Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-06
FINE, FINE ART,
A Pleasing Showing Of What Skill
and Taste Council Blnffs Has.

In the building next to Othcer az Puseys
bank, presents q very interesting and
creditable showing of what Council Bluffs
can produce In this line. The three
young ladies, Miss s. d. Rehse, MI,s M.
v. Craig and Miss Belle Hatcher, who
have provided this treat for those who
delight in the beautiful, are themselves
artists Of no mean ability, and the show.
Ing of their own work would form q very
fine exhibition of Itself. Miss Rehse has
a number Ct excellent charcoal sketches,
and pleading variety of oil
work, including landscapes, floral pieces,
and panels. She has two small etchipgs,
which are rare and very fine. She has
also a copy Of Guido Reni's mater dolo-
rosa, painted by Miss Rehse when she
was only thirteen years OF age. A land
scspe, In which a chestnut tree Is the
prominent feature, and which was ex-
hibited by her In Cincinnati, and won
praise from critics there, Is among the
best pictures In the room
The display of Miss Crsig's work shows
that she Is an artist of fine ability and
cultivation. Some of her pieces would
compare favorably with those of artists
who have q national reputation. She
has some fine charcoal heads, and
two large PORTRAITS, one being of her
mother. She has two very fine paintings
In water colors also, which merit special
attention. One Of her best paintings and
one which will please the visitors greatly,
is O picturing Of Q naval battle.
Miss Hatoher's skill In crayon Is shown
In q number of fiue pieces. A picture of
the three Pharaoh's horses Ia one Of her
best, and has been favorably commented
upon at previous exhibitions. One pleas
ing oil painting shows an old straw hat,
filled with roses, and thrown negligently
down on the green sward, the roses being
very natural, and the design well exc.
cuted In every way.
There are a large number of other pic
lures, too many to enumerate. Among
them Ia q free hand crayon, repre- ,enting
Q forester with o dead stag, and surround
ed by his hounds. 1t is the work of Miss
Clara Evans, aged eleven, the daughter
of T. j. Evans. For 30 youthful an
artist the work Is indeed remarkable.
81. A. Collins, the portrait artist, has q
number of fine specimens In both oil and
crayon. There is a very well painted
marine view, the work of Miss Jessie
Walker, who has a number Of her pieces
ON exhibition. Among them, and one of
the best bits Of art in the room, Is q study
In still life. and one of her landscapes Is
worthy of special notice.
Miss Maggie Britton has her first work
there, a painting representing the castle
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Mrs. @. Ian zsndorfer has several ok.
cellent pictures, one of which is a winter
acene. She has also a large landscape,
and a beautiful floral piece.
Miss Mary Key has some of her handi-
work, which shows rare skill for one so
young, one being an especially fine land
acape.
Mrs. Gates has shown Der skill in
painting from life some crab.apples and
some water %lillieu, being very natural.
Among the pleasing studies from still
life is the ploturing of an old candle and
book, the work of Miss Clara Teal, and
very finely done.
Mrs. j. @. Mitchell has several land.
scapes, and other paintings, rejecting
credit upon her skill and taste. A PLAGUE
of lilies Is especially fine, and one of
horses drinking Is one of the most worthy
of notice In the room.
Mrs. M. +. Rohrer has a very we'll
painted pastural scene, a wooden bowl
taking the place of the canvas. She has
also a very handsome mirror, adorned
with flowers.
Miss Bella Gilbert has q pleasing land
scspe, and q very good picturing of birds.
Mrs. Champ has q very pretty paint
ing of water lilies which show very
naturally.
Miss Fleming adds to the interest of
the display by loaning two old oil paint
ipgs, owned by her, the work of some
unknown artist, but both very fine.
Mss Bessie Stewart has a beautiful
floral piece in water colors.
Miss May Forman has a fine painting,
Landscape, showing very skillfully the
approaching storm.
Mrs. Bliss, who has already gained
much praise by her paintings, has several
of her best productions there. One OF
the most novel of these is the picture OF
o hut, framed in rough fence boards,
silvered over. A summer scene Is *
cellently done, as Ia also a %picturing OF
rough, rugged rocks,
Mrs. Broadbeck has also a number Of
fine pieces, noticeable among which is q
panel of roses and q fish piece. She has
iu crsyon pictured Pharaoh's horses
heads so that they seem to be ohiseled
out Of marble, the lines standing out In
bold relief.
Mrs. @. It. Adams has several paintings.
One is q large and we'll painted marine
scene, aud n of her landscapes Is also Of
merit.
Mrs. D. M. Connell.has shown espec.
islly her skill Ia floral pieces. Some
%geraniums are particularly we'll done.
Miss Ella Smith has q fine floral panel.
Mrs. Fred Warner displays q painting Of
a dogs dead, which canno but excite the
praise of those who Eisit the exhibition
Mrs. Terwilliger adds to the beauty Of
the exhibit by some excellent Cora
pieces, painted ON tin, very well done.
Capt. Hight has loaned to the ladie'
three paintings by Vsrnet, which will be
enjoyed by ell. One Of them, a marine
scene, q storm at sea, 10 grand.
Thare were . large number OF othel
piotures being put In place when the BEE
man Waited the room yesterday, and to-
day 1t Is expected that all viii be In resdi-
ness for the public to inspect at leisure