Evening star., 1923-05-13

this remnant will offer only Engilsh
! sparroWs to shoot and catfish and cells
! for thesfsherman. DR.. Van Dyke has
| followed the gentle art OF Sir lsaa !,
| throughout all the streams or the lallu
and SO frequently he notes that re
| turning to a secluded pool In the deep
| woods where the trout rises, ne mas
| the trees leyelled for a town site OF
some monstrous hotel filled Win peor
pie who care nothing for woods OF
streams and would be much happier
| in the city. He would like certain
| places marked for preserVatloh IN
| the Catskpls. the Adirondacks ana
| in mountain regions generally. l n
der his able leadership, lsaak Walton
| Leagues are being rapidly formed
with "a view to protect places ntted
| for game from the restless realtor,
| who would invade them and wipe out
| their rural character. These leagues,
| says DR.. Van Dyke, are not Sentimeh- =
| tai movements, but are Sternly neceS-
sary as measure of Self-defenSe, on
| the part of those who must commune
with nature in solitude and quiet that
| they may build their strength for
! the daily grind of life.
| Although the British government
formally accepted the gift of Cheq-
| uers, the splendid mansion and estate
| of Lord and Lady Lee of Fareham.
as a permanent home for the prime
\ L,
| its application in the individual case.
Mr.. Bonar Law does not care for
Chequers at all and Mrs. Stanley Bald
win. its chatelain pro tenn, would
naturally prefer living In her own
well established place in Sussex. Lord
Lee, SO well known in Washington
as Col. Arthur Lee. military attache
| of the British embassy, for many
years and close friend of the late
Theodore Roosevelt. and Lady Lee
who was Miss Ruth Moore of New
/ York city, for Years collected rare
prints of events III early British his
! tory and these pictures are so nu-
merouS as to cover the walls almost
| completely. III token Of this predii-
! ection, they had carved over the mas
sive carved oak vestibule: This Is
| Home of Ancient Memories. But Mrs.
| Baldwin'S tastes run to other themes
and one of the clauses in the preSen-
tation deed. says that the mansion
| must remain furnished as II was
when bestowed. Mrs. Lloyd George
| was not enthusiastic over living In
the midst of ancient. scenes, some oil
them rather sanguinarS ana not con
ducive to cheer or optimism. but fcEl-
ing that her tenure was short, sin,
made the best of it by trahSftlriI {
all the living apartments 1" the NiGt
verandas and giassiia; these. Lord
and Lady Lee continue their eager
search for English primitives and
they are holding an exhibition 81
their spoils in London some time dur
ing June.
After the tremendous cclat Of his
daughters marriage to the Duke o1
York, it seems positively startling I,
learn from the London press. that the
father-in-law of the royal bride
groom, the Earl of Strathmore, finds
himself so much in need of ready
ash. that he has announced Il privat,
sale OF historic documents, which
have been in his family for centuries
These We're principally kept in tin
! fine old estate III County Durham
which the earl has just sold to a rici
! linen merchant of Manchester and III
clude a long correspondence betwce
the English and Scotch authoritic
! during the imprisonment OF Mary
Queen OF the Scots. There are som
personal letters from the unfortunat
| queen to the Lord of Glamys. formerI.
one of her most powerful adherent
ard some to his lady, who had been
court attendant at Stirling Castle
There are literary treasures galore il
the collection and autographs of til
| distinguished authors, philosophers
physicians and poets from the begin
| ming of the 18th century to the era O
| Walter Scott and Bobbie Burns. Th
Earl of Strathmore. in parting fron
this memorable collection, is obtain
ing funds from the only property u
! Possesses. which is not entailed an
| also he places many valuable docu
nentS at the disposal of the histor
| ian which were quite inaccessible be
fcre because of his limited mean
and inability to catalogue the paper
or to have q librarian in readiness 20
the student.