Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
by MARGARET B. DOWNING.

Oh mAhNJAhB1 d. DOWNlNO.
Mrs. william M. Jardine has been
taking time by the forelock in explaining
the best method of planting amaryllis
bulbs and those of hyacil.ths. freesias.
tulils az paper 1arciSSi, which will
make the home lovely at a season when
outdoor flowers have persisted and those
raised il doors may be purchased only at
high price. Mrs. Jardine has, since
coming to Washington. been quite faSci-
mated by the glory of the amarylliS,
especially when exhibited In the carly
E1rifo under the auspices of her hus-
band, Or Jardine. Secretary of Agricul-
ture At the request of the National
Plant. Fruit and Flower Guild she has
writtel a charming article descriptive
OF the last amaryllis display. which was
said - have surpassed its predecessors
in profusion and the size of the blooms.
In simple but effective phrases she sets
forth the various varieties. pointing out
the beet for form and color designed for
exhibition purposes or for special occa-
Sions i, the home. and then those which
are less SNOWY but easier OF cultivation
Only rarely in this climate is the amaryl-
is an outdoor flower. so that it is reared
exclusively TOR window display in the
cold months and for the seasonal gifts.
II Mrs Jardines directions are care
fully followed from the time now due
wn n The bulbs must be taken from the
garden where they have been all Sum-
mer md have place in their Winter
home. If the soil is properly prepared
and The depth of placing the bulb in it
accurately measured. then Washington
drawing rooms will be radiant with these
glorious flowers.
The new Secretary of Commerce. Mr..
William Fairfield Whiting of Holyoke
Mass, is the first New Highlander to
hold this comparatively recently created
pest. He is the fourth incumbent since
Commerce was separated from Labor,
his successors having been former Pep
resentative William C. Redf1eld of New
York. appointed by D.. cSl.>.. iilSon in
1918. and another cX-member of the
House, Joshua Willis Alexander of Mis-
souri,, who succeeded Mr.. Redfield in
1919. The presidential nominee of the
Republican party Mr. Hoover. served
almost AS long in the office as both OF
President Wilson'S appointees. There
were but four Secretaries Of Commerce
and Labor. department created in 1903
with George B. Cortelyou of New York.
efterward Secretary of the Treasury. AS
first n this dual role. Victor H. Met
calf OF California was Secretary for 9
brief period before he was promoted to
The Navy PORTFOLIO when one of the most
beloved officials who ever served in
Washington, Oscar S. Straus. the phi
lanthropist. took over these duties. He
was also from New York Mr. Charles
Maggie of Missouri served for the entire
Taft administration and when Woodrow
Wilson took the helm. Congress had crc-
ated the separate departments. Mr..
Whitirg has had only New Workers,
Californians and Missourians as prede-
cessors in the Department of Commerce
But two Secretaries of Labor have
served since 1913 and both are from the
Keystone State, William B. Wilson from
19l3-192l and James j. Davis from
March. 1921.
Col. Charles Burton Robbins. Assist
ant Secretary of War, whose hosritable
home in the Galleon in @ street near
Connecticut avenue will be presided
over by his young daughters, Miss Anna
Marcella Robbins and Miss Julia Lar
rsbee Robbins, is among the several i'm
portant officials whose daughters will
act as their hostesses. Mrs. Robbins,
who was Miss Helen Larrabee of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, died in 1919. leaving three
young children. and Anna Marcella, the
eldest at once assumed command of the
househcld Col Robbins, who is a well
known lawyer, has maintained pleas
ant and extensive home in Cedar Rap
ids, despite his bereavement, and Miss
Anna has proved capable of managing
both house and its occupants to their
eminent satisfaction. In June Miss Rob-
bins graduated from Vsssar and soon
afterward she sailed for Europe and
spent nearly all Summer in Paris. She
liz fAANfNntfNAr L. -
theme during her college years. She is
making preparations to continue both
French and English studies despite the
inroads of the social world following her
presentation to Washington's official
circle for the first time, and she will s,l-
pervjse the debut of her sister. Miss
Julia Larrabee Robbins was in the iu-
Nor year of the University of Iowa at
Iowa City, but. with the permission of
her father, she has taken years vaca-
ton from her books. She anticipates
returning to the Iowa University in Sep
tnmber. 1929. and receiving her degree.
The son. Lewis Frederick Robbins. will
enter the Junior class at the Northwest
ern Military Academy, at Lake Geneva.
WIS.
President Coolidge is foredoomed 10
receive as a gift that sumptuous volume
by Mr.. Charles zibeon Southland. THE
Evolution of Trout and Trout Fishing
IN America" since this handsome book
presents the most exhaustive study
hitherto produced of the subiec. which
has so enthralled the Chief Magistrate.
It is likewise most attractively and ex-
psnsvely sent forth on its adventures.
Mr.. Southland. who is a trout fisher c.
fenown. divides his study into three
periods-from 1920 to 1860: from 1860
to 1900. and from the opening of the
twentieth century to 1926. the latter
date including the exact period Of Pres
adent Coolidge's conversion, namely, the
Summer he spent casting flies in the