Evening star., 1926-01-24
BN MARC \Rt.T Il. DOWNING.

President Coolidge has recently re-
cetv"d from MIR. Henry II. Taylor Of
Bridgeport, Conn. small horse
hair-coVerGd trunk OF The style much
IN vogue when the nineteenth century
opened and ON the lid of which inside
Is printed Made and sold by Curtis
tcolitEe. Main street. Windsor.
Vermont. Nr. Taylor in y R'er~am
letter t'll the Pre- =cent he had found
the trunk ina secondhand store in
Rridcep"rt.- and -uylnis,ns il might
have been the work Of kin.,man OF
the President. he begged to present
y as an excellent reminder Of the
sturdy Wcathernroof travelling boxes
Of century and a quarter ago. The
lroSidentS : letter in reply was printed
IN the January number of The An
uqnarian." a much-cheriShed journal
Of New England scholars and col
lectorS, and il acknowledges that the
Coolidge OF the Curtis firm was a rel
aflNe and prObaby was Carlos Cool
idee. saddler. who became Il lawyer
and was afterward governor of his
state. The President incidentally
sheds some light on the earliest
hearers OF the name when he says
that ali the Coolidges of this coun-
try came of the same family 10 which
| belong. but that Carlos was not 4
very close Coolidge. The original
settler came here in 1881 so, that
there have been nine or 10 generations.
which leaves some Coolidges quite re-
mote from others in the ia mily.' The
President adds that he values Mr.
Taylors gift not alone because II was
made by Coolidge. but because il
was likewise the handiwor< Of 2 man
who became governor nf his native
State
Mrs De Witt Clinton Cohen of
Long Island. when the First Lady
has prepared place in the remod.
.led White House interior. which is
- he en1hellished ny the best Amer
lean furniture from the Pilgrim
Fathers To Duncan Fyfe. will present
dainty little silken bag which Nine.
Martha Washington called house
wife. and which that thrifty lady
made from gowns which she wore in
the executive mansion. back in New
York and Philadelphia during the
eight years in which she presided
over its social destinies. The house.
wife" has place for thimble. needles.
scissors and buttons. small spools OF
silk and darning twist and tiny i'm
plements for darning gloves and for
mendlnS fine lace. Nine Martha
made many of these bags and several
are in the possession of desce nda mt s
or her grandchildren. Mrs Cohen
who is an earnest supporter OF the
NeedleWoman's Guild. began wears
ago TO collect historic thimbles. needle
cases and scissors belonging to celeb
rites. The \eelleWomen. when Mrs.
Coolidge is ready would like 10 euuin
q sewing room in one Of the houdoirS
or the sleeping suites after The man
nor Of those always found in coIonia |
homes. There are some excellent
models I" follow. and. "f course here
VIII he spinning wheels and caiGinc
ho7rds offered hy the scores Those
he'"nGlnC - famous women in Amer
fcan history viii add greatly TO the
valu" "f the "guipmon nj Of a colonial
se"SnE room
Or. simeon Eadoh. the scholarly
envoy from Bulgaria. ha noted with
astoni=hment how little is known in
mis- country "f the w"nderfui lftera-
tnre. art and music Of his native Lard
and he End his consort, Nine E1dcwa.
are endeaVOrinC to .introd,,c2 the
Cuest@ N the legation to some nh, ses
"f the Bulgarian national life. Though
DR.. EaGaf took over TIC lease of the
furnished mansion on Il street near
Sheridan Circle acquired by his pred
ecessor. DR.. Panaretoff. he brought
some beautiful household equinmen MT
from tonStantinople. Nine Rade,va s
artistic trend shows in the exquisite
and brilliant emhroideries which light.
en- every apartment in the spacious
mansion. while there arc EXAMPLES of
fine weaving in rugs. tapestries and in
the dainty napery and table aces
Sories. Bulgarian embroideries are
the mos e. l,rfTI of Ill those con, NJ.