Evening star., 1926-12-26
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.


the White House for many years
that is. to receive afternoon callers
without a hat. Etiquette has held ali
these years for the British royal
women to retain their hats when
their guests wore them and to dis
card them accordingly. No one here
can recall seeing the mistress OF the
White House wearing hat When
she received guests for tea or merely
for a. courtesy call. But all other
hostesses wear their smartest head
gear at afternoon functions, especially
as those calling for many guests are
invariably given in hotels or clubs.
An exception to this is the regular
weekly reception of official women.
Rumor has it that Lady Astor on
her return from this country few
weeks ago, telling of her pleasant
visit to the President and Mrs:
Coolidge and TO the Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Kellogg, remarked
the absence of hats in the early
afternoon. while the British cling
fenaciously to the head covering un-
Gil il is time for evening raiment
Apparently this appeared a sensible
custom to England's queen. for she
was hatleSs all through small recep-
lions in the daylight hours Tor the
past month. Lady Astor, VINO TOOK
a. fancy to the type of hat worn In
this country during the Autumn,
called the "vagabond," purchased sew
Aral of these, and one of scarlet with
n Roman band was very becoming, but
she astonished her friends when GO
ing TO luncheon in a cafe or cluD oy
3 diScarding her hat together with her
outer wrap and gloves. LONDON
women may now be seen bareheaded
everywhere except on the street or
shopping. Queen Mary. who has par
ticularly lovely and abundant halr.
once perfect golden. but now silvery
white. found but one shape of hat, the
round turban. comfortable when her
hair was dressed as she wished. She
delights in the new fashion ana
though the milliners grumble little,
It seems already established.
Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt of New
mort. Mr.. Otto w. Lehman OF chicago
and Miss Jean Brown Scott OF Phlla-
deiphia are among those who nave
led the crusades to have certain ROADS
about their respective homes cioseu W
y,sofoY traffic in order that the pfctur-
es1uc coaches of the early lS9os ano the
4 f1rst ten wears of the 1900s may again
have an opportunity on the highways.
& Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard ana
certain parts of BuZzards Bay permit
no yehicular travel except IN Morse
& drawn vehicles, and for those VINO
like a leisurely, composed drive IN Ihe
afternoon behind lveried coacnmah
and footman and pranclng pays, TINS
nrsainance lures many who dislike tne
noise and odor of petrol. No part OF
I. fbes reeel.t horse show in New YORK
CITY created so much enthusiasm as
f1e. exhibit of coaches which formerly
made the Journeys between New YORK
and points on the upper Hudson ana
All through Long Island and SUBURBAN
fisies of New York. Mr.. NanderDllt,
who has preserved intact the coaches
of his father. the late Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt, drove several OF them at
t,,a. chow and Mr.. Lehman has one
| which he is endeavoring to md
,.o.,te for in the Lake Forest districts
where he lives. Miss Jean Brown
Scntf one of the most expert among
fhe. Younger set of Philadelphia. han
died most skillfully the four-horse
coach which is a replica OF the COM
Ynodore." owned by Mr.. EDWARD Won
der Kock of New York City, the orlgl,
naI vehicle being that made Immortal
-. Y1;ci.ans as having been driven by
sam Weller when he hrst met Hr'
Pickwick.
I5nn. William Lyon Mackenzie King.
..,s,rsiar of Canada, is a firm friend OF
the neighboring republic, ana S wo
ts.ss kinfilv feeling which prompted,
i1is., 70 toss an American dime as wen
aa Canadian coin into the, great
ra1dron at Croydon, where tne Die
bells intended for the carlton on ine
tower of the new houses Oh r,s
ment at Ottawa are pelng ca0I. t,.,o
ranat1ian statesman studied at tWo
universities south of the border, Chl-
- <ro and Harvard. He. made ms aca-
das,ajc studies in the University Oh
Toronto and then went T." tiiiie "
oxford. But he matricl sd In the
s.i,fearo seat of learning III 1890, ana
in 1897 received the degree OF pacnelor
~ science, politics having been ms se-
lection. He spent three years at mar,
yard and got the degree OF ..,1 uoc,ol ~
science from its school OF ponIicaa,
economy. The premier afterWaro
wnrjsed for two years with the Rocke-
! Fs1lar Foundation, and his report III
hook form called Industry ana nu'
\ ,oarstv'' is one of it's valuable pro-
rl1,,res. 1t is entirely probable. II ne
ca1l possibly spare the time, tnat tIie
premier will drop by washington 70
greet the first Canadian Minister MI
Vincent Massey, who VIII ar arrive uar fai.
ing the coming month. Inc colilei
ence OF premiers in London has prac-
tiea,,v ended and the statesmen are
aiIuut TO depart for their homes.
ar Sinclair Lewis. who is living
N Georgetown with his family, has
noufided to a New York writer tnat
he finds little inspiration IN ms quieI
and picturesque SURROUNDINGS LoI
HE source of inspiration is on the
4 l,n,,ndine deep, and the rougher the
n weather the better the ideas HOW.
4 AIIss Joan sutherland, fiction
4 writer of London, who has her
1 following in this country as well as
/ fn Great Britain, has recently TAKEN
tu an airplane when trying TO com
\ nose her thoughts. She is ABOUT 10
4 have published a novel, the Impulse
4 for which was gathered when she
was driving at terrific rate through
rain and winds plotting herself In
sn,all nlane in which she makes daily
short Journeys. Miss Sheiia Kaye
gnaith. another Briton extensively
read on this side of the Atlantic, pre-
fers the crowd and she says she
writes best in hotel room with her
door omen to a casual observance OF
passersby. Writing habits of great
Americans have been presented IN
many guises. Mark Twain for IN
stance liked TO lie in bed and look at
the ceiling Tor hours, ana then wren
the mood came he grabbed pencil
and pad and scribbled at a furious
mace. The scholarly and sedate
Henry James tells in many of his
letters that he liked 10 meet fellow
authors and chat with them abou
things literary before undertaking
ANYTHING OF importance. Edgar If
Masters, author of the American e}c
spoon River Anthology" would rfh
to the Gramercy club when he vas
out of ideas and lay hold of any hei-