The Washington times., 1935-05-18
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BY HELEN ESSARY


arrived in Washington during
many years.
Mr.. Sicilianos is a bachelor.
Credit this asset number one.
Naturally, with about ten thou
sand unattached women in
Washington.
Mr.. Sicilianos is witty and
amusing, with a reputation as a
bon vivant in his previous post
at Budapest and Paris.
Mr.. Sicilianos is a writer, a
great linguist, an authority on
art and a connoisseur and col
lector Of objets dart.
The first copies of the min
iSter'S last book-its title is 1.-THE
Greek Painters After the Fall
of ConStantinople"-are due to
arrive most any time from an
Athens publishing house. The
volume tells the history of GreeE-
art between the fall of Constan-
tinople in 1883 and the begin
ming of the Eighteenth century.
Mr.. SicilianoS has left many
Of his choice furnishings at his
home in Greece. But some Of
the best of the collection he has
brought to Washington to place
In the Greek Legation here. The
legation, by the way, may soon
be moved to another residence.
Mr.. Sicilianos' ikons of the
Greek Orthodox Church are
thrilling to both religieux and
collectors. His Tanagras, fig
urineS made in the Grecian viii
lage Of Tanagra, are priceless.
Mr.. Nicholas G.. Lely, secre-
tary of the Greek Legation, is
also a charming bachelor. Be-
fore Mr.. Lely came to Washing
ton, he had a most interesting
post in Greece. He was COVER
nor Of the Monastery of Athos
on the Macedonian Peninsula.
This is the oldest monastery in
the Orthodox Greek church.
Five thousand monks live there.
When Samuel G. Blythe re-
turns to Washington from
Philadelphia, where his grand
children are giving him a BIRTH
day party tomorrow, he will
continue his observations and
writings on the Washington
Whirligig.
Paul Block, who runs news.
papers by the handful, says
good looking girls are the best
workers. He won't have his Of
flee flattened out with ugly, un-
tidy women. It's his belief that
If a woman won't take pains
with herself, she won't take
pains with her work.
Miss Mamie SEE, daughter of
the Chinese minister (there
was a delightful picture Of her
in a fashion magazine last
month";, is specializing in art
and modern languages at Col"
umbia University. Young Betty
SEE writes English poetry for
0 literary weekly.
Should there be a Things
Are Getting Better All The
Time Department?
Sport skirts are selling for
forty-five dollars.
A Washington dealer Of high
priced automobiles cleared ten
tho and dollars on three
months sales.
But-a banker at the May.
flower got change for a dime, so
he could tip hat check girl.
Until Mr.. Victor Henderson
Sutro agreeable Pan-American
Union bachelor-we always note
unmarried males) bought 3019
P Street, the house there had
never been altered since Edward
Linthicum Magruder built it
108 years ago. Before Mr.. SUIT
70 moved in, Miss Mary zeller
lived in the house Seventy-five
years. Miss Zeller was the
niece of the famous DR.. Beanes,
whom Lawyer Francis Scott
Key rescued from the British
war ships. This made Miss
Zeller a close relative Of the
Star-Spangled Banner.
A giant ivy vine grown from
q cutting slipped from Kenil-
worth Castle covers the east
side of the house. The white
roses which soon will be bloom
ing in Mr.. Sutro's garden came
from Mt. Vernon a hundred
years ago. They have always
been called the Nellie Gusts