Evening star., 1926-08-22
, aleS of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
RS Coolidge Devotes Time to Bird Lore While
At Adirondacks Camp-1ntrodu Of Pan
American Music Through Dr.. Adams.

for rent or lease are rare indeed in
AlfonSo's realm, since the world of
fashion centers into a small area,
and beyond this, no diplomat would
care to go.
The former counselor of the Ital.
ian embassy. Signor Celesia de Veg
liasco and Signora and their small
daughter Marguerite. who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
ii. Erhart at their estate Five Oaks
at Cedarhurst. Long Island sailed the
end of this week for Rome Signor
Celesia is one Of the younger lieu
tenants of Mussolin and has held a
post of the utmost importance and
intimacy under the Italian premier
ever since his return to Rome in the
Winter of 1923. Signora CeleSia who
was Miss Margaret Erhart. is now
one of the most popular leaders in
the younger set in Rome, and her
home is easily the most important
Of those frequented by the diplomatic
corps, and answers the title of salon
in many comprehensive ways. SignOr
Celesia has been writing the history
Of the splendid palace in which Signor
Mussolini has his offices and where
he frequently entertainS with his
Sprightly daughter. with the young
American wife of his secretary aiding
in the hospitality. 1t is generally ac.
credited that the premier thinks so
we'll of the talents of Signor CeleSia
that after his return to Rome from
what is his first vacation in two years
he Will receive Il substantial promo
ton, possibly the post oi an assistant
secretary in the foreign office. and
after serving in this capacity he will
be in direct line for Il minister's posi-
ton.
\ modest grandee of Spail is Don
Ferna ndo Mendoza, who, with his wife
has just concluded a most successful
operate engagement in Porto Rico
and has visited New York and other
cities of the East before returning to
Spain. In Madrid, Don Fernando and
his talented wife are Duke and
Duchess of Balazato, with a grand old
castle on the outskirts Of the Span
iSh capital and with q lineage which
goes back to the Middle Ages. But
their fortunes had dWindled to such
an extent before Don Fernando in
herited it that he decided to make tie
best use of a good baritone voice and
a natural talent for acting and so he
signed a contract with a small com
pany, which has since made money
and a reputation. He appeared first
in Madrid and then made a tour of the
Spanish provinces. King Alfonso.
who has known Don Fernando sine"
his boyhood admires his pluck as we'll
as his talent. and he frequently en-
ploys him and his wife, whom he
married after taking up Il professional
career. in private concerts and muSi-
calls given by the court in Madrid
and in the Summer palace at San Sc
bastian. One honor which the hand
some singer does not stress is that he
is direct descendant of the Don
Juan Y Mendoza who was the orig
inal OF Byron's hero Don Juan"
The AStOr children. who arrived
with their parents. Niscount and Lady
Astor, are showing exactly the same
traits as their American cousins or
boys and girls the world over. The
oldest son, William Waldorf Astor,
went at once to the Rockies to see
grizzlies and perhaps shoot a few and
compare the wild animals Of this noted
region with the descriptions which he
has been reading avidly since his boy
hood. His young sister. who is turn
ing 16. preferred civilization and to
meet the girls of her parental country
and to learn their ways. But Lady
Astor felt the need of bracing air and
complete relaxation. so the camp in
Maine was her first abode, with the
daughter and three younger children.
NiScount Astor will take his son on
that wonderful trip through the Cana
dian Rockies after having visited the
marvels of the Yellowstone and the
Northwest country of Uncle Sans do
main. The entire family will meet,
possibly in New York, in about Il
month. and then will begin a tour of
wonders beginning with Niagara Falls,
Watkins Glen. all the glories of the
Adirondacks and the Catskills. Like
nearly all children reared in England.
the tales of Washington Irving are ia
miliar. and the young visitors long to
see the Rip Van Wrinkle region and to
follow the well described paths in the
Sleepy Hollow. For Miss Phyllis AStor
there will be a tiny peep into sub-deb
amenities in New York and of course
in the Virginia country. where her
mother and aunts were bellies Of ma
tional renoWn.
Lady Granard. daughter of Mr.
Ogden Mills. shares the honor of being
one of the most influential American
peereSseS at the British court. For
some reason her handsome cousin.