Evening star., 1923-04-01

the trustee. but which has since the
death Of that famous sportsman been
managed by officers Of the British
Turf Association. Mr.. Cornelius
whitney is not a keen lover of
horses; in fact, he much prefers life
on the ocean wave and Is making
plans for building a handsome yacht
after the pattern OF the tnvincibie
Aphrodite. the celebrated craft Of Col
Oliver Payne, his paternal great
uncle Mr. Payne whitney. who
married Miss Helen Hay Of this city,
has perhaps of all william c. Whit
ney's children shown the greatest de-
sport Of horse racing and breeding.
This Mr.. Whitney has fine stables IN
Thomasvtlle, Ga. and IN Long Island
and is prominent in all racing or ex-
hibition events He has not however.
gone to England with his mounts.
vited. Mrs. willard D. Straight, who
was Miss Dorothy Whitney and born
here during her fathers regime IN
the Navy Department. takes mild
never yet entered the racing lists.
Princess Santa Borghese. recently
in Washington ard recipient of much
attention from the social set and
from the national officers OF the
Girl Scouts. has few American am
liation and those of the most remote
description. Her mother, who is one
of the most accomplished OF trained
nurses and who is the head OF tho
daughter OF an enormously rich
banker Of Genoa. Don Gaetant di Fer
rari Of the dukes Of Ferrari and
grand daughter of one OF the gallant
supporters Of the late Gar. General
Annenkoff who built the Trans
Caspian and Siberian railroads and
who was a victim OF the revolution
OF 1915. Donna Anne de Ferrari
Borghese, mother OF Santa, took up
trained nursing at the beginning OF
hospitals which she founded and sup
ported. She was severely wounded
In 1917 near Milan By an aerial bomb
and still remains a semi-invalid
Having a vast fortune she has re-
stored the splendid estates Of the
Borghese and bought back the mag
niiicent old Borghese palace. one OF
the glories OF Rome. But finding Il
much too extensive for her small
family. her husband prince Scipio
she has leased two wings. one TO
the British and one 10 the French
ENJOYS to the Holy See. Princess
Santa who has among a half dozen
other names that OF Alexandria Eli
zabeth enjoys d close friendship with
the renowned Mussollne and holds
a general commission from him 70
gather data on economic subjects dur
Ing her tour OF the United States
Quite the most. interesting non-ac.
ton volume, which has reached Wash
ington IN many a day Is that Irish
Who's Who" which, so to speak. is
Just hot from the presses. Its com
pact pages are filed with stories not
alone OF the illustrious denizens OF
Ireland, but with those of irish blood
whose ancestors sought these shores
| Names from the official world fairly
bristle on its pages. notably such sen
atorS as David I. Walsh Of Massa chu
setts, a native Irishnan, and his col
league from Montana. Thomas J.. who
Is a native Of Wisconsin. but OF Irish
parents on both sides. Canadians and
Australians have a numerous repre-
sentation, but the bulk OF the book is
composed OF authors, the poets, dram
atists and novelists. whose names are
household words wherever the Eng
Iish tongue prevails and there is 9
formidable repre- from art.
lists, musicians and the professional
classes. Orators and patriots receive
recognition without regard to the
fiery feuds between Ulster and the
, south, or the sharper division OF the
south, the free statcrs and republi'
cans. With this publication, which is
proving OF such absorbing interest
Europe is well represented IN these
useful books Of exact biographical de-
tail, but there is at present no such
book from Italy nor Spain. The Scan
dinavian group, which has hve nations
represented IN Washington, has re-
Gently issued such a volume and the
Teutonic nations published theirs
some ten years ago.