The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-21
1nS INV ronK WATER coLon cLUA

ed and the large number OF paintings In pas
tel. medium the use OF which IL now re-
viyed with skill and effectiveness The
places OF honor In the south gallery OF the Fine
Arts building are held By women. Mrs. Sarah
+. Sears OF Boston and Miss Mary r. Williams.
new conner Of distinct talent. Mrs. Sears's
chief contribution is Portrait OF a Child"
No Al. done solidly and with pure color in pas
tel The little one is gowned all in green, In con-
tact with which the flesh Of the face appears
perhaps trine white and chalky. Mrs. ssars's
The Artists Daughter" No. O3. also in pas
tel. is beautifully and simry handled. while
her Portrait OF Lady" No. 30, in the cen
trail gallery is not alone fine in execution. but
Is OF most lovely face touchlnRly sad In
EXPRESSION. The sombre black Of the gown
gives hint, perhaps. Of the cue for woe.
Miss Mary X Williams has made her debut
with no less than ak pictures. all OF them in
pastel The charm OF Miss Willlama's work Is
In the hazy silvery light and delicate senti-
ment OF the landscapes and in the character.
well expressed and preserved. In the portraits
under a smoky veil that hangs like a dream
OF sea fog over the surface Of things Her
Portrait" No. 1l3 Of young woman in
white is simple and dignined in pose and
character; and quite as much may he said OF
the fine Portrait" No. 1922. OF young man.
The White Gown" No. 12l. another portrait
and Rolling Ground" No. 100. a study OF farm
lands and distance. are also worth MENTION.
Among the other women who shine In the
exhibition is Mrs Rosina Emmett Sherwood,
who has sent half a dozen drawings In pure
water color. In color key very much higher
than has been her wont; three OF these. at
least. are worthy of very high praise. Her
Girl Reading" No. 10. is charming in color.
and the face OF the invalid. an ndolent young
woman in bed with her book. Is cxquisiteiy
beautiful. "'Tha Noun0 Mothnr - No q Ia NJ.
tractive. both technically and pictorially. The
fond young mother sits with loosened hnir
about her shoulders upon the edge OF tho bod
upon which lies asleep the very plump and red
young creature upon which ali her affections
are plainly centred. There ia Portrait"
No. 104, In pastel by Mrs. Sherwood. most
spirited in character and execution. and high
~ decorative as well in its color scheme OF
roseate hues in face and beribboned gown. A
little water-color drawing Of the doorway OF
the New York State Building" No. 7. too. is
fresh and sunny in effect.
Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols has several
wash drawings. bright and dashinR in color.
and more or less successful In sunligh effects.
but there Is an irritating carelessness In
drawing In some ofthem, ne, for example. in the
little girl In the Garden" Her Sunlight"
No .. maid hanging out clothes. is better.
There are many other women exhibitors,
besides. some OF whom have contributed
flower pieces and still life Of unusual beauty
and brilliancy OF color as. for instance. Miss
McChesney's Still Life" No. 30. and Mar
Rarette Lippencotts "Geraniums" Nc. 81.
and Mrs. Marie Guise Newcombe has a Brace
OF Pointers" No. 1872. that are admirable.
In a corner OF the central gallery is a little
group of drawings representing our impress
sionists. and they are very suggestive. Mr..
j. II. Twachtmanu has three very delightful
bits" Winter" No. as. In rastel. On the
Seine" No. 10. and Shipping" No. 80. while
Mr. J. Alden Weir. his fellow pilgrim in the
dreamland Of art is represented by The
Brook" No. n. which is exquisite in its tone
and suggestiyeness. Mr.. Theodore Robinson
has very graceful and delicate view ION the
Seine" No. rs.
As beautiful as anything In the exhibition is
pastel by Mr. ]. Appleton Brown. called
Moonlight" No. Is. and showing the yellow
crescent hung In the deep blue sky. and re-
Elected In splashes OF light on the surface OF
the equally blue sea. There Is a delicate haze
about the moon and the horizon Is all but lost.
except as It marks the top OF the ladder OF
light which the moon has cast into tho sea-
Mr.. Childe Hassam has a number OF his
clever and spirited street scenes in New York
that are remarkable for their atmospheric
fidelity. "A Play in a City Park" No. %:
"Broadway-R Day" No. 30 and AT
the Florist's-Rainy Night" No. 1l9. being es-
pecially good. His portrait. Seventeen" No.
1870, in pastel has an appearance OF decom-
position and affectation.
very beautiful picture ia Mr. John La
FarGe's "Islet OF Puhurn. Society Islands," No.
92. The deep rich foliage and the rock In the
sea stand out strongly against the opalescent
and light emerald hues Of the quiet surface OF
the surrounding water. The light OF day and
the pellucid water are perfectly expressed.
Among others whose drawings are distinctly
good in character are Mr.. VIM ]. Whttemore
whose Head" No. 4. is serious and quiet in
expression: Mr. j. 4. Fraser. with several
views along the New England coast: Mr..
Henry Smell. whose Last Whaler Homeward
Bound" No. SO. is fns in tone: Mr.. REIN.
Mr.. Joseph II. Boston. Mr.. Charles Warren
Eaton. MIR. Walter Palmer. Mr.. Charles +. Won
Sultza Mr.. l. =. Dessar. Mr.. Charles Melville
Dewey. Mr. Ross Turner. Mr.. Burleieh Park
hurst Mr. Z. NJ. BicknelL Mr.. Carleton Chap
man. Mr.. G. W. Edwards. Mr.. Harry Roseland.
Mr.. HermOn Simon. and Mr.. /. @. Earle Mr..
Claude II, Hirst has two very Photographic bits
Of still life "A Fsvorite Volume" No. 20. and
AN Old Edition." No 49, that are remarkable
for their absolute fidelity to the objects re pro-
duced.
In a room by themselves. in tho little west
gallery, MI ana llTs dlDoTt nertef nave about
thirty water colors. made last summer In
Japan. while on their wedding journey. Mr.
Herter is a clever painter and he and his wife
have brought back with them some worry in
terestinG studies OF the native types in rural
Japan. While ethnoGraphically valuable. these
drawings are composed with art. and like the
art Of the japanese themselves. essentially
decorative. Two or three OF the flower pieces
are simply splendid In masses OF cArnation.
In the large Vanderbilt gallery are hung some
three hundred old japanese prints Of rare
beauty. some OF which have already been de-
scribel in THE Sun on the occasion OF their
exhibition in the rooms OF the Kit Kat Club.
To the artists especially do these curious and
graceful prints convey lesson.
There is one other novelty included in the
present show that proves to be Unexpectedly
interesting, and that is the Greek collection Of
Hellenic Egyptian portraits taken from the
mummy rolls OF Egypt, These portraits OF the
people Of centuries ago, whose mummified
remains retain no suggestion OF their living
phYsioRmony, come down TO us with start
linsy modern idea Of portraiture Some OF