New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-28
THE W4TER-COLOR SOCIETY.
FIFTEENTH YEARLY EXHIBITION.


Although the present exhibition contains only
Gls drawings against the IA Of last yet 1t
SCENE On tlrs. looking about one, mUcn larger coec-
ton than that OF I-~l The impression Is owing, we
fancy 10 the fact hat the first time In me history Of
the Society, the south room Is thrown opan, though
balance srucS by Che surrender o. ha West and
the small Northwest room 10 the New-lork Fitch
ing cab, which ills these apartments with
the material of its FIRST years exhibit
tlou. The fat taat Win fewer numbers in the
cata ogUe sJmewhat more space Is filled than when there
vee more drawings shown - accounted Tor very simply
1y tic l-r-c average size or e drawings ,s year. and
uy the Ky ge having been lowered, the vasplce b5-
uy thu- considerably ic!uc.l II j, no slight Inlica-
ou rAo march OF miud t. organized society for
to lraccIcu OF the love OF sh0Vd have come
oftsr 20 .ie conclusion that there l. use ID hanging
pictures TOO hlu 10 bc The press and ;he public
have ouL OF this oplllOn, and hly' been known o
express 10 prr4p- individual members " tho societies
may have been driven TO the same conclusion by the
strong argument That they themselves were
.G.et'; bI, no corporate society anywhere ~ far az
cur h1oNielSe extends, ever saw tha uuwlsdam
or tcs- accepting artists work AMI then hanging
could not De until tine society OF American
Artists al t-a way. anl augh th. Wa,er Color society
go V8 n f. The innovation is :oJEl 10 work well, and
the p.easar, ~ visiting the present exhibition viii be
found 20 much Increased by tLc skill generosity and
tact with winch the Hanging Committee has doAe It's
work.
A word must be -vea TO the pretty decoration Of tie
rooms Dir samuel Colmau has, We believe the right 10
Do praised :ar much oil tuls It il not the first time that
hls si. IN decoration has been called upon 10 give
srkna BACKGROUND 20 what the taste the talent or the
lbc.4..ty OF Sew-TorA has gathered in these rooms
Much TOO I've To Mr. Chase who carries his pictorial
sense Ino whatever hi, hand finds d. and boy the aid
o. these t1o gentlemen the usual official ana business
Ike look OF picture exhibition is wei got rid OF, and
the visitor aOie TO judge somewhat better than
I'm lrt- L IL
ferrcd 20 tho walls Of habitation. All TINS
IN keeping with tine character Of this young aud spirited
sociev away the lookout for whateyer viii tend 10
uaAr part and parcel Of the social life about IT,
Tie spirit which aunatcs the officers gels by pleasant
infection mo the employed aud boys, that
WORK day IKE yesterday, when all busy in prepare
tiou for the evening festivities OF the opening the
gJou-uatlrrd who mops the floors does It with
conscientious air i. he artist vanishing
dav and the floor huge panel" the
young man w.0 pluuges into one OF the concealed
closets III the VaIuscct To turn some Of the
machinery Of. stops when half way in and gives
his young very Mchelaugeioish twist to look at
drawing which just then catches his eye, while the
small Foys "Ao are sent on busting mission with
feather brush, assume such critical and conuozcr atti
tutcs before he frames and go much absorbed in
the c1t"mpl ON of the drawing. that they have 10 be-
gone .or by Tie in charge and brought back duty
by -uasc laid ON with tine freedom % an impression
with Mr. Coman on ladder putting the high light
o. his decoration, with bowls OF ridc=ceuf glass or
trays OF gold lacquer Mr. Chase Ike Indian iugglcr
keeping Ids pots Of palms and Dlphues bis big
japanese lars his Italian carved seats andh his kamonos
al spinning round and then ali settling down
into tc right places II b. magic, with artists giving
tho asr tuu les their picture frame8 and others
louuclue in friendly groups. chatting each
Others work whllc and boys busy every where
with The ARRANGEMENT, under orders, OF the handsome
tlIugs loaned for decoration Of the rooms, tue
remembrance of private yew-day this year only be
q pleasant one.
/, is, OF colrs impossible in such hurried survey
possible with oil tus preparation going on about one,
to give than cursOry accOun. Of the exhibition
Itself II 10 certain that the average excellence OF the
drawing, is higher this year than Il has ever been
before. artists do much better than have |
kusWn them 10 do in other years, others
have improved. il only a little; others, again, have
AIKEN fresh start left the ruts OF former years,
hat the vizitor has to look twice be be
mistaken; aud every and then must he say that
here a falling oil On the other hand, there few
iew names there many drawings that will IN
pue strong Interest," there are few. scarcely any CO.