Evening star., 1926-08-22

Jean Reid that was, now Lady Ward,
wife of Sir John Ward. does not care
for the strict routine of court life, and
she and her husband. once so promi-
nent. spend most of their time in their
country seat or at American or CONT
mental resorts. Lady Granard is a IA
vorite of Queen Mary, and she is
always among the honOred guests
when Americans are presented at
court. Another conspicuous peeresS
y the lovely young Niscountess Bland
ford. daughter of the former Duchess
Of Marlborough, now Nine. Jacques
l5IlSan, who was ConSuela Vanderbilt
This young nohleWoman is blond and
srirituelle in appearance and looks
almost angelic in the pure white
hich court regulations require of the
ladies' in waiting. There are two sons
of this marriage, so that the success
sion to the duHedom Of Marlborough
seems we'll assured to the grandSons of
William X Vanderbilt Queen Mary
has long been an intimate friend Of
the former Duchess of Marlborough.
and she has not appeared any too cor
dial to the present holder of the title.
But Nine. Balsan SteadfaStly refuses
to accept any sort of hospitality In
London. even from royalty. though she
frequently visits her sons and they
visit her in Nice. her present home.
The young Lord Ivor Churchill. the
second son, who has been ratherR'eli-
cate. is contemplating spending ~ e
next year in India. and he will e. e
the voyage Via the United States. ~T
Mr.. Henry Ford would, it might ap-
pear. have few characteristics which
have not always been amply presented
to his hosts Of admirers. But accord
ing to some meH who know him init
mately the Detroit manufactures is
among the several distinguished citi-
z"ns who find comfort and counsel in
he McGuffey readers. 1t will he re
membered that John Hay was Il dev-
otee of these now obsolete school books
ana that he kept the entire series in
his library and frequently looked into
the we'll thumbed pages. Mr.. Ford
greatly cherisheS McGuffeN';s First
Reader. and in particular does he es-
tcem that poem which tells of Mary
and her little lamh.' Everybody re-
calls that Americas richest man is
much given to restoring old things
and to revivin% what he deems the
best traditions Of the past. His ef-
forts to revive old music and the old
fashioned manner of dancing have
been elaborately written. and also his
successful restoration Of the old Howe
Inn at sudbury, Mass. 10 its exact
condition when mine host entertained
LOngfellOW and other celebrities who
figure in "'.'3}eS Of y " 3yEiLle Inn. !"
Mr.. Ford was recently told that there
once existed at Stirling. MassH a tiny
red schoolhouse attended by a pretty
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that Mary was the owner Of the lamb
which followed her 70 this same
school. to the great CONSERVATION of
the teacher. Mr.. Ford has experts
busy on the legend. and if it prove
true he is going to restore the school
house after the best patterns of such
edificeS when little verses were written
and make it "a headquarters for young
vacationists thereabout.
William l.. Dill. the motor vehicle
commissioner for New Jersey. has
announced a reform which gains SYM
pathy for his cause wherever 1t Is
known. namely, that motor trucks
and passenger buSSeS on public high
ways be compelled to observe the let
ter OF the law as regards taking up
the middle of the road and bearing on
lighter vehicles in a way to menace
the safety of their occupants. Mr..
Dill has sent the most stringent in
structions to the officials of such com
panieS as operate large. unwieldly
motors on the public roads, and has
stationed squads of the State police
to make arrests. not waiting for acct
dents but for threatened violations
of the law. The commissioner has
only begun his good work, and already