Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
LADY ASTOR HAPPY
IN VIRGINIA HOME
Spends RestfuI Holiday Amid
Scenes of Childhood at
Mirador Estate.

By Consolidated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. August
2S.-"HOw dear to her heart are the
scenes of her childhood---'' Nancy
IanghOrne, the NiScountesS Astor, NJ
p. has come home to rest And. All.
what a delightful rest it is. here in
my old Virginia. exclaimed the first
woman member of the British Parlia-
ment today. Il am so happy TO be
home"
With her at Mirador, where she
spent the Summers of her girlhOOd
near this city, are Lord Astor and
four of their children. They are Wis
iting Mrs. Ronald Tree. Lady Astor's
niece, who owns the famous old Vir-
ginia estate.
The ViscountesS Astor came here
from Maine. where her sister, Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. has country
place She brought Phyllis. Michael,
David and John with her. Lord
Astor, who has been touring the West.
joined her there.
Cllildren's First Visit.
1T is the pleasantest vacation tor
all of us, you know" she said, speak
ing the soft Southern speech England
has failed to take away. 1t is thG
first time the children have seen
Mirador. They are so happy. We 60
horseback riding and we play tennis
and we do what we please. One night
took them over to charlottesville To
see a real American circus, Ike those
| used to enjoy. | have shown them
ALI over the University of Virginia
and Monticello the home of Thomas
jefferson.
And, oh yes. ! take them oit and
show them the negroes. The children
find them very delightful
This is Lady Astor's first visit home
since May. 1922. She is spending most
of her time at Mirador. where the IA
NOUS beautiful Langhorne girls
lived. 1t was here that Charles Dana
Gibson wooed and won Irene Lang
horne. here that Richard Harding Da-
Wis used to loll in the shade of Abe
marie elms and devour Albemarle pip
pins. and here that Robert Shaw
wooed Nancy Langhorne. who mar
ried and later divorced him.
The old LanghOrne home. bought by
Col. Chiswell ID. Langhorne, tobacco
man and railroad contractor. has
large brick house. magnificent stables
and other outbuildings and several
hundred rich acres.
cit is the first real rest l have had
in a long time" the viscountess de-
clared. at has been a hard Winter
and Spring. Here we are relaxing.
The family motors into Charlottcs-
vile every afternoon or so to shop
and have ice cream sodas and sight
see. Lady Aston called at a store
where articles made by blind people
were on sale. She bought them up In
whole sale lots. praising the blind the
while for "a universal evenness of
temper and disposition despite their
misfortune"
Stay I'm Virginia Indefinite.
The length of their stay in Virginia
is indefinite. They do not know
whether they will go to Richmond.
where Col Langhorne had year
round home in addition to the Summer
home at Mirador. The last time Lady
Astor came to America she was given
a public reception in Richmond. She
made an address
But 1 am not doing anything like
that this time" she asserted. Il am
resting and playing with my children.
1t is their Summer holiday. They
have six weeks at Easter and six
weeks in the Summer and / never do
any public work when they are on va
cation. If 1 were in England l would
be with them playing"