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...malicious little essay. The motif of many of his photographs and all of his drawings is charmingly and stuffily Edwardian, the epoch which is presently amusing England's Bright Young People. Photographic effects which he loses by scratchy, amateurish retouching are regained by cleverly arranged profusions of artificial flora, drapery, gimcracks, for Photographer Beaton is admittedly inspired by the early fashion pictures of Lallie Charles in the Sketch and Tatler. Beauties immortalized by Photographer Beaton are apparently chosen for their news value, ranging from angular Margot Asquith, homely Poetess Edith Sitwell (posed as a corpse, clutching a bunch...
Although founded to include flora & fauna of the whole U. S., the Boston Museum today is known as a specialist in New England animals, minerals, flowers. It contains a complete exhibit of old New Bedford and Nantucket whaling days, including whaling implements, ambergris, immense whale skeletons. Many famed people have been interested in adding to its collection. Naturalist-Author Henry David Thoreau (1817-62), who learned to love animals while driving his mother's cow to pasture, gave a warbler and some hawk eggs. Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was interested in the society because he liked hunting and fishing...
...fortune* founded by his father, William Collins Whitney, Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland organizer of the Metropolitan Street Railway System (New York) and other traction and rail corporations. In 1890 he married Gertrude, sculptress daughter of the second Cornelius Vanderbilt. His children: Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny ) Whitney, Mrs. Flora Payne (G . MacCullough) Miller, Mrs. Barbara (Barklie McKee) Henry. Among corporations of which he was a director were Mammoth Oil Co., Sinclair Oil Co., Guaranty Trust Co, New York Transportation Co. In 1909 he organized the first international polo team to beat England, was never beaten while captain. He maintained...
...York, more different species of birds are found than exist in all of North America east of the Rocky Mountains. In this little country, during the course of a journey from east to west, the visitor passes through six different climatic zones, with as many variations in flora and fauna...
...Flora C. Franks, widowed mother of Bobby Franks who was kidnaped May 22, 1924 and butchered by thrill-hunting Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, turned the first spadeful of earth for a three-story clubhouse memorial to her dead son in Chicago. The memorial, provided for in Franks Sr.'s will and abuilding under supervision of the Young Men's Jewish Charities, will be equipped with gymnasium, swimming tank and complete athletic plant...