Evening star., 1922-11-19

ate or House gallery when q notable
| speech has been announced and. per-
haps with the sole exception Of Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. she reads the
Congressional Record more regularly
and with more consuming interest
| than any woman in Washington. 1t
is always on her library table and
with every indication of having been
well read and marked. Mrs. Minor
has long political pedigree. five
| generations of her family having
| served Massachusetts in the legisla-
tive way or in some manner
When the versatile British author.
H. q. Wells. started his literary COL
ony at Torquay, in Essex. he did not
anticipate the brisk competition which
would develop in Bucks. Gilbert K.
| ichesterton set the fashion by erect
dnz,cs, ing what he he calls a perfect para
Bucks. and Miss Rose Macauley in
stantly followed him and built
unique East Indian bungalow. Lord
| Burnham is the last recruit. that mil
lionaire proprietor of the Daily Tele-
graph: who intends to play Prince
| Bountiful to the literary section and
| to afford many opportunities for
pleasure after the grind Of the day
| The lure to Bucks is frankly the film
industry. which has increased SO
of artificial lighting in the studios
and areas on the many dark days
which England suffers in summer as
| well as winter.
! Mr.. Chesterton. who is the master
! OF paradoxical writing. thinks that
! the twists and turns of the player
folks will afford a new and fertile
(; field for his vein. and Miss Macauley
| is to found her next novel on a screen
! star. Mr.. J. L. Garvin. a popular
! British wit. has Joined the Bucks col
ony and for the nonce the literary
! center founded at Torquay with such a
! flourish of trumpets has lost its vogue
/ The American contingent of literary
i lights domiciled permanently for the
| winter In England wavers between
| effort is made to lure the amba ssador,
! Mr.. George Harvey. into a visit. no
| matter how brief, by way Of settling
| the contention.
! London's indoor season has begun
and the city residences and hotels
are. rapidly filling with denizens Of
! estates during the hunting season.
| According to the consular report
| nearly 10000 Americans will be per-
next two years and about that same
number is now in that country pre-
pairing to sail for home. The Ameri-
can clubs. and seemingly they are
, legion. gave weeks festivity in
October devotlng several days to vari-
day. All Halloween and to farewell
courtesies to those about to depart
/ Maj. Cushman Rice of this city was
| among the hosts at the Roosevelt Me-
! mortal day and he staged his affair In
, the American Club. Lady Lee Of Fare
ham entertained the members Of the
Sulgrave Institute. who were avail
! able, on October 81. and many Ameri-
| cans who were awaiting their steam
er. Lady Lee also entertained at
| juvenile party on All Halloween and
! her guests included several hundred
f; young Americans who had been
| spending the summer abroad. Mr. and
: Mrs. August Blagden of Greenwich,
Conn.,. gave reception at the Lunch
! con Club on October 81. following
j guests. Lady Astor invited all the
American students at the women's
! colleges in Oxford. Cambridge and the
! University of London to a big masked
i frolic in her town house. Col. and
| Mrs. E. A. Hamilton of Washington.
are in London, at the Savoy, and were.
| conspicuous among the hosts of
| Armistice day.
White Sulphur Springs have been
for several generations gathering
place for Washingtonians during late
October and until after Thanksgiving
day. Every nook and corner is
crowded at present and with those
who became familiar with it's beauties
during the long residence in the
capital. The former ambassador to
/ France and Mrs. Hugh Wallace have
run down from New York and will
remain until just before Thanksgiv-
ing day. They plan to pass most of
the winter in New York. and at Easter
time will return to Paris, where they
du Boulogne. Mrs. Edward Stettinius,
with her debutante daughter, Miss
Betty. are at the southern resort for
two weeks and may return in between
the numerous engagements of the
bud.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson and Miss
Hylda Sykes also are at White
Sulphur Springs passing the weeks
during which Col. Thompson is en-
crossed with the stephen Pells at the
A hostess. who holds court almost
every afternoon in the tearoom, is
Miss Helen Cannon, who ran away
from politics in Danville, ILL.,. and
tried in vain to make her father play
truant, too. But the father of the
House worked over time to elect a
republican to fill the seat which he
has held SO long and with such unique
success. Miss Cannon became de-
votee to the White Sulphur many
matters, she goes there at some time
during the year to drink the waters
for two weeks and to meet friends.
who have the same habit.
Miss Sybil Bauer Of Chicago for the
nonce is the heroine of the swim
ming pool, and during the past month
has made new and most sensational
record for this country and for the
world. She accomplished the 440-yard
back-stroke swim at the meet held at
st. Georges. Bermuda, in six minutes
and twenty-four seconds, four sec
onds less than the former champIon.
Miss Ethel McGary of New York CITY
achieved. Harold Kruger, the famous
swimmer from Honolulu was close
behind both the ladies and lost his
championship by just six seconds.
Honolulu is considered the domain Of
watermen. and few odds were taken
that Krueger would lose to any one.
much less to two slim girls less than
twenty years Of age. Bermuda ia
crowded for the autumn athletic per-
formanoes, the first of which ia al
ways the aquatic, and all the cham
pions from various municipal SWIM
ming pools have been entered in tho
free-for-all competition.
Washington, however. sent no rep.
resentative, though now that the
scores have been announced, it is seen
that some Of the mermaids, who won
local fame last summer, might easily
have gained international honors and
some handsome prizes as we'll. The
royal governor of Bermuda occupied
a place Of honor over the diving place
and was timekeeper for the amateur
events.
Miss Margaret Bohlen's engage
ment to E. Francis Riggs is Of deep
interest to the older generations Of