Evening star., 1922-12-31
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
New Year Discloses Delay Of Diplomatic Corps in
Returning tt, Pre-War Conditions, Though
Several Stats Are Larger.

to get before the gentle lady OF the
gested that the southern portion OF
the White House gardens would be
ideal for a presentation Of some be-
loved heroine, real or dctional, and
there Is An abundance of material
in the national annals; Mrs. Hard
and nearly all her gifts to young
friends take the form OF books. She
would, when her health is more
robust. be sure to listen attentively
to a plea for a fairy set up her floral
domain.
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ralston, who is to
become a member of Washington
official circle when her husband takes
his seat in the Senate from Indiana.
enjoys reputation in several direc-
ttonS, and some in a rather unique
way. At the now historic Dolly
Madison breakfast some twelve years
ago, when the women of the demo-
cratic faith formed a strong alliance.
Washington had an opportunity to
hear a forceful. logical and exceed
ingly convincing speech from Mrs.
Ralston. then the wife of the gov
ernor. In the executive mansion in
Indianapolis. Mrs. RaIston was en-
tirely acceptable. and her energy
and intelligent direction of affairs
was acknowledged. But it is for the
housewifely virtues Of the genuine
old-fashioned Hoosier type that Mrs.
Ralston is most noted, and for the
skill and ease with which she con-
ducts the ways OF her farm. espe-
cialiy in the raising Of chickens. She
carries off the blue ribbons at all
the poultry shows, and when there
ara surplus eggs. she nets a iine
price for them and always has n long
waiting list Of patrons. Her broilers
ana frterS are in constant demand.
and when she decides TO kill off the
older hens to make room for the
young pullets. a season of unusual
activity in the making of salad and
chafing dish parties sets in about the
Michigan road farm where the Ral-
stons reside. For eggs. Mrs Ealston
mas white piymouths and white Leg
horns after the ways of her mothers;
Rhode Island reds for eating. and
blooded stock kept for exhibition pur-
poses and petted like members OF
the family.
Those who knew Miss Abby Aidrich
when her father was senator from
Rhode Island and who was a popular
member of the younger set, note a
close resemblance to her in Miss Abby
Aldrich Rockefeiler. who is among
the buds of the New York season.
two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Rockefeller, tr., and has been care
fully prepared for a social career at
home and in Europe. Though she has
mingled in the frolics of the debu-
tantes, it has been in those of q
quieter nature like the dinner dance
and musical for Miss Muriel Wander
bilt and the dinner and theater party,
followed by dance and supper, xiven
by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt for
their daughter. Miss Harriet Pratt.
The junior Rockefellers are musicians
and their daughter has inherited that
taste in a pronounced way. She chose
to be presented to society at a musi-
cal in which she furnished part of the
program and to which only those
This unique presentation occurred
the last week OF November. and
monthly since then the big home of
her parents, 10 West 54th street, has
been filled with similar companies.
For the younger set, there is an
orchestra and some dancing after the
program, and a buffet luncheon is
served for hours. Miss Rockefeller has
specialized in the violin.
Lady Beattie has been since the
engagement of her niece. Miss Ethel
Field, and Capt. Charles Edmon-
stone. Of 9Th Lancers. was announced.
one of the busiest hostesses in Lon
don, for both the young people are
popular and important and fetes have
followed one after the other in close
succession. Capt. Edmonstone is
the nephew of Mrs. George Keppel.
that noted beauty and social Leader
q London. and he has inherited his
full share of good looks for which
his family through many genera
tions has been celebrated, The Ed;
conetones are Of Culloden and descend
from Robert Ill. King of Scotland,
through that monarch's daughter,
Princess Mary, who married Sir
William Edmonstone. chief of the
clan. OF recent years. they have
suffered many financial disasters and
their grand old Castle Dunreath has
but recently been bought back by
Sir Archibald. father Of the bride
groom-elect Sir Archibald and Lady
Edmonstone passed two summers in
Newport during the late war. Both
she and her husband were Of the in
innate circle which surrounded the
andra. Dunreath Castle will be made
over to. Capt Edmonstone on his
marriage and here he and his bride
will pass part of every year in ac-
cordance with the traditions which
hold in this ancient Scottish domain.
time and must be In residence during
harvest time. A considerable liter
ary flavor is attached to Dunreath
and it is mentioned frequently In the
waverly novels and by all the his
torians Of the land of the heather.
Chicago has furnished two others of
the conspicuous hostesses of London.
Lady Lavery, wife Of Sir John LAvery,
the most illustrious Of present portrait
painters Of England and president of
the Royal Academy, who was Miss
Hazel Martyne, and the Hon. Mrs.
Gerard Leigh, who was Miss Helen
Gowdy. The Laverys have maintained
all the traditions attaching to their
position and their fetes in their villa
on the Thames rank with any given
during the regime Of Sir Edward Mil
lais and his lovely wife. Mrs. Leigh
is a powerful political hostess in Lon
don and in the country seat in Bed
fordshire, where she has entertained the
great Of all lands. besides the ruling
passed nearly all Of her life abroad,
though she was presented to society in
Chicago and married there. She has
many relatives in the British peerage,
notably two aunts. who are Lady Ports
were formerly Miss Marguerite and Miss
Jack Gowdy. The Hon. Gerard Leigh
comes Of an illustrious county family
which has fiourished in Bedfordshire
since the Norman invasion. The castle
Of Luton Hoo, where this Chicago lady
has achieved her most conspicuous social
success, was built in the fifteenth CEN
tury, but was remodelled and modern
lied some fifty years ago by that Ge-
rard Leigh who had married Danish
heiress.
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