Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26

kin to these Romanoffs and nave
treated them with every considera-
ton. They are asked to all royal as
semhlages and the two young
habitual members Of the circle Of
maids who are the intimates OF
! Princess Mary, the only daughter OF
King George. And gossip has it that
perhaps in the Romanoff line may be
found a consort for the young Prince
of Wales. whose marriage. say the
court circulars, cannot be delayed
| much longer.
An interlude of the intense interest
now felt in the near east is the news
| have already resumed their work on the
site of the great Hittite Syrian civiliza-
ton. In the vast amount of disasters
which resulted from the first failure or
the British armies. it did not generally
penetrate the minds of Americans that
the famous buried city Carchemish
I; where the British Museum authorities
had their headquarters and where many
| American Psychologists were engaged
in researches, fell into the hands Of the
! Germans and all the results OF many
years of labor were promptly appro-
priated.
Mr.. c. L. Woolley and his assistant.
| Mr.. T. E. Lawrence. both well known
with the Smithsonian authorities. were
| taken prisoners and remained in a dis
NAL dungeon in the heart Of Asia Minor
| for two years But they are at WORK
again and some evidences have ALREADY
reached London and some are expected
| in this country. Some columns have
been uncovered and show bases with
four finely carved lions UNFOLDING the
pillars. and some bas-reliefs give the
best idea yet obtained Of how women
we're CARRIED in this period. which wa,
about 1000 years before the Christian
era, and when Rameses II ruled in
| Egypt Bible students will be enthu-
| siastic over these Hittite relics, which
prove how much culture existed in the
country which was so determined an
enemy of the chosen people.
Only photographs of the treasures
have reached this country as yet.
but some part of the dado IN what what
eventually be allotted to the Amer-
can School of Antiquities This dado.
which was almost ruined during the
struggle between English and their
allies and the Turks and Germans.
menians. severed the entire wall
space leading to the palace. and
when in place in the British Museum
will be in every way equal to the
celebrated Grecian marbles excavat-
ed by Lord Elgin. The American
representatives in Syria for many
years and they. too. have made i'm
portant discoveries in the Httite
region. but results were retarded at
least ten years by the war because
of the actual duration of the con-
f1ict and the damage done the ruins
during the hostiiitles.
The Levi P Morton hou~H on Scott
circle. recently purchased as their
winter residence by Mr.. and Mrs
William Corcoran Eustis, has an I'M
usually interesting social record.
Built originally as a red brick ana
bay window effect by Prof and Mrs
Graham Bell in the early days OF their
marriage. the northwest bay window
was at that time accredited to have
been built especially for the life size
tinted marble Venus which on GER
was admitted to view.
The real prominence of the house,
however, began with its purchase
and occupancy by the late Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Levi P. Morton. whose
regular weekly receptions were quite
as crowded as those of the White
House and invitations to whose din
ner parties were coveted as much. IL
not more. than those to the state
dinners at the Executive Mansion.
Of their day, Vice President and Mrs.
Morton brought many of the leading
singers and musicians from New York
and Boston to entertain their even
ing companies.
Following their departure at the
: close of the Mckinley administration.
the Morton house again became the
favorite gathering place of society
during it's occupancy by Count Cas-
sini. the Russian ambassador. and his
gifted young daughter, Countess Mar
guerite Cassini.
Where so many notable gatherings
have taken place it is difficult to par
ticularize. But be'-and question. of
all the brilliant affairs within the spa
cious rooms of this mansion. that ct
the marriage of Countess Cassinis
school friend. Mile. Irene des Planches
of Paris, to NJ. Pavlof. Russian minis
ter to Korea, outrivaled all others.
+! Returning from one of her annual
trips to her own country. Countess
/ Cassini was accompanied the first
year of her life in the Morton house
by her handsome young school friend.
who was joined here by her parents
and young sister in time to be present
at this marriage which marked the
first and only occasion of a Russian
court marriage to be celebrated in
Washington.
Decorated in genuine Russian effect
for the ceremony. the interior for that
evening was completely transformd.
Russian music adding to the unusual
effect. Golden ikons. deliberately
jeweled. held the place of honor on
! every wall. The officiating priest.
: brought from the Russian Church of
st. Nicholas. in New York. was ac
companied by the black-coated monks
who. lighted candles in hand. sonor-
ously chanted the entire wedding serv-
ice. as in accord with court custom
they formed the sole attendants of
the bride and bridegroom. Decidedly
elderly and stern to grimness. the
Il iSf In pllt shed hrt
/ striking contrast to the ruddily tint
led young Venus at his side.
After the departure of the Cassinis
for European detail. the Morton
of wealthy families here for season
or 90 from New York and Massachu-
setts. was an apparently forgotten
place in social annals.
; AT the commencement of the present
administration Mr.: and Mrs. Morton
/ returned to spend their winters here,
and almost their first act was to have
iali the drum towers torn down, the
red brick and brownstone removed
| IKE some outworn garment and with
the corners built out in fine. straight
| lines. the present charming graystone
outer walls were built up. without,
however. materially altering the in
terror effect of the always spacious,
| stately rooms.
/ The rumored impending announce
ment Of engagement between the
Countess OF Essex to the Duke of Con-
naught, third son of the late Queen
victoria: possesses distinctively WASH
ington interest quite apart from the
fact that should this marriage take
place 1T will mark the first instance
OF an American-born woman becom-
ing the wife of a member Of the
British royal family.
| me countess OF Essex Is no stran-
| ger to the royal family. as when dur