The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-06
CIRCLES At
CAPITAL ARR
Fairgrounds
PLACES FOR CHILDREN or THE
UPPER CLASSES TO EXERCISE

NHE WsOot FAMOOS OF TH@
MANY FOUND IN CITY OF
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-There are
thirty-nine embassies and legations
IN Washington; there are residences
OF several hundred United States
senators and members of the house
of Representatives; there is a host
OF officials who live at the capital,
and lastly there are numerous sun
dry mllionaires whose palatial man
sions line the streets. At least half
OF the families of these notable resi-
dents Of the national capital boast
of one or more dimiautiye beings,
who, taken an together, constitute |
a colony of wealthy and famous
babies.
They range from all ages. There
are many who have never declared
their independence to the extent tOl
standing upright upon their own feet
there are others just at that age
when their chief occupation seems
to be to look cute and be admired;
then there are still others who have
passed sufficient number Of years
to be extravagantly active. From
the youngest to the eldest, until they
drift out of the realm of childhood,
each family of these little notables
has a nurse, and each nurse takes
her little charge out into Washing
tons parks for am outing every fair
day.
| Washington has never been so
fortunate as to have Kensfngton gar
den, in which to entertain its young
sters of the upper classes, but
short time ago two of the city's
circles, which are small parks in
themselves, were adopted as play
grounds.
or these two, Dupont circle, is
perhaps the most popular. There ON
any sunny day may be seen an as
semblage of children of all ages in
the arme of white-capped, white
aproned nurses. in polished perambu
lators, in miniature automobiles and
express wagons, and on roller skates,
and scarcely a child of the entire
does not belong to some celebrity.
Dupont circle is a good-sized plot
of ground in the most fashionable
section of Washington. In its cen
ter IS a statue of General Dupont of
civil war fame, and surrounding the
circle are the residences OF Wash
mgton's elect
Another place much favored as an
outing ground for the millionaire S
children is Sheridanis circle. This
is three blocks from Dupont circle,
up Massachusetts, avenue, and its
center in Frederick Remington s
equestrian statue in bronze of Gen
eral Philip Sheridan, hero of the bat
tie of Cedar Greek, and the idol OF
haaf Of the youths who sport about
the base of the statue. The pedes
tai upon which it is set rises out OF
a pool of water, granite curbed, and
in this pool the children paddle and
fish on the warmer days.
While Sheridan circle is famed
for its remarkable statue of Sheridan
it is famed still more for another
statue, namely. the white marble af
fair. chiseled by Natalie Barney
which for several weeks reposeG
upon the green lawn OF the residence
of Mrs. Barney (now Mrs. Hemmick)
which faces the circle. Miss Ma
talie Barney's sister posed for the
statue. 50 the story goes. The mar
BILE figure is undraped and is a fail
specimen of the sculptor's art. Mrs
Barney considered to reflect 81
much credit upon its creator. he
daughter. that she caused it to b'
: placed on her lawn. The nude mar
\ BILE figure had reclined on the grass
but a few days when objection wa
made to its public position. CertaiI
fatuouS persons and others then tool
} a hand in the matter and so mucl
! OF a stir was created that Mrs, Bar
ney was somewhat embarrassed
] When the controversy was at il
height. for Il developed into a con
, troversy when Mrs. Barney said sh
: saw no reason why the statue shouN
n not be allowed to remain in an
position she chose 70 placed II upo
her own land, a sensation was spnIn
which brought the statue and inc
dentally sheridan circle stih mos
fame.
In the dead of night, a group c
practical Sokers, whose identity ha
never been established, spirited III
figue OF white marble from the lawr
across the street and set IT in
position more prominent than eve
on the grass at the feet of the h'
rotc warrior. The bronze man an
the marble woman tarried IN the CT
Gle together for a short time unit
Mrs. Barney had the statue remove
within her house. While all this va
going ON the affair received int
national publicity. and when Mrs. Bs
ney and her daughters went to Par
to escape the intervtewers the
found a new group waiting at tn
dock to greet them. A number
o..s<;or ScnlDtorS asked Miss Ba