Evening star., 1922-06-25

to Marion during home coming week
will be an important episode in the
municipal history of that now famous
little city and White Oaks. the pros
porous farm of Gen. Sawyer. on the
outskirts, will pass into the annals
as having served as a temporary
White House. Marion's celebration is
one of the many projected all over
Ohio, and which include many historic
anniversaries, as well as civic mile
stones. Ohio. the sonorous Indian
word which means a beautiful river.
dates her history back to the forma-
ton of the colony on Laramie's creek.
In Shelby county, to 1749. and while
the Pacific coast will be celebrating
the centenary of the great hegira
across the plains in search of gold.
Ohio will mark the two-hundredth
of her existence.
Nearly all of Ohio has celebrated a
centennial and next year some of the
older cities. Marietta. Cleveland. Co.
lumbus. Gallipolis. Franklin. Cfncin-
natl. Hamilton and Dayton. will hold
special exercises to mark the pass
ing of the 125th year of their munich
pal history. All of these and several
more were incorporated and thrifty
when the first territorial legislature
met in 1893.
The President takes the keenest in
terest in history OF every variety. and
that which concerns his home state
makes a special appeal and he Is pre-
pared to appear at as many Of these
local celebrations as time Will permit
1t is a happy juncture of affairs
which has brought Mrs. Taft to Lon
don during the residence of her de-
in travel. Mrs. Post Wheeler. When
the Chief Justice was sent by Presi-
dent Mckinley to be governor gen.
eral of the Philippines the acquaint-
ance began and has ripened into the
deepest attachment. Mrs. Taft and
| then-made many fascinating excur-
sions together into the byways of
travel. especially in Japan. They also
made long excursion into Siberia
and were among the first passengers
on the Russion--Siberian railroad,
| in diplomacy. But the trip which
| stands out above all others was that
one day in Paris. in which they
slipped away. from the official party,
Of which Judge Taft was chief. and.
| taking as fast train as Europe could
boast about 1908. arrived in the
French capital about o'clock in the
morning and through messengers
prepared the great designers and mil
| liners of their desire to shop quickly
and just what they wanted. They
! began about $3.50 to look over wraps
| for day and evening wear. and in an
| hour had purchased for a year in that
line. Then came gowns, which con-
sumed two more hours, then the ac-
cessories, which every we'll inform ed
I ~
Paris, took another hour. and hats
| gloves, hosiery and lingerie were
| purchased until about 4 o'clock when
| tired. but content. they caught a train
to Havre and Joined the other portion
! of the party in time for the steamers
satisfied with the result of that day
| and Mrs. Taft often boasted that il
| that rapid work she had solved tn,
! problem Of raiment, winter and sum
mer, for a full year.
| Queen Mary of Britain is as famil-
lar to the public, in the flesh and b.
! the camera, in her neat, close fitting
turban. as her august mother-in-law
Queen Victoria; ,yn vas ,,hSani for her IT,. vide
meath her ample chin. When King
! George and his consort appeared q
| few weeks ago at the Drury Lane
! Theater to honor Sir Harry Lauder.
! nnfSI appearance dllST u So
journ in foreign parts. the audience
was at first uncertain about the iden.
| tfty of the lady in the high hat, mad.
with Russian headdress effect and of
| generous proportions, and it required
! a minutes scrutiny before the queen
was recognized. 1t was instantly de-
| cided that the change was impress
| sive and becoming and, through
medium Of the court circular. ISSUED
| the next morning, an interested pub
| lie learned that the new shaped hat
was Of silver gray. with the high
broad front seen recently in the
wedding coiffure Of Mrs. Catherine
Hughes Waddell. was of tissue deli
lditional compliment to Sir Harry
LADDERS Scotch origin, and the gown,
also Of silver tissue over pale-gray
satin, was embroidered in the soft,
| natural shades of Scotland's national
! flower. Another notable royal de-
parture from a favorite shape of hat
/ is Queen Elisabeth Of Belgium, who
| this summer wears a tri-corne OF
exaRserated size and simply or elab-
orately trimmed, according to the oc-
casion. For, as she formerly pos
| sessed tho loosely wound turban In
every sort of material. so the tri-
corne now Is of straw, Of flowers OF
Milan weave, trimmed in flowers for
Informal wear or cloth of gold and
silver or iridescent beads with costly
fathers for state occasions.
with . we'll established reputation
for globe trotung. tho American
woman has now lost the champion
shin In that line, and, according to
the opinion of the Royal Geograph.