Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-23


One of the recreation rooms at the George
town Academy Of Visitation has been tempo
rarily transformed into an art gallery The
room is quite large, yet it is filed with taste
full and artistic work of the students exc
cuted between studies and during the spare
moments of the scholastic year.
While there is a noticeable decrease in fancy
needle work there is equally noticeable in
crease of plain sewing work and of specimens
of painting and drawing. Among the most
admired pastels those by Miss Rose
Macias White, Miss CasIlear Of Washing
ten, Miss Kate Mallan, Virginia; Miss Ray
Smith. Miss Nannette Casel of Penn
sylvania and Miss Kate Peel. Arkansas
The collection of water colors is exceptionally
good Venetian sketch, after Turner, by
Miss Anna Fahs of Virginia. was the most ad-
mlred A fire screen, water color on velvet. by
Miss Kate Pell, also ELECTED considerable admir-
alton. large oak buffet contained a tea
set OF china, painted after the French style by
Miss Kate Peel; a dinner set by Miss Nellie
Gleason and a fish set by Hattie Carlyle OF
Colorado. There were also several pieces done
in royal Worcester style by Miss Nannette
Casel and Miss Belle Mier of Detroit
Quite space on the walls was devoted TO
pastels and crayons by Miss Bessie MCGOWAN
OF the District. Among the crayons was a head
which was greatly admired by each visitor.
The names of Misses Lottie Ashton Nellie
Gleason, Emma Burch and Maria Tracy were
attached TO several well-eXecuted subjects
The oil paintings we're beautifully done The
"Barn Yard" by Miss Mary Caulson, was
given a prominent positions; likewise ''An
Egyptian Girl" by Miss Alexander. Flower
studies in oil by Miss Helen Eiker aud Miss
Libbey received considerable praise.
There were but few specimens OF fancy
needlework. as stated, yet those that were ex-
hibited were excellently well done. deco
rated chair or two by Miss Kate Carley, and q
cushion, a screen and table scarfs constituted
about all the exhibition in fancy needlework.
Two long tables were devoted to the exclu-
sive display of frocks, skirts and other pieces
of wearing apparel Some Of the young
ladies who have done this style of work are
Misses Bertha and Martha Palms and Miss
Moran Of Detroit, Misses Marie and Florence
Lucas of ST. Louis. NO., Misses Eleanor and
Harriet McGrann, Miss Kate johnson Of st
Louis, Miss Emma Smith and Miss Marie HAYES
of 81. Louis. Little May Casey, but seven years
Of age, did alone a patchwork quilt winch
would reflect credit upon older workers.
THE EXERCISES THIS AFTERNOON
The odeon, where the distribution Of pre-
miums will be made this afternoon at 8. 80 clock
by Cardinal Gibbons was decorated with
potted plants aud palms. The President sig
exercises today if he could find any spare time.
The presidential household will st
any rate be represented by Mrs.
Russell Harrison, who was a student at this in
stitution. The duties Of valedctorian deyolve
upon Miss Lilly Fahs Of Virginia. The grsdu-
ating class this year is composed OF Misses May
Seep Of Pennsylvania, Constance Smith Of yir-
ginia and Lizzie Lyn of Pennsylvania. Medals
viii be given 20 the members OF the first class,
who are Misses Ray Smith, Maine; Nellie
Chandler, St Louis; Alice Dammon, Maryland;
Martha Palms, Detroit; Nellie Gleason, Little
Rock; Martha Tracy, District of Columbia;
Lewis New York; Anna Mudd,
Jennie Judge, Georgia; Annie Fahs,
Virginia; Nannette Casel, Pennsylvania: Per-
milea Neale, Pennsylvania; Annie Cooper,
Colorado; Theresa Hughes. Maryland