The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21

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charming home at Burlingame. a
few days later Col. and Mrs. Guy
Edie gave q tea for them at their
Quarters at the Preside. Mar5orie
Wright, who made her debut IN
Washington two or three seasons
ago, has always been q belle and sne
will surely be made much OF in Cali
fornia society. With the Wrights at
Fort Mason. moreover. San fran
cisco Ia looking forward to gay
winter in which the army will play
an important part.
For the first time since her mar
riage, more than q year ago, Mfs.
George Boiling Lee. the former Miss
Heller Keeney, OF San Francisco. IL
visiting her girlhood home. Mrs.
Leo Ia the wife Of DR.. George Boiling
Lee, who is a Lee Of Virginia, al
though he elects to live in New York,
and q brother of Col. Robert +. Lee,
OF Washington. She has her small
daughter with her and will devote
the rest of the summer to visiting
relatives in San Francisco and Mon
tectto.
One wonders. by the way, what
has happened to MIR. ami MIS-
Marye's proposed trip to the Orient.
early summer, making their way to
California, via the Panama Canal,
they intended to sail for the Far
East some time In August, but
haven't heard that they have yet done
From the orient, however. comes
news OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyd
Carpenter, who are now in Tokyo,
Japan. They were recently entertain.
ed at the home OF Marquis Okuma and
Mr.. Carpenter and the Japanese
statesman had a long heart to heart
talk on the subject of American and
Japanese ideals, with a view 10 find
ing points of harmony in the culture
This IL q subject to which the Mar
quis Okuma has been devoting much
time during the last few years.
The Marquis also took Mr.. Car
penter through his famous gardens,
the conversation ranging then to tree
surgery and comparison of the
flower gardens of Tokyo and Wash.
ington. OF course, all japanese are
garden lovers and garden owners; and
Mr.. Carpenter, an Englishman born.
but a citizen of the world. Is well
qualified to contribute to any dis
cussion Of the subject, for he always
has a garden whenever he stays long
enough in one place to grow one,
The Carpenters didn't live very long
in Washington, not more than two
or three years at most, but the gar
den of their home at Chevy Chase
was a thing of loneliness before they
left.
Baron Hisaya Iwasaki. OF the
Mitsui Bishi Bank and Dockyards is
another important Japanese gentle
man who has been entertaining for
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter. He had a
luncheon for them at his home on the
banks of the Smida River, at which
some of the shining lights Of the
social, political and business world OF
Tokyo were present. Mr.. Dunn, some
! time American Minister to Japan. was
, there. likewise Mauzo Kushida
managing director Of the Mitsui
Bishi Bank; Mr.. Hideshima. of the
Nagasaki Shipbuilding Company, Bar.
oness 1wasaki and her two daughters
Viscountess Mizuno, Baroness Kanda
and Baron and Baroness Ishtmoto
The afternoon was devoted to viewing
the Baron's gardens. which contain q
lake well stocked with gray mullet.
A few days after his letter was
written Mr.. Carpenter and his wife
were expecting to leave for Nikko 10
visit the ancient temple and the cele.
brated lacquer bridge, This is Mr.
Carpenters third visit to Japan, he
knows the land and the people and II
is whispered that there will shortly be
book on Japan from his brilliant pen
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Apropos OF what Is happening 10
Washingtonians who are away from
Washington, / want to tell you about
the engagement of Miss Sylvia Shaw
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Van Doren Shaw. OF Chicago, to Clay
Judson, whom many Of us knew here
when he was lad in school. Mr.
Judson is the son of Col. and Mrs
William V. Judson. His father was
at one time District Commissioner
and afterward governor OF the Canal
Zone. Miss Shaw was abroad last
winter, had a studio in Paris, and
had picture hung in the academy
So far I've heard nothing about the
date Of the wedding. The Shaws
have a summer homo at Lake For.