Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

Inc IaSHlon OF DeJeWelnB The SpAle,
| the wearing Of diamond pendants and
buckles at the back instead OF the front,
which began in the Casino, is having
such vogue that IL the Paris eye
! locket idea spreads the ladies at LIE
| Touquet will be wearing their eyes at
least in their backs If not In the back
of their heads!
And amid these glittering backbones
the barmen and the cocktail-shakers
are earning small fortunes. One young
French barman admits that in the
high season." although he gets only
two or three hours sleep in the "a. he
earns as much as $500 or so a day in
| ups. and many man Is shaking up
| angels kisses" for people who will die
poorer than himself. The experts say
that women cannot mix cocktails. but
Lady Hillingdon's friends insist she is
match for the best professional
mixers.
The Riviera: the Villa Rosemary.
Sir John and Lady Ward are re-
claiming a wild bit of hillside below
their lovely house, the Villa Rosemary,
and turning it into rock garden. The
VIVA Rosemary'S garden is already one
OF the prettiest sights of the Riviera
1t is blaze of tulips, scented stocks
and daffodils.
Another daffodil paradise is the little
wood, not far off. which nature. I'M
aided, has carpeted with these golden
blooms, mingled with scarlet anemones,
JonquilS and white waxen narcissi.
Inc party-givers are finding It hard
10 out-oo the wonderful entertainment
recently provided by william Burton at
MS house, Mougins, at Cannes. His In
v1tations were issued on Roman parch-
ment, and the guests were instructed to
appear as former shade" of them
selves In some character In history be-
fore the Christian era.
Mr.. Burton himself represented Nero.
the Laverys came as Venetian Doge
and Donna, and other guests few from
London to present many more dis
tinguiShed shades at the party The
Aga Kahn, usually the simplest of men.
made a profound impression as one of
his ancestors, in black robes lined with
scarlet silk and decked with diamonds
and pearls-a thrilling spectacle of
Oriental splendor. Supper was served in
a huge cave in the garden.
Eome: Opening Tombs Of Scipios.
After is centuries of neglect. the
femous tombs of the Scipios. on the
the public. Built by Appius Claudius
CaecuS 3l2 years before Christ, these
! tombS were for five centuries the burial
place Of the noblest Romans
Cicero and Livy both mentioned the
Sclp1o tomb. giving it's exact position,
and the poet Ennius celebrated it in his
verses. In the days of the Roman re-
public 1t was regarded as one of the
most magnificent of burial places.
IlIriIIc Srinin porhafue me-. A.. a..A
Sclpio buried there, in 259 B. C. He
was followed by many others, until the
line became merged in that of the Cor
nelian family.
Free access will be given to the pub
lie to the underground galleries and
crypts by the principal entrance on the
Via Appia; this entrance also had been
long concealed.
Palermo: A Sicilian Ball.
This Sicilian town promises to be-
| come a popular English resort, and
many famous visitors have determined
to come here again next season. AS q
change from the conventional on the
Riviera, Villa Igeia, on the outskirts of
the town, is perfect. There is luxury
hotel with wonderful garden, rock bath
ing equal to that at Antilles, and giving
directly on to the sea as few Riviera
hotels do. There is endless country,
too.
Sir Charles and Lady Frederick have
been among the visitors, also Lord
Fairhaven, and the social season ended
with the Countess D'Assaro's ball. In
a palace Of superb beauty. with price
less tapestries and embroideries on the
walls, the guests went back-so far as
their dresses were concerned-to 1850:
many had their own grandmothers'
polka, mazurka and waltz. The men
wore superb uniforms. the Comte de
Beaumont. for example. being arrayed
in a black tail-coat made of sequins,
and having silvered his hair.
Cologne: Girls Like "Funnies."
The result of an interesting inquiry