Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 66

14 Tales of Well Known Folk Prince of Wales Joins Club Formed to Promote Horseback Ridin g—Noted Briton in New York. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. The Prince of Wales has a vallant ®pirit and, despite the veiled thrusts made by the British press at his horse- manship, he has pluckily joined his hrothers, the Duke of York and Prince Henry, in that unique club just started in London known as “The Institute of the Horse.” The idea is to revive horseback riding as a daily exercise and to fill again the neglected bridle paths in Hyde Park and about the suburbs. Riding, except in sports like hunting or polo, has become a forgot- ten art and even those former inde- fatigable riders in the Lords and Com- mons have renounced their daily jaunt because the paths are overgrown with shrubbery, and in many cases have been widened by the encroachments of farm wagons. There has been some gibes about it belng entirely advisable for the prince take over such a harmless tad as riding on bride paths as against the hazards of hunting and polo. But the helr of King George takes no notice and has led the list of subscribers of those who are about to begin clearing the historic bridle path from the k of Buckingh Palace to New Forest, once a royal road for esquestrians and a delightful course through the midland country, almost 100 mi in length. If this path s put in order and is filled with cavaleades, it will not be long be- fore London will be mounted and pas ing the morning hours after the man- ner of the lords and ladles in the early Victorian years. Col. Sir Merrik Burrell, who is deemed a hero of the World War and who served before Ypres, though he had long been retired—he was among those who stormed Ladysmith during the Boer War nearly 30 years ago— has just arrived in New York. Sir Merrik will be remembered for his long-drawn-out law suit against the estate of Walter Wynans of Baltimore. The British Army officer married the elder of Mr. daughters, Louise, and there were two sons anda daughter born of the union. Lady Burrell took what might be called French leave of her husband and chil- dren. She eloped with a brother of- ficer of Col. Burrell's and died short- 'y after a divorce had been granted her husband. My Wynans left but 1 meagre income these British grandchildren on the plea that their father, being 2 man of large means, could look after them adequately. American courts sustained this view and did not permit Mr. Wynans' will (0 be broken. These children now are married and have received a division »f their paternal grandfather's estate, the many millions accumulated by Str Robert Loder in Anglo-Russian enter- prises during the relgn of the Czar Alexander 1II. The late Walter Wy- nans, though nominally of Baltimore, was born in St. Petersburg (or Petro- grad) whilst his father, Willlam Wy- nans, was constructing Russia's first rallroad, and though he lived almost 80 years, he passed less than a week in Baltimore. Th after he was 70 and when he d d to establish his legal status us a citizen of Uncle m's realm in order that his tinancial affalrs should be settled in a Balti- mere court. ‘The Marquis of Huntley, premier of bis rank in Scotland and superchief- tain of the illustrlous clan of Gordon, which has many authentic branches in this country intrigued the of masculine fashion by wearing with Lis evening garments a single stud dtted into his pleated shirt with some <kill, since it is a pigeon blood ruby the size of the ornament on a signet | ying, and the size is enhanced by be- | urrounded with diamonds. When able marquis wore this regal adornment on his shirt front to a din- ner in New York he focused attention Almost to the exclusion of his wife, the | former Mrs. James McDonald, a Whr-1 ter resident of Washington until her | marriage four ¥ Marquise of Huntley is dressed woman and &he _contrib- uted her share to incidents of the tol let not hitherto noted on this side of the water. For she wore to a dlnner, | and later to a concert, a scarf of deep purple fur, which added a contrast to ier gown of violet velvet and gold Colored furs have been reported from Parlg, but as vet they have not leen seen in Washington, where every allmark of ge t ite skin of royalty. So such imitation armine has been placed on the market that many who favored it in the past now adopt the dyed fur, for it re- «ulres an expensive operation to color fur adequ: especlally in some of the ultra shades which are modish in Furope--henna, orange, canary yel- low and the entire list of hues which may be contained from blues, pinks and greens. ) Mr. Charles B. Gillette of Boston has just purchased Montmorenci, one of the famous old manors in the Long (Green Valley of Maryland, and will take possession in time to share in the spirited events of the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club, of which he is & member. This old manor grant was taken out in 1656 by the immi- ant of the Worthington family— <ol Johu Worthington, a member of the provincial council and & man of importance when the Lords Baltimore ruled in Maryland. The same family has retained possession of the estate ever since until the sale last month to Mr. Gillette. It was ington, grandson of John. who, in 760, built the beautiful house at Vontmorenci and who lald out the wonderful Italian gardens, not sur- passed in beauty and extent in this country. The estate was originally of 30,000 acres, but there were only 1,200 Wvhen it was sold. The manor had nssed from the male line and the last Joir was Mrs. Louls C. Lehr, wite of Dr. Lehr of this city. Mr. Gillette will yestore the place to its former state, for it has not been continuously occu- pied fn recent yvears and both house und garden are in a rather neglected state. But the mansion is of stone and stuceo, and the myriads of stat- ues and garden adornments, brought from Ttaly, though stained and Samuel Worth- 3 Give to your complexion a charming, soft, youthful . freshness. This delicate, re- fined touch of adorable beauty is yours to command thru Gouraup's ORIENTAL CREAM Made in White - Plesh - Packel Kend 19¢. for Trial Size Ferd. T. Hookins & Son, New York City akers | weather-beaten, may be entirely re- stored. Miss Edith Wetmore, daughter of the late Senator George Peabody Wet- more of Rhode Island, has recenily been elected president of the Needle and Bobbin Club for the fourth time. Miss Wetmore from her earliest years evinced genuine talent as a needle- woman and she was among those who aided the late Mrs. James Pinchot in her efforts to establish a guild to foster fine sewing and the making of the old patterns of lace. Mme. Alica Ward Riano, wife of the Spanish Am- bassador, was an enthusfastic member of this group and so, too, was Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, n the odd mo- ments she could snatch from her ab- sorbing round of duties in the White House. Under Miss Wetmore’s direc- tion, the Needle and Bobbin Club has widened its activities. Though it re- tains all its original features in offer- ing opportunities to its members, it has taken on the labor of procuring designs from historic sources of every varlety of lace and embroidery for both amateurs and professionals in the art of reproducing ancient garments for pageants or the drama. Workers from the humblest walks of life and of every race and creed are furnished with excellent sketches of designs they wish to copy, and for such a meager sum that the work is alinost a gratu- ity. New York, Providence and Bos- ton have many diligent needlewomen who are the aides of Miss Wetmore. Among these may be mentioned Mrs. Vincent Astor, Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, AMrs. Alexander Tison and Mrs. Robert Coleman Taylor. Lady Lee of Fareham, one of the most influential daughters of Uncle Sam who adorn the Britlsh peerage, has been credited with a slogan which has gained her wide popularity. All those who have received letters from the British Isles in the past year and a half have noted that boldly stamped across the envelope were the words, “Buy British goods.” Lady Fee in a speech before the Board of Trade observed that it would be better to change this to “Sell British goods,” and she proceeded to narrate in what those of King George’s domain sur- passed other FEuropean exporters. Lady Lee (formerly Ruth Moore of New York City) is engaged with the Duchess of Portland in stemming the tide of fashionable women who go to Paris for gowns and hats, and are impressing the advantages of the Bond strect modists and tallors and of the millinery to be purchased in local shops. Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, who is president of the British Board of Trade, is giving every assist- ance in his power to this unique campaign, which includes all resi- dent and visiting Americans as well as Britons, in this scheme to substi- tute London for Paris as the capital of Vanity Fair. London claims bet- ter cabarets than Paris, but in the matter of food and catering to the American palate Parls is far in the |lead. This feature will recelve atten- | tion and the best cooks of the world are gradually being lured to the banks of the Thames with sound financial backing to facilitate thelr best efforts. Dr. Max Mason, who recently was invited from the University of Wis- consin to become president of the vast institute of learning founded in Chi- {cago through the gift of the elder John Rockefeller, is recelving a rous- iing welcome. Mrs. Mason s a long- time friend of Mrs. Medill McCormick, and while this lady has not emerged much from her retirement since her widowhood, her dinner and reception to the Mason “THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MARCH 14, 1926—PART -2. Charming Foreigner SENORITA HORTENSIA CORO- DA, Sister of Senor Dr. Don Jose M. Coro- nada, secretary of the Colombian le- gatlon, and spending some time here with him. among the brilllant features of the season. Dr. and Mrs. Mason are young for such a lofty position, the head of the university being in the early for- ties and his wife some seven years younger. They have a charming young family, so that the rather grim and fortress-like mansion on the Mid- way which was erected for Dr. Wil- liam Rainey Harper now echoes with young life and with the comings and goings of people who are interested in social pleasures as well as in intellec- tual progress. It was Dr. Mason who took over the duties of the late la- mented Dr. Burton at Chicago and who carried to complete success the campaign for funds which the late president had inaugurated, and this before he had been chosen the execu- tive of the busy seat of learning. Dr. Mason is the inventor of the device known as the submarine detector, which played a major part in the w ning of the late war. He spent two years in England and equipped all the British naval craft with his us ful transmitter, and he received sev- eral decorations and the right to put “‘sir" before his name if he wishes. Signor Vincent di Giraloma, who cently was appointed chancellor of the Itallan embassy and who has just arrived In Washington, holds the senfor grade in the foreign office and has served as attache, secretary, coun- selor and chancellor in almost every | capital where the Italian government sends an envoy. He has, however, never before been assigned to Wash- ington, and he assumes a role which has become rather infrequent in its diplomatic establishments. Counsel- lors are in almost every foreign em- bassy and legation, but chancellors are rare. Signor di Giraloma has been in Rome for the past two years, In the office of the minister of for- elgn affairs. Signor Augusto Rosso, who was recalled some months ago, is among the seniors in the grade of counsellors. He began his diplomatic career in Washington in 1907, under Baron Mayor des Planches, and he had served under some five different envoys before he was the counsellor in the embassy of Prince Gelasio Cae- tanl. The new chancellor is a linguist and is fond of sports, and therefore he will it neatly into the social pro- gram. Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, wife of the Senator from New Hampshire— or as she prefers to be called, Fran- cis Parkinson Keyes, the name under which she gained her literary reputa- tion—was the first champion which the old Arlington mansion attracted when the suggestion was made to re- store it as in _the days when George ‘Washington Park Custis and his daughter Mary, afterward Mrs. Rob- ert E. Lee, dispensed a gracious hos- pitality. Now that Congress has made an adequate appropriation for the restoration of the old Custis home, more familiarly known, however, as the Lee Mansion, it will be good news for Mrs. Keyes when in the Autumn she returns from that voyage of the seven seas which encircle the globe. Mrs. Keyes, as she has related in sev- eral charming sketches, which ap- peared some 15 years ago In the At lantic Monthly, is a near Bostonian, since both her father and mother were natives of that cultured city, and she passed all her school years there. But she lived for some time in Charlottes- ville, when her father was a member of the faculty of the venerable Univer- sity of Virginia, and she learned to sympathize with the Southern view- Belgian Linen, per yard. ;':v ©'. All colors. $1.25 value. . SSC Qron W MR (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) Domestic Holland Window Shades Main 3211 for Estimates SUP COVERS ade to order. Sizes up to 34" 1217 F St., Dulin & Martin Bldg. 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