Evening star., 1924-09-07

estate on the Thousand Islands. have
been giving a series of entertain
ments- in honor of their third daugh
ter, Frances. whose engagement to
Mr.. John b. Drake jr., of Chicago.
was recently announced. Miss Fran
ces, who is named for her father
there being no boys in the family,
is the third daughter of the Low
dens. her elder sisters being Harriet
and Florence. All three were well
known in Washington's juvenile cir
cles during their fathers two terms
in the House. Castle Rest, the Low
den place, on that island directly
next to the one which shelters the
yacht and country clubs, has been
filled with young people for the fes-
tai week. Dancing pavilions were
erected on the lawn and boating par
ties arranged for every day. Mr.
Drake was accompanied to Castle
Rest by his two chums, Robert Whit
ing and Edeson Dick of Chicago
Mrs. Lowden has been entertaining
Mrs. Robert Lansing for the week
and also Mrs. Frances S. Stevenson
and Mrs. Richard H. Eccleston Of
New York. Among the friends of
Miss Frances Lowden and sister were
twelve of her sister buds two win
ters ago, many of whom are mar
ried. Miss Harriet and Miss Flor
ence Lowden have, so like many of
Chicago's wealthiest younger set,
given more attention to music and
civic activities than to purely social
careers.
Abbottsford, the historic home of
Sir Walter Scott bears tablet which
commentaries an event which al
ways amuses the American visitor to
that hallowed spot. For it tells
among the great traits of the author
of Waverly of his spirit Of progress
sion and that his home was the first
in all Scotland to be lighted by gas.
The renowned author was pleased
as child with a new toy over the
Installation. In the series of letters
to the members Of his family and in
innate friends, edited some years
ago by Scott's daughter. Mrs. Ritchie,
may be found such passages as this,
to Maddux, his publisher, written in
1923; My gas establishment is in
great splendor and working very
easily and very cheaply. In our new
mansion, we should have been ruin
ed with spermecotti oil and wax cam
dies, yet had not one-tenth the light;
besides we are entirely free from the
great plague of cleaning lamps No
doubt many the other great man con-
fided the same to his intimate friends
yet none of the annals of the Capital
City contain such interesting infor-
nation as Scott has recorded of Abb
bottsford and it would require some
study to designate which of the pri-
vate homes here can boast the same
distinction. Progress is taken for
granted and goes by such leaps and
strides that the first step is lost to
the public. That charming and cleV-
er authoresS. Maude Howe Elliot,
daughter Julia Ward Howe. who was
the guest of Mrs. Coolidge in the
Spring. tells that she was the first
resident of Rome to install an Amer
lean refrigerating plant and the pos
session OF the same conferred such
distinction that her kitchen was
rarely free of awe-stricken visitors
The wife of the artist John Elliott
Mrs. Elliott lived nearly 20 years in
he Italian capital and introduced
many novelties, besides cold-ail
storage.
Former Associate Justice Mahlor
Pitney is leading n leisurely, quiet
existence in his historic home at Nor
ristown, and, always fond Of rura
pleasures. he is taking an active par
in making his place one of the most
beautiful in that region of fine es'
tates. Mrs. Pitney is native of Nor
ristown, too, and was before her mar
riage Miss Florence Shelton, one OF
the trio of handsome sisters Wht
made the old MANSION in Wes'
Twenty-secopd the most popular spo
in the city. Judge Pitney's fathel
was that Judge Henry c. Pitney wht
was chancellor of New Jersey in th'
early COS. 1t was he who established
the country seat outside of Morris
| town, which his son is 50 beautifyint
and enlarging Morristown has
lovely little division called Poets
] Cnrner" nd here the cottage of E.u