The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-22
At THE ART RECEPTION.
KiIohana League First View
Last Night.
A FINE ARRAY OF PAINTINGS.
Field Attends - Improvement In
Members work-Open TO the Pub
lie Tonight-Musical Selections.

Appreciation OF the work OF the
Kilohana Art League was well
demonstrated by the large number
of society people of Honolulu who
visited the art rooms in the Ire
gloan block last night on the oc-
casion OF the first view" exhibition
of the league.
Among those present were Presi-
dent and Mrs. Dole, Miss Kate
Field, Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, DR.. and
Mrs. Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Dilling-
ham, Mrs. H. H. Renjes, Miss At
kinson, Miss Richards, the Misses
Ladd, Miss Willard, F. A. Schaefer,
DIR. Rodgers, Professor French, Pro-
lessor Richards, Professor Berger,
D. Howard Hitchcock, DR.. Herbert,
DR.. Cooper, Walter Dillingham; and
C. H. w. Norton.
For those who have a true sense
of art there was much at the exhi-
bition to attract the attention and
stimulate the imagination. Art
work in Honolulu is just begin
ming, and although there are faults
in the contributions now at the
league rooms still, on the whole,
there is manifest a most decided
Improvement over the works on
exhibition at previous occasions of
the kind in Honolulu. For this
improvement the Kilohana Art
League must have due credit.
There have been criticisms, and
many unjust ones too, on the merits
of the work. This one has been to
a Paris salon and has seen art,
another is himself an artist of re-
pute and cannot see anything to
admire in the work of Honolulu
people, still another goes so far as to
call the whole thing a farce. But to
the keenly appreciative there is an
other side to the question-namely,
the improvement of the artistic
side of the Honolulu community.
With this in mind there is much to
be gained from the work of men,
bers of the Kilohana Art League.
To mention all the contributions
at the league rooms would be out
of the question. But there were
some which seemed to attract at
tention.
The bronze bust of Kalakaua
was in the most prominent place
and attracted by far the greatest
amount of attention.
Perhaps the painting which
gained the most approval was that
of little girl in a half-reclining
posture on a divan. 1t is a strong
picture and shows a fearless touch
of the brush. No timidity is APP
parent in any part.
Another pleasing work was a
painting of a merry group of frol-
licking children enjoying them
selves at a birthday party on a
veranda. The picture fairly speaks.
A landscape in which is shown a
railroad track curving gracefully
around a hill was the subject of
favorable comment.
The works of D. Howard Hitch |
cock showed to good advantage,
and were recognized Immediately |
by their strong points.
Many of the landscapes on exhi-
bition attracted attention and drew
forth just appreciation. The fish
pieces showed most careful and |
painstaking work and correct in
of the fnny creatures
in Hawaiian waters.
The work in China painting by
Miss r. Nolte was one of the main
features of the exhibition. The
fancy and violet plates are well
done and the tinting admirably
placed.
Mrs. Graham's woodwork occu-
pied prominent positions. Two
cedar chairs with designs
Of chrysanthemums done with the
poker are among the principal
ones. Mrs. Graham is the only
person on the islands who has ever
taken up this branch of work ex-
.ensively.
During the evening musical selec-
ions were rendered by members OF
he league.
I@I@IaI.,.