Evening star., 1936-03-29
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

-HE ruddy-faced. white-haired
Mr.. Norman H. Davis, who is
returning this week from Lon
l. don, where he was America S
representative at the Naval Confer
ence, and where he also represented
his Government as special Ambassador
at the ceremonies attending the fu-
neral Of the late King George V. was
eisnally honored by King Edward
VIII: his brother. the Duke of York,
heir presumptive to the British
throne, and the two younger brothers,
the dukes of Gloucester and Kent.
When the distinguished statesmen
of the different nations and what is
left of the crowned heads of Europe,
who we're special representatives at the
funeral we're assembled in audience at
the palace to be received by the new
King and his brothers, In quickly
making the rounds of the audience
chamber. not only his Majesty. but his
three brothers as WELL stopped, shook
hands with Mr.. Davis and each ex-
changed a few words with him. The
attention was noted.
Mr.. Davis Tennessee Drawl.
Mr.. Davis Tennessee drawl has been
most attractive to Europeans and his
simple, straightforward way of ex-
pressing himself has made him one
OF the most popular diplomats the
United States has sent abroad
Farmer, financier or diplomat he seems
able to gracefully adjust himself to
the situation in hand. Whether dis
cussing international affairs or ques-
tions Of high finance with Presidents
prime ministers or Kings, he has the
same quiet, unassuming manner with
dignity that commands attention
and respect. He became financial ad-
wiser to President Wilson during the
peace negotiations at Versailles and
was later made Assistant Secretary OF
Treasury and Undersecretary OF State
When it has come to serving his
country abroad Mr.. Davis has known
no politics. President Hoover ap-
pointed him a delegate to the Dis
armament Conference in Geneva and
when President Roosevelt came in he
appointed him chairman Of the Amer
tcan disarmament delegation with the
rank Of anbassador-a post he still
holds.
A little bird has been twittering-
maybe one of those starlings in Penn
gylvania avenue-there are severa.
varieties of them-that Mr.. Claude
Bowers, American Ambassador to
Spain, is coming home with the pros
pect of becoming Assistant Secretary
of the Navy in the place left vacant
by the death of the Presidents cousin
Col. Henry Roosevelt. An authority
on jackson and Jefferson would be
a handy man to have around in a
campaign year, and Mr.. Bowers is
very clubable man, easily approached
and genial.
A Rare Collection of Jewelry.
This is really intended to be story
about a small but very rare collection
of antique jewelry which is the JOY
of Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose and
which reposes in state in the William
Rockwell Nelson Museum in Kansas
City. Mo, where she has many other
beautiful and rare art objects and
where she expects finally to deposit
what she calls her treasureS-the
exquisite pieces of sculpture, tapes
tries, Chinese and japanese ceramics
and priests robes-lovely Korean
chests, too-which it took Mr.. Loose
and herself years to collector, as
she prefers, possess, as she says
neither she nor her late husband ever
started out for the purpose OF COL
lecting. They simply stumbled on
the things and wanted to take them
home with them.
If. however, on one of these fresh
ening Spring days you happen to be
calling at her charming apartment
here in town, the first thing she will
doubtless do is to lead you to one Of
the big French windows and point
out the stretch of rolling greensward
IN Rock Creek Park, where trees and
shrubbery are just beginning to burst
forth and one sees glimpses OF gar
dens beyond which surround the new
French Embassy. formerly the home
Of the John Hayes Hammonds. Then
opposite the embassy one catches a
view of the garden and house Sem
ator Guffey of Pennsylvania and his
sisters have taken-with every pros
pect pleasing, etc"
Mrs. Loose's collection of antique
and Oriental jewelry, which consists
of III pieces, was started in purely an
accidental way, as most of the pieces
she has were bought with no thought
Of making a collection. Consequently
there is a sentiment and a story at
tached to each one. To her they re-
call memories of wandering through
galleries of old masters, magnificent
churches and gorgeous palaces whose
owners had fed, Oriental baZaars and
temples in China and Japan. The
fascination Of the Koreans in their
native costumes and the exquisite
workmanship shown in their inlaying
with mother -of-pearl and metals.
Just two people travelling twice around
the world and going many times
abroad will give wealth Of pleasure
TO future generations Of museum Wis