Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.

knock in vain at the door of the House
OF Lords for a seat to which it would
seem she has logically right, since
more than 20 women sit in the House
Of Commons Baroness Ravensdale,
eldest daughter of the late Viscount
Curzon and his first wife, Mary Letter
OF this city. is a strong coadjutor CT
Lady Rhonda. and they are reinforced
by is other daughters of peers who, il
they had been sons, would now sit with
the Lords.
Eyes of British feminists are firmly
dxed on Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick to see If the strong preju-
dice verbally expressed by many Illinois
voters toward having their State repre-
scented in the Senate by a woman, no
matter how able and experienced, will
prove effective in the primaries. l.
Mrs. Mccormick wins, the House Of
Lords may prepare to make room for
nearly 20 members of the fair sex,
many of whom, like Baroness Ravens
dale, viii add the attraction of grace
and beauty. and. like Lady Rhonda,
will lift the average of useful achieve
ment in the public service.
II, however fate is against the femi.
nine aspirant 10 United States Senate
honors, the reaction in London. it Is
said, will be keenly apparent in the de-
ciSions now pending against the Lords
scented on January l by these hereditary
peerages.
Sir Alan Gotham, a brilliant young
member of Parliament from Sussex, is
an enthusiastic advocate of the family
airplane, and he is known in his locality
as the pilot who takes the entire family
from his home perhaps to Edinburgh
to hear a concert or visit friend.
Lady Gotham naturally goes along and
the twin daughters and their two nurses
in their pretty blue and white uniforms,
and there is a maid to look after the
luncheon and the food for the young
Sters, who are only a year and Q half
old. Every holiday sees the Gotham
family in the air racing to some point
at the extreme of the isles from the
Sussex home Sir Alan viSualizes the
time when every ambitious family will
own plane just as they have motor
cars now. PTS
While now it seems highly hazardous
TO cross the OCEAN from east to west, he
believes the time will soon come when
such a crossing will be commonplace
and visiting between Great Britain and
the United States will not consume the
time it does now. Indeed, he looks for
ward to week end trips to New York
and back to London on the stroke of
the business hour. For years Sir Alan
has gone on business errands for his
handsome young wife. to London and
even to Paris. and their friends think
that Lady Gotham is extremely fortu-
nate to have such an expert pilot for
q husband, since he thinks nothing Of
whirling to Paris for the latest creation
and getting back in time for dinner.
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Queen Mary of Britain in recently
appointing Hon. Jean Hamilton Bruce
as maid of honor has effectually dis
posed of the rumor that this ONCE, be-
ing considered obsolete, was to lapse.
But the Queen is not reviving the
purely ornamental maid of the order
that Queen Victoria favored-the type
that is agreeable to look upon and who |
can idle untold hours without showing |
q trace of boredom. Victoria had eight |
maids who had no other occupations |
than TO smile when she appeared, open |
the doors and bow and at times read |
and make small talk.
The consort of George v has never |
been an idle person and 1t would be /
SiiSplessing to have one about her who |
could not I'LL the time profitably. The !
Queen has her tapestry loom and works /
nc petit point several hours daily. |
She also knits and crochets and Site |
has recently completed a set Of knitted |
coverlets for each Of the three grand |
children
No doubt Jean, who will enter on her
ONCE this month, Will take over what |
Is called fancy work. of some descrip- |
ton. All Of the royal family Of Britain |
are needlewomen and the Queen seWs |
most beautifully and can turn out All
exquisite hemstitched and embroidered |
handkerchief, faVorite gift for init
mate friends.
Mrs. John w. Garrett, wife of the |
Ambassador to Rome, has been passing |
o few weeks in Bordighera, resting from !
the activity which affected the diplo- |
matte circle while the royal nuptials |
were in progress.
So picturesque were the scenes on the |
streets Of Rome when the rural popu-
lace came to pay homage to their future |
King and his lovely Belgian bride that |
scores of important citizens of the coun- |
try resident in Europe poured into the |
city to add this to their other expert
eT1ces Of pageants. Naturally this re-
suited in almost as much entertaining in |
the American mbaSsy as in foreign es-
adjustments representing royal Kindred |
with the prince and his lady. |
Mrs. Garrett has an old liking for |
Bordigherea, q small resort set on |
hills high above the Mediterranean and |
halfway between Monte Carlo and San |
Reno. Since the Italian government |
no longer requires visa from those |
who cross its border, 1t is the fashion |
Of many who weary of the hectic joys !
Of Nice and Monaco to motor frequent |
IL to Bordighera for an afternoon and |
evening of quiet. While this resort ap- |
peals more strongly to the British than |
to Americans, there are many promi- |
nent people who have taken villas for |
the Winter-Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin |
Thaw of Pittsburgh; Mr. and Mrs. An |
thony ]. Drexel. who have their lovely /
Young daughter. Miss Marjorie Gould |
Drexel, who made her debut in Novem- |
- in Philadelphia and New York, with |
Fem, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Franklin !
Davies of Baltimore.
OF Mrs. Payne Whitney's two chill
dren, John Hay Whitney and Joan,
who Is now Mrs. Charles Shipman Pay
son. the latter has inherited In marked
degree the literary urge which seems a
natural inheritance for John Hays
granddaughter. Mrs. Whitney showed
poetic talent 10 a marked degree but,
marrying the son of William C. Whit
nev. she was involved in the complex
social and sporting life of Long Island
and Aiken. S. c. But she still writes
an occasional verse which proves she
has not lost the knack. Mrs. Payson
has published nothing for the general
public as yet, but she has some dainty
little books of verse for the three
youngsters and some original and strik-
ing fairy tales.
Mrs. Payson and her friend. Mrs.
Richard Kimball, have recently opened
a book shop in New York City. quantity
called young Books Incorporated,
and while juvenile stories and verses
are specialized. there Is a disposition
n oiye Young unknown. but promising,