The Washington times., 1930-03-08
ARTISTS ARE
SCHEDULED
FOR VISIT
Court Painters of Spain
and Rumania to Be in
Capital Shortly

scheduled to make brief visits
to Washington in the near fu-
ture.
Enrique Dorda is official
painter Of the royal family of
Spain and is exhibiting his por-
traits in this country for the
first time under the patronage
of the Spanish ambassador,
Olejandro Padilla.
Senor Dorda Is now holding
an exhibition of his work in
New York at the Chambrun
Galleries and will not come to
Washington until the exhibi-
ton is closed. His fellow crafts.
man, Eustace StoeneScu, is
court painter Of Rumania and
is, also, holding an exhibition
at the present time in New
York.
Ignores Traditions
Royal traditions demand that
Dorda paint his distinguished
models in the best possible light
with special stress laid upon cos
tune and jewelry. Yet he is not
so bound by conventions as to
affect his artist eye and his por.
trait of King Alfonso in ad-
mirals uniform presents a man
rather older than we are apt to
picture His Spanish Majesty.
The debonair Alfonso wears an
air of gravity and, to the be-
holder, seems to be a bit more
careworn than the usual news
paper photograph presents him.
The Dorda exhibition contains
several portraits of the Spanish
royal family, a few studies of
members of the Spanish court
and a number of portraits of
Americans.
Second Visit
Mr.. StoeneScu's portraits are
entirely of European subjects.
Among them is an excellent
painting of the late King Fer
dinand. He has been delegated
by the Rumanian ministry of
arts to make a study of modern
art in America. He will make a
nationwide tour to gather mate
rial on art and architecture in
this country to be used upon his
return home in a series of lee
lures in the Rumanian capital.
: This is his second visit to the
United States. His first, in 1926,
was at the invitation of the Car
negie International Exhibition
Committee in whose show that
year his pictures appeared.
Wedding In June
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford r.
Caperyon, of Richmond, Va,
have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Melinda Montague Caperyon.
to Robert Nelson Page, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Page, of
Oaklands, Hanover county, Va,
and nephew of the late Thomas
Nelson Page, former ambassa-
dor to Italy. The wedding will
take place in June.
Home From New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D.
Denegre have returned to Wash
ington from New York where
they had gone to spend a few
days with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Davies Sohier, jr., of Boston,
prior 70 their sailing for
Europe on the Roma.
Mayor C. e. F. Hetrick, of
Asbury Park, N. j., and Mrs.
Hetrick are now in Washington
at the Mayflower. Mrs. Het-
rick is planning to spend a
month here and her husband
will make occasional visits to
Washington during that time.
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To Visit Capital
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton
writer -explorer-illuStrator, and
a former resident of Washing
ton will return to this city next
week to be the guest of Mrs.
Edward Hood Watson, and to
attend the dinner at the Arts
Club on Tuesday night. when
the Ambassador of Turkey,
Ahmet Muhtar and the Min
lister OF Persia. Davoud Khan
Meftah are to be honor guests.
Following the dinner, the Min
lister of Persia will give a talk,
his subject being the Life
and Art of Persia" Mrs. Ell.
vina Neale Rowe will sing a
group IF Oriental love lyrics
accompanied by Felian Garzia
at the piano, Mrs. Seton will
read a poem which she has
dedicated to the Minister of
Persia.
Mrs. John Hamilton has gone
to Pinehurst, N. c.. where she
will be for a few days,