Evening star., 1921-08-28

II tnelr nome. IN one OF the most pc
turesque parts of Portland, Ore. is
an exact replica Of the southern man
sion. their early home. with tall white
pillars supporting 4 wide Veranda.
and surrounded by flower garden.
Mrs. Chamberlain will return to
Washington late in November and will
spend the winter here. Nearly all the
members of this once large family
are widely scattered. though Mrs.
Charles Donald Wood. a popular MEM
Der Of the younger set as Miss Carrie
Lee Chamberlain, still resides near
her old home. Miss Mamie Chamber
lain. now Mrs. William Tevis. the
youngest of the Chamberlain family.
made her debut in Washington about
| five years ago. Mr. Tevis is engaged
in large lumber operations and his
home is deep in the great forests of
| northern Washington state. where the
| sound of the sawmill is heard by
night as we'll as by day, Mrs. Wood
, has two boys. the younger. George
Chamberlain Wood, being less than a
year old.
Among those who recently acquired
villas in Cannes for the coming sea-
son are several in whom Washington
| has a distinct interest. These are
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Lehr and Mr.. and Mrs.
Guernee Mum. 1t is problematic
| the capital at all nexD winter. as they
have delightful suite of apartments
close enough to their favorite cafe
| In Paris the Normandy. to tempt them
to remain TO enjoy it. besides having
| the charming country house out Of
| Cannes. 1t is regarded certain that
Mr. Belmont will place his mansion on
New Hampshire avenue at the dis
posal Of the Secretary of State to
! relieve the congestion when it comes
to sheltering important delegations to
the November conference. The last
distinguished guests to occupy the
Belmont house Were. it will be re-
his stan. M2 Lehr' 'e who because se.ea AeS of
his delicate health has been living
for some years in one of the most
salubrious spots in the high Pyrenees,
close to the border between France
and Spain. has sufficiently recovered
to go to Paris for 1. few weeks in
summer. He will continue at Angules
until December. when he goes to
Cannes. Mrs. Lehr has been enter
tanning the John r. Drexels in her
for a brief visit to London. The
Gurnee Munns are permanent deni-
zens of the French capital. and will
pass only an occasional week end in
their Cannes villa.
Colorado Springs may be said to be
| the grand rally of the polo players.
and SO important does it loom on the
map that Gen. Pershing may stop by
| on contemplated tour west, while
numbers of the officers of the remount
station have accepted invitations for
| the September games. The contestants
VIII be officers from Fort Riley, kan
! with the Diamond Ranch team from
i wyoming. in which Gen. Pershings
| young son is supremely interested,
! and a mixed team headed by ]. A.
Nickers and Fred H. Prince of Boston,
Arthur Perkins of California and La
i fayette NJ. Hughes of Denver. Maj.
| Harry Leonard of this city has Sc
cured the cooperation Of the remount
station in the matter of ponies and
he and Mrs. Leonard. who have a
charming home near the springs.
officers from Washington. Defense
and Zenith, those beloved heroes of
the remount station. already are
established at the stables at Colorado
Springs. and will remain until late
autumn. Maj. and Mrs Leonard and
Miss Louise Thoron have taken an ac-
tive part all summer in the gayeties at
the Country Club. which will follow all
practice games.
! sional Country Club assuming such a
! tangible form that a permanent home
has been selected. the numerous
strangers within the gate wonder that
an elaborate aquatic club is not listed
among the summer attractions of the
National Capital. Though Americans
take huge pride in their beautiful seat
Of government, it must be admitted
that it lags perceptibly behind many
cities which may be. cited either in
this country or in the older world.
Small towns Of the New England and
of the Pacific coast and along the
great lakes, can all boast of more
activity on the water than Washing
ton can show. One of the charms of
London is its water club and in
Vulnerable houseboats. and the de-
trees which skirt the Thames. Paris
has many water clubs and dining in
them are as frequent during the sum-
mer as in the cafes or country
houses. The congressional contingent
could foregather skillfpl canoetsts and
scullers, and to form such a club would
furnish diversion for many bored
visitor, detained in town on days when
/ the river offers safe retreat from
the heat. 1t would be much priced
Of course. hire any sort Of boat, II he
were bent on such exercise, but who
would be more content in club under
the auspices Of his. member of Con-
gress or the senator from his state.
When it is recalled that every
woman's club in London, Paris and
formerly in Berlin and Vienna has
an adjunct on the water side, 1t ap-
pears all the more remarkable that
not single river house belongs to
any of the numeoous feminine clubs in
Washington.
Another innovation started In Paris
by the indefatigable poiree, and which
is now firmly established in London.