Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Bavaria Former Crown Prince and Charming
Consort Now Occupying Their Chateau
in Mountains Near Munich.
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.

crown prince and his lady. who was the
lovely Duchess of Luxembourg, occupy
their chateau in the mountains not far
distant from Munish and make an oc-
casional appearance at the operas
which attract all the musical world to
the Bavarian capital. But royalty fares
very much as the commoner at the
Wagner and Mozart festival, unless it
takes the trouble to make its wishes
known weeks in advance. The result
has been that the Prince Regent Opera
House and the Residence Theater have
lost much of their brilliancy in these
after-war days, although both flourish
nightly in the material sense, and the
productions lacked nothing Of their
old-time perfection. But the properly
CARRIED audience which satisfies the eye
as the music does the soul was not viSi-
BILE this season. Indeed, evening after
evening there seemed provoking num-
Der Of those who rushed to the operas
direct from the train without a mo-
ment to remove the traces Of travel.
Even the boxes we're filled with tailored
ladies and tweeded escorts and in the
lovely little Residence Theater, where
the Mozart operas were so magically
presented, this spectacle was such
harsh note as to interfere with the
pleasure of the evening.
Princess Hermione, wife Of the for
mer Kaiser, has been lowering about
Munich and patroniZing the musical
events quite unpretentiously and always
alone She Is pleasant faced and rather
bustling in manner and 1t Is evident
that sartorial concerns do not engroSS
her entire attention According to ma
tvs Interpretation, this lady Is kind
Of runner-up for the various demonstra-
tions which occur all through Germany
in August, and this Summer in Bavaria,
looking to governmental reform which,
analysed, means the return OF the
Kaiser. Quaint old Nuremberg was the
scene Of an entire weeks demonStra-
ton, thousands of marching men car
rying banners with many devices and
some inconspicuously the Kaiser's stand
and they permitted their former Kaiser
would make discreet appearance on
hotel verandah and be received with
thunderous applause. Evidently the
authorities Of the German Republic did
not regard the situation as alarming
and they permitted their former kaiser S
wife to take all the Joy in 1t that she
could Reputed to be as opposed TO
socialism as Che Fascist movement of
italy is said to be. these German pro-
testers nevertheless carry red flags and
indulge in the vociferous salutations
which marked other August meetings.
presumed to be under the direction OF
Soviet Russia. Nuremburg preserves
the former Hohenzollern castle, but It's
use is never permitted by the members
Of the former reigning house.
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Countess Muriel Scherr-Thoss with
a party of friends found time to make a
weeks visit to Munich for the Wagner
Mozart festival which began this season
on July IS. Countess Scherr-Thoss and
her daughter, Margaret, have passed an
active four months and have been IN
their home in SileSia only since early
August. Although the countess will fol-
low her annual program of sailing for
New York in the Autumn, she will make
only brief visit and that will be given
over entirely to business matters and to
completing the revision OF manuscripts
for the late Henry Whites autobiog-
raphy. With her brother, Mr.. John
Campbell White, now counselor OF the
task in Washington two years ago. The
White residence on Crescent place now
is leased to Mr.. Eugene Meyer so the
countess will take all the material back
to Europe and will pass the Winter in
Rome. where she has engaged a FUR
nished apartment. The late Henry
White was Ambassador to Rome for
Paris, where his larger reputation was
gained. Countess Margaret Scherr-
Thoss will Join her mother about Christ
mas and pass the Winter season In
Rome, with Count Hermann Scherr-
Thoss and the two sons making up. the
family party. The American colony
in Rome and those affiliated with 1t are
anticipating a brilliant social season
through the advent of Mr.. and Mrs.
.Tohn w. Garrett, the latter being Wig
orous advocate of music and interpreta-
tive dancing.
Mrs Robert Bacon and Mrs. Bayard
Thayer have been motoring through
central Europe since June, visiting
beauty spots in remote places and en-.
loving a rare treat in the Secluslon OF
Franconian Switzerland. The Tyrol
was included in their circle, with few
days in Salisbury, where the Mozart
festival was in full swing. MozartS
through August and places where the
renowned musicians memory nave
been especially invoked have been filled
with appreciative visitors. The house
where he was born was laden with
flowers and many admirers loaned
prints, unusual portraits and muslcal
scores so that the collection, always
rich, reached high point In interest.
The Mozart statue in the square bear
ing his name was heaped with wreaths
and frequently visiting musical socletleS
made the occasion of placing them
nretty ceremony. But the music has
Simply envelopad the city. All the
larger churches had Mozart'S Mass OF
st. Cecilia and his other ecclesiastical
masterpieces rendered in morning con-
certs, and not only were the churcnes
filled, but the vast squares surroun ON,
were packed with those VINO were con-
tent to hear occasional strains when
the doors opened. Mozart operas In full
or in part marked the evenings ana
practically every note which he COM
posed was given utterance IN the
months duration Of this unique festlval.
Mrs. Bacon and her companion are
now In Paris.
President and Mrs. Hoover's pencil
ant for gathering elephants in bronze,
ivory and alabaster, according to some
friends who once accompanied them on
an expedition to Burma, Is much more
remote in their past years than those
connected with the later standard
bearing era of the Republican party.
One Of the first possessions OF the
Young engineer was the tusk OF an ele-
phant presented by an admirer during
highly of this gift that he had 1t
Shipped to Mrs. Hoovers father, the
late Charles Henry. who kept it until
it was assigned place in the mansion
in Palo Alto. Mrs. Hoover about the
same time purchased two opposing
rroups of elephants in alabaster, very
DAINTY in execution, and these were
among the cherished knickknacks OF
her father. In more mature years ivory
groups were added, and bronze and
Brass were included until, considering
what happened in 1928, this devotion
to elephants seems almost propheuc.
There is, of course, a limit to collec-
tions. and the President and MRS. HOO
yer have sufficient OF these mlnlaI9re
animals to last several lifetimes. But