Evening star., 1925-02-08
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
New Envoys Hasten to Present Credentials In
Capital Wallenberg's Departure Is Regretted.
Mascias Are Charming Addition Society.

York claiming them for several
weeks in the Winter and different re-
sorts in the Summer. Signor Mascla'
who succeeds the recent third secre-
tary Signor Renato SilenZo. has been
in the consular service and is quite
familiar with the western world
Mrs. Robert E. Ices proposed
biography of her husband, the late
Col: Robert F.. Lee, oldest grandson
and namesake Of the great Confed-
crate general, is of considerable IN
terest to Washingtonians, as well as
to Southerners generally and N1r-
ginians in particular. Young Lee. re-
Gently out of West Point, was among
those bearing eminent names VINO
were appointed as military and ma
val aides at the White House by the
late President Roosevelt Some OF
the others whom the Chief Executive
of that day honored were young Phll
Sheridan, u. S. Grant, Sd. who later
married Miss Edith Root, daughter OF
the Secretary of State; young F1tz-
hugh Lee and a grandson OF Gen.
Mcclellan. These appointments made
a most interesting historic back
ground for executive functions, and
served to cement the ties or frieno-
ship and cooperation between the
renowned military leaders on both
sides of the controversy which caused
the War between the States. Mrs.
Lee can paint a charming picture OF
Washington and Army life in the
decade Immediately following the
war with Spain. She is a citizen of
three States, being before her frs,
marriage Miss Mary Middleton of
Charleston, S. c. She became Viz
ginian by marriage, and is now by
choice a citizen of the District OF
Columbia and maintains home in
Riggs place. Mrs. Lee is among
those who are working earnestly TO
promote the success of the historic
pageant at the Mayfiower Hotel Feb
ruary 81.
The visit of Alfonso, King of Spain,
to Buenos Aires during the coming
Summer is taking on tangible form |
and the preliminaries are advancing to
the stage when dates are to be def
nitely announced. A particularly close
bond exists between Argentina and the
mother country, Spain, and it has long
been the wish of the Spanish King
to make the grand tour of Latin
America, rounding up perhaps with
tour of North America. However. he
is making plans only for about six
weeks in the great republic, intending
to visit nearly all it's prominent points.
June and July in Buenos Aires are as
mild December and January in this
latitude and the social season rivals in
brilliancy that of the older Latin capi-
tals-Paris, Rome and Madrid splen-
did opera company is maintained dur
ing three months, and ssince it is Sum-
mer and vacation in the North tenn
perate zone, operatic stars are free to
fill two sets of engagements If they
wish. Wealthy residents of the Argen-
tine Republic invariably have Summer
home in Spain. The present Ambassa-
dor DR.. Pueyrredon and his predeces-
sor, DR.. LIE Breton, have fine villas at
San Sebastian, where the Spanish court
has Summer quarters, and the closest
relations have existed between them
and Spanish royalty. Sonora Pueyrre-
don and her daughters passed last sum-
mer in San Sebatian, and from there
sailed for BuenoS Aires. There are few
good sailors among the royal person
ages of Europe, and Alfonso has de-
ferred his visit merely because he dis
likes so long an ocean voyage. Queen |
Victoria, like her illustrious grand
mother, has a deadly hatred Of the sea |
and crossing the British Channel to |
make her annual visit to England is all |
she cares to undertake..
Queen Mary of Britain has so many |
accomplishments which her loyal sub
jects bring to public notice from time
to time. that her prowess as knitter
awakens a sympathetic note. since
the first lady of this land is like
wise an adept with the clicking
needles. But Mrs. Coolidge devotes
her talents at present almost exclu-
sively to knitting fine silk socks for
the President and for her son John.
and some for an occasional and, of
course, highly priced gift. Queen
Mary is engaged in forming f1eecy
woolen yarn into those adorable jump
er suits, which chubby youngsters
wear in the park during the Winter
where the leggins are shaped to join
Jackets in one piece and where cap
and mittens are of the same kind.
Those two grandsons, the children of
Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles,
occupy much of the Queens time, and
she is rarely seen in the palace, ex-
cept on state occasions, when the knit
ting bag is not also in evidence. Those
who take tea in an informal way
with the Queen find her needles fash
ing al sometimes she is studying in
tensely the written directions and
shaking her head sadly to find that
she has gone all wrong. and then the
ripping process begins. Mrs. Frank
Kellogg has written some charming
accounts of the British Queen in this
role.
Miss Marion Mitchell, who is now
visiting relatives in Baltimore. may
take a glance at the Capital before she
returns to London, where her marriage
is to be celebratd to NJ. Ivan Stancioff,
son of the Bulgarian Minister there.
She is a lovely American maid who
has become thoroughly Angiicized
during her Is years existence in the
British Isles. Her father, the late
William Mitchell, came from New
York, but for % years he was presi-
dent of the Alabama Power Company
in the British capital and retained
that post until his death five years
ago. Mrs. Mitchell maintains a hand
some home in Mount street near
Grovesnor Square and is a leader in
Anglican erican circles. She is a
rarely beautiful and accomplished
woman She was Miss Marian Steven
son of Baltimore. Miss Mitchelrs
fiance is the son of a veteran diplo-
matist, who has been for quarter of
a century resident in London in some
capacity. He. too, is in the foreign
service of Bulgaria and is just now a
secretary in his, fathers legation
with possibility Of being trans
ferred to Washington. The versatile
former Nadeja Stanciof, whom Lord
Bryce laughingly dubbed the Inter
national kid because she can speak
most Of the European tongues. was
once on a time appointed secretary
of the Bulgarian legation in Wash
ington, something which caused a
mild sensation. Cupid intervened,
however, and she married, last year,
Sir Alexander Kay Muir, an enor-
mously rich Scottish baronet, and
now has young son to inherit the
title and fortune. Lady Muir, how
ever has not renounced her deter