Evening star., 1922-01-01
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Controversy in London About Proper Method
~ Women Should Use in Ridine-Revival of
White House Reception Recalls Origin.

| writing home some spirited letters on
the subject of stag hunts in France.
An interesting visitor in Washing
ton at the present time is that Baro-
ness Won Horst who is the daughter
of the late dwight Partillo, of this
city and who is in this country to
settle his large estate. 1t will be re-
menbered that Mr.. Partillo was once
connected with the State Department
and was for twenty years American
consul at Coburg. left some valuable
works of art to the National Mu-
scum. among which is a splendid gold
and jeweled snuffbox presneted him
by the late cZar and which bears the
imperial arms of the Romanoffs out
lined in diamonds. The czar present.
ed the consul with this as an appre-
citation of his successful efforts in
locating Stradivarius which had
been stolen from the collection in the
private rooms Of the Petrograd palace.
Mr.. Partillo was famous collector
ments and he was considered pro-
found authority on the subject. He
left a wonderful assortment of violins
and jeweled bows TO his daughter.
Baroness Won Horst. who. like him. is
an accomplished musician. The baro-
ness is representing the Grand Ouch
ess Cyril in the campaign in aid
of Russian refugees and has some
marvellous art works and rare
weaveS, which are to be disposed of
In order to assist some of the strand
ed mobiles in Paris and other parts of
Europe. One rug which had been in
the czar's smoking den is one of the
most marvellous weaVeS ever seen in
this country and bears the monogram
of the aSsassinated ruler on d scroll
near the border. She has also much
old jewelry and lace and some fine
pieces of tapestry.
There has been a quickeni of in
terest in fencing clubs in this city
and other centers W here they have
flourished but languidly over the ar
rival of Col. Ronald Campbell at the
/ head of the crack team of fencers,
holding all honors in the British
islands and on the continent. Col.
any celebrity in the United States and
Canada and will begin his series dur
ing the first week of January in New
York city. He is the great-great-
commander of the Black Watch resi-
ment who died of wounds received
during Abercrombie's vain attempt
on the outworks of Montcalm at
Ticonderaga in July. 1858. Col.
Campbell. present head of the High
land clan of the Campbells of in
verawe, as distinguished from the
Campbells of Argyle. chiefs of the
entire divisinoS of clans which are To-
Gated from the Shetland Islands to
the midlands of England, is laird of
1nverawe and possessor of thousands
of acres in the north of Scotland.
He is considered one of the most ac-
complished fencers of the age and
has crossed swords with the best
which Heidelberg and Bonn could
students In the diplomatic corps are
dozens of fencers who are taking out
their swords in preparation OF the
familiar cry that the "Campbells are
coming. and these will be reinforced
by some few Americans who laerned
the art in the more leisurely days
before the war.
One of the most elaborate Christ
mas celebrations given in England by
an American hostess was that at
Bickling Hail. now occupied by Mrs.
Charles Frederick Hoffman of New
York and where she has been enter
tanning a distinguished party OF
young people, friends of her daush-
ter, Miss Marian K. Hoffman This
ancient domain is near Aylsham in
Norfolk, quite near the beloved home
of the Queen Mother Alexandra, and
the American chatelaine is on cordial
terms with her royal neighbors. The
Duchess of Argyle, who passed part
of the week preceding Christmas with
her mother in Yorkshire, was Mrs.
HoHmanS guest wor an afternoon
accompanied BIZ some nephews of the
Campbell family. who were staying
in country seats adjacent. Mrs. HoT-
man has turned the old moat into the
NEST beautiful greenery AMI during
The holidays has had that former ugly
blot of waters radiant with holly and
gliStening pagodaS against back
ground of Christmas greens and
shrubs. Miss Hoffman, who possesses
a rare and f1ower-like beauty, has
been among the most popular Ameri-
can maids in English society and has
received signal honors from the
grande danes who have been feting
Princess Mary and the Viseount Las
celleS, whose wedding is now set for
February Is. She was invited to the
grand Christmas eve fete at the Duke
of AthoTs and will be among thos.
of his country people which the new
Lord Fermoy, the son of Mrs. Bourke
Roch of New York, has asked to his
country seat in Fermanagh, Ireland.
So many of the grande danes of
England; notably the Duchess Of Rut-
land and the Duchess of Grafton and
many lesser noblewomen. have made
such an earnest effort to revive the
splendid velvet gowns of the me-
dieval ages that distinct disappoint-
ment is expressed that Queen Mary,
only daughter, has harked back to the
Victorian fashion. The young
princess will wear the exact sort Of
gown that bedecked Queen Victoria
and that Princess May wore also
when she married the Prince of
satin with the six-yard-long train and
the veil of Venetian point fastened
with cluster of orange blossoms
Notable British brides have long ago
departed from this model, and the
smartest wedding gowns of the
autumn and winter have been of
velvet. with the great flowing sleeves
of lace familiar in pictures of the
Flemish masters Velvet robes have
figured frequently at American we'd
the ground. and the only train came
from the shoulders after the manner
of the ceremonial robe of the Vene-
tian doge. The young princess, who
is on the chummiest sort of terms
with her mother and has been her in
seperable companion, falls contented-
ly in with the plans for bridal robe
which was the vogue some seventy
years ago.
An agreeable surprise comes from
the Florida resorts to the effect that
nomenally busy building season. and
many of the more pretentious houses
are to be erected by British noble
,, men to whom the European winter
pleasure spots have become distaste-
full. There can be no question that
the Riviera has been swallowed up
by the profteer and his ambitious
, family, and that Cannes and Biarritz
are no longer what they were. Lord
Queenborough. formerly Almeric
Paget, and whose first wife was Miss
Pauline Whitney, passed a few weeks
about ,Daytona and Palm Beach, with
| his bride, last year, and he is one
| of those who will build permanent
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