Evening star., 1922-06-04

son. Mrs. Joseph E. Davis, who is
the widow OF an NJ F. H. and who
| succeeded to the honors of the
Meadow Brook Hounds. has enlarged
her stables in the past year and taken
over many racing interests. Mrs.
= Z. Rumsey maintains ranch in
wyoming for her steeds and then
finishes their education in Virginia.
Henry +. Oxnard has recently pur-
chased a racing stable near Mrs.
Kumseys on the James river. and is
the sole male proprietor of note in
the neighborhood. Mrs. Ambrose Clark
and Mrs. Penn Smith own extensive
stables, not to mention the we'll
known exhibitors. Miss Amy du Pont
and Mrs. Lula Long Coomhs
notwithstanding the acrimonious
tone which Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Pen
nell have assumed about the cold re-
ception which their Whistler collec-
ton. exhibited in the Library of Con-
gress. received from the Washington
public. the influence of that re-
nowned master is much more far
reaching than is generally credited
Those who have been ridden by the
hobby Of period furniture are slowly
reeaining poise from its weight. and
this is due to the impetus given by
the Whistler adherence of such
slavish Imitation unleavened by
grain of originality. A most ex-
tensive interior decoration exhibit has
been in progress for weeks in the
kensington Museum. London. and the
keynote OF the whole arrangement is
the famous yellow room of the Amer
ican artist. designed twenty years
ago for an international display. II
is interesting to know that this yell
low room has been reproduced in the
London mansion of Princess Mary and
Niscount Lascelles. Whistler's genius
made room OF dignity and beauty
with twin beds. the despised Of the
artistic furniture dealer occupying
conspicuous places along the wall
and separated by a wide rug of fam
ing orange. a Chinese affair. very
ancient and absolutely priceless.
Princess Marys furniture is Of Cir
cassian walnut of the lightest tone.
and there are insets of deep yellow
rattan.
The chairs are many. all of blue
and yellow velvet. with deep seats
and arms. and the dressing table is
built into the wall. with paneled mir
rors on each side. and no such an ar
ticle Of furniture as a bureau is to
be seen. but many tables and vast
closet spaces screened with yellow
satin drapings. There are two French
windows leading to a terrace. and the
glass has been painted after Whis-
tier in trailing vines with blue and
yellow birds in flight across There
is no period OF any sort. Yet the re-
sui HdhtS lne InOst anu
charming bedchamber Imaginable.
One aftermath of the royal visit
to ireland has been the presentat
to Queen Mary of a complete set of
old Irish glass which she greatly
admired in the museum at Belfast and
file of the magazine devoted to its
study, The Old Glass of Ireland"
The queens collection has been made
piece by piece among those who have
been gathering such specimens for
the past half century. and it includes
some rare old water bottles and wine
glasses of every size and for every
use. no less than seventeen different
shapes and for as many beverages.
The decanters are generous recepta-
cles. the tiniest holding about two
gallons. Queen Mary delights in old
glass. and having completed her Eng
lish collection few years ago. she is
now with such a handsome beginning
getting together the Irish of two
centuries past. The royal family uses
the fine old English glass habitually.
and the more delicate sorts made on
the continent. the Venetian and Bo-
hemian. are given no place except in
drawing roor1s for flowers.