Evening star., 1928-11-18
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official World
Japanese Emperor, Recently Enthroned With
Brilliant Ceremony. Is Held Notable
Figure in the Scientific World.

little royal lady and the pictures In thi;
story, called The House in Pooh
Corner" are alleged to be lust as en-
ticing as Tenniels for Alice in Won
derland," Mr.. Milne has proposed q
series of incidents at The House ii
Pooh Corner" and a special book case
is being prepared by the Arts and Crafts
in London for the purpose OF setting
forth in good style the very first col
lection of books dedicated to and pre-
pared for the small granddaughter OF
King George and Queen Mary. Coming
from line of ancestors on her mothers
side who we're fed from infancy on
border tales of ghosts and wars. the
little princess is partial to hair-lifting
warns Her mother was born at Glami5
! Castle. the identical grim fortress in
which tradition has it that Macbeth
murdered the good King Duncan, SO
! mystery tales and unusual happenings
such as transpire at Pooh Corner are
/ believed to be Just the kind to intrigue
the juvenile princess.
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DR.. Otto Kiep with Frau Kiep, who
recently began a two-month tour of the
Far West. is following the policy laid
out for the younger diplomats serving
+ in this Capital. DR.. Kiep came to
Washington first with the original
members of the German part of the
Mixed Claims Commission to determine
the claims against the alien property
custodian. He was transferred to the
foreign Office in Berlin and two years
ago returned to Washington as coun-
selor of the Germany embassy. He has
travelled all through the North Atlantic
States and with his wife and small son
spent the entire Summer on the North
Shore. where for several months he
was charge daffaires during the So
iourn of the Ambassador in Berlin and
Breslau during the past Summer. Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg is said to rate
familiarity with this Republic as one of
the assets in the diplomatic service,
and leaves of absence are granted when
ever possible to those members who
wish to study certain problems in the
conduct of industries on the Pacific
Coast. Frau Kiep is noted tennis star
and during her senior year in the
Woman's College of the Berlin Univer-
sity she held the championship. She
can sail a yacht and is q graceful and
proficient swimmer also Certain parts
of Southern California where DR.. Kiep
and his wife propose to remain several
weeks, offer attractions in many lines
of sport not to be enjoyed on the At
lantic Coast.
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Mai. Edward Metcalf. aide de camp
for several years to the Prince of Wales,
and his wife, who is Lady Alexandra.
is daughter of the Marques of Curzon,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Beaver Strasburger of. Philadelphia at
q Ia of
Deauyille, and incidentally meeting
many of the country people of Lady
AleXandras mother, the former Mary
Letter. The result is that this young
couple will soon visit these shores as
the guests of the hospitable Philadel-
pl1ians and some New Workers whom
they met during the Deauville social
season recently ended Lady Alexan-
dra is the youngest and deemed the
loveliest of the three daughters of Lord
Curzon. and her attachment to young
Edward Metcalf an officer of the Indian
Army, caused rift between her and her
austere father. Despite the interces-
sion of Wales, who is genuinely fond of
| his former aide and had been his chum
| in army days. the marques would not
relent and forbade the officer entree
| into his home He had not the power
to interfere with the pecuniary meas
ures of Levi z. Letter for his grand
children, but all of his private fortune
he devised to the oldest daughter, Mary
Victoria. who inherited the most priced
Curzon title and is now known as the
| Baroness of Ravensdale. The second
daughter. Cynthia. in joining the So
cialists affected her father just as much
as did Alexandra. who wished to marry
an untitled colonial officers. The mar
~ oe vraieh 0aaVrreA within y1o0Af n
after Lord Curzon's death. has been
very happy. There are two children.
and the Metcalfes are on pleasant terms
with the widow of the statesman, the
| Marchioness of Curzon. and are fire.
quent guests In her home. Maj. Met
fcalfe accompanied the Prince of Wales
on his first trip to this country when
President Wilson was an invalid. Lady
| Alexandra is the only daughter of Mary
! Letter Cur1on. who as yet has never
beheld the land of her maternal fore
! fathers.
Mrs. Deming Jarves, formerly Miss
Clara jackson, daughter of Mrs. John
P. Jackson of this city, has been for
years a. clever artist, but since her
widowhood she has devoted much time
to sketching and during the latter days
| of October she and Grand Duchess
Cyril of Russia held joint exhibition
for charity in the Romanoff villa at
st. Briac, near Dinard. Many of their
sketches we're included, and the greater
space was given to amateur artists who
flock in the Summer along the coast OF
Brittany and paint for pleasure rather
than for profit. Another member oi
this group is the Hon. Donald Forbes
brother of Lord Granard, who married
Miss Beatrice Ogden Mills, and who de-
lights IN painting the fields of COLDER
grain in mid-France and the ripe tints
of the Autumn vineyards. Mrs Jarvei
spends a part of each year as the guest
of her mother and her sister, Mime. Will
helm Ekengren, widow of the Swedish
Minister, The late Deming ,TarveS