Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

| maintenance "A fOUSiOCb rtbiN N'fi~N
ton of Josephine paintings, minia-
lures and personal possessions already
has been gathered. and as the original
furniture remains and needs only to
be freshened and repaired. this fine
old French chateau will soon claim its
| quota of visitors.
Lord Fermoy so strongly resembles
/ his twin brother. the Hon. Francis
| G. B. Roche, that Londoners nave
difficult time in telling them apart.
! Francis Burke Roche after making an
honest effort to retain his place in
| Gotham, after his brother had been
elevated to the British peerage, ana
his mother. daughter Of the late Frank
Work of New York, had decided TO
take up a permanent residence IN
London, has taken over British cleN
zenship. He is now member OF the
Commons and when the two enter
the precincts of Westminster together
the boobies are at loss, so goes the
rumor, to know whom to greet as
INV Lord" Not that either cares
for they retain the easy ways OF their
home city, New York, though natu-
rally they bow to the conventions of
heinc in formal attire. double breasted
black coat, longer than ever seen on
this side of the water, except at wed
dfngs. with shining high hats and the
inevitable crook headed cane and pearl
gray gloves and spatS. Many OF the
former associates of the Burke Roche
brothers who visit them at the Com
mons laugh heartily at their Sta1o
appearance, but all recognize that
these garments must be worn or
British tradition utterly fouted. LORD
Fermoy holds an Irish title, ana so ne
could decline to sit in the Lords and
seek a place in the lower house. He
bought an estate in Lincolnshire and
has represented a borough In that
section and has met with VARYING
fortune He is a Liberal ana therefore
met the fate of his brethren when the
Labor party first overwhelmed the
situation and later the Conservatives
under Premier Stanley Baldwin. Fran
els Burke Roche settled in Surrey and
he at present represent an outlying
district in London.
Sir Joseph Duveen, eminent irish
painter. who was for so many years
president of the Royal Academy OF
London, recently purchased home at
No. Is East Ninety-first street. New
York City. and this is taken as an
omen of his permanency on these
shores. He has been a director oil the
Corcoran Art Gallery for some time
past and will act with other dlstln'
puished artists as an advisory com
nittee when the works bequeathed by
the late William A. Clark are hung In
the new wing now being erected on
D street below Seventeenth. Lady
Duveen and her daughter, Miss Doro-
thv Duyeen, are both artists OF con
siderable repute and have joined Varl-
Gus clubs of New York and Chicago,
the native city of the former. Sir
Joseph has also accepted posltloh
on the board of the Field Museum IN
Chicago and makes frequent visits
there as we'll as to Washington. he
has however. opened a studio in his
new home and intends to transfer
some of his rare hangings and rugs
from, London. The Duveens had been
living at the Plaza before they secured
their present home. In transferring
his allegiance to the United states In
the height of his glory, Sir Joseph
Duveen is reversing the policy OF
great American artists from BenJa-
min West to Whistler and John Sar-
gent, who established their residence
in London as soon as they. became
famous.
Mr.. John Cook, the beloved rosarlan
T.
of Baltimore, recently celebrated his
ninety-third birthday anniversary by
placing on the market a new rose;
which he hopes will round out and
complete his glory in obtaining SUI
preme success with roses in the open:
Mr.. Cook Is the famous originator OF
the best outdoor rose which grows In
this portion of the Atlantic seaooard,
the Radiance. His first rose OF this
name was that glowing pink, so
sturdy, so fragrant and such prolific
bloomer that with six well-cared-for
bushes the gardener may count on
bowl of roses from May until Novem-
Der. He followed his success m the
pink with the Red Radiance. which
many prefer and which is of some
what stronger growth and also a con-
slant bloemer. The White Radiance
did not succeed so we'll and yellow
one. to the content of Mr.. Cook, is
still produced, though the one of that
name now on the market has It's adVo-