Evening star., 1921-12-18

horse by his announcement that he
Is about to experiment in a new breed
Of hish-class horses. which will raise
| the sport considerably above Its pres
| ent status. He is convinced an Amer
| lean thoroughbred will produce bet
ter saddle animal than the present
hackney. It was Mr.. Stevens father,
who was at the time a prominent
banker of New York and sometime
member Of Congress, who, about
thirty years ago, introduced the Brit
ish hackney to compete against the
American breeds. which were exhib-
tied at all shows and ring perform
| ances by John Jacob Astor. DR..
Seward Webb, Eben B. Jordan and
other historic lovers Of the horse.
Havana Is anticipating one of the
merriest winters Of its existence. and
already all the better class of hotels
are booked for three months to come.
and those fascinating adjuncts of
crowded hostelries in the tropics.
floating barges, are being completed
in rapid order and placed at the dis
posal Of the transients. Some Of the
congressional visitors bound for Porto
Rico and the Virgin Isles on investi-
eating tours enjoyed the experience
of few days on a barge outside the
great harbor of Havana. and they re-
port such delight that hereafter a
holiday will mean a few days during
the winter rather than long vacations
in less desirable spots. These newer
barges are palaces which would have
satisfied Cleopatra, whom history
on the water. They have sleeping
quarters securely screened from
tropic invaders. Boudoirs. smoking
dens, a salon and a dining-room on
the deck are other attractions, with
every sort of comfortable divan. will
-l~- = ..yrrs v.<,l
about. A motor launch is always In
readiness to take the tenants of the
barge to the city II they desire to
shop or see the sights: and, all things
considered. 1t is declared to be the
ideal way to pass restful week or
two from the noise and commotlon
of a large hotel in a city which is
acknowledged to be as vocal as the
Cuban capital.
London's new lord mayor. Sir John
James Baddeley, has a wife who is an
interesting parsonage apart from her
present elevation, in that she Is an
able barrister. or. rather. barristress.
as the more erudite LOndOners insist
on calling her. She had well de-
veloped bee In her bonnet to try for
the loftiest place in the legal world
when her husbands honors necessar-
lily curtailed her activity. Lady Bad
deley Is many years younger than Sir
John. her marriage having occurred
in 1900. just at the time when the
feminist question was just peeping
over the British horizon. She is the
daughter of Sir David Burnett, and
had acted as his general manager
both politically and in the care of
the large estate. Being a second wife.
the heir to the title is another John
James Baddeley, elder of the lord
mayors sons by the first marriage.
There are six children by the second.
and Lady Baddeley, like Lady Astor.
when campaigning always referred
with pride to her circle Of youngsters
and her devotion to the hearthstone.
AS wife Of London's highest munich
pal officer, Lady Baddeley Is bringing
much Of her legal knowledge to the
betterment of conditions in the con-
gested districts. and she is also labor
ing early and late on the unemploy-
ment question. She is an exceedingly
attractive woman. and one of the
most eloquent public speakers in the
woman's party. She is liberal in
politics, and for two decades or more
has been the friend of every worthy
progressive enterprise voiced by her
party.
Many yet remain in Washington's
official and social life who recall that
active and exceedingly popular young
diplomat from Venezuela. Senior Don
Augusta F. Pu1ido. and who regret
that his romance so happily begun
while he was skillfully carrying on
the legation affairs during the hectic
times of President Castro, is being
shattered by the divorce court. Senior
Pulido acted for several years at a
stretch as charge d'affaires of Vene-
zuela, and most acceptably to TINS
government, If not to Castro. He
married during the height of his pop
ularity Miss Rosalie Sybilla Betz.
daughter of a Philadelphia manufac-
turer of goods now forbidden bS- the
Volstead act. and all promises well,
since the bridegroom decided to re-
main permanently in this country.
and. becoming naturalized. took over
certain interests in his wife's estate.
Senior Augusta was genius in or
ganizing fetes and balls such as M MS
country people delight to give. He
served for a brief time as minister
to Berlin. but the shifting policies Of
his government caused his party to
be submerged. and he was dropped
from the corps He has written sew
eral tretises on Venezuelan law.