Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life.
Miss Ishbel Macdonald's Friends See Her Best
Qualities Developed as House Mother
in Fathers Home.

during the coming Winter learn to APP
preciate the musical talent of this re-
nowned warrior, for his exquisite flute
concerto Is appearing on the programs
of many symphony and harmonic So
cieties. 1t was recently played with
tremendous effect by the Boston SYM
phony During the past Summer in the
Golden Hall of Schloss Charlottenburg
a series of concerts was given, with
works of German masters making up
the numbers. Fredericks symphony in
D Major, No. g." was played on several
occasions and was followed by tunul-
tuous applause. Pictorially the flute
concerto of the greatest HohenZollern
warrior is more familiar and on canvas
was a favorite subject of French and
German eighteenth century artists.
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In Mr.. Thomas Broadhurst, aged II,
who has just published his first novel,
BLOW the Man Down." London literary
world discovers a new William de
Morgan. Whether Mr.. Broadhurst will
follow his maiden effort, as Mr.. de
Morgan did, by half dozen excellent
tales, remains to be seen, for he is a
good 20 years older But interest To-
cuses on the point that Kate Parsons, a
well known British playwright, was
about to put on the stage a drama by
the same name, for 1t is the first line of
a chantey sung by sailors on ell The
seven seas. But Mrs. Parsons, recog-
nizing a superior production In Mr..
Broadhurst's book, promptly changed
the name of her play to The Com
nlodore Marries." The author of the
best sea yarn of the year ran away
after the most approved fashion before
he was Is, and became sailor. Show
ing promise, he was placed on the
training ship Chichester in the Thames
and then for many the year he cruised
on the Seven Seas. his favorite route
being the dangerous and seductive
waters around China. Increasing near
sightedness caused him to resign from
the navy, but as his preface to Blow
the Man Down" narrates, he quit the
sea only in the professional sense, but
he lived on it and in all these years.
King George, say the critics, has de-
voured the book.
Mrs. Leon Graves, who is one OF the
grande danes of Paris and leader
in the American wing. already is on the
scene and preparing the tableauX ana
balls of the little season through which
favorite charities are provided with
funds to bring Christmas cheer to the
poor. The French capital has been
nOIeQ LOT It's BUIBoous 1nASy Dh1AS Az
centuries past, and at least three OF
these are announced in the opening
season. Aristocratic DANES Of Paris
have vast quantities of picture"
clothes, some the authentic apparel OF
their ancestors and much purchased for
the end desired. Pompadour balls have
been staged in Paris when tour-hfths
of the costumes worn had once been
seen on ladies and gallantS of the court
of Louis XIV Empire balls have been
given at which all the garments were
genuine, either by ownership, purchase
or loan. But Mrs. Graves and her COM
mittees found Parisians cold toward the
eternal dressing up as French folks OF
the past, as strutting as historic char
acters in any part of the world, and to
her amazement and the vast amuse-
ment Of the masculine portion OF the
committees, there was thought of an
American Indian ball and even a Holly
wood frolic. At the last named eelebri-
ties like Doug and MARY" were
gravely discussed by their admirers, who
wish to masquerade as Robin Hood and
Little Annie Rooney.
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When Miss Pyrma Tilton's engage
ment to Mr.. John Pell was announced
recently from Newport, chapters of the
most interesting history in New York
and Rhode Island we're recalled to those
who had grown forgetful. Both de-
scend from eminent New England fore
fathers, sturdy pioneers and early
builders of the Republic Miss Tilton
is the great-granddaughter of the cele-
brated diplomat, wit and author, John
Bigelow, and he had carried down the
name in direct descent from the inlni-
grant who landed from Wrentham, Eng
land, at WateFtoWn in 1882. This first
John Bigelow on New England soil de-
scribes himself gentleman" of Baguley
Hail. Cheshire, and having served gall
lantly in the Pequot and other Indian
wars. he was given handsome grant
from the British government. He mar
ried into an equally prominent family
of Massachusetts, Bay, Mary Warren be-
ing his bride. The family of the author
of "Bigelow Papers" has achieved dis
tiiction along many lines. Young Mr..
Pell, who is the cousin of his fiancees
step-father, Mr. Herbert Claiborne Pell,
spent much of his boyhood In Washing
ton in the home of his grandparents,
Col. Robert Means Thompson and his
late wife. He has illustrial Colonial
ancestry and is lineal descendant of
Sir John Pell of Pelham Manor. Kent,
who emigrated to Boston In 1870, bear
ing letters to Gov. Winthrop, and he
was soon established in post of honor.
The Pells are owners Of the historic
post Of Ticonderoga. and Mr.. Stephen
Pell, father of the bridegroom prospec-
tive, recently revived its ancient glory
both as to the fort from which has
flown three flags-French, British and
the United states-and the picturesque
chateau.
Mrs. Charles l.. Hutchinson, whose
splendid estate, Wynchwood, on. Lake
Geneva in Wisconsin, is the chief at
traction Of this delightful resort, has.
with other unique possessions, bird
sanctuary quite near her home and
quite as extensive as Mr.. Bok's on
Mountain Lake near Miami, Fla, or
the Ward McIlhenny tract In the
marshy regions about Pontehartrian,
La. Mrs. Hutchinson and her late
husband created Wychwood to protect
the birds of this section of the great
The mansion was built back from the
| motor road nearly a mile and thick
screen of trees and bushes which yield
berries were planted as much to insure
privacy as for the forest songsters. This
| dense growth Of woodlands opens on
| an enchanting series of gardens where
| fountains sent their spray and where
many bird baths are placed In sunny
| spots. Extraordinary precautions are
| taken against bird enemies of every
| sort and 1t is Mrs. Hutchinson's pride
| that no tragedies have befallen her
wards during nesting time and in the
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