Evening star., 1922-09-24

comfort during the burning days Of
summer on massed scarlet Gamma and
scarlet sage. But a center of varied
purple and white pstunias and asters
is promised for the coming heated
term. Mrs. Woods IL the daughter
of the late Admiral de. Kraft and
passed her girlhood In this city.
Washington friends OF Mrs E. r.
Stotesbury. formerly Mrs. oliver
Cromwell. were 80 convinced that she
and her distinguished husband would
seek. winter nome In Warrington.
now that they find Phiiadelphia un-
Gould mansion on 9Th avenue. New
York has been secured comes as a
disappointment. Mrs. stotesbury and
the social powers of Philadelphia are
at odds and she has removed because
Of this friction. just as certain ami,
Fields to abandon Chicago and led
them to become Gothamites. Wash
ington would seem the ideal city for
hostess Of Mrs. Stotesbury's social
graces, and the time seems ripe for
the establishment Of the long -heralded
salon. But the enormous disadvan-
tage of no opera and no permanent
musical organizations such as New
York can boast. no doubt odtweighed
the more brilliant lure Of the. Official
dIHGUitlSb anu Tue IHSh
and women here habitnally. Mrs.
Macarthur. formerly Louise Crom-
well Brooks. will be more accessible
in New York. and so. too. William
Nelson Cromwell and young James
Cromwell. whose wife. formerly Del
phine Dodge. much prefers New York
to her home city. Detroit. II Is un-
derstood that MIR. Gould and his new
wife will remain abroad this coming
winter. and the handsome mansion
presented by the late Jay Gould on
the occa sion of his sons first marriage
has been placed on the market for sale.
Mrs. Stotesbury has been abroad dur
ing the summer and 1t was rumored
that she might join the large Ameri-
can contingent at Cannes. This. how
ever. does not prove true. and she
will pass part of the winter at Mira
NOR. according TO her custom.
The solicitor general and Mrs.
Beck VINO have not been in Wash
ington continuously since their re-
turn from London in midsummer.
with Miss Beatrice Beck. are ex-
The solicitor general has been in
Washington at intervals on business
connected with his important post
and. discussing the changes which
he had noted since the lurid days
following the armisticc. said that
as fearless and energetic collectors
Of curios. For instance. he said. the
London Times had advertised in
most appealing terms that all those
travellers from Britain who had
visited Rheims and carried away
some part Of the cathedral TO serve
as souvenirs should kindly leave the
same at their Office. since so many
large parts were missing that the re-
builders were seriously hampered.
Not an echo of response came to this
moving cry for fully three weeks
Eently and in good sized type In the
For Sale" columns this iaconic Of
fer: Have in my possession COM
plete lock and key Of the west door
Of the Rheims Cathedral. Perfect
condition. What Offers" But the
sequel to this bold advertiser was
that the Times obtained the full ad-
dress Of the prospective seller and, on
threat of exposing his identity. got
back this much of the famous edihce
without any pecuniary outlay. But
nothing else has come to hand of
the carved pedestals and lovely angel
heads carried off by the. gross by
tourists. possibly of all nationRlities.
Other visitors to London note the
passing of the old Chinese quarter
and that consequently much of the
somberness OF some Of the Dickens
stories will be lost The old opium
joints which he made illustrious In
the world Of letters down Limehouse
way are gone and SO, too. the mys-
those colorful stories Of Thomas
Burke When the world war closed
there were 5000 resident Chinese in
the portion OF London near the docks
and sometimes twice that number of
transients. Now not a thousand can
- oil 1f
same condition is apparent in New
York city. Except in the case of well
established business houses there are
few Of the wealthier class remaining.
But London and New York are
patronizing a higher order of Chi
entail dainties are served. Lady Astor
frequently takes party of friends
to famous Chinese chefs near the
Waterloo bridge. and where the best
dishes this side of Canton can be
ordered 1t Is quiet place, guiltless
of Jazz or radio concerts or any sort
of mechanical music. Instead some
Chinese students play on a sort of
mandolin and at intervals the lights
are dimmed and glorious views of
picturesque China pass before the
guest New York has several such
good restaurants, which appeal to
those who like quiet and good food
combined.
California during the summer and
early autumn. has proved as attractive
to Washington people as during the
regular season in winter. Miss Eliza
beth Bran,ieis. daughter Of the JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. has re-
Gently returned from a sx-week
visit. which included sojourn with
the William kents. jr.. at their ranch
near Burlingame. Miss Brandeis also
was entertained by Miss Adaline
Kent, whom she knew in Washing
ton. and a delightful afternoon was
arranged for her at the Town and
Country Club, which is a central point
of gayety in this gay section about
San Francisco. The Louis Tituses.
who lived here for some years. have
recently purchased the fine Cheever
Cowdin estate near Buriingame. also
entertained Miss Brandeis. Another
we'll known Washingtonian who has
been a busy hostess this summer Is
Mrs Jack Biddle. who has been visit
ing her father, MIR. Samuel Murphy. at
Fairmount Mrs. Biddle will remain
until October. Admiral and Mrs.
Hugh L. Rodman, who have been Civ
ing a series Of farewells to a circle
Of friends which extends from the
shadow of Shasta to the Mexican