Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-20
FREEHAND NOTES.
VARIOUS SOCIAL EVENTS IN PROMINENT
CIRCLES,
Art studios-Descripsion Of Fine Pieces
Upon the Easel, Upon the Wall,
and to be Executed
Isan Francisco Correspondence RECORD UNoS.l

SAN FRANCISCO, January IL, 1888.
Society events in various ways are just
now numerous, some of which have recent
ly been the subject OF newspaper COM
ments since my last letter, and need not
now be referred to. Mrs. Coleman will
give a kettle. drum on Saturday OF this
week, and Mrs. Kautz has sent P. z. C.'s
to her friends. She is off for Europe to
educate her children, but stays for awhile
in Cincinnati to visit her brother, Fred.
Hasssurek, whose novel, the "Secret OF
the Andes" was 60 favorsbly reviewed,
both in America and Germany. There was
q sort of club Of regular attendants upon
Mrs. Kautz's Saturday receptions at Angel
Island, who will very much miss her upon
festive occasions. Last Friday evening
A FOUR INLAND PARTY
Drove out to the Preside and organized an
impromptu dance, which lastedto l2o'clock,
Mrs. and Miss Flood being prime movers
in the amusement. Tonight Mrs. Irving
Scott holds an informal reception of the
contributors and friends of the Overland
Maqazine, and tomorrow night Mrs
Judge Hager gives dance. William
F. Babcock, of Rincon Hill, has invited his
daughters friends for Wednesday, the
24s6, at half-past o'clock, at the Essex
street House.
ON THE EASEL.
- C,p Fran
cisco is that of Fred. Yates, on Montgom-
cry street. Mr.. Yates is pupil OF Bon
nat. and it is quite like beat of the pulse
of the older artistic life in Europe to hear
him speak of the great French artist as
"my MASTER The salon picture, No.
2.707. was on the easel. A charming group
of three eager boys hanging over mouse
tran. whose wild little occupant one OF the
bows is teasing with straw. The tore
ground OF the picture is full of straw. The
faces of only two of the children are WIS.,
ible-fair little heads that one would like
TO stroke: one boy leans heavily on the
others shoulder with that in pressing OF
the fiuger.tips that the grasped youth, in
real life, would irritably shake Oft IN a
minute or two. The face of the leaning boy
looks very living and full of curiosity
his white teeth pressed on bis lower lip.
The third boy is painted with his back TO
the spectator. His little round head is
black and his shoulders drawn forward
characteristically. There were two
PORTRAITS JUST FINISHED
To order, both attractive by something IN
the expression and pose, as well as the
work. The dress of the smaller one-of a
beautiful violet color-was painted in
particularly well-hung. understanding way.
The larger portrait was of woman III
dress of black velvet and satin, very mod
ern, standing, holding white rose in her
hand. She was strongly relieved against a
curious background OF mingled blue and
white, like a summer sky, like vapor
against rocks, and yet unlike both. lone
paints a background he doesn't know how, ="
said the artist, shaking his head. 1t was
discussed whether the black velvet lady
was alone. She had a graceful position
and speaking eyes, and yet her thoughts
were clearly elsewhere. 1t vast best
solved by the one who said, "She is not
alone, but is giving perfunctory attention
to someone, while she has either just come
from or is just going to the person who &C.
cupies her mind"
BURN AND GRAYER,
1t had beeG asked whether burin-the
word with which all the art journals are
filled-was the same as graver, and MIR.
Yates saying that it was, proceeded to
show us one-a fine, wicked looking little
tool, that seemed quite capable of the inef-
faceable digs it gave the copper plate. L
dug it into tube of paint the other day, ="
said the artist deprecatingly, and pro-
ceeded to remove the adhering pigment
with q five. dollar piece Such affiuence
really was most unbecoming an artist. We
were all duly Mortified. Then we saw the
wax.covered plate On which head of Ten
nyson was to be etched, and then Mr..
Yates turned some of the engravers' green
ish acid upon the copper and let it eat a
brightspot where itlay. There was fine life
size engraving of Tennysons head lying on
the table, soft and full of feeling, though
one learned in such things might object
that there were too many blacks OF the
same value. 1t was Herbert Herkomer's
work, his engraving from his own painting
of the poet. He it is, by the way, all Eng
lish academician as he is, who has chosen
to paint Castle Garden. the immigrants
landing in New York City, on an eight
foot-long canvas. Mr.. Yates is engaged in
painting
MADAME ELLMENREICH,
The actress. The picture was begun all in
browns, and is about one-third of life size.
It is to be sent to New York, where a
wood.cut is to be made from it, picture
to be useful to Nine. Ellmenreich in her
profession. It is a splendid face, both
passionate and thoughtful. Even her ordi-
nary conversation was wildly dramatic,
the artist said; to paint her was like paint
ing fire.
In the other studio all was gloom. The
occupant had just moved into new quar-
tiers in Bradley & Rulofson's building, op-
posite the Hammam, but the elevator and
abundant California laurel wainscoting
were powerless to console. The joyous
painter had fallen victim to the blues.
81 am going on spree" he announced
comically. His visitor implored him to
think better of it, to work instead ; from
the depths of bitter experiences stated
that sprees were deleterious- No, they
do me good" said the painter seriously.
"You see I'm so sorry after one, so sorry
l did it T.; that makes me work 1 do three
times as we'll. My moneys gone. that's
the trouble with S25 had this frightful
room tinted, and with the other S25 l
bought this book of fellow that was hard
up; so 1 wasn't sorry" He was right.
The book was quite
WORTH THE COST OF A SPREE.
1t was a splendid octave history of Germany
The letter-press, by Johannes Scherr,
was in German, in large, clear text, and the
illustrations were beautiful woodcuts from
the drawings of artists, among them AL
bert Durer. Two pictures from the time
of the Inquisition were forcible, yet not
repulsiye one. a woman hereto on trial