Evening star., 1936-08-23

bundle, but Mrs. IckeS pointed OUT
that its potency was nil as the medi-
cine man had not attached the ne
cessary emblems to the end or 1t.
Until this was done it could not be
determined which way the threads OF
fate would reach-the life line was
never completed.
During that charming visit Nus.
Ickes showed us . plant Of the Anna
w. Ickes" dahlia which the Secretary
had planted in the small garden IN
Glenbrook road, Spring Valley 1t
was tall and queenly- looking, but
she laughed as she said Mr.. Ickes
evidently thought more Of its pros
pering in the sunlight than Of the
artistic background Of the green hedge,
as he planted it too far away for effect.
Recipe for Making An
Anna w. Ickes Dahlia.
Some of the gardens about the
lovely countryside around Washington
are beginning to show gorgeous dah-
las, and one or two Of the 8-foot ones
on the south side Of the White House
are looking gloriously expectant Of the
home coming of the President and his
family. None of the Anna w. Ickes"
variety were seen. but to the lovers Of
the regal Fall queen it might be in
teresting to tell just bit about how
Secretary Ickes originated his prize
blooms. BY the way, he once re-
marked, while dahlias had been grown
for 200 years, still one never knew
what he might get in his originations.
Now for the recipe:
"A fine specimen of Jerseys Beauty,
classed as q formal decorative -eosine
pink in color, was the pollen bearer"
Che used pollination entirely in
originating all of his dahlias then
q fine specimen Of Mrs. !. de Yer War
ner, formal decorative cattleya-rose
or mauve pink in color on the bush
q blossom that could be kept free from
ants and insects was carefully chosen.
When the yellow pollen dust on Jer-
sey's Beauty was dry and shiftable it
was taken, with the aid Of . piece Of
cotton on the end Of a small stick,
and placed in the center of the bios
som that had been selected to ripen
into seed. After the blossom or flower
had been hand fertilized it was kept
free from ants and insects. When the
flower died all the petals were re-
moved and the pod was allowed to
dry and turn brownish in color-care
being used not to permit the pod to
become too dry. Then the pod was
cut and the seed removed"-and be-
hold! later the Anna w. Ickes' came
forth.
London's Lord Bishop Pays
America . Call.
A very recent distinguished visitor
to New York, was the Right Rev. and
Right Honorable Arthur Foley Win
nington- ingram. better known rs
England's beloved churchman, the
Lord Bishop of London, who knows
the people and slums Of that great
city as well or perhaps better than the
palaces and drawing rooms. He knows
his America, or States as he says,
pretty well, as he was here in 1926
or 1927 when he made his famous
world tour 50 delightfully."- described
in his book: Holiday Recollections Of
q World Tour" Perhaps his best
known book over here. is Good News
From God" = small book OF sermons
which he preached several years ago
at North London mission. One Of
his charms Is the simplicity with
which he both speaks and writes. In
the foreword Of this little book. he
says: Il just preach the Gospel Is
the Good News of the world and
leave it."
On q Former Visit His Lordship
Played Tennis With Helen Wills Moody.
Like all Englishmen, he likes coun-
try and out of door life and plays
rackets. golf and tennis. when
here in 1925 or 1927. he played tennis
out in California with the champion,
Helen Wills-later Mrs. Moody. OF
course she won and the Lord Bishop
said, love one" 1t was in the West
that he learned the word dandy"
with bits Of other slang, but dandy"
seemed to not only amuse him but to
have a world of meaning. Later when
Mrs. Moody was in London with her
he entertained them at dinner
at Fulham Palace, his London resi-
dence.
His visit this time was to 90 to
Canada to baptize several grand
nephewS and grandnieces. His Lord
ship might say he has 81 nephews and
nieces and "a great nephews and
nieces, to say nothing of a large
Of adopted ones. He is
and says that in his youth
he had no time to marry because he
had so much to do. Notwithstanding
his 7S years he hopes to play some
golf and tennis and fish while in
Apropos of golf he tells .
funny storyin Holiday Recollections,
Of giving the young man who caddied
FOR him up in Canada, . small tip
which was Immediately returned to
him with dignified thanks and q gift
from the caddie of quite . siseable
.um, for his London work. This