Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
Tales Of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life

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diplomatic corps and in the main
points follows the long established pro-
cedure Of the former Austrian empire.
The illustrious secretary Of foreign af-
Fairs. DIR. Edward, lives In beautiful
villa In Bubenec adjacent to the Git
tings home and many Of the ENJOYS,
especially those with young children,
have sought to establish homes In this
attractive quarter Of the old Bohemian
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bruggmann,
the former q secretary OF the Swiss
legation and the latter familiar to
Washingtonians as Miss Mary Wallace,
daughter of the late Secretary OF Agri-
culture, are prominent members OF the
foreign coterie in Prague. They had
been passing the Summer ut Mr.. Brugg-
manr's home at LichenSteg, st. Gal
len, Switzerland, with their young son,
Charles, jr., and returned in the latter
part Of August. Mrs. Bruggmann has
changed but little and nanifests the
deepest interest In Washington and the
many friends she had acquired there.
The romance which led to her marriage
to the young diplomat who was at
during her first season as o cabinet
belle. It will be remembered that
beautiful rose, the Mary Wallace, was
placed on the market by some eminent
rosarians Of Washington and Phila-
delphia and some fine specimens Of this
variety may be admired In the Brugg-
mann garden: and naturally Mrs.
Bruggmann was delighted to hear that
her nan1eSake stood well among the
I'D. fvA
riage, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruggman have
not been in the United States since the
birth Of their son, who is less than q
wear old, but Mrs. Wallace and other
members of the family have visited
Prague and the home OF Mr.. Brugg-
mann In that important canton Of the
Swiss republic, st. Gallen.
Mr.. Arthur Chester Frost consul gen.
eral at Prague, and Mrs. Frost are
active and outstanding members of the
American colony and their home is the
other hall of the pleasant apartment
occupied by the charge d'affaires and
Mrs. Cuttings For innumerable reasons,
apartments are a wiser venture than
house and the heating very satisfac-
torily accomplished IN the newer houses
is the major reason. However, Mr.. Git
tings and Mr.. Frost have both had their
skirmishes on the subject Of opening
windows for fresh air after the furnace
has been lighted, this being frowned on
in almost every part Of Europe. But
they have agreed to compromise and
their home, perfectly heated and yet
with SUFFICIENT fresh air, Is the envy OF
those who are living in the porcelain
stove regions. Mr.. Frost Is o career Of
ficer of the consular service and he has
been in Prague for almost four years.
Mrs Frost is native OF Washington
and lived there for several years after
her marriage. MIR. Frost claims Boston
as his home, but he sees 1t 1T rare in
tervals. He graduated from Harvard in
1908 and afterward took a poSt-grad-
uate course in George Washington Uni
versity. Since he entered the consular
service in 1914, he has been assigned
to several important posts, such as
Genoa, Havana and Tampico, Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost place a generous i'll
depreciation on their obligations and
few of their country people visit Prague
without being proffered hospitality in
their home as well as aided In the some
what dificult task of sightseeing. This
past Summer was phenomenally busy
for diplomatic and consular officers in
the more active capitals like Prague and
Warsaw.
~
M. and Nine Jaroslav Lipa. so well
remembered in Washington. the former
as counselor of the Czechosloakian lega-
ton and for extended periods Its charge
d'affaires, passed the Summer In Carls-
bad and returned to Prague late In
August. M. Lipa was. recuperating from
a serious illness, and he will take
lengthy vacation before resuning active
duty In the foreign ONCE. They have a
home in the suburbs Of Prague and an
ticipate spending the Winter there.
Nine Lipa, whose health was fragile
when she left washington. entirely re-
covered during the months on the
French Riviera, where she and her hus-
hand went after he had been transferred