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poet in the full flower of early man
hood. garbed romanticaily in loose
cape and broad feathered hat. But
the face is touched with the divine
hre and will no doubt Supersede in
popular favor all previous efforts to
show the young Byron before reach
ing his twenty ytirst year. The Scotch
Academy of Letters is in charge of
the celemonieS, and, mindful that
England was never cordial to the
poet, either in life or in regard to his
chosen almost exclusively from those
OF the clan Gordon and others Of
Scotch blood or sympathies.
4 famous center of political and
social activity in England this sum-
1ner is the Wharpe. at sutton Court
Hey, the country seat of the former
premier and Mrs. Herbert .Asquith.
where since early June various
statesmen of the liberal wing have
been entertained and future policies
discussed. Princess Elizabeth Bi-
besco, wife of the Rumanian minister
here. has been with her parents since
July and in the councils of the pub
liciStS. She has several times en-
liShtened the visitors as to methods
and ideas in this part of the world.
PrlncesS Elizabeth, who mingled in
Washington society much more fa-
miliarly last winter than during pre-
Sious seasons here. studied many ma
t1onal traits with a view to placing
them before her father and his
friends She Went to the debates in
Congress whenever an opportunity
presented, and she had the Congress
sional Record sent her daily and
pored over its contents more assidu-
ously than the wives Of foreign diplo-
criticisms of the part American
women play in the national councils
IS the lack of discussion between
them and the leaders of thought. or.
as she put the matter. the statesmen
of the United States outline their
policy and usually have its points
before the public, and then tell their
wives about it. If the London press
may be credited, many important
measures have been adopted as a re-
suit of the discussions ar the
WharDe. where Mrs Asuuiths views
are as respectfully accepted as her
husbands, and where Princess Eliza
beth finds herself Il genuine force be-
cause OF her observations i'll the land
oil Uncle Sam.
The small. picturesque Tuscan city
of Modena, not generally on the tour
LIST route, is now being visited by
scores of foreigners to inspect the
famous d'Este Bible taken away from
the royal library there during the
italian war of unity in 1869 by the
stored to its rightful owners by the
generous and public spirited Tuscan
scholar, CONNIE ndatore TrcCanni. The
late Emperor Charles of AuStro- Hun
gary had taken this ancient illuminate
ed Bible from the imperial treasure
and sold il to Il Paris dealer for some
thing less than $4,000 and this deal
er. by order of the French govern
ment. accepted the exact price he
gave in order that this treasure OF
the house of Este might be- sent back
to the royal library in Modena. The
Bible WAS prepared in 1852 10y the most
famous illuminiSts and scholars OF the
day. for Michael d Este. then Duke of
Modena and Reggie. and it contains
200 pages. each richly illustrated with
golden text family colored with pur-
pie. IT is in superb state of pres
ervation and furnishes an invaluable
guide of the costumes and social Gus
toms of the half century immedi-
ately preceding the momentouS voy-
age of Columbus. Artists, archeolo-
gists, historians and general scholars
have applied in large numbers for
permission TO copy certain portions
of the Bible.
One OF the most beautiful floral
the world was that held in midSum-
mer in the Isle OF Jersey. when. as is
customary. the fashionable world OF
London crowded there to help swell
the Golfers OF various children's hos