Evening star., 1926-06-13

| social affair. preceded BY q breakfast
given at the country club and all the
members, four hundred and more, ap.
peared in their riding togs with the
gay rosette OF red. white and blue rib
bons for themselves and for the
| brides Of their mounts. The men
riders wore red carnations in their
buttonholes and tho rosette In their
hats. Mr.. and MRS. Cecil had been
entertaining a number OK Gueste
whilst the show was being prepared
and among these were Mr.. Thomas
| Watley Raoul, president OF the Btlt'
more Forest Club; Mrs. A. s. Wheeler.
the vice president. and Burnham Col
burn, Mrs. Cecil also entertained the
| Is youngsters who rode in the snow
| Immediately after the brilliant tea
dance given at the Biltmore House on
the opening day.
Mr.. Lammot du Pont has one or the
| most beautiful rose gardens In thaL
region Of lovely country homes about
| Wilmington, Del, for his is a very old
garden with graceful curving walks
| Of tagged stones with the turf grow
| ing between, an effect so Impossible
| to produce except through age. TINS
estate, though not so large as that OF
Pierre du Pont at Longview. across
| the Pennsylvania. nor as ornate as
| that of Irense du Pont, president OK
| the great manufacturing plant, Grue'
| ogue. in Delaware. has all the charm
| Of the venerable park, lawn and garA
den in which the growing things were
carefully chosen in the beginning ana
now show the result OF years OF IN
| telligent care. The rose garden Is an
| informal plot just below dainty little
l 40 h>-ce x.,I,iob xybon climbing roses
are in bloom, presents q brilliant and
inspiring sight. But the roses IN the
round, oblong and square peds
fringed with gay low edging flowers.
are OF the perpetual blooming sort,
| which may be relied on to furnish
| color and fragrance from May until
| November. They are massed into
contrasting hues, the coppery yeiiows
and apricots blending with the oeep
orange Of such glorious blooms as !he
! sunburst furnishes with the shaded
yellow and pink Of the Opheiia. Tnese
| in turn shade of to the vivid pinks
and reds and between are pure white
| roses to emphasize the gay gamut or
colors all about They are Dutch gar
dens in the Spring and colonial paint
| ings for Summer and Autumn. but the
rose garden Is the queen OF the Varl'
GUS divisions and the favorite restihg
place Of the family, especially alter
| tea has been served and evening oe-
gins to gather.
An international wedding Of much
interest occurred in Paris during the
past week when Miss Jessis da Costa
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles r
Da Costa. married Mr.. James Gamble
a we'll known artist OF Philadelphia
who has for two years cast mis- tent
on the Seine. Mr.. Da Costa belongs
to the eminent Cuban family and Is
a banker of repute. His wife was
Miss Juliet Biddle, and the bride Is
a. first cousin Of Mrs. Charles a
Mum, who was Miss Mary Astor
Paul. The wedding reception was
held at the charming home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Mum. as the Da Costa S
home is closed preparatory to their
annual visit to Philadelphia. Mr..
Gamble is a graduate Of Princeton.
1916. and has an enviable record as
an artist and a sportsman. He was
in Paris when the World War began
and he Immediately joined the Red
Cross and served for three years as
a field director and received the
French medal of the Legion OF Honor
and also the War Cross and the Order
Of Merit Of the American government.
He is from Philadelphia and belongs
to the group of artists about Ritten
house Square. whose canvasseS are
so displayed in the Academy OK Art.
Since the war, Mr.. Gamble has spent
more time in France than in Philadel-
phia, though he still maintains
home in that city. and he has given
valuable service to the rehabilitation
committees, making free.hand draw
inTS and aiding in house plants and
street adornments. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Da Costa have a charming
Summer home at Villa Nova. Pa. ad
Joining that of Mrs. William Biddle
Calwalader. and Mr.. and Mrs. Gam
BILE will spend the Summer there.
In visiting Newport. the Crown
Prince and Princess of Sweden have
followed the older tradition of royalty
in coming to this country and in
some degree will make amends for
the deep disappointment felt when the
Prince of Wales, during his last visit.
spent all his time in Long Island. But
on that occasion. the Prince came for
the specific purpose of witnessing the
polo games and his entertainment
was merely incidental to the sport
events. Edward VII, as Prince of
Wales, visited Newport and memories
of the gala days were for many years