Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

one OF the most cSVccT1SG UfpnaICIlS
of his era and his Solicitude that his
small realm be worthily presented when
Antwerp opens the international eX-
position has quickened interest all over
Europe and in this country. Antwerp.
chief port of Belgium, has both ma
tional and local reason for staging the
exhibition. The year 1890 will be Bel
GUMS centennial year. and early in the
Spring the splendid harbor improve
rnents will be completed and will make
Antwerp one of the largest and most
modern ports of Europe. While 1t re-
mains to be seen If the dual Spanish
expeditions at Barcelona and Seville
result in financial success or appreciate
trade expansion, 1t is certainty that
the smaller international display held
in Burlington House, London, during
the past Summer achieved both results.
That exhibition was devoted to art in
,hs widest Interpretation of the term.
and the fabrics of the East as we'll as
new methods in ceramics and wall
treatments prof1ted greatly by partici-
patton in the London activity. King
Albert, through jealous ENJOYS, is arous-
ing the enthusiasm of Belgium'S mani
fold representatives and not only will
the museums yield the best of the gold
and silversmithS' art, but private fam
lilies will send their treasures to the
exposition. Already it is predicted that
the Flemish tapestries alone will be
worth crossing the ocean to see, while
the laceS. which press close to tapestries
in popular esteem. will be the most
complete and gorgeous ever presented
at one exposition.
The Earl of Chesterfield, grandson
twice removed of the polite" Chester |
field. author of the letters, is a leading
golfer at Biarritz, that picturesque re-
sort on the Basque coast of the Bay Of
Biscay, and since he has been a men,
Der of the English-s speaking colony for
some years, he has become mentor
for the newcomer. He knows all the
glories of the Basque country and where
il merges into the celebrated Blue coast
of the Atlantic, and the choice spots
in the PyreneeS and all through those
mountains across France or Spain from
the ocean east to the vast inland sea.
He advises all preparing to visit his
toric or literary shrineS not to expect
too much, to enjoy the scenery and OBJ
serve the people and not to anticipate
an atmosphere of romance. AS for
instance Bergerac. home of the gallant
Cyrano. is a noisy modern commercial
town. with traffic problems and OBJ
streperous tram drivers offers nothing
much in the way of sightseeing. |
TarbeS, birthplace of Marshal Foch, is
commotion except in the horse market. |
But it was there that the heroic leader |
of the allies began his glorious career |
as a judge of equine stock in this re-
mount station. This market offers a |
good reason for the motor "trip from |
Biarritz. But the early thinks it best |
to start of on a tour with good road |
maps and local guide and when at
tracted by town, river, mountain peak |
or castle, to get out the book and read |
about it, and thus avoid disappointing
yourself.
Col. ~Patrick Hurley, Assistant Secre-
tary of war, and Mrs. Hurley, who was
Miss Ruth Wilson, of this city, laugh
heartily when query comes about the
Colonels royal romance during the
closing days of the World War. It was
brief but fascinating, and grew out of |
himself with his troops on the neutral
soil of Luxembourg and his men had
already dug themselves into the peace
full clay before he knew it. So he asked |
to see the reigning sovereign, the lovely |
young Archduchess Charlotte Elise |
Marie Of the House Of Walram, and the |
request being granted, he stated his
predicament and asked to remain as
paying guests. This also was granted
and the Grand Duchess, then just 10,
and unusually alluring, cast court rules
to the winds and invited the dashing
colonel to dine at the royal table and
dance with her later. But perhaps she
had heard Of the ardent ways of the
male species of the Southwest, for she |
displayed a miniature of the gallant
nrince Felix Of Bourbon and Parma,
then her fiance but now her spouse,
and Col. Hurley is said to have con-
AIDED that he, too, cast longing looks be- |
yond the horizon and hoped when the |
war was over to claim a well known |
washington Belle. II Col. Hurley |
ever visits Luxembourg with his lady |
he will be entertained at the royal |
palace by the gracious Duchess, who, |
although she rules one of the tiniest |
states In Europe, yet bears a burden |
of titles not even equalled by those |
which pertain to George of Britain.
3 4 Y
Mrs. Hoover has been honored as
nave all First Ladies by having named |
for her one Of the most regal cilrySan-
themums displayed at the recent horti- |
cultural exhibit staged in the Govern
ment hot houses. and her adorable little |
granddaughter, Peggy Ann. received a
similar honor. But few Of these fine |
'mums" ever get on the market and so |
the various namesakes of the First |
Ladies after time disappear from the |
Departments display. A beautiful mum
last year bore the name of Grace |
Coolidge" and there was a Florence
Harding" and so back the line as long
as these shows have been given. But
any variety of bloom named for a spe-
cial parsonage seems to have a way of
dying out, or it may be the species is
merely relegated to the background to
make room for the later celebrities.
The Mrs Aaron Ward rose and the
Mrs. Francis King gladiola are the
outstanding exceptions, these being ma
tional favorites and in the case of the
rose boasts an international clientele.
The Mrs. Calvin Coolidge gladiola has
turned out hardy prolific variety and
that lady, who admires Spring flowers
OF the dubious nature has had many
hundreds of these bulbs planted at the
old Coolidge home at Plymouth VT,
Tor the pathetic reason that nearby is
the cemetery where young Calvin rests,
with the grandparents. parents and sis
ter of the former President. Dahlias
galore have been named for presiden-
tial ladies, but they did not stand the
test when placed on the market.
X X 4
The Duchess of Roxburghe who re-
fused to sell or lease the box in the
diamond hose shoe of the Metropolitan
Opera House SO long occupied by her
mother, the late Mrs. Ogden Goelet,
has announced that she will be in New
York City during the season. Formerly
Miss May Goelet, the Duchess from
Gotham has reached enviable heights
in her adopted land, and she is perhaps
the only American peeress with whom
Queen Mary Is on terms of intimacy.
Every Autumn until last year when the
King became so alarmingly i'll, the
Queen spent few days at Floors Cas-
tile the Snlendid estate of the RnY-