The Washington herald., 1921-06-12

rumored that the resignation will
soon be accepted.
There are several ministers in
town just now to see IL they are to
lose their diplomatic posts or not.
under the new administration. Mr..
and Mrs. Hampson Gary, who came
home for that purpose. soon found
out that they were doomed. They
plan to reside in Washington for
an indefinite period but have gone
to their Texas home now for a visit.
The minister of Sweden and Mrs.
Ira Nelson Morris are here. too. TO
hear the news, and William Phillips,
our minister at the Hague. Is en-
route here on leave of absence but
most likely for the same reason
that the others came.
UNIQUE EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS
At wAYFARER's BooKsHoP.
| ~PEAKING of Ira Nelson Morris.
is seem to me / scarcely ever see
~ or hear of an art exhibit that
hasn't a portrait OF Ira Nelson Nor
ris in IL, and I noticed that Mrs.
Vickan Van Posts exhibit OF statu-
| cites at tpe women's chamber Of
commerce included one Of Minister
Morris. II was made in Stockholm.
where Mrs. Van Post has a school
Of sculpture. Gladys Hinckley.
| who has done some rather good
work along that line, Is thinking Of
going home with Mrs. Van Post TO
study under her there.
| Have you seen the unique-I use
| that word deliberately-eNhib Of
| paintings now on view at the Way
| farer's bookshop? They are said 70
be post-impressionist water colors
and were done by Sherwod Ander-
son. the novelist. whose latest
book, Poor white" has aroused
favorable interest everywhere. He
says the paintings are images OF
the human mind" They were in
spired by the gorgeous colorings
around the Mexican gulf as seen
from his home in Alabama. He had
never painted before but was un'
able to resist the desire to put
down with paint and brush the
spectacle before him. They are or
the futurist style. don't you know
and may be delightful and wonder
full. but they don't appeal to me,
must say To me they are not pic
lures; just so much paint: so much
color.
| Ralph ]. Totten. consul genera
at large in Europe, who is VISITING
his cousin. Maj. George Oakle,
Totten. the well-known architec
and popular bachelor. has don,
some water colors though he ha
never studied in his life. He jus
felt the strong desire to paint-a
many Of us do-and sat down an
did IL and did IL very well too. H
seldom talks about IL and onl.
shows his work TO friends whom
he feels are really interested. bu
much OF il is very good and IL h
devoted more time and attention {
his talent would undoubtedly max
quite a mark in the world Of arr
He also writes very well and ha
done some very good things 4
verse, some Of which he has pub
Uished. but most of il, like his paint
ings, is only shown TO his friends
Though treme ndously clever an
talented. he is inclined to neglec
his talents. as he gives mos
of his time and attention to hi
! work as consul general, in whicl
he is intensely interested and h
stands very high in the service.
never saw a man with so man
friends; he has them all over tn
world; / don't mean acquaintance,
but real friends. He is leavint
Washington shortly to resume hi
duties abroad.
So many Americans are goin
abroad this summer!
r ! +
n oUTHAMPToN and Bar Harbo
seem to be the rival resort
~ on this side of the Atlsnti
this year for the smart set Of Wash
isgton society. OF course a larg
Washington colony is always to b
found at both places but neither ha
been so large as they tend to be thi
season. Southampton is a very ga,
resort and so smart: so very smar,
The cream OF New York society goe
down there: many of them have bi,
show places there and there is mucl
elaborate entertaining going on al
Of the time. The Walter Tucker
mans usually go down there and hav
cottage, but they are going to re
sist II this year for Mrs. Tuckerma,
) is in mourning for her mother an,
, doesn't care to be where there is s
very much gayety as there is a
Southampton. SO will remain at thei
beautiful home in Edgemoor. Nd
quite the prettiest OF the suburbs o
Washington, until some time in July
after which they will pay a numbe
Of visits further north. They toll
me that houses are in such erea
demand at Southampton that the
rented their place about a half hou
after it was put on the market.
WASHINGTON PEOPLE
GOING TO SOUTHAMPTON.
The Henry Mays almost AWAY
60 to southampton as do Mrs. viii
lam Morton GrinnelI and her daugh
ter. The Henry Kirke Porters ar,
already there-so are the Grinnells
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
and the Stephen Pelis, of New York
always go there and are there now
as are the Arthur Brices and IN,
Charles Carroll Lees. Secretary an,
Mrs. Hughes have a place nea
Bridgehampton, where they may &,
later in the season. and the secre
tary of the treasury. A. W. Mellon
and his daughter. Miss Ailsa Mel
lon. have taken the Henry Trevo
villa for the summer at Southamp
ton. They have passed the last tv,