Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-05-23
the art Reception.

Association OF the Dsls ware S,hool OF
art was held at Institute Hall lest
eveuiuR, and was brilliant affair. par
tioIpated in by some two hundred ana
Atty invited guests The greater nun.
Der OF tho ladies and gentlemen present
wero In fu:l evening dress, ,and the room
was Handsomely decorated. Ia the oen.
tie OF the ceiling there WAs large bell
formed of dfRpery, from which extend
ed long shshes OF pard oolored drspery
reaching TO the side wall, where they
were festooned Above the stage the
word "Art," formed OF everRreens, was
suspe nded, while back of each gas
bracket around tbs walls there was .
large ar formed Of the same ms erial.
The stage was handsomely decor a,ed
| with palmP, everRreeLs and potted
| plants while on one side OF the room q
scret n, Composed of plants and flowers,
waR worked aoIose, with = large aroh,
In the roar OF which the rsffeshments
| were served.
The 6rst thing In order was an In =.
spection OF the paintings which were
| hung on lbe walls Of Mr.. Hammttt's
studio on tho third floor. The room
! was brilliantly lighted, and the excel.
lent manner In which the pictures were
arranged caused them 10 show to the
best ADVANTAGE, There are altogether
fifty pictures on exhibition. and the
following are the names OF the artists
and the titles OF their wo ki:
Robsrt g. Baird, Ithaca George; Eu.
gene ID. @. BSyne, Reminascenoe OF the
Wsr; Mrs Il, n. Baily, Headgates Of
North RACE on the Brandy wine, Misty
Morning ct Cape May; Cove Below
Pennserove, "rhings TO Adore;" j. B.
Bell, Evening; W. b. Butler, Mastiff;
| 2v n Pa
Bridge Across Brand y wine; Miss Lizzie
T. Flpps. spaotre Cascade, Glen
Ouoko; Miss Alice Flemming, the
Rnral Home; b. W. Grotz, Shel1pot
Greek; Ernest Grunfild, Cape May
Beach, Oape May Beach by Moonlight;
John T. Hys1re, Mouth OF Performing;
Mrs. Gertrude b. Harlow, Windswept,
Cape Nay; Miss Ella Hood, Terrace
Fails, Glen Onoko; Houston Harlan,
/. Study Of Charcoal; Miss Name Il Ham.
mitt. Game, Game, Hunting Prairie
!; Hens; Miss BERTHE Harrs. No Admit
tSnce; Miss Lillian jackson, Sweet
!. vio'et.. Going About; Miss Mszle L.
= King, Chestuuts, Auld Lang Syne, kiss
OF the Siren; Miss Helen L. Lawrence,
| Toe Flower Girl; Miss Celia O. Miller,
RAllowene, Sewalls Point, Cape May;
g Miss l.. r Moore, Violin, Apples; Misi
Mary Morrow, Silver Spray Falls
/. John McKsig, Headeates on brandy.
wine; A. d. MarkP, Coast of Maine
Jertey Ooast; ALERT g. Muihausen
Tools OF My Profession; P. A. Mo
IL hanuF, Moonlight on the Delaware
William T. Nickerson, Niagara Falls
n Miss Porter, Study in Charcoal; j. B
Pierce, Fells Dam on Rsd Olay Greek
u Mrs. W. FL. Rogers, Why the Hem
Don't Law; Miss Bertha L. Riley, MIL
ie Maid o. Zlyder zae; George B. Single
10 ton, HoIss Bsi-, Apples, So Gold; P. @
Swarts. Broadheads Greek, Pa; Mis-
le julia Steinicken, Roses; Miss Lizzi
VI Wells, Brandy wine.
Among these are several works pos
"a sesbinE considerable merit, and Al
10 show tie advance that art 10 making Il
Do this city under the auspices aud eff
oient tuition Of Mr. Hammitt. Q lite
:, number OF these pictures were pAinte
~ by electric light, and while some ar
~, from sketches made by Mr.. Hammtt
n Others are copies OF paintings, engray
~ ings or ohromos.
After the pictures had been fully II
speoted the guests retired to the lAre
L., hall where grand mu slcal and literRr
~ entertain ment was given, conaiBling
! music by Ritohie's orchestrs, recit
Ne tions by Miss Virgie Jones, plano solt
A. by Miss Carrie p. Forbes, vocal SOLE
a.. by Miss Tillie Liant baoer aud sinRlu
- by quartet composed OF Mibs Ka
y, Bisstlle Miss Mary Thielmsn, Messr
W W, 3. Walters and D. N Clo ward.
sS ss AT the conclusion OF these exercis,
~ refIeshments, consisting of cake, IL
.a cream nud strawberries, were servet
NJ and while this waS being done the sea
-. we're removed from the hall aud Ii
u,s .,1 tloIr cleared; the orchestra started ri
w. and from that time dancing was ksl
70 up until late hour.