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works for centufy's) and one or two
other interesting people were call
ing At the same time, and there was
much Interesting conversation, dis
cussions of the administration,
amusing tales of oliver Herford and
arguments concerning the Irish and
Mrs. MacSwiney, who had Just then
passed through New York. The
Union Club had been assaulted by
the Irish sympathIzers just ~ day
or two before that. ] was amused
by one guest who declared he was
for home rule for America; that he
was sick of being managed by the
Irish and having their battles
fought out on our shores.
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NoRVAL RICHARDSON
HAS NEW BOOK.
Have you read Norval Richard
sons book, Peg and Fire" OF
course, you know him. He is a
member Of our diplomatic service
and is stationed, now down In South
America some place, I think. He
has written several books and i
want to read this one, but don't
seem to be able to buy it Every
place 1 go they tell me they, have
sold out, so it must be selling beau
tifully. 1 couldn't even get 1t in
BFentanos in New York-sold out,
was told. He was in Italy also
with Byron Nester and John Hear
ley and his story deals with diplo-
matte life in Rome and is centered
about the wife OF the British min
ister to Rome, think. Richardson
and Hearley were both attached to
our embassy in Rome during the
war and l think this book shows
how very frequently the wife Of a
diplomat is the real diplomat and
that the man is often chosen be-
cause Of his wife's diplomatic abil-
ity. But I'll tell you more about
it after I have read it. And I shall
read il as soon as l can buy it.
Mrs. Whiting, Mrs. Jackson, their
brother, Robinson Cox who lives in
New York and several of US went
down to the pier to welcome Mrs.
Writings daughter home from Paris
where she had been living a year
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurence Benet. Frances
Whiting was lovely to look at when
she went to France, but she is eX-
quisite now; prettier than ever and
so stylish and such good looking
glOthes. By the way. Frances saw
q great deal Of the Walter School
kopfs while she was in Paris and
they are now visiting William
Phelps Emo in Washington. Mr..
Schoelkopf is secretary of our EN-
bassy at Paris. They lived here for
a year or 50 before they went to
Paris They are Buffalo people with
much money and many friends.
We were all struck when seeing
Bess Hickey of and again when we
saw Frances Whiting arrive, by the
rudeness Of the American officials
at the piers, particularly that Lap
land pier. Speaking of the Lapland
brings TO my mind Gilliard Ravenel,
formerly of this city but now of
New York. whom I saw while there
and he is now assistant to the pres
ident of the International Mercan-
tile Marine Company, a huge con-
Cern, you know, and a tremendous
position for so Young a man. He
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dec. Ravenel, of this city. He had
a wonderful war record: was a cap
tain Of held artillery and / think
was decorated, but am not sure.
He isn't the kind to talk Of such
matters. He is a close friend OF
the family OF Henry L. stimson, for
merly Secretary Of War, and who
-1=---ssn mentioned as a possibility
for Cabinet portfolio under Hard
ing. He frequently visits them at
their Long Island home near the
MeadowbrOOk Club, where they
have enormous stables OF the finest
horses and hunts with them. That
Is stin riding country too, you
know