Evening star., 1920-07-04

London when her father was ambas-
sador to the court of ST. James, and
She has continued 1t ever since, prin-
cipally through agents. until she now
owns one of the most valuable in
existence. She has frequently loaned
| them for charity and to secure for
| the beloved artist of little folks the
honor which he deserves. Mrs. Whit
| ney was her fathers literary aid for
several years and to her was left his
| tremendous collection of private let
| ters and the original cartoons which
| appeared in various British and
| American papers during Col. Hays
long public service. This collection
| includes several by the illustrious
| MAST. showing Lincoln hard at work, and
his faithful scribe. young John Hay
| lndustriously at his side. While Mr..
| hay was Secretary of State he re-
ceived many of the cartoons from the
| artists. and he would hang them over
| his library desk for several days and
| then replace them by newer ones. but
/ always either framing those which he
| liked or placing them in portfolio.
| Mrs. Whitney intends some time to
make running story of these car
! toons and reproduce them in book
| form as souvenirs for the intimate
political friends of her father. Many
! of the letters have appeared in the
| volumes of William Roscoe Thayer
| ohu ONiici nay picGi dplicIS. many ~
| the most famous cartoons still hang
| in the Office of the Secretary, which
| his son-in-law, Senator James w.
| Wadsworth, jr., uses in the H street
mansion.
1t seems timely to reflect that while
Walter Reed boys have. done wonders
| in beads, wicker and willow. how nice
it would be if they might take over
such a useful and desirable industry
| as reconstruction camps in France
give undivided attention, namely, to
make bags, sewing baskets and toilet
receptacles out of leathern salvage
contributed by the war office.
The price of leather is dishearten-
! ing in this country, but surely odds
and ends could be bestowed by the
government, especially the odds which
accumulated after contracts half COM
pleted were ended by the armistice.
Mrs. Theodore Boynton, who has re-
Gently sailed to Paris to join her
brother. Maj. Walter Van Rensselaer,
Berry, possessed a bag which made
her the envy of her friends-sent
| from an invalid hospital esta ablished
| just beyond the Paris barrier. 1t
was roomy enough to do on occasi on
! for an overnight convenience, being
made of soft pliable leather which
lends itself to stuffing without seri-
| Gus consequence. Within it was the
same soft leather which wears almost
| leternally and rarely ever cracks like
the stiffened variety. Sturdy hinges
| of gun metal made this bag a pos
session which may figure among
| prominent treasures like plate or
| jewels, and three graceful initials are
| SO interviewer into both feathers as
| to make it's theft a dangerous affair,
| since a piece would have to be scis-
| sored out to erase them. According
to Mrs. Boynton, this bag cost in
Paris only $3.50, initials included. and
needless to say, she sailed away laden
with commissions from her friends to
duplicate her property many times
over. British soldiers are also max
ing leather goods from army material.
and one called saddle bags, a fine
| contraption somewhat like the old
| Gladstone, is gradually finding it's
way over on this side. Many Paris
| ladies give their long evening gloves