Evening star., 1936-03-29
About Well-KnOwn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Ambassador Davis Signally Honored by the
King-Mrs Loose's Collection of Rare Jew
elry-Old Georgetown Goes Literary.

itors. And, as we were saying, that
first necklace which started the col
lection Of jewelry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loose had attended
the Durbar in India-by the way,
Chicagoan and Washingtonian was
vice refine of India at the time-the
lovely Mary Leiter-and were leisurely
seeing the sights when they happened
TO be shown very ancient jeweled
necklace which had been worn on state
occasions by one of the great maha-
ajahs. The necklace was a triumph
of the silversmith's art Of several GEN.
design. The rubieS, sapphires and en-
eralds are not facetted but are polished
and set deep in the settings. The
pearls are large and lustrous. The
whole thing was so gorgeous that 1t
reminded Mrs. Loose of the Arabian
Nights. and what was her surprise to
have box handed to her before leav-
ing India which on opening she found
was the mahara jah's necklace, a pres
ent from her husband.
Old Russian Necklace.
Not so magnificent as the maha-
raj jah necklace is an old Russian piece
which consists OF rope OF innumer.
able strands Of seed pearls terminat-
ing with two pendants or drops as
large as pigeon eggs. which resemble
baroque pearls. There are ear rings
to match. Beautiful bracelets with
story attached. which were collected
in the Near and Far East. Some of
these are enameied and some are
jeweled, but all are massive armletS
and wrist pieces such as the Orientas
wore: Lovely rings and some daintier,
more delicate pieces Of the later CEN
turies. If Mrs. Loose should decorate
herself in third of her collection for
fancy dress ball she would make the
Queen Of Sheba look like a paste dia-
mond in the broad sunlight
Rare Order.
One OF Mrs. Loose's treasures is the
Order of the Crown of Thorns. an
order that has not been in existence
for several hundred years. 1t is not
known whether there is another one
in collection in London-there may
be. She owns an eXqusitely deco
rated panel which was one of the
doors to the iconostases or sanctuary
of a royal Russian church, also a COL
lection Of valuable cions which were
bought in Russia in 1905 >. an early
! century japanese temple set, consist
ing of five pieces -. a Chinese tenn
pie set E. two antique priests robes,
two Korean bridal chests and some
rare embroideries. which are all in
her apartment here. but which she
will take West with her shortly and
deposit in the museum.
Out in Kansas City Mrs. Loose Is
known as Lady Bountiful" to the
hundreds Of little children and grown
ups who daily enjoy the beautiful
memborial park presented to the city
in memory Of her husband. Her
apartment there overlooks this park,
and every year for 27 years she has
given a children's party to SO little
ones from an orphan home. There
are games. goodies and gallons Of
ice cream and cake, after which each
little guest is given a pair Of new
shoes-just a party favor-and the
hostess is careful that they shall not
be alike. but that there shall be In
dividuality about each pair-a new
way Of giving charity.
Mrs. Loose's Picking Garden"
Mrs. Loose simply cannot be left
without telling about her picking
garden" up at her Summer place at
Eastern Point, Gloucester, Mass, and
that view over the stretch of lawn
and woodland makes her forget for
the moment the pleasure she felt in
assembling her unique collection of
jewelry.
Her garden, like her art collection,
was not premeditated thing, but
simply just happened, because on the
rock-bound coast, which her spacious
cottage literally overhangs, she had