Evening star., 1928-02-12

metal workers who are carefully gath
cred from time to time from center'
where this art predominateS.
Light walnut and mahogany arr
among the popular woods used. and I
is possible to buy such articles as side
boards. tables. chairs and bedroom
suites which would seem to have beer
done in Florence or Venice In the gold
en- age of decorative art. Figure!
carved perfectly stand out In bold re-
lief of the furniture. and often ham
lmered bronze and silver surround these
carvings with gilt and mother Of pear
added. President Machado's guest room
is furnished with splendid suite. takef
from an old French palace. and much
of the adornment of the separate pieces
| is of bronze. silver and gold Mrs. Cool
! iige, her friends intimate. has a list OF
places she wishes to revisit when times
are more leisurely, and Havana is to be
one Of these.
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The Countess of Iveagh has followed
the example OF Lady Astor and made
successful bid for the seat vacated by
her husband in the Commons when that
| gentleman as earl entered the Lords
Britain Is inclined to make the outcry
that too many women are capturing
seats in Parliament, but In Dublin the
House of Guinness, Of whom the Earl
| of Iveagh Is the head. Is well en-
| trenched in favor and its people appre-
| ciate how much has been done for them
| in the material sense. The Countess
| OF Iveagh is the daughter of the Earl
of Cnslow, and she had an acknowl-
edged prestige as a political hostess
during her husbands service in the
Commons Her brother-in-law MIR.
Walter Guinness. IS the secretary OF
agriculture in Mr. Baldwin's cabinet and
| is we'll Known to tillers Of the soil all
the world over. The Earl of Iveagh
owns a lovely estate on the lakes Of
Killarney. known as Ross Castle. and
they have entertained literally thou
sands of Americans visiting that re-
gion. Witty and resourceful. the new
NJ. c. has already entered on her du-
| ties and is centering some OF the lime
light hitherto leveled on Lady Astor.
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Mr.. Elisha Dyer, who recently mar
ried Miss Katherine Whitaker at St.
Johns. can. like his bride, claim the
most interesting ancestry. The Dyers
have, perhaps. a greater number OF ce-
| lebrities honored in the making OF this
Nation than Is usually allotted to one
| family The first Dyer, William, landed
| in the Plymouth colony from England
| In 1885. but he was by no means COM
mitted to the principles OF the Puritans
| and in few years he was compelled to
seek. asylum in Rhode Island. The
grandson of this William Dyer married
Freelovs Williams, granddaughter OF
the illustrious Roger Williams. Anthony
nF he a
brave soldier of the Revolution and was
the father of the first Elisha Dyer. a
name now so familiar in the social an
| mails Of New York. Governors, Senators.
generals and admirals adorn the family
tree, either In the direct line or the COL
lateral branches: the grandfather on the
distaf side OF young Elisha Dyer having
been Gov. William Dyer Jones OF Rhode
Island. Mrs Elisha Dyer. the former
Katherine Whitaker. first bride among
the seasons debutantcS, after finishing
her studies at the Pennington School
spent two years III Paris a. the Ferris
Institute. studying the modern lam
guages. music and art. Mrs. N. Price
Whitaker. who makes her Winter home
IN Washington. was before her marriage
| Miss Stella Rushing Of Providence, r. !.
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Mt Vincent Astor, who was recently
elected commodore of the New York
Yacht Club, whimsically takes the honor
as hint to maintain his solicitude for
things aquatic, rather than giving his
entire time TO flying. Mr.. AStor's new
home IN the Sands Point section Of
Glen Cove. Long Island, Is but a few
miles by water from the headquarters
OF the yacht club. Landing No. TO-" as
the waters n front Of the quaint club
building Is known, Is not 100 yards
from the first home which this nov
famous aquatic organization rented In
1874. 1t was part of the Ladew estate,
and the rambling old house where the
club began lis phenomenal career was
offered by the owner at such q low price
as TO be practically gift. The second
t'ierpont Morgan purchased the entire
estate few years ago and made 1t into
PARK as q memorial to his wife. The
club. however. had long before built its
present hne quarters on ground which
tie Ladews had placed at It's d!sposal
Many members have written sketches
and stories Of the Old club and It's pa art
! In keeping alive interest In sailing craft
| u. these days Of fast oil and steam ships.
Inc VISITORS books are treasure troye
ano contain. some OF the most distin-
9ulhied names OF the past 60 years. In
ciuoing those 0f the two Princes of
| Wac*~-the flrst Edward VII and the
| current bearer OF the title-~and some
eight or ten other ROYALTIES and near
| royalties who have spent some hours on
Long Island. Mr. Astor is the second
| OF ms family 10 be honored as counmo-
dorc OF the club.
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/ Mr.. Booth Harrington ,hc tIoox,.r
| States honorcd novelist and dramatist
| Is son Of Princeton and he has
acknowledged that he imbibed much
| WISDOM at the fine old seat of learning
But ne Is on record as saying that hIs
| eIlofts Tor lie dramatic club first turn
ed his mind toward literature and the
plays he wrote for the club we're in
later years rewritten and well placed
In MS undergraduate year, 1893 Mr.
| harrington rechrlstened the princeton
/ Dramatic Club. calling 1t the Triangle
ny "hich name IL now has natiannl
Tame. It's performances can fil one oi
rev Tofk1s largest theaErs When II
REs on Jour the club can call forth
SOCIAL hctiVity. especially In Washington
! 0nedualcd ~ any other srhelastir
! offering. Mr.. Harrington In 1899 laid
do"n hard and fast rules for the
! Triangle Club, II IL an organization
! of Undergraduate students of Princeton
: every play presented must be- written
by ;sn undergraduate. and all asssociated
! WIN Tie production. business and stare
/, managers. must bs chosen from that
/ ss'Idy. Placing ~ on II lofty plane. the
! genial author has taken the most pater
nal interest Ia the club and freqiIentI,
! discusses manuscript with thr 1ffleers
! thUIph he never touches the text. ar.
g., cording ~ the rigid rules which he him.
self framed. December 10, the Triangle
presented In Princeton one of It's most
, ambitious attempts "Hap0Is0n Passes .
/ and this play WAS presented IN New
| York CITY at The end VI January and
later the cast bpjk the road aud travel.
I'd more than 1000 mlles Win the most
beEefac5ai results for the ezcheqier.
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