Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-12


Of civic care, that delightful study or
John Burroughs Under the Naples,
written here, which has been gwen
fine new dress and recently repuo-
lished, would be timely reading. Some
of the beloved naturalists other pop
uIar books, wake, Robin winter
Sunshine" were written in Washing.
ton. and the ideal presentation or
trees, birds and climate suggested
their lyric titles. There We're grand
old naples in Mr.. Burroughs DAY 70
be admired on the outskirts of ROCK
creek and on the hills to the west,
nov invaded by streets and houses,
and his most extensive study or pirdS
was from the porch of the old man
sion of Thomas Carbery, now in the
grounds of the Walter. Reed Genera
Hospital. Few of the venerable ma
pies or expresses survive now. ana
thes few NAPLES left in parks and res
creations look far from healthy. In
not more than a half dozen streets DO
the. splendid trees which lined the
streets in the naturalist's era stlll
survive, though the birds which he
loved and attracted so numerously to
the outskirts of Rock creek ana
about his retreat near Rockville sui
make these points their summer nome,
and some Varieties, like the Black
burnia, the Maryland yellowthroat.
the water thrush and yellow breasted
chat, are found but rarely in other
locations.
A marvellous piece of needlework
will shortly come to this country, ana
most certainly to Washington. when,
in q spirited operetta by d famous
composer of Spain that forty by
eighteen curtain shawl will cut on a
part of the stage. This draping is of
white crepe of Spanish manufacture
and embroidered in gayest flowers IN
natural hue, making garlands, clusters
and insets of bewildering compleXity.
The shawl was embroidered in KING
Alfonso's royal tapestry mills IN
Madrid, and shows the Spanish SOW
ereign's appreciation of the need of
the regular workers to obtain addi-
tional employment. The girls. Sixty
in number, embroidered the curtain
after hours and received generous
compensation for this unique produc-
ton. 1t is a departure in the way OF
imported plays and operettas. Paris
having hitherto sent all to this side
that do not come from Lond On. rms
light opera comes to New York from
Busnos Aires, where it was produced
for months, and THIS is the original
cast, with the superb equipment,
which was made at immense expense
IN the Spanish capital. Not since the
era of Sir Henry Irving has such care
been bestowed on minor details. and
the curtain, which may be examined
after each performance. is one OF
the finest pieces OF needlework done
in this century and the most elan
crate. All of which is brisk young
American producers answer to the
critics who complain that the stage
in this country is inferior in every
count to the stage of Europe and
Latin America. and that its stage
equipment could be excelled in the
most provincial town of the old world
Some important resident people are
closing their homes and sailing for
the other side. The Edison Eradleys
have abandoned their house. which
was open so briefly that but few could
ingsthe late exodus to the R. iera and
wilt remain near San Reno until the
spring is far enough advanced to per-
init their opening Arcadia Lodge. one
of the impressive places on Alexan.
dra. bay and adjacent to the lodges of
many other Americans-the William
Howard Tafts, the Charles P. Tafts
and many others. Mrs. Norman Mack
Of Buffalo, so frequently visitor to
Warrington during the democratic
era, Is also bound for the Riviera, as
are q great crowd of Americans from
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and
Baltimore. and Mr.. Robert Bachelor
of this city. All the smaller places
in the northern part OF Italy ana
along the lakes have been preempted
.,
sven greater than last year. though
rates have risen and the exchange
does not yield such golden harvest.
Lord and Lady Cheylsmore, the lat
ter formerly Miss Elizabeth French
of New York and aunt OF Mrs. Paui
Fitxsimmons, who is at present in
Washington. has gathered up a lively
coterie of young relatives and their
friends and, after a dip into London
gayety. will go to a lovely villa off
Lake Lugano for the summer. Mrs.
John Rockefeller. jr., who has been
several weeks in Washington on Y.
VIC A. affairs. will sail shortly
with her family for the Engadine
resorts in the recovered territory OF
italy above Triento and the scene OF
the warfare in the highest regions of
Europe.
Under the caption of the "Street of
Adventure" two fascinating books
have been written about Fleet street
In London and 5th avenue in New
York. Since Washington will shortly
round out its century and quarter
of actual experience as the seat of
the federal government, 1t seems
timely to ask why some one with
fluent pen does not commit the splen-
did history of Pennsylvania avenue in
permanent form to American letters.
Iondon's ancient way boasts nearly
six hundred years of existence. but
many of it's chronicles are painfully
sarguinary and do not make comfort
abie reading. Fifty avenue is, OF
course, a great landmark of the prog
ress and achievement toward the
commercial and social supremacy
which the metropolitan city of the
western world enjoys. But compared
to the national interest inspired by
the story of Pennsylvania avenue 1t
is q tame recital and principally local
President Washington, even with the
elcduent tongue of the French engi-
neef LEnfant to paint its possibility,
saw in the magnificent thoroughfare
merely a mile of marshland. nearly
always under water, to be spanned by
many bridges. but few streets. He
sterrly insisted that this uninviting
stretch should separate Congress from
the Presidents house, and the infer
ence Is too clear to need any expiana-
fion. But the lawmaker of Adams
day and Of Jefferson's and down the
line until Boss Shepherd really drain
ed and redeemed the Avenue thought
naught OF the morass when he wished
theF ear Of the executive about the
of federal offices or those
Thousand and one reasons why the
national legislator wants to talk to
thes President. Booksellers. printers,
produce merchants all found it ex-
peGfent to build in the mire, and they
did fiourishing business while the
wen paved streets in other sections
languished. Such was the evolution
of this boulevard. and it makes fas-
cinating and valuable reading from
the moment the first commissioners
laid it off according to LEnfant's
plan.
It Is welcome news that genuine
landscape artists are frowning heav-
lily ON the continued introduction of
japanese gardens into what is plainly
incengruous surroundings; not that