Evening star., 1926-03-28

for British royalty since the latter
days Of Queen Victoria, is, with her
daughter, I.ady Define Radcliffe. about
to leave Mentone, one OF the gay spots
Of the French Riviera, to experiment
In the attractions Of the FLORIDA
Riviera. so-called, and which extends
along the Atlantic and the Bay or
Biscayne from Miami Beach beyond
Fort Lauderdale. A large British
colony Is established at this latter
point and oil through the Winter ana
opening Spring the residents there
have been entertaining their frlenos
from London, many OF them prospec,
tive settlers. This resort has one OF
the few good deep water haroors IN
the Miami section. and those loyal
subjects Of King George who object
to prohibition can easily get up steam
and make Nassau within few hours.
Fort Lauderdale already possesses d
formidable list Of titled folks VINO are
in many instances engaged in selling
rea, estate and doing quite well AT II.
MANY sufferers OF the war. delicate
and unfit for active duty in the Army
and Navy, have on retirement gone
TO Fort Iauderdale. where they nave
as fine climate as the Mediterranean
resorts furnish and yet without
temptations such as are onereo al
Monte Carlo and other resorts OF the
Lady Treres ana her
daughter anticipate going to Havana
also, and probably will make the Voy-
age On French liner direct 10 tne
cuban capital and cross over TO tne
''ro~ida coast In April. Gen. sir
Charles Delme.Radcliffe. formerly
commander Of the ConnauGht Regi-
l>a hnAy, in I1nri11 all NlnGGT.
Prince CIelasio Caetani. so pleasant
ly remembered in Washington as AM
bassador from King Victor Eininan'
uel. has Just published a bulky VOL.
uma, dealing, not as the pubic hopeo
with knotty problems OF diplomacy
but with the history Of the ancient
ca astie Of Serinoneta. the first strong
hold OF his family and at present tue
dover house of his mother. II "as
to increa &c the value of the estate
about Sermoneta that Prince EeI-
asio began those marvellous engineer
ing onerations in the Pontine Marshes.
for this eleventh century town do1n'
mated by the great grim fortress hes
at the edge OF the marshes ABOUT 20
miles from Rome. During the past
centuries nearly all the land was
WOTIDIoSS anu NdS bS-oANCo a. va -.
for those ravaging Roman fevers and
the malaria which debilitated all the
dvaIlers nearby. Thanks TO the skill!
and energy of the former Ambassador
the Pontine district now blooms with
truck and flower gardens and there
are neat homes of the owners al
along the old Roman road.
The doWager duchess of Sermonera
is English and was Lady Ada Bootle-
Wi.brah ham. daughter OF the Earl Of
I.athom when, in lS46. she married
the thirteenth Duke, OF Sermoneta,
head of the powerful feudal House o.
t2etani. The granddaughter Of the
scholarly Lord Skelmedale OF Oxford.
the Duchess from her earl married
years studied the old fortress and en-
deavored 10 make II llYaOle ana II
this she interested her son and with
results eminently valuable 20 ltaly,
to the historian and the antiquarlan
Prince Caetani intends to make an
exhaustive s. udy of fo~tresses ofAthe
Dark Ages of which Sermoneta is 3
type and this first volume. is merely
Introductory and pertaining to the
Caetanis while the remaining four
will he scientific and Will cover the
subject from Roman days until the
era when private possessions we're de-
tended by the state and not By over
lords.
Many will recall the visits OF the
lively young Earl Of Lanthom to his
cousin. Prince Caetani. some three
Winters ago and the fact that this
budding dramatist was studying stage
land from the American viewpoint.
He has just placed on the Prince of
Wales Theater In London his most
ambitious play. called Wet Paint"
and a storm Of protest is assailing
the ears Of the Lord Chamberlain
against its continuance. But the
noble author is not disturbed and
calmly points to certain plays OF
Shaw and Oscar Wilde and some
others which we're barred from the
domain Of Uncle Sam. The earl is the
grandnephew Of the venerable
Duchess Of Sermoneta and is her
frequent guest. She has another
nephew in letters. that Leo Kennedy.
son Of Lady Florence Kennedy. who
has just published much.praised
study called "Diplomacy--Old and
New" Lord Lathom spent three
months In New York last year and at
tended the theater tirelessly'--mat.