Evening star., 1922-04-16

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flowers here in Washington that It IL
in the capitals Of the Latin republics.
blossoms will be sufficiently In svi.
dence to prove that universally the
seat Of government takes cognisancs
OF the great Christian feast. Mrs.
Harding will receive countless fiow-
ering plants and many sheavss OF
lilies, particularly from the diplomats
who take such opportunities to ex-
courtesies received during the season.
The Latin diplomats will send f,ow-
ers to each other and to friends. and
messenger beys flying about laden
with long white boxes VII wiii .s,s n.sSs
dacked. Mrs. Harding will SEND spe.
ctal flowers to all the ladies OF the
cabinet and to those whose husbands
occupy posts in close communication
White House is not partial to lilies,
ans while some of these emblems OF
the Paschal season will be used in
her bouquets. they will be the more
sprightly jonquils. lilacs and hover.
dainty asparagus fern. Pretty little
bushes of early blooming roses will
40 bearing a card and cheery greet
ing from the first lady to her many
friends about Washington. some OF
Easter greeting. Time. was when
Washington foristy brought up
thousands of lilies from Bermuda to
deck the churches and to furnish
a1 sans sh0is s..ser symbbos Sow s they
produce all they need right anoui
Washington. for ecclesiastical as well
~ for private needs.
Mrs. Harding has . vast number OF
little folks from the official set to en-
Joy the charming hospitality which
she will dispense from the White
House veranda during the egg-roll-
ing on Easter Monday. and every
thing promises to be as merry as
wedding bell. This egg rolling II De-
coming SO famous and unique a cere-
mony that grave encyclopedias IN
clude it in their descriptions OF Eas-
London says that this scene is repro
duced nowhere else in the world. ana
it goes into details about the anair
which is astonishing in such q book
of reference. No doubt the next step
will be that the animated scene viii
be translated to canvas BY som
celebrated artist. The President is
always keenly concerned about the
weather for Easter Monday, and as It
was perfect last year. he is hoping
older children of the Secretary OF
Labor and Mrs. Davis and the two
from the DENLY mansion will occupy
posts OF honor on Monday. because
tive set. unless the little grandchil--
dren of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Hughes are here or those OF the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks.
Mrs. Charles H. Sabin OF Long Island.
so well remembered in Washington as
Miss Polly Morton, daughter Of former
Secretary Of the Navy. has created q
furore in favor of those Chinese land
scape wall papers which took Europe
Anne. Mr.. and Mrs. Sabin were in
Washington in February and were the
guests Of President and Mrs. Harding
at the dinner in honor Of the Speaker
and Mrs. Gillett, During a rather hur-
ried visit they spared the time to ex
anime some Of the handsome Chinese
interiors in the National Museum and
some -ofsthoSe splendid volumes devoted
to Chinese mural art in the Congress
sionai, Library. The result. that the
spacious dining room which has just
been remodeled in their residence %
the Sound shows a sppefb use OF the bold
and deeply tinted paper against the back
ground of the fireplace and then extend
ing in continual panorama along three
sides of the rooms. The fourth end is
occupied entirely by easement windows
and q door leading to p veranda. The
effect is seeminglya marvellous expan-
sion Of the room, the mural decoration
giving a depth of horiSon that none but
a Chinese artist could obtain. Against
the fireplace is typical scene Of noun
tain and sea with the formal trees on
the foreground and small houses and
gardens in the distance and the inevi-
table flight Of birds. From the door z
flight of stairs opens into the pictured
toI ov,day NJ sn doff1v that atrRnReT0
are at loss to discover the genuine
egress from the pictured one. The sky
line above the windows and doors are
one Of the best features. An old Chinese
fireplace and two deep blue bowls sit on
the manteI. Otherwise the mural deco
rations are the only ones employed to
emphasize the regular dining room fur
nishings.
Keen anticipation follows the news
that "the Tiger" NJ. Ciemenceau. has
accepted the invitation OF PRESIDENT
Harry Garfield of William College.
Masa y. the venerabje se 1sire institution. Xfsss
fulfilling that portion Of his promise.
made some time ago to DR.: Garneld.
the eminent statesman Will take a
leisurely tour of the United States,
where he will be received with every
honor August and September are
rather tame months to see the ma
chinery of this government go round,
but there are many ways to make the
long. hot days pass agreeably. M:
Georges Clemenceau Is the second
great parsonage from the political
world Of Europe which the institute
at Williamsburg has drawn to the
lecture platform, the 1amented Lord
Bryce having been the frst. This
course deals entirely with interna-
tional problems and has s resulted %
NJ. Baruch for it's endowment. DR..
GARFIELD. who passed many months in
washington during the late war.
where he lived as a small boy until
his college days, recently returned
from Paris, where he saw NJ. Clemen-
ceau and secured his promise.
One Of the centers Of fashionable
society in Paris is presided over by
a chatelaine we'll remembered in
Washington, Mime. 1oudon, wife OF
the minister from the Netherlands.
who was Miss Lydia Eustis, daughter
Of the late Alain Eustis OF Louisiana
and niece Of James 3; Eustis. long
Nine. Loudon was born in Paris.
where her parents had lived for some
time. When both died. she became q
member Of the household OF MI
James Eustis and married the rising
young diplomat from his home. She
Corcoran Eustis. Of George Eustis
Corcoran. and Of Mrs. Thomas Hitch
cock Of Aiken. s. C. Jonkheer Lou
don served most acceptably AZ minis
ter Of foreign affairs at The Hague
all through the war and at his own
instance was relieved Of the response
bilities some two years ago and ap-
n H.