Evening star., 1920-03-14

some OF the more plouS $40" up ''i
moment to pray. Then the CZecho-
sloyak capital is the home of that
curious little statue of the blessed IN
fant of Prague. which adorns so many
churches and chapelS of the CathoHc
world The Hradschin. or the ancient
capitol of Bohemia in it's golden days:
is one of the grandest buildings Oh
the world anl sets on the steep ram
parts above the Moldau as majesti-
cally as the Parthenon above Athens
1t is a vast quadrangle 600 feet square.
The University of Prague is one OF the
most venerable and illustrious in Eu.
rope and remains great seat OF
learning For the historian. there Is
the first church Of the Hussites and
of the Moravians. When diplomatic
tasks and the social obligations light
en- a little Mr.. Masaryk desires great
ly to encourage lectures and lllustra-
tions of the beautiful land OF which
his hero father is in so signal way
the second father and the founder or
its present liberty.
Lady Nancy Astor is proving a hos
pitable hostess to American women
" no are in London. some on benevolent
purposes some in the band of sight
seers. Every fortnight she has house
parties in Cliveden, and she invites a
congenial party. part English and
part American. Recently she gave
party just for young people IN the
American set. among whom is Miss
Davis and her friend, Miss Watson
Of West Virginia, who has been the
guest of the ambassador and Mrs.
Davis since Christmas. Cliveden Is
charming place to visit, though letters
tell of the simplicity of all its ap-
pointments The winter. so severe on
this side of the Atlantic, has been mild
and for England filled with many
sunshiny days. Even boating has been
possible few days each week. All
the great country houses have been
open. and balls and such fetes as usual
ly mark the spring and summer sea-
son have been in progress. Lord and
Lady Cheseborough. who have a Ia
nous country seat adjoining Cliveden.
Taplow Court. gave a wonderful French
costume ball for Miss Davis and Miss
Watson, and they will undoubtedly
have. golden memories of those five
days. Lady Astor's niece, Mrs. Field.
has been spending the season with her
in London, and is her daily companion
to the parliament houses. A memento
of the whirlwind campaign which the
first American NJ. p. made has reached
some friends on this side in the form
of a poster. 1t presents the Astor
family. the viscount looking rather
bored, and clad in his war clothes. and
the youngsters grouped about in grace
full. easy attitudes. Lady Astor holds
the youngest. boy of ten months. and
he is garbed as simply as anybody's
baby, in rompers. Lady Astor is in
short-skirted, one-piece stuff dress,
| with a narrow lace collar caught by a
cameo pin. The children look very
youngsters Of wealth and position
when they pose for their pictures The
eldest boy wears the usual Eton uni
form and the eldest girl MILDLY"
suit. dark skirt killed. and a white
blouse. The intermediates are gowned
sevsrAly. not a frill or ruffie in the en-
| tire group OF eight. The photo was
posed against the stairway of the gar
den terrace at Cliveden. and nothing
shows of the wonders of this famous
place but the bare wall and a Greek
vase of vines and trailing flowers.
Under the poster is printed Lady
Nancy Astor greets you from Give
den.
Those who enjoyed the pleasure of
renewing acquaintance or making it
for the first time with Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Underwood Johnson had an
other treat in greeting Miss Grace
DEMO Litchfield in one OF the revere
literary shrines of the capital. Since
1888 Miss Litchfield has presided so
graciously over this home in Massa
chusetts avenue. and she remains the
last chatelaine of distinguished
galaxy which included Frances Hodg-
son Burnett, Madelaine Ninton Dahl
gren, Molly Elliot Seawell Kate
Field and others who have either de-
serted Washington for the accepted
centers of literary activity. New York
| and London, or who have passed into
the beyond. Miss Litchfield's home
and very presence recall the golden
age of letters in Washington when
such great men as John Hay. Mark
! Twain, Richard Watson Glider and
Charles Warren Stoddard were in the
| flesh and her frequent visitors. All
about her quaint drawing room.
| where treasures of old mahogany,
/ brio -brac and paintings appear. are
| autographed photographs of the IA
nous authors of Washington and of
| the nation at large and many other
nations. Mics Litchfield lived abroad for
many years and some Of her best lit
| erary work was the result. and there are
! other tangible results in excellent views
! of the Black Forest done in water COL
/ ors. in curious bits of carved wood from
| the same place and lovely Tuscan and
Venetian vases with the curios of Rome
and Florence in mosaic. Mr.. johnson,
! who has written SO delightfully."- of the
| land of art and music and who has
brought home 80 closely that charming
bit Of wisdom that every American can
| have two countries, his own and Italy.
| fit d wei in this environment. He and
Mrs. Johnson are old friends of Miss
l. h.ield and they hove been guests at
ir' rrva's during tn thirty years of her
residon"n in Wash "i:ton Thn new am
bassador takes pc"u lar joy in his ap-
| pointment and it SO ms ideal in the line
| of Daniel Websters S lection CT Wash
! ington Irving as pliHistsr after that gen
| tie authors books on the Aiha1nbra and
Ferdinand and Isabella Though Mr..
| Underwood is better known as dis
eliminating and most capable editor,
| some Of the most exquisite tributes to