Evening star., 1936-04-05

OF the wonderful Improvement IN the
slums of London in which he made
the forward movement and to which
he devoted so many hours. Since the
Armistice nearly 5000, 900 houses have
been built in England, and in London
1t is claimed that more sanitary living
conditions and more privacy In work.
ing class homes have led to better liv-
ing and raised the percentage of mo-
rality among girls and women. Some
months before his death his Majesty
King George v and Queen Mary drove
unattended by police down through
the Lime House district of London,
formerly one Of the worst Of the slum
districts, now immensely improved
during the past decade.
Vicountess Nancy Says Not So.
BY the way. speaking Of Hypatia:
Viscountess Astor, now 81 years old;
the Duchess of Athol, 81, and that
clever Laborite, Miss Ellen Wilkinson,
are protesting that woman's useful
ness is over at IS, the time q London
bank has set for the retirement of
women In the new pension system
which has been inaugurated Those
women claim that their usefulness in
public life has not reached its zenith.
They are now taken by public men as
a matter Of course and not to be
sneezed at.
IShbel MacDonald's Tavern.
Another thrill smart Londoners are
having is over the new venture Of
Miss Ishbel Macdonald, daughter Of
Ramsay Macdonald. They flock to
Old Plough Inn. Flower Bottom, near
the village Of High Wycombe in Buck
inghamshire. The swinging sign reads:
Il. A. Macdonald, Licensed Retailer
Of Spirits and Beer to Be Consumed
on or OF the Premises. Tobacco
Dealer" Miss Macdonald has always
been very independent. She decided
some time ago that No. 10 Down.
ing street would look more cheerful
with window boxes in the front win
dows. 1t was considered preposterous
that the official residence of Eng
lands prime ministers should be so
frivolously handled, so when the bill
for the flowers and boxes was sent
through the usual official channels.
which corresponds to our Controller
General McCarl-they have one of
those too-Miss Ishbel was notified
that If she wished boxes in the win
dows she could pay for them herself.
Senator Lewis on Parade.
The premature bursting forth of
the cherry blossoms in Potomac Park
and the lovely magnolia trees up
around the Capitol must have put
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis in mind
of the Easter parade, for he just could
not wait to don his Easter finery,
and he, too. blossomed out the other
day in fresh fawn-colored spats. a
chocolate suit-latest cut-maroon-
colored necktie and, to top it all,
Haunting yellow handkerchief in his
top pocket. Did the august Senate
chamber stare when he swung non
chalantly up the aisle? Ask the lady
Senators.
The ladies of the fourth estate
in the Newspaper Women's Club are
given to doing snappy, original stunts
quite au fait, too. When they want
to help out bit some Of the sisters
in other professions they decide the
best headliner is to let "the man
bite the dog"-hence front page news.
Their maiden effort, just now, is
charming club room in the Admiral,
that interesting house the late Col.
Roosevelt leased when he became
Vice President. It was an old house
made over by the Bellamy Storrers-
she of dear Maria fame The
club was awfully interested in the
Misses Harcourt's portraits and Ber-
mudan scenes. so they arranged to
have the showing in the big baronial
dining room of the Admiral and in
some Of the reception rooms. 1t was
all quite artiStically arranged and
while one took their cocktail or soup
they could look up and admire the
blue skies of the British Island, or
THE Blue Door" of Point House; If
one sat over in the corner of the
dining room at the little table deux.
he could dream while he looked at
the Moon Gate" and in fancy wander
through it to the sea beyond.
Republican Ladies Give
The Glad Hand.
Spring is in the air, so, after stop
ping at the Admiral, one just natural
ly noses along up to the club house
of the League Of Republican Women
and there hospitality is overfiowing,
thanks. Ice cold ginger ale, delicious