The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-25

those who have field glasses and resi-
dences which a view OF the
Barney Hemmick back yard will be
able to see the statue.
Talented n vivactous Mrs. Barney
Hemmick dt was only last spring she
was married in Paris to Christian
Hemmick. t~hirty-hve years her junior)
is now on her way from Europe with
her husband. and Studio House Is being
made ready for their ~upa
Mrs. Barney, tho mother, was much
put out by the stir made by the statue.
The Barney family pooh-pooh the idea
that the statue was inspired by or rep
resents Miss Natalie Barney. They
say a professional model was used by
Miss Laura Barney, as she then was,
who maintains a studio in Paris. Some
acquaintances insist. however, that
Miss Natalie did pose for her sister.
The Barney family were so much an
noycd by the fuss made about the
posed to wipe Washington on the map
SO far as they were concerned. II so
they. apparently have thought better
OF 1T The former Mrs. Barney is ex-
pected to arrive in New York with Mr..
HemmLck October 1 and to reach
Washington October 4. Friends say
they intend to spend the season here.
With the idea Of preparing q fitting
surrounding for the statue. an elabo-
rate garden will be laid out about the
Barney home. Unique plans. reflect
ing the originality and artistic taste
of the mistress of the mansion have
been drawn. The statue will occupy
The place OF honor In the centre. Mas
sive white marble columns will rise
about the garden. forming a pergola
OF rare beauty. Climbing vines will
twine about the columns. and the Old
World beauty of the garden will be
enhanced by a sun dial. Here the mar
Die form Will lnd an abiding place.
The statue Is one of the most cher
ished of Mrs. Barney-Hemmick's pos
sessions. as she takes great pride in
the talent OF her daughter.
Washington will in future see little
or nothing OF the former Laura Bar
ney. who has been welded in Paris
during the past year. Miss Natalie.
the second Amelie Rives." who writes
plays and sonnets. will accompany
her mother and her youthful step
rather 10 Washington. according to the
announced plans OF the family.
In thus returning with the young
husband to whom she but lately acted
as a social fairy godmother. Mrs. Bar
ney-Hemmick has shown a courage for
which society is giving her full credit.
When asked soon after her wedding
II she would make her home in wash
inston, she replied: Yes. Why
shouldn't II"
The multi-pi1lionaire society leader
says that the fact that her husband
is much her Junior concerns only him
and her. She sees no cause for exiting
herself simply because her second mar
riage has been an unusual one.
In wedding Mrs. Barney young Hem
mick, who Is the son of Ronald Hem
mick. former consul to Geneva, re-
nounced all claim to her fortune. He
proposes to enter a real estate firm
and follow the business career he had
planned for himself.
The romance between fascinating
Mrs. Barney and good looking young
Mr. mmic was one of the most
unusual which Washington society
has ever witnessed. A round dozen
of eligible men. all prominent socially.
had been mentioned by rumor as
she continued heart-free. and society
had concluded that she preferred free
dom from the marriage bond,
Universally popular. Mrs. Barney was
especially beloved by the OUNCE set,
for whose benefit she frequently en-
t~ertained. often with amateur plays
from her own pen. In one OF these
young fieEAHnlck prayed n minor part.
A close friendship was formed between
the two. but society thought Mrs. Bar
ney's interest in him no deeper than
that which she had shown for other
young men who found her house an
attractive rendezvous. The announce
ment of the engagement came, there
fore, as a surprise.
1t Is predicted hat Mrs. Barney
Hemmick VIII entertain frequently this
winter and will maintain her social
leadership. At a recent social function
In Paris she created a furore with a
Spanish dance.
No one who watched It," said a
"Washingtonian who witnessed her
performance, could realize that the
dancer was the mother of a young
woman who accompanied her. She APP
peared in her first youth and ~entranced
every one with her wonderful era e.