The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24


ing lines of beauty in the figure as
belonging to friends Of theirs. at first
there were not lacking ladies who
boldly claimed that they were the
whole thing, in spite Of the strong
evidence that It was composite por-
trait. Their tone has changed, how
ever. since Queen Mary went on the
war path.
The Countess Glelchen herself rs
serted when her work first excited
remark that it represented n type.
and not a single person. To explain
this statement away, one OF the I'M
blushing ones who wanted to be the
whole thing said:
"Oh. yes, the Countess Teddy tried
to make composite statue of lot
OF us, but my figure impressed Ger
SO much that she couldn't help max
ing me. Anybody can see that It's
my figure"
"The Woman OF 1914" Is a slender
limbed figure standing in dropping
attitude with her right arm akimbo.
while from her left hand depends
little vanity bag. her only adornmcnt
Why the vanity bag? Well. that is
the most original touch about the
whole statue, and at the same time
point against which much hostile crit
icism hns been directed. This vanity
bag is said to have annoyed Her
Majesty very much.
NO one can defend a statue OF
woman wearing only vanity bag by
saying that 1t is in the same class as
the classic statues of the nude" Her
Majesty is reported TO have said with
keen critical insight.
One sly critic has written that this
statue aims to represent the Ideal
towards which woman's costume Is
tending. Perhaps that WAS the iden
in Her Mnjesty's mind. too; but OF
course. she would not have said such
n thing.
Though the figure" writes an
other critic. "is that OF a girl OF
twenty, the pose is one Of quiet but
provocative cffrontery. and the face
finely modelled. has an expression
anything but virginia.. 1t typliies
wildly the twentieth century go-as-
yo,I-please, pleasure bored. been there
and back young society woman, the
uuintesscnce of worldliness stepped in
standardization"
The figure has the long, lose. slen-
der limbs that are 80 much admired
in England and that are SO frequent
ly seen in English women. Owing to
the prevailing fashions in bathing
suits. golf suits and other sporting
costumes, one can observe these
things In real life at least MS well as
in this statue.
The statue undoubtedly gives good
idea Of a certain English upper class
type of beauty. but 1t tends towards
caricaturc The limbs are too slender
and delicate for young women who
practise sport so vigorously. The
head. however, la more lifelike.
Some admirable examples of the
tall. slender type OF English woman
hood are the duchess OF Westminster.
the Countess Of Westmoreland and
Lady Marjorie Manners who recently
became the Warehouses of Anglesey.
They are all very original and pro-
gressive in their costumes. They
have exhibited themselves rs civ
ing statuary," and in various kinds
Of spectacles and pageants for the Ell
tertainment OF beauty loving public.
Queen Mary tried, with indifferent
success, to put an end to spectacles Of
that kind, but whatever kind she
frowned upon, the tendency was sure
to break out In some new direction.
All the three beauties mentioned
have denied that they are In any way
represented by the statue. Having
been so prominent in all sorts Of ar
tistic entertainments, and being
friends OF the Countess OF Glelchen,
il was mn tural that. people should