Evening star., 1935-05-12
BY SALLIE v. II. PICKETT.

b1 SALLIk v, IL. fIJhEl L.
Certainly nothing could be more
attractive than a royal celebration in
q real English garden in the United
States. the only thing perhaps which
might dampen it being Washington's S
uncertain climate, which, however,
has its match in his majesty's own
country. The garden party to cele-
brate the silver jubilee of his majesty
King George v postponed by his
Britannia majestys Ambassador, Sir
Donald Lindsay, last week on account
Of the retarded condition of the
grounds about the embassy. will be
held Friday and though gentlemen
in afternoon attire, some formal, some
mere American business suits and so
on will replace the millions of jewels
and fine cloth seen in the jubilee cele-
bration in London, it yet will be
thrilling to go.
While Washington's much Travelled
set, some of whom have been pre-
Serted at court or been invited to one
of his ma ajesty's garden parties, per-
haps for charity, scanned every cable
printed from London, others received
letters direct from friends who actu-
ally basked in the glamour of the
occasion. There will be no Maharaja
of Patiala of India like he who rode
in state carriage just behind King
George, or other Maharajas to daz-
zle the eye, the highest officials of the
United States Government will be
there-many of them went to the
Pimlico races yesterday-and the best
of Washington society will mingle in
the throng. The GackWar of Baroda
owns Surray, "a wonderful estate
Aldsworth, once owned by Alfred Lord
Tennyson. which makes everything
seem so much worth while over here
where we often murmer the lines of
the illustrous poet.
Quite a different picture was that
ut the White House last week when
Mrs. Roosevelt Jared her back to
the mansion from the coronation
jubilee services at the Cathedral, to
become hostess to Mrs. James RooSe-
velt's sewing class of charming New
York women, very old friends, who
meet at stated periods for some fine
stitchery along plain sewing and
needlework lines. This modest group
is apart from the "Needlework of
Today" group, which held its three
days meeting in New York last week,
beginning with Monday and lasting
until yesterday.
Like almost every other such event
In New York, this group held forth
for the benefit of the "Adopt-a-Family
Committee" and the New York Asso-
citation for the Blind. The Adopt-a-
Family movement is for the white
collar contingent hit by hard times
who are apt to omit the loud and
piteous walls put up by those accus-
toned to the handout. According to
Washington women who paid their
dollar to see the exhibition, one of
the most interesting things shown
was Mrs. Theodore Roosevelts sam
pier, depicting the most important in
cidents in the life of her husband
in the White House, his hunting ex-
ploits, his family life and other phases
These are in cross stitch in pictorial
form or symbolism. There is also in
Mrs. Roosevelt's part of the exhibition
q screen in satin stitch which she
embroidered 80 years ago. Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., who won first
prize in the show last year, was also
handsomely represented at this SHOW
It will be remembered that Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt did much hand
stitching when she was mistress o1
the White House, among other things
having the many Summer suits fol
her four boys finished all but the
buttonholes, which she herself mas
tered with great skill. No little task
even If Theodore, jr.. was too big for
homemade wash suits even at that
time, for a half dozen suits around
for three little boys and each having
seven or eight button holes to a suit
meant hours with the needle. Also
in her home. at Sycamore Hill if not
In the exhibition last week are many