Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29


According TO Paris journalists
Washington has seen the last of the
French Ambassador. Senator Henry
Berenger. and his talented and agree
able lady. but Mr.. Myron Herrick,
who recently arrived in New York
and will soon confer with Secretary
Kellogg, does not seem to share TINS
view II is unlikely that tho Ambas-
sador will return until the matter OF
the debt is adjusted. since he must be
present at all the debates on the bill
in the French Senate. But when this
matter is ended either for OF against
the Nellon-BerenEcr pact. there seems
10 reason why he should not continue
In the post. But there are rumOrs OF
many changes in the personnel Of the
corps and the certainty of change
in the Spanish mission. The retiring
Ambassador from Spain will not leave
Washington until the late Autumn,
the ceremonials of farewell calls and
the customary amenities given by the
foreign element to q retiring dean
requiring all of two months if not
three. Senor Riano has to await the
return of Washington $ official world
and of his brother ambassadors be
fore he can begin this round of duty.
He is from the lovely city of Granada
and he owns q pretty country estate
not far from the former capital Of the
Moors in Spain. He and Sonora d..
Riano Will spend some time in their
home before going To Madrid where
the amha ssador will become a member
of the King privy council and Sonora
de Riano viii very likely become one
Of Queen Nictoria's court ladies.
The Secretary of State and his
tot yfC
have been receiving some interesting
reports on new phases of American
initiative in foreign lands. From
various reports from London it is
stated that never before have 50
many American girls been travelling
III England or had their headquarters
in London. They travel as a rule in
groups of four utterly unChaperQnei
and they are invariably students on
joachers. mere SightseerS making but
- small fraction. These girls seem
eminently able TO care for themselves
but they make 0cra sional inquiries
at the emba ssy. usually in regard to
The best PAGES TO by second hand
automobiles. For they have set the
fashion Of buying a ear, using it for
sightseeing purposes ana With its
possession. they find the most com
Portable quarters in the suburbs.
cheaper. less crowded and more quiet
: and make the trip to the city as oc-
caSions demand. With literally hun
dredS of Uncle Sans cap3hi" young
daughters buying cars and then re-
selling usually at q fair price to am
other group of sight seerS. the London
dealers have felt Il wave of prosperity
Going to the suburbs instead OF
Crowding in the hotels. in what has
been known as the American quarters
around the British Museum. Blooms
bury down to Hyde Park. these girls
have almost revolutioniZed the hotel
and boarding house trade 0f London.
much to the discontinue of those
who could rent any sort Of room in
Bloomsbury al a good price and who
could serve the most Indifferent meal
with profit, under the Old conditions
during the tourist rush. Many of
these girls rent housekeeping accom-
modationS and get fresh vegetables,
milk and butter from nearby farm
ers. reducing the cost of the European
trip by a tidy sum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley who
are now enjoying their first season
in the remodelled mansion they pur-
chased at Newport from the estate of
the late Mrs. James i. kPrnOchan,
have been surprising many OF their
Washington friends whom they have
recently entertained. i'hpr" are 50
many details of the old Bradley man
sion in Connecticut avenue now de-
molished that one familiar with that
house is aStonished. Mr.. Bradley WAS
principally his own architect in the
renodeling and he has used the stone
trimmings with wonderful effect. The
villa has been set back in it's grounds
and those fine wrought iron gates
which formerly closed the driveway
in the Washington house from Con
necticut avenue. have been placed at
the entrance to the porter's lodge.
where they are much more ON view.
The StGnework adornS the low wall,
which extends from the gates and
every turret, window embraGurC. door
and dormer reveal some we'll placed
bit of the carved stone once 10 lie
admired from Connecticut avenue and
Nineteenth street. Mr.. and Mrs. Brad
lev have used few OF the CurioS which
adorned their Washington home,
most of them having been placed in
storage when their owners removed
from the Capital They are intended
now for a museum. probably the
Metropolitan. and the New port resi-
dence Is much more Iivablc looking
without them.
Mrs Elmer SChlesinger has recently
been in her old home. in Chicago. for
the purpose OF visiting the revival
Of the AlliS Players. an amateur club
which attained wide popularity about
II years ago and which produced its
plays in one of the earliest little thea
ters known to this country. 1t was
this same uncovered cottage in the
park OF tie Arthur Adds place at