Evening star., 1926-04-18

gradually takes up her usual routine.
Mrs. Borah Is an accomplished rider,
and Of necessity. for during her girl
hood days. IL a person could not man
age a horse and be able to ride un-
told miles. why he or she just had to
stay at home. Rut Idaho has splen-
did roads now and every kind Of con-
veyance may go inland and upward
among the mountains. But senator
Borah prefers his horse and on those
vacations which are getting rarer and
less prolonged he takes his faithful
steed and some fishing tackle and
cooking kit and departs for the wilder
ness, there to subsist on what he
shoots and catches i'm the streams.
The only one food he brings are ap.
pies and onions. the latter very handy
for flavoring and apples being MS IL
vorte fruit, supplies desert and break
fast dainty during his sojourn IN the
wild. Time was when two-thiros OF
the Senate and larger proportion
Of the members of the House, rooe
every day and on holidays took long
jatInts in Virginia or beyond. Nearly
all have given mp the horse and many
have taken to walking. senator
Wadsworth and Representative Long
worth were apt to Walk ~ mlies be
fore breakfast and not feel Wlnded.
Tie New Yorker still does II often
but with Representative Wainwright
for the Speaker has not the time for
such extended tours though he hikes
at prodigious pace in the early morn
lngs, all through Rock Creek PARK
and especially up the steep banks.
King Albert of Belgium has been
receiving many messages OF sym
pathy over the burning of the Palais
de Justice in Ghent. which although
not an old or historic building, YET
contained wealth of venerable docu.
ments relating to the middle ages and
the rise of the guilds which were such
a component part of Flanders. The
palais de Justice was built in 1886
and occupied comma ndinG situation
on an arm Of the River Lys, where
it flows into the Scheldt, and 1t was
designed by the eminent archtect
Eoela ndt. who built so many of the
splendid edificeS of the Belgian
renaissance. The confla grafton oc.
CURED on the windy night of March
10. and for a time it threatened all
the important public buildings Of the
Place d Armes. including the bonrse
de Commerce, the Belgian State Uni
versitv and the Museum of Fine Art
Before the main entrance of the de
molished courthouse, as II would he
called in this part of the world. was
the statue of Heinrich Metdepennin
gen, the liberal champion who died
in 1891. after organizing the workers
of Belgium into solid political bodN.
Fortunately no works OF art were
DESTROYED with the Palais de Justice.
a being a modern structure. its walls
were too lavishly painted TO permit
the hanging of CarVases. There was,
however, a lfe-size portrait Of Leo.
pold II. the first sovereign of Belgium
after the Independence from Holland
was proclaimed in 1880.
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook. for the
mast three wears president general OF
the Daughters Of the American ReVo
luton. has written almost s brilliant
a social chapter during her residence
in Washington as she has in the man
acement Of the vast patriotic organi'
zation. One of her out standing ac'
hievementS was in regard TO that nan
uuet and reception given NJ. Jusserand
in January. 1925. Just prior TO his
leaving Washington. and in which
she co-operated as head of the Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution with
other representatives of official lit.
erarv and social bodies. Indeed. Mrs.
Cook is generally given credit for
being the inspiration of this unique
honor. unparalleled in the annals Of
American diplomatic relations and
which the venerable French scholar
considered the pinnacle Of his success
in the American Capital and its
crowning glory. But among thought
ful observers of the trend of things,
Mrs. Cook has proved to he an eX
emplar of the fact that a woman may
conduct affairs of the most mo-
mentous character and requiring ad-
ministrative ability which would COM
mand a lofty commercial price. and
vet at the same time, preside over
hospita BILE home and perform every
duty connected with domestic life
with the SAN degree NJ efficiency.
Many such women adorn the pages
of history. so say the leaders of
feminine thought Many were queens
who. in addition 10 proving fine wives
and mot hers. led the armies and were
tn the forefront in every civic IN
dertaking. beside having time for the
lighter Incidents Of life.
Mrs. Frank W. Briggs. ono of the
board of governors of the y. A. r..
who has been associated for many
years with its affairs. Is the daughter
Of the late Senator and Mrs. William
Pierce FRYE of Maine. and she can