New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
pIAyyJNG ANOTHER EXHIBiTIOM
THE sl-cC.rss OF THE RECENT PORTRAITS oF
WOMEN ENTERPRISE HAS LED TO CoN-
.r,,.1., >...r nt, TILE EXHIBITION.

TIE svcCEsJ OF THE RECENT POM
WOMEN ENTERPRISE HAS LED TO CON
rrxrAxcE OF THE EXHIBITION
The success O, the portraits OF women exhibitoh'
,,,., closed at the Academy OF Design. mas EN-
corraged those Interested In continuing w
carIvatIon. with a view OF holding an exnio''ioh
on similar lines next year. They pehe'e t"a' VI.
,xncrlcnce gained this year will be or great pe"e.'
TO them. An exhibition OF this sort Is undoubtedly
attended ny a great many difficulties ana uhlofe-
a.en .xpenses all OF which are Increased oy the
necessity OF acting In haste taxing ons VIC"
ahead the Executive Committee VIII ASK lo' NV
cooperation OF its friends AT an carry o"'e' -
Is not supposed that works OF art can oe p'o"'
,scd 20 long In advance but information In regard
70 desirable or available exhibits VIII be received
and the. preliminary work. in a measure laid out
such an exhibition would not follow the eNao'
lines OF the present one. but might ihc'uHc e"
dren's portraits and male portraits az wen DIS
miniatures. and such objects as shu"ooNeS' '"N@'
fans. etc. 49,.
T. has been rumored that the success OF tue
,or,raits Of women exhibition has ed persons ~
,erested I'm various charities to adopt the same
idea After "A meeting yesterday OF the hNecu'Ne
Committee whose members are Henry Marqua''u'
chairman: Robert Waller. jr, secretary 'a'"cs
snever treasurer; Charles r. Barney. William +.
King H. Walter Webb and Ossood WELSH anu
william T. Coffin. manager. Mr. Marquahd was
asked about the truth ~ the rumor. He SAID he
had heard OF such movement being coh'einP'"'e",
and the Executive Committee had decided u sct''
ont a circular tomorrow. Among other Things .ne
circular will say that the committees. III ctos'"s
their duties I'm connection with the PorHa' IA
hibitlon desire express to the owners Oh POI
,roi,s and also to the patronesses grateful ac-
Acknowledgement and thanks for their ala ana III
terest i'm the success OF the exhibition anu ue
string to profit by the experience saneo' nav
encouraged the two beneficiary institutions 81
Johns Guild and the Orthopedic Hospital 10 con,
time the organization. that an exhipitloh on
rho same lines may be held next year win TINS
end I'm view steps have been taken TO secure tne
same interests and to engage the galleries feat-
ures OF general artistic and historic value are in
contcmpla tion. The Executive So,.i, narS,ra Dor
like suggestions and information regarding poI'
traits addressed the secretary, ana DeHeVe that
with the cooperation solicited. even greater sue
cess would attend their efforts
MIR Marquand added that he did not think people
would be i'm n hurry to take up an enterprise IKE
tho mort rats OF women exhibition. involving as ~
did The outlay OF $l2. 0O0 with the risk or financial
failure but 1t was thought best by the Executive
Committee to make this announcement cary
Moreover many paintings offered to the portraits
OF women exhibition. after It's success was assured
would have been welcome II they had been hearo
from sooner