Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26

THE SUNDAY
world. Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
ln-general of this institution. Mrs.
spears has a roomy domicile in q side
| street Of Paris. near the Arc of the
star. called Rue Monsieur. and her
| copied as worthy of that often mis-
, applied term. She fetes politicians.
celebrated visitors. iplomats, schol-
ars and musicians. aid there, has
n oeen struggle to get cards for her
receptions, something which Paris
does not often indulge in where
American amenities are concerned.
Strong interest centers in the diplo-
matic sense in some Of the younger and
nonce the three which comprise the
| little entente are focusing much public
attention. The minister from Jugo-
+; slavia and Nine. Grouitch will be in
que time given some fetes to celebrate
the beirothal of the young King of Serbia
/ ana the allied nations to Princess Marie
OF Rumania. The minister from Ru-
mania, Prince Bibesco. and Princess
Bibesco. who was Miss Eliza beth AS
quith: and a prominent social figure.
. viii likewise give some fe,es. but for
tne present their announcements are
held back by the Illness of the princess.
me minister from Czechoslovakia, DIR.
Bedrich StepaneE. and his sister. Miss
have been active in social affairs for
some months. But in March they give
| their great amenity of the year on st.
Joseph's day. the 10Th, to mark the
name day of their learned and illus
trioas president. DIR. Joseph Pilduski.
An addition to the number of bachelor
domes.ics is DIR. Axel Leonard Anstrom
OF Finland. who arrived during the past
month. He speaks English perfectly
and has travelled extensively in this
the few diplomats with the rank Of min
lister who is SIN in his early thirties.
1t may be that the arrival of the
exquis.te Gainsborough portrait of
the Blue Boy" has inspired the best
Of native art and some of the alien
on these shores. but groups of chill
dr'ns pictures. and with that setting
which has inspired the immortdls i'm
all ages IL mothers holding their lit
tie ones. are having a furore all over
the country. 4 New York artist has
recently Wanted an exceptionally fine
, group of three handsome children
! who have a special interest in Wash
ingt'r-the little son and daughters
Of Francis Huger McAdoo. eldest of
tary Of tn" Treasury. William Gibbs
McAdoc Francis McAdoo's wedding
to Miss Ethel Nc 'ormick. daughter of
i: Mrs. Isaac Emerson of Baltimore. was
the very first of that long list of
runtial events associated with the
Wilson administration and which
makes 1t stand out from all previous
! regimes in the number and bi illancy
+, OF marriages recorded within the in
! ner circle OF the presidential family
! and that of his immediate executive
, council. The hoy in this group of
! Francis Huger McAdoo children is tall.
Straight and romely enough to have
inspired the masters of English art.
Reynolds. Romney and Gainshorough:
! bears his grandfather's name. William
. Gibbs McAdoo. Sd. and the two small
! girls. chubby ard rosy as those which
/: deck the canvases OF Raphael. are
called Ethel Mccormick and Sarah
Houston. after their mother and
! vas received the highest award at
recent exhibition and is by Harring-
| ton Mann. The background is most
(. ii.for NAL part of the nursery, with
faint light showing through an open
window. 1t was the gift of Mrs. EN-
i erson to her daughter last Christmas.
j. Some OF the opinions Of various for
! eign journalists who spent some
/ months in Washington during the
conference are getting back and make
/ most entertaining reading. Washing
tonians are quite accustomed to see
!; ing Gen. PerShing, well set up and
always immaculate. with mount
or in motor car the very pink of
perfection. They failed to observe that
| the head of the Army is the very pat
tern of sartorial art and the envied
well known London weekly that such
is the case and the former conf
mander of the American Army in Eu-
rope might well be the example of all
places. 1t will no doubt amuse this
rather grave warrior very much to
have such laudation as this come
his way and certainly one entirely un-
sought and altogether accidental.
American army and naval men are
scrupulous!y neat and finished to the
, last detail. This personal vanity. is
I sowed in their souls with their train
! ing at West Point and Annapolis. and
/ it comes as naturally as their breath.
: Besides it was the general belief that
all military men were faultless In
garb. had to be of necessity, IL not
choice. Gen. Pershing often saunters
down Washington streets and he will
scrutiny from his polished boots to
his neat headwear. When he Is ac-
companied by an aide or an officer
on his staff it would be a keen eve
! appearance of the two. Yet Pershing
is being depicted all over England
and the continent as the very model
+; of the well dressed man and the type
OF elegance not often seen In the
! United states.
Some interesting news comes out
of Rome in the announcement which
recently reached the church author
tiles in this country that the ancient
church of Santa Susanna in Via VENT
Settembre has been set aside by the
i new pontiff. Plus XI, for the use of
! the Catholic citizens of the United
States visiting the Eternal city. Rev.
Francis p. Lyons of the congregation
of st. Paul and for several years
past the professor of philosophy at
the house of the order al the Cath
! Ollie University of America. has been
named the first pastor. Father
! Lyons. like so many of his Paulist