Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22

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4 IgE various species OF
I>~> cultivated pleasures.
The tyrant Dollar
has left many of these pools "unpre-
served" notably certain art dealers es-
Establishments. In England the Arts and
Crafts Associations annual exhibition,
and a.similar association in France, gather
the flowers of artistic developments into
attractive bouquets for the pubic. In
America the flowers of commercial art re-
mair scattered along the highways OF
traffic. Such an old world industry as
tapestry weaving is to be found budding on
9TH avenue in an art decorators rooms,
here there has been free exhibition of
the first tapestries made in America. The
skilled workmen came originally from the
Gobeln and Aubusson establishments, but
to make the industry essentially native
promising boys from an orphanage are
apprenticed. In lecture before the
National Sculpture Society attention was
called to the practical abandonment of
tapestry weaving in Flanders. though In
were employed in Brussels over 1000 men,
at Louvain over $1,000 men, while in Client
twenty-seven streets were occupied by
weavers. In France the industry is still
successfully conducted, but the master
workman who makes all the dyes used at
the establishment in Westchester county,
on the Bronx river, reports the waters of
that stream superior in dyeing qualities to
those of the Bievre at Gobelin; consequent
ly the dyes are finer; they do not fade so
ca siy.
Ones belief in the beautiful possibilities
of American achievement is strengthened
still further by hearing that decorated
glass produced in this country is deemed
of such Importance in the European world
that specimens of il have been selected by
the art museums of Paris and Berlin. Even
in a store for the sale of oriental goods
tiny sprigs of American art appear. as was
instahced by lovely POPPY pattern, car
ried out in woven silk, the design being
by Mrs. John Redmond, the artists wife.
Art aud Literary Exhibits.
The dealers are not the only lenses TO-
Cusing public attention upon matters of
art-the clubs ofliciate as well, conspicu-
ously the Grolier founded in 1884, and
named after Jean Grolier the famous book
collector Of the sixteenth century. The
club house has fine salon especially
adapted for exhibits. and at one end of the
room hangs a quaint painting OF Aldus. the
work to Grolier. Last spring there was a
display at this club of American bookbind-
ing, from primitive attempts to the latest
ornate results. The last show" was com
posed of drawings in pencil, wash and
etchings by j. Mcneil Whistler A pencil
sketch of the artist as boy by himself
was charming in a sweetness of express
sion, not so much associated with later
portraits There were illustrations of a
Rhine Journey one view of the gaming
table at BadenBaden and numerous
sketches about London, hut there vas alb
sent the distinct personality of style, so
striking in Mr.. Whister's paintings
His name has occurred 50 frequently of
late in connection with the distasteful ref
erence which Mr.. Du Maurier made to him
in ''Trilby' that 1t was an appropriate
sequence to visit the original "Trilby"
drawings, which were exhibited gratis by
Mr.. 5. P. Avery, jr. That the public ap-
preciated the rare opportunity offered was
emphasized by the number of deyoteeS
who, undaunted by torrents OF rain, did
homage to ''rrilby," Little Billee.' their
ing Mr. Du Mauriers creations so CLOSELY
Mr.. Thomas Dunn English might scarcely
have been surprised to hear the strains of
his song Ben Bolt"
Chance brimmed the cup of "Trilby'' en-
joyment, by affording a glance, the same
day, at the original manuscript, and cor
rected typewriter copy, loaned by the
publishers to fair arranged by the
This society, including among its foreign
members Queen WiIhelmina of Holland
was organized to encourage a spirit of
chivalry toward the unfortunate and is
composed of the readers of magazine for
young people which periodically awards
prizes for excellence i'll metal work. pen
drawing, photography, wood carving Nene-
tian iron work and needle work, conspicu-
ously the dressing of dolls.
A Word About Artists.
stamp collection competed for attention, as
it contained the most valuable stamp in
the world-a twenty-cent st. Louis. worth
$500 A table of autographs tempted
many visitors, and the children eagerly
INDUCED in purchasing autographs of their
fayorite authors, particularly of Kirk Mon
roe's. A number of authors distinguished
the fair by their attendance, and a small
girl meeting Mr.. Munroc joyfully told him
she was so glad to see him, for she loved
all his books, lie very cordially respond
ed he loved all little girls! The lady who
wrote requests for autographs said that
President Cleveland was the only one who
did not reply. Mrs. Cleveland sent her
autograph on a card prettily engraved
with picture of the White House, and
another valued one from Washington was
that OF Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett,
who is always chartably inclined.
simply written name. a.. Conan
Doyle, met with ready sale at an advance
Lotus Club while lie was in New York
This club enjoys houorine artistic and lit
erary celebrities. also inviting it's friends
to lectures and loan exhibitions. The gen
eral nature of lecture subjects is suggest
ed by the last one, Pencil and Grayar i'm
American Literature for Two Hundred
Years" delivered by Mr.. Lewis Fraser of
the Century Magazine. The last exhibition
was of the work of about thirty American
figure painters, all but seven of whom were
members or associates of the National
Academy of Design. Is 1t not a portent
for landscape painting in America that the
single member elected by the academy
this year and one of the most promising
associates elect" should be figure paint
ers'-namely, MIR. +. c. Jones and Mr.. Ed
mond c. Tarbell both represented at the
Lotus? The club possesses a. number of
fine pictures of its own. including a strik-
ing portrait of Mr.. Whitelaw Reid one of
its former presidents.
An Artists Residence.
Among the better known artists repre-
scented at the loan We're f. S. Church,
Frederick Delman, Eastman Johnson, +.
A. Bridgman and F. d. Millet One of the
latters paintings was surprisingly in the
manner of Alma Tadema, probably be-
cause of the English influence to which
Mr.. Millets protracted residence in Lon
don subjects him.
Owing to absence in England al present
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