Evening star., 1923-04-01

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of more radiant hue, like Belgian
azaleas, rhododendrum in vivid pink
and mauves and. most popular or all,
by small bushes OF early roses.
Though II has not the established
fame of many other capitals. Wash
ington spends a considerable. sum on
Saying 1t with flowers at Easter.
and for three days preceding the JOY
Gus feast OF the Resurrection the
streets are filled with messengers
laden with big boxes Of bloom and
florists delivery wagons vie in ac-
tivity with those carrying hats and
frocks. The superb decoration Of
hotel lobbies is a we'll known fea
ture Of Washington at Easter and
draws many patrons just for the
pleasure of revelling IN summer In
It's height OF blossoms while winter
still fingers. Some years ago great
activity marked the last weeks of
Lent in the government propagating
gardens. in order to have blooms
to send flowers TO other exalted
homes Recently the activity con-
tinues, but for the purpose Of fur
nishing gifts. from the. First Lady OF
charities, for such an avalanche Of
| flowers descends on the mansion that
| II is a problem to find room for the
offerings. Mrs. Hardine's absence
and the fact that the White House
| Is closed at present will of course
| change this. but such OF the cabinet
hostesses and other members OF the
official world who remain IN the city
have been generously remembered.
! The members OF the diplomatic corps
i,, fr,- 80 M fT,F
send flowers to the ladies In each
! foreign home, and these invaria bly,
take the form of Easter lilies. AS
! the greetings are despatched on Fri
! now gay with blooms. and washing
, tons May Fair presents an inspir-
| ing appearance when the fashion pa
rade moves down its favoTite boule-
wards.
Several interesting religious cere-
monies will also mark the day. The
Spanish embassy. long without a
spiritual shepherd who could speak
the language Of his Catholic Majesty
OF one Of the Carmelite fathers from
the newly established convent on
| Rhode Island avenue. He Will SOL
/ emnize high mass this morning ut the
! Chapel Of the Blessed Sacrament. on Y
street near 14th. and will preach in
!
dor Riano and his staff and of other
! Spanish residents of the city. 4 unique
! ceremony will occur IN the Lithuan-
| ian legation, which follows rite en-
tirely different from the usual Catho-
! lie service. A young Lithuanian priest
! who is studying for the American
mission celebrated the historic Easter
service. with Charge d'Affaires NJ.
| Caruekls and all the members os the
Lithuanian legation present. Al
! ~ - ~
! monies are being conducted in behalf
| of the foreign establishments which
! habitually attend them-the Concor-
/ dia. where DR.. Viedfeldt, the German
ambassador. and all his staff attend
the late service: the st. Paurs
where q Swedish minister from Bal
timore will preach for Swedish rest
dents OF this city, and which the
minister and Nine. Wallenberg will
attend: and the Luther Memor!al'
when the Finnish minister Will be
present.
! A visible manifestation OF the de-
| mocratic wave which has swept
war, Is the aocessa ablli:y CT foreign
! ambassadors and ministers TO those
! who seek them on any pretezt what
ever and the freedom with which
chancelr!es are entered. The hand
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lands at 18th. and Euclid streets has
an Office oeen!ng to the rear and
one may etep IN without even the
! formality of knocking or ringing.
| A hall controntS the visitor and q
| billboard on which Is posted all i'm
portant rulings regarding passports
and commercial regulations. so that
frequently a caller may satisfy his
needs without disturing the minister
lion III l'is stan an witch IS In comforta6ie mo G M
quarters along the entire east end.
At the Swedish legation. q neat sign
! on the massive iron and mahogany
! front door bids the visitor TO enter
and once In the splendid hall and a
\ pointing finger shows the way to the
| chancelry. AS in a physicians office.
ambassadors and ministers under the
| new dtspensation, accept the fact
! that those who come, have ieg'ti-
! mate business and they are given
| without disturbing the necessary
routine OF the Office. Time was when
! to penetrate into the outer rooms
of a chancelry took patience and
There remains the old formality at
| the French and Spanish embassies,
| when a casual caller has scant op-
! portunity to see any one but the
| doorman but these establishments
are Of pre-war days with traditions
which have long been observed. But
| in both there is the old fashioned
stately reception quite different from
the rather bustling ways which hold
in later diplomatic domiciles.
| Mrs. Miles Poindexter. wife of the
! arnba sSador to Peru, who Is receiv-
| ing much social attention prior to
| her departure, has made many de-
voted friends in her twelve years
residence in Washington. Mrs. Poin-
dexter. though SO enthusiastic q dem
! izen Of the Pacific coast, owes much
allegiance to this part Of the, coun-
ginia. She was before her marriage
| to the former senator from Wash
ington., which oceurred IN Nalla
and she claims kindred to both fam
lilies Of Gates and Pages SO firmly
written into the history OF Virginia
| and of the District of Columbia. For
she Is a lineal descendant OF that
Joseph Gales, who was co-editor with
| Samuel Harrison Smith OF the Ma
tional Intelligencer. and who even
tually purchased his partners rights
pioneer phG T Of all washington news.
papers. Mr.. Gales built that fine
country home now in the center o!
siveiy in the social annals Of the first
half of the nineteenth century as the
| Gales Mansion. and his name is at
| tached to the we'll known public
vest. Mrs. Poindexter.s parents LEFT
virginia in the wake Of the first rush
to the Pacific coast and made theiI
home in the vast apple belt which
centers at Walla Walla. After her
marriage she lived for some time ir
Snokane. She Is sprightly in. con:
yersation and most energetic In al
social and domestic matters.
Two lovely youngsters. aged three
and i've. who will eventually divide
the colossal F1agler fortune. are Law
renee Lewis, jr., and LILY Flaglei
,IJeWts, who are the children or MT
and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, the lattei