Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1931, Page 52

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. Women of Diplomacy Interesting Interviews With Interesting Person- ages Now in Washington. BY PAULINE A. FREDERICK. a8 it may seem, although the far swept from Germany the I - of the army and the glory of the phrases which T had no idea I knew to speak the language—but y governess. y excitement was so great that I im- | mediately broke into English, and the | | soverness was g0 overcome T "ol o that she | | But to return to Germany and the Pra Prittwitz has seen | | have considerably sltered the political ind finahcial‘fabric of the country and h the press has filled iy LT : in pre-war days. An enormou: number of them are in politics, | scores. appearance and charm. Her | has always been looked upon as & par- Excellency was of commanding neight. | ticular field of activity for women, has and of slender bulld. Youthfulness was | received a new’ emphasis. H in her fair face, blue eyes, and brown, * ok ox ir. She was wearing & “Perhaps the greatest change to be of black velvet with collar | found in Getmany today.” she con- scalloped tiers of‘umu‘, ;h in: the , attitude toward sports. jow that compulsory military training is_abolished, n . sports are being taken much more seriously than they used to be.” “Does Germany have a national sport such as base ball or foot ball?” she was asked, “Foot ball is played in my country,” she replied, “but it could not be con- sidered our nationalsport. In fach, we have no national sport. But nearly evel community is placing special emphasis on_physical training. | | very outstanding example of this one | be found in Bavaria.” Now Prau von Prittwitz knows sador von Prittwitz's mother, * ok ok % “In nearly every little town in Ba- varia_one finds a Turnverin,” Frau von Prittwitz pointed oul that the word meant a Is Over for 60 DAYS ‘We will rent for that period only—a limited number of rooms with ‘bath and- radio, loud speaker—for éither one or two persons—for $60 a Month New Colonial Hotel 15th and M Streets Deecatur 0380 g& ! g F 0, il 1 HH | i i f SE i | %; § i j % K 552 g 8 T é’?z L s E g ; i 2 : 2 i | { z » * * » There .is one little daughter in the :m hlt:;lu family, by name, years 2 ¢ “Marisa is 8 ocontraction of Mary Elizabeth,” Frau von Prittwits ex- Braniiate the mame into any Aneuge. is a pupil at Mrs. Cook's School. In addition, she is haying her first thrilling experiences in ri 3 she is attending the Preece A And Prau von Prittwitz afirms that Marisa_“adores it.” ‘The Von Prittwitz family has been in ‘Washington almost four years. Before coming here they lived in Italy, where counselor von Prittwitzs confesses with a smile ‘ that if she could always do her favorite type of entertaining it would be in the nature of an_informal party. Hart & Hutchinson RADIATOR ENCLOSURES Modernize and improve the effi- i ciency of your mdiators. Protect draperies and walls from dust and ! soot. Finished in wood grains and choice of colors. Investigate their * sdvantages in heaith and beauty. H. S. GODARD Nat. 8306, Branch 17 Night Phone, Clarendon 422 an interesting experience from her. “When I was a girl I had an English governess,” she explained. “But I would never speak lish to her, try 10 induce me as she might. I always Spoke to her in German and she always replied in English. In this way we often kept up a rapid conversation. | “Several times it happened that I was with friends who spoke English and not German, and my governess wac not present for me to depend on. Sud- denly I found myself using English ' ANNOUNCING! METROPOLITAN BEAUTY SHOP e ooss. £ GHOD NOV. 2ND, AS A HIGH-CLASS Specializing in Push-up Permanent Waves with Ringlet Ends, $3.95-$6.50—Steamer. Treatments for. Hair and Disorders—Wall Plate Facials—Expert ‘The N Not only is Germany fostering good- sportsmanship among her people, but education, aiso, is being encouraged, according to Prau von Prittwitz. Edu- cation for boys only has given way to coeducation throughout the republic. | Adsanced methods of class room pro- | cedure are being introduced with marked success in many places. “One interesting feature of the edu- cational system in my country,” Frai von Prittwitz ou_;_{;:d "nnthzml:‘mier; u etm. really e - K- dé‘ ha oppor children who atten ve an o tunity $o learn not only academic sub- jects but practical farming as well. | " Prau von Prittwitz laughed at the | amusement created by her rapid spell- er- ziehungsheim. | “It’s an old' German custom,” she remarked good-naturedly, “to combine several short words into one long one. | Far example, Landerzishungsheim is merely s union of the . three words home (for), country, education.’ " | ok ox | Somehow, the thrill that passes | through the world at the mention of |a name like Wagner, Bach, Goethe, and | Einstein, had its complete and sympa- il | thetic response in the cultivated wife MRS. ROBERT E. LEE, JR. Before her marriage in September she was Miss Bertha Glenn Marshburn. —Carter-Balley Photo. marvelous thing about it to me is that these people are willing to devote so much of their time gratuitously to the enterprise.” And the physical training through which the German children and youth are put is no mere child's play, ac- cording to Prau von Prittwitz. For ex- ample, rigorous corrective exercises are given to be performed on bars and W. ». Mo Natl. 3770 | of Germany's envoy. Not to her does | the gain of gold and history resplen- | dent with conquest, reveal a greatness. But, rather, she feels that in giving of its genius to create beauty |and advance scientific knowledge, lies the true secret of a country's might. “We love .Wagner for his great music,” she said. “The characters in his operas were drawn from German legends. He belleved, and carried out Dis belief in practice, that in the per- fect musfcal drama poetry, music and | drama should be blended into & bal- | anced whole. | -"What wedding,” she asked, “could | be complete without the = majestic | strains o« his bridal e _Bach, u;e Lohengrin' ‘Then she spoke of Johann composer, ing to his powerful oratorios and masses :‘x‘uuumnu itions for the organ, as fl“:‘fim right to rank " Bafis tugues arc considersd to be “Bach’s among the most | she said. * R xR “Perhaps the greatest Germany ever produced ses & Soms F St. at 11th literary was re e, The Apparel Shop Shows Distinguished Styles in $69.50 It's the beauty of their lines — their out-of-the-ordinary style effects that set these aside as better coats. 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Models. fault: for taking all the | sideration it would be perfect ever written,” C., NOVEMBER 1, Ishe declared recalling portions of his| | famous ~Paust ~ : ideas ! that day had more influence on his con- temporaries than he.” ; en, there’s Einstein, the peer of dentists,” she declared with pride. Germany is happy to claim him as a | pative son.” and she spoke of some of | his stupendous accomplishments. | “But you see, T am pretty conce when I start talki ut German; he declared in a delightful way. | " This, however, scarcely seemed | thi | | ture her as deal- | ing with this fscinat] . | Massachusetts Society Giving Dance November 17 | Mr. Sanford Bates, director of hd-‘ eral prisons and president of the Mas- sachusetts State Society of Washing- iton, will be host at the first dance of the 1931-32 season of the soclety, Tues- day evening, November 17, at the Shor ham Hotel. Mr. e A. 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