The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15

I'm one department Of the art build
ing Of the Atlanta exposition" says -Au-
gusta Prescott in an article in the At
lana Journal, there will be an exhibit
Of newspaper pictures from the pen of
a southern woman. These pictures arc
TO show the progress in art of the modern
newspaper picture. The managers "
the exposition could find no one whose
work illustrates more plainly this prog
ress than that OF Miss Caroline Love
Goodwin, a native Of savannah. Ga,
now in Paris. and for several years an
industrious art worker Of New York.
As an example Of her celebrity, may be
mentioned the fact. that she did in one
afternoon and an evening a page of half
tone for Harpers, a drawing for Life
sketch for book cover. and three
large newspaper drawings This she
considers an average day Of work. There
are four sisters in the family. of whom
Miss Caroline is the eldest. She is 26
All are studying art. We learn that Miss
May IS awfully clever, and viii make
a success with her southern art school.
Nina is one of those plodders capable
of great work and that Margie is brm-
full of talent" 1 know of no one who
has Miss Go0dwin's prospects. She has
youth. enthusiasm, Imagination. a won
derful store of general Information, be-
sides a widely recognized talent. She
will exhibit this year at the Paris Salon,
and she is at work illustrating a his
ris. for use in the public schools. But
otherwise, she wishes to confine herself
to the work of newspaper illustrations.
which she considers in these advanced
days the most critical form of art.
There has been j deal of public curl
osity of late about our ideal newspaper
pictures. Mrs. Hoke Smith has specially
interested herself in them. and in cater
ing TO it, the art committee shows that
IL recognizes art in all its branches.
That the work of a beautiful and gifted
young Georgia girl is taken as the ideal
for illustration Of the processes is a
fact of peculiar interest"
While these well merited encomiums
are lavished upon Miss Goodwin, charm
ing accounts of other children of the
Forest City are heard Miss Emmie
wilkins, who has been most assiduous
in her art studies in Paris this summer.
has finished two paintings which viii
be exhibited at the Atlanta exposition.
Miss wilkins inherits the talent of her
grandmother. Mrs. Langdon Chevis, who
enjoyed the reputation of being the first
miniaturist in this state. When the lives
OF American artists Of this day viii be
written, these names, together with
those OF Miss Ellen Jette Howard and
Mr.. Kline. will doubtless occupy the
prominence which their rare talents and
industry entitle them to.
Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Becker, bishop Of
Savannah, left during the week for At
lanta, where he will pronounce the bene-
diction at the opening of the Cotton States
Industrial Exposition.
The woman's building of the Cotton
States and International Exposition will
be formally opened on Sept. 10. The lead
ing features of the opening exercises will
be the address by Mrs. Joseph Thompson,
president of the Womans board. The
chairmen of the committees will make
short addresses on the work of their re-
spective departments. An orchestra com
posed of twenty-five young ladies from
the Southern Baptist College Will furn-
fish the music for the occasion and the
programme viii be an attractive one.
DR.. and Mrs. St. J. B. Graham will leave
about Oct. l for Antwerp. After a time
spent in Belgium and Holland they will
proceed to Heidelberg, Germany. Dr.
Graham will enter upon a course
of study in surgery and bacte-
riology in the university of
that city. Completing this course studies
will be con tinued in Prof. Koch's labora-
tory, Berlin; later, in Vienna, and under
Prof Louis Pasteur in Paris. A sotourn
of the English hospitals win complete the
course. Mrs. Graham win pursue her fav-
orite studies, including the languages, and
will devote much time 10 china painting,
in which art at her home in Kentucky
she has already received first amateur
prizes in gold. After a period OF travel
they hope to return to Savannah. where
the doctor expects to enter upon the prac-
tice Of his profession.
Mr. j. F. Harrison entertained last Tues
day evening with a box party TO witness
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 3. West, Miss
West and Miss Edith Bond
In one OF the boxes on the opening night
Of the new theater. last week, were Miss
Annie V. Jones, Miss Caroline Jones, Mr..
NJ. b. Lane and Mr.. z. N Hancock
Mr.. Joseph e Kelly has returned to St.
Mary's College, Belmont. y. C., 10 con-
tinue his studies.
Messrs R. NJ. sereven. W. B. Burpitt
and Fred Myers returned last Friday
from Sea Grit
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Tiedeman en-
tertained most delightfully."- last Friday
evening, with a supper at Mrs Bannon's.
Iheir guests were Mrs. A. II. MacDoneT.
ana Mr. and Mrs Joe Saussy.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kehoe have re-
turned from spending several weeks at
the north
Mr. 1ae Mrs. p. D. Dafin ana Miss
Damn have returned from New York.
Mr. w. s. Dahln has returned from II
visit to northern resorts.