The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30

The league has not received lis charter from tic
Legislature vet but hopes to before many days.
THE LADIES' ART ASSOCIATION
Tho Ladics' Art Association was organized for tho
purpose OF promoting "the interests OF women artists
reference for It's members The rooms OF the society
are at No. 20 East Eighteenth street. Tho active
practising art as profession Tpey pay irritation
ee OF 50 aud annual dues OF So There are classes IN
figure painting Saturday afternoons, TAUGHT by
William Morgan at $50 quarter; in modelling, on
Thursday afternoons, $50 per quarter taught by s.
Hartley; water colors, by Miss GILBERT S25; drawing
on wood and In pen and INK SlJ Miss jessie Curtis;
IN elementary drawing, $40, Tuesday and Friday
Miss Cook; decorating pottery, Miss Alice Donoyy,
Sl5; on china and ule, 500, Wednesday and Friday;
painting on slate SIX and panels, by Miss Gilbert
SO; art needlework SIS; designing wall paper. So
cipcs of design, tree to those who pay for quar-
ters lessons IN painting on china or decoration OF any
French method Of painting on pottery, beginning the
second Tuesday IN January. Mrs. Henry Peters Gray
+ president Of this s%SGey Mrs rd Richmond L.
Mrs. Sophie Mnpesrolles recording secretary, Mrs.
j. d. Collin corresponding secretary There are
airy MEMBERS three fellows and three associates The
number OF pupils is about twenty-five There is
salcsroom Tor the benefit oil lady contributors III the
society building.
THE SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE ART.
The Society OF Decorative Aart is unlike tho
Ladies' Art Association IN It's object, the interests OF
women artists" rho principal idea OF this society,
however was 10 establish bazaar Tor the saIe OF deco
work OF every description, also TO form classes
In various kinds OF decorative art. Ladies who send
their work are known by numbers 50 that they avoid
any publicity in disposng OF their WIRES The society
was Only organized last January and II has already
been established as success It's salesrooms ana class
rooms at NO. East Twentieth street. Tho Loan
Exhibition now open at the Academy OF Design has
done great deal toward attracting public attention
to tho society as well toward replcnishing
lace work, which meet on Mondays and Thurs
days. and are taught by Mrs Atkinson; in
painting on china Mondays ard Wednesdays, Nine.
Brassier; art needle work Tuesdays Fridays
Mrs. Pode OF the Kensnston school, pottery classes arc
lxtN yr u vt.s
following either oil these arts as a ioiessUn are
charged sl2 Tor thirteen lessons amateurs
charged SIS. There 100 pupils the classes and
thcre arc more applicants than Gun DO accomm odated
The officers OF the society are :Presden Mrs. David
81 Hunt. Mrs. j. II. Cnoatc ana Mrs. W. T. Blolgel.;
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. T. NJ. Wheeler; Foreign
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. w. Phpps; Record
ing Secretary. Mrs. Z. H. Patterson; Treasurer Mrs.
c. Is. Arnold Besides these officers there is board
OF managers. associate managers. an ADVISORY council
and committee on finance Tins society has auxa-
ries In all the larger cities Of the Union.
THE sALAAGUSDI SKETCH CLUB
The Samagunai Sketch Club organized in the
winter Of 1876 II has thrty-one me mDors, composed
OF draughtsmen and artists, and elects members at
informal. 1t meets in q room on the northwest cor.
of Union square and Fourteenth street. Al each
meeting subject IS given out and at tho next meet
HIM, whom II is discussed by the members The club
has no president; Joseph Hartley, a brother OF tho
sculptor, 10 chairnan and Z. T. Turner, treasurer.
THE ETCHING CLUB.
The New York Etching Club was talked about last
winter aud only took practical shape ~ the spring II
has twenty members, among them Walter Shiriaw, J.
D. Smile, X. Swan Clifford, Louis G. Tiffany, Wyatt
Eaton, Henry Farrar Dieman, and Others OF our best
known artists DR.. Leroy Milton Gale Is tho presi-
dent, ana Mr.. James ID. Smie secretary and trcus-
urer They meet once month at Mr.. SMILES
studio corner OF Fourth avenue and TwenIy-hfth
street, where they organized, and bring their work
with them. When the club started there were only
four II who could etch; now all car WELD the
needle with or less skill. Mr.. Smile and DR..
Gale act as sort OF Instructors to the other members
Of the club.
THIN AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION
The American Art Association, which was organized
last aii, with Waiter Shrlaw, president; Augustus
ST Gaudens aud Wyatt Eaton, vice presidents,
and Louis O. Tiffany, treasurer, is composed Of
mber Of tho younger artists, outsiders well
think that there IS room Tor more than one annual
exhibition Of American art The association Is COM
posed OF artists VINO have been trained IN widely ai-
Ierent schools and under different masters. Tho
society was not organized in any captous spirit
toward the Academy, but represents tho more Sc
rious and progressive element in American art Its
first annual exhibition viii take place during
the month OF March, and the Kurtz gallery has boon
VIII be Their mettle in their first
hlDition, which Is sure TO DO an interesting one.
Tho present plan ot Tho association IL not 10 extend
the membership, but to keep up small working
organ zalion sufficient 10 il the various necessary
committees ana TO carry out the objects Of the
society. The members In lact consider the asso-
citation itself a mere working committee" Some OF
the artists who pathize with the movement, and
who viii be represented in this exhibition, TO not
CONSIDER it necessary to actually join tho organlza-
ton, and there arc no honorary members. Besides
inc Olucef5 above mentioned, the members are II.
Dieimau, Julian Wer, IL swain Clifford Thomas
Moran, Helena De Kay, Homer Martin, John La Fargo,
Samuel Coman aud William Silrtain.
CLUBS AND SCHOOLS.
Besides the foregoing there several clubs and
schools. The Palette. whllc II Is moro OF social than
club. has a large NUMBER OF artists among lis
tho line ana industrial arts > well OF and
literary culture. Works Of art are always exhibited at
Tie Arusis' Fund Society was organized February
o. 1859, and Incorporated April IL, 1862. II numbers
40 px,, ..gtn
Thomas Hicks; Wee President, j. c. Brown; Treas
urc, John NJ Faconcr; Secretary H. W. Robbins.
IL has board OF control committee admissions
and medical advisor It's object rs to aid the needy
among It's members and TO take OF their
families ii they are lott destitute.
The New York Historical society ling, on Second
avenue contains some OF the most important pictures
ever brought TO America, besides some Interesting
American paintings There is charge for actnis-
SION, but the visitor must be Introduced by officer
or member OF the society. Tho recording secretary
OF the SOCIETY," Colonel Andrew Warner particularly
desfrous that tho young artists students OF
New York should have tho benefit Of the society Is
collections, aud cards OF admission may be obtained
from him ut INC savings bank, corner Of Fourth
avenue and Fifteenth street, OF which institution
is secretary and cashier The copying OF paintings
we believe, 10 not permitted on the ground that there
is no room Tor thi=
There IS excellent school for drawing kept by
Mr. August Win, at No ~ Park row, where some
twenty pupils study every evening There is u lite
class here, Out 1t rs not, we believe, In connection
with MT Wiis schools art students merely have tho
NEW WORKS IN THE PICTURE GALLERIES.
With the new year several paintings VIII be
found to have been added the varied and admirable
collection in M. Knocdler & Co.'s gallery (Goupilsl
A large and fine Lcsre, 'rho Game at Cards. re-
Gently placed III the gallery and hung very high Will
be brought down and given n position on the Inc,
whore 1t will be found to repay careful examination.
1t is similar IN subject and style his larger "Cncss
Players'' which formerly in the gallery, but II
plcascs US better, being less chalky in coorrg and
with better depth aud general tone Tho Louis XIII.
costume OF the figures gives ample opportunity Tor
careful aud detailed work, and for coioring which,
though not brilliant, is rich varcgaed
Two cavaliers seated at the table playing and
carried away by the excitement OF the game, while
a third, standing by smoking his long clay. looks
calmly on. page enters to tho lett with tray.
The figures soiidy and carefully painted The IN
terror is one OF tho palaces OF Fonlancbleau.
A. Meyer Won Bremen, '.The Vol Learned LessoDo
Is the most important of the new pictures, and Is n