Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.

BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.
With the former Vice President COM
fortably established as Ambassador to
the Court Of st. James, the other new
diplomats to Europe's important capt.
tails now are receiving their share of
public attention. It is amusing to note
with what avidity Britons seize on the
military title of Ambassador. and now
he is constantly generated" verbally
and in print Senator Edge can claim a
perfectly good association with the Jer-
sey militia during the brief skirmish
with Spain in 1898. But he is so close
ly connected with legislative labors and
has been Senator Edge for so long that
his nearest and dearest would not rec
ognize him as Captain" Perhaps to
the Partisan public he will remain Sen
ator even though filling the lofty post
of representing the United States at
the government of its first friend and
ally in Europe. Tremendous interest
centers on Mrs. Edge, her youth, social
charm and recognized poiSe and tact.
Likewise Parisians are intrigued by the
rumor that the State Department in
tends to build superb embassy and
chancelry on the land purchased by
the late Mr.. Herrick and that so
capable a chatelaine as Mrs Edge will
supervise the affair, whether as an en-
largement of the present embassy or as
a perfectly new ediflce. Mrs. Edge Will
find the home of Mr.. Herrick furnished
in elegant and appropriate fashion,
where she may fulfill every social obli-
CATION during the period, whether brief
of protracted, that the Department OF
State ponders the problem.
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Mr., and Mrs. John w. Garrett In
Rome are equally Of interest interna-
tionally. Though it is more that 70
wears since Mr.. Garrett served IN Eu-
rope, his last assignments being in
South America, they both find friends
in every city near Rome and many IN
the official life Of the italian capital.
Mrs. Garrett has the house-hunting
problem on hand. The problem is not
SO acute as elsewhere, the supply OF
superbly furnished and well-built
palaces being more than equal to the
demand. But it will require time and
attention to secure just the proper DOM
icile for the extraordinary social ana
political necessities Of the approaching
season. While Premier Mussolini domi-
mates everything, the King and court
remain paramount in the social sense
Then the new status OF Pope PluS Al
brings in another factor which olenos
partially with the other two, yet con,
tains elements of difficulty. 1t Is wen
that so experienced and talented people
as Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Garrett are
giving the situation profound study and
taking heed of the age-old TRADITIONS
which prevail in Rome and which, II
carefully followed, eliminate all frlc-
ton. Mrs Garrett Is famous hosteSs
and has been a leader OF Baltimore
society, especially as regards musical
and artistic events.
Mr.. Harry E. Guggenheim's appoint
ment to the ambasSadorshlp OF Ha-
yana has been received there with en-
thusiasm, and though the fact is care
sons for qualification. the really potent
one is Mr.. Guggenheim's knowledge OF
the Spanish-American mind and It's
nrevaiiing language. For many years
the Ambassador designate has been
student OF Latin America, and this ne
cessitated an academic knowledge OF
Spanish, and in late years a converse
tional facility has been developed. he
is the third Ambassador accredited 10
Cuba since the legation was raised in
rank and the first to possess even
working knowledge of the Spanish Ian
guage. In fact, the linguistic accom-
plishments of the diplomats sent from
Uncle Sans domain have been regard
ed as rather delicate themes and 70 oe
avoided In general conversation. Gen:
Crowder and Col. Noble judah FOUND
the greater proportion OF olplomats IN
Havana adopts in English, and at the
Department of State many officials VINO
were In reality bilingual in their aon-
ity to turn one language into the other,
so they had no reason to worry. But
there is general jubilation over the
ability of the latest representative from
washington to speak to Cuba's Chief
Executive In Spanish. Gen. Machado
Is among the few CubanS OF exalted
rank who never learned English, so that
his intercourse with Gen. Crowder and
Col. Judah was always through an In
terpreter, while with MIR. Guggenheim
it will be personal.
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Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh.
who are engaged in another crusade OF
good will between the Americas, are.
according to some friends who met
them during their recent visit to
Charleston, s. c., much interested in
knowing If the recent nuptial union OF
John Coolidge and Florence Trumbull
will also lead to life In the air.
Daughters of the flying governor. the
only one of 48 who has a pilots
license. and a record for speed and
safety as well. young Mrs. Coolidge and
her sister Jean soon joined their father
in his sport and soon turned out to be
aviatrixes of the first order. They have
licenses and can make plane do any
thing which was thought wonderful for
TIA 1sost proficient male flying expert
five O. CIV wears ago. They can land in
the back yard with ease, deliver the
. articles for which the spin was taken
and then be ready, for an afternoon OF
ernor when he had finished his work at
the capital and would like little fun.
All concede that young John was in
ordinately proud of his sweetheart's &C
complishments. but he personally did
not become an airman and seems to
prefer to take his riding in motor
car. But young Mrs. Lindbergh Is con-
WINGED that his bride will soon convert