Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Civil Life
Ambassador Dawes, U. S. Representative In
England, Being Delayed With Applications
for Presentation at Royal Court.

OF library IN the White House. NO
doubt when the pleasant memories Of
Mrs. Coolidge get into book form, they,
too, will be among the volumes which
adorn the presidential shelves. Several
Of those who aided this innovation in
the historic mansion favor collecting
all the writings of the Presidents which
have assumed popular form and those
of their wives. Abigail Adams wrote
sprightly letters which are quoted to
this day. The only actress who ever fig
ured In the role of presiding lady of the
White House, Priscilla Cooper, wife Of
Maj. John Tyler, son Of the President,
penned newsy missives. all Of which are
preserved in the archives of William
and Mary College. She recorded in
delightful fashion the visit of Charles
Dickens to the east room during an
offcial levee In 1912, and her impress
sions of the irritable Briton and his
gentle companion. Washington Irving.
Mrs. Franklin Pierce was literary In
taste and had been a school teacher.
President Roosevelt will have four books
on the White House shelves, and as Mrs.
Roosevelt has lately published Ger
trude Tyler and Her Family" memoir
Of Long Island, that. too, should have
place in the collection. OF the 1852
works Of fiction, some will be Of the
popular ephemeral sort and will be re-
placed by others of the same class from
time to time.
Queen Mary astonished the court
about noon one day in March by an
nouncing that she desired to see q cine
ma In which was displayed hunting wild
game in the iungles in the Kenja colony
at point which was precisely that from
which her son had dispatched her a
message the day before. It Is q mat
ter Of some ceremony to arrange for a
visit Of the Queen and it was suggested
that she wait until the following day
But she decided to 60 then and there,
and, accompanied by an usher, she was
unobtFusively shown to Q box which
had been willingly relinquished in her
behalf, but 30 quietly that few knew
the occupant. The Prince Of Wales
writes long and detailed accounts OF
his adventures, and although he cere-
moniouSly addresses one letter to the
King and the next to the Queen, the
contents, after the fashion so prevalent
in large and affectionate family circles,
begins, according to a London paper,
Dear ALL" and is read throughout the
general family. The Queen was much
pleased with the film and ordered II
to the private theater in Windsor, where
the royal family passed the Eastertide.
Together with the moving drama taken
by scientific expedition, there will be
shown some snapshots sent by the
prince, and the running commentary
viii be prepared from his letters. Sew
eral showings are scheduled in Windsor
Castle and in the theater Of the town
as a free display of the King and Queen
to the villagers. who are particularly
strong admirers Of the British heir.
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Princess Mary Lascalles is considered
the moderniSt Of the royal family when
1t comes to adopting the new methods
OF home building or in renovation.
After her husband succeeded to the
title and honorS of his father as Earl
Of Hardwood, nearly all of the hand
some seats Of the family besides the
splendid London home were changed
to suit the ideas of the princess. She
has taken enthusiastically to the idea,
which has prevailed in continental
Europe for centuries, to use as little
woodwork as possible and to supply this
with wrought iron and that indestructi-
pie and stainless steel which is having
such vogue in England just row.
Quite the Smartest feature of Hare
wood Castle Is the rebuilt gray stone
medieval chimney IN the vast dining
hall, copied exactly in steel and the
baseboards of the same, while the floor
has been changed to mosaic. With
heavy rugs and fine heating plants
such interiors are coy enough and they
viii outlast many generations, say their
advocates The princess persuaded her
brother, the Prince of Wales. to intro
duce steel and wrought iron In the new
lodge which he has prepared in the
park of Windsor Castle. Queen Mary,
however, has declared in favor Of pol
ished floors and carved wood in the
ornamental sense, so that none Of the
royal habitations will introduce this
novelty during her regime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Lowell Cabot,
the former an eminent manufacturer
Of Massachusetts,, have been much
20 distinction have been submerged in
the fame Of their son, DIR. John MoorS
Cabot, secretary of legation in Santo
Domingo. This young diplomat with
the aid of an old f1ivver Quenched a
budding revolution in the Dominican
Republic some weeks ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cabot have recently sailed for
the ancient city on q Spring visit to
.heir famous boy, and they hope to
have him make q brief sojourn at the
Summer home in Beverly Farms, on
tAAC GNOA oOAlC tilllC IA august
Mr.. Cabot the elder is a skillful aviator
and he devised that intricate arrange
ment by which pilot can pick up
bundle, like a sack of mail, while in
full night. When young John Moors
Cabot was preparing for the foreign
service his parents spent much time
in Washington and were most hospit-
able to the resident diplomatic corps
During the phenomenal mild weather
Of late February Mr.. and Mrs. Cabot
had as guests on the North Shore
Count de Sartiges, counsellor of the
French embassy, and the first secre-
tary of the Egyptian legation and Nine
Ali Ismail. They are expecting a visit
in June from the Finland Minister,
| M. Axel Astrom. Mr.. Cabot has writ
ten interestingly of his experiences in
the air during the World War, when
IN his graceful seaplane, the Lark, he
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