Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.


Mrs. Coolidge so thoroughly enjoyed
her inspection of the Dolls House dur
ing her visit to the Sesquicentennia
that 1t is more than likely she will
inspect 1t again when during its tou
of the country 1t finally comes Il
Washington. This exquisite example
of miniature work in carved wood
Jewels and mosaic was called II
Britain "Titanias Palace" but 1t be
came prosaically the Dolls House OF
arriving in Philadelphia as part of the
British exhibit. The work Of love oil
Sir Neville Wilkinson, artist, architect
and author. who spent 25 years per
fecting each detail, it is the property
of Queen Mary and she has permitted
It to be exhibited all over the world
to aid the babies hospitals, country
homes and other charitable institu
tions in London and it's immediate
vicinity.
Constructed perfectly. according to
scale. this miniature palace not only
delights the children, but grown folks
find untold joy in examining it. Mrs.
Coolidge was permitted a private view
and all the time she wished to behold
its wonders under a microscope, but
the majority of visitors have to form
in line and but few moments can
be allowed each. For those who re-
member Hans Anderson and Grimm,
the Hall of the Fairy Kiss is the real
iZation of the brightest dreams of
childhood, while the throne room and
the ante-chamber present golden orna-
ments and jewels of a delicacy which
seems to belong to the past ages
rather than this. Tens of thousands
of New Workers have visited Tita mia s
Palace during its sojourn in New York
City, which was to have been for a
month but which will be extended for
some weeks longer.
Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin, the attractive
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Lawrence
Davis Tyson of Tennessee, is one 81
the best riders of the Orange County
Hunt, located at The Plains, Va. The
open season has afforded many more
meets than are generally held during
January. and Mrs. Gilpih's fine cross
country horse, Ben Hampton, has just
won his third consecutive victory.
Mrs. Gilpin made a trip from Wash
ington. where she and her husband
were enjoying some of the social
pleasures, just for this event. The
Gilpins and as many Tennesseans in
official life as could spare the time also
attended the recent horse show at
Chattanooga of the 9Th United States
Cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe. Col.
George Barnhardt and Lieut.. Col.
Harry n. Cootes were in charge and
more brilliant exhibition has never
been made even by the picturesque
and historic Sixth. Though the mill
tary predominated there were many
civilian entries, and many of the best
prizes went to them These shows are
being held all over the South, and are
contributing this surplus over ex-
penses to the remount fund and to
the military relief fund. Some ex-
ceedingly interesting books on horse
breeding and racing are about to be is
sued to aid these same causes and one
on the Thoroughbred Types of
1885" is keenly awaited by sports
men. The first issue, to be called after
Man-o'War, is limited to rs copies
and prices for these volumes are rang
ing up in the hundreds.
Sir Johnson Forbes Robertson, that
grand old Shakespearean actor; the
popular novelist. Sir Anthony Hope,
and the former powerful leader of the
Liberals, the Earl of Oxford and
Asquith, have joined forces in London
against demolishing of the old Found
ling Hospital and the moving of
Covent Garden. For London has
tremendous traffic problem, and re-
Gently the city council has commits
stoned Lord Lee to build more bridges
across the Thames and widen the
streets leading to the main arteries
of travel. These plans call for the
absorption of some well beloved gar
dens and public squares and urban
grounds, like those given over to the
lfro "a 70
old market, redolent with memories
of Nell Gwynne and the romantic days
of the Stuart Kings. Literary London,
with Anthony Hope as spokesman.
7rirly boils with rage over the proposed
changes and the Dickens Society nat
urally is up in the air. For from the
Foundlings came Oliver Twist and
that rather drab hero of mo
EAoroughfare" and half dozen minor
characters in the kingdom of this
master fictionist, whilst the champions
of Covent Garden. theater and all the
surrounding area, threatened with de-
struction, are literally i'm the millions
and include poet and peasant and king
and pauper and many other classes
graphically described in the able pro-
test which has gone to the council.
But London must have more room for
traffic and the bridges are too few
and too narrow. while with few ex-
ceptions all approaches to them are
utterly inadequate. Londoners are
more attached to the monuments of
the past than the residents of most
great urban centers. but nevertheless,
1t is probIematic IL they really wish
to block the progress of their mighty
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Emery of Gin
cinnad, who have been passing a pro-
1onged honeymoon on the other side
Wa ehinotou' Fines