Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1935, Page 45

SOCIETY. Tales of Well-Known Folk|| In Literature, Art, Politics Sale of Morgan's “Paintings in Little" Causes Coment—Senator Vandenberd's Hobby 1s Hamilton—Corcoran Exhibition. BY ROBERT CRAWFORD. Can it be that Mr. Morgan wishes to shake the dust of this rich, loamy | American soil from off his feet and | betake himself to England for life? | All this selling of pictures and price- | less art objects in the past few months and now the sale of the famous Morgan collection of minia- tures which is to take place in Lon- don shortly, sets one to speculating. This collection, which has taken both himself and his father a lifetime to assemble, rivals the one owned by the | English royal family at Windsor Castle, and other great collections in that country and on the continent. The art of miniature painting is exquisite, intriguing, romantic and mirrors the fashions and foibles of the different periods in which it was | so0 prolific Samuel Pepys called it “painting in little” and had his wife's miniature painted by Samuel Cooper, considered the greatest of all English miniaturists of his time, and the “Van Dyck of Miniature”—he was a | student of the great Flemish Master of Antwerp, Italy and England. He | painted Cromwell, the poet Milton— who was not above the vanity of a | miniature—James, Duke of Monmouth; Charles II, in all the magnificance of his curls and lace, and the court favorites. It seems a bit difficult to think of Hans Holbein, as a painter of these exquisite little portraits, but after all, the author of that lugubrious picture, “The Dance of Death,” may have been needed for a likeness of Henry | VIII, the gay monarch, whose por- traits he did. There may be some examples of Cooper’s work in Charles- ton, S. C. At one time the South was particularly rich in miniatures, some | dating back to the seventeenth cen- tury and coming on down through Peale, Trumbull, Malbone and Fraser of the eighteenth century. v the way there is now going on an ex- hibition of American work in Charles- | ton Here's one for Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, whose hobb seems to be writing and quoting Alex: ander Hamilton: Mr. J. P. Morgan has | lately given—Mr. Morgan seems to be giving away everything he cannot sell —to the Harvard Business School Li- brary at Cambridge, Mass., a receipt book of the first George Washington administration, drawing attention to the national financial crisis faced by the Secretry of the Treasury, Alexan- der Hamilton. | ern place. | Istanbul by the 18th of April, where wrestlers, centaurs and other larger- than-life beings kave to be rolled aside or whisked off to the limbo—well, maybe the basement, where rests ihose white statues of old which once aderned the old Corcoran Gallery, now the Court of Claims. Mr. Jonas Lie, president of the Na- tional Academy of Design, who was chairman of the jury which selected the canvases for this exhibition of contemporary American art, is one of the outstanding American artists of the time, whose paintings have a place in most of the large art g leries of this country and in several abroad, including the Luxembourg Museum in Paris. A Norwegian by birth, he came to America as a small boy and received his art education at the National Academy—of which he is now president—and the Art Stu- dents’ League of New York. By choice and training he is pre-eminently an American artist. Any one who owns a palette, brush and a few tubes of paint, or may have a chisel and a mallet, can en- ter competition in the annual inde- | pendent art exhibition for Greater Washington, which is the one to have its democratic showings in the large stores. The opening is on April 22 for the reception of pictures or other objects of art, and it will take the unanimous vote of the members to reject any piece of work. As far as known there is to be no pre-view, no tail coats nor evening gowns, but a free show open to all comers. Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt is expected to take interest in this exhibit simi- lar to those she helps to foster in New York. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, to whom Mrs. Roosevelt paid a beautiful tribute recently when she radioed about outstanding women in America, will sail away for Turkey Tuesday, where she will joln with the women of 40 countries in celebrgting equal suffrage for women in that far East- She expects to arrive in the meeting will take place. The dis- inguished suffrage leader, with her | beautiful white hair, will head a dele- gation of 10 women to the twelfth congress of the International Alli- ance of Women for Equal suffrage and Equal Citizenship. On February 8 the women of Turkey were permitted for the first time to vote in the general election and were also permitted to stand as candidates for the National Assembly. As a result 17 of them were elected book is made up of stubbs | deputies to that body. No more veiled retained by the United States Loan | women in Turkey. Will the romance Office at New York in the issuance | fade with the veils it is wondered? of United States Treasury certificates | Suffragists say not—but——Every one to individuals in exchange for ob- | would feel that they had been cheated ligations of the States assumed by | the new Federal Government under if Mme. Munir, wife of the Turkish the funding act of August 4, 1790. | This book of stubs is said to be the | only item of its kind not in the archives of the United States Gov- | ernment. | Washington has gone art-minded with a vengeance, so from March 24, until some time in May, there is to be a perfect orgy of American art including local talent exhibitions in the several large department stores, which are sponsored by the division of art, District of Columbia Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs, and the spirit of Greater Washington. The great show will be the Four- teenth Biennial Exhibition of Con- temporary American Oil Paintings of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, begin- Ambassador, should cover her lovely reddish blond hair with a veil. For- tuntely veils are now taboo. In France hope has been long de- ferred, but fruition is expected before the close of the present year and 12,- 000,000 women are waiting who would obtain the right to vote. One of the foremost women in the move- ment in france is the Duchesse de la Rochefoucald—was she not formerly the beautiful Mattle Mitchell of ‘Washington, one reads about? Bul- garian women are taking heart from the success in Turkey and are pre- paring, it is said, for a more intensive campaign because the present gov- ernment is so progressive in all di- rections. Down in Tennessee wher the Speak- ning March 24 and running through to May 5. There will be a showing of 450 paintings and the W. A. Clark prizes will amount to something like $5,000. Money is needed even where divine genius is concerned. Mr. Andrew W. Mellon’s magnificent gift to the Capital has aroused much en- | er of the House, Mr. Byrns, came from, and the distinguished and scholarly Secretary of State, and Senator McKellar, the women are clamoring for the right to serve on the jury. Perhaps its not generally known that they were denied. that privilege, but they are to make it THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 17, 1935—PART THREE DAUGHTER OF OFFICIAL MISS ADELAIDE MOFFETT, Daughter of Mr. James A. Moffett, Federal Housing administrator, whe makes her home at the Mayflower Hotel. —Harris-Ewing Hotel. next presidential election? Ask the | forcing prohibition in the Depart- women. {ment_of Justice, but now that's all Perhaps what the iadies need is & flowed under the mill, eh! Mrs. Wille- brandt? How about that delicious Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, to get the votes for them. A descendant | R2mpagne and salmis of duck at | your party the other night? of hers, the present Duke of Marl- Mg ’ borough, was in this country recently | tails—was that some of Marse Henry's brand of old Bourbon? Balsam, who was sojourning in FIOr- | grinks however. Nothing must ever ida, and looking over the real estate | contaminate the flavor or mar the holdings in New York. They Are pouguet of what he considered the more valuable than his dairy Prop- | drink of the gods. erty in England, and what he “loses | s on the banan he can make up on| One hundred and ten entries have the peanutta.” already been made for the Kentucky “Viceroy Sarah,” the play based | Derby, which is to take place on May on the life of the great duchess, is 4. at Churchill Downs, Louisville. going well in London. What a char- | This is the sixty-first running, and and Mrs. Cornelia Caskey. Sean ‘LA MAIZON de TROU,,EAU" = N eRONeexaY acter! She was masterful, eccentric, dynamic, and fought the battles at home, while her husband, the great duke, fought them in the lowlands, and the French, at the battle of Blen- heim: “Malbroucks’ en va-t-en e guerre.” The duke's ruling passion in life was Sarah. Green, the his- torian says, “Marlborough’s affection for her ran like a thread of gold | through the dark web of his career.” In the midst of his trying marches and from the battlefield he wrote pas- sionate love letters to her. WHO? but | | | Exq | Representative Jennings Randolph | of West Virginia has paid a pretty | compliment to all the major civic, trade and professional organizations | of Washington, in asking their co-| operation in the fight against crime. Congress seldom so honors those poor, voteless citizens of the United States, and they feel perked up a bit. Mr.| Randolph has presided over the hear- ings of the committee in the House | with infinite patience and courtesy— and that is also appreciated by those who have been called to appear be- fore it. . L 9P Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt Cock- | Connecticut Ave. at M could offer these low prices! SPRING LINGERIE e \// Gowns while the entry is the smallest since 1922, the eligibles include every juve- nile of last year which won top-class ranking, with the exception of Balla- dier. Mrs. Dodge Sloane, will be there— she’s a sport worthy of her metal— with memories of last year; Mr. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, with three in ad- dition to Bachelor Dinner; Mr. C. V. Whitney with four, and Mr. Jouett Shouse’s Weston, owned by the Braed- albane Stable, operated by Mr. Shouse, since the death of his partner, the late Desha Breckenridge, publisher of Lexington, Ky. While Mr. Breckenridge, was never the owner of a large stable, he had owned two horses considered of Derby caliber, Kentucky Cardinal and Lord Braedalbane; neither won the prize. That Southern Paul Revere, Jouett, who took the message to Thomas Jeffer- son, thus saving his life or at least capture by the British Tarleton, must have been kin to Mr. Shouse. There have been Shouses in the Blue Grass State since its earliest history. And in passing: Mr. James Lane Allen's Kentucky Cardinal, was not a horse— it was a bird. ‘The Woman’s National Democratic Club is getting ready for the three- day national conference, April 4, 5, and 6. The delegates are to be enter- tained by Mrs. Roosevelt, at the White House at tea, and on April 4, there is to be a lively dinner at the club house —lively goes without saying as Speaker Byrns, Senator Robinson—although the latter does indulge in oratorical pauses sometimes—and Senator Costi- gan, are to be the guests of honor. A goodly company, set off by Mrs. Meigs, the new president of the club. The women guests of honor are going | to talk some, too. ;petworth M. E. Church To Present Marionettes The In-His Name Circle of the Petworth Methodist Church, New Hampshire avenue and Grant Circle, will present Theodore Tiller's Marion- ettes Friday, March 22, 8 pm, in an entertainment for the benefit of the | Swartzell Methodist Home. This unique entertainment always | appeals to adults as well as children. | Mr. Tiller has many new features in | his program and will be ably assisted by Ann Garrett and John Mann with | Ardis Atkinson at the piano. Mrs. Ida Jones is general chair- | | man. | | Georgetown Church Guild Tea in Cissel Chapeli ‘The Woman's Guild of the George- | town Presbyterian Church will enter- tain at a tea Priday afternoon, March 29, at 3:30 o'clock in Cissel Chapel, 3117 P street. There will be an ex- hibition of antique costumes and Miss | | Mary Owen, soprano, and Miss Dor- | othy Andrews, pianist, will be fea- tured in a short musical sketch en- | titled “Milday’'s Rehearsal,” under the | sponsorship of Mrs. Robert M. Skin- | ner. Mrs. William L. Dunlop, Miss | Katharine Dougal. Mrs. E. L. Allen | | | uisite Hand-Made Panties Values up to $2.95 . . with Alencon lace. Stips . . Values up to £4.05 . . models for Spring. 4 $ 3 95 Values up to $5.05 Distine- tively designed and beautifully made. 31.95 . Trimmed . $2.95 Lovely new jconcert, and among them are the | ginning this week. | Mr. and Mrs. Gfly of Texas Guests at Card Party Last evening Mr. and Mrs. John Gay of Fort Worth, Tex., who are spending the Winter in Washington as the guests of the former’s aunt, Mrs. C. K. Schock, and Mr. Schock, were enter- tained at a bridge party by Miss Marion Smith at her apartment, 1201 M street northwest. The rooms were decorated with Spring flowers, and the tea table was attractive, with tall green candles and a centerpiece of green and white car- | nations. The refreshments carried out the St. Patrick's day colors. Mrs. William Cleary presided at the coffee urn, Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Gay, Mrs. A. Eugene Barr, Capt and Mrs. Elkanah Huff, Mr. and Mrs C. K. Schock, Mrs. Louise Belt. Mrs ‘William Cleary, Miss Martha Hickling of Fort Worth, Miss Elizabeth Barr and Miss Agnes Merchant. patroneues L;!fed {Or A Cappella Choir Concert Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt heads the list of distinguished patron- esses for the fifth 2nnual Lenten con- cert by the A Cappella Choir of the First Congregational Church which will take place in the ball room of the Hotel Mayflower Monday night, April 1, at 8:45 under the direction of Mre. Ruby Smith Stahl. Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Owen J. Roborts, Mrs. William H. | Dietrich, Mrs. William H. King and Mrs. Charles L. McNary also are among | the prominent women who will not | only sponsor but many of whom will | be present at this outstanding mus event of Lent in the Capital City. There also will be patrons for this Minister of Albania, Mr. Faik Konitza; Sir Willmott Lewis, Canon W. L. Dev- ries, Dr. Douglas Birnie, Col. William | O. Tufts, Mr. Edward Bruce, Mr. Mor- | ris Leisenring and Mr. Jesse Suter. | Reservations for boxes and for tickets | are being made through Mrs. Stahl | and from the Pirst Congregational | Church office, out later tickets may be | had at the Mayflower, where box reser- vations will be (aken at any time, be- ‘The fact that this popular Washing- | | ton choir will be heard in its New York debut in Town Hall April 20 and that :ater in Apri' will be featured among the music events to be pre- sented at the annual convention of | the National Federation of Music Clubs in Philadelphia adds interest to the concert here for the A Cappelia Choir has been adding yearly to its| laurels since the Coolidge admmmn-; tion, when it was honored by many invitations to sing at the White House. | Fashion Highlights Harris Tweeds In Checks and Solid Colors “Devoted to Beauty” —well known hair and skin specialist who is opening her new establishment Her Opening Special Will Be THE ORIGINAL SELF-SETTING PERMANENTS $7.50 Miss Vitale was formerly with Katherine Lee Ogilvie and was winner of the International Grand Prize for Permanent Waving. 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