Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20

the country squires built their spa
cious homes and life at this period
was carefree and happy; hounds ana
hunters In abundance and slaves
working the rich fields of grain and
tobacco. Francis Preston Blair. who
was public printer under Andrew
jackson, received a vast estate In
this county through his marriage
with Violet Gist. heiress of Christie
pher Gist, who accompanied Braddock
on his unfortunate expedition. Gen.
Mordecai Gist and Christopher Gist
both received munificent grants OF
land In what was then Frederick ana
Prince George counties. But there
were manor lords settled a little to
the north prior to the Gists, among
them Parson Williamson, whose
Clean Drinking Manor is one of the
most interesting and historic points
about Washington. and Hayes. the
James Dunlop estate, patented In
1892. and which still remains In the
Dunlop family.
Prince and Princess Christian of
Hess. who are now the guests OF the
parents of the latter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard F. Rogers, at Locust Place.
In Long Island, viii, IL their many
engagements permit. make a brief
visit to Washington. The princess Is
\Well known here as Miss Elizabeth
TReid Rogers. and she made her debut
in 1911 with group OF particularly
attractive maidens. among whom
were Miss Laura Burleson. now Mrs.
Tex. and Miss Carrie Lee Chamber
lain, now Mrs Tevis Of Olympia,
Wash. Mr. Rogers is well known
Jackson. Tenn. when he removed first
to Washington and then tc New YORK
The marriage to Prince Christian OF
Hess occurred in Berlin in 1915. and
was not recognized by the kaiser be-
cause of the alleged inequality OF
birth, Christian being of the ancient
branch of the landgraves OF Hess
Philippsthal. and Is the oldest son OF
Prince Clovis of Hess and his wife!
who was Princess Marie de Hanau and
Countess de Schaumborg. lmmedi :
ately after the Germans proclaimed
their land republic Prince Christian
registered his marriage and the birth
of his two children. Princess Eliza
beth Reid Rogers of Hess and Prince
Waldemar, who were born, the hrst
in 1916. the son in 1919. A third son,
Richard Christian of Hess. was born
in 1920, and all are with their parents
in Long Island. The Princes of Hess
lost their sovereignty together with
the other reigning houses of Germany
and the state entered under the new
German constitution of 1920 as a
separate division from the electorate
of Hess. Prince Christian resides in
a handsome estate of Slesvig -Holstein
and is engaged in agricultural pur-
suits.
The Honorable Frederick Guest, min
lister of the air service in the Bonar
Law cabinet. as he was in that Of Mr..
Lloyd George, with his wife and group
of pretty children. are expected at their
estate near Roslyn. Long Island, some
time in July. Mrs. Guest was Miss
Amy Phipps and purchasing that fine
estate on which Alfred /. Dupont had
expended more than half million dol
lars and which was known as White
Eagle, she has changed the mansion in
many essential points. has extended the
marble terrace entirely around the
Roslyn Manor. The terrace has four
to secluded parts of the grounds. in one
other to the sunken garden OF bulbs.
to the deep woods and to the tennis
courts and golf links. Roslyn Manor
lies close to the Clarence Mackay place
and to the favorite home OF Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Pierpont
Morgan owns a large place nearby.
while the immediate neighbors to the
south are the Ebert Garys Mr. and
Mrs. Guest will remain in Long Island
through July and August and will then
motor to Colorado to visit numerous
relatives. among them Mr.. Lawrence
Cowle Phipps, the senator from that
place. who is her uncle.
London has just begun a thirty
days celebration of the centenary