Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
History Cites Novel Incidents in Lives of States
men, Including, incidentally, Public Debates
on Extraordinary Topics.


actice resorts in Cuba and Bermuda.
Government House, the vast white pile
which stands conspicuously on a hill
of the harbor, is the scene of gayety
from early November, when the first
denizens Of the dominion flee from the
snow and piercing winds which pro-
claim Winter. Until the end of May
Nassau has its hundreds of visitors, and
like Bermuda tidy number all through
the Summer. Sir Charles Is retired
army officer and had met all the celeb
rites of this country at one time or
another during the war or in the con-
course of public men who came on war
work in the years following. Besides
having an excellent martial record, the
genial governor is an author, and many
recent visitors have returned with his
books on Cyprus Under British Rule"
THE Making of Nigeria" and charm
ing sketch on Gibraltar, where he served
seven years as British commandant.
Nine. TSuya Okudo, a demure. soft
voiced resident of Toxic, who was two
years ago appointed by the imperial
government as chief instructress of all
the sewing schools of Japan, landed in
San Francisco recently and is making
leisurelH tour of this country, inspect
ing all its public institutions. She will
in course of time be a guest of the
Japanese embassy in Washington and
as she speaks excellent English, she
may address some of the progressive
clubs of this city and certainly will visit
all its high schools. Nine. Okudo's
schools of sewing are all affiliated with
high schools and the one in Toxic has
been named in her honor. The high
note of this Oriental experts method
is to produce durable, good looking gar
ments in minimum of time, and as
all of japanese femininity in the schools
wear the kimono, this is a simpler OBJ
iective than it would be in this coun-
try. Nevertheless, she conducts classes
in which kimono is cut, sewed, pressed
and is ready to wear in one hour and
half. These garments usually are
changed very often, daily in some in
stances. All pupils, even the very poor,
possess many kinonos and every six
months they are ripped apart, laundered
and again made into the national gar
mentS. 1t looks very simple and no
doubt Washington will listen with keen
attention to all this capable, useful
sewing teacher has to inpart. Re
Gently Nine. Okudo has taken over the
task Of directing the cutting Of thou
termed after the American garments so
coveted by the male population Of the
island empire. After the cutting trained
tailors attend to the making.
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Mr. Otto H Kahn. who is chairman
Of the board of trustees Of the Metro
politan Opera House. is all but swamped
by protests from music lovers who were
annoyed beyond endurance by talking
and laughing during the performances
last season. Specific charges are made
and apparently some of these protests
will go directly to box owners whose
the complaints. 1t is probable that
when another season opens for this re-
noWned temple of song there will be
rules promulgated applicable to the ra-
diant horseshoe as well as to less
prominent parts of the house. Those
who know what is meant by the Bay
reuth or the Munich traditions under
stand that no late conner is allowed in
until the close of the act and to talk
or laugh while the performance is in
progress would result in immediate eX-
pulsion. In fact, those familiar with
the illustrious German music centers al
lege that no such offense has even been
committed, and music lovers OF Euro
pean extraction are utterly COMPOUNDED
to learn that laughing and talking are
not unusual occurrences even during
the high spots Of operas in the Metro
politan. Mr.. Kahn, rumor says, is pom
dering on set Of rules which must be
observed by box owners or temporary
lessees and by the audience in general
If they desire the privilege Of the opera
house.
X X y X
Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden, who
has visited these shores several times
on the last occasion to unveil the
statue of Left Ericson-has always been
collector of japanese and Chinese
art objects. He has permitted the
major part of his treasures to be ex-
hibited in the museum in Stockholm,