Evening star., 1927-09-18
Tales of Well known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Mr.. Alexander Comstock Kirk Adds Attractions
/ to Picturesque Home-Personal Sketches
! and Incidents of Interest.

folk and their friends to enjey the
swimming pool or watch their elders
play tennis or golf. They are an
nounced whenever there appears
demand Scores of children, attended
by trim nurses or their proud parents,
arrive at the tanbark ring. where their
ponies, whippets and other racing ami
mails are tried out. Sometimes all
events are impromptu, but oftener
they are planned and kept to a sched.
ule. In addition to these frequent
days for the juveniles, they have their
own day at the Summer horse show,
when. a special luncheon room and
playground is prepared. where they
make a charming picture for those
who have wearied of the sight and
talk of horseheSh and are glad to join
in the merry games. Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Niblack, who can gather a
sizahie crowd of young people in their
own immediate family circle, extend
the privilege to these relatives of
bringing all their friends and asso-
Ciates TO the pony races held each
Summer at the private track on their
estate, outside of Lake Forest. 1t
has been estimated that this beautiful
suburb Of Chicago has received sub
stantial additions TO its population
because of the rare opportunities af-
forded children at the country clubs
thereabouts.
Prince and Princess Erik of Den
mark, with their daughter. Countess
Alexandra Dagmar Marghethe of
Rosenberg. were among the eminent
visitors to Canada during the recent
gathering of celebrities from all over
the world to participate in the dia-
mond anniversary of the Dominion.
Princess Erik before her marriage was
Miss Lois Booth daughter of the late
John Frederick Booth of Ottawa and
granddaughter of John r. Booth, the
wheat king of Canada, one of the rich
est men in the Western world. Prince
Erik is the son of His Royal HighneSs
Valdemar Christian, uncle of the pres
ent King of Denmark. His mother
was the enormously wealthy Princess
Marie of Orleans. He was among
those attracted by the freer life and
larger opportunities offered in the
west of Canada about five years ago.
and he joined the colony of Lord
Rodney in Alberta at the time that
his cousin. Prince Charles Philippe,
also was among the royal ranch own.
ers. 1t was during these DAYS that
he met Miss Booth. The marriage
was a brilliant event of February,
1924, in Ottawa. Prince Viggo of
Denmark, who a few months later
married Miss Eleanor Margaret
Green, was best man, and Miss Green
was among the brides attendants
Prince and Princess Erik spent much
time on their estates in Canada.
Prince Viggo and his American wife
reside in Copenhagen at their country
seat, Chateau de Bernstorff. beloved
of Britons as the birthplace of the
late Queen Alexandra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Allen of
New York City some years ago pur-
chased fine estate at Scarsdale, and
in demolishing the old house they
were confronted by a yawning hole
in the ground where the cellar .for-
merly had been. which seemed to defy
all efforts to produce anything which
would harmonic with the gardens
But Mrs. Allen decided to turn the
cellar into rock garden, and a more
beautiful one could not be imagined
Against the north wall the stones have
been heightened to fit in with the
backgTo ound of the garden. and this
has been filled with tall growing rock
plants and clumps of plume poppies
and daisies, which get both sun and
moisture on the higher reaches. A
tiny rivulet makes a waterfall, and
in the wider area of the one-time
cellar every sort of water lily and
hyacinth blooms luxuriouslv there.
AS an edge after a. space of Is feet
deyoted to grass, come low-growing
azaleas, laurel and rhododendron.
Some irregular steps lead from the
garden, winding through the thickly
planted evergreens and laurels to the
main entrance of the mansion From
the lily pool a small stream trickles
to the shore, and there begin the open
spaces for roses and perennial bor-
ders. All along the shore front are
low stone walls covered with flower.
ing vines, and a large planting of
pink. red and white swamp mallows
dispersed in among the more somber
bushes are much admired In this
unique and most beautiful solution
CT ugly remnants of old houses Mr..
and Mrs. Allen have received the
warmest praise from landscape artists.
Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn. wife
of the eminent scientist who has been
for so many years AFFILIATED with the
Museum. of Natural History in New
York City, has always been passion.
ately devoted to her garden, and her
many sketches of its progress have
interested readers in every part of the
country. Mrs. Osborn before her mar
riage was Miss Lucretia Thatcher
Perry. She is the daughter Of Gen.
:alexander J. Perry. 7. S. A. mem
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