The Washington times., 1937-04-29
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Garden Tours
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FROM DUTIES
By HELEN ESSARY

The world and the SprlngClme
make it hard for a good woman
to stay home and clean the attic.
Moth sprays and tar paper bags
are duly virtuous when the mod
ern song of the road Come to see
my garden" sounds over telephone
wires and in every conversation.
Those annual institutions, the
Maryland and the Virginia Gar
den Weeks, are only two OF the
temptations to be off and away.
(Chaucer mentioned the urge 1OO
years ago when he wrote, In the
Syringe Time folks longe to go on
Pilgrimages.D
behind. They are:
The Cape Henry Pilgrimage
from April "a to May 10.
Dover Day, May l.
Winchester Apple Blossom tes-
tival, May 7. May 8.
Apple Blossom Time in Adams
county, Pennsylvania.
The Cape Henry Pilgrimage
began with special exercises COM
memorating the landing OF the
first permanent English colonists
in America in Jamestown on
April 26, 1907. "On the nine and
twentieth day." wrote George
Percy, one of the colonistS, I'VE
returned to the mouth Of the Bay
of Chesiopic, set up a cross and
called the place Cape Henry"
Mrs. Frantz Naylor and Mrs.
Frederick R. Barrett are the bright
spirits arranging the Cape Henry
pilgrimage.
Senator and Mrs. James H.
Hughes of Delaware are taking
some Washington friends to help
celebrate Dover Day on Saturday.
The home of Senator and Mrs.
Hughes will be open, and their
ancient jewelry will be on display.
Be sure to see the locket contain
ing hair, inscribed General Wash
ington's hair, cut by Mrs. Washing
ton, and presented to her friend,
Elizabeth Wolcott.". Admire at a
distance the poison bloodstone
ring engraved MAX Sure"
Relics of the Revolutionary
heroes, miniatures and ancient
historical records will be shown in
the thrilling old houses of the Della
ware capital. like, among the
fine things to be seen at the
Ridgely mansion, the Lowestoft
tea set presented by Gen. Anthony
Wayne (Mad Anthony to Mary
Vining, Revolutionary siren.
Judge and Mrs. w. W. Harring-
ton will have at their house a loan
collection of rare old china and a
Casanova pitcher to interest the
romantic. CNo gentleman of
Casanova's fiery nature ever
drank water. The pitcher was
probably for rum or maybe
straight alcohol.)
Concerning Apple Blossom Time
In Pennsylvania I have small but
vivid news. The pictures sent me
show white robed maidens mid
the bloom. The information takes
poetic turn. 1t declares in
verse by Mary Power Deardorff:
"AppIe blossoms breathless
beauty is privileged for the mere
taking; Apple growing, Eden
born, is science not solely Of
mans making"
Also I understand that there
Tin Adams County, await beau
tiful scenes and perfumed air that
one will never forget"
Now a dash of hands across the
sea.
The French Ambassador and
Madame Bonnet visited at 200
year-old Hampton near Baltimore,
the gardens laid out by their fel-
low countryman, Major L'Enfant.
The same L'Enfant who made the
plans for washington.
Hampton has been owned by
seven generations of Ridgelys. 1t
is one of the few entailed estates
in this country.
Major John Ridgely, its present
owner, received the French Am.
baSsador and his wife. Escorted
them through the Great House
and revelled in their delight in the
garden reminiscent of Versailles,
in its broad terraces, it's lockwood
mazes separated from the formal
flower beds by a vista of giant
hemlockS and in the wiSteria cover
ing the back of the house.
Hampton will be open during
the Maryland Garden Pilgrimage
April 80 to May 8.
This isn't the Nov I Must Tell
You About the Party Department"
But now and then the wish to
speak of some particularly pleas
ant entertainment breaks down
editorial rules. Two recent din
ners, one given by Mrs. Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, and the other by Ad-
miral and Mrs. Mark L. Bristol
were hospitality at its best.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bristol
are, I am positive, the two most
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