Evening star., 1923-06-24

Colorado and the. Henry Carnegie
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney has
leased her beautiful Newport house
to her brother-in-law and sister. the
hungarian minister and Countess
szechenyi. and will spend the sum-
mer near Roxbury, Long Island, be-
cause Miss Barbara Whitney finds
that all her friends and associates
will be there rather than in Rhode
Island.
Washington takes some interest Is
that of George Morris Eustis, son of
George Eustis Corcoran. formerly
known as George Peabody Eustis,
whose first wife was Miss Marie
Hoffman, u to Mrs. Mrs waiter A. WOOD Of
Radnor, Pa. The nancee, a recent
widow. Is the daughter of the former
provost Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania and Mrs. c. G. Harrison, and
has a beautiful estate In that pic
which is on the main line and ada
cent to Bryn Mawr. Mr.. Eustis has
visited Washington very seldom In
recent years, but in his boyhood he
was often in the old Corcoran house,
now demolished, where his father mad
been born and reared. He Is a nrst
cousin of the several sons and daugh-
ters of the late william Corcoran
Eustis and OF Mrs. Eustis. who was
Miss Edith Morton, daughter OF the
former Vice President, Levi p. Nor
ton. Mrs. Eustis occupies the hne
home which her parents built on the
site OF the old Alexander Graham
Bell mansion. at the intersection OF
18th street and Rhode Island avenue,
during the winter. and Is spending
the present summer at her farm near
Leesburg. Va. Mrs. Hoffman. mother
OF the bridegroom-e elect. has a quiet
place on Long Island near Southamp-
ton. Mr.. Hoffman is spending the
summer in Europe.
A recent and most interesting Wis
itor to Washington was the Anne rican
consul general to Calcutta. Mr.. Alex
ander Weddell, who was spending his
honeymoon here with his bride. for
merly Mrs. Virginia Chase Steedman.
widow of James Harrison Steedman
Of ST. Louis. Washington was Ia
miliar and happy hunting ground to
the consul general in his early boy
hood, when his father. DIR. Alexander "
weddelI, was rector Of Christ Church.
in Alexandria. and was atterWaro
transferred to st. Johns in Richmond.
MI Weddell entered the consular
service about fifteen years ago ano
won his spurs in Denmark, when the
butter and egs import controversy
was afame. He afterward served In
Genoa. Dalmatia, Athens ana IN
Egypt. For five years he mas been IN
Calcutta and witnessed all the various
racial manifestations brousht ior N
by the world war. Mrs, Neddel was
no stranger to Washington either. Tor
she is the daughter of the late Capt.
Edwin E. Chase, United states army
and passed some of her girlhood here.
She was born in Fort Worth, Tex
ALL dur i'm
Of the world taken with relatives
last winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Weddeli.
after a ten-day visit here, left for
San Francisco and will sail next week
for India.
King Gustaf Of Sweden is the royal
champion Of Europe when tennis Is
the game. and he is immensely proud
of his prowess in this particular
sport. His preference for tennis mas
no doubt influenced his courtiers ana ana
subjects in it's favor. Certainly the
members OF the Swedish legation in
this city are noted 70: their skill
with the racket. Nine. Wallenberg
being beyond question the best tennis
PLAYER I'm the diplomatic corps not
even excepting Princess bieesco' ,ItIn Who
has played in tournaments FOR tue.
The King Of Sweden has recently
been visiting Cannes and he played
several games with Mile. Lengien and
kept up his end very well. too. rms
French expert is to visit Copenhagen
during the summer and will be enter
tained at one Of the royal villas dur
ing tournament which Will be
featured with the Gothenburg expo
sition. King Gustaf is not alone In
holding championship title 70
sport in his own country King
George Of Britain is the crack shot of
his donlin!ons. won by honest per-
formance and no favor. King Haakon
of Norway is the. best skater In the
kingdom OF the vikings. anu King
Alfonso Of Spain makes seNefa
claims in the line Of sports. polo golf
and hurdle riding. which his subjects
with Castilian politeness do not dis-
pute Mile Lenglen Is most amlaDle
in accepting the challenge or royalty
and permitting certain amount Vi
success against her. She played sew
eral times last winter with Alfonso
and she has spent hours instructing g
the King of Denmark. who llkes the
game but is not skillful Cannes ana
thereabout is crowded with tennis
enthusiasts during the Easter season
and many remain until the sun oe
comes ardent in this part or france
Cav scenes were enacted all along
the Mississippi last week for the
mighty river and its crafts ana al
the inhabitants Of its banks We're
celebrating the two hundred ana
aft;.rh wear after PerS Marquette
and GOV. Joliet had tirst entered las
waters Boats running from 81.
Louis to Minneapolis are not e&cep-
tioual occurrences this summer ous
six fine steamers make regular TRIPS
and keep their schedule Win per
feet accuracy. All these and lesser
craft carried miles of bunting and
many brass bands, for at every point
companies of merry makers ooaroeo
and carried out a set program Oh
speeches. songs and sometimes dances
Most picturesque was the part taken
by the Indians about Prairie du
Cbien in Wisconsin, who wore their
tribal dress and performed some
weird music and dances. Bonhres
ware lighted all long the banks dur
ing the DAYS of the celebration. wnlch
extended from the 18th, last sunday
until Saturday. the 23rd: Not ina I
Pere Marquette and Joilel III sneli
light canoes traversed any appre-
ciable part in the river in six days
but in the diary OF the adventures
which makes so vital portion OF the
history Of the discovery. much space
is given to the happenings OF this
week in June. 1873.
The American woman's club in Lon
don is departing from the usual pro-
cedure of such organizations, ano IN :
stead Of moving toward the SUBURBS
q ALI OF it's neighbors have done, has
iust ACQUIRED a roomier mansion in
the very heart of Piccadilly. No. 8
Hertford street, once the property Of
that Trelawney who was friend and
supporter of Lord Byron and in whose
arms the great poet bteathed his
last The property lately put on the
market was quickly purchased by
Mrs. Curtis Brown. president OF the
American woman's Club. and the
plans for alteration are about to be
drawn. This Hertford street mansion
has fine associations. for directly op-
posite In the home of Richard Brink
ia,r aharidan and a few doors east