Art: Hammond

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Many of the men who make a living out of art have a great contempt for the wealthy. They cling to the generalization that a millionaire can be no better than a moping fool and a rich man's daughter must know less about painting than a dog-catcher's apprentice. Such artists were among those who competed for the commission of making stage sets for a drama called India, soon to be presented in Manhattan.

They were annoyed to learn that the commission had been granted to one Natalie Hammond, young daughter of John Hays Hammond, famed engineer, plutocrat. Natalie Hammond has studied art for one or two years; has shown a watercolor painting at the London Royal Academy; has travelled largely in Eastern countries.