Evening star., 1926-05-23

Gradually the ornate art of the Old
| World SiiverSmith is being abandoned
! by manufacturing jewelers., and the
elegant simplicity of the colonial and
revolutionary period is attaining a
vogue. The major prophets of this
movement, like Mr.. Root and DR..
Richard F. Bach of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, forecast within The
next quarter of a century the glorious
revival of all American products of
the olden day ana Il presidential home
presenting the apOtheOSiS of the best
which is meant in the colonial or
American style in this venerable man
sion.
Mrs. Edward McVickar and Miss
Maude Wetmore. the president and
secretary of the Dugout Club at 1920
East F'ifty-eighth street, in New York,
where the work of disabled soldiers is
sold to furnish funds to buy raw ma
terial and to pay craftnan's wage
for the best productions, are contem-
plating Summer drive in Newport,
ir the Maine resorts and along the
North Shore The drive. hitherto hpll
in November. where for the past three
years sometimes approximately 1oe.-
900 articles have been exhibited and
sold. has proved so popular and re
munerative that two Il year now seem
possible. Nearly S250.000 resulted rom
the sale of the soldiers work last No
vember-basketry. rug weaving, ham
mered brass and silver and the most
beWildering and beautiful array OF
birdhouSeS. cages and porch aCceS-'
sorieS. These cluSadeS are to obtain
ready money. and are known as the
helmet drives, and among the earnest
workers are Mrs. stephen II. Pell and
her daughter-in-law. Mrs. Robert
Thompson Pell: Mrs. James =. LarkIn
and Misses Maude and Edith Wet
more. the daughters of the late Sen
ator from Rhode Island and we'll
known for their philanthrOpic work.
Mrs. McVickar. the president, will
soon make Nationwide appeal in
behalf of the Dugout Club.
A quartet of fair maidens who
are devoting all their waking hours to
polo has been quartered for the last
six weeks in Aiken and they will soon
issue their challenge to all and every
of those who call themselves polo
PLAYERS to meet on the field to the
south of the beautiful resort. These
players are Miss Virginia Wilson of
Lake Forest Miss Beatrice Gallatin
of New York City: Miss Natica Mast
of the same city, daughter of the pub
Usher. and Miss Margot Flick of
Overbrook, Pa. The polo field where
in these graceful amazons have at
tanned such proficiency is a joint do
nation Of four privately owned mead
ows, from which the usual bovine in
habitants have been eXiled. The fifth
part has been purchased outright by
the enthusiasts. who seem to hope
they will persuade the owners of the
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meadows at a fair price. A second
four of this same polo club includes
Miss Rita Dolan of ROsemont. Pa.
Miss Emma Crawford of Aiken Count
esS Evelyn OrlOWski of Warsaw, and
Miss Mollie Crawford of New York
City. For pra ctice the girls have been
arrayed against each other and their
games have proved as popular to the
residents of Aiken as the Army polo
games on the Mall are to the people
of Washington. a tournament has
been arranged between the two teams
of girls and boys of about the same
age and later with more experience
and more robust players of both sexes.
These fearless riders anticipate going
travelling to meet challenges and to
prove their prowess even on foreign
fields.
Lord and Lady Camoys the latter
the daughter of Mrs. sherman Watts
of New York and Newport. who have
been visiting this country since EaS-
ter week. sailed few days ago for
their home at StonCr Park. near Hen
ley. on the Thames. They always en-
tertain lavishly during the regatta
season at Henley and this was the
reason for their departure. They plan
to return in July and pass the remain,
der of the Summer in the Edward
Morrell villa in Newport. Lady
Camoys. as Miss Mildred Sherma n
Watts, a noted belle and beauty of her
day. was married to Ralph Julian
Stonor. fifth Baron Camoys. in 1911.
and she has three pretty daughters,
whom she wishes to rear as much in
her own country as possible. She
makes two visits annually to her
mother in New York and for the pas
three Winters has joined the British
and American colony in the Bahamas
This program was changed for the
Summer visit to the Rhode Island re.