Evening star., 1935-04-28
Spring Horse Shows,
Sports and Cool Chimes
Lure Capitals Society
Many Taking Summer Homes Near Blue
mont, Va.-Mrs. Roosevelt Holds
Last Musicale

Sunny Spring days are Turing So
eiety folk to the out-of-doors, many
taking to the bride paths. others
merely improving their golf and some
tndulging in picnics. The round OF
horse shows has started. the most
recent being at Sunset Hills yesterday.
Within few weeks the National Cap
ttal Horse Show will be held at Brad
lev Farms, where the Junior League
again will be the beneficiary and
manage the serving of tea and lunch
In the old home of the Bradley family.
Many are selecting country homes
nearby for the Summer, not a feW
moving there to enjoy the present
season and watch nature awaken from
her Winter slumber. The Minister OF
the Netherlands and Nine. Van
Haersma de With are the latest OF
the diplomats to choose Bluemont,
Va, so miles from washington, Tor
the Summer legation. They nave
leased the home of Mrs. Charles
Smith, which Is about 3 miles up the
mountain from Bluemont itself and
overlcoks the Shenandoah Valley. The
Mace is close to the quaint little
chapel built some years ago by MISS
Grace Brouse and Miss Minnie Brouse,
the latter now Mrs. Josef Kaspar, VINO
were pioneers on this mountain. Mr..
Kaspar spent his Summers at Mont
Salyat, his place above what was
xrrha 10
stopped at Round Hill. Mrs. Kaspar,
whose place adjoins the little chapel
recently sold it to Mr.. Lloyd B. wilson
Of Washington, who will build shortiy.
Not so many years back there was
much discussion of making Mount
weather, 8 or 10 miles from Blue
mont. the Summer White House and
building there permanent home for
she Chief Executive for hot weather.
when former President and Mrs.
Hoover were looking for altitude and
accessibility to washington. the talk
was revived, but when the Rapldan
camp was selected Mount Weather
vas abandoned as refuge for Pres
adents. The site, atop the mountain.
overlooking both the Loudoun ana
Clarke County Valleys, IS the hlgnest
point in the vicinity and the Weatner
Bureau established station there
many years ago. Roads being passable
only by horse, the station renamed
isolated. Others from washington
who will occupy homes on the noun
tains overlooking the valleys will be
the Ambassador of Italy, Signor AL
c,,sto Rosso, who has taken Johannes
burg. the home of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank G. Carpenter OF Wash
angton; the commercial secretary OF
the British Embassy and Mrs. Hey
wood. who will have the place OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rathbone Smith, and
the papal delegate, the Right Rev.
Anleto Giovanna Cicognani, who has
taken Valley Vista, the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Peter A. Drury.
The Ambassador of Germany, Herr
Hans Luther, will 60 only midway
between Washington and Bluemont
and has leased Ophir, the estate OF
Mrs. John Duval Tyler, beyond Lees
burg, high upon a hill top. Former
Representative and Mrs. Joseph H.
Hines of Ohio and the former secre-
tary to the President, Mr.. Everett
Sanders, are among those who have
places in the Maryland hills, and
still others have gone toward st.
Marys City, the first capital of Mary
land, q picturesque spot near the
mouth Of the Potomac River.
Easter this year was less gay In
Washington than In years gone by