Evening star., 1921-03-20

renaissance. A modest and limited
residence indeed is the historic White
House. where the greatest of repub-
| lies shelters its chief officer during
his term of service. The situation. of
the new presidential palace in Ha-
Vana is most impressive, standing as
it does on d slight hill which slopes
down to the sunny waters of the
harbor, with formal garden of
tropical plants making a dense re-
treat on all sides of the mansion. A
roof garden has been designed for
promenade concerts and has feathery
fountains, classic statues embowered
in towering vines, with abundance
OF willow SetteeS and armchairS. The
ballroom has been founded on the
Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, while
! the splendid Hotel de Willie in Brus-
sells has furnished the main inspira-
tlon of all the other rooms and of the
outside contour. All the ceiling and
mural paintings of the state rooms
are allegorical renderings of the struggle
OF the Cuban people for liberty, with the
birth of the republic gorgeousiy
spread over the entire ceiling of the
state dining hall. Nearly five million
dollars were spent by the small re-
public of the Caribbean to lend dig
nifty to the residence of it's chief mag
always objected to living in the old
domicile where such tragic memories
of the Spanish governor general lin
gered. and since the first congress met
IN Havana after the war of independ-
ence the statesmen have shaped
events toward erecting this sumptu-
Gus new palace.
A rage for remodeling houses after
the French regency period has fast
ened on New York, and fine old col
onial interiors are being torn out to
make way for the frivols of that era
The inevitable wall fountain is a
feature of the French drawing room.
with the gilt chairs with embroidered
velvet seats and backs and fantastic
mirrors set in the walls in lieu of
pictures. Mrs. Alice Pike Barney has
fine model of this style of drawing
room in her home on Sheridan Cir
Gle, and one of the most ornate ex-
amples is the side hall and circular
drawing room, which Nine. Christian
Hauge has in her house. not far from
Mrs. Barney's, and which is her sole
concession to French ideas in her
entire mansion. which is otherwise.
early colonial. with ecclesiastical fea-
lures from English chapter houses
The gold and white festooned ceilings
are seen in all these French repro
ductions, togther with wall paintings
dlter ireuZe ana IroyOn.
Although there are sections of the
country where hunt and hounds
clubs are as rooted in the soil, those
who are loyal to their home rejoice
in the reorganization of the Chevy
Chase Hunting Club. The recent
election of officers and the energetic
way in which they have taken hold
of their duties argues for a lively
and successful season. The new
NJ. F. H. is rather young for such
responsibility, and is Mr.. Joseph Dew
who has been for years an enthusi-
astic member Of the club and pro-
moter of all it's athletic activities,
and hence what the new executive
lacks in actual experience he can
learn close at hand from his father
Mr.. William Mitchell. recently in the
air service, is another official who
is doing yeoman work rebuilding the
resources of the hunting club. AL
ready there is rumor of a great hunt
ball, possibly in Maya regular pink
coat and riding togs affair-which
will revive all the old traditions of
the good days before the war. Mr..
Walter X. Tuckerman is another who
is giving much thought towards the
reorganization. and there seems little
doubt but that the Chevy Chase
Hunting Club will figure as brilliant
ly in the season as the scornful clubs
of Virginia and New York
A wedding which attracted large
contingent of American society in
London and many guests from this
side of the water was that which
was celebrated last Wednesday at st.
Marga ret's. Westminster. when Miss
Gladys High, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Henry High of Chicago,
became the bride of Lieut.. Com
mander Charles Denniston Burney. r.
N, son and heir of Admiral Sir Cecil
Burney. r. n. The Highs have been
among the residents of London for
the past year. and have taken con-
spicuous part in the gayeties of the
postwar season. The bride of We'd
nesday figured as maid in the bril-
liant nuptials of her cousin. Miss Ro-
berta Mitchell, who was married to
Lord Casulton in the same edifice late
in February. Among the guests at