Evening star., 1923-10-28

ablaze with war and, less than a year
later, the Prince and Princess Canta-
cuzene and young Michael had fed in
disguise from Russia. Princess Ber
tha will be widely entertained in
Chicago. where the Palmer. family is
much esteemed and where the mem
ory of Ulysses S. Grant, whose great
granddaughter she is. will add i'm
mensely to her popularity.
The Boys Home of New York
needing funds, many of the prominent
Southampton leaders. including Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. >Sabin. the latter
formerly Polly Morton, daughter of
the one-time Secretary of the Navy.
Ir. and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss and
Schley. Robert Z. Strawbridge. jr..
and Goodhue Livingston, have planned
a series of supper dances called the
high jinks" and the dates selected are
IA and April 8. These dances are by
subscription only and at a figure
which will cover all expenses and vet
leave a good margIR of profit for the
Pierre's after the play and will in
cerned All of Gotham's serial dances
this winter are for philanthropic
causes and no less than six series
have already been announced, and
some of the beneficiaries are the Jun
Tor League, the Girls Friendly So
viety and several invalid homes. The
new way in New York is not char
ity ball. but-a set Of balls, and these
week. Private balls seem tabooed
except for buds or brides or for some
exceptional family celebration.
Miss Beatrice Selfridge. who is the
daughter of Harry Gordon Selfridge.
the famous American merchant of
London, occupies "a unique position
Of importance because .s she h,onh95 is her
home which he recently purchased,
Landsdowne House. Mrs. Selfridge,
who was Miss Rose Buckingham of
Chica go, died five years ago and Miss
Beatrice, though only in her early
twenties now, is the head of this
stately mansion. one of the richest in
appointments and most spacious in
London.
Mr.. Selfridge has succeeded in
making his vast stores. known under
the name of Selfridge & Co. figure
in London's business world as Bert
heimer's does in Berlin or Wana-
makers in Philadelphia or Marshall
Fields in Chicago. In fact. he began
with the last named establishment
and brought all the features to his
big enterprise which had been tried
out in Chicago in the years when
mammoth department stores were an
year this much esteemed American
merchant refused peerage, for he
still clings to his American citizen
ship. He was born in 1854 in Ripon.
Milwaukee. He began his London
venture in a small way in 1905 and
In ten years had built it up TO be one
of the most important retail estab-
lishments in all of Britain. The stores
are in Oxford street and are a land
mark for all visiting Americans. Mr..
Selfrldge built handsome residence
IN Portman Square and only two
years ago acquired Landsdowne
ter to London society about a year
and half ago. He has fine country
place. Highcliffe Castle, at High
Church in Hants.
All the great ladies of Britain,
and that means Queen Mary. Wis.,
countess Lascelles and the Duchess
Of York. together with all manner of
peeresses, are adapting knitted frocks
robes for more festive occasions. All
to help home industries, the wool
merchants of Scotland and Wales and
the bright lassies from the same
countries who spend all their waking
hours fashioning these intricate gar
ments. Princess Mary wore a steel
grey knitted gown to the cricket
game at Eton. and it was buttoned up
almost to her chin and the sleeves
fairly came over her knuckles.
The gown was one piece, blouse
effect, fastened by dull grey silk
sash lined with scarlet silk and there
were flashes of scarlet on the cufs
and collar and a bright red out;,n,e tam
wonderfully. Lace robes are made
in Nottingham as in the olden days,
and marvelously fine Honiton lace is
made by the girls Of the industrial
employment, all the the royal family
and most of the nobility are eschew-
ing foreign gowns and giving orders
to the manufacturers in Manchester.
Liverpool and the smaller textile art
centerS.
Don Gelaslo Caetani. \the Italian
ambassador, will. 1t is said, erect on
the heights of 18th street a replica of
one Of the grand old palazzos of Rome
which have figured in history and
desire to use one of the mammoth
dwellings of his own family, which
would be, a natural choice, he will no
doubt seek his model in that former
grim old fortress now quite trans
terror, which readers of Francis Ma
rfon Crawford will remember as
dominating the only straight street
IN Rome, the Corso. This vast man.
Of Rome. OF whom the Caetani were
among the oldest and most influen-
tial, would barricade the surrounding
streets and open warfare on Offend
ing neighbors.
To the street 1t presents long,
den to the rear is one of the most ex-
fensive and lovely In the city and
such q feature would naturally adapt
itself to the plot of land which Prince
Caetani selected for the new embassy.
Diplomats OF the present era realize
that In building a permanent estab-
itshment the long, hot summers Of
Washington must be considered as
we'll as the other seasons, for It Is a
not sit Through the heated term and
when the President and his counsel
lora arc not kent In the9cfty throuKh. !.