Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27

Francklyn's innovation met with uni
versal favor and every Summer the
annual display of the work Of these
Indians on the Shinnecock reserva-
ton is the most brilliant social feature
about Southampton and draws i'm
mense crowds not only from the
island but from New York and ada
cent cities. The Indians reap a golden
harvest and the householders Of the
resort rejoice in unique floor cover
ings, drapings and cushions for the
verandaS. Miss Francklyn's pet
project, that of maintaining In all It's
excellence the ancient native indus
tries of the aboriginal people Of that
famous resort. has been tremendously
successful and the Indians have en-
tirely given up modern methods and
returned to the traditional ways of
their people in dyeing, beading, pre-
pairing leather and weaving, finding
the old ways easier for them and much
more profitable at the annual fair
This year a cabaret was added to the
evening entertainment and the bellies
and SWANS gave their services and
tripled the financial returns.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain, present
British minister of foreign affairs.
has, to the vast amusement Of his
neighbors in Oxfordshire, taken up
and the sound Of his ak may be
heard in the densest portion Of the
park every spare hour. Not since the
days Of Gladstone has any British pub
lie man of Importance taken to tree
chopping. though there are outstand-
ing figures of other lands-Theodore
Roosevelt and President Coolidge in
this and the former kaiser in Hol
land-who have deemed handling the
ana Of hotr
and a most excellent exercise. But
the opposition British press pokes SLY
fun at Mr.. Chamberlain's fad and re-
calls that Gladstone frequently con-
fided to friends that he did not care
a tinkers anathema either for the
emotional outlet or for the exercise
Of cutting down trees. His concern
was to scatter chips about so aoun-
dainty that relic hunters always
prowling through his park at Hawar-
den could get all they wanted with.
out despoiling trees and bushes which
he valued. Mr.. Chamberlain has not
confessed to being troubled with relic
hunters, though his rivals hint that
he Is preparing for them.
Two of the leading hostesses Of
Chicago, Mrs. George McKinlock and
Miss Muriel Mccormick, have sailed
during the past week for the venerable
port of Spain, Barcelona. lured
thither by the fascinating artist Zu
1oago, who was the guest OF both at
different times during the past Win
ter at Palm Beach. Miss Mccormick
was with Mrs. Mckinlock all last Win
ter and under her guidance purchased
a villa of her own. which she will use
after December. The illustrious Span
ish artist was the lion of the hour and
he painted Miss Mccormick during his
sojourn. He is holding a salon Of
his American canvases in his great
studios in Barcelona and Madrid. and
there are many Americans bound for
Spain next month to visit the artist.
AS Senior Zuloago has the friendship
of King Alfonso and all the royal
family and the powerful court officials.
these Americans will have unheard Of
opportunities for enjoying themselves.
Miss Mccormick bears striking re-
semblance to Lord Byron in his early
twenties and sketches Of her dressed
in the poetic garb Of the nineteenth
century's opening years created a fu-
rore when presented for inspection to
the Byron society of London. Zuloago,
who was the guest of the Spanish
Ambassador and Sonora Riano last
Spring and who met all Of Washing.
tons celebrities, has a wonderful
studio in the grim, gaunt mountains
near the sea coast, where he finishes
his canvases after making preliminary
sketches in the city studios. Though
Spain's foremost artist received more
commissions in this country than he
could fill in so years, he Is on record
as saying he could never work here
at all, so noisy and exciting did he
find II.