Evening star., 1922-10-15

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes are devoted lovers of flowers,
and their continued residence in the
suburbs made them 'keenly alive to
| the marvels of Rio. from which they
have recently. returned. The park
along the seawalls. which the Brazil
best. and nothing IN their recent visit
was so enjoyable as their drives about
this memorable pleasure ground and
their examination Of the exotic
blooms. enormous In size and utterly
dazzling in color. which stretch for
Nothing in this latitude is compare
bio even remotely, and when such u
riot of bloom ID viewed beside sap
phire water. and beyond the great
mountain peaks. which encircle the
world-famous bay, the scene is one to
fasten itself indelibly on the memory
of those to whom the beauties of ma
ture make an appeal as to the Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hughes Gloria Garden
Is not known in this country as it
should be, since it is undeniably one
Of the loveliest spots in all the world.
But its fame will reach all those who
talk to the American delegates to the
centenary Of Brazilian independence.
the lesser officials as we'll as the head
Of the foreign service. Then, too,
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supported by the government. and
| which Is larger, more ornate and
more costly than the renowned opera
house in Paris. The Brazilians built
| this splendid structure and endowed
| it Just about the same time that this
government was erecting the Library
of Congress.
| A social landmark is being restored
! in the purchase. recently announced,
l0F An nj 7 cfr Of
by Senator Frank b. Brandegee of
Connecticut. Originally built by Mr..
Anthony Pollok, who. with his wife
and family. was drowned In the sink
ing of the French liner Burgogne. j,
has suffered many indignities since
quished his long lease. 1t has been
Il war club. q family restaurant and
u tea house since the years when
Senator Kean and his sisters made it a
| center Of fashionable political life. A
| relative of the keans and their fami-
lies lifelong friends. Theodore Roose-
welt, when President. frequently met
people at this residence. men of con-
| sequence in their particular political
| realm which circumstances made it
unwise to invite to the White House.
Indeed. Senator Kean may be said to
! better than most Of his cotempo-
ra ries, and the keen-witted habitually
scanned his dinner lists to note what
was in the wind in the upper regions
of republican power. The new owner.
Senator Brandegee, has not been
conspicuous as a dispenser Of ameni-
ties, though he quietly entertains
numbers of guests here and in his ex-
tenslve establishment in New London.
He is a bachelor of such determined
status that no reliable rumor has
ever been associated with his name
nor is there any hope held out that
he will place some relative as cha:e-
laine over his home. Rather it will
be a bachelor establishment of tre-
mendous Importance.
It may be true that King George
Of Greece will eventually seek sane
tuary on American soil. Exiled kings
have done SO before. as witness Louis
Philippe of the Bourbon line of
France. But he will not seek shelter
in the splendid Newport domain Of
Princess Anastasia, since within a
fortnight her agents have sold Rough
Point to Mr.. James B. Duke, who has
cast longing glances toward VT ever
since Mrs. William b. Leeds boarded
up it's French mansion. Rough Point
was the especial pride of the tin
plate king" and it represented the
crest of the wave in the social for
tunes of his family. Several times it
has been leased. but more frequently
during the past eight years only the
caretakers have enjoyed its beauties.
Frederick w. Vanderbilt built the
house and spent thousands on the