Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

but nothing to compare to that OF
her husband. The wedding was at
tended by the entire circle Of Bourbon
relatives OF the bridegroom, and many
Of the gifts are historic possessions OF
the ancient dynasty Of France.
Mr.. Stanley Baldwin. the premier
Of Great Britain, has become almost
the idol Of the London populace. and
this is evidenced by the gifts which
literally pour into his official resi-.
dence at No. 10 Downing street.
Anybody who admires the premier
may send him gifts and recently
these have taken the shape of jars
of jam, homemade, Of course; de-
iightful cheese and creams and hams
by the gross, so to speak. No doubt
the retainers about the historic edi-
Ace are put to their wits end as to
what to do with these offerings, for
the Stanleys live at Chequers much
of the time and they have a fine
country home In Yorkshire. Even
during the busiest parliamentary
days they rarely eat q meal in Down
ing street and the serving Of break.
fast and 5 o'clock tea is the extent to
which the culinary resources Of the
old mansion are tested. But It would
be the height Of folly for the premier
to refuse even the most modest gift
and so he gets tarts and cakes and
preserves and pickles enough to stock
a hospital, and II is to such institu-
lions that most of these presents go
after they have been listed and ac-
knowledged by q letter signed, pei.
sonally by the prime minister Also
every shop window has photos OF
Mr.. Baldwin from his tenderest years
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by the thousands Whether the set
tlement of the strike has caused this
popularity is not yet plain, but not
since Gladstone has any prime min
lister possessed such a personal fol-
lowing.
Mr.. Vincent Astor and Mr.. Harold
Vanderbilt, who have been flying for
the sport in 1t ever since man has
been awning, are seriously contemplate
ing entering this fascinating field ina
solid commercial way, as their for
bears did, in Mr.. Astor's case, in
realty in Gotham, and Mr.. Wander
bilt, in railrDading. Mrs. Astor once
Elaughingly grumbled that her hus-
band was like a bird, always up in
the air and just descending at times
to pick up few crumbs. For years
he has managed a flying boat and
with perfect success. This Summer
Mr.. Vanderbilt owns monoplane
bulk after his ideas by the renowned
aeronauticai engineer Kirkham 1t
is equipped with a Napier Lion 400.
horsepower engine and he Is as often
his own pilot as when he is accom-
panied by the champion Cogswell.
whom he retains for the occasion.
kolr h to fvsin -
several hundred miles skyward all
Of an afternoon and lands them
safely for late dinner at his Long
Island home. Mr.. Astor has been
interested for. several years In q
rapid half land. half-water trip
from New York to. Newport and he
is giving the utmost attention to
this project, which will be, when
the details are perfected, O. COM
mercial enterprise. London is agape
over the performances of Mr.. Allan
]. Gotham, who. with Mrs. Gotham,
recently made the record flight from
the British capital and back to
demonstrate that for speed. safety
and sport the air SURPRISES either
land or sea. Mr.. Gotham stubbornly
maintains that fewer fatal acct
dents have resulted pro rata of
PooSCAA8O16
by land or water. while for sport
he says flying has cleaner record
than riding to hounds or the grand
national races in any country.
Mrs. d. Stewart Iglehart, one Of
the dignified and influential Of the
older hostesses about Old WeStbury,
on Long Island, has recently per-,
mitted her portrait by Alfonso
Crosse. an eminent artist Of Seville
now visiting In this country and
to arrive soon in Washington. to
be exhibited in Southampton and In
New York City. This canvas proves
that not alone in architecture and
interior decoration is the Spanish the
prevailing mode in this country. Mrs.
Iglehart fills the canvas as COM
pletely as though the painter were
Velasquez, and she wears q black
gown of simple and severe lines and
her head Is gracefully wrapped In
a soft silk reboso. From her hands
depend a ruby rosary with q gleam-
ing golden crucifix, the only touch
of color visible except the haze Of
the sky and gray outlines OF dis
tant hills. The artist, Senior Crosse,
is one of q. number of academicians
of Madrid who are in this country
by invitation and who have been
painting some Of New Yorlk's promi-
nent denizens. He is q native of
Seville and Is known throughout the
art world for his gay street scenes
of the mellow old Andalusian city
and for his splendid portrayal of
the gypsies thereabout. He gives q
distinct Spanish trend to the pictures
he has done in this country, though
he Is apt at catching the expression
of his subject. He proposes, II time
Is to spare after filling his many en-
gagements, to paint parts of Spanish
America within the domain OF Uncle
Sam, for exhibition In Madrid next
Winter.
Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller has sew.
eral homes on which he lavishes care
and much money, but the place which
appeals most to the aged millionaire Is
the splendid estate on Pocantico Hills.
on q broad sweep of the Hudson Rieyr
not far from New York City. Every
detail of this fine mansion and garden
has received personal attention from
Mr., Rockefeller, and this il true In a
special way of the sculptured garden,
where each statue was selected. after
repeated visits to the best exhibits to
be found in this country and the old
world. The garden has been treated
according to the natural advantages
| in the gentle grade Of the hills, and
against its lower edge ID q long wall
resembling the old aqsieducts which
are so ornamental a background for
renowned Italian gardens, with the
arches in lower tiers, all covered with
vines which bear vivid berries and
foliage in the Autumn. A fountain
which might have come from one Of
the older Sicilian cities Is slrImounted
by group Of nymphs and satyrs. and
balancing these figures are two grace.
full swans. seeming about to soar from
the lower steps. The group Is against
the open archway and the effect In
the sunlight Is that of the rainbow
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