Evening star., 1926-09-05

tnP greater part OF tflt summer All
Southampton. and Washington VIII
profit greatly in the future by the
glimpse they got of the marvellous
gardens and helgeways Of Long Is
land. Mrs. Jardine Is as enthusiastic
on garden projects AS the Secretary
and she passed many happy hours
inspecting the show places about
Southampton. The Secretary OF
Agriculture has ii in his power to
transform many sordtd spots or the
capital for now that free seeds are
not distributed and fewer plants are
given at the department, there are
sufficient remaining from the Spring
paintings TO turn Washington INTO a
garden spot. There are entire tracts
OF Long Island where the owners of
property have built uniform fences
and masked them in climbing roses,
with the result that the paSserby Is
refreshed and strengthened for the
humdrum of life, just through an or
dinary walk or ride. Syme, Conn,
has the record for continuing roads
edged with climbing roses throughout
It's municipal boundaries. and such
pride do It's denizenS feel IN this as
play that early boomers are alter
mated with late and middle-class
boomers so that for six weeks and
more II is a JOY to visit this charming
little city. The Secretary and all who
come after him will, of course, have
10 face the lack OF civic pride mani
tested in Washington, unless its clti-
zens are given the vote and an active
part In managing affairs. but he can
foster the spirit and supply the means
through a surplus which has hitherto
usually been devoted to gardens.
The Secretary Of Commerce. who,
OF course, is in favor Of the Capitals
Stupendous business development. is
nevertheless All advocate of beauty.
and he fails to see why business cor
porations taking over lovely spots
should reduce them to the most com
monplace level Take New Hamp-
shire avenue. where the late Gen.
Arson Mills took such pride in MS
rosecovered fence, his massive Wis
teria vines over his green gray gran
ite mansion facing Dupont Circle ana
the beds of ANIMALS in the grass pot
The entire section has been declared
in the commercial zone, necessity
and imperative since Connecticut ave
nue. and y street had gone over to
business but Il more forlorn-lOoklng
section now cannot he imagined. Mrs.
William Y. Vanderbilt has recently
demonstrated that ~ person may live
In the heart of active affairs and stu
maintain as dainty and attractive a
domicile as in the suburbs or In fash
ionable residential sections. Mrs.
Vanderbilt Who manages her own
affairs, built an office next TO her
home in lower Fifth avenue, but she
has window boxes a-bloom nine
months OF the year; there are tidy
little shrubs in tubs leading into the
business section and sheer white cur
tains and cut flowers at every win
dow. In fact, the office Is exactly like
her home. In London. in Berlin ANA
many European cities window boxes
in banks and wholesale houses are q
constant joy to sight-seers and do
not detract from the usefulness of
these institutions.
Mr.. Herbert Dexter. one OF Brit
aims talented and practical architects,
has Just placed on view his mammoth
plan for enlarging the Bank OF Ing
land and the lovers of things as they
are" appear shocked ut the appear
ance of this modern and lofty build
ing on Threadneedle street. FOR
more than three centuries The BANK
of England, one of the historic flnan-
cial institutions of the world. has
faced the Corn Exchange and was a
fine balance. being a low broad
building Of the Corinthian type eX-
tending half way down Threadneedle
street, one of I4ondoR'S oldest and
busiest thoroughfareS. Mir. DeXters |
plan adds a five story Supcrstructure,
with 81 fine Coriuthian Tcrandah on !
the third to the fourth floor open |
ing on the street and affording both
light and air to the hundreds OF
clerks who work in the apartments
beyond. Not an inch of the vencr-
able building will be changed or al
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because of the fabulous price of its
land. enlarginc it's buildings in the
air with some loss TO p:cturesQu.ness
hut none to actual esthetiC value.
The Bank OF England has royal
clients from all over the universe and
its suite of reception salons. its ad~
facent reading and smoking rooms
with every sort of accessory for COM
fort and rest. make 1t unique among
such establishments. These recep-
lion rooms will be quite imposing Ii
Mr.. Dextcr's plan meets the approval
Of the governors of this venerable
corporations Mr.. MontaGu Collet
Norman has been the chairman OF
;hiS board and its executive officer
since 1920 and it is mainly through
his eXertionS that the bank is max
ing heroic effort to obtain working
room and modern equipment.
The United states Ambassador and
Mrs. Alanson Bigelow Houghton are
getting ready TO move beneath their
own vine and fig tree. for according
to the present outlook the opening OF
he now year will see completed the
repairs and changes imperative In
transforming the property OF the late
J. Pierpont Morgan from the two pri-
vate donliCiles into one large man.
sion and an adjacent chancelry, The
Ambassador and Lady HouChton
have passed nearly all the Summer
IN CreWe House with only few in
iaI-vaIs spent iii visiting country seats
of friends or OF officials of the Brit
ish realm. This summer. which has
been more pleasant than June. July
and August are usually in London.
has witnessed nearly all Of the great
social Centers in activity. NiscCunteSs
CURSOR has been entertaining most
extensively for her daughter. Miss
Marrella Duggan. and Mrs. Benjamin
Guinness. who has leased the Curzon
home. Carlton House. on the terrace
uf the same name. has been vying
with Mrs w. Harry Rrown of Pitts
hurgh and Washington III the splendid
mansion of the Duchess of Norfolk.
This mansion. so long identified with
.he late Lady Mary Curzon and the
home of her husband when he was
minister of foreign affairs. IS now
he property of the former Mary
Letters oldest daughter. the Baroness
Of Ravensdale. as she prefers TO be
called rather than Lady Mary Irene
Curzor. Crewe House under the
Houghtons has kept up all the Aper
team tradition, and though the Anieri-
lean Ambassador and Mrs. HOughton
will rejoice to be in their own eS
tablishment they will miss the hand
some gardens and terraces OF Crewe
House.