Evening star., 1926-05-30
MARGARET B. DOWNING.

follow the time hallowed precedent OF
sending to Mount Vernon Wreatn
of flowers from the White House
opagating gardens to be placeo
cver the tomb of Washington, and at
the same time, in compliance with
orders. appropriate floral emblems
1.viIl he placed upon the tomb or PreSl'
dent and Mrs. Harding. in Marion;
Ohio and. naturally, his own beloved
SaaS resting in the family plot at
plymouth, VT, will not be torgotten'
For many years each Chlel EAeSu eS..
tive sent by private messengers no
srs from the White House conserVa'
sas;as then a part of the preslden-
t;ai mansion, to those dead Masls'
t.ates of the Nation who were con
.idsred as national martyrs, Ilncoii,'
Grert and Garfield, and to the toilp
- The first patriot, at Mount vernon.
prss;dent Mckinley observed tnis
custom with much solemnlty anu IL a
ouently the wreaths in.en'SN for @
Grants tomb, in RIVERSIDE, any anu A 10
Ttnco,n's. in Springfield, woulu ~
.innad on exhibition in some business
a.tahIishment. President Roosevelt
te,Inwed the custom, and to ms Hs'
.,.a. added that of President McNiIi-
w., ord q: handsome wreath or Wh!te
n.r,ations and purple and whlte w
1ets made its way from tne M
House to the mausoleum III o aorn
ohio. Patriotic societies now o,oh.
the graves Of national heroes go, the
oratelv that even flowers from ~,
president of the United states SIe.,.
.,,h,,erped in the general erect, ou'
80 o,,ston, still holds of sendlng theHi;
thonoh with much less cerenlolil.'
end nublic notice than IN past seaA''
povaltv has occupied the attentl9i
~ Washingtonian very eAteLio -
AZ late and there are many nI,shad
the several books recently a;rnle
NV members Of this eNai'eu Ior.
9ul'e d app recently in this country,
uw ,,n,,, one talks of the charnilns
,,e,,,v,e on South African lie wnlGIi'
,..,,od ANONYMOUSLY, turns OUT " ~
10" ,,,orl Of Princess Victoria, Tue
.,r,.r .ie of King George. The PRINCESS
hos fragile health and rarely spen.Ss' S
r,1ch time in England. On tne +1..n
vice Of her physician sne VA lived
Years ago to South Africa anu ond
farm in a secluded place, anu
~. letters home form the MAJOR Po
10, of her book. She was assureo
Ii 4he success of her attempt peAoIe
o. ' nermitted her identity 10 os
i,nor,p Now that it is acknoWieoseSt
70 he the production or q meniSs, Sa,,th
the British royal family; oh ,H,e the
African Farm" Is seIi,s othar hook
1rn,, n"H q roval pen, though in TINS III.
.tonce from dethroned royalty, is 40
s..S,;r,scsnce." by Princess Marie
.,.Erhach. .Schonberg Of Thurinsiaf;
,S bas Given a graphic picture y.
Tarosed kings, queens anu eniai.
Who once wore crowns. anu Isl enph the
w of her austere slster-n-la,%' and
a.sassinated Czarina OF huse ne Nor
of her daughters. The queen -. frst
,ny., and the literary world $50 rs az
e nos for this event. Queen Mauue
sosds a sprightly pen and ner le
+ers to her brother. King GeorSe' &c are
- other members Of her 1amhy ad
re,ied with delight and are p,soes. passea
around like a favorite novel. Fln ca;7
Eulalia, aunt of Alfonso "a an her
writes books continuously the his
travels principally, ana on t
80 ,,,onuments of her country
Tha late Mrs. Franklin MacVeasn
x,,,ta of the Secretary Of the Treasuly
wnder President Taft, had iI1ue oai.
.n,,s,,aIlv distinctive and valuaple co.
,aatton ~ armorial porcelain, the n.a
.s.s, oS her pieces having Deen pul
Chased in England. and were pleso pa,,s
ehIv the product OF tne sar,sed
Tcwestoft. Mrs. MacVeasn Eon,os
ali her curios to her son. MT: ~ enc.
MacVeagh, and he mas proviut .,.ts hr;I.
s;oI cases and inches for TINS ,l:i,
,,. I'D. orrav Of eighteenth century ski
40 norcelain. the coloripg OF wniSn
oaver been surpassed. But INV
a. na the greatest living autnorty on
s.orce1ains and pottery, Sir Aisernui.
Tudor. Craig, who denies tnah ,,oaS o
fowestoft potteries ever p.ohi their
ar,oorial ware, and he brings INC. -.
order books and general ehll, ~.
hear on the subject to prove a,,ca ~
stance, that the firm did no. poriaI p,oI
tha most famous specimen OF arnlo.ia, nc.
ns,a eiLH now in the British Museum tne
.arorooth punch bowl, holding Io gar
inas made. according to the Hie
,,ndor the rim, in 1880, for Sir Houel'
1notIe of Iathom House, Lancas.eL
.htre who was president Oh Tie H0S~
T,h;s eiorious piece of porcelain mas
+he arms of the Bottle w lior 49,,
done in the most exquisite coiolias .;,.a
one side of the bowl ana tno eo,,,ars
decoration is in vivid neIo oS nU"S
,,,;tp a Growing cock twice produceo,
",nca n figures in the arms OF tAo
Ta~Is or Wilbraham,, Sir Agernon
Csa;e, hos identified with a great nrnl
70 Senton whose skill in heraloiS
Ua,saIoeical designs was recognlZe:,u .:,
eI1 over Europe. That Earl OIL W.
hraham who was chancellor 70 ~
erick. Prince Of Waies' lasne t +ha
George Ill, presented the po"i ~
museum. ooo;stv has
,.centlv conferred upon Don jose
Icnez Mezouita it's gold medal OF aI.e
anf letters. a. rare and most easeiiS
.n,,~h+ honor and conferred only d
e. ttnes since 1897, when King Az
xor.o then a boy Of II, was sympo-
W.sd "a a patron of all Spanish arts
s~d literature. Senior Mezquita, VINO
a. one of the youngest members " ' a.
ROYAL Academy of San ternnuo, -
now in this country visltihs WI 80
MA Archer M. Huntington, ana ne
SAcsivad the medal in person at tne
rssdonarters of the Hispanic Ciuo at
e.. Anr1 meeting. This artist, not SO
,re,i known in this country as some
~ h,s contemporaries, is noted 1or ms
ysv nictures of the gypsies ABOUT Se-
Tijia and it was one when causne
tie fancy of the Infanta Isabella, SIS
tar of fhe king, who purchased IT,
ana learning that the painter haa re,
csived no training as it is understooo
TO-DAY financed him for four years IN
the Madrid school and afterwaro Al
Paris. He more than repaid tnat toan'
and besides won the friendship ana aG-
miration of his sovereign by his frank
and business conduct in regard 10 tne
royal patronage. While in New YORK
senior Mezquita will paint portraits OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington, the latter
being an old friend of the artist ana
fellow student in Paris. She was pc
forA her marriage Miss Anna Vaughn
HYATT, a recognized and very talented
scu1ptress.