Evening star., 1949-11-07
Exclusively Yours,
Conversion of Mrs. BeoIe's Coach House
Into Museum Prevented By Steel Strike

The steel strikes widespread
crippling effects have even inter-
fered with the Naval Historical
Foundation. The latter started
off their new naval and maritime
museum with a bang last Febru-
ary with a reception that Mrs.
Truxtun Beale gave at DECATUR
House. Mrs. Beale had leased her
coach house to the Foundation for
a period of SO years at a dollar a
year. Plans for converting 1t into
a museum drawn up by the archi-
tect wife Of Marc Andrews, then
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy,
were on view at the party.
Once the Navy started recon-
verting, however, they discovered
that the coach house was about as
unsafe as the White House. It
needed rebuilding and rebuild
ing with steel. But as little steel
as the museum requires. there still
isn't any to be had. Hence. no
museum to date. Just shows you
how far reaching a strike can get.
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The charming and attractive
Belgian-born Vicomtesse de Bel
laigue came down from New York
for a weekend in Washington. is
going down to Virginia today for
a visit. Stopping with the Bakers.
brother George and sister Elma,
she was on hand for Georges
party Saturday afternoon for Paul
Jolles.
Swiss Attache Paul is leaving
the 10th to return to Switzerland.
and as is Georges custom. when
a friend rates party for any par
ticular reason, he gave Paul a
choice of a. dinner for IL or cock
tails for 80. The latter was chosen.
Tony de Bellaigue's greatest
claim to fame stems from her as
sociation with Britain's royal fam
fly. For seven years q member OF
the royal household as French lit
erary companion to Princess Eliza
beth and Princess Margaret Rose,
she recently set forth in an issue
of Vogue magazine some funda-
mentals in the rearing Of chill
dren, principles that the English
princesses were taught. Entitled
"The INDISPENSABLE Element" the
article points out that teaching
love for ones fellow man is the
basic requirement Of anyone's ed
ucation. The Viscountess is cur
rently up to her ears in New York
in this subject of youth education,
is continually asked to speak to
various groups. is also associated
with Spence School.
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Col. Freddie Coleman is back
in town for the time being. flew
here from Germany because his
mother, the widow Of !. Gen.
Frederick Coleman, is Ill. Freddie
and his spouse, Laura, live in one
of the DREAMER spots In which
q colonel can be stationed In Ger
many. They have q lovely home
high on the side OF hill In
Heidelberg overlooking the Heidel-
berg Castle, the old bridge and
the Neckar River. The latter
name, needless to say. gives rise
to all kinds of waggish remarks
on the part Of the military per-
sonnel.
The hill on which the Cole
mans reside means, when trans
lated from the German, Philos-
ophy Hill, and is so-called because
Goethe's home was nearby and
he took frequent walks in this
lovely section. The view at sum
set is nothing short Of spectacular.
says Rose Saul, who visited the
Colemans when showing her niece,
Ruth s., European highlights last
summer.
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Whit
neys, who are In and out OF town
with lightning frequency. viii
whip up to New Haven this week
end to visit the Undersecretary o1
Commerce's son, Harry Payne
whitney and his bride Of las1
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