The Washington herald., 1922-01-22

new dances at the White House; has
instructed The Presidents aides TO
see that there is no toddling, camel
walkings. chimming and such done
at any OF the White House enter
tainments. ] think she favors only
the two step. waltz and fox trot
FIN not even sure about the fox trot.
The Hardings seem to be so up to,
date in all things that l was quite
surprised tha. she should object to
any OF the new dances. A La Queen
Mary!
1t is funny the way each day. al
most, che hears of another broken
heart because of the pending mar
riage of Mrs. Cromwell Brooks and
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Both of
them see N to be leaving a trail Of
disappointed admires as they enter
into the bonds of matrimony. They
are both certainly unusually attractive
and nothins has aroused so much in
terest in Washington for some time
as the announcement OF the enga ge-
ment. 1t seems as though they have
been engaged since some time in
November. ttoo. A number of the
Generals fellow officers have been
particularly interested, several of
past he has stated to them very
definite ideas as to the type OF woman
he would marry; he had very fxed
and high ideas and they have been
curiously awaiting to see him marry.
Washington is rather disappointed
that the wedding Is not to take place
in this city but of course the Stotes-
bury's handsome residence in Florida
will make a perfect setting for such
an occasion and quite a number are
planning to go down to Florida for
the wedding.
The Washington Opera COMPANY,
under the direction OF Edouard Albion
is arranging for a matinee perform
ance of that exquisite opera Samson
and Delilah, at the National Theater
ON Friday afternoon February "a.
The Company is playing at the Lyric
in Baltimore on Monday February 20
and the matinee will be the only op-
portunity Washington society will
have to see this great production.
which Is to be up to the highest
standard in every way. The cast is
headed by ETeanora de Cisneros, who
is one of the most famous Delilahs
the operatic world knows. The role
Of Samson is to be sung by Nicola
r.
Special scenery Is being prepared and
altogether Ii Is going to surpass even
that fine production Of Aida, which
the Washington Opera Company put
on last. and which was attended by
as brilliant an audience as I have
ever seen in this city under any
conditions.
WILD FLOWER SKETCHES
EXHIBITED BY MRS. wALCoTT.
Mrs. Charles D. walcott, wife of
the director of the Smithsonian In
stitution, has an exceptionally in
teresting exhibit on the first floor
of the institutfon-to your left as
you go in by the front entrance. It
consists of about 200 water-color
sketches of wild flowers that are
found in the Canadian Rocky Noun
tains and the Glacier National Park.
Mrs. walcott observed these flowers
in their habitat and made the
sketches of them, which are ex-
Quisitely truthful and beautiful p,c-
torial reproductions. The sketches
are done entirely with the brush
and have no harsh outlines to mar
their beauty-a noteworthy achieve
ment in itself.
so you are an artist as well as
botanist." 1 remarked to Mrs
Walcott, as I viewed the exhibit.
Il am neither an artist nor a bot
anist." she laughingly replied. but
know my plants and can mix my
colors"
Despite Mrs. walcott's modest
claims she Is an artist, or at least
she is SO considered by professional
art critics. Only last summer Pow
ell Minnegerode, director of the
Corcoran Art Gallery, was SO i'm
pressed with the art beauty of some
of these same sketches-many new
ones have been added since then
now on exhibition that he insisted
upon having them exhibited in the
Corcoran Galleries. And so in
sistent was Mr.. Minnegerode that
Mrs. Walcott finally consented to
their exhibition as works Of art.
Mrs. Walcott has no interest in
botany as an analytical study; she
doesn't care to dissect the flowers
and plants which she knows so
well-that botanical phase has no
appeal for her-it is rather the
tout ensemble of the plant that
holds her attention, and holds it SO
well that she is able to express per-
fectly on convas what she has seen
IN its native soil.
NO PROFESSIONAL
INSTRUCTION RECEIVED.
This twofold ability of Mrs. Wal |
colt Is the more remarkable in that |
she has had no professional instruc- |
tion IN either botany or art, and 1t |
can only be accounted for, II seems |
in her love for and appreciation of |
the beauties OF nature.
And so while Mrs. Walcott con-
siders herself an amateur and |
neither an artist nor a botanist,"
she has certainly given her wild |
flower sketches the TRUTH beau
ty" touch Of the true artist and
scientist.
Perhaps Mrs walcott is best
known for the mountain climbing
that she does every summer with
her husband. The last few sum-
mers they have spent exploring on
foot the Canadian Rockies-Mr.
Walcott- making geological obser-
vations chiefly and Mrs. Walcott
noting the wild~fowers and other
plants that abound in the recesses
and on the cliffs of the rugged
Rockies. One look at the glowing
complexion of Mrs. walcott suffices
to convince one of the out of door
ness OF her life.
1 happened to notice in the win
dow Of one OF our bookshops a few
days ago the new book Of DR.. NJ.
T. T. Tyau. one of the Chinese dele
gates to the arms conference. This
book. called China Awakened" is
the fifth book to come from the pen
nf IL arN NAA