The Washington herald., 1922-03-26

hEIpn j.. T0tten, II coming Dack 70
Washington the end of May? After
a vacation In this country he went
abroad last June to spend about
two years. but Is now coming back
this spring and will probably stay
here a while. but, of course. that
Is on the knees of the gods-the
State Department gods. Consul
General Totten Is cousin of
George Oakley Totten. I was very
much interested to read his opin-
ions on the writing of Carl Sand
burg which one runs across now
adays in almost every periodical
one picks up. Being a bit of a
poet himself makes his opinions are
Of more than usual interest.
BELIEVES sANDBURG
SHOULD WRITE PROSE.
''You are right about the Sand
burg writings. He has a power
also feel. The only fault I have
II poetry. don't see why men
who have such a forceful vocab-
ulary and style do not be content
to write in prose. The only thing
can see is that analytical or
thoughtful writings In prose have
gone out of style. and that the
average man Is self-conscious when
he attempts to put imagery, phan-
tasy or thoughts into prose.
long for the essayists who wrote
poetry and called II prose. and am
a bit tired of the new stylists who
write prose and call IL poetry.
However. I fully admit the mans
power. his force and the fact that
he is a thinker, and best of all
that he thinks and idealizes the
common things"
The members Of the Diplomatic
Corps stationed in Washington
seem to be undergoing all sorts of
changes and also to have become
restless: many OF the heads of the
missions and also members of the
various s:affs are going home on
leave or Off on tours or something
OF the sort. The little Serbian
Legation staff. for example, is all
shot to pieces. The secretary, D.,
NJ. Stanoyevitch, Is Off some place
on leave; DR.. Zhivoin Kittich. at
tache, has been ordered for duty
In New York, and Miloutine Milo
vanovitch has gone to Belgrade.
And so II goes! Capt. Gordon
VINO Is all Object lnc
Serbian army, but who has been in
Washington for so long now that
we feel like he belongs here, has
been planning to 60 to Serbia for
a year or more for a visit, but has
been delayed from time to time.
Now he thinks he will get away
about next September, going after
his king is crowned and married.
Among the captains many decora-
tions Is one given him by Veni-
zelos just a few weeks before
Constantine returned to power and
Venizelos left Greece. 1t was one
of the last decorations Venizelos
bestowed, I believe.
I hear that Venizelos is coming to.
Washington shortly from the South
where he has been for some time
with his bride. All of which brings
to my mind the fact that Greece
has not yet an accredited minister
here. Joannius Gannadius Is here to
act in that capacity; as this govern
ment has not recognized Constan-
tines government. he has not been
permitted to present his credentials.
He Is a very brilliant man and is
some so years OF age though he GER
tainly doesn't look or act II. His wife
is a charming Scotch lady. He has
been fifty years in the diplomatic
Greek minister at London. believe
for thirty years.
NEW DIPLOMAT CHARMS
ALL WHOM HE MEETS.
Another particularly brilliant dip
lomat in Washington is DR.. Bedrich
Stepanek, minister of Czecho-Slo-
vakia, a charming marriageable ell
gible, too, I'm told. He is a very
live wire for one thing and then
speaks nine languages, plays the
piano like a Paderewski and several
other things like that. He resides
here with his sister who doesn't
speak English very well yet but Is
guage rapidly. However, she speaks
Russian, German, Serbian and sew
eral others can't just recall. They
have a house but seem to do light
housekeeping. for a friend OF theirs
told me they dine almost every
night, when not dining out. at the
New Willard, frequently with guests
but often alone.
Well. I guess have gossiped
enough for one day. No, before
stop 1 wan: % tell you about the
especially unique and interesting ex-
hibition of rare and valuable shawls.
which was given last Wednesday af-
ternoon, at the Club Of Colonial
Danes on K street. 1t was in con-
nection with a reception that followed
a luncheon given earlier in the day
to the Maryland Danes by the Mary
land Danes of the District. A large
Of Danes came over from
Baltimore many of them bringing
with them shawls Of rare design,
which we're placed in a room reserved
for the contributions OF Maryland
Danes. The District. Danes had
special room for the shawls furnished
by them.
HUNDRED
VISIT EXHIBITION.
Several hundred people called dur
Ing the afternoon to view this exhibi-
ton at which there were about 200
shawls displayed. Big shawls, little
shawls and shawls Of more recent
creation, but all of them shawls old
enough to have an interesting past.
Some of them were the treasures OF
for generations. Practically
al parts OF the world had samples of
Its art expressed in shawls at this
or particular interest was a shawl
that had been made in the sixteenth
century, the date was woven in the
center Of It. and another remarkably
interesting and beautiful shawl was
one owned by Mrs. George de Ben
neville Keim, Of Philadelphia, This
shawl was a throne cloth embroidered
In hne gold and was brought to her