Evening star., 1922-02-05
Tales of Well known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mr.. Clarence Mackay Contemplating Spending
Easter in Paris--British Embassy About
to Be Left Isolated.
and one who will never relinguish a
point when right is on his side.

Looking over the authoritative lists
of governmental employees In every
land it becomes obvious that woman
has not no.fs yet Fe Of sxis
lative bodies. mayors and other mu.
nicipal dignities. In the realm OF
statecraft except to gain the role OF
confidential secretary to some big ex-
sSex eSe sh shs ehorus ssst sot xary in every
part Of the world. Not q single wom-
an has achieved a diplomatic post.
Even the soviet government OF Rus
sa. which promised 30 much to worn
en- in the early days. has graduaily
to Finland and to Esthonia by men,
has several woman counselors in the
folios. such as they are In Russia
today, to men exclusively. sweden
has several women counse!lors IN tne
historical roles Of school directors
and and health officers. but these had
been given to the sentler sex years
before the general agitation ABOUT
equal rights. This country simply
refuses to consider a woman as dlp.
country. and woman cabinet
official looks very far below the hori-
zon just at present. From RUSSIA
comes the amusing statement that
married women proved a tough nut 70
rack, because of the. presence OF
their husbands with no official status
and yet evidently expectant. This
.ountry has as vet been shared tne
thrill which will come inevitably
when a married congresswoman ar
evsion In the existing laws OF pre-
cedence.
1t seems incredible. but the con
sensus Of opinion is that whereas me
American business man IS among the
most astute the world has ever
known. the woman lags behind her
British and Latin sisters when
comes to certain commercial enter
prises which require deftness OF
judgment and calculating ablhty.
There is that amazing example IN
England of the woman boniface. Lady
Courtenay Honeywood. who has Int
ed a stupendous debt from her hus-
bands estate. Evington place: in Kent
simply by taking over third-rate
hotels about Ascot and on the Isle OF
Wight and making them over into
the coziest inns. so long lamented by
the travelling public. Every feature
Of the inns in the days Of coaching
she revived. and these picturesque
adjuncts she filled in tiled bathrooms.
electrical equipment in rooms and
in kitchens; everywhere were home.
made, embroidered and hemstitched
napery and linen. and the fine Brit
ish weave of rugs on the floors. Now
it appears that Lady Honeywood
sishs for new worlds to conquer, and
she contemplates trying her hand at
inns in various American mountain
George region, and the surprisingly
splendid opportunities offered in the
Canadian Rockies. There are man.
moth hotels everywhere. and after
conventional pattern they are me-
chanically perfect. But the guest is
hoa in, NJ
hostelries resembles the other as
closely as forest trees. Now, inns
which will take only a limitel nura-
ber of guests. and these Of what the
British call the recommended class
would pay in this country. where
get weary of the hurly- -burly life of
the hotel. But Lady Honeywood has
no American counterpart
Miss Peggy Leigh. who has recently
been the guest of Mrs. Richard Wayne
can belle of the younger set in Lon
don. Her mother was that lovely
Mabel Gordon, daughter Of Gen. Will
liam Washington Gordon. U. s. A..
who. after retiring from military
duties; duties. beam. became president of the
don Joined "Jeb" Stuart's cavalry,
but later made his peace with the
Union and was reinstated in the
Army. The marriage Of Miss Gordon
occurred In 1898. when the Honorable
Rowland Charles Leith, now the
ness affairs. Sir Rowland comes OF
a fine Scotch family and maintains a
home in London, as well as in Aber-
deem. Miss Peggy Leith was present.
ed to London society at the first
drawing room Of 1920 and has been
|c0nQniCn01lQ
is distant relative of Mrs. Parker
and she has many other kinspeopIe
in New York city and in Savannah.
Ga She also claims kinship with
the extensive Washington family
through that William Washington
who was the uncle OF the first Presi-
dent.
In the storm-swept. snow-covered
world of the past week, the hearten-,
about yachting intentions opened a
pleasant vista of summer seas and
fresh blowing gales. Mr. Harold
Sterling Vanderbilt has recently been
elected to succeed Mr.. ]. Pierpont
Morgan, who has borne the burden
during the crucial days from 1915.
Though Mr.. Morgan was entirely
ready to lay aside the executive du-
ties, his choice happened on the very
man who was honored. and because
of Mr.. Vanderbilts splendid ability.
from New London, Conn.,. to West
Harbor, Block island, of the Rhode
Island coast, which was the last
event Of the past autumn. Mr.. Van
derbilt was sailing his yacht, the
Vagrant. and, despite heavy gales and
with his sails trimmed to the right
angle, and when he finally made his
harbor, the redoubtable Corsair. with
Mr.. Morgan on board, was nowhere
in sight. Mr.. Vanderbilt is the
younger son of the late William X:
the former Duchess of Marlborough.
He was his fathers constant COM
panion in Aquatic pleasures and
seems the only member of his family
who has made an exceptional record
in yachting. Young and exceeding
ly enthusiastic Mr. vanderbilt will
soon announce some events for the
coming season which will arouse inter-
est all over the world, even if Sir
Thomas Upton declines to compete for
the cup again.
The peak Of winter travel has now
been reached and from Egypt comes
the news that more than six thousand
Americans have been booked in the
large hotels of Cairo and Alexandria
and on the Nile boats, as compared
to less than six hundred who visited
this ancient land a year ago. Ber-
muda, Bahama. Cuba and Porto Rico
have more visitors than can be COM
fortably domiciled. and Mexico, since
conditions are much improved. is reap
ing the benefit of the overflow. But
the most impressive development is
the permanent colony in and about
st. Augustine and Miami. Fla. and the
many new dwellings which have been
completed within the past SIX months.