The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06

- eAN eSHhhis iot tilt dlu ana
ment OF struggling art students, where the
INDIVIDUAL with any degree OF talent may,
on the strength of his own merits. obtain
Tree instruction under the best guidance,
In the Corcoran Art School, established
through the philanthropy of the late W.
W. Corcoran.
Tue studios OF the school have been
thoroughly renovated and cleaned dur
ing the summer, and ill open for regular
work on Monday, cctober7. Professor E.
r. Andrews, who has SO long been con-
nected with the school, will retain the
general dictatorship, while Mr. Robert
Hinckiey VIII instruct the portrait class
Many applications for the vacancy Gre
ated by the marriage of Miss Minnlgerode
to Professor Andrews have been made to
the directors OF the school, but her successor
mas not yet been decided upon.
She viii continue TO have charge of the
water-color class until more definite ar.
rangements can be made.
About 125 students are enrolled for
the day class, while the night class, which
opens November /, viii swell the attend
ance to almost 200.
What with the Corcoran, the League, and
the great number OF private classes in art,
1t would seem that Washington may, in
future, turn out some first class disciples.
OF the brush.
The Art Students League opened its
regular winter class at the studios on
Seventeenth street, Tuesday, under an
able corps of instructors. The preparatory
antique classes are directed by Miss Alma
de Mier; the advanced antique by Mr..
Edward S. Slebert, and the life classes by
Mr.. Edward s. Siebert and Mr.. Hubert Vos
Mr.. Carl Gutherz has charge of the
mn frtfr ola mi Mfoo ha Z Do Ia,
OF the classes In water color. Mr.. Edmund
Clarence Messer and Mr.. Richard N. BROCK
instruct the composition class on every
second Friday. There is also a sketch
class on Mondays and Wednesdays.
A large number OF students are in at
tendance and decided increase Is ex-
pected as the season advances.
Nothing can work more radical changes
in q house and its interior than the def
hands of women, as Is thoroughly demon
strated in the old church on the east side OF
Nineteenth street, between G and II streets,
which two clever Washington girls have
transformed into studio.
Miss Alice Archer Sewall the poet-artist,
and Miss Clara Hill, sculptures and artist are
the girls responsible for this transformation.
The large room is light on all sides, at
tractively papered, and decorated with the
handiwork of the artists. Several busts and
figures in clay, and bas-reliefs in plaster
are the work of Miss Hill, who is a pupil
of st. Gaudens; while Miss Sewall fur
nishes many strong studies in pastel and
water color.
Miss sewan is best known for her in
terror decorations, and at the last Cosmos
exhibit showed praise Him with Psaltery
and Harm" which was design of frieze
in stained glass, and used for an organ
loft by Tiffany & Co., of New York
Miss Bertha E. Perrie is a very busy
artist In water color, and devotes much OF
her time to outdoor study when not teach
ing at the Art League or Miss Ellis school,
where She has classes during the season.
She is a pupil of Kenyon Cox and the
Art Students League, of New York, and
has frequently exhibited at the Academy
and League cxhibitionsin New York.
At her studio on Seventeenth street,
near Corcoran, she has great number
of Interesting and weil-executed pictures
of hooks in and around washington, her
canal and river scenery being especially
well handled. Besides these, are number
of fine sketches made In New England,
where she frequently studies during the
summer.
Miss Emily scudder exhibits at Bear
hoff's this week portrait study of an
old lady knitting, which isvery wen posed
and carefully drawn.
On the north side OF the business part
of F street hangs little wrought-iron
scroll, suggestive of I'VE olden time" and
labeled miniatures" One might at first
think of the shy little miniature painter
in Dickens story of Nicholas Nickleby,
and the struggles she had with adversely,
but If you follow the sign it Will lead you
up a stairway into one of the contest bach
elor-Cirl studios that one can imagine.
And I'VE o.den time" it is too, for its walls
are adorned with rare old English prints,
Japanese curios, and oriental hangings,
while Indian rugs and tapestries cover
the floor ard the low broad divan, which
abounds in fluffy, downy pillows
Here and there are scattered little
etchings and water colers that lend the
mdoern zephyr to this forest Of antiquity.
and convince ron that its occupant is thor
oushly up TO date in the art world.
Nearly all women lack strength and
,,nt,nrSs in the field cf design, hut these
are the exac; qualities that Miss H. Sophie
Loury possesses To such marked derrre
as to make her the most successful fe-
n.aie poster artist In the country.
Mss Lou-y begin her WORT in miniatures;
:hen furnet. her hrush ts designing book Gov
era. being o constant contributor to he