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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Jun 1934, p. 25

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Curtis I B. Camnp was discussing his reasons for liking to write sonnets, and the comnparison to the ubiqùitousý colonies of Iowa folk Nvas apt for the conversation .had drifted *lither aud von, f roni Episcô>palianism iwhich -i' close to the hearts of both Mr. and M1rs. Campj, to Io%%a whei-e.both were boi, to travel, and on to writing.. At onîe tinie '11. Campjl said lie toolz sketching snosybut finall 'gve1 up. "An artist bas t( mlix his palint s, prepare his canivas. g<o<out in the' woo<ls anîd pick a, suitahie spot. select> his motive. put on a snîock, and Work ail (iayS" lie continued with a. sigh over the work iii ptiij&ot a smocki. "-Vhatever lie <lues is always the Ibestl tlling lie lias piante<l, but if it .doesii't t seli and lays arotind the, studiol fur I looked i to tire fevo,,d the lur IIis place Sarto b fnd1 Ilut rould not ju,<vthu'rc nor He, is face, . .I;d o 1 call'd, tht flc »îy iqh'h n'y /'plea .ldkuio.z<' biii onl'*silenc un- sver'd oie; ln deep ds<i cried. "I cannot trace lit, zéav Iv '.I1. nit litreplie'4, BVy grace I ciî.'ell close Io 3,110.rheart, alid s.k f or Ihee."ý *n 1>1<1 f i.'I IlooL'ed zithin, in .dot>, inifear. 1 found 1 i11 luce! andl'knezv that Pliv.longq uclst, ~I-~ C-&%C.ACs ~ ~.VK~S -ro~ ~xVE..- d~NIkO( l-4~Ej~" - a few illouthls, it is nio next canvas is. then the beý Hi1Haàd .d becausc 1 sought afap. oor, and did imt .çu'k ;f, l' Decause they have ignored the world around them, particularly the wonld of icleas. Life offers so much of intec'.t it is foolish to spend hours of ov'e' time cbasing a bail, he avers. Inspire* a Cartoon One of his idea s gave, bis. talented neigbor,,,~Gaar Williams, inspiratic, for a cartoon'- or 'perhaps the idea should reallybe credited'to Mrs. Camp. At any rate.the vis.itor to the beautifll Italian home of the Camps.; at 91 Lakewood drive, Glencoe, rnay, sec ini the -game room ail autographed cartoonu giving thaniks to Mr. Camfp for Ille idea her eof. . It. seems tîtat once upoi a, timfe ini the history 'of thé. Camp fanîilv -Mrs. Camp bougbt a number of ishirts and ties for ber husband. Certaini ties were: to go with certain shirts. she suggested. "But how ani I to remember wbicl goes with which?" protestedl the man of the bouse. 'H crocbet littie numbers.on each pair,",said Mrs. Camp wth a twinkle. And she did' So the cartoon shows a group of mien in the locker-room of a clhi'- house razzing one chap who bears the number "14" on bis shirt-tail and another "14" on the reverse of hi, tic. Patron of -Arts, Other art, in the Camp îom ic1S more serious in intent and performance. As béfits the home of a man distin- guisbed for bis leadership ini art circle's in Chicago, there are many heauti fil decorations, paintings, rugs. objeets d'art, curios. In a place of honor on * vaji t utr, -Lnhe iountain CUapet.' There are exquisite large and smalli marines, a tiny wasb drawing Ifn. Camp picked up in New Orleans wbicb depicts an arcb-way ini the shadow aend a winding street of tî bouses in a ýàVista illumnined brilliaîîtly bysunlight.> Outside theý artistic efféets. art- equally interestin g. The house is -set, higb on the bluff overlooking He lake with every angle fittedl to flic Promontory. Here and, there a re little niches, porches,. and look-outs * OUNTAIN PIN Anmd PenciU Sets Parker-Shemffe L50 and * Auto.atjlc Cigiarette .Lighter and -Case Cardes. your cgrts Lights theni. toucli a a u -sd ,that'. 'The Perfect Gift A Portable Typewriter TENNIS 1RACKT This We'ek's Special SUPER JEWEL church, publiîhed his sonnet, -xGod the Son,"ý in the February issue. Reli- Lgous sonnets give hitm an opportunity for çxpressing, bis sentimnents and convictions, This sonnet, "Wbere' Is Hel?" from 1 dKuosItW Which means tiat death is the start and not the end; "I go to pre pare a place for you," a sheer Delight, for in sucè& place iretnay depend s a. signature to this portrait1 >ose "The New Deal," wbicb is .Camp's poetic version of the iness situation: 9Pat ient Iay nigh uito Death, nor kneu, (Continued on page 28) 95

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