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In New York for the last month,
where they have been the guests OF
Mr.. Hathaway's mother, Mrs. Charles
Hathaway, on West End avenue, and
where they have been honor guests
at series Of parties. They will leave
Washington by plane at the end of the
week for a visit in California, after
which they will return to La Seig-
neurie. the old house built of gray
granite in 1865, where they make their
home.
Mrs. Hathaway inherited the title
to the island from her father, the late
W. F. Ceilings, Seigneur Of Serk. The
present Seigneur is an American. He
was born in New Jersey and is a grad
uate of Yale University. He came
into the title Of Seigneur Of Serk
through a curious clause in the con-
stitution of Sark, which gives to him
the lordship Of the island by reason
Of his marriage to the Dame de Serk,
who was the ruler of the island at
the time Of her marriage.
And speaking of England and its
ruling families-and who isn't talk
ing about the English ruling family
these days-in little studio in Somer-
Get. half hidden by the trees and hard
1y visible to the passersby, a modest
English woman, Kathleen Wheeler,
Is Transforming shapeless mass of
wet clay into a piece Of statuary which
will be exhibited in England at the
time of the coronation Of King Ed
ward VIII.
The figure Is that Of the swanky
little kettle drummer, who rides in
advance Of the Kings Life Guards in
the coronation procession from Buck
ingham Palace to Westminster Abbey
where the King is crowned.
The kettle drummer is the most COL
orful figure in the whole coronation
procession. Gayly caparisoned in a
light-colored uniform of the Tudor Pc
riod, much beslashed to show the
bright lining underneath, he sits
astride his piebald pony and taps
out on his silver drums the beat or
rhythm that keeps the marchers in
step. The finished model will be about
IL inches high and will be made in a
kind of glazed and colored sculpture
almost as fine as piece of china.
While the statuette is being made
for exhibition in England, it is quite
possible that 1t will be shown either
here or in New York before being sent
to London.
Miss Wheeler, who is in private
life known as Mrs. w. r. H. Crump
of Somerset, is recognized by art
critics both here and abroad as the
outstanding interpreter in sculpture
Of race horses and hunters. She has
each winner of the Kentucky |
Derby since 1921 and her portraits |
In bronze of each horse are in the
Horse Hall of Fame in Louisville, KY. |
One Of her earliest pieces of sculp-
ture was exhibited in London just
previous to the coronation of King
George v. 1t is model of a Western
woman riding her cayuse homeward
after the days work of rounding up
the cattle. She holds in her hand
the bride of riderless horse, which
Is following after her. Her pose is
one of utter WEAKNESS and relaxati
after her days work. The statuette
was made by Miss Wheeler after a
Summer spent in the Calgary section
OF Western Canada.
The little figure made in plaster at
Eracted the attention of the late King
VII, who without disclosing
his identity ordered a replica of it
made in bronze. King Edward died
before the work was finished, but Miss
was directed to deliver the
model to the late Queen
Alexandra in Marlborough House as