Evening star., 1934-06-17
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
President Roosevelt Familiar With Course on
Sound Marked for Harvard-Yale Races-Sec-
retary Hull Honored by Cuba-Mrs Kelley
Efficient Head of Republican Women.

stairs, and Carlyle and Tennyson
would descend to the neither regions
and enjoy pipe together.
Ralph Waldo Emerson visited the
Carlyles, but was not found quite
congenial at first-did not Carlyle
refer to him as "a wind bag"-but
later seemed to be in favor. Darwin
Huxley, Ruskin and the poet Southey,
were frequent visitors, and the great
Of London.
The French Revolution" is glori-
GUS reading, Carlyle coming words as
he goes along-theatricality Of Tally
rand. a marvellous description.
Taine describes CarlyleS "Crcm-
WE'LL" as a collection of letters and
speeches, commented on and united
by continuous analytical narrative
but by many admirers of the great
philosopher it is considered his mas
terpiece. 1t is hrilliant-but not as
readable as Theodore Roosevelt's
Cromwell" The -Pretender un-
derstood the Pretender as the Scots
man could not, and has left literary
heritage worthy of his name to Amer
leans.
There may be more famous corri-
dors in the world-for instance the
Polish Corridor, that little strip of
land that causes so much unpleasant
ness; then there Is the red corri-
dor at the White House, the corridor
of statesmen at the Capitol, but for
beauty and grandeur all these fade
into insignificsnce when one beholds
the walnut corridor in the new Post
Office Department, which leads to the
private suite of the Postmaster Gen
eral.
1t is like a great baronial hall such
as King Arthur and his knights of
the Round Table might have felt at
home in. The beautifully paneled
walls of American and Circassian wal
nut, soft but with reflected lights and
deep shadows, the great pillars like
giant walnut trees-splendid. simply
splendid.
The private Office of the Postmaster
General Is also beautifully paneled In
walnut-walnut is no longer consid-
cred mid-Victorian but has come into
its own again-with a finish as soft
as velvet and the lighting Of the
room is wonderful. Liberty, equality
fraternity is everywhere. for the
beautiful side lights are crystal faces
and the chandeliers are suspended
from the bundles of crystal sticks
symbolic of unity. Bronze eagles with
spread wings are everywhere. It's
really not green room, as only the
chairs and sofas are upholstered in a
soft shade of green leather: the rug
is a shade of mulberry and the dra-
peries are of a brighter shade. but
blending we'll with the whole scheme
and the lovely walnut.
Mr.. Farley has on his mantle vari-
Gus gadgets, but in a place Of honor
is the Donkey-with a capital ID,
looking as if he might get into quick
action if prodded too much. There
is big N. R. A. and little N. r. A.,
and the f1replaces are cavernous.
Postmaster General Farley must be-
lieve in the open door-especially
when he is out Of town, for the sight
seer can walk right In and enjoy him
self.
Senator, the Baron Maurice de
Rothschild, whose full title politically
is "Senateur Of the Department,
'Hautes Alpes,'" France, was a dis
tinguished guest on the floor Of the
Senate last week. He was introduced
by Senator Hiram johnson of Cali
fornia, and despite the Californian's
recent resolutions relative to the for
eign debts, the two seemed most amia-
BILE.
Senator Rothschild is en- route home