Evening star., 1921-05-08
From the Ottawa InurnaI

America should the crown prince OF
Japan pay visit of courtesy TO TINS
capital during his tour of the world.
tstupefying news, that all of the I'M
perlal mouse of Japan are experts aI
golf. that this is part of their tram
ing and has been for more than twice
that six hundred years since the
Scotch and the English took 1t over
from them. Reluctantly the polo
enthusiasts were forced to- acknoWl-
edge that their games came from
India and was played in that old and
mysterious country centuries before
the natives ever heard of Lord CllVe
or Warren Hastings. But thathe
japanese played golf and were eN-
perts at 'putting' and all the other
things in period when Europe was
in the death clutch with invading
hordcs and war was the only form
of athletics practiced. The President
will no doubt be glad to test eastern
and western methods Of playing in a
gam" with the cmpcror's heir. 1t
is not at all sure that he Will come
but he has been cordially invited and
the question still remains open.
so vigorously has Nine. Mllcrand.
"if" of tn" President of France
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
pleaded the cause of the lace makers
~ tHtIi countries. lndl lnt me idb"
ric is now to be seen in all manner
of odd places. Nearly all the brides
of the Easter and opening spring
season in Washington have follow :
ed the lead of Paris and London
and have shown coronct of Nenitian
point or of rose point holding the
flowing lace veil or the tulle az the
bride preferred The one used by
Mrs. Dickcy. formerly Miss Leila
Gordon. was particularly effective and
was of lnSetS of rare design many
years in her family. The lace
makers of Brussels and Paris have
countless orders for coronets of rose
point which are enjoying wide
vogue with recent brides. A lesser
coronet of lace is designed for the
maids. and the Smartcst gift which the
bride can now make to her attendants
is one of these lace crowns which.
built little higher of ribbon. can
answer the purpose if she should be-
come early candidate for matri-
mony herself. The lace which is
used for the bridal crown is repeated
in bands and motifs all over the gown
and handkerchief. a fan and lace
covered white Satin slippers with
silk hose with wide band of lace
over the instep. are counted in the
list of articles necessary for the prop
erlv equipped bridal regalia. Nine.
Mllerand is president of club
with which the main object is to re-
vive the industry and to place orders
fast enough and large enough to keep
the makers in good circumstances
Queen Elizabeth is the head of a
guild of laccmakers in Brussels and
meets the officers several times a
month to devise ways and means Of
improving their condition.
Another great historic estate OF
Virginia has passed from the de-
nj
the purchase of Westover by Mr..
Richard T. Crane. the minister to
Czechoslovakia, now living in Prague.
Westover, on the James, is perhaps
the most stately and ancient of the
numerous homeSteadS on that IA
nous river and was built from plans
drawn by Sir Christopher Wren for
its manor lord, Sir William Byrd.
The last owner, Mrs. Charlse Sears
Ramsay, has not only sold her patri-
'nony: but has renounced her name
and is now to be known as Mrs.
Charlse Sears Harold. her first hus-
band being the late Edward Worth
inston Harold of Boston. Mrs. Har-
rold never really enjoyed the splen-
did isolation of Westover and not
Withstanding the grandeur Of the
mansion and its environment and its
noble memories. she could rarely lure
old friends and associates in Boston
for more than weeks visit. Several
years ago she began series of
house parties and the late British
spent Easter week at Westover, a
visit commcmorated in notable
poem by the amba ssador. Mr.. Crane
intends to revive all the old tradi-
tions of the spot, and as he is a
popular member Of the diplomatic
aspect it enjoyed under the first pro-
prietor and his lovely daughter Lady
Evelyn Byrd. While he remains in
the foreign service he can. however.
only hope to pass few months
there every other year.
Another grand historic mansion of
Rome will have half-American
chatelaine when the Prince of Pal
estrina brings his wife, who was Hen
riette. daughter of Count and Coun-
tess Frankenstein. into his recently
inherited palace. world famous as the
Barberini erected by Pope Urban
VIII, when he was Cardinal Bar
berini. The young Princess of Pal
estrina is the granddaughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. William Cullen Brew
Attorney General under Cleveland. She
is also the niece of Mrs. Frelingsuy-
sen. wife of the New Jersey Sena-
tor Cardinal Barberini drew so
heavily on the ancient buildings of
Rome for material for his palace
day with the bon-mot that all of an
cicnt Rome spared by the barbar
ianS had been destroyed ny the Bar
bcrinis The Countess of frdnken-
stein. as Miss Anna brewster, fire.
uuently visited Washington as a
small child. Her wedding in 1894 in
st. Patrick's Cathedral. New York.
was one of the most brilliant inter
national events of the year. Count
Frankenstein. though OF BaVarian
origin, has lived in Italy cont,nu-
ously since his marriage to Miss
Brewster. and his splendid villa at
Lake Albano is well known to all
American sojourners in the Eternal
City.
Such ar exodus to Europe has
marked the opening of spring that
already the leaders of the social set
in various American resorts predict 4
rather quiet season. London seems to
have attracted the largest number OF
North Shore families. but some prom
inent Washingtonians. the Aksei
Wichfelds among them. have leased
fine estates in the Scotch Highlands.
Mrs Watt Sherman will be the guest
of her daughter. Lady CamyoS. at the
I.astbourn cottage of Lord Camyos.
Some unusually interesting features
are held out for visitors to Britain
this summer, among them cruise
through the scenes of the famous
sea fights north of Belgium and Hol-
land The scene of the Jutland en-
counter is for the first time open for
general navigation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White. who sailed for London
on April -. have engaged yach: to
make this cruise ana will entertain
the son of Mr.. White and his bride,
who are going abroad in June. Spain
will attract many American motor
lists. for under the guidance of King
Alfonso an enthusiastic lover Of fast
riding. the roads in the picturesque