The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-18

been singing Germaine in the Chimes of Nor
mandy" At the appearance OF the company at
Madison, Ind, this week, she will also sing the
Queen in the Queens Lace Handkerchief" She
will probably return home at the end of the
company's engagement in that city.
Art.
Mrs. Charles Whist is painting some very
pretty flower designs on brass PLAQUES.
Miss Hannah Probert, young lady of exqui-
site taste is taking lessons in china decoration.
Miss Kregelo begins again, during the coming
week, TO take lessons in free-hand drawing from
life models.
Miss Julia Mccoy is working in oil-colors, and
has just finished an umbrella stand in holly
hook design
Miss Lavona Mason is painting flower studies
on Oxford plates. Her work is very pretty and
much admired.
Mrs Miller of louisville Ind, has COM
menced the study of lustra painting in one of the
Indianapolis studios.
Mrs. Winterrowd. of Illinois street, has COM
menced landscape scene taken from one OF the
picturesque rivers of Canada.
Miss Ola Brown. who devotes her leisure time
to painting, will leave the city, during the COM
ing week for a fortnight's visit among friends.
Miss Heron, of North Illinois street. is paint
ing an overturned basket of peaches. Her
work in fruit and flower studies is exceptionally
fine.
Mrs M. E. Butler has just completed the dec
Grafton of set of dinner plates and butter
dishes. The work is very pretty and nicely fin
ished
General Gooding. of St. Louis, is having exc
cuted in oil family group including his
mother, residing at Greenfield, Ind, who is
over eighty years of age.
Miss Lou Scott of Greenfield Ind, possessing
the requisite qualities of patience, energy and
ma Of work
which will bear critical inspection
Miss Minnie Lowe has painted very pretty
pair of placques to be presented for birthday
remembrance to one of her numerous friends.
Her work always shows care and study.
Miss Gertie Duvall is making some fancy arti-
cles in oil, for house decoration. This lacy is
studying to become a teacher, and with the
proper training, has every reason to expect sue
cess.
Miss Della Seibert has resumed her lessons in
oil painting, and is now executing pair of land
scape panels. She is also devoting considerable
time to charcoal drawing from cast and still
life.
Miss Lulu Ryan is testing her skill on bis
cult OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for her study a
bunch of tea roses on the one side and an au-
tumn landscape scene on the other The finish
is soft and delicate.
Mrs. Culbertson has commenced a study in oil
which represents the Mountain of the Holy
Cross" The artist intends it shall be one of her
masterpieces, and s Sparlng no time to make it
portray all her powers.
Miss Grace Dunn is possessed of an unusual
degree of artistic genius She has designed and
is carving the frame for very unique fire screen.
The center piece will be scene from nature In
oil. also by her own hand
Miss Laura Norris. of Rushviile. Ind, is tax
ing lessons In oil painting of Mrs. Ferry She is
promising pupil. Her last effort was the re-
production in oil of one of Birkit Fosters favor
lite studies, called 'Repose."
Miss Harriott has recently finished a very
pretty nasturtium in water-coors, and after the
method Taught by Mrs. Cooley Fletcher while in
Indianapolis. She is now engaged in sketching
birds and other outline work on Minturn tiles
Miss Agnes Waterman is preparing herself for
an art teacher. She is lady of decided energy
and marked ability Having secured a good
classical education without assistance, she is
making thorough preparation for her chosen
profession.
T. G. Steele, accompanied by his class from
the Art School, improved the excellent light and
mild weather of Friday afternoon in sketching
from nature near Stratfcrd. The company was
filled with interest and returned with many
pretty sketches.
Mrs. Carries Boss, of Oxford, ILL.,. has com
pleted a scene in oil of the Susouehanna. It is
good copy, and evinces fair progress. The
most faulty feature of the picture is its pro-
nounced coloring which is deeper and stronger
than is usually found in nature.
Mrs. Julia Luddington has just completed a
pretty sketch, in oil. taken from scene in
Greenfield, Ind. The drawing, coloring and at
careful study Mrs. Luddington will be out of the
city until Tuesday. sketching in Hancock
county.
Mrs. Zion. of West Indianapolis. is devoting
much of her leisure to pastelle work Her last
piece is copied from photograph of a Colorado
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said to be incapable of good texture and char
acter, but certainly the SOFT delicate shades and
colors of nature can be as perfectly represented
by this method as any other
Miss Burgess, of Fletcher 81 Sharre's Block,
has just filled large order of china decoration
for Mrs. LeOnOra r. Loree. The work, as does
all work done by this lady, evinces excellent
taste. in form. study and execution Miss Bur
CESS makes china decoration a speciality. Her
latest effort is landscape in oil, of her own
composition. Its perspective, coloring and water
effect are very good.
Mrs. Judge E. H. Noonan of st. Louis. who,
in company with her husband. entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks last summer. is a
lady of the highest culture and many accom-
plishments. Besides possessing rare musical
ability, she uses the brush with unusual taste
and deiicacy of finish. Some of her work in oil
recently on exhibition in St. Louis, was honored
with the first premium for it's excellence
Professor Cox is working up large number
of pencil sketches which he took on his recent
trip to Grand Rapids O., situated on the Maui
NEE river. about twenty miles from Toledo.
The soft. sweet scenes that Mr.. Cox has found
in nature he has admired and copied, such are
the pictures that cover the walls of his studio.
This, says friend, accurately portrays the
character and life of Indianapolis's most venera-
BILE artist.
Miss Julia Fish is said to possess extraordinary
ability in free-hand drawing, which study she
or1ffh t. -
that this is very essential requirement for an
Oil painter The teachers of indianapolis are
coming to realize this fact, aud with greater
unanimity are adopting it in their instructions.
One who In any way attempts to evade the
drndgery of art can certainly not hope for sue
cess, and such. at least. ought never to under
take it's pursuit
THE Rose of Sharon" Ia the title of Lolita
Gnfhns's latest picture 1t is beautiful golden
haired child, crowned with wreath of those