Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

tliresuue and would tempt an artist.
Diego, first governor of the island, left
his impress on the city and nowhere on
the continent which Columbus discov-
cred is his memory kept so green.
Mr., Franklin Adams, counselor of
the Pam American Union, has recently
taken over another medium other than
music, through which this republic may
continue to appreciate the culture OF the
Latin American countries. Mr.. Adams,
finding that more than 500 women's
clubs are devoting periods of study to
the countries of the South, especially
to its literature and economic advance
ment, has through the Pan-American
Union obtained a larger collection of
English translations for the use Of these
students. Through excellent concerts
given by the Army Band and sent
broadcast, even to the most distant
country of the Southern Continent, the
music of the Latins is now as familiar
to citizens of this country as to the
Latins themselves. Mr.. Adams and the
Pan-American Union now hope to make
its literature as well known in the
original and by good TRANSACTIONS.
Inter America" which might be de-
scribed as a sort of literary digest of
the Latin countries, collecting the best
poetry and prose published during the
year, with essays on leading questions
relating to womens welfare in the
general sense, has been the principal
agency of this worthy endeavor. More
than 1000 copies of this production
were furnished by the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace and
have been distributed among the clubs
which are studying Latin nations in
the Western World
x 4 x X
Mrs Charles Cakes, a well known
social leader of Gotham, who gave a
period ball at the opening of the new
year, desired to introduce two sets of
Lancers in her Colonial number. But
minute inquiry proved that not 16
members of the dancing set knew how
to go through the Lancers, and it
seemed humiliating to employ profess
sional talent in private home. The
sequel is that all of dancing New York
has concluded to learn quadrilles-Sir
Roger de Coverly, and all the stately
measures which went with long, stiff
skirts-and the modes now are fast
returning to the ball room. For all
must acknowledge that such dancing
as has been the vogue since jazz became
the fashion is impossible with trailing
garments which are heavy and expan-
sive. Dancing classes, largely attended
have been organized. That which meets
at Mrs. Kenneth O'Brien, is particularly
lively and its members are intent on
restoring the grace of the opening
nineteenth century. All sorts Of cotil-
Ions and germans" and all varieties
Of square" dances are rehearSed with
zeal, and one night a week guests are
asked and the pupils display their
talents. Some cotillon leaders who had
fame when Mrs. william Aston led
society are teaching their grandchil-
dren. Mrs. Cakes plans another ball,
possibly on Washington's birthday, truly
Colonial, and such scenes as were
familiar at the Alexandria Assembly
and at small dances in Mount Vernon
will be reproduced.
Oliver La Fargo whose writings on
Navajo lands have made q decided i'm
preston on the literary output Of the
year, especially his novel Laughing
Boy" is a son of Mr. and Mrs. c. Grant
La Fargo of New York City and brother
of Christopher kit La Fargo, who
daughter of Senate Frederick Gillett.
Grandson of the famous John La Fargo,
Oliver has inherited the spirit of adj
venture which led the artist to the
south seas. Oliver La Fargo, however,
after prolonged travel found what he
desired among the Navajos, now SUBJ
dued and friendly on their reservation,
which is located in New Mexico and
Arizona, and the Indians are utterly I'M
like the savage and cruel warriors which
history has recorded. He painted and
wrote what he saw, and Laughing Boy"
is considered the most powerful Indian
tale since Helen Hunt jackson wrote
Ramona" The Navajos adopted young
Oliver and made him chief-Ana 'hazi,
tall cliff dweller, in the Navajo tongue
and when he brought his bride to spend
a unique Homogeneous on the reServa-
ton they staged most elaborate enter
tainments in her l1onor-dances and
races-and gave her gifts without num-
Der, including bronchos, deliberately
wrought saddles and bead work and the
celebrated Navajo blankets of ancient
weaves and almost worth their weight
in gold.
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Sir Percy Lorraine, who recently was