Evening star., 1921-05-29
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Attempts to Depose Laddie Boy-Summer Home
for British Diplom ats-New Phases in
Court Life-Other Comment.

! functions OF the Bar Association Will
! N the future be of exceptional M
| port@nc". Mr.. Bryan will not take un
| his residence here until the autumn.
! and then he will pass only part of IN. %
! inter but this is sufficient to add
| largely to the interest of Il large part
of society.
Queen Mary has at last Issued her
rules regarding court GOWNS. ard the
| splendid ceremonial Of PAST years is
now as dcfurct as hobhcd ha r. The
great court train. six yards long. IS
| entirely eliminated from all robes
vorn by unmarried women. Bud, and
buds opening into roses must year
gowns the hem of which reaches the
ankle. In fact. al! the prett: maids
who made their curtesy to the English
queen at the first drawing rooms had
previously to assure the ma ior domo
that every regulation prescribed had
teen duly observed. All the skirts
were boufrant and some were Graped.
while others were classic in lines AS
| Greek statue.
! Marr. ed women We're informed that
i the SiX-yard trains of heavy silk or
! satin were no longer necessary. but
i if they desired it's softcninS effect 1t
| could be formed OF lace or tulie, de-
pending from the shoulder. but must
| in no case exceed more than three
yards from shoulder to the last sweep
; on the floor.
! SO universal is the fad OF wearing
F.; chaplets of natural flowers in the ha ir
! in London that the buds were permit :
| ted half wreat this of roses with ribbons
/ of gold or silver. sometimes both
| Those dainty little blossoms called
| popularity "sWectheart' roses. or Ce-
cile Brunncrs are the favor;tes. with
an occasional wreath of saffron yell
low GLORY of Dion" With cluster
of the same flowers tucked in the belt
the effe:A far SurpaSSeS the StlH Prince
of Wales feathers. so long worn. Wells
are not worn now at court. nor are
those mammoth ostrich fans, so mod
ish on this side of the water. approved
! by the master of ceremonies.
London has an art problem as acute
as the statue of Lincoln removed from
the front of the Washington court
house for csthetic reasons. The Old
| Temple Bar. built by Sir Christopher
! Wren. was taken down in 1879. and
the grumblnes of those who miss
/ the old land marks has swollen into
such a loud chorus. that the lord
mayor has promised to look into the
matter.
The old Temple Bar was removed
because of the congested state of
this part of London and because it
was hinderance to traffic. Sir Henry
Meut bought the ancient gateway and
erected it in entirety at Theobald' s
Park. his country seat in Kent. He
now offers to return the historic arch
way to London, if it may be erected
in the old way.
1t is firmly fixed in English litera-
ture and it is also preserved in sculp-
ture and on canvas. But the London
Society Of Antiquarians insists on the
restoration where it stood through out
300 years. even though it be made use
fuI as the stand for the traffic bob
bic and to divide the stream of We
hic!es into two channels. In old Lon
don the Temple Bar was originally
barrier between the great halls of
the knights TempIar and their success
sOrS the barristerS and attorneys and
the commercial streets which sur
rounded the clustered buildings.
The Crown Prince OF Japan, who has
been compelled to bow to the ancient
feuael lords of his country and not
prolonS his absence in foreign coun-
tres; Is probably not at all reluctant
to obey. since his betrothal to the
lovely Nasako, a distant cousin. has
recently been officially announced in
TOXIC. romantic attachment has
! bound the two since childhood, but the
choice Of consort for the Prince was
a matter of great moment and with
many elements to consider
The Princess Nagako is exceeding
~ clever and advanced in her ideas
and that counted against her for a
time But Japan, like the remainder
OF the world. has since bowed com
placently to the demands of woman
ana this obstacle was considered re-
moved. The princess belongs to the
lllustrous house Of Kuni, which is a
cadet branch of the imperial reigning
dynasty. the Fushimi. Her parents, the
Irince and Princess Kuni, are re-
hn
q mem mocratlc wing of the court circle of
TOXIC and have for years led all the
progressive movements, which have
agitated the Japanese people.
me nuptials will be celebra ted soon
after the return of the heir to his
ance with the century-old traditions
OF the house of Fushimi.
rms great event consumnated, the
crown prince, possibly with his prin-
cess. will start again on his Journey
10 various capitals, among them
~ash!hgton and one or two Of South
Slr John Foster Fraser, the ]ecturer
traveller. publicist and Journalist. who
wrote those virile books, Red Rus.
sia. Tho Real Siberia" and "Pictures
rom the Balkans" is visiting this
country. Business and general prob
lens engage his attention. and after
prolonged visit in New York and
Philadelphia he will come to Wash
ington.
Sir John is an apostle of the esthetic
and he describes the difference be-
tween Britons and their America n
cousins as expressive OF the national
chara cteristics. The Briton likes a
snug. ciosed-in room in winter with
an open fireplace, and the privacy of
a walled garden in the summer The
American prefers communicating
rooms in his big house and wide,
open Porches and grounds on public
parade all the time.
This brilliant critic believes that
there is a distinct lack of the indi-
vidua1 note in American homes. the
rich ones being different only in the
degree of opulence displayed. He
connsels a wider study of interior art
and maintaining the peaceful attitude
which marks true home. "If archi-
| lecture is frozen music" remark ed
Sir John. at a recent lecture. then
many homes I have visited suggest
congealed jazz" He advises the quiet
note always, especially in the dining
room and more space and an air of
repose for the drawing room. A def
mite color scheme is absolutely essen
tial in any room where harmony and
beauty are desired.
NJ Clemenceau has been spending
much of his leisure. since his return
to Paris from his eastern trip. devel-
oping series of snapshots he made
by the way. He has complete set of
the motor cars which conveyed him
o various spots with running COM
mentary of the value Of each variety
in steep grades or rough roads or in
other special requisites. something
which he could possibly sell for a big
sum to the manufacturers of the