Evening star., 1937-05-16

sees a bonnie Scotch queen on the
English throne-and as fate may have
it-her name Is Elizabeth.
The Children's House In
Old GEORGETOWN.
Through the lao years since George
town surrendered first place to her
younger neighbor, Washington, Capt.
tai of the Nation, she has gone quietly
on her way upholding her traditions,
her usefulness to the community and
her charities and priding herself on
her care for the less fortunate, all Of
whom are not included in organized
charity Perhaps she has bit of an
old-fashioned way of doing it, but 1t
reaches many whose needs are not in
the catalogue of the social worker.
All is not fashion, fluff and feath-
ers with the coming of new wealth
to the old town and the dressing up
of many of the delightful old houses
which, while they had fallen some
what into decay. still maintained an
unmistakable dignity and charm
which new bricks and mortar lack.
George ToWn-as they like it spelled
appreciates and welcomes her new
neighbors, because they appreciate
her charms and the refuge from the
hustle of great city.
One of the unique charities which
has grown up during the last few
years is the Children's House-how
charming that sounds-just for little
children who can go and spend the
day there while their mothers are
away at work or while they are clut-
tered up with the duties of large
household and much hard work. It's
not a day nursery-although it full
fills that need, too. It's q kind Of
house of life where the little ones
from years to sand now and then
little older one is slipped in-are
taken in the morning and kept until
they can go home in the evening.
They have good, hearty luncheon,
with one hot dish and delicious,
foamy milk. It's jolly fun-and they
seem to think SOTO see them sitting
at low tables in their little chairs,
laughing and happy and struggling
to hold their spoons or forks cor
rectly-for they are taught manners
without knowing it. To see 81 OF
them at the tables and later flying
upstairs to bathe their hands and
faces in cute little individual wash
pans before going into the long room
on the first floor, which is q sea Of
cots-mostly short ones-for their
afternoon nap. They indulge In
little art on rainy days, and it is really
quite remarkable to see childs
original conception of detail and even
perspective. There are no still-life
sketches-they all show action.
Exhibit of Beautiful
Original Wood Cuts.
Through the courtesy of Studio
House, Clare Leighton's original wood
cuts for the illustrations in her de-
lightful book, -Four Hedges, a Gard
ner's Chronicle" which always arrives
with the gardening season and is a
book that is ever new, are to be ex-
hibited at that uniquely charming
book shop in the old town, called the
Francis Scott Key Book Shop. Ex-
cept that it is very clean and tidy in
some ways it makes one think of an old
London boo kshop. These wood cuts
are exquisitely done There are prim-
roses, hyacinths, cherry blossoms,
roses-every variety Of dower-and
then many Of the creeping things
such as worms, grasshoppers and those
other insects found in a real garden,
along with butterflys.
-Four Hedges"-we should have
said at first, but were carried away
with the wood cuts, which will be ex-
hibited Saturday come the 22nd-is
the story of Glare Leighton's garden
in the Chiltern hills, England. It's 4
story Of the love Of garden work; the
JOY Of seeing things grow and the sur
prise oftentimes at some unexpected
blossoming plant that one had given
up as barren. Collectors Of wood cuts
would love these originals of Mrs.
Leighton's, all exhibited for the benefit
OF that interesting Children's House.