offered them TOT
| their hunting grounds in this country
and are known to have been the price
paid to the red men for the site OF
jamestown. and as the first colony OF
English settlers made this place thelr
permanent home in April, 1907, some
adequate idea can be had of the an
| tiquity of the wampum beads now
! forming this unique and practically
| priceless necklace owned and worn by
| Miss Wise.
The daughter of the late DIR. Richard
| Wise, member of Congress from Vir-
ginia to the time of his death. and
niece of John S. Wise, now of New
York, Miss Wise might from the years
of her former residence in this city,
be looked upon almost a resident
! of Washington.
! The wife of one of the naval officers
| suddenly called upon to entertain at
dinner a foreign guest
! ALWAYS Ill at a nearby station
M, apologized to him as
| way they went in to dinner
that. owing to the present ruling in
| the navy, she would be unable to serve
wine al the table.
| But. madame" he exclaimed. tragic
ally. are you allowed no exceptions
only in the ca Sc of one being ILL.,
''Ah. madame! Mon Dieu. but I am i'll
at this very instant. l am i'll always
this way at dinner time"
! Miss Virginia Butler formerly of
! Washington, but for the past nine
! years resident of
Returned Rome. left this city
| few days ago, after
Ao Asone' a fortnight's visit to
| her cousin. Mrs. Farnsworth. and while
! here was generally entertained by her
old friends at the capital. Miss Butler
had gone to Carlsbad for stay of sew
| eral weeks just before there came the
! startling declaration of war, and in the
| course of her journeyings back to Rome
| had many exciting experiences, which she
recountS most interestingly.
Miss Rose Eliza beth Cleveland Is
| among the well known Americans who,
m nj their
A Former White home for many
in It,lx
House Mistress. bavs naan n. cam.
PEELED to return to this country.
AS the mistress of the White House
during the first Cleveland administra-
tion prior to the late Presidents mar
| riage, Miss Cleveland was for time
one OF the best known women in this
country, and it was at that period that
she published her book which made
her independently wealthy.
At the close of the second Cleveland
administration she went with a friend
| to Europe, and after extensive travel
ing settled in a charming little villa
| near Rome, where since that time they
have lived ideal life. making each
summer carriage trips to places Of in
| terest off the beaten line of travel
For the past few years Miss Cleveland
has entirely given up the literary work
in which she formerly took such an
| active interest.
y
| Miss Carow. sister of Mrs. Theodore
| Roosevelt, is another we'll known
| American whose res
Has Returned idence in italy has
From Italy. mated nate '1' for ~. '. nrea-
ent at least. A frequent visitor to the
White House during the long Roose
welt administration. Miss Carow sew
| eral years ago went to Florence with
the idea Of permanently locating there.
AS she had for the greater portion OF
her life lived abroad and as her rela-
| tives were mainly English. Miss Carow
! had of course, many friends across
the water. But as England is now as
| impractica BILE as Florence to live in
with any degree Of comfort or safety,
Miss Carow has returned to the United
States
h
| The home of Mr. and Mrs Larz An
derson, on Massa chusetts avenue, Is
| one of the most
Beautiful Collection beautiful and
of Jade Trees. a. ~ Wa.,,na,aa .s.s