Evening star., 1919-12-28

ton from the Scandinavian stand
point.
Princess Ghika, who has made an
established place for herself in Wash
ington and whose amenities are such
quiet pleasing events, is also well
remembered through her association
with her sister, Nine. Zaldivar, wife
Of a former minister from Salvador.
She has definitely determined to make
Washington her permanent abode,
which is cause for rejoicing. En-
glish by birth. she had a sumptuous
home near London, which is gradu-
ally being despoiled of its treasures
to bring here. now that tAo transpor
tation problem is not so acute. The
princess has some wonderful rock
crystal in bowls and glasses. which
she Is having deftly transformed into
shades for electric lights. There are
dozens of glasses in different sizes
and shapes, which will be useless to
the hostess in Washington unless she
enjoys the diplomatic privilege of
Princess Ghka sees a way ad interim
in which they may be pressed into
service. by means Of a tiny bulb and
a small invisible wire. Rock crystal in
rose and red looks glorious for
shades and lends an air of enchant-
bowl with aquatic effects. placed in
a window embrasure, gives an espect
Of indescribable beauty. and is ad-
mired as the next best way to use
suck possession. since the usual
kind Of water is forbidden.
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer like her hus-
band. the Attorney General, is a
graduate from swarthmore College.
Pennsylvania. and the romance which
ripened into love and the happiest of
marriages began over the school
books. Sc nany men serving in
various public roles in Washington
at present were presented to their
wives in. the classroom that coedu-
of study. William Jennings Bryan
took all the honors of his class in
the Illinois College at Jacksonville in
1881. but he won them by mere
fraction from bright young woman
from Perry. Mary Baird. the same who
is now Mrs William Jennings Bryan.
In the case of Robert Marion La Fol-
lette and his wife, who was Belle
Case of Madison. the story is directly
opposite. The present senator from
Wisconsin was ambitious to take all
the class honors and he labored with
a zeal only to see every prize for
which he pined go straight into the
hands of Miss Case. She even won the
valedictory from him. and this was
the crowning blow in that it took
from MIN q CaSn prize, on Wnlch ne
counted to pursue law studies. 1t was
during a visit of remonstrance to his
rival that the romance began. Both
studied law together and practiced
together after their marriage soon
after they had taken the A. B. de-
gree from the University Of Wiscon-
sin.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson hold degrees from the Uni
versity Of Texas. but Mrs. Burleson
won hers many years after her hus-
band had passed from academic halls.
Her studies were so interrupted by
Cupid and the cares of a family that
it was not until her eldest daughter.
Mrs. Richard Negley. was in her
senior year that she found leisure to
continue her studies in English and
the Latin languages and to secure
that much coveted degree.
The House and Senate are filled
with men who preface the story of
their lives with the statement, II
went to school with my WIFE" Sta
tistics Of the Collegiate Alumnae