Evening star., 1923-11-25

South Africa and will join her hus-
band after Christmas. The admiral is
a native of Victoria. b. c., but passed
his youth in London and entered the
royal naval academy at Woolwlch as
soon as he had reached suitable age.
Lady Reading, who presides so bril-
liantly over the East Indian vice.
regal court, has been bending all her
energies on the completion ana
adorning of the new mansion wh1ch
the Indian government is erecting IN
what is geographically known as the
eighth city of Delhi. 1t is so enor-
nous structure that recent Amer
lean visitor. writing home about IL,
says the White House could be used
as buffers pantry and make 20
impression. 1t seems prepoSterouS
that even so powerful and .opulent a
british possession as the East Indies
would require such a caravansary as
this. but the idea is to give all royal
and important visitors an entire wing
or several of them. where they can
ilve after their own pleasure. Lord
and Lady Reading Were compelled
to erect a pavilion when they recently
entertained the Prince of Wales. and.
feeling the need of something of this
sort. they have retained it, though.
naturally, 1T sDoils the park surround
ing the governors palace. 1t Will
remain until the new palace is ready
Tor occupancy. about year hence. A
guest pavilion for royalty caused
! Lady Reading much thought and she
made a series of visitati to the
courts of rajahs and maharajahs and
the result was such grace and beauty
that the genial young heir of the
British throne said he hated to go to
sleep and lose any of its beauty. His
sleeping apartment opened on a
court where a soft splashing fountain
could be heard all through the night
: It'll al IL.
light threw Il glow over the water
After the ancient eastern custom
fragrant cut flowers were arranged
around the rim of the fountain and
their odo, added to the delight of the
hours Of darkness.
Mrs. Frank Lester Greene. wife of
the senator from Vermont. who will
take his seat when the next Congress
! conVeneS, is among the quiet. force
full women who greatly resemble the
present mistress Of the White House.
Mrs Greene was in fragile health
during the years of her husband S
serSice in the lower house. and she
has taken only an occasional part in
the amenities But she is much
stronger now and will be more active
during the coming season. Senator
and Mrs. Greene are from St Adams.
and the former claims the quaint lit
lie city as his birthplace. Mrs.
Greene is a native Of Boston. but her
parents left Massachusetts for Yer
mont when she was small child. and
the Granite state claims all her ale
glance. Mrs. Greene is proficient
with the knitting needle and has fire.
queutly sent specimens of her handi-
work to state and city fairs. always
with the result of gaining prize
Or at least honorable mention. Sena-
tor Greene adds another to the long
list of newspaper owners and editors
who make up the upper chamber of
the national Legislature. He began
his journalistic career reporter
for the ST. Adams Daily Messenger
&:d afterWard became both owner
and edito~. Senator and Mrs. Greene
have been living for several years at
a quiet hotel near the Capitol. and
they will return there when they
come back to Washington next week.
Col. Thomas Fermor-H Hesketh. who
arrived in New York last week. and
who will drop by Washington en-
route to California to visit relatives.
is the member of parliament for the
Enfield district of London. His jour
ney is to get i brief rest after the
exciting summer and autumn just
passed. Col. Fermor-Hesketh is the
grandson of the late Senator William
Sharon Of Nevada his mother. having
been Miss Janet Sharon before she
married Sir George FermorHeSkcth tn.
about thirty-five years ago. The late
Senator Newlands of Nevada married
another OF Senator Sharon's daugh-
ters, so that Col. Fermor- Hesketh
will find a group Of cousins resident
in Washington. among them two
daughters of the Nevada senator.
Mrs. Edythe Newlands Johnston and
Mrs. Jane; Newlands Johnston. who
retain a home here. though they are
frequently absent. Col. Fermor-Hes-
keith married his cousin. Miss Flor
ence breckenridge, grand-niece of the
Nevada pioneer. William Sharon. who
was reared in his home. She is the
granddaughter of Gen. J. c. Breckin-
ridge, who served as Vice President
Of the United States, and is niece
of the former Secretary Of War. Mrs.
Fermor Hesketh did not accompany
her husband on this trip. though she
is a frequent visitor to California and
to Kentucky. where the majority of
her kindred live. She has a lively
and interesting family of three sons,
the eldest fourteen, who is just en-
tering Eton. The youngest is not
quite two years old. and she rather
breads travelling with so young
child so late in the season. Col.
Fermos-Hesketh is in command of