Evening star., 1928-02-19

President LincolnS favorlte rocNlnE
chair has recently been added to the
treasures Of the American wing OF the
Metropolitan Museum Of New YORK
City This chair of hickory, was made
about 1850 and pres, nted 10 the rising
Young lawyer of Springfield by group
Of friends who knew how much he la
mented the passina Of similar chair
which had been part OF the Lincoln
household equipment when the family
moved into the wildS of Kentucky II
vas made in the country by rural car
penters and until the revival Of colonial
furniture some 20 years ago il would
rot have been given space in the ma
Io-ity Of homes But the chair was
priced in Springfield because of its
halloUed associations and was carefully
preserved until it was finally sold for
Sooo price 10 the museum MANY
lament that this favorite resting place
a the Great Llberator did not come
to the White House, but rumor has it
mat the authorities of the American
wing Will be willing 70 donate the chair
when finally an actual Lincoln me-
mortal room. furnished in the style OF
MS Gay and with such objects as he
liked. VIII be actually part OF the equip
r1ent Of the presidential mansion Mrs,
Coolidge III knitting that superb bed
spread has given an impetus to this
Lincoln room since all familiar with
me interior decorations of the White
House agree that this massive walnut
bed. which the Presidents wife SO aptly
described, was actually that on which
the mighty Executive slept during his
term. Mrs. Coolidge had previously re-
stored 10 use handsome walnut desk
eno swivel chair which had belonged
n Andrew Jackson and which she had
found in the storage room This is
another telling blow she has struck for
tne return OF American furniture to the
Presidents home.
The Spanish. French and Belgian
Ambassadors have demonstrated very
clearly that so far as their official
homes are taken into consideration
the private ballroom has not passed
from Washington All Of these ex-
alted members Of the social world have
recently entertained at delightful balls
and earlier in the season the Italian
British and Cuban Ambassadors had
large dancing companies. The ballroom
o. the British embassy was transformed
.7to a general assembly hall by Lady
Isabella Howard, and many times a
week she enie-sains the ATbasss doris
STAFF az tea and outside guests in ad-
6ition This ballroom. perfectly a6e-
cuate when the daughters of Lord
rauncefote Of Preston entertained 50
tavistly is now much smaller than
those Of more modern buildings. In
one wing of the new British enibaSsr
Il course OF erection on Massachusetts,
avenue, there will be vast hall which
can Be transformed into ballroom or
rad for large rcce,t.on. The Cuban
ballroom IS ~ rslperh proportions ard
So. too. that II the French and Spanish
e37aec~ieS.
The Ear Of Cror.er. who is Ire lord
che -7borla;., ct ti7o Cour: of s.. James.
has ro:ihed the Ambassador ;Io1
wash.rc-o7 y, and Mrs. AIanccn Hou-h-
f.en that preparations are under way
!.r the first drawing room - BE- hid
in Bucking,lar: Palace the first week
ot Iav e1d t1ai lis O. candidates
for presentation are in order. THIS a.
ways CAUSES a ouirkening of activity IN
London anS To part CT the duties as
r~r-eser:stive of ne United States in
The Official and sn~!7l wav IS So bother
scr.e 70 NJ. and ,-rs. Ho:cltcll a. that
nf deciding who naT and may rot DC
presented at the royal drawing rooms.
AZ, the wives Of recently assigned dlp:o-
mats are presented. and besides thcce
about IS Others are placed al the AM
bassado-'s discretion. Usually scne zoo
insist on the honor end frequently tnc
number 0. candidates is stretched 10
so. giving this co'ia'rE as n1acn iat.uos
ss onss.b,e Last Spring Queen Mary
6ecreed that all the pre-var brill,anc-
should attend the presentations and
trains a-air reached the six yards. ara
.he veil and tri-festne-s were restored.
end the court turcticnar.es resumed
.leir rAst aside f3nery. In Britain. al
though many hard and fast rules ad-
he-eS 20 b- Queen Victoria hsTe been
rocked. i is s:ili necessary for ma!oe1S
of anv social pretention TO be pre-
ser.ed az court but MANY are nov ao-
-1i..ed who would not have been con-
side-ed In the years before democracy
.ook slch q crasD on public opinion.
More than IS 900 Americans I've IN
Great BRAIN n~rrs 1erti+s. many II
.resr b.iny Of i1isjc.-jous d~Scent arS
ri~1 IN esteem i, thar o1'n LAND. Nj
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