The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

\ SEE that wyant Johnston and Fox
han Dsingsrheld are back in town.
They made quite a visit. you
know, to Mrs. George Vanderbilt
and her daughter. cornelia, at the r
lovely Biltmore estate near Ashe-
Vile. n. C.. where they entertained
a house full Of company practically
all summer. ] hear that those two
are mainly responsible for the per-
fectly exquisite tabIeaux which was
the principal feature Of Cornelia's
birthday party at Biltmore some
time during the SUMNER forget
just the date. People from Ashe-
vile. and others who were there. are
still talking about those tablesux;
how unusually lovely they, were.
The last one on the program. for
example. was called The Land OF
the sky."-Asheville 10 often re-
ferred to that way. you know-and
was Cornelia leaning on q stuffed
deer and wearing light draperies.
which were made to blow by a con-
cealed electric fan. The background
was a wonderful sky blue-wyant
Johnston painted wonderful back
grounds for all Of the living pic
tures-and altogether Il was as
lovely a picture as one would want
to see. so I've heard from several
Daingerfeld and Johnston are al
most like twin brothers In their
congeniality Of tastes and compan-
ionship. Where you see one you
very often see the other. Both Of
the men-you really feel like call
ing them boys when you see them
enjoying together such buoyant
camaraderie-are artistic. Mr.. John
ston q am sure he 10 still in the
army and bearing the title OF cap
ia NJ IS a sculptor of real ability.
His exhibits last season at the Cor
coran Art Gallery. and later at the
Penguin Club. received the most en-
thusiastic commendation from art
ists-resl ones who know. He is
also rather a clever writer-a poet,
to be exact-and writes the most
charming poems of child life-reaIly
catches the spirit and thought Of the
child.
Mr.. Daingerields artistic ability
does not express itself so pro-
nouncedly in any one field as that
Of Mr.. Johnston. but instead Il is
shown to a pleasing degree in many
phases OF culture and art. He is a
journalist and a writer of short
stories. a dramatic and art critic o.
much ability. and. IL have beer
Informed correctly. he has, at som,
stage of his varied career. been ar
actor in New York and other places
0THEY' do say. you know. thai
L Foxhall DaingerfieId is en-.
gagged to Cornelia Vanderbilt. They
certainly are close friends, at least
And he doesn't seem TO mind a BIZ
being accused OF being engaged e
her. / notice. Speaking OF artists
and Asheville remirds me thai
Daisy sawtelle. formerly Of thi,
city-of an old Washington and
Georgetown family-is in Ashevill,
now. She has been teaching ar
since leaving Washington several
years ago in some smart girls
school in or near New York. Her
daughter is studying art very hare
and seriously up there now. / be
lieve. Anyway. Daisy is with Lii,
Blackford. her sister. who lives in
Asheville now. Lily was up her,
visiting a while this summer.
Daisy is creating quite a sensa-
tion in Asheville, not only because
Of the quality OF her usual work. but
because of some new painting she
is doing. I don't know what to call
it. but # seems that she listens to
music and paints a picture that the
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