Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26


in such cases as that OF the nestor of
the House of Representatives. Mr..
Cannon says, too. he may like to say
word of warning and OF counsel
to his successor. for 1t is plain that
gentleman will fill difficult role 1t
recalls the arrival of Thomas Jeffer-
son in Paris. after Benjamin Frank
lin. who had served as envoy from
the colonies for SO long, had been re-
called. Court de Vergennes secretary
curtlv. You come to take the place
OF DR.. franklin And the courtly
Virginian replied with the ready wit
hich has made him famous Il come
to succeed him, your excellency. NO
one can take his place"
DR. Augusta Cochrane do Alencar.
the ambassador from Brazil, has,
among the many useful things per-
formed since he came to Washing
ton, recently edited for immediate
publication in English some of the
stirring novels of his father. the iate
Senior Jose de Alencar of Rio Janelro.
Senior de Alencar was among the
meg. celebrated authors in his coun-
try. and in token Of this his statue
ad"rns one Of the PARKS of the capitai
city of Brazil II took tn ancient
aboriginal land as his theme. ana ms
s!ury 20 Guarari" is a classic IN the
Portuguese tongue and one Of the
=
u;n hemisphere. The illustrious Bra
lillian composer. Carlos COINS. found
ed the libretto of his most popular
onera on this romantic story ana as
III GuaranT it's strains and marches
and in particular its over.ures are
known in every part Of the world
where orchestral musi" is rendered
Boston firm is about to bring out
the story. togeth r with two others
Of lose de Aicncai's tales of the
Andes. ''lracer,a" and The Legend
of Ceara." with preface and gen
c.ral introduction by the Brazilian am
Eassador to Washington. There is to
b another volume later in the year
called "Rrazilian Tales" short stories
f:';m the anC cnt lands TO the south.
'everal by de A'enear. sor,e by equal
iy famous writer's. but all typical Of
tn" literature which flourished long
before good third of this country
had be: n res eued from the wilder
ness by the frortiersmen.
Thos, who had the pleasure of
meeting NJ. Sarraut and others of the
French delegation during tho ""rea;
/; rms conference learned how many
things had been changed by the war;
ards encountered in literary and ar
t;stIc criticism. Whereas in this
country a book. an opera or a paint
! ing can be praised or blamed without
moro serious result than singing
words and much spla.tering of ink.
in France any sort of diagnosis of ali
author or artist or his productions
would If adverse be sure to cost pow
dor if not to draw blood. According
to N. Sarraut Paris has reca" ~
been edited by an impressive object
lesson on the new methods. Francois
de vroissant. author of the verse
drama "cherubin." being played at
notable tfeater in the heart of the
i French capital. was attacked quite
savagely by a dramatic critic. and
and as man of letters in general.
but his private life was assailed. and
particularly his conduct during the
war Instead of challenging the
critic the author paid for the in
sertion in the paper of his military roe
ord. together with two citations for
bravery under fire and these words:
Before the war 1 might Rave de-
manded satisfaction in another way.
but l have changed my mind since.
done the same Duels. therefore. are
to be obsolete in France as in this
country and England, and they are
in disfavor in Germany even among
! the students: Though they were
to their awful record in the days when
they flourished in this country, IT Is
something of cheer to learn that they
have passed out of serious considera-
ton in France, where seemingly they
have made their last stand.
One of the powerful hostesses of
Paris this winter is the former Miss
Mary Louise Logan OF New York
CITY, now Nine. de Sincay, who has
turned away from the foibles of the
social element across the Seine and
has achieved a wonderful success right
in the heart of the university section,
Faubourg de St. German. Nine. de Sim
cay has taken an old house and trans
formed it, in the meaning of modern
comfort, without disturbing the tran
uuiliity of decorations which were
used century before the Terror.
She has preserved the French tradi-
ton in every detail, something which
has gained much praise from the ell
derly Frenchwcman, who complains
that American hoStesSes are always
trying to improve their methods of
living Another American woman
who has gathered laurels in the CAPT
tai of France is the former Mrs. Bnr-
den Turner of New Jersey, now the
wife of the British general, Edward
IL. Spears. Mrs. Spears has vast for
tune derived from tactical patents,
which she spends unstintingly for So
cial plea sures and for philanthropic
purposes. She maintains at Rose
BRUCE. Belgium, one of the best
equipped hospitals in Europe, and it
is by her constant care that the most
improved surgical instruments and
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