The morning call., 1895-02-24
PAINTINGS FROM
PARLOR WALLS.
THE OPENING OF THE LOAN EXHl-
BITION OF PORTRAITS OF
WOMEN.
SOCIETY WAS WELL PLEASED
THE WORK OF FAMOUS ARTISTS
DISPLAYED - SKETCHES
OSTRACIZED.

Never perhaps in the history of San
Francisco has society been given a treat SO
rare as that which is now being presented
at the Hopkins Institute of Art for the
benefit of the Salvation Army Home and
the Children's Hospital. For several years
past the loan exhibitions of women's por-
traits have been distinctive features of So
ciety routine in the East, but not until the
present has the local set entered with vim
and spirit into this novel and attractive
form of entertainment When the ladies
having charge of the affair announced their
intention OF instituting precedent by ar
ranging an exhibition of the character men
toned, little trouble was experienced in
filling the lists.
Mrs A. Chesebrough, the promoter of
the enterprise, has devoted weeks to the
arrangement of detail, and the result is
one Of the finest exhibitions of family por-
traits ever seen in San Francisco.
While the main rotunda of the Hopkins
Institute OF Art is not particularly we'll
adapted to the uses Of an art gallery, it may
be said that the ladies III charge of the
present enterprise have succeeded in max
ing marked improvements in the arrange
ment of the portraits contributed for ex-
hibition. The main rotunda, OF course,
contains the pick and choice of the collec-
ton, but the adjoining rooms are filed
with specimens of the painters art.
The ladies Of the city have evidently
robbed their parlors Of family paintings.
and the result is one of the most novel and
credltable exhibitions ever given. While
the exhibit Is ostensibly public, the
strictosU watch IS kept upon sketchers and
nothing III the line Of copying is allowed
There are upward of 120 fine portraits
suspended on the walls, many Of which
are the work OF old masters and are family
treasures beyond price.
Particularly may this be said of the
three magnificent portraits by Carolus
Duran, that master among the portrait
painters of the present century.
The first, Il painting in oil OF Mrs. w. n.
Crocker, IS IN truth a marvel. The lady is
presented IN full figure, seated upon a
divan, clad in white satin and partially
enTelOped in 4 garment OF fur. The color
ing IS excellent particularly the flesh tints.
and little wonder Is IL that this particular
painting and It's two companions are the
observed OF all.
The portrait of Miss Ella Hobart and her
charming sister, Miss Hobart. are also
striking examples Of the same masters art
Miss Ella Hobart is painted in a long cloak
OF green material, with flowing chestnut
hair, against q charming background. Her
sister, Miss Alice, IS revealed in costume
OF carmlne, which suits the delicate COM
plexiOn and features of the subject These
three productions from the brush OF Duran
arc really the features of the exhibition,
although Rosenthal, Keith, Hill, Jewett
and Van Gerichten are recalled by numer-
Gus meritOriOUs productions.
The following are the names of the
artists and subjects of the best portraits ::
Archibald, Mrs; George Hyde; George
Baker, Miss L. H. KIttle; Grace Baldrv,
Miss Alice {. Hoffman; c. z. Basebe. Car
RE Mills; Richard Boehm, Mrs. David
Cohn; BOuguereau, Miss H, Mrs. H. S. G.:
GeOrgina Brackenbury, Miss F. NJ. Mills:
Breese, Mrs. Frances Babcock; Breese.
Isaac Brooks; f. a. Bridgman, H.
}; s; Sam Brookes, a child; George
Brush, Mrs. H. D. Walker; Tagioni
burgess. Mrs. Bixler; D. y. CarvalIo, Mrs.
". II. Hecht; Alice B. Chittenden. Miss e.
D. Keith. q child; S. G. Cole, Mrs Han
nah Porter Osgood; Collas. Eliza Van
Horne: Cooper, Mrs. Oliver Abbott Shaw:
De Francois, Mrs. John S. Watson; Caro-
lus Duran, Mrs. -W. II. Croker, Miss Ella
Hobart, Miss Hobart; Earle. Eliza Van
Horne Rivington; Fisher Mrs. James
Allen; Thomas Gainsborough, lady:
Gordigiani, Mrs. Charles Crockcr:
Greenwood, Mrs.W. Munroe; !. T. Hanks.
Mrs. Henry Dimond; Miss Julia Hevne-
man, MrS. L. y. alter, portrait; Thomas
Hill, lady; Henry Imam, Mrs Isaac
Lawrence, mother of Mrs. Bishop Kin:
Henry Inman, Mrs. Bishop Kip; John
Inman, Mrs. Harry Innes SPOTS; Benoni
Irwin, Mrs. James w. Keeney; Jarvis. a
lady; Jewett, Mrs. James King OF Viii
liam and children; William Jewett, Mrs.
+. Nassault, Mrs. Alex. Forbes, Miss e.
Overend, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. McCrellish.
Mrs. J. McKenna, Mary A Goewev
William s. Jewett, Mrs. Samuel W. Holla-
day; Josselyn, Mrs. Z. V Joice; Jouett.
Mrs. Robert Crockett; William Keith and
Study From Nature" Mrs. David Mar
shall; Q. Klamath. Miss Y. Hopkins and
Miss NJ. Vincent; Nine. Lebrun, Nine.
Nigee-Lebrun (copy made in Rome by
Nine. Postempska); lie Claire, Mrs. R. NJ.
Hartshorne; Blanche Letcher, Miss Poole;
Jules LudoYici, Mile. B.; Carlo Maratta.
Carlo Maratta's Daughter Copy, Nine,
PoStempska); Edward Marchant, Mrs. w.
q. Wood; Paul Mathey, Grace Hecht
and Rosebud Hecht; Arthur Math-
ews Mrs. Mathews; Edward Mooney,
Mrs. J. Wood, Mrs. A. Morrell:
Felix Moscheles, Bertha Eichberg: Maur-
ice &. de Mouvel, Mrs. John +. Swift;
David Neal, Miss Emile Hager; Eliza,
beth 0Sullivan, portrait; Orrin Peck,
Mrs. Margaret Peck, Miss Janet Peck:
Rembrandt Peel, Mrs. George D. Nagle:
Peixoto, Mrs. Edgerton; Enocb Perry