The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-09

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adakinel Gsme.' Miss Glannon Las two
hne pastelles, q scene on Lake George and
q marine view. Miss Mitchell, Of Kirk.
wood, shows large PLAGUE. alandscapeI
painting; o fine charcoal water scene, and
4 sea view In pastelle, all Of q high order.
Miss Emma Bonds charcoal drawing,
Booming Home, SO difficult picture to-
depict successfully. She has done ii, and
the result Is most pleasing.
Miss Maud Eccles has dogs head
from life; eomieally true to- the funny
original-a small creature Of the spitz
tribe. much more tolerable thus than in
the flesh; icolored artotype. "a Fairy
Tale, showing the same originality in
handling that stamps all her work, and 0
beautiful fag panel.
Mrs. DR.. Nice ormick has plate mirror
and frame, and an albaster PLAGUE, taste
fully ornamented with roses.
Mrs. Zane's water lilies on plate glass
mirror are eqnisitely done. She also has
0 large barbatine vase decorated, the only
one shown.
Miss Maud Wiley shows white satin
fan, gorgeous with superb roses, a splen-
did thing in conception and execution.
Her roses on an enameled black panel are
equally brilliant aud beautiful.
There Is not a great deal OF painting on
textile fabrics, and what there Is Is above
the average. Miss Julia Cracraft has O
magnificent satin screen with blue flags.
Plush banners with various floral decora-
tons are shown by Misses Carrie Brues,
Matte Taylor, Miss Hoffman, Miss Ella
Baker, OF Moundsyille, and Miss Ella Har-
rison, Of Cadiz.
CHINA PAINTING.
In no branch Of art have the Wheeling
amateurs made such striking progress as
in ceramic decoration. The best work in
this line here shown Is by Miss Doddridge
twelve square china plates decorated
with delicate drawings colored with rare
artistic taste. They will compare with
the. costliest imported work. Decorated
plates are also shown by Mrs. Frank
Booth, Mrs. James Neall, Mrs. John
Mendel and Miss Minnie Rodgers. Miss
Rose Sweeney has decorated china tete-
atste set and q rose PLAGUE; Miss Alice
Kinsey, OF Bellaire, china and tiles ex-
ceeding well decorated; Miss Mamie Pat
terson three beautiful floral porcelain
PLAQUES; Miss McNeely of Martins Ferry,
| pansy PLAGUE; Miss Battelie, OF Bellaire,
very artistically decorated china plates;
Miss Carrie Brues, Persian tile in a
painted plush frame; Mrs. John Sweeney,
OF Elm Grove, porcelain PLAGUE with
beautiful water lilies; Miss Bessie Jepson,
novel, delicate and nicely done alabaster
PLAGUE with flight Of swallows; George
Menkemeller, snow scene and bird on
a PLAGUE; Miss Carrie Copp, pettunias
on an alabaster plaque, prettier. than the
real flowers; Miss Mckee. large black
enameled PLAGUE; Miss lone Walton, a
beautiful china PLAGUE; Mrs. James
Neall, an alabaster PLAGUE with roses
Miss Gutman, Q rose PLAGUE; Miss Bat
telle, china PLAGUE; Mrs. Emily War
wood, OF Martins Ferry, porcelain
PLAGUE, aud airs. Nellie Sweeney Palmer,
a china set as handsome as anything in its
line.
The usual line Of panels is Inevitable,
but the work is vastly better than before.
One charming panel painting Of peoples
and daisies BY Miss leila Ward shows
what artistic taste can do with common
place subject. Miss Genie Coen has q
black panel beautifully relieved by flags
and peonies; Miss. Glannon, Japan lilies;
Miss Ella Lawson, two charcoal panels,
among the most artistic work in any line
in the collection; Miss Jennie Green, q
flower panel; Misses Lille Billiard and
Belle Gilman, two panels each; Miss
Blanche Hunter, two beautiful rose pan
els; Mrs. L. G. Reed, q fine panel OF flags
Miss Ella Baker, OF Moundsville, large
panel OF roses; Miss Minnie Rodgers,
beautiful pansies; Miss Ella Lewis, pair
OF panels, peonies and hollyhocks, very
well painted; Miss Matte Taylor, pettu-
MAS; Miss Ella Caldwell, two black pan
els nicely painted with roses and holly
hooks; Mrs. Charles fancy, trumpet flow
ers and vine on black panel, really
artistic in subject and work. 6
SOMETHING PRACTICAL.
An article would not be complete which
omitted mention OF two architectural
drawings, spiral stairway and the in
terror 81 dome, by Mr.. Frederick Kober,
a self-taueht amateur Of % years. In
many respects these are the finest work in
the collection.
The other work mentioned Is largely by
pupils OF the Misses Doddridge, Mrs.
Wilkinson, Mrs; Reed, Mss Lelg6ton,
Miss Sue Crnmbacker and Miss olara
Forbes. They deserve recognition for the
work they are doingin cultivating artistic
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