Evening star., 1922-07-16
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Political Life
Continued from Seventh Page,


beginning "a vigorous campaign for
I promptitude in this effort, and he Is
being, sustained by the unanimous
sentiment Of all the descendants OF
the signers.
Miss Marie She ilock Of Great Bar
rington. Mass, has been writing de-
lightful letters home about the boys
library, founded by group of Dick
ems lovers in No. l3 Windsor terrace,
City road. the home of the Micawbers,
where the author spent the miserable
months SO vividly described In the
eleventh chapter of David Copperfeld.
/ It was an American clergyman. Rev.
~. Brett Langstaff, visiting London.
who discovered the house, which is
now conceded to have been th. pme
of the Dickens family. and, ing
to his parents In Brooklyn. n. Y. he
soon gathered fund to buy the place
and remodel it as a boys library.
Here tactful story, ,tellers, like Miss
Shedlock. whose work in the Berk-
shires has gained her the title of the
fairy godmother of the American
story hour, may gather the children
OF the very poor and tighten their
recital of Dickens sad childhood.
Every cotemporaneous author of
note has contributed to this unique
1und. Sir James Barrie giving dozens
or his famous juvenile classics. and
all autographed and dated. Hillaire
Belloc's popular books are In full
force, and he has likewise contributed
some amusing illustrations from his
"ContamaciouS Tales" of Henry
King. who chewed a string" and Of
the brave Charles Augustus Fortes-
cue. who always did what was right
Many Of Dickens juvenile stories
have been illustrated by leading art
lists OF London. and inspire many Of
those who report for the storytelling
hour. The Magic Fishbone" is en-
1oylng vogue at present, and many
little American children have been
lured to Windsor terrace by reports
OF it's wonders as set forth by the
| cartoonists.
eminent botanists who have been ex-
| aminging the claims of the redwoods
or California and of similar trees in
! the Himalyas to be the oldest living
| things of the world. that honor must
| go to the famous cypress tree in the
village of Santa Maria del Tule. a
| suburb of the City of Mexico. In
| 1921 the tree measured 1875 feet in cir
| cumference, and this means 1t reaches
back 5000 years. to the twilight of
| history and before the annals Of such
| ancient countries as Egypt and India.
| This venerable cypress continues in
| perfect health. and it's hoary trunk Is
| unblemished by cement or other ma
terial which is SO disfiguring to the
| cypress near Rome under which
! Tsso wrote Jerusalem Delivered"
A stout iron fence has been re-
| Gently erected to keep out intruders
from this patriarch. and the botan-
| lists who recently examined 1t were
provided with a government permit
The space over which the solemn tree
casts its shade is almost half as
large as Lafayette Park. and its
height equals that of the dome of the
Capitol. These same botanists trace
the cedar of Lebanon proudly de-
scribed in holy writ to such an origin
and say that if the destructive hand
of man had not been laid on the hills
of Jerusalem many such would exist
there.
One of the most brilliant nuptial
events staged in Paris this summer
was that OF Mile. Regime Mante-
Rostand. niece of the dramatist. and
Count Jean de Vallon.. which occurred
a fortnight ago at the Madeleine. The
she chose flor her bridal gown one
much like that worn by the heroine
in her uncle's most famous play,
"Cyrano de Bergerac." and so per-
fectly did this mode fit into the
solemn service that a fashion for
edly follow.
The robe was loose one-piece af-
fair of silver brocade. with paniers
falling in deep loops. V-shaped at the
hem and in irregular lengths. Over
this sheath fell a mantle of hand
some Flemish lace. which. caught
lightly here and there, made the most
graceful sleeves and added to the
drapings of the skirt. From the
shoulders came a marvellous mantle
of silver brocade with insets of lace,
which made court train and added
the undefinable air of great lady of
the age of romance in which the
drama of Rostand was staged. The
veil was also suggestive of by-gone
centuries, and was in reality a cap
of silver filigree. from each side of
which lilies made a half-circle and
caught the falling cascade of rose
point.
The Count and Countess de vallon
will reside in famous chateau in
the Marne region, one of the few not
destroyed during the struggle for
Paris which marked so many Incl
dents of the war. The count has re-
Gently entered the French foreign
service. but has not yet been placed
The handsome Viscountess d'Azy and
her daughters. so well known In
Washington, were prominent at the
nuptials, and the .viscountess was
host at the nuptial breakfast of her
niece.
All the grande DANES of Paris are