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shooting season is on, the 'call Of
the wild" almost overpowers her.
Has Finest and Rarest Private
Indian Collection in the World.
Mrs Lawson is equally proud Of her
Scotch ancestry. for through her
father she descended from the Camp
bells of Argyle. Scotland. who came to
this country in the seventeenth or
early eighteenth century and followed
the trail Of the Covenanters down the
Allegheny Range to Virginia. Later
her father settled in Oklahoma. 1t is
from him that she gets her Presby-
terian faith which she adheres to, her
business and executive ability and her
Scotch sense of humor. which is more
visible In her eyes than in her smile.
Her husband, Mr.. Lawson. who was
one of the prominent bankers and oil
men of her State, was Kentuckian
by birth, going from the charming
old town of Shelbyville to the West
to seek his fortune. Her sense of hos
pitality is altogether southern. she Is
a Democrat and her best beloved
hobby is the Indian museum, in her
spacious home in Tulsa, where she has
a rare collection of Indian relics and
history. which is considered the finest
private collection in this country or
the world. Fancy it: A mocassin worn
by Sitting Bull at the battle of the
Little Big Horn, deer hoof rattle
used by Tecumseh's brother in the
battle Of Tippecanoe and a tobacco
pouch carried by her ancestors when
the tribe welcomed William Penn to
Pennsylvania. Ordinarily Mrs. Law
sons eyes are the poetic, dark brown
eyes Of the people of Southern Italy.
but when she becomes animated they
are the eyes of her Indian ancestors
with the discerning penetration Of
men Of the plains. At the reception
Of the Federation last week there were
an astonishing number Of Senator'S
and Representatives. Three million
women are attractive.
Not much can be said here, but this
column is simply bursting with ad-
miration over several Of the bronzes
and portrait busts in the Paul Man.
ship exhibition at the Corcoran GAL
lery of Art. Although knowing quite
well that the exhibition will continue
up to the 31st. still the lure of the
Sleeping Nymph," the exquisite
statue of "Eurydice," mounted on
crystal-can you vision the effect?
Unusual. lovely. unique-and to many
people the Dancer and Gazelles"-
which by the way is owned by the
Corcoran-continues to be the draw
ing card. 1t has been placed in an
ideal position between two large.
paned-glass windows. where the nat
ural light falls just at the right slant
on the figures seeming to give life and
rhythmic motion. Mr.. Manship, a
Minnesotan by birth, began his art
studies at the St. Paul Institute Of Art
and later at the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy of Fine Arts. During his student
days he spent hours in the galleries of
Italy, studying, and one might say
analyzing the works of the old mas
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Hellenic art and the art of India He
seems to have welded the different
schools, periods and sources of art into
an inspirational whole.
National Gallery of Art Celebrates
of Thomas Moran.
A charming note from the National
Gallery of Art says that the Tooth
of the birth of Thomas
Moran, which occurred on the 18th.
is to be celebrated at the gallery by
an exhibition of 60 specimens of his
work, including oil paintings. water
colors, drawings, etchings and few
other miscellaneous items, the work
of Thomas Moran, or relating to his
family" There was nothing to do
but 60 to the gallery and see. Mr..
Moran, the son of Irish English par
ents-one Of IA children-came to this
country in 1874 and was early in life