Evening star., 1923-01-28
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft Showered With
Eonors Upon Arrival of Two Hand
some Grandsons

The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
have been showered with honors
since the new year began. two hne
grandsons having arrived In the
households of Robert A Taft and OF
Charles P. Taft. I'd. The Robert
Tafts are almost Washingtonians
through their continued residence
and the fact that they met here and
were married about ten years ago,
Mrs Taft having been Miss Martha
Bowers daughter of Judge Lloyd b.
Bowers OF the Department OF Justice.
Young Charles Taft was a chum OF
Archie Roosevelts, when his father
was Secretary of War and he led
cotiere OF his own when he enlarged
his field of activity as son of the chief
executive. He married Miss Eleanor
Castle and a small daughter, named
for her mother has preceded the son
by some three years. The newborn
son OF the former lad OF the White
House will undoubtedly bear the
honored cognomen of the twenty
seventh President of the United
States. The Robert Taft's have an
elder hoy. SO named. born In the
Cincinnati home and who is now
quite an imposing member of the
Taft family since he is the eldest
OF the growing circle of grandchil-
dren. The present generation of the
Tafts repeat three names over and
The father Of the Chief Justice,
Secretary of War and minister to
Russia was Alfonso Taft and so the
young son of the Robert Taft's may
be named Alfonso with a. combination
of either Lloyd or Bowers.
The mild winter in England has re-
suited in an open season for the fox
still in progress all through the mid
lands in the larger clubs towards
Devon and Cornwall. The Walter B.
Tuckermans, of Boston, accompanied
for Dover and will go at once to a
country estate they have rented in
Dorset. Mrs. Hay. as Miss Alice
Appleton, daughter of James W.
Appleton, NJ +. H.. OF the Myopia
club. is almost nationally famous on
the hunting field. and after enjoying
the sport IN England she will join
some friends for the fun promised in
France. A large American contingent
Is already gathered in and about
London taking part in the field events
at which the King and Queen and
other royal horsepeople are the cen
ters of attention. But no divided
skirts are permitted the woman. and
will be compelled to get into togs
long ago discarded on this side of the
water. that is If they desire to hunt
with Rritians rulers. The full jacket
and natty little derby with a full
skirt which drapes gracefully over
the pommel is the way in which the
Queen-consort goes after the fox. Any
woman who participates must dress
as she does and sit sidewise on the
saddle and must master other equally
important details. In some OF the
lower counties. the breeches which
are so popular in the hunt clubs of
this country and the straight saddles
may be seen, but the users are deemed
som eWhat radical and to be tolerated
in the wilderness as it were, but not
about London.
When the lamented DR.. Thomas Nell
son Page was ambassador to Rome
he very gracefully placed his fine
home on New Hampshire avenue at
the disposal of the Marchese Macchi
di Cellere, the envoy from King Vic
tor Emmanuel to this capital, who
could not find spot in all of Wash
5ngton whereon to lay bis head. The
Duchess de Sermoneta, wife of the
present Italian ambassadors oldest
tnent to the American ambassador in
Rome. Mr.. Richard Washburn Child
in permitting him to rent the splen-
did old Palazzo Colonna. which is In
Fabrizio. thirteenth Prince of Colonna
di Paliano. The father of the duch-
ess is that Prince Marco Antonio Co
lonna who has twice visited this
country since he become. syndic or
mayor of Rome and who In that
capacity has at his disposal a splen-
did municipal palace on the left OF
the Tiber. This sturdy scion of the
oldest Roman stock has no sons. His
elder daughter is wed to the Marquis
IN q
massive old Chigi palace from which
two cardinals went forth to the Con-
clave and to receive the papal crown.
The Duchess de Sermoneta, who is
graphically painted in Francis Mar
ion Crawfords novels of the Saric-
anesca series, was the Princess Wit
forio Colonna de Paliano when she
Wtrl the young Don Leone de Caetanj.
shen minor dipomat in the Italian
Embassy in Rome and now Duke of
8ermoneta and head of the illustrious
line which has held vast estates and
titles in and about Rome since the
a great fortresslike structure in which
the much perturbed ambassador has
been able to house both offices and
home, and is situated in the central
part of what was the Rome of the
Caesars. and many Of its fountains date
from the imperial days.
Those few who, in the social sense.
met that quiet, thoughtful-looktng g
Swedish Prince William, second son
of the king and. therefore. heir pre-
sumptive to the Swedish throne, will
be rather surprised to learn that.
though in obedience to royal com
mand he has become sailor. he Is
in reality a poet and literatuer of
considerable fame. In fact, many of
his short stories have been published
in certain discriminating American
magazines. though with no hint of
their royal origin. He has. since
Christmas, published d volume of
poetry called -'Selene," which is kind
1y reviewed by American new thought
or free verse advocates like Amy
Lowell and Harriet Monroe. The
prince, who came to Washington in
1920. quietly and unpretentiously