The Washington herald., 1920-04-04
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matte and court life. and her sister,
Mrs. Lassen. Is painter of note.
Mrs. Osborne does nothing but
sculpts-of course. that Is enough.
She isn't going to open a studio here,
but is doing her work in the draw
! ing-room of her house.
Mr.. Osborne. who Is the son of
Thomas Mott Osborne, of prison
fame, is second secretary of en-
bassy in diplomatic. service, at pres
ent assigned to duty in the State
Department. He was with Gerard
in Germany before the war and at
the Peace Conference in Paris. The
Osbornes came &c Washington from
Paris and have a house in Massa-
chusetts avenue.
STATIONED IN GERMANY
BEFORE WAR.
Among others present at the
, Peace Conference was Alexander
Kirk. then private secretary to the
Secretary of state, now secretary
of the Embassy at Peking. One of
the most interesting works of Mrs.
Osborne is that of Mr.. Kirk. bring
ing out every manly feature and
characteristic. Indeed. all of her
statues seem to do that. for. while
the faces are not always exceeding
ly lifelike. the general atmosphere
and characteristic pose of each is
truly remarkable; they seem to live
instead of being mere objects mold
ed from clay.
That of Gladys Hinckley is re-
markable in this retpect. You'd just
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way she holds her head to the type
of gown which she invariably wears.
Even in it's unfinished condition II
Is next to perfect.
The statue of Nine. Brambilla. a
small portable affair like all of
them, one that you could easily
slip in your. bag IL you did not
care to trust ii out of your sight,
is also very good. The lines OF
the face are very carefully done
and the costume as clear as a por-
trait.
PuIsating with vigor is the stat
uette of Mrs. James J. Storrow, evil
IDENTIFY caught in the very act of
taking a brisk walk in her sport
suit. small hat and English walking
shoes. Very lifelike, too, Is the one
of Mrs. Storrow and her small
grandson. Jimmie Storrow. The
figures are separate and distinct,
Yet so intimately in sympathy with
each other that il Is only noticeable
when one pauses to take in the
technique of the thing.
CHILDREN PROVE
ADEPT AT POSING.
And after all it was the little
children that pleased me most: they
were just too dear for words ana
caught in the most clever poses.
The little group of Hennen and
Sylvia Hackett. children of Chaun-
cey Hackett and grandchildren OF
the late Hennen Jennings, was
lovely. Sylvia seemed to be rather
dependent upon her brother. wheth-
er for support, for she stood ever
so closely facing him. or for inspi-
ration to go on with the game I
couldn't say. But then really
didn't care to puzzle over such a
matter then for I was too satisfied
with the dear little brother and
sister scene.
Mrs. Grafton Minot's children,
Billy and Mamie, were also repre-
sented in an interesting group. 1t
might have been entitled Little
Ones at Play, or something of the
sort. The children were perfectly
delightful. They are grandchildren
of Augustus Gardner, you know.
Hamilton Carroll, who is a trifie
older than the other children repre-
sented in the statuettes portrayed
the typical young student, eye
glasses, book and all. He is a de-
scendent of Charles Carroll.
Little Marianne Dunn was caught
in the act of admiring her foot.
which she grasped tightly as chill
dren do, and then must not for
get the statuette of little Alicia
Rodgers, daughter of Lieut.. Com.
and Mrs. Christopher r. p. Rod
gers and niece of Nine. sBrambilla.
She has a most interesting fare
and even at her age had a very
marked little air of her own. They
were all remarkable, though. And
that reminds me that there are sew
eral works of art to be found at the
back of the Hisada shop when one
is upwards bound to the studio.
By the way, even the little eleva-
tor is artistic.
A Chinese painting of about the
sixteenth century hangs upon the
wall of the Hisada shop in direct
contrast to the extremely modern
little painting across the room of
the small daughter of Nine. FULL