Evening star., 1924-02-24

trma, In Sicily, and thither he will
ttke his bride after a few weeks in
Visitors to tho Holy City Of Jeru-
salem grow to enormous numbers
when the penitential season begins.
ain and It's dependencies and from
,, this country will be insured Of q
comfortable sojourn while they per-
form their devotions. For a guild of
Gentiewomen. under the patronage of
Cardinal Bourne, recently appointed
protector of Catholic interests in
Palestine, has taken over a fine old
apandoned convent and turned II into
hospice for English speaking pill
grlms; This hospice will be con-
9ucted after the manner of the Bene-
dictines. whose first law was hos
pltality, and clean, wholesome food
ana quarters are assured. The
taac nuchsss of Norfolk, and her daugh-
.ers M nave conducted spirited cam
paign for bedding and napery, and
osher on. noblewomen have. taken over
the furnishings Of the refectory. A
TEA room. dainty and restful. Is to be
one or the features, and will be con-
! basis. Many radical changes are al
ready apparent in this ancient city
OF Jerusalem. and daily bath is now
among the possibilities. The mu-
nacipai electric plant project. how
mendous protest which arose from
every part of the Christian world
against turning the sacred waters
ot tne Jordan into commercial
| cnannei. So Jerusalem continues to
De lighted by oil and candles, though
gas Is near possibility. The streets
nave been thoroughly clansed and
modern hygienic methods introduced.
1t seems an impossible achievement.
nf hA
Garden Club have announced the sue
cessfui rearing of dahlias under glass.
and this for the first time after sew
erai years of attempt. Even those
the autumn garden so glorious have
peen adorning homes prepared for
fetes during the Christmas holiday.
Mrs. Rock efelier Mccormick. who is
dahlia. has about 900 feet of ground
under glass, where she had the best
varieties of the Swedish bulbs
planted, and the results this winter
nave been incredible. For decoration
IN large spaces, like the music room
mansion, dahlias are ideal. and in
the great sweeps of halls and salons,
IN tall crystal vases, they add a
touch not obtainable by any other
and culture under glass, and only the
most persevering have obtained such
results as Mrs. McCormick's garden
ers Many of the owners of immense
hothouses near Philadelphia, like Mr..
Joseph Wfdener and the several fami-
! lies of Clothiers, have gone into dah-
liza culture for the winter. The flower
even grown under glass possesses
more more lasting quality than any other
But having no perfume. on dining
tables and in small and Intimate
spaces. fragrant blossoms. like the
rose, mtgnonette, carnations, lilac
sprays and the various spring Dubious
flowers, still hold their supremacy.
Out on the Riggs road Is the most
charming old watermill, long since
deserted for the purposes for which
1t was erected by the original owners
n,eeas 81 .ne familv surrounding fnrg country. the
ton Manor. now Fort Washington,
one Of the river defenses Of Wash
ington: 1t was the Digseses who
eree.ed ene's the, the stately; pillared manor
| more familiar as Green Hill. At
times the Eastern branch, which for
$50 years turned the gristmin, be-
fSras,sos comes -, sorrential stream and
fields nearby. but for many months
Of the year the branch is as dry as
the nation under the nineteenth
amendments. The craze for these old
stone structure has grown in every
known as the Riggs mill. but more
ancient as the Digges' mill, ground
the wheat and corn for the families
that dwelt on. the farm land many
the, surveyors came into the neigh
borhood looking for a site for the
federal city. Green Hill Is now the
country home of Capt. Francis E.
Riggs. late OF the Army. son Of the
late Laurison Riggs and grandson of
George W.. Riggs, senior partner in
the bank bearing his name. of the
beloved rhtlanthropist w. W. Cor
, coran. But the old mill no longer
belongs to the farm. 1t Is one of the
few of the type of such in the coun-
| try surrounding the Capital, and does
not figure on the canvas OF local
artists as much as its picturesque
ness de,erves.
Mr.. Myron Herrick. ambassador to
France, is an official who keeps
rather close to base, especially when
/, diplomatic. affairs are in such a state
! consented to appear at Monte Carlo
for the grande fete called the Might
of the Ambassadors" Mr.. Herrick,
; however, appeared. so say his friends,
as much to show that an elderly gen.
tleman in responsible post can visit
the celebrated resort without losing
his head and doing imprudent things,
as well as to accent some gracfouslv
proffered hospitality: He remained
unremitting labors quite refreshed by m
the jaunt. Many Americans are in
Monte Carlo for the winter, and
among there are Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton
Blake of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Henry C. Chester Of Chicago. Lady
Beaverbrook and her sister, Miss
Drury, who are Canadians and have
been frequent visitors 10 New. York
and other parts of this country. en-
tertatned Mr.. Herrick, as they did
several other ambassadors who came
from various capitals for the his
| toric evening. Baron and Baroness
Henry de Bach, we'll known in Wash
are in residence at Monte Carlo
Baron de Bach was attached to nj.
George Bakhmeteff's staff and re:
mafned for some time under DIR. Boris
saknmete1' mad was among the last
diplomats to withdrawn after Rus
sian affairs became so tangled that
an envoy from that country was no
longer recognized.
New Workers. are loudly ,1anentinr
the passing Of the Fulton ferries, de-
creed by the municipal council early
IN January, but which was postponed
nntii the first week Of February. Fui-
ton ferries were the last survival OF
ehat once popular Institution which
flourished In New York, and It was
the most ancient ferry on the Atlantic
seaboard connected with the history
| of the colonies which becama the
| United States. There aresrecords that
| the river was, crossed quite near the
| established route Of the Fulton street
, boats early in the 1650's. Messengers
ferred to this way Of reaching the
| newly created British province Of
New York early in 1860, and william
I Penn's ENJOYS made trips half a CEN
| turT previously y. A vast amount Of
literature centers about the defunct
! Fulton ferries and Yolumea Of noafrx