The Washington herald., 1909-05-17
WASHINGTON CHAT.
BIZ THE SPECTATOR.

with yellow skin. dazzling white teeth,
slantiug eyes, and sn altogether Japa-
nese expression. He was always the cen
ter Of an admiring group. and those who
did not know him were asking, who Is
the distinguished little Japanese2" Dis
tinguished he Is, but not a japanese; for
that dark. wiry. little man was Hans
schuler. one Of the most promising OF
the younger American scuiptors Of the
day. Mr.. SchaIer. as his name indicates.
Is Of German origin, but he was born and
educated IN America and his art belongs
to that vigorous school that the peculiar
conditions in this country have given
rise to. q school Of which Saint-Gaudens
was and Macmonnies and Paul Bartlett
are the most distinguished members. Mr..
Schuler. who studied in Paris, received
from the French Salon the greatest honor
ever bestowed upon a young foreigner.
its second medal for hts statue OF Ari-
adne. Most exhibitors at the Salon are
forced TO climb BY slow steps up the lac
der OF fame and are grateful for q mere
honorable mention after they have exhfb-
tied for several years; then come the
lesser medals. and so on until they reach
the pinnacle Of their ambition and are
hors concours-
Not so with Mr. Schuler. who won the
second medal with his first great work,
the statue OF Ariadne. The Jury saw Il,
admired. and wondered Perfect in mod
cling. yet showing the most graceful sen
tlment. 1t was alTnOs: speaking IN its like
ness 10 life.
Who has done this marvellous work."
they asked. And when they found Il was
an unknown young American artist they
wondered the more, but they decided.
with the generosity and appreciation Of
all French artists. that he must be suit
ably rewarded fo- contributing 10 modern
art such a glorious pleee % work
but" said the critics, this statue
was not modelled It's proportions are too
wonderful: its dimensions too correct II
was cast"
So the painstaking jury sought out Mr.
Schuier's model and cross-examined her
You allowed Mr.. Schuler 10 cast you
fcr this Ariadne. did you uot7" she was
asked
of course not" she replied 'Mr.
Sehuls- worked on that statue for over
year. and I was his model I saw him
DO the work with my own ewes Voiia-"
There was nothing else 20 be said The
critics were vanQuished and M Schuler
received his medal Since ttls first con-
quest his work has been OF the highest
order. and there has never been any
more talk OF his casting instead Of model
ing his statues.
The appointment Of Capt Bowyer TO
succeed Capt Badger as superintendent
Of the Naval Academy IS a popular one
IN Annapolis. where the new superin-
tendent is well known and well liked.
Capt. Bowyer himself was graduated from
the Academy IN the class Of 1s7a. and
served on the staff there from Is91 10
1894 and has kept IN touch with affairs
al the great naval school which Is the
Just pride OF every officer in the service
Moreover. Capt Bowyer understands and
likes boys or young men. rather. for a
micshipman insists upon being called
man from the moment he puts on Uncle
Sans Uniform Boys. the rnidshipmea
explain. are the servants that serve
them in the dining hau and do the heavy
work in their rooms: but we are men"
and Mr.. Nidshipman expands his chest
and looks every inch a man when he
makes this declaration.
Capt BOwyer returned with the feet
from TIE cruise around the world
10 bs net on arrival with the
sad news Of the sudden death
OF his only son. He has one other
child. q daughter. Ruth. who was educat-
ed at Miss Madeira's school. by which she
was graduated in last years class Miss
Bowyer is q charming. graceful girl and
vii. OF course, be a belle az the Academy.
with nearly a thousand young Of
hcers 10 do her bidding Indeed. there
are no young women in the world who
have quite so good a tine as the daugh-
ters OF the officers stationed at Annapolis.
and as propinQuity IS responsible for at
least % per cent Of the marriages in
the world. Il is small wonder that they
all marry naval officers.
The superintendent has the handsomest
house IN the grounds. A big. double
dwelling with a conservatory attacled
which was only finished last year and IS
one Of those designed by Mr.. Fiagg when
he made the plans for the new building.
which has transformed the Academy
from a quaint colonial estate 70 q French
park adorned with renaissance palaces
The effect is very beautiful, but the lovers
OF American history and traditions miss
the old brick building that recalled the
glory Of the early days Of Annapolis.
when she vas one Of the most important
seaports and thriving towns IL the coun-
try The chapel. by the way, which has
been so much criticised because OF its
poor acoustic qualities. which makes Il
seem as though there were a dozen
Holy JOe-s,H instead OF only one reading
the service. was built after one OF the
rejected models for the Grant memorial
tomb. and while it Is beautiful IN de-
sign and finish, one could imagine
chapel better suited to the needs OF the
Academy
The superintendent and his wife nat
uTally play a conspicuous role socially.
both in the limited circle in the Academy
and Annapolis society. As soon as her
mourning is finished. Mrs Bowyer viii OBJ
serve q weekly reception Gay, following
the long established custom. and every
now and then a reception IS given BY the
superintendent at which the midshipmen
are expected On Saturdays and Sundays
he generally has guests at every meal.
for on these days the boys have freedom
and the officers are always generous in
entertaining them. Mrs. BOwyer's charm
as a hostess IS often commented upon.
and she has the rare talent OF getting the
best out Of people: so she VIII doubtless
be the admiration Of every lad IN the
Academy before she has been there long
One Of the n1:@shipmen at the Academy
was complaining TO a elassmate that he
had been ordered to one OF the smallest
ships for the summer cruise Why" he
said. "the bisrsted thing only stands a
few feet out Of the water
so much the better for you" replied
his churn Il wish had drawn such q
prize Don't you see that when you
French out and come back late, all
you've got to do is just climb right out
Of the water and I'D her side You've got
a cinch. all right"