Evening star., 1921-09-25

on which all constitutional liberty
rests. was. together with other par
cells of real estate known as crown
lands, offered for sale because the
taxes were accommodating and King
George had not the wherewithal to
life the debt. The people stormed and
ragged. but no one made any ell
fort to provide the funds which
British crown. until the anony-
nous American benefactor communi-
Gated with the treasurer, paid of the
outstanding taxes and all which
would acrue during the next twenty
years. when presumably the British
| monarch would find himself in less
Strengthened circumstances. A stout
| iron fence is to inclos" the historic
field. replacing one which had fallen
! to pieces, but which had been held
! in place by a thick hedge Of haw-
thorn. Runnymede lies on the
Thames. five miles from Windsor
Castle. and was once included in all
! the care given royal domain through
royal park at Windsor. where Vic
| toria and her consort are buried. has
suffered from neglect, SO that the old
| field has been given over to pasturage
| and such care as adjacent farmers
| bestowed on 1t.
Gen. Allen and his army of occu-
1
/ stronghold above that quaint Rhine
| city with the utmost regret, so say
recent letters. Gen. Allen and his
| staff have summer home in the /!
! lustrious old Castle Cochem. 1t is
perched on a crag high above the
Moselle, with frowning battlements
and a zig-zag road, formerly defend
| ed by archers. being the most direct
entrance from the valley. Cochem
Castle was built when knighthood
was in flower and it's particular
! knight, Count Herman of Luxem-
| bourg. in 1856, spread terror in all
the valleys by the suddeness and
| violence of his sallies He and his
| descendants were robber knights to
the hilt. until they We're conquered
| by more powerful robbers. the Counts
, Cuno of Saxony: Gen. Allen has
found scores of interesting volumes
and though he has diligently explored
! all its cellars and ground works. he
! has not, after two years. quite COM
! pleted the task. When the former
kaiser made his ignominious flight
| into Holland. Cochem Castle belonged
! to an AIsatian merchant. Louis Ra-
yene. 1t was ne who took down his
own private standard and the arms
| of the Rhine palatinate to permit the
Stars and Stripes for the hrst time
! stained territory of these feudal
i lords.
The tlebutante who is slated to ap-
pear in Washington this winter has
| a fortunate outlook. for though in
the grave affairs which engage the
nation the lighter functions will get
small recognition. yet the winter it
, self will be outstanding from many
angles. All the buds from official
| families will have the privilege of
attending the levees which the Presi-
| dent and Mrs. Harding viii give. and
| rumor has it that they were never
to be so varied or so numerous. This
| winter, as every season. some of the
| mothers of buds are inspired to ac-
| cept the old world dictum. and. in
stead of a ball. 4 tea or general re-
ception, just to place the dehu-
, tantes name on her mothers card
and take her the rounds Of calling.
This constitutes a debut in London.
Paris and Rome. as it did in St.
Petersburg. Berlin and Vienna. If
every available hour is crowded by
officialdom, debutante teas really try
the patience of the best natured and
usually result in congestion Of
guests about whom no particular in
terest is felt-the worth while ones
being represented only by cards. The