Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1929, Page 72

. In Social and O_fficial Life Secretary Adams of U. S. Navy Department May Be Asked to Settle Problem in Maritim_e Etiquette. ! thoritative. Tales of .Well BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. The Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Charles Francis Adams, a profound stu- dent of maritime law, lore and etiquette, may eventually be called on to express an opinion on a subject which is agi- tating New York, Liverpool, Hamburg, Bremen and other ports of the world over flag procedure. As conditions are now it would seem that every com- mander of a ship solved the problem after his own ideas. Nearly all the British ships follow the old tradition of the sea, and one which the United States Shipping Board accepted as au- ‘When their vessels de- part from American harbors, as well as when they enter, the Stars and Stripes float from the foremast. The + proud ship bearing the prime minister to these shores honored that tradition, and indeed most of the comment on differing ideals came from the fact that a few weeks previously the Majestic had sailed from New York decked after . the time-honored custom, and a few hours later along came the Republic, & sister ship, with the flag of France to the fore and the British to the rear. The Vandyck of the North German . Lloyd Line emphasized the situation by flying the flag of Brazil. According to the new code, the procedure answered .+ the question, “where is a liner going” : when she leaves New York? ‘The White . Star liner Republic answered to Cher- bourg, her port of call in France; the ‘Vandyck to Rio de Janeira. In the in leaving a harbor, the flags proclaimed only the nationality of the ship and of he harbor from which they sailed. * X K ok “Daisy, Princess of Pless.” is the title of the volume of memoirs by the beau- tiful and fascinating daughter of the late Col. George and Mrs. Cornwallis- ‘West, and it has proved the book of the hour in fashionable salons and the best seller of the Summer. The Princess of Pless, once the idol of the courts of ‘Withelm IT and Edward VIL his uncle, is the sister of the first Duchess of ‘Westminister and of that Maj. Corn- wallis-West who married Lady Ran- dolph Churchill and thus became the stepfather of the statesman, Winston Churchill. She has lost her fortune, . and because she was suspected of Brit- ish sympathy during the Great War is deprived of social caste in Germany. ‘Time has touched her lightly, and she ' yemains a lovely woman and a rarely gifted one, and the scenes she recalls from the land of ghosts remain in the memory. Her husband, Henry of Pless, was one of the incredibly rich noble- men of Germany, with the castle of Purstenstein in Silesia, in the center of an estate as large as an English shire, a magnificent palace in Berlin and an elegantly appointed chateau on the Riviera. He and Princess Daisy were of the inner circle of the Kaiser's ! friends, and it was in Furstenstein, the headquarters of the German Army of . the East, that the Kaiser often came to confer with his colleague, the late ! Pranz Josef of Austria-Hungary, and with the Kings of Saxony, Bavaria and ‘Wurtemburg. From the castle of Pless the Kaiser and Kaiserine rode in mag- nificent apparel to cross the Polish border on the collapse of the Russian Army, B Sir Robert Vansittart, the astute and + likeable chief private secretary of th ! British 2 B | several weeks in Washington © rhythm. ' or of general affairs. + . But Mr, Lon| invite attention . viol e e minister, who has been absorbing its political lore in advance of the mo- mentous visit of Mr. MagDonald to Presi- dent Hoover, is held in high repute for an . accomplishment wisely separated from statecraft, that of "writing ro- mantic verse and lyrics of a charming In the older worlds of Eu- rope and the East it is possible for a public to cultivate the divine art of song or poesy or music and still retain his prestige in the domain of politics But not so in the bustling republic of the western world. In the present ers. the Speaker of the House, who is a violinist of con- income through that ac- complishment, offers the sole exception of uniting a successful career in poli- ties with a continuation of the study and practice of music. gworth is careful not to to his eminence as a linist and not to play except in ! strictest privacy, never for benefits, or ! &t such affairs as would invite criticism or comment. Many distinguished schol- Known Folk ars have served in the various cabinets of Presidents and in the House and Senate—historians like Bancroft and Lodge—and they have received respect- ful attention, but the fate of poets has been usually sad. Richard Wilder, M. C. from Georgia in the late 1820's, wrote that pathetic_ballad, “My Life Is Like a Summer Rose,” and bicker- ings about it and his savage attacks on parodists finally caused him to re- | tire. Many remember the unfortunate Jersey Congressman, author of “Don’t You Remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt,” | and of a solon from the prairie States who penned that tender plaint, “I Said to the Rose, Oh, Red, Red Rose,” and | how he suffered from the parodists as | much from the unwise defense made for him by his friends. | * K K * | The Ambassador to Great Britain, Charles Gates Dawes, like the Speaker of the House, is a violinist of lofty repute and he is also a composer of music for that instrument. In view of the fact that his chief offering “Mel- ody in A Minor” has become the vogue | in London, played by orchestras in th? fashionable hotels and restaurants, of- fered for sale in all the music shops and recently listed by a prominent music publisher as the best seller of | the month, it must be that he had | vigilant friends to see that his melody | reached the American public only as a record divinely performed by Fritz Kreisler. Performed by himself after | he became Vice President would have | meant a fortune, but with penalties. | As Ambassador to Great Britain it is a | feather in his cap to possess undeniable . musical talent, just as Sir Robert Van- | sittart loses nothing of his repute for political sagacity or does not jeopardize | his future by publishing volumes of | romantic poems and love songs that are sentimental to a degree. . The British Ambassador and Lady | interest in the plans of the Ark and Dove Society of Maryland to place tablet on the esplanade at Cowes to mark the port of departure of those little ships bearing the founder of Maryland. It is hoped that the Am- | bassador and Lady Isabella may be present when the tablet is placed next August, since on the distaff side the former may claim kindred among the descendants of the crusaders who set forth to establish a sanctuary for re- | second Baron ' ‘AM{BA{&SAIQ‘D]R&’ o e T "E DINING " THE SUNDAY “STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. OCTOBER 6. RETURNED TO CAPITAL - = . MRS. RAUPH HALLETT. Isabella Howard are showing & cordial | wijth her husband, Lieut. Col. Hallett, again in Washington after an absence of S |8 year. —Underwood Photo. of Baltimore, married into the same Howard family to which Sir Esme be- longs, and Anne Arundel County was | named in her honor, Earl of Arundel | being one of the oldest and proudest; titles of the ancient house. 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Street Branch: 2926 14th The Ampico Mason & Hamlin—Chickering—Marshall & Wendell however, is busy tracing their descend- ants, hoping that they will make the voyage to honor their heroic founders of the land which gave them sanctuary. Black Velour du Nord with opulent Faur Collar and Cuffs. Soleils—Velvets Felts—Tweeds Chenilles Leonard Calvert, first governor of Lord Baltimore's palatinate and younger brother of Cecilius, left numerous de- scendants, all akin to the Howards. Other descendants of the actual voy- agers have bsen diligently ht, and it seems assured that a notable group will present on the fashionable esplanade of Cowes when the tablet is laced. This pleasant little city is the eadquarters of Britain's_most aristo- cratic yachting club, the Royal Squad- ron, of which King George is an ardent member. * ok k% Princess Charles Murat, one of the important new Americans in the fash- fonable world of Paris, was, before her marriage, Margaret Morris Rutherfurd, daughter of the late Lewis Morris Rutherfurd of New York, and she can claim a more ancient lineage than her “titled husband, who is grandson six times removed of Napoleon’s marshal, Joachim Murat, later King of Naples, who married Caroline, sister-of the Em- peror. Princess Charles Murat is proud- est of the fact that she is grand- daughter 10 times removed of Lewis Morris, the singer. Neither Bonapartes nor Murats had been heard of at this riod, when the revolt of the colonists med over the horizon. As the Ruth- erfurds they came from Roxburghe- shire, on the Scottish border, and their line goes back to the tenth century. Maj. Rutherfurd had inherited much property in Jersey from his mother and, sympathizing with the patriots, he joined their standard. Prince Charles Murat, through his mother, claims an- other Napoleonic hero as a progenitor, Marshal Ney. The young couple mar- ried in August and, loaded down with ancestral greatness, have comely looks and sufficient fortune to make their fu- | ture assured in the Faubourg St. Ger- maine section of Paris. They are es- tablished in a handsome mansion near the Arch of the Star and will b2 promi- nent in all the events of the Winter, especially musical ones, and the princ- ess' having studied music in Paris, is familiar with all its opportunities. % el e id Prince Louis of Monaco has saved the day for himself and possibly for his grandson, Louis II, because he secognized the statesmanship of the regent, his daughter, Princess Charlotte. For a year past the people of the tiny principality have muttered angrily be- | cause the demand for. imperative re- pairs to their water works and tele- phone service remained unnoticed, | while their plea to play a more impor- tant role in managing Monaco’s foun- | tain head of prosperity. the casino of ‘Mnnk Carlo, drew forth not only re- | fusal but scorn. Prince Louis leaves his daughter all the pretty part of the gov- ernment, such as living in the grand old palace, which juts out into the sea and is most gorgeously furnished. and of holding splendid levees in Hotel de Paris of Monte Carlo, but the reins of ruling the realm are firmly in his own han d the threatened revolution of 3. 1929— PART his subjects he treated as a joke. But Princess Charlotte - convinced him otherwise, also of the wisdom of grant- ing all the major pleas and promising to take the minor ones under advise- ment. As all ‘the world knows the sumptuous casino. has endured a long run of bad fortune and a revolution, perhaps perfods of violence and dis- order, was not & factor toward restor- ing gmspflrfly. Princess Charlotte, armed with proper authority, is now repairing the reservoirs, is installing the best telephorie system obtainable, and meantime & learned council is de- liberating on.-the methods by which the gains at the Monte Carlo Casino may be more equitably distributed in lightening the taxes and paying for improvements. 2 * k¥ Mrs. Henry Getty Chilton and her at- tractive ‘daughters, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Ann ilton, who spent part of eck at the Mayflower Hotel in Wi gton, spent the latter part of the Summer the villa of Mrs. Chil- ton’s father at Charlevoir, on .Lake Michigan, and, accompanied by Mr. Thomas O'Brien, they are about to sail for England. Mr. O'Brien, former Am- bassador to Japan, has a liking for English spas and sea resorts in the Autumn. Mrs. Chilton and her daugh- ters will join Mr. Chilton, now British envoy to the Vatican, and will depart shortly for Rome. All the envoys to the new state of the Vatican anticipate ‘a unique season, and it is likely that the Chiltons will have to seek more extensive quarters than their suite in a palace of the Quirinali quarter. Many exalted British citizens are Roman Catholics and in all classes this creed is well represented. Likewise, Britons are partial to Italy when they travel. The demand for invitations to papal functions is almost overwhelming even at this early date, so it behooved Mr. and Mrs. Chilton to be on the scene betimes. Miss Katherine Chilton had been presented to society in Washing- ton the last year her father served as counselor of the embassy and Miss Ann made her bow to their Italian majesties last Winter and has been an immense faverite in the younger contingent. Both are leaders in the English-speak- ing colony of Rome larger than any other alien group, which, of course, in- cludes the personnel of the United States embassy and consular offices. * x K % Joseph V. Stalin, the grim dictator of Russia, officially frowns heavily on the invasion of American tourists into Sovietland. As this republic holds no haccgrripeen MOTH are invisibl e-woven by Process at Moderate Cost B. L. GERSHANICK - ILORS ETC. our Press Bldr. 3943 intercourse with the Russian govern- ment, it has been generally accepted that the difficulties were insurmount- able and few travelers until the past empire in their itinerary. tize: Summer included the former Romanoff Since thou- ns of the United States ed on Eleventh Page.) Wnm- Rosendor§ 1215 G St. Washington’s Iqporting Furrier TWELFTH-~F STS. 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