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H HERE had been few changes
VI In the house. The house was
!, very old. but 1t was beautiful
with the mellow dignity Of age. 1t
had seen so much, It had heard 80
much that 1t felt not only old but
wise and understanding. Perhaps
1t was not even age that It felt.
With SO much youth and romance
and gayety coming into the house
from time to time 1t felt young
and romantic and gay itself.
But this year 1t was worried.
The house believed In tradition, In
memory, In sentiment, In anniver-
versary. Particularly the house be-
! lieved Ia Christmas.
Every Christmas It had been
decorated. Green wreaths had
(, been hung In every window. Great
branches Of pine had hung over the
ancestral portraits which were
heavy enough to bear them. Small
Or pictures we're given smaller
sprays Of green. Red candles were
lighted In the candlestfcks on the
manteipiece every Christmas eve.
Every G, lstmas eve there had a.
wnyn been some members Of the
1kmiIy who had moved away and
had come back. The house listened
ailently, expectaatiy for the whis-
tie Of the train on Christmas eve.
Then for the l.0ise OF sleigh bells
and the crackle Of the sleigh stop
ping In front of the house to let
out its family members who had
5ourneyed back home for Christ
mas.
OF recent years It had been an
automobile that had h0nked and
stopped before the house. The
house liked q sleigh better. But
still It kept up with the times. It
liked having an automobile In front
Of its door during the summer
and 1t liked the arrival Of the au-
tomobile at Christmas time.
It was not this modern invention
that had bothered the house this
year. 1t was something else.
For years and years and years
there had been a little piece of
mistletoe hung under the old lamp
In the front hall. 1t was a funny
old lamp. 1t had pictures on Its
four glass sides and 1t was really
the lamp holder, for every evening
just at dusk one Of the members
Of the family would come out and
pull the lamp holder down on its
workable chain and tip the lighted
lamp just enough and most care
fully so 1t would fit inside. Then
back up the lamp was pulled again.
From this had always hung the
mistletoe.
Mistletoe was sometimes hard to
get, but a little piece had always
been obtained. One year there had
been only two white berries on the
mistletoe. but this year In spite of
q great predominance Of green
there were five white berries. So
It was not this that worried the
house. 1t was because there was
no longer lamp. The lamp hold
er was there, hanging in the front
hall, but II had been fastened up
so that 1t stayed up all the time
now. 1t didn't have to be pulled
down. There -'ae an electric globe
I'm 1t and II was turned on by
button on the side Of the wall.
1t was this electric light that
bothered the house. Son chow 1t
seemed as though the mistletoe
hung from the electric light would
not be so romantic II was such 8
change. And romance. the house
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aMs8A AeEgaSs
Reason for December Is
Being Christmas Day

1t Is moi definitely known when
Christmas was first celebrated. The
institution of the festival Is at.
tributed to Telesphorus, who -four
ished in the reign of Antoninus
Plus (131-161 A. d.. This, how
ever, Is not historical. 1t has often
been objected that December %
cannot be the true date of the
birth of Christ, for 1t is then the.
rainy season In Palestine and shep-
herds would scarcely have been
watching their sheep by night In
the fields. The reason for the
final choice Of December % cannot
now be determined. A widespread
feast of the Great Mother may
have Influenced the decision, also
the desire to place q Christian
feast In opposition to the Roman
feast of "Sol invectus" at the win
ter solstice. The Germans then held,
their Yule feast In commemorative
of the return of the fiery sun, and
many of the beliefs and usages of
the old Germans and Romans re-
lating to this matter passed from
heathenism to Christianity and
have survived to the present day.
AS Christianity spread, the feast
Of the winter solstfce, the time
when the day begins to increase,
and light to triumph over dark
ness, was changed into the Feast
Of Christ. the Light Of Life.
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II Apply tinkling sleigh bells
Isl seemed to Marilynne to keep
repeating Paul's words
love you, love you, love you. Wen
be married right away. Jingle,
Jingle, Jingle! Married right away
The moonlight cast their NOV
ing shadow on the snowy road. The
bells continued their lively refrain.
Paul heard 1t, too-"We'll be mar
ried right away
'sMarilynne," he said. "this Is
the most wonderful Christmas eve
In my life. I didn't dream ] could
ever be 80 happy"
"Just we two forever. think I
must have loved you always
'Let as be married tonight, dear.
there is still time"
"Oh, no. Paul, dear. We should
announce It first. Let's walt until
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Simple Happiness Role

A famous singer recently told how
four other great singers who were
to sing together at gala occasion,
Quarreled over the question as to
who should 60 first on the stage.
All four were rich and famous, yet
they made themselves miserable
about such little thing. The girl
who Is wretched If she sees another
honored before her, will sooner or
later ruin what might be a happy
life. I'm honor preferri1g one an
other" may not be an easy rule to
follow. but IT will surely bring
peace to the mind and heart.-N1-
change.
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pebbles in brook when you heard
Joan laugh.
"Oh." Joan said. "Oh." she said
again.
The family inside were wonder
ing why Joan didn't bring the call
er inside. Or was 1t just q mes
sage perhaps? Or was 1t late
package? Or was 1t q mistake?
Or what?
"Oh," Joan said, still holding
open the door. "Oh," said Joan
again.
"Joan, Merry Christmas. Do
let's make up. ! can't see fu-
ture without you. love you so
much"
Oh, how Joan's heart sang
quiet, happy little song all to It.
self.
1t was wonderful to think he
would never be happy without her.
The thought Of his unhappiness
without her made her rejoice!
1t had been q stupid quarrel-it
had been hard saying such mean
things when both of them knew
they didn't mean 1t.
"Joanl" He caught sight of the
mistletoe. And the house fairly
creaked aloud with excitement.
The electric globe in the old lamp
holder made no difference. Moth.
ing made any difference. Here was
youth and romance and gayety
Here was the mistletoe inspiring
what every true mistletoe should
inspire.
"J0an," called the family from
within. "Who is there?"
Barry" she answered. "He's
taking off his coat"
Barry took off his coat then and
went inside.
They were clasping hands.
The mistletoe looked quite elated.
81 did a good job" the mistle-
toe said-"patched up q quarrel
and renewed romance"
"GOod work" said the house. II
approve of you"
merry Christmas" the mistletoe
ended.
(@. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
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right after the
holidays"
"Why7"
"Just 20 that
people wont say
we were In too
big q hurry.
what do we
care what peO-
pie say7 If you
had q family, It
would be differ
ent, but we are
all alone"
She smiled at
him. "Perhaps
II we had to
share each other
we wouldn't be
so happy. We
can be so con.
tent with just
ourselves"
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doctor ThOmp-
son lived about
two miles far n
Their on" Mrs. ~
Weatherby told II
him. "Is it any h
thing seriousY'
II don't know.
An accident"
Paul went back
to his horse. "
81 can't leave =
Marilynne for I
so long" he
thought, before
he had gone -
far. He looked = ]
about for a pos eS
sible messenger, -
but there was -
no one In sight. .AW
He stopped be- GS1
fore the next
house, intending to Al
for some one to del
message. But as he st
the porch he noticed 8 8
J. B. Brown" He rang
A man with grazing hair
it.
doctor Brown
Eyes"
"Can you come with
away?"
"Well, I don't know.
4has$A &ysBs
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In.tead Of Christmas Tree

Italy has an "Urn Of Fate" In.
tea. of q Christmas tree. They
put their Christmas gifts into q
big deep bowl, and grown PEOPLE
In family take turns drawing for
gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Secretary Mellon Heads
Sorority Dance Patrons

Secretary Andrew w. Mellon of the
Treasury has agreed to acS as patron
for the benefit dance to be given by
Epsilon Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi Legal
Sorority of the Washington College OF
Law, at the Arlington Hotel, Friday
evening, November 16, the proceeds to
go toward establishing a scholarship
fund in the college.
Additional patrons and r"tronesses
are the Secretary of Nav and Mrs
Wilbur, Senator and Mrs. l-~nry Wilder
Reyes, Senator and Mrs. Porter j. Nc
Cumber, the secretary TO the President
Mr.. Edward T. Clark, and Mrs. Clark;
First Assistant Postmaster General and
Mrs. John H. Bartlett, Senator and
Mrs. George H. Moses, Col. and Mrs
Herman A. Nets, Judge Charles Fl
Robb, Judge and Mrs. Walter I. Nc
Coy, Mrs. Alva T. Hert, Maj. and Mrs
Charles Drake Westcott, Mr.. and Mrs
Leo Rover, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F
Crist, Maj and Mrs. j. Garfield Riley
Mrs Ellen Spencer MIlssey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederic william Vile, Mr.. James
Francis Burke and Mrs. Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Frelinghuysen Durnont
DR.. Charles w. Needham, Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin A. Mooers, Mr. and Mrs. Luc1en
H. Vandoren, Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Berry
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Spaid, Mr..
and Mrs. Sewell w. Abbott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas P. Littlepage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick c. Dumaine, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice j. Pierce, Mr.. Louis Wy
man, Mr.. and Mrs Walter j. Fahy OF
New York City, Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth Trick, Miss
Edith B. Morse of Pittsburgh, Mr.. James
w. Trick, Mrs. James A. Purcell, Mr..
]. Edgar Hoover and Mr.. A. D. Hath
away.
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a bridge luncheon Friday, when Mrs.
Adolph Moebs entertained.
Miss Loretta Hunter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hunter of Rockville,
has issued invitations for dance No
vember IL to be given at the Mont
gomery County Club.
Mrs. Wallace Cragie entertained at
her home in Edgemoor with bridge
party.
Mrs. Walter Mobley and her daugh-
ter, Miss Louise Mobley, of Rockville
entertained yesterday with a bridge
luncheon at the Montgomery County
Club, when their guests numbered so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse E. Swigart of
Somerset have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Ada King
Swigart, to Mr.. Laurice Floyd Hess, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Hess OF
Washington.
Mr.. Charles Chapman has returned
to his home in Chicago, after being the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Frank I.
Chapman. in KenSington.
Mr. William H. Gilpin has returned
| to New York, after being the guest OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Gilpin in Sandy Spring
4sAAs " W. EAAAAACAOO1L 1lco lCbuk ~
Rockville, after two weeks absence
visiting relatives in South Carolina. He
was accompanied here by his brother,
Mr.. Olin Anderson.
Miss Betty Somerville has returned 70
her home in Prince Frederick, Md,
after being the guest of DR.. and Mrs
William Linthicum, in Rockville.
Mr. George Miller of Wilmington has
returned to his home after being the
guest of relatives in Sandy Spring
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Brosius of
Rockville will return tomorrow after
short trip to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cashell, former
residents of Rockville, will go to Cincin-
natl, Ohio, where they will make their
home.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. LeaFy, ir., have
returned to their home in Chevy Chase,
after three weeks stay at Old Colony
Cove on the Chesapeake. They had as
their guests for week Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Leary, ST., who have returned 10
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their daughter. Mrs Donald Spicer,
Mrs G. H. Towner, Mrs. Stanley Rid
derhof Mrs. Elmer Hall and Mrs. w. j.
Whaling. Among others to go from the
post were Maj. and Mrs. r. L. Denig
Mrs c. r. Sanderson, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs w. P. Upshur Maj. and Mrs. G. j.
Miller, Lieut.. Albert A. l.. Ort, U. S.
Navy, and Mrs. Ort, Chaplain and Mrs
Maurice Witherspoon, and Comdr.
Plat, U. S. Navy, and Mrs. Platt.
The All-Marine foot ball team played
Washington College at Norfolk, Va,
Saturday and the Quantico post team
will play Fort Eustis Sunday.
Mrs. Heiner wife of Capt. Robert G..
Heiner, Medical Corps, U. S. NJ, re-
turned Wednesday after spending sew
eral days in Annapolis.
Chaplain Witherspoon
Addresses ID. A. r. Chapter.
Chaplain Maurice Witherspoon spoke
to the Abigail Hartman-Rice Chapter
of the D. A. r. at their meeting last
week, using as his topic Defense. .
Chaplain and Mrs. Witherspoon were
| the dinner guests of Chief Marine Gun
ner and Mrs E. T. OZabal prior to the
meeting, which was held in the home
of Mrs. Ozabal's mother, Mrs. w. P.
Belt, in Washington.
| Capt. j. I. Nettekoven arrived at the
post Friday, after an absence OF sew
eral months, when he was on duty in
China with the expedition detail.
Mai. and Mrs. r. l.. Denig received
this week magnificent portrait OF their
son, the late Charles Alfred Ely Denig,
which they had done by the we'll known
! artist, Lazar Raditz of Philadelphia.
The portrait bears the following in
| scription: Charles Alfred Ely Denig,
Saint Paul, Mimi, 9th october, 1912,
Washington, D. C.. oath August, 1928,
Manlius Battalion, r. o. T. c. 1926
| 1928 by Lazar Raditz.
The Friday morning speaker for the
staff and students of the Marine Corps
schools last week was Maj. Alvan c.
Sandeford, Field Artillery, U. S. Army.
Mai. Sandeford was accompanied to
Quantico by Mai. A. H. Turnage, U. S.
M c., Of headquarters in Washington
and both were the luncheon guests OF
Col. and Mrs. James c. Breckenridge.
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NORTH SUBURBAN

Mrs. j. Darby Bowman and Mrs. Bar
Yard Welsh of Rockville entertained on
Thursday at the Montgomery County
Club with bridge party. when Mrs.
Talbot Riggs of Annapolis. Md, was
the guest of honor. The club had at
tractive decorations of Fall foliage and
flowers, and the guests, VINO numbered
~, came from all sections ct the county
and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoel L. Mcqueen Of
Capitol View held an informal reception
-on Tuesday, when they celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. Owing to
the impaired health of Mrs. Mcqueen,
those attending were members Of the
family and a few intimate friends,
which included Mrs. Henry l. Bowditch
OF Boston, Mass; Mrs. j. Bradley Van
Hosen and Mr.. Philip o. Mcqueen,
daughters and son of the couple.
Mrs. Caroline Novak of Edgemoor en-
tertained Tuesday evening with a bridge
party.
Mr.. George T. Barnsley of Lake City,
ia, has been the guest Of MI. and Mrs.
Josiah w. Jones for the past ten days
: DIR. and Mrs. Charles E. Nicholas of
: Harrisonburg, Va; DR.. Charles Stickley
: of Orange, Va, and Mrs. Wade H. Car
Z penter and daughter Miss Mary Car
. penter, of Charlotte, N. c., have re-
Z turned to their homes after being the
/. guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. Stickley
at their home in Kensington.
The wedding of Miss Jane Wilson
: Parker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Brain
! ard w. Parker of Bethesda, to Mr.. John
: Long Caswel will take place Saturday
November IL, at Cedarcroft, home of
the brides parents. The ceremony will
? d OF ~ ~,,;Il /. Eof
{" lowed by a large reception.
=, Mrs. John Brewer, accompanied by
f" her sister, Mrs. Robert Lewis, have re-
turned to Rockville, after being in st.
) Louis and visiting in Atlanta with their
: sister, Mrs. Page Reese. Mrs. Lewis
! viii sail shortly for London to join Mr..
:, Lewis, where they will make their home.
largely attended dance was held
Friday night at the clubhouse of the
Woman's Club of Bethesda. The club
was attractively decorated for the occa-
sion with Fall leaves and flowers. Mrs.
William B. N. Brookes headed the list
of patroneSses which included Mrs Wal
ter E. Perry, Mrs. G.. Wade Imirie, Mrs.
John A. Flemming, Mrs: Charles Moore,
Z Mrs. George Bradley, Mrs. George F.
Hane, Mrs. BARLEY Reside, Mrs. Earl
w. Chafee, Mrs. ". F. Rabner, MS.
:. Terry K. Thurston, Mrs. Frank Wallace,
Mrs. Ford Young, Mrs. John Clark, Mrs.
johnson E. Gray, Miss Mona Gill, Mrs.
Robert Dodge Hanger, Mrs. r. S. Mar
shall, Mrs. Elisha johnson and Mrs. T.
w. Pyle.
Mrs. Alfred Ray entertained Thurs
day with bridge luncheon at her home
In Kensington in honor of Mrs Helen
Sharp of Cleveland, who is visiting
Comdr. and Mrs w. S. Bates. Mrs.
Sharp was also the guest of honor ct
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Hadassah Planning Ball
For Thanksgiving Night

Plans are speedily bsing whipped
into shape by committee workers for
the tenth annual ball of the washing
ton Chapter of Hadassah, which is to
be held in the hall Of nations Of the
Washington Hotel on Thanksgiving
night Reports so far indicate that
the ball will be the most successful
ever held by the organization. Prom
inent members of the local chapter OF
Hadassah, working under Mrs. Henry
E. GunderSheimer, chairman of the
program committee for the ball, met at
her home last week and reported they
had collected $1,000 in cash for the
event. 1t is expected that the COM
mittee will hold another meeting some
time during the coming week.
Members of the program committee
are Mrs Morris Blumenthal, Mrs.
Barney Robin, Mrs Samuel Narcissen-
field, Mrs. William M. Sacks, Mrs. j..
Kotz, Mrs. Morris Gewirz, Mrs. Ben
Ourisman, Mrs. Hyman Shapiro. MRS.
A. j. Steinberg. Mrs. Joseph Sporting,
Mrs. Jack Wolf, Mrs. Edward Cooper,
Mrs julius Wolpe, Mrs. Moe Offenberk,
Mrs. Isaac Peake, Mrs. William Kraft,
Mrs. Charles Gordon, Mrs. Samuel
Norman, Mrs. Seigel, Mrs. Charles
Posenthal, Mrs. Joseph KaminSky. Mrs.
Harry Schwartz and Mrs. Henry Oxen
berg Mrs. William I. OguS is presi-
dent of the local chapter. Other chair
men include Mrs. Henry A. HirSh and
Mrs. Edward A. CafritZ.
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Book Lovers Invited
To Attend Review

About 200 book lovers attended the
first book review of the series held last
Thursday at the New Willard by Mrs
william Wolff Smith and Mrs. Theo-
dore Hance Tiller. The ncxt will be
next Thursday at the same place, fol-
lowed by the same review next Friday
evening at the League of American Pen
Women clubhouse, at 1108 Sixteenth
street.
In addition to the subscribing pa
tronasses already listed, the following
new subscribers attended Thursdays
review Mrs. Edward NJ Dingley, Mrs
Frank T. Hines, Mrs. George M Ferris
Mrs. William Henry White, Mrs. T. F.
Law, Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax, Mrs
Adds B. Browne, Mrs. Loren Johnson
Mrs. Fl. N. Vinall, Mrs Paul Linebargar
Mrs. Charles Riordcn, Mrs. Fl. G. Fuller
Mrs. Benjamin d. Cain, sr; Mrs. E. w
Darling, Mrs. r.. p. Irving, Mrs Cath
crime S. Scott, Mrs. j. Gilman Bullard
Mrs. William H. Walker, Mrs Roger
S. Hale Miss Ruth Dickinson, Mrs. c.
o. Mckay. Mrs. Ernest Daniel, Mrs
N. E. Ives, Mrs. Clara Vana, Mrs. Philip
Terrell, Mrs. H. S. Neale, MS. Frank
w. Wilson, Mrs. John B. ATilliken, Mrs.
Carrie B. Graham, Mrs. Eugene Coils
ter, Mrs. William c. McSparron, Mrs.
Annie K. Hulsiger, Mrs. Ruth c. Butt
ley, Mrs. Anna H. Trafelet and Mrs.
Hannah M. Lingeneckcl.
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Virginia Society Opens
First Ball of Season

The first ball of the season to be given
by the Society of Virginia in Washing
ton, will be held about the first of De-
cember. The membership of the society
consists of 1877 Virginians living in and
near the District of Columbia.
The newly elected officers for the year
beginning November /. are: President
Representative Joseph T. Deal of Nor
folk; first vice president. Mr.. Thomas
Slator Settle. lawyer of this city; Sec
end vice president, Mr.. Alfred Pembroke
Thorn, lawyer: third vice president, Mr.
r. Page Irving; treasurer, Mr.. Fred P.
Myers; financial secretary. Mr.. j. w
Sommerville of this city and Newport
News. Va, and secretary, Miss Frances
Carter LinfOot.
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NEW YORK, November 10.-One of
the NEST interesting events of late No
vember will be the benefit to be given
to. raise funds for university city in
Madrid. This educational project is
under the direct patronage of King
Alfonso and his Queen. The benefit
here will be held at the Metropolitan
Opera House when Verdis La Ira
viata" will be sung November 20. Mrs.
Graham Fair Vanderbilt is at the head
of the list of patronesses.
Many prominent Americans are in
terested in the university project, which
was sponsored by King Alfonso to mark
the tWenty-fifth anniversary of his sue
cassion to the throne of Spain. The
endowment will enable many poor stu
dents to enjoy educational advantages
which heretofore have been denied 20
them through force of circumstances.
Among those who are patronesses and
who will be seen IN the brilliant audi
ence the night of Tire opera are Countess
of Granard, Lady Armstrong, wife OF
the British consul general in New
York: Mrs. Vincent Aston, Mrs. Otto H.
Kahn, Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Mrs.
Archer M. Huntington, Mrs. Charles E.
Mitchell. Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs.
George T. Brokaw, Mrs. Elbridge Gerry
Chadwick. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Mrs. William Fahnestock, Countess AL
fonso P. Villa, Mrs. James w. Gerard,
Mrs. Robert Goelet, Mrs. Jay Could
Mrs, Marshall Field, Mrs. Harry Payne
whitney, Mrs. Henry Fairfield Osborn
and Mrs Charles Cary Rumsey.
Interest Maintained
In National Horse Show.
To those who have entertained any
apprehenSionS as to the popularity OF
the National Horse Show, the enthu-
siasm which marked the opening held
at Madison Square Garden last Thurs
day offered complete reinsurance. A
large aSsemblage of sociey folk were
present for the premiere. Among these
were contributors to the prize list all
over the country.
One of the colorfu1 features OF the
events was the exhibition riding given
by the cavalrymen from Germany, Bel
GUM, Holland, Poland, Canada and
the United States Army. Their display
of riding and jumping skill furnlsneo
thrills for all present.
One of the opening numbers was due
to r. Suffern Taller, who presented his
ancient stage coach, Lightning, to
z. Victor Loew, who piloted the vehicle
around the ring 1t was the first time
this coach has been seen in New York
since Mr.. Taller drove it during the
Autumn of 1894 from the old Windsor
Hotel to the Westchester Country Club.
MIR. and Mrs. Taller and c. Ledyard
Blair occupied Mr.. Loew's box, No. 10,
at the horse show to see Mr.. LoeW
drive. The old vehicle has an inter-
esting history. 1t was built in France
because the English and American
coachmakers of that day refused to
make an exact copy of the Quicksilver
royal mail coach of London. However,
the French expert agreed, and it is an
exact copy, with the blunderbuS box in
front and the single "dickey" seat at
the back.
:. In 1892 Mr.. Taller established rec
ord for fast driving between Paris and
Trouville, and had as his guests Eugene
Higgins and James Gordon Bennett.