Evening star., 1935-06-23
About Well-KnOwn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Brides, Degrees and Flowers Keynote OF
June ys-Georgetown's Quaint
Gardens-Precious Jade.

pavements Of the old town and see the
picket fences, stone walls and brick
outbuildings, bowers Of pink, red and
golden beauty. Snoop over the wall
Of Senator Tydings' garden and the
natural loyeliness will intrigue you
speaking Of the garden now and not
the Senator. A spouting little foun-
tain at one end clear as the water
from Diana's bath, and there are
roses, larkspur, nlacs and syringa be-
sides violets and some other modest
flowers such IS suit the bachelor
Senator from the land Of terrapin and
Maryland biscuits.
, The gardens Of the Robert Woods
BliSses rather overcome one with their
spaciousness and landscaping. kind
of this must be here and that there
nothing just happening as old Ma
ture Is inclined to nke-so wander
along by some Of the old places where
there Is riot and tangle Of color and
shrubbery and where there are still
to be seen some of the soft brown
leaves Of last Autumn, and where the
smell Of the mold and loan calls to
the woodland.
One passes a ramshackle old darky
house that the Alley Improvement
Committee-eh, Mr.. Hopkins--would
Just love to see demolished and q
brand new four roomer put in its
place; but the polite old aunty with
the manners Of . queen, looks out
lovingly on her old rickety picket
fence, at the pink and red rambler
roses, with morning glories peeping
through, and says it's been so years
and she hopes to see those roses to
the last. why, she will tell you that
there is something in the old weather.
soaked wood that makes the roses
grow-it's O sort Of mothers milk to
them, she says. The house is a Bit
small, for there are constantly In
creasing grandchildren who have to
take shelter there while their mothers
are at work, but it makes the house q
little warmer in Winter to have their
young blood, and in Summer-well
there are these roses.
The gardens at the British EN-
bassy, are in o way conservatively
prini English gardens with that all
Of British exclusivenesS which Ii
natural. Like good clothes and good
manners the gardens are not easily
described-they are just there and as
they should be. Really a bit Of OLD
England set down In the infant re-
public. Cute little steps for Mrs
Greenway and Lady Lindsay, to trip
over for o minute or two of gossip
and to reminisce about old New York
days-that's why the Representative
from Arizona took the house back OF
the embaSsy-to be near her friend
and former schoolmate. Lady Lind
say has been transplanted for many
years but still finds her native coun-
try lovely and lovable.
At the garden party celebrating
King Georges SEVENTEEN birthday
anniversary the Spaciousness suited
the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald
Lindsay, who Is monumental piece
Of British Gothic architecture, him
self.
Can you imagine Mr.. Pickwick in
Moscow positively captivating the
hearts Of the Russian playgoers with
his charm and humor? The Moscow
Art Theater has made q wonderful
dramatization Of the Dickens classic;
not as o play illustrating class differ
ences as it has some times been done
in English, but produced with q
hearty, wholesome humor to give an
evening Of pure enjoyment. The
Russians are said to interpret de-
Iightfully the real spirit Of the char
acters and make them live in that
far country to the north which one
is more likely to think Of an Influenced
by the cold, grim Winters and It's ice
bound coasts.
Reading about the little unpleasant
ness between Japan and China-and
seeing Ambassador Saito, In the
March Of Time, lead TO visit to the
National Museum to look at the
jades-of which there Is a beautiful
collection-and some Japanese robes
All this led to more curiosity and
the reading Of some interesting books
on China-among them Elizabeth
Seeger's, THE Pageant Of Chinese
History''-perhaps q trifie too junior
academic In style, narrative is better
published last year. She says one OF
the pupils Of Confucius asked him
Master, why is 1t that wise men
value jade more than other stonesf
Is it because 1t is rare and other
stones are common" The answer
was: "It Is not because jade is rart
that it IS so highly valued, it is be-
cause, ever since the olden days, wise
men have seen in jade all the differ
ent virtues. It Is soft, smooth and
shining, like kindness; it Is hard, fine
and strong, like intelligence; its
edges seem sharp but do not cut, like
justice; it hangs down to the ground
like humility: when struck, 1t gives
a clear ringing sound. like music; the
stains in it, which are not hidden anc
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