Evening star., 1928-04-22

| from 1880 TO 1890 are objects of special
veneration and many have been re-
paired and placed IN the hands OF ap-
preciative tenants and others have been
sold to members of the syndicate.
Prince Arthur. who has antiquarian
tastes. recently secured a Tudor cottage
built OF coarse ruhble and freestone and
is devoting his leisure to finding house.
hold wares of the same era. He in
tends to use this quaint home as a
hunting lodge. since it sits squarely on
the edge OF the great forest of Hunt
ingoonShire.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. whose politi-
cal aspirations have focused national
attention, made a canvas of rural Illi-
nois. where she talked to the farmers
as man to man. as 1t were. She has
made a bic success OF her farm near
Byron, and her herd OF HolSteins are
Judged among the best of that kind in
the Middle West Two others of her
family so in for blooded cattle and
mick raises CuernSeyS. Mrs. Chauncey
Mccormick has the largest and most
successful herd of Jerseys in the State,
and Mrs Robert Rutherford McCor-
mick rearS GuernSeyS. Mrs Chauncey
Mccormick is the daughter OF the late
Charles Deering of Chicago. head of
the Deering Harvester Co. who had
bought extensively of land near Miami
in Florida! Inheriting much of this,
Mrs. Mccormick may try to raise good
milch COWS on some of her unimproved
property Good milk is something
which Florida needs greatly and this
expert cattle owner is convinced that
some variety of COW will be found TO
thrive on the peculiar herbage pro-
duced along the ocean front. Visitors
to the section find the stock poor and
unnouriShed. and but little of the
poultry compares with that of other
States. All this can be remedied. thinks
this energetic daughter.of Chicago. and
she is getting opinions from expert
mental stations in portions Of the
world where the soil and climate are
similar.
Mrs. Francis King. president of the
garden clubs who is so frequently
visitor in Washington. has spent much
time during the past Winter, as she has
in previous seasons. urging the owners
Of flowers, whether large or small. 10
plant the taller and statelier varieties
Of tulip more abundantly. This Spring
will see the result of Mrs. Kings urgent
pleadings for mass floral effects in many
parts OF the country. and especially in
the Wheatley Hills section of Long
Island. Mrs. Philip G. GoSsler of
Wheatley Hills, Mrs. Herbert T. Pratt
and Mr.. Percy Chubb, both of Glen
Cove. last Autumn planted literally thou
sands of Darwin tulips in borders about
tagged walks or against evergreen
Shrtlbbery. Mrs. Pratt has at her Glen
Cove home one of the most beautiful
and expensive paintings OF box TO be
found on the Island She gathered her
specimens carefully and all are OF man.
moth. growth and few are less than zoe
years old. This box garden Is JOY
in the hot dry Summer days, but In
the opening Spring it was apt to be a
little solemn and contrary to the spirit
OF the season. So Mrs. Pratt had the
grass uplifted TO the depth OF S feet
in front of the box and this space was
thickly planted in Darwins. and no
more inspiring vision can be pictured
than this part af the spacious Pratt
gardens In the Autumn Mrs. Pratt
will plant early and late chrysanthe-
NUNS. reared in the hothouse all Sum
mer. so that her box garden viii be
ioy Spring Summer and Autumn. Mr..
Chubb has planted his tulips on the side
Of q winding walk against background
OF japanese naples.
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Mr.. Ira Nelson Morris, Mr.. Robert
Woods Bliss and In fact all the former
Ministers from this Republic 10 Stock
holm are enthusiastic in advising the
travelling public 10 visit Sweden and
see some OF the most picturesque sights
which the world can offer. In Dale
carlia. the northern lake country. the
peasants wear their ancient costume at
all times. not merely TO intrigue tour
lists, as In the case in many other Euro
pean land, and often the traveller may
see a mother and daughter sitting be-
fore their homes busily spinning or
using the hand looms as deity az the
women OF re-Rcvolutionary days In
this country. Mr. Bliss believes no cap
ital OF the world receives the visitors
from the Western World more hospit-
ably. For instance. when the Ameri-
can traveller registers at the selected
hosiery ne is received as an old friend,
and when he Is conducted 10 his quar-
tefs he will find on his center table
quaint bouquet tied with a red, white
and blue ribbon on which is lettered In
gold Welcome TO Sweden" He may
likewise find adjacent to the flowers a
small American flag suitable 10 wear In.
his buttonhole. Visitors OF the femi-
nine order unaccompanied by men are
unobtrusively given opportunity 10 meet
women who are charged with entertain
ing the stranger and excursions are
planned for them. IL they desire; but
all is done quietly and after the manner
OF the hostess trying 10 please an hon.
cred guest.
The venerable Marquis and Marchi-
oness OF Aberdeen recently journeyed TO
Edinburgh TO witness the confeTrtng of
high scholastic honors on their grand
son, the young Baron Pentland, son Of
the former Sir John Sinclair, who in
1909 was created first Baron OF Pent-
land and later was named royal gov
ernor 10 Madras. Lady Pentland was
Lady Marjorie Adeiine Gordon, eldest
daughter OF the Earl OF Aberdeen. nov
the marquis Her husbands family.
the SinciairS. belongs TO as ancient and
honorable a highland clan as the
Gordons. and they are a cadet branch
Of the Earia Of Dunbeath, whose names
briStle on the pages OF the border con-
ficts. The head Of the Gordon clan
Is the Duke Of Gordon, the cock OF
the North" and 10 the same clan be-
longs the Marquis OF Huntley. The
young heir OF Baron PentIand looks
forward to political career and will
a. once stand for one Of the northern
counties Of Scotland for the Commons.
The Marquis Of Aberdeen is passing
the evening of his life writing his