Evening star., 1919-12-07

damask and hbmespun. No DOUBT
these, too, will see the light Tor the
first time in twelve years and more.
Nine. Jusserand sometimes has small
luncheons served on cream yellow
satin cloths stripped with rich Met
but they are not comfortable feasts'
the guests fearing to move lest some
accident befall the expensive non
washable f1nery. @
Nine. LIE Breton, wife of the ambas-
sador from Argentina, and her inter,
esting little ones have passed several
years in France and Spain. so that the
coming of Christmas in the season OF
snow and icy blasts will not cause
the astonishment felt by the usual
travellers from the south temperate
zone. In Nine. lie Breton's home the
of the year much as June or July
here, and say the South Americans: II
fits in more accurately: with the
Christmas of Bethlehem than the
realms of the snow king, where the
manger scene is usually displayed
Apart from its. religious Significance,
Christmas in the pampas country is a
for long equestrian or motor tour 10
some desirable spot. Those who re-
side in cities haye the patio SO Ia
miliar to Washingtonians through tne
example OF IT. the court %
the pan-American building, with lts
BIRDS. and here is spread the banquet
with the blue skies above and Ihe
sunshine screened by We.
netian blinds. Nine. lie Breton's nrss
deals with such scene aho
her youngsters. too, before tneir lons
residence in Europe. recall the picnic
and the day spent in tine WoooS ,,n
-
American countries, either in the old
or new world, though fruit ana now
ers in riotous baskets OF superb lh-
dian workmanship are often e1
changed by neighbors and Dy omcia!s
in Buenos Aires and the larger cities.
Twelfth- might. the feast of the Magi,
who came from the gentiles bearing
gifts to the Christ Child. And all
the pretty parties which occur on
eve in this part OF tne
world are set down for January p IN
the traditionally regulated fam1y oI
the south. But the majority OF South
American chatelaines are not averse
to celebrating the day according TO
both modes of doing it, so that the
Latin Youngsters have an amazingly
festive time, when they happen 10
reside in; Washington. Never Were
they. more numerous than at presene
keenef anticipation. -
Senior Gonzalo de Ojeda. second sec
retary of the Spanish embassy, comes
of the same illustrious family OF
which Don Emilio Ojeda, for many
wears minister, was the head-name-
". both are lineal descendants OF the
intrepid Alfonso, who ranks among
the grand explorers of the sixteenth
century and died in Santo DOMINGO
in the first years Of the sixteen nun
dreds. He had accompanied SoianIn S,st;n
guished himself in the expeditions OF
CONQUEST. Ojeda is, however. forever
famous. in that he employed Amerigo
Vespucci as his mapmaker ano
brought him along in an 1ndepenuenl
venture and thus was the immeala.e
the name of America instead OF Co
iombo. The young secretary, who IS
A benedict, has many entertaining
stories of his eminent ancestor, ano
intends. when his days are more
to take q sail over 70 Sahtoi
Of its grandeur in losing the remains
Of Columbus, but still retaining those
~ Oieda. The other Senor Ojeda,
uncle to the present Spanish secre-
tary. is well remembered Tor MS
suavfty apd taet and the kindly way
ne .hSe4eQ NupNWOSHoS ~
"ss ssncrs EnIiiie sR ojeda succeeded the.
stately and dtgniied Duke OF ARGOS;
who neversfeif easy in his post and
who sought retirement at the nrst
possible nl0mSnt. His wire. iormery
was. was ascharuiing a. lady, the first with
the high rank Of duchess in the dip
lomatics corps Of Washington. She.
too. howevera was unable to break
the hostility engendered by
the De LoIas episode and the war.
senor ojeda sucsssdsd .nosss in nriei 4 time me
storing tliel ord pleasant conditlons.
He, died shortly after being trans
ferred from here to the Vatican. where
he was special envoy Of Alfonso.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond is among
the pioneers of clubs wherein femi-
nine interests are promoted and up
lifted and where fads are kept rig1dly
in the background. Mrs. Hammond
believes in the most thorough edu-
cation for every woman IN the domes-
and she has frequently expressed the
opinion that no one should attempt to
direct work which she cannot per.
form. For this end she believes that
every household task should be part
Of every girls occupation. no matter
near the grain field. Mrs. Hammond
has resolutely acquired alone all sorts
of knowledge ahd 1t was in her anx-
iety to learn about furnaces which
brought her the realization of now
miserably, engineers were pald ana
treated. She started crusade In be-
half Of the underground laborer,
those to whose efforts electric fans
and elevators and other nice lux
urious things. of the summer are due,
To have bathrooms and q sitting
room for the engineers in the under
world below great sky-scrapers ls
now the accepted procedure. but 1t
was not 30 ten years ago. when mrs.
Hammond and her aids began their
crusade In Boston. New York and the
densely crowded cities. ,
Princess Cantacuzene. who was Julia
Dent Grant, granddaughter of the re-
nowned u. S., is unique among those
who have painfully mastered all the
details Of agriculture in the frigid zone
only to be transported literally to the
tropic and have to begin to peg away
at this. The princess, who was IN
washington a short time ago visiting
delighted beyond words with the sue
cess she and her husband, playfully
called in the family circle. Mike the
Prince" since there is another beloved
Mike who is. a collie, are having in
orange growing. Among the kindly
acts of the late Mrs. Potter Falmer was
to leave her splendid estate near Day
a sumptuous home,: but also as Ger.
tain means Of livelihood. For Prince
Michael and his wife barely escaped
from the Russian revolution with their
lives and the clothes which they wore,
and were able to save nothing what