Evening star., 1922-01-15
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.l


Amsln. who formerly passed the winter
| there. are content to bravo it's rtsors
! in Rome. and indeed tho surprising
news has reached hero that winter con-
, ditions on the Tiber are far more
| allurtng than on the Seine. Houses
| are better heated and may be leased at
| lower rental. and t:le same is true
Of hotel accommodations. with the sad
proviso II any space whatever is avail
able. Rome 10 literally a city Of hotels
since enthusiastically as we'll as socially
it attracts visitors all the year. and the
best hotel suites are engaged sometimes
five years In advance.
That all the lingerie of Princess
Mary's trousseau 10 to be made In
Ireland came as an unpleasant sur
prise to French. Italian and Belgian
lace made in the world comes from
Ireland. and some OF the finest and
most web-like-Carrickm for
Instance. which more nearly resem-
| bles the exquisite lace of medieval
days than any which Is made today.
and which Princess Mary prefers to
any now on the market. Besides CIV
| ing her orders for all the more inti-
mate portions of her outfit in Limerick
and Athlone, she has placed many
commissions with the skillful fisher
girls of Donegal and Connaught for
those soft white-knit robes which
have been seen in those parts for
centuries. They are usually in one
piece. fastened with belt and with
| Tam O Shanter of the same, and
make the ideal costume for the sail
boat or yacht. The royal BRIDE to be
! Is an intrepid sailor. and always ac-
companies her father. no matter how
! Wild the weather, while the queen.
fearful OF the sea and always Ill
when on it, even for a short cruise,
|
sented by the princess. Viscount
Lascelles. unfortunately, prefers his
pleasures on land. but the princess
owns yacht and several sailboats
and canoes and is entirely capable
Of handling each of them herself
his villa at Cowes. he still retains a
little nest on the lower end. where
| the princess and her brothers have
| been frequently entertained incognito
and allowed to enjoy water sports to
the full OF their bent.
| Though the long and indigestible ban
quet Of days before the war has never
returned, nor does It seem likely that It
ever will. all those handsome gold and
| silver table ornaments which have been
packed away for five years are begin
ming to see the light once more. Mrs.
| Harding has several times used the
famous centerpiece Of Dolly Madisons
regime. silver. filigree affair suggest
ing a tiny lake overhung with foliage
and flowers and making a delightful re-
! Election of lights and 'Ters UP and
down the table. ~ ali the mis-
| tresses Of the WIZ. e in recent
\ years have been with long
PLAQUES Of ferns III, Jyers stretch
| ing from one end Of the table to the
/ other. Jeweled birds are also coming
| forth from safety deposit boxes after
! a NJ
are the most popular. and once upon
a time every well equipped dining
service had several such to strut on
the cloth and secretly hide confec-
tons and nuts until they were due.
Doves Of gold and silver are having
| a vogue in Paris and Ambassador
Herrick Is rarely dfned without hay
ling one OF these emblems placed con-
| spicuously near him. in token Of the
good work his country is accomplish
session here. When Baron Uchida
was head OF the Japanese embassy a
| splendid lake was present on the
table at his formal banquets and
every known aquatic fowl and flower
in gold and jewels glistened on its
surface. Small dishes for nuts or
bread and butter were fashioned sim
ilarly and this was a regal looking
board, indeed.
Those who were not so fortunate as
to live in the golden days when the
world was thrilled by the actual
narratives of Raleigh and Drake. and
when the men who served under Capt.
Cook lived on the fat of the land just
for reciting their adventures In the
inns, may find some consolation In
that delightful memorial volume just
published, called Howard Pyle's Book
Of Pirates" This foremost American
illustrator and artist enjoys the
of the best writer's of tales of ad
venture, and his memorial volume is
made Of contributions Of fiction and
illustrations scattered through va
rious periodicals for more than
twenty years. For juvenile gift 1t
Treasure Island' seem more dan
Eerous to meet even in a book, or
more vividly pictured in their perils
and successes along the Spanish main.
The illustrations add immensely to
the value of the text, for Pyle, both
familiar terms with pirates, and his
delineation of them was accepted
everywhere as authentic, and is fol-
lowed to the present day. Few artists
have their memory kept SO green as
Pyle in the city of his nativity-Wil.
mington. Del.-where every year an
exhibition is held of his paintings and
his illustrations. The memorial vol
ume will be the prominent feature of
the exhibit during the coming month
and its appearance on the market is
hailed as a permanent record of a
certain phase of American art, and
therefore worthy of wide imitation
From the huntsmen of France
comes word OF the growing popu-
larity of seeking wild game in the
fastnesses Of Algiers and Morocco
made familiar to fiction readers
through the stories of Robert Hich-
ems. Not only 'Barbary Sheep" and
many kinds of mountain goat roam in
herds in the Atlas mountains, but
wolves, lions. foxes and many species
Of monkeys. Though many American
! sportsmen are joining these Algerian
hunts, 1t is doubtful If any will find
much fun in shooting monkeys, and
this apart from their possible scien-
tific conviction that it would be q
sort Of patricidal form Of amusement
Besides, there is definite movemen,
| on among some animal trainers to