Evening star., 1920-05-23
Stories of Well Known Folk.

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| ingly difficult accomplishment. but
/ the ambassador like his iliustrious
/ predecessor is without domestic ties
| and can give over enough space for
offices. something not possible where
there are a wife and children. SO
| many OF the embassies now have To-
Gated their Offices in downtown build
lngS, rather anomalous proceeding.
since the foreign flag could not well
afford immunity 10 one suite of rooms
among hundreds of others. But until
there are mansions sufficiently large
and conveniently arranged for such
purposes. like the British embassy,
for Instance. or the FrSnc4, division
o tie domestic side from the official
I--t lie compelled TO continue IN tne
diplomatic corps The Brazilian am
l2Ssador. who is a bookn.an as Weli
as a clear-eyed statesman and econo-
mist. is taking great pleasure in trac-
ing the literary memories whlch cling
to the home Of Henry Adams. Mabel
La Fargo, niece of the eminent scholar
and historian. has recently written IN
the Yale Review u comprehensive and
most fascinating article on Henry
Adams and his Washington home. He
took possession of it after ne had
been bereaved of his wife and the
arrangements he then made. continue
entirely satisfactory to the present
tenant. DR.. Alencar has been collect
ing the growing literature on the
mystical statue by Saint Gaudens In the
Adams plot in Rock Creek cemetery.
and il is surprising how mucn mas
been written about that marvellous
piece Of art, from Mark Twain down
10 the lesser scribes. One OF the most
noteworthy tributes to the Adams
mortuary figure is the sonnet written
by the late Sir Cecil Spring-Rice ana
published in the Atlantic monthly
shortly before his death. 20 IRE
no
embassy figure in the Education OF
Henry Adams" that it would be OF
itself a library for one OF tne re-
searchful turn of mind OF the am
ba ssador The mansion has oeen rent
ed furnished and in fancy one may
600 all the great men of the past
quarter of a century resting in the
vast comfortable chairs about the II
brary fire.
"Gather willows for the soldiers"
is the new slogan of society folk who
motor through the country. waiter
Reed boys-those who can get aoou.
easily-are searching the banks ABOUT
the many waterways OF the capita, cp
for the soft young Willow, "nlcl,
makes such attractive baskets ana
that latest fad for the screened porcn,
the pedestal and bird cage of natural
willow. twisted securely against the
escape of the warbler ana stronS
enough as to the pedestal TO noio
jardiniere as we'll as afford artlstlc
prisons for the singers. The enVirons
of Washington are rich IN willow, !,
especially young trees, which follow
the brooks, even those which are SO
no more, with almost mathematicai
precision. Many Of the generous
hearted chatelaines of the suburban
homes have been informed of this
new departure in the way of willow
work and many orders have already
been placed. The soldier lads contrib
ute one-half the price received 1or
all work, baSketry, bead-maklnS, ETC..
to a general fund to buy material. and
the other nalf goes to the artisan.
Now a finely fashioned stand of WILL
low with a cage brings $40 easily and
the willow at least is always gratul-
tously bestowed whenever asked, ana
every praise must be showered on the
Washington merchants for the hand
some way they have placed paints,
shellas and all those needful adJuncts,
which cost so much, at the disposal
of the brave defenders of the nation.
But many owners of country estates
wherein young willows are growing
prune them closely in the spring and
as a rule throw away the refuse. Now.
if they knew how the things are
priced out at Walter Reed, where the
hours are long and the suffering
sometimes so intense during invalid
twigs into bundles and when on mo-
tor trips would deposit the same in
! the hospital. The basket makers at
the technical arts school grow more
and more proficient in their work and
| $40 to $25 is no longer unusual for
one OF those large Egyptian jar
shaped receptacles, which are ideal
for the spring blooms. Once on a time
| all the fine and artistic willow furni-
ture came from the Azores or the
Madeiras and ships made regular
visits many times a year to import
camps all over the country as dainty,
strong and effective willow pieces are
produced as ever came from the is
lands of the sea.
| Senator and Mrs Duncan Upshaw
| Fletcher of Florida in their early
years in Washington purchased that
F! fine residence which is perched up on
| the high terrace of Massachusetts
| avenue. where it looks down on 18th
| the late Levi P. Morton. Though resi-
| Dental Washington seeks the west
| ern hills farther out, Senator and Mrs.
Fletcher. delight in their ld-fashion-
| ed house with its spacious dining
room stretching into a garden. which
vines and trees. Mrs. Fletcher was one
of the organizers of the Congress
| sional Club and served as its execu-
| tive for two years, 1851. She has
| always been active in clubs with a
worthy end and has labored earnest
Of Jacksonville and for the Fedora
| ton of Women's Club. Though now a
fervent southron. Mrs. Fletcher is
| really of direct New England descent
| n. Y. She is the daughter of John
| Brinton Paine. who is the third gen.
| GRAFTON from that Elmira Paine who
! came from Massachusetts and found
| ed the beautiful city of Elmira. His
! statue adorns it's principal park Mrs
and she is descended from Elder
Samuel Chaplin, who was one of the
! founders of Springfield, Mass. and
whose statue also adorns a public
square in that city; Mrs. Fletcher
saws she feels entitled to belong to
any society of founders which may
he originated. in that two flourishins
cities count her forefathers among
their honored citizens. Mrs. Fletcher
| was the founder of the first Colonial
DANES Club of the south. and II, the
one she established in Jacksonville
has branches in several of the larger
cities of the state. Though SO active
! in club life the comfort OF the
FLETCHER home proves that the du
/ ties pertaining to it are not slisht-
ed. Both Sehdtoi hhu a.IIa.tI,
are to be found in their excellentlS
stocked library every evening "niei
10 moi claimed by social obligations
\, They take their books about Witf
them as other people take clothes
and a certain portion of the library
makes the exodus every year WheI
the Fletchers make a brie1 WISH y
their home. They have been hoping
10 steal off for few weeks anc
make a brief visit to their daughter
who is residing in England.
Mrs. Charles Boughton wood IS one
Of the residential hostesses whose