Evening star., 1921-06-12
Tales of Well Known Folk /
In Social and Official Life
Guests Are Suggested for White House Fetes
Cabinet Officers Love Varied Sports. !
Valley Forge Beauty Spots

quently in England. -
The viscount's brother, the Honor
able Charles Coventry. is married TO
Lily: the daughter of the late Fits-
sister Of the former counselor of the
state department.. Sheldon White
house, now in Paris. These Coventrys
have splendid domain adjacent to
worcester. Sarls Croome Court. There
Is still another brother. the Honor
able Henry Coventry. president Of the
London Stock Exchange, who married
Miss Edith Kip, daughter of Col. Lau-
renee Kip of New, York, a friend and
frequent visitor to Washington when
President Roosevelt's elder daughter
was reigning belle.
SO many of the famous country
seats in England and on the conti-
nent are passing into the hands of
Americana that 1t is quite fitting
some Enslishmen should take a look
over real estate offered for sale about
New York and on the sound, which
abuts into Connecticut. The Honor
able Frederick Guest has recently be-
come the owner of the snug little
estate of Mr.. Alfred Du Pont in the
. is a Georgian yellow brick mansion.
$50 acres and a fine lake. where what
may be termed aristocratic fish were
reared in the thousand. favorite d.
version of the former owner, Mr.. Du
Pont proposes to live most OF the
married Miss Amy PhipEs of Pitts
burg. in 1905. and has shown de-
cided inclination to take over his
wife's citizenship. rather than to have
it the usual way. Mrs. Guest has s1ent
most of the winter and spring in Eer-
/ known social leader. OF London. Mrs
George Keppel. She is the niece of
the present senator from Colorado.
who formerly lived in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Edward Thomas Taylor of
Glenwood Springs. Col. has been
passing through narrowing days. since
the family home is right in the heart
of the flood district. which has swept
through the more famous Colorado
Springs and the adjacent country. Mrs:
Taylor, since the November elections.
ranks as one of the seniors in the
democratic wing. and is well known
here and In her home state for her
broad cooperation with all endeavors
in which women are concerned.
Though she has adopted the Cen
tennial state most enthusiastically.
she is a native of Council Bluffs
Iowa. and lived there until her mar
riage to the present representative
from the fourth Colorado district. She
was Miss Eta Tabor. and there is
handsome young daughter. Miss Eta
Taylor. who is in college. Mrs. Tay-
lor has rounded out her twelfth year
in Washington. and she has witnessed
many stirring events She h"s al
ways been cordially interested in the
Congressional Club. and has for wears
represented her state on the advisory
board Mrs Taylor is always amazed
i to discover how few visitors to heI
picturesque home state learn of the
| lovely little SPA of Glenwcod. where
the hot mineral waters perform won
! ders and where the scenery surpasses
anv of the better known resorts.
The town is on the Grand river
! and the railways cut through noun
tains ard torrents. which would make
the fortune of Swiss resort. As
Glenwood is mining center. Mrs
! Taylor has always been concerned IN
,, the efforts to improve living con-
ditions Of the workers. Representa-
| tive and Mrs. Taylor have two sons
Edward. jr. a captain in the ReEulai
Army, who saw service in the world
war, and Joseph Evans Taylor. stu
| in college.
There is evidence that the wave c!
foreign travel is gathering monen'
! tum, and nearly all who sail from this
side are bound for England Tat
former Governor of the philippines
and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison
and their infant sun udSC iisSN -
London and will. after enjoying q
few of the attractions of the center OF
civilization. go to Mr.: Harr!son.s
hunting lodge near Ayrshire: in Scot
land. Mr.. Otto Kahn and Miss Mar
yaret Kahn have joined Mrs. Kahn In
London and will take country place
in Surrey. Col. and Mrs. Edward
House sailed the end Of May and will
90 to Scotland. to be Joined later by
the Auchinclosses; Mr. and Mrs
i.nd since April will remain until the
last of July They expect TO open
their Newport villa about the middle
of August. They will return to WASH
ington in October.
A clever English writer has been
STUDYING results in the London pate mt
office and she discovers that the femi-
nine mind is far removed from the
carly days when safety ha'rpins. pa
per bags ana an energetic propeller
for the baby carriage directed its ac-