Evening star., 1924-02-24
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Sir Esme Howard One of Three British Ambas-
sadors Advanced From Staff Ranks.
Notes From Wide Field
NY MARGARET ID. BOWLING.

in Washington within a few days, is
one of tho three ambassadors re-
Gently accredited to this government
who had previously served on the
staff of the British embassy. Sir
Michael Herbert came as quite
young man and cut his eye teeth in
diplomacy, as the term goes, in the
American capital. Sir Cecil Spring
Rice was here for four years as an
undersecretary before he returned
fifteensyears later to be ambassador.
BY coincidence, all three were
closely associated with the late
President Roosevelt, and were fire.
auenters Of the White House tennis fiIs
not join her husband until some time
in June as the two younger sons
were placed in private day scnooi
in London, and the third son, Anthony,
is within convenient distance ana
spends his week ends with his mother
and brothers. The British ambassa-
dor recently stated that no matter
what difficulty he encountered IN
Warrington none could equal his per
manent problem of rearing and edu-
eating five boys properly and worth
ily. The eldest, Esme William, VINO
will be twenty-one in october, IS mn
ishing his studies in Oxford. and WIZ,
ond. Francis Philip, who is nineteen.
is at Cambridge and is president OF
the, American Club in that ian anc1eat Ea
ward Dominic. but just Dom In the
family circle. born in Washington IN
December. 1907, Is at Stonyhurst COL
lege. Edmund Bernard Carlo is tnlr-
reen, and Henry Anthony Camilio mas
Just celebrated his eleventh birthday
anniversary The younger boys Will
accompany Lady Isabella Howard to
Washington in the early summer, and
will be placed in local school next
winter.
Though Representative and Mrs:
Allen Towner Treadway have hnlshed
their round dozen of years In Wash
ington, they probably know more
eminent people here and in every
part of the country than the average
member of Congress would meet IN IN
'rreadway is mine host" Of the mel
low old Red Lion Inn, at Stock
bridge, Mass, the weather-neaten
sign of which swung over the ola posi-
road of this quaint village OF the
Berkshires very soon after the red
coats ceased pursuing the patriotic
army The Berkshires are among the
re=orts which enjoy never-decfeas-
entertained three generations of the
same family and is well prepared 10
begin on the fourth. Mr.; Treadway
is an Amherst man and a schooi
friend of President Coolidge. Though
he gives unremitting care to his his
toric inn, he entered politics by way
of the Massachusetts, legislature some
sixteen years ago. and by this route
came into the national held ana re-
republican votes when ne was sue
cessful candidate for the Sixty-thiru
Congress from the first district. But
his pleasant role at Red Lion Inn may
explain this seeming anomaly. Rep
resentatiye Treadway and his family
reside at Meridian Mansions. and are
conspicuous in. the amenities "hlch
pertain to the lower house.
The viscountess Maitland. who
passed through Washington last week
en- route to Palm Beach and who Will
make q longer visit on her return
north, is one of the Anglo Anne rtcan
peeresses who is a leader in artistic
and musical a.airs pafore ra.ner her eran mar.
fiage she was Miss Gwendoline Will
Iiams. daughter of the late Judge
Vaughan Williams of New York city;
and she had attained more tnan ioca.
and singer at drawing room CON
certs She never entered the profes-
sional circles, and her marriage 70
Viscount Maitland, eldest son OF .ns
ambition, If she had possessed IT. Inc
Maitlands have two splendid homes
md are foremost in the Royal Acad-
emy circles. No. 81 Bruton street mas
American friends of the viscountess,
and among her frequent guests are
Sir John and Lady Lavery, the former
president of the Royal Academy and
rhe latter a we'll known artist of
Chicago before she married the dis
1inruished Irish potrait painter.
Thirlestane Castle, BeTwfckshire. the
seat of the family, is also the stage
for much hospitality, for the earl.
who often is ailing. spends much time
at Cannes. and the ca atle is occupied
BY his heir. The Mait!ands have one
son, the Honorable Ian Colin. who mar
,ied a cousin, Miss Irene Colin, in 1912.
Miss Rosamund Pinchot. whose rem.
dition of the nun In The MiraHle
cate experiment of employing an anna
teur to perform the subtlest part in
this wonderful drama has. 1t is ap-
parent to all, embarked on her life
work, and social circles. and espe-
cially the debutante set. will see her
hereafter only as an infrequent Wis
itor Her work has proved so emil
nently satisfactory and well % rounded
offers to step from this role into a
variety of otIers. Miss Pinchot, the
daughter of Amos Pinchot and niece
Of Gov. Clifford Pfnchot of Pennsyl-
letics, and so well are her muscles
trained that she can endure twice
the fatigue of the professional maid
and in strength surpasses the average
actor For instance, In the street
scene where the fallen nun is roughly
treated by the crowd she is supposed
TO thrust an abusive man aside, but
so much punch did this young anna
teur put into her blow that the man
reeled and fell, though he was rather
u hefty fellow. Now she has to be
careful how she punches the stage
supers and to ea<e off when she is
elbowing her way out of the mob.
Lady Diana Manners. who takes the
part of the Madonna. is noted
huntress, and could outlast half the
masculine followers Of the hounds.
She too shows great endurance. and
these social queens have proven
much disputed question as to whether
room scenes or to walk up and down
z drawing room. but that they would
show no staying power when real
work was required. .:
A wedding Of much interest in
many American cities. including
washington. Vas that solemnized a
few weeks ago in F1orence. when
Miss Elizabeth Amory De Blois be,
Fatta Rampolla of Palermo. The
baron is nephew Of the eminent
churchman, the late Cardina! Ram
polla, and frequently visited his ktns-
nam in the chancelry of the Vatican,
scores Of Americans who visited the
papaI secretary of state In the days
of Leo XIII. The young baroness
comes of a well known family of
Boston, and was born sln there re- some n,,
merous relatives in Washington. rep
resented iu the Wainwright and An
derson families, Of which Representa-