Evening star., 1922-10-15

| eventually she removed to New York,
where she now resides and where
her daughter will be married. Her
| father. DIR. Jose Miranda. was a dis
| tinguished physician and financier
! and was eXiled after the second
! Cuban revolt. the one in which Gen.
, Grant was so inters sted. Forced to
| give ur 4 fine Inheritance. IN Havana.
! he settled in Key West and amassc
! a fortune in tobacco. which went
/ to his only child. Nine. ouesada.
| The republic of Cuba returned all
the landed estate to the heirs of the
phlianthropist. for such he became
to his country-people in Florida and
In New York. and Nine. Quesada
has occasionally opened her fathers
mouse and taken part in the gay
winter life at the Cuban capital Her
son, Jose Gonzalo de Quesalia, some
years younger than his sister, is in
New York city.
Long Island has a grievance COM
parable to that of the ecclesiastical
Its most famous hostelry, the Canoe
Place Inn, which was old and wealth
er-beaten when Queen Anne ascended
the throne Of Great Britain. has al
ways dispiayed a loudly creaking and
swinging sign, an Indian in a war
bonnet holding a smoking pipe in
one hand and a brimming cup in the
other, and below cordial invitation
to enter and partake of the good
cheer. During that brisk blow on
September l. when phenomenal rain
deluged Long Island. as we'll as the
entire Atlantic seaboard. the sign
was swept to the ground, but Gas
uninjured. save for the great iron
with the passing three centuries.
That gale tore off many shutters and
flooded the cellar and damaged the
chimney of the old inn. and the own
ers thought the hanging of the sign
could await the more serious repairs.
But when they had come down to
this part of the restoration the sign,
iron frame work. all had been car
ried off by curio hunter. Rewards
have been offered and detectives in
the relic. but so far no tidings have
been received: To say that there is
deep indignation over this outrage is
to put it mildly, and one visible
token of the ire felt by the COM
munity is the building Of e stout
Pan, which once adorned the good
ship Ohio. and which is held as the
second most cherished possession Of
Canoe Place Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hertle of Gun
ston Hall, on the Potomac. are en-
thusiastic supporters. of the propos-
ed Horticultural Club of the District
one of the members of the committee
entrusted with the task of forming
the constitution. He has been at
tending all meetings most diligently
and Offering valuable suggestions in
this formative stage of this i'm
features of the gardens at Gunston
Hall are comparatively new. but they
have been carefully planned to fol-
low the historic lines which existed
- rf<,vn q a.
would land at the pavilion and go
through rows of fragrant roses on
their way to call on Col. and Mrs.
George Mason. The rose garden is
the particular pride Of Mrs. Hertie,
since the queen of flowers thrives
luxuriously in the loamy soil and
the moist air from the river. She
has hundreds of bushes. all the novel
species which represent the last word
of floral perfection. as well as the
centerpiece when the hospitable lord
of Gunston and his lady feted the
neighboring gentry. The rose garden
is being kept in prime condition for
the visit of the Garden Club Of the
United States, which will hold ses-
sions during the coming week: So
far as possible. Mr.. and Mrs. Hertle
are restoring the appearance OF the
grounds.
For those who feel the sanctity Of
historical associations which link the
names of Washington and Franklin
with Northamptonshire in England. the
sale Of Haverholme Priory with four
thousand acres watered by the Meme
and the Ouse. is of consuming interest.
This handsome estate has been placed
on the market by Lord Maidstone.
thirteenth Earl of Winchilsea, whose
son and heir married the richly lowered
daughter of Anthony ]. Drexel Of Phila-
delphia. It seemed that the earl. whose
forebears have neglected the fine old
Benedictine priory and its farmland
for at least a century and more. and
are in the stsd last STAGE ihst %r St Dgass
might restore the mansion and redeem
the farm to make a country seat for
young Lady Maidstone. Mr.: Drexel.
like a good business man. took experts
property and decided that the outlay
would exceed the value Of the place
and declined to make the improvements.
Now it is on the market. and. if not
sold before the new year. VIII go under
does not care for English country life
and has secured an extensive villa at
Cannes. She recently financed that
big game expedition into eastern
Africa. when the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland were her guests. and she
is now busily engaged into getting
ready for an expedition from khartoum
down the Nile. Haverholme Prfory lies
adjacent to Ecton, where the Franklins
lived for several centuries before the
father Of Benjamin came to this coun-
try and It is on the road to Sulgrave
and Brington, associated with the
progenitors Of Gen. Washington.
Miss Camilla Loyal Ashe Sewall, the
fancee Of Senator Walter F. Edge of
New Jersey, will come to Washington
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold NJ. sewan.
her parents. toward the end of this
month, and. according to rumor. her
wedding will occur here in early Febru-
ary Miss Sewall is a graduate of st.
Timothy's, near CatonsyfiIe, Md, and
has always been prominent in its at
fairs. Possessing many accomplishments,
skill on horseback. and she is the lead
er of the equestriennes about Bath,
Me- where her family resides in sum-
mer. OF distinguished ancestry on her
fathers side, she Is, through her mother,
formerly Miss Camilla Ashe of San
miral Farragut. Miss Sewall is a par
ticular chum Of Princess Bertha Canta-
cuzene and was of the group which sur
rounded this handsome young bud last
year. She will, II the marriage occurs
IN th ogj be 1us t. and
full carriage, which marks the athletic
maid. Senator Edge hasa we'll equipped
home at 1926 Rhode Island avenue
awaiting it's young mistress. He also
maintains q commodious villa Of States
avenue in Atlantic City, where gay par
ties are entertained whenever the sena-
tor can spare a few days from his
duties. Mrs Phillips, mother of the
first Mrs. Edge, will remain in WASH
ington in care Of the young son Of Sem
ator Edge, until after the senator's mar
riage to- Miss Sewall.