The Washington times., 1919-12-28

Mann. Her name, by the way, is
Alice, but nobody dreams of calling
her that. The Manns have already
bespoken the evening of December 26
for next year, but on that occasion
the party will be given for Billy
alone, as Peggy is going to France
to school to be properly Finished"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann, by the way.
are just back from a two months
| trip abroad. They visited London
| and Italy and took a trip to the bat
tie fields, but spent most of their
time in Paris; and Mrs. Mann has
come back with some wonderful
gowns from the Rue de la Paix.
She says that Paris is pleasure mad
| and holds forth on the subject of the
sights one sees in the cafes, at the
opera, ETC.. the women in the sketch
| lest of gowns, but swathed in mag
| nificent furs and wearing jewels to
dream about. The rich South Ameri-
| cans who now swarm in Paris are
| particularly notable for their magnifi-
| cent and eccentric costumes, it ap-
pears.
Col. BILLY" Horton, who is on duty
with what remains of the A. Z. f. in
France, was one of the old friends
| {.
and another person they gave me
news of was Albert Bryan, of the
| diplomatic service, who was stationed
! here in Washington for so long. 1t
| seems that Mrs. Mann was looking
on from the balcony at the brilliant
| banquet given by some South Amer
| ican organization for Marshal Foch
and Papa" Joffre when she turned
and found Mr.. Bryan, whom she had
known in Washington, beside her.
| Apropos of Americans in Paris, I
have recently had news of the Paul
| Bartletts. While Mr.. Bartlett has
| been at his New York studio working
| on replica of his famous eques-
| trienne statute of Lafayette in the
! Louvre, which is to be set up in the
city of Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, by the
| Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Bartlett
and her daughter, Carolyn Ogden
Jones, have been at their apartment
| in Paris since early autumn. Mr..
| Bartlett was to join. them there for
Christmas-I suppose he did, as I've
heard nothing to the contrary-and
they all expect to come home together
some time in January
| Mrs. Bartlett had a double purpose
| in being in Paris. She was making
ready her apartment. which is a per-
| feet love of place on the edge of
! the Latin quarter, salon after salon
| flied with beautiful things, to sub
| let: and since Mr.. Bartlett was de-
| tanned in this country, she was ar
| ranging the collection of her hus-
| bands sketches in bronze for presen-
! tation to the Luxembourg Gallery.
Revives Ancient
Process OF Working bronze.
Mr.. Bartlett, you know, has re-
vivcd forgotten process of making
| bronze alloy which was used by the
ancient Japanese workers in bronze
! The process produces q wonderful
! color. a patine not otherwise obtain
able, and for this reason, as well as
| for the artistic worth Of the sculp-
,ures which he has had cast in
! bronze, the powers that be in France
have for a long time been anxious to
| obtain n collection of these sketches
! to be placed in the Luxembourg, and
| after the artists death, in the Louvre
! They offered to buy them, but Mr.
| Bartlett refused to sell, preferring 10
! make gift of his work. And he
| leputized Mrs. Bartlett to bring some
! order out of the chaos of the artistic
treasures in their Paris apartment;
| Although the BartlettS are comirC q
| home soon, l doubt if we shall see
very much of them in WASHINGTON
| his winter. Mr.. Bartlett has work
which will keep him in New York
most of the season. The Harold
Walkers have their big house in IL
| street for another winter and their
| charming little studio house ont
! Union Station way is also let, / be-
| lieve. although l don't know TO
! whom. May Ladenburg had ,nc sea-
! son. you remember.
4 portrait plaquette of Mr.. Bart
/ 'ntt has recently been exhibited in
/ New York by the sculptor. John Flan-
/ tyan. and has been very favOrably
| criticised both for the strength and
/ lelicacy of The work and because it
! not only looks like the subject but
Expresses his individuality-some
/ hing which all portraits claim to do,
! Dut few really succeed in doing.
Mr. Flanagan has recently become
! lnown to all men as the author of the