Evening star., 1922-11-12

Prince LubOrmlSk1, recently re-
signed as minister of Poland and the
first which the restored and united
land sent to its hereditary and firm
friend. the United States. is one OF
the distinguished men of letters OF
Cracow and. until the world war. held
The chair of agricultural science and
general economy in the faculty OF its
ancient university. He has specialize
ed in forestry and, with some leisure
at his command when his successor,
Dr. Ladislaw Wroblewski. presents
his credentials. will make a few visits
TO the centers of education where
forestry may be studied to best ad-
vantage-the nearby national parks
and the schools and colleges of the
middle west.
Princess Lubormiska has been a
gracious and graceful hostess and is
entirely typical of the hereditary
She, too. is from Cracow. though. her
father being in the diplomatic serv-
ice, she was born in Brussels ana mas
Il sister married into the nobility OF
King Albert's land. Prince Luoor
miski belongs to one s+r;ne OF ine Po1 Pio
land, and the estates about Craco"
have been held by the family for sew
eral hundred years. They own
splendid old palace in the former
capital of Poland in Austria and they
will spend part of the coming year
school in the university in which
their ancestors have been educated
and the attractive young daughter
who was student in GeorsetoWn
Convent last winter, is under the
care of the same religious order IN
Paris, the Visitation nuns.
From Florence comes the astonish-
ing story that a famous modiste OF
the city of the Arno, and VINO mao
gained such renown that many turneo
their backs on Paris to engage her
services, turns out to be that lovely
and clever belle of the diplomatic
corps in the closing Roosevelt regime.
Countess Marguerite Cassin1: she
had lost in the world war all that
eemained of the fortune left her by
me former Russian ambassador TO
Washington, Count Arthur. CasSlnl;
EeT foster father. and her voice had
failed She studied under de Reszke
and for a time was prime favorite
in Partisan cafe-chantants: SO she
turned to a talent which had received
acknowledgment even in her WASH
ington days. designing hats and
gowns with marvellous effect. Her
friends here often told of her tearing
to pieces gowns from Paris which
cost thousands of dollars and rebuild
ing them more to her liking. and the
same was said of her hats. She would
pay hundred dollars or more for a
hat and then take it apart. and with
deft touches here and there make 1t a
masterpiece. Now this talent is bring
ing her a golden harvest. Living un-
der an assumed name for two years
back, she now has her own name and
title emblazoned on her stationery
and hat and gown boxes. An Ameri-
can in Florence lately recognized this
was cordially received when she
Irobed the matter.
When Gen. Allenby performed the
task which had engaged the CRU
saders so hopelessly during the middle
ages and drove the Turk from the
Holy Land. he took over in the name
of the British empire that venerable
shrine in the desert near Ludd. or
LYDIA, which covers the tomb of
England's patron in the court Of
heaven. st. George. The he-gaHant con
querer of the dragon. which was
about to devour the lovely maid and
which has figured in English history
for endless ages. was buried at Ludd
after his execution in the fifth CEN
tury, and the church over his tomb
was long a pilgrimage place in the
desert This edifice was destroyed
by the Arabs and in the thirteenth
century. when the Crusaders held
that portion of Palestine. the present
structure, a rough-style Byzantine,
with a high tower and surrounded
by defending wall, was erected.
This church received rich gifts from
all English monarchK who took part
"a
ard the Lion-Hearted when he was
in Palestine.
Since 1870 the church and tomb
of ST. George has been under control
of the Greek Orthodox Church and
was the object of their pious care.
Many British sovereigns have visited
the tomb of st. George, the last being
the late Edward VII when he was
Prince of Wales. Gen. Allenby has
placed strong guard about this
sacred spot and it will be kept un-
der English control. no matter what
else happens to the land which was
conquered during the world war. The
Archbishop of Canterbury Is now in
the spiritual control and he hopes
in the near future to build a great
basiIica there worthy of the patron
whose tomb II Is.
Steamers from Europe are not only
loaded to the gunwales with home
bound Americans. but with distin-
guished visitors as we'll The Honor
able William Dudley Ward. M. P.
who was sent as a delegate to the in
ternational banking conference in
New York during the latter part Of Oc-
tober. is the business associate Of
the mighty Canadian f1nancier. Lord
Beaverbrook. and was representing
his interests. The high chamberlain
and for many years q close friend OK
King George. Mr.. Ward holds a lofty
post in court circles and is one of
the conspicuous members OF the An
glo-American wing which is So pow
erful in London just now. Since the
family has been prominent in the
new world and are especially SO in
Gotham. Ward Island was an early
grant to the family. and many of its
members have homes contiguous 90 it,
The father Of the court chamber