Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-08
HANDSOME PHOTOGRAPHS
Those Now to Be Seen at the Cosmos
Club.
Artistic I'm Treatment ana Of q Great
Variety OF Sub
jects.

complished has increased the character Of
the work turned out for revenue only .
hundredfold In excellence. Even n he ala
deny II, the truth OF the assertion would
not be affected In the least II II easy to
see. too. why such state Of Affairs should
have come about. An amateur Photographers
must be, in the first place. a person whose
artistic sense is pronounced and acute. and
who carries to the work a warm love for
nature and an affection for her various
moods. When a beautiful landscape or an
attractive or striking picture is caught upon
the sensitive plate that the camera holds.
IL is only natural that the captor Of such
beauty should seek to retain IL with as near
resemblance as possible to the original
For this reason amateurs have found out
all that is best In the subtle art OF pho
Biography, and the improvements which have
marked the science in The last few years
have been due almost wholly 20 the efforts
OF these ambitions people to search for and
seek out the-secret forces of chemistry, that
their accomplishments in their chosen line
might be made all the better. The truth OF
these words will strike the visitor who COM
bines the good serse and good fortune TO
drop In at the Cosmos Club and see the
collection OF photographs now on ex-
hibition there. With few exceptions. the
pictures are the work Of amateurs OF the
District of Columbia. and the exhibition 10
being held under the auspices of the Capital
Camera Club. Washington talent Is. dls-
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are praiseworthy effects of a combination
OF artistic appreciation and diiligent appii-
cation.
Distinguished No. 4.
Assistant Secretary Of State Adee has the
honor to be number 1 in the list Of exhib-
itors. and shows twelve plates OF micro
photographs. One OF these win prove par
ticulariy Interesting to prospective visitors
to the Jersey coast. as IL Is a magnified re-
NJ fara
quito. IL superiority of sex holds good in
the mosquito as IL does in the human fam
iy. the mouth OF a male bird OF the genus
must be something fearful 10 contemplate.
However. such awful scientific things have
not attracted the attention of the other
amateurs. presumably, for the rest OF the
EXHIBITS are pleasant to look upon and sug-
gest genial. rather than fearful ideas Sew
eral OF the exhibitors show q number Of
proofs OF their artistic skill and merit ana
among them is Mss Frances b. Johnson.
lection is one OF hers-"A Serenade "a
Flora" The yelled marble figure OF the
goddess OF flowers stands upon the pedestal
In the foreground. and. few steps away.
young girl. whose attitude brings into
prominence all the exquisite lines of a L.
some and graceful figure. is playing an &C
Compartment upon banjo. The photo
graph is platinum print and the perfec-
ton OF its details and the delicacy OF its
treatment has been the subject Of universal
remark or a commendatory character on the
part OF the visitors to the exhibition. Miss
johnson also exhibits a number of beautiful
views Of the worlds fair buildings and pic
turesque attractions. and The Gonzales
| cent which pictures an invalid reclining IN
an easy chair. is also remarkable for the
Impression IL conveys of the truth OF its
title There is lassitude in every line Of the
| figure. and the expression OF the face n
strikingiy good. Andrew johnson. another
exhibitor. affects girls. and therein shown
his eminent good sense.
| a Girl I'm Every One.
He displays a number OF landscapes ana
one or two genre pictures and there A a
girl in every one Of them. by the LAZY
Pond is a striking bit OF beauty. showing
the edge Of lily-covered stretch Of gleam-
ing water on the bank of which a maiden
/ fair has thrown herself down to enjoy the
loneliness OF the scene. Mr. Johnson's best
effort, however, is The Life Class in the
7 Corcoran Art School" Every student and
there are nine In all is reproduced with
wonderful fidelity while al work upon her
canvas. and on the platform before them
! all is the living model whose figure they are
engaged in studying. Spring Flowers."
another piece of Mr.. Johnson's. is also well
worthy the inspection of the expert. the
amateur as we'll MIR. Allen ]. Houghton
exhibits a dozen examples OF the excellenes
he has attained in mis- chosen pastime.
They are all good. and especially so is the
one entitled Rosie" who il evidently the
photographers little girl She is seated ON
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hanging down. while from the other she 10
enceavoring to take on the stocking frora
which the garter has not been united. Her
shoes are thrown on the floor by her side
end under the chair is the alert figure of a
shaggy poodle dog. who seems 20 be as IN
telligent as his little mistress Is determined
Mr.. Z. J. collett has several exhibits on the
WALL and the very handsome photographa
Fair the First that Fell of Woman.
Kind" and From the Land Of Pharaoh"
are doubiy attractive In having for their
subject Mrs J. 5. Van Antwerp. the wife
OF the well-known correspondent.
Variety fin Art.
Frank NJ. Doteler Possesses the faculty a
indulg!ag variety in his art. He shows O
number Of line pictures. and Mountain in
Clouds" Virginia landscape. Is a particu-
larry good piece OF work. The Heavenlv
Twins provokes an amused laugh from an
visitors. a colored boy and girl. with their
faces illumined by the broadcast sort Of
grins, are made the vehicles for carrying
the title OF the popular novel "A Mountain
Road in North Carolina is one OF Mr..
Boteler's best II shows a broad roadway
skirting a furry hillside. and the atmos-
pheric effect which Lifts each object into de-
tail Is well secured.
Two of the pictures exhibited by Charles
r. Dodge show recumbent maidens with
sheir backs turned TO the camera. one Of
whom Is reclining in a Geld starred with
daisies. while the other IL outstretched IN
the sparse grass on the seashore taking Q
sun bath. His best work, however. is "A
Gas Light Study" table Uttered with
numerous articles. from which rises a vase
filled with field daisies that seem coauetting.
like lutterIag moths. with a lighted candle
beside chem.
Max Hansmann exhibits four specimens
OF his perfect mastery Of Photographic art.
They are all foreign scenes laid In the
Mountains. and their cloud effects are little
less than marvellous. They are well worth
a visit OF the art student. well as the
lover Of nature. and particularly is this the
case with Les Diablerets. After 4 Rain
Storm"
Piney Branch cridT.e.
Eugene Ice Ferguson may well he proud
OF his contribution to the exhibition and the
encoIniums they receiv. from the visitors.
He shows eighteen examples OF his power
and IN all OF them he displays artistic COM
prehension and faithful execution ''Piney
Branch Bridge is highly commendable IN
will have to learn how 10 be a good deal
worse photographer than he is before he
can disguise the attTactiveness Of his wife
in the ragged garments OF the newsboy who
is selling the "Stah Paper?'
Mr.. William Il. Herbert is another ex-
hibitoi whose pictures tell the story Of his
eDTiabie accomplishments as an amateur
photographer. In one of them, "A Dis
tinguished Assemble Sc" he has caught Q
number of colored children gathered on q
street corner. and the characteristics OF the
crowd are finely preserved.