Evening star., 1922-08-20
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Brilliant Coterie Lingers in Paris Following Sea-
son 5 sClose-Washington Interested in We'd
ding of Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt and
Baron d'Erlanger

large acreage, and it's social history
under the late Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes con-
ably the wedding of his daughter
Myra to the late George w. Boyd.
when Washington was given a rare
treat in the beautiful and unusua!
moral arrangement. With the plat
ting Of Alton Farm. no doubt many
way Of the famous Calvert home
stead. Riverdale, on which the Mary
land town is built. and Of budding
ton and Warburton. which have been
swallowed up by the city.
With the Undersecretary Of State
and Mrs. William Phillips at Beau
voir and the Robert Woods Blisses
at Twin Oaks, and the Secretary of
state and Mrs. Hughes in the coun-
Try for a good half the year. the
British idea Of retreat from the
lished. II Mrs. Hughes could follow
her preferences, she would remain
at Grey Stone until after Christmas.
but it is ''goodish stretch" as the
and is entirely inaccessible for the
social routine. Mrs. Phillips has
young children and her visitors will
take the time to reach her. since her
days at home will be selected each
month and announced in ample time
While at The Hague. she and Mr.
Phillips passed, nearly all their days
in lovely old villa about ten miles
from The Hague and on the beach
or the North sea. Washington is
spreading rapidly all over the nearby
suburbs. yet within two generations.
when John Sherman. Secretary of the
Treasury. announced to his wife that
he had bought two lots on Franklin
Square. Mrs. Sherman entered vigor-
Gus objections to going so far into the
fsnr pfs-N yt,o
art built his castle on what is now
Dupont Circle. his family was much
aggrieved at being placed so far away
from the social center.
Two young girls on whom inter-
I-national interest centers are the
Lady Rachel and Lady Anne Caven-
dish. the fourth and fifth Of the
handsome daughters of the Duke of
Devonshire. and who are quite well
their several visits to their relative,
Lady Sprine-Rice. For. says rumoI
so often repeated in London. ther.
| must be some foundations. Lady Ra-
chel is destined to be the bride of
| Of the Prince Of Wales. while her
long ago stole the heart Of the Duke
of York. Londoners. who first hinted
| Of the love match between Princess
| Mary and the Viscount Lascelles. who
! likewise is a cousin of the pretty
| Cavendish maids. say that should this
| come to pass. it will all be the work
| of Cupid and not OF the prime minis
| ter. The elder daughters of the duke
showed great independence in choo:.-
| ing their mates and all three married
\ commoners who had made gallant
| records in the Army. Lady Maude
Louisa. whose marriage to Capt An
gus Mcintosh. chief of the clan Nc
| Intosh Chattal, occurred in ottawa
| while her father was governor gen
eral of the Dominion. spent her hon
eymoon at the British embassy in
| 1917 and here. too. the romance came
| to a tragic end when in October. 1918,
the bridegroom fell, one Of the ear
iiest victims of the influenza. The
heir of the British throne and his
brother. the Duke of York. spend
the duke near London and the two
| young ladies are seen with them fire.
| quently enough to give some sub
| stance to the story of their attach
| ment. The Duchess of Devonshire is
| the daughter Of the Marquis of Lans-
down and was a close friend of Prin-
! cess May of Teck in her early years,
and before her marriage was ar
ranged with the Duke of Clarence,
elder brother of the present king.
Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. for
merly Miss Virginia Fair. has given
a flavor TO the spiral stairway. which
leads from the English basement of
her residence in Sutton place. New
York city. which is not usually OBJ
tained by interior decorators. In a
large sized niche on the turn Of the
stairs. in the cool. showery days of
opening spring and late autumn. will
stand a dainty. little bisque maid
from japan. holding her umbrella
in bewftching angle. When the snow
in,
the place Of honor. and should Mrs.
Vanderbilt and her daughters linger
in New York when the heat of sum-
mer begins. a lovely Greek statue
adorns the niche, and this rotation
Of the seasons lis marked also in the
yari-colored drapings and rugs in the
corridor and ~on the steps. The most
careful homekeeper rarely accen-
tuates more than two seasons in the
household equipment. summer and
winter, and thsse little touches to
indicate spring and autumn are most
One notable change which has grad
ually enveloped social life at the
American capital is that SO rushing
is the pace, and so vital the present
Alike ambassadors or other diplomats
or cabinet officials. no longer find It
the congenial home of other days. II
they desire to remain in active life.
it offers the ideal spot. But for the
man who has done with affairs and
i who wishes days Allied with quiet
pleasure. the Washington of the '9os
or Of the first decade of the twentieth
century is no more. OF the extensive
circle of former ambassadors. only
one. DR.. David Jayne Hill. lives here
permanently and he had acquired the
habit during his years as first assist
ant secretary OF state. Only those for
mer cabinet officials or senators who
are practicing law or attending to
other business matters make Wash
ineton their home. Mr.. Hugh Wallace.
retiring from the post at Paris and
almost a Washingtonian through his
prolonged residence here. came last
winter. remained six weeks, and then