Evening star., 1921-08-07
Suggestion in Diplomacy
Is Commended in London
Proposal That Lloyd George Attend the Washing
ton Conference Is Heartily Approved.
Notes of Society Folk.

I transpiring even II he does not feel
it. The blase, fatigued young man
unless he initiates his future king.
Mrs. John Jacob Rogers arrived in
Washington during the furry of the
first Wilson Inauguration and it is
typical of her, that in the rush and
confusion of such time. she calmly
few hours found a place on 18th
street near NJ street, which pleased
her so well that she and the repre-
sentative from Lowell, Mass, have
known no other home. Mrs. Rogers
is the official chatelaine of that i'm
portant section of the House. the
committee on foreign affairs. the
chairman, Mr.. Porter, having lost his
wife some three years ago She pre-
sided in this capacity at the many
visits Of distinguished visitors prior to
the war and since. Mrs. Rogers stands
out pre-eminently for her devoted serv-
ice to the soldiers at Walter Reed
Hospital and at rehabilitation homes
near her home city, Lowell. She
works indefatigably with her hus-
band trying to work out some prac-
| tical solution of the problems which
/ confront the disabled soldiers and
| which may be remedied in time by
are among the younger people Of
Congress and had barely five years
| of matrimony to their credit when
| they came to the Capital eight years
ago. They still delight in being mis-
taken for honeymoon couple. which
very frequently happens. They af-
ford another striking example of
love in short frocks and kindergarten
days surviving the lapse of time and
merging into the mellow happiness of
married life.
| Women have invaded so many of
what used to be deemed purely mas
culine domains that the action Of
Mrs. Joseph Davis, wife of the for
mer master Of hounds of the Meadow
County. New York. in asking to be
named on the board of judges at the
next horse show. did not become
nine days wonder. Mrs. Davis was
Miss Mollie Maxwell of Long Island
and she has reared thoroughbreds for
more than twenty years and has won
blue ribbons at nearly every exhibit.
No doubt Mrs. Davis victory will
lead to many other well-known wom-
en- being asked to sit on the judges
Miss Katherine Elkins. comes to
mind, since she possesses an all
around knowledge of horses and of
rules which govern a show. Mrs.
Hit has fine stock farm in Vir-
ginia but has recently been neither
awaken tagging enthusiasm would
seem to be through an appointment
among the judges. Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry, wife of the Rhode Island SEN
ator. is another prominent woman
well versed in the ways of horses
and of shows. Mrs. Gerry during her
girlhood was among the most accom-
plished esuuestrinnes in Washington.
but recently she is seldom seen in
the saddle and rarely takes part in
the horse shows.
1t is stated as surprising sort
Of reciprocity that British collectors
of antique or artistic table silver are
| ransacking this side of the water for
| specimens from those celebrated sill
| versmiths of colonial days, among
| whom may be mentioned, with su-
| preme honor. Paul Revere. Ameri-
| can silver has arrived in popularity
| with the best which the continent
or England can show. For instance.
| a venerable woman of Baltimore has
just realized enough from the sale
| Of a teapot made in that city in
! 1919 by Samuel Kirk to spend a de.
| lightful summer on the coast OF
| Maine She is the last of her line
and the teapot would no doubt have
| been sold at auction later on, where
| as she has now provided it with a
| home among the fine specimens be-
ing gathered in the Victoria and AL
bert Museum in London. Mrs. Charles
Jerome Bonaparte had an exquisite
| coffee set and tray which she used
frequently during her Washington
| residence. 1t never failed to call
| forth CALCULATIONS of praise and 1t
| was always classed as something
done by those deft French smiths of
the eighteenth century, or the British
of the century before. whereas 1t was
the work Of an American firm. Domi-
nick & Huff. and was designed by
| Gilbert L. Crowell. Senator Wads-
worth has a large assortment of
lhand-hammered silver dating before
the revolution so valuable that some
pieces are placed temporarily in the
| metropolitan Museum sug a r
| shaker of heroic size, cream jug
which holds a half gallon, and some
dainty trays and bowls.
The revival of Greek plays and
| dances and the distinct trend of GER
tain artistic women like Elizabeth of
Belgium and the Duchess of Devon
| shire towards Greek lines in their
gowns has started a new art venture
in the matter of making Greek vases
| or amphoras for interior and for gar
den decoration. Hundreds of Ameri-
can art students in Paris are spend
| ings weeks copying the famous
| examples to be found in the Louvre
and they get generous prices for the
work If it be even passable. Mrs.
! Andrew Carnegie has given many or
derS for copies of the Louvre vases
"A NEW BOOK
| Which is of interest to Washington readers
| is af Woodward & IpthrppS. Rren