Evening star., 1937-06-06
East and West Blended
In Apartment of Borahs
Priceless Chinese and Japanese Objects
of Arts Collected by Idaho Sen
ator and Wife.

| Egg shell" china is the expression
suggested by some OF the treasures Of
Chinese art reposing upon the shelves
OF beautiful teakwood cabinet. One
OF the very Oldest plates in the collec-
ton, oddly enough, features the in
sigma which travellers upon the
Northern Pacific lines see upon all
OF its folders, the swirled blue and
Chinese red device with its centralized
focal point or eye.
Mrs. Borah's own room, in marked
contrast to the more elaborate treas
ures OF the entrance hall, drawing
room and dining room Of their apart
ment is symphony in simple blue.
There are pictures everywhere OF
those OF whom she Is fondest, so ar
ranged, however, that there Is no
sense Of crowding. A copy OF her
favorite Remington cowboy conveys
the feeling that much as she is a
beloved part Of her husbands oficial
Washington, her thoughts 70 con-
stantly toward the West, where she
was born and bred as the daughter
OF Governor Mcconnell OF Idaho.
Dominating the scene is Senator
Borahs latest portrait in oil bv a
Scot. Philip Philips, who has cap
tured the dominant qualities Of the
man who has never feared to flght for
a cause or differ with friend as well
as foe on a matter of the public well
fare. AS one sees the blend of fighter
and ideallst the artist has portrayed
the reason this particular likeness
occupies the place of honor among
Little Borah,s" particular LAres and
Penates, Is easily recognizable.
Story Of Boy Lobbyists.
Surveying 1t brings to mind the in
cident OF the three little Mount
Pleasant boys, who one SATURDAY.
brought the Idaho Senator forth from
his seat in the Senate chamber be-
cause OF their pencilled scrawl,
would ne please do something about
seeing that'the United States opened
the chlldren's room for them at the
pubic library at Sixteenth and La
month streets, as there were books
there Tor boys and girls, but nobody
10 take charge Of issuing them?" He
did, by attaching to the pending ap-
proprAtlons bill rider authorizing
the salary Of children's librarian n
To meet this need. This action met
With the unanimous consent OF his
associates, and was later accepted by
the House conferees The Senator
himself then telephoned the youthful
lobbyists OF the successful outcome of
their errand
Opening from Mrs. Borah's room
Is the Senator's library, a typical
masculine domain, with its broad
| Topped desk and the wealth of reading
matter one would expect from the
man who was lawyer before he was
statesman and who has been all his
lie student Of history, Of economics.
OF government and Of the Bible.
1here is shelf devoted to the works
OF Edmund Burke and Thomas Car
lyle, another to editions OF the Old
ana New Testaments and still an
other 70 Federalist and other con-
stitutlonalist papers. AS If in a readers
panorama one glimpses the march of
srea' MINDS OF the past formulating
ana guiding the leisure and working
moments Of one who has made him
sell an authority upon constitutional
law and the governmental theories
ana tendencies Of nations.
Occupying its own little niche side
oy side with signed portraits and
cartoons Of the worlds great preniers
ano olctators is picture Of the
simple Illinois farm house, Just outside
Fairfield, where William E. Borah
was born. Reminiscent Of the wears
When he was chairman OF the now.
eriul Foreign Relations Committee of
the Senate during the period follow
ing the World War is an autogra aphed
portrait OF Lloyd George with his
daughter Megan, inscribed: with
sincere admiration for a good fight
er." Close by Is the famous tiger
cartoon Of Clemenceau with its line
OF dedication. On an opposite wall
Is an autographed picture OF Mus
solini, gift Of II Duce personally con-
veyed to Senator Borah by Grand
Wnen ne headed the Italian mission
70 the United States. Cheek by jowl
WIN IT are originals Of Berrynan
cartoons showing the Senator as
6orah the Barber" singeing the
boards OF Laval, Grand and the rep
resentatives of other foreign mis-
slons as they head debt-curtailin9
missions. Next perhaps ones eve
fingers upon a simple news picture
OF the late Will Rogers and the
senator snapped" having a hearty
laugh together at breakfast. A warm
friendship existed between the cow
ooy humorist and the Senator who
made his way to legislative fame
from 4 similar Western background.