The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-11-08
By BEss FURMAN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Ifl the in timacy of her own family, Madame M Mnister" Ruth Bryan Owen, envoy to Denmark, is one of three Ruths, al writers.
 They've been having brief re- union-and Williams Jennings Bry ans daughter Ruth and her daugh- ter Ruth, and her daughter Ruth, all had neat and alluring manu- scripts to read to each other.
 Granddaughter Ruth is only II years old, but the Children's Page os Florida paper. has been publish ing her stories and poems since she was six; and her hand-painted output has decidedly professional air.
 Madame Minister made her travel book debut during last year with Leaves of a Greenland Diary" vii vid, impressionable tale written day by day as she voyaged about that little-known land.
 Its popularity brought a call for another such story--and another sea voyage on her annual leave to this country gave Denmark Caravan" it's start. For American boys and girls of twelve to fifteen, or whereabouts, it is designed to capture the romance Of old Danish castles, and Danish legends even older.
 Mrs. Lehman Writes We'll
 hundred small sketches by He'd viz Collin, Danish artist, will help these tales introduce young Amer ica to the quaint Dutch church which hops a cocks step every Christmas to get away from a cliff crumbling into the sea; the infant Danish King of medieval times who was carried by pet monkey to the roof of his castle; Holger Danske, who could lend an iron bar with his flandsiaake; and that amazing castle where 20 maiden ladies of the nobility live as guests of Queen who died 300 years ago.
 Mrs Owens daughter, Ruth aKit- ty' Owens Lehman, wife of Robert Lehman of New York, had her first slender book of short stories. "As the Wind Blows" published last sum- mer. Into her first tale she poig- nantly put the England She hac known as a school girl in prose that was almost poetry in the smooth ness. With it she combined a clever twist of plot. Altogether, it caused the critics to recall her grandfather had been called "silver-tonguedp
 Mrs. Lehman's daughter, Ruth ol the thick golden hair, writes sturdy, swash- h-buckling stories of wild fights in the dark of lonely castles; hero- ines who ride rashly into the desert to be caught by Mexican bandits, and the doings of super-intelligent animals she has known. But she can also paint mural to womanhood and one of her own favorites prob- ably would find favor with many husbands.
 It concerned "Missis Orange" who had run out of hats"
 She had fell in love with the new stiles, the hats that cover your eyes and all that sort of junk" the young author narrated She told of the trip of Mrs. Orange to a millinery store where sshe saw a hat it had like ears on each side of it. She tried it on but alas, it was much too big it covered her whole face. Mrs. Orange was next to heartbroken. 7 Other details of the hat-hunt were given with this observation. T shouldn't be surprised if she tried on every hat in the shop" To a tea next day "Missis Orange wore one of several purchases, but relentless Author Ruth described her entrance thus: "A big sic was heard from all the ladies at the tea" at this worst looking hat" so Mrs Orange got rid of the idea of new hats and stucs to her own"