Evening star., 1922-04-16
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Society and Official Life
Mrs Harding to Receive Countless Flowers From
Diplomats-Little Folks of Official Set to
Roll Eggs on White House Lawn.

opened her. cottage at Hot Springs
and has been entertaining Miss
Kathsrins Ingalls,, daughter OF the
George H. Ingalls,. now Of Chicago.
Mrs. Dewey. who came to Washing
ton for . few weeks, 10 now As the
Homestead and will remain until the
lansie city. It Ar. s Asols f1I I.wisohn N And M
his sisters are to spend . few days
in the virginia Hot Springs next
week, Lady Henry. who was Miss
Julia Lewisohn., having that expert.
ence. still awaiting her. Miss Grace
ant fortnight In the same resort, may
return the end Of this month. when
a number Of her New York friends
are to be there. Mrs. James Law
renee Breese 10 at her cottage and
among the active hoBtessss from the
visiting dothsmitss.
The James MeNeill whistler oo,lse.
tion. which has been on exhibition for
the past six. month In Philadslphia, has
not attracted the American public a. It
should. according to those. snergstio
Pennelk 1t In doubtful IL . full hundred
from this city made that flne display
the object OF q special pilgrimage or
even took the pains to visit It, II other
things took them to the Quaker city.
Washington has never shown much In
terest in this notable international hg-
ure in art. though during the most Inn
portant tuncture Of his life Whistler
was resident Of this city. Finding no
heart for a military career. he resigned
from West Point after finishing his
studies in the nrst. second and third
eighteen months he was clerk in the
geological survey, with living quarters
in the old Willard and later In Z board
ing house on PennsyfvansA avenue above
goth street. But he was restless, and
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pointed remarks on how It could have
been improved even In that early day
Of 1855. before civil service or any Of the
reforms came In. From washington
Whistler went to Paris and entered the
studio Of Gleyre. Of whom he said:
assuring himself Of how Raphael would
have done It." No tablet Of any sort
marks the old building in r street be-
tween 18th and 18th. where Whistler
drew thun1b-nail carfcatures OF his
associates and embroidered his maps
nor do the many books devoted to
literary landmarks or the dwelling
places Of celebrities make more than
passing comment on the presence here
Of Whistler during the months in which
he balanced his chances OF success in
art. literature or science.
Col. George Harvey. the ambassa.
dor from this country to the court
OF st. James, 10 the authority for
the assertion that London is antici-
pating an onrush Of American visi-
tors which will exceed the number
registered when foreign travel reach.
ed the crest of the wave in 1914. and
when the majority OF these travellers
had to be brought back to their
country at governmental expense.
Col. Harvey is at no loss to fix the
reason for this statement. since every
hotel in London has its space re-
apartment-and rooms In private
houses. even single rooms-have been
pre.empted by the various. agencies
that look after tourists. Then the
ambassador himself has been made
aware Of the .r snrtsa ~ the sx tens sns
Endorsements OF powerful political
leaders. inauiring about the garden
parties in Buckingham and Windsor
palaces and the chances OF the writ
ers7 to get an Invitation to the same.
No formal drawing rooms will be
tive ones for the reception Of new
peers and peeresses and to permit
the daughters Of the nobility and Of
statesmen to make thefer bow before
being presented to the fashionable
world.
Lady Dean Paul. who has visited
Washington SO frequently during the
past winter and has been such . no.
table figure among the musical celeb
rites. is. after passing nearly ak
sailing for London to join her hus.
band. Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, and their
children in their London home. But
Lady Paul returns next autumn to
begin concert tour in the various
cities which are deeply concerned in
the popularizing Of fine music: She is
q violinist Of exceptional ability and
has been heard on the amateur stage
in every music center Of the world.
With Mrs. George Eustis CorcorAn.
she appeared times innumerAble dur
slams and the children Of the other
Slav. countries. Lady Paul ranks
among the serious composers Of mll.
sic, and her selections for her favor
ite instrument are having q vogue in
New York and Chicago. Her pen name
nal granddame. q famous pianiste Of
Poland. Under this name she pub
lished the, opera Silence" which was
produced last autumn In the Duke of
York Theater, In London. ana 10 still
discussed with violent praise or con-
demnation among the critics. Her
husband is the head Of an ancient
house in Gloucestershire. but he. too.
assumed another name, that Of Ed
ward Ramsay, and won fame as Q
ballad singer in q music hall OF LIVER
pool and had published some best
sellers in the way OF popular songs
before the public discovery that he
was among the titled gentry. Lady
Paul is the daughter Of the late
Henry wieniawski. friend and asso-
ciate OF Paderewski. who was exiled
from warsaw BY the csar's government
and found an asylum In London,
and At one time counted Sir Aubrey
Paul among his pupils.