Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-28

star correspondent OF The Star ana tns
Copyright. 1929.
LONDON, May %. = An interesting
loan exhibition of silver is attracting
all London to Seaford House, the beau
tiful home of Lord and Lady Howard
de Walden.
Only English silver is shown, and
there is nothing which has been made
since 1898, except small modern sec
ton given over to the work of the
craftsmen of 1929. There are 600 pieces
in the exhibition, and each is being
shown on a background of sapphire
velvet. The lighting has been so ar
ranged that the engravings and m
scriptions can be distinguished easily:
The Queen has shown personal
interest in the exhibition, and has lent
three modern pieces Of silver. These are
a Steeple cup, a Shagreen box ana a
bonbon dish in poppy design, and
they are the work of Omar Ramsden,
o young man of great promise.
Princess Sends POrringer.
Princess Elizabeth, probably the
youngest lender, has sent her silver
porringer with ivory handles and crown.
and Princess Mary has lent jeweled
casket decorated with Niello work,
which was made at the Birmingham
School of Art.
A number of sports cups are included,
among them being the Wakefield
Trophy, designed by Mrs. Phoebe
Stabler 1t belongs to Maj. Seagrave.
Old silver on view includes the
Thomas A. Beckett cup and the Cres-
sener cup, lent by the Goldsmiths' Co.;
the 12-sided porringer given by Crom-
we'll to his daughter as wedding pres
ent, and the most imposing collection OF
wine ciSternS ever got together in any
country. These have been brought from
some of the most famous houses IN the
kingdom, whose masters of long ago
liked their wine to be both generous"
and in generous quantities.
The Duke of Sutherland owns the
biggest wine cistern in the world This,
which is, of course, on view at Seatord
House, is 3 feet 212 inches long, 81
inches wide and ID inches high
Opera Season in Swing.
The open season at Covent Garden
Is now in full swing, and although it Is
doubtful whether the King will be able
to attend this year, the Kings smoke
room" has been made ready for his use.
This room, the most historic part of
the famous theater is hidden away i'm
mediately beneath the royal box, from
which 1t is reached by a short flight of
narrow stairs. In shape and "atmos-
phere" it resembles a ships cabin. It's
furniture consists of plush-covered
wall seat in a recess near a fireplace,
containing central heating pipes, a bu
xeau and a few chairs.
Nothing has been changed since King
Edward used the room. 1t was here
that he used to receive famous singers
like Caruso and Melba and the De
Reszkes, and he found it a quiet haven,
too, when he grew weary of music and
song or when particular opera failed
to interest him.
What is perhaps the most interesting
thing in the room is an old-fashioned
whisky-and-sodas stand. This is circu-
lar in shape and made of mahogany,
and is fitted with slots rounded at the
ends to take the old-style oval-bottomed
soda water bottles.
Girls Win Fame.
Two young woman novelists have
suddenly become famous in this coun-
try. One of them is Miss Helen Beau
clerk. Her new novel, 1.-THE Love of the
Foolish Angel" was chosen by the new
ly formed book society as the most
distinguished book of the month. The
novel. which has decorations by Ed