The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-08
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
Practical Young ESthetes Of New York Social Set
 Paint, Sculp, Compose-And Seek Publicity

A dO1ANAIy
 In this, the last of c series of
 three articles, Mary Margaret
 Mcbride describes the activities
 of society girls in the arts.
 By Mary Margaret Mcbride
 NEA Service staR Correspondent New York,-If the socially im- portant woman of Q few years ago had any polite accomplishments such as writing poetry, dabbling in water colors or composing music, she nurtured her talents in | the privacy of the homo and showed them off, if at all, only to her nearest and dearest.
 Today the granddaughter of such a woman put, out books of poetry at the age of 14, paint mu- rals in the public rooms of hotels with the hoi-polloi watching ev- cry move, give individual sculp- ture shows, and actually have their names printed right out on | the programs of musical comedy shows as composer.
 Also, the more publicity they get from the venture, the better they are pleased. In fact, some of them even hire press agents charged with the duty of skillfully keeping their lights from being hidden under any obstructing bushels.
 Gould Heiress
 A POetess
 The youngest aspirant for poet ic fame in Mayfair is 14-year-old, serious-faced Edith Kingdom Gould, with her Little Women bangs. Her grandmother, another Edith Kingdom Gould, incidentally, was one of the few women of her time to go from the stage to so- ciety and make a success of the going. Princess Barbara Hutton Mdi. vani, Woolworth heiress, also has turned to poetry recently and her efforts are being set to music by Elsa Maxwell, referred to by a so- ciety writer as the de luxe ring master of international society, be- cause of the thrilling parties she plans for jaded socialites. Anoth- CT poet and writer in the upper crust is Mrs Arnold P. Hodges. Mrs Harold Palmedo, who was Lillian Gertner, designs theatrical costumes and has done a number of murals for theaters and other public buildings, including the Persian room of the Plaza.
 Hewing Out
 A Career
 In another artistic feld-that of sculpture--is to be found the for mer Consueio Vanderbilt, now Mrs Paul E. T. Smith. She has not, however, 50 far, had to do as did Jane Wasey, another society girl sculptress. Jane, when she re- gently needed two tons of stone for piece she was doing for an ex- llibit, and could not get that mitch moved at once, enlisted three friends who helped her to chip it away then and there in the street to a more convenient size.
 Mrs William T. Emmet, who was Lily Cushing, the painter daugher of a painter-father, has staged several one-man shows in New York. Mrs Nigel Cholmeley, the former Rita Sturgis, artist, also exhibits now and 'then. Mrs Will liam H. Cary does pottery that for design and finish has earned ap- plause. And Virginia .Thaw Is suc- cessful as 8 designer of clothes.
 Mrs James Warburg, the former Kay Swift, is a composer who has had considerable professional suc- cess. With her husband, she did one of the Little Shows, and she is especially good at pallets. Anno Mitchell, too, is a composer. With her mother, Mrs John T. H. Mitch- ell, she has authored a song, You Are My Sweetest Girl,' that is popular right now. Others Write
 Real Books
 Several debutantes of last sea- son are reported to be busy writ ing books about society for early publication but none of them wish es to say anything until the books are in print. The success of Alice Leone Moats' 'No Nice Girl Swears," an ultra-modern interprc- quette, has encouraged many
 
 can go and do likewise.
 Editorial jobs are eagerly sought by young women of society. The ones who teachers told them they wrote good compositions and whose friends are constantly prais- ing their snappy letters feel sure that they havo only to take type writer firmly in tow to turn out masterpieces. In this, they are of course no different from other young girls who believe that re- porting and editing must be inter- esting work because you meet such interesting people.
 Among the young women of so- cial position who have proved themselves capable editors and have held responsible jobs are Peggy Le BouteIlier and Eleanor Barry. Among the writers are Carola Kip, on beauty, and Mrs James Van Allen, the former Elea- nor Langley who does book re. views for Long Island syndicate.