The Washington times., 1916-09-03
A Chronicle a.
cCociey

Of course. things about the next Cabi-
sst a. Al. srs On On the knees OF the electorate
Mr. tspsood, anyhow. has besn worry
much In and around Washington the
iast few months. and has come n bc
ssnssn,;;ivsly s,,,sa,;ly rsise ss the real advisor
toiss hsyo euesred that Colonel liouco
had nothing on Mr. Hapgood In tte
matter OF influence at 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue: that's the White House, you
Wilson nH~ ffsrnsps fs.p he'll come back II MT
ANYHOW. at the moment he is making
p.sns hsn to spend the next year or two or
.nree In Europe; helping 'cm run the
h, h%1r, snd then sticking on the Job to
e write about matters and things in
europe, for the American press: which
AZ ieast assurance that wen get
some more interesting stun from that
under 7 the e. surfaces nSs' d s"d ahinas. ' '""''''
l notice among the social notes OF Bar
nerpor q little statement to the effect
onsn en h MRS. Joseph pulitzer has thrown
Dition Of sculpture by 10 Davidson. I'm
wondering II Mr. bavidson's bust OF
Iesaent Wilson II on view. IT'S an in
teIesting piece Of work, this bust at
which i was fortunate enough to 1--we
= peep not long ago. and may be said to
mark Mr. Davidson's official entry into
the academic fold. Six Yeas ago he
was considered by the academicians an
extremist Of the extremists. today the
radicals look upon him as too old fogy
speed with which modern art pro-
crosses.
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Has Travelled and
Studied in Many Countries.
10 Davidson is that rare bird. a New
Yorker born on Manhattan island. He
has travelled and studied In Italy. Spain,
France, Russia. and England. and his
list Of portrait busts IL long and inter-
esung. II includes Lord Northcliffe.
Ambassador Page. Rabindranath Ia
gore. Joseph Conrad. Ralph Pulitzer.
Haveiock Ellis. and Mrs. Hobart Chat
field-Tayior.
south OF France. high UP In the Pyre-
nees. where Mrs. Davidson and the two
boys Of the younger generation are aid
ins with hospital work. He saw service
nimseli. nrst as war correspondent and
later az stretcher bearer. He Will be in
New York unt.i spring. and expects to
nave a one-man exhibition Of his work
this faii I'm hoping that later on we'll
nave chance to see his bust Of the
President, and possibly some OF his
o'her work here: Hence this biography.
Society Has Shown
Interest In Art.
Not only at Bar Harbor. but at New
port and other resorts. the fashionable
world has been showing this summer a
commendable interest in art. Indeed.
the Art Association has proved itself a
real feature OF the Newport season. It's
always nice to see your garden as some
artist sees II. and have others see II, too.
so Miss Carlisle's collection OF garden
pictures-they were shown here last
winter-were greatly enjoyed. Then
came the 9. Montgomery Roosevelt por-
traits. and for a piece de resistance Mrs.
Harry Payne whitney's sculptures.
These were particularly interesting to
ns Hso sns% NJ 2, the sSiEny
Axtek fountain In the Pan-American
Union Building and who were anxious
to see the other splendid fountain mod
eled for the Panama Pacific Exposition
/, In San Francisco. which. II 10 said, will
be set up permanently in Washington
In the New Arlington Hotel-if the hotel
ever becomes more than promise and
a pipe dream.
Ine most spectacular tnlnS In tne eN-
hibition is Mrs. Whitneys original
model for the Titanic memorial. which
stands at the head OF the stairs, thrown
into high relief by purple background.
Near by h study In black marble OF
the head Of the figure. The other day q
friend studied the head closely and
said to Mrs. whitney. You must have
locke far for such a model"
Titanic Figure Is
Result of Inspiration.
II did not have model for the IT,
tanic figure" Mrs. Whitney replied.
with the inspiration OF that great
tragedy. 1t just came to me-" Near by
there's a particularly charming head.
the Spanish Peasant" which has been
OF Art In New York.
Mrs. whitney has also put on exhi-
bition her fine collection of the works
Of modern artists. paintings by Frank
Branzwyn. Maxfield Parrish and Jules
Guerin, a number OF excellent portraits.
q marble by John La Fargo. drawings
by Cecilia Beaux. scores Of really worth
marble. bronze. oil, water color and
crayon. and. not the least interesting.
originals by Leon Bakst Of characters.
which appared In the Ballet Russo
There, Il I don't stop soon III be
and the Charybdis Of a catalogue, SO
I'll bring my letter to a close.
Affectionately yours.