Evening star., 1926-05-02
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Official and Social Life

III OtItCidt dItu OUCIdI EtIC
Continued from Eleventh Pageo
taken over as diversion the study
Of Dutch flower pieces with view
of reproducing them on her tables
when entertaining and in her salon
She has purchased from time to time
the best available flower canvases by
the Dutch masters, and when she
could not procure similar vase to
that used in the painting she called
on the Arts and Crafts Association 10
copy one for her. Her reception and
dance to the Rhodes scholars were
given in the mansion which the late
Lord Astor had acquired In Carlton
Terrace. and the floral decorations
were SO unusual and successful as 70
cause the hostess to be deluGed win
compliments. Yellow and white Vio-
let's formed the foundation of the nat
pieces. with a vivid red tulip here ana
there and the soft blue of the forget
me-not Banks of forsythia, daffodils.
cottage tulips In pink. white and scar
let and the poets narcissus were used
in the drawing rooms, but arranged
along the window lodges like the gar
den borders III Dutch cottages. Inns
same effect was used along the rail-
ing of the gallery, where the ofehes-
ira playo1 tor the dancing.
Stables Made Into Home.
Violet, the Dowager Duchess OF Rut-
land. has just given London an ex'
cellent example Of practical ecohom!
by leasing her fine city mansion at an
excellent price to a. member cf the
Commons and then Transforming her
stables into the most desirable OF
homes. This stable faces one of the
wide. well paved alleys back of Berke-
Icy Sauare, was built most substan-
TALLY of brick and is of generous pro
portions. The entire ground moor ~
given over to IL studio. save for a
small angle for a kitchen. and here
the duchess proposes to add 10 ner
rather slender income by those me
pencil sketches SO famous among
her friends. What she did for run 1of
many wears she now proposes to 90
for profit. and she has already signed
a. contract or two for illustrating
books. The upper floors make 1t
charming series of dormer-"1ndo"
bedrooms, all In full view of the love
ly garden of the mansion Wnlch she
has leased. Thus she enjoys the IN
come and the garden, too. ana her
tenants. give her full liberty to use
the grounds for entertaining, especlai-
lv when they are away. The Manners
family. of which the duchess son Is
now the head, and who Is the ninth
Duke OF Rutland, has felt the pinch
of the World War and the increased
taxes, and every member has gone ~
for a. system of retrenchment. Ihe
dowager duchess is the eldest sister
of Sir Ronald Lindsay, so long con
nected with the British embassy. and
who married first Miss Martha cam
eron. daughter of the late Don ldhl'
eron, and then her cousin, Miss Mary
Sherman Hoyt Of New York.
Moorish Castle Grounds Improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Stewart. whose
magnificent place on the f'aStetll
shore. Cape Ceutaur. is perhaps me
most perfect reproduction of Moorish
arch;,ect,,re In this country, have re
GENTLY completed the tiled walks from
The house to the various other build
ines given to the horses and the spien-
aid Irish wolfhounds. the largest dogs
known. Mrs. Stewart has made an
nntire success OF rearing these man.
moth CANNES, though in the pEacticai
sense Of hunting wolves their utlntE
passed at least in Maryland some Ioo
vears ago. The Glen Stewart Castle. ).
from the water front has many OF the
aspects Of the famous Alhambra, III
Granada, and, indeed, this reno"heo
edifice was copied as far as IL was
possible to combine the original llnes
with domestic uses. 4 teakwood door
leading from the great hall into the
f.lofsteT.s is one Of the chief treasures,
ana above is a horseshoe oval made
frf the gay tiles called, in Spain, the
1raIayera type. Mr.. Stewart, who was
for some years connected with the
state Department here. was among
the first 10 recognize the possibilities
of the Chesapeake Bays eastern
shore. and he purchased more than
> 600 acres of It's fertile land and pic
ti,resnre coastline. There are many
arms of the sea on his property, ana
fhe Mills River runs about 200 yards
from the eastern garden. The rugged
coastline IS gradually being made over
into 81 semblance of a. seawall, ana
eventually flowers will crown It's sum
NIT. The grandeur OF the Alhatnoi7t
in Granada viii not ne
possible on the bay for some years TO
coTna vat the work done by MIR. and
Mrs. Stewart In less than lV years
seems little short of d miracle.
Yacht Club Embarrassed.
Sir Thomas I,ipton's indomiflable
sp1rtinc spirit. exhibited in his recent
challenge fcr Americas cup next sea
SON. while inspiring wide admiration,
is causing some little embarrassment
to the members of the New YORK
Yacht Club. Many Of these members,
friends and frequently guests or the
veteran Irish tea merchant who has
such an enthusiastic faith IN sanlng
craft made in Belfast, would give u
large sum not to be placed In the sit
tiaaien of beating Sir Thomas again,
as they have the utmost confidence
that they will. Candidly, they believe
that Ave vain attempts to lift the
American cup, which is in itself a phe-
rornefal record. should content even
such a seasoned sportsman as Sir
Thomas. and that as each victory by
the American vessel was In each IN
stance decisive, he would be, wise to
accent the obvious verdict that sail
ing craft built in this country meet
the conditions better, at least along
I ,ong Island Sound. While all OPEN
minded Americans concede that this
clean sport has strengthened the
bonds between Americans and Brit
ons, they deplore that in late years
these sailing vessels have become eX-
pensive toys, costing in many In.
stances more than half million, and
that both challenger and challenged
ART, put to much expense to build
them, and after they have successfully
proven the ability. as the nautical
term goes, ito eat wind'ard" they
are of no earthly use. AS a result of
these considerations there is a move
ment on foot to develop improvements
in sea-going sailing vessels instead OF
in racing craft.