The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25


walls. followed 10y a ldl 80 bla.h cat Wan
nelce green eyes. VINO Sns"cIs 10 t"e
name % NOosy.
A LEGITIMATE FAD.
The poster craze 10 one, n not he only
legitimate lad Of thc nineteenth century,
aul as sucn mas been iceOsntleu 10y TIE
artistic World. AS proof 40 ,hls strange
Innovation vl cOlCls there VIII pe htiu
pCst-r snow tAls month al hhleins' III
France. at wnicn l.O.J posters wIn Joe cA-
hilltcu. Miss L. L4y. Dy request VIII ne
a Coutributor. This fact wnlie hish
honor. Is but just recognition Oh hc'
merit.
a. vas while Miss Louiy was summer
ing this past year at "Audiey, the Ills
tolic home of Nelly Gusts, which Is sit
uated In IlaTke county, "a, that ! had
the honor TO make Ter acquaintance, ana
10 see some of ner best cnOrts, which as
yet have been withheld ntm the eyes ol
the public.
a careful and impartial examination OF
her WORK shows hen TO be the equal OF
such famous poster artists as Ethel fteed,
Blanche McManus. Louise Lyons Heutis
Gurus SmiIn, bradley, khcad, leyen-
decker. ana host Of others, who are
well known. Her equality with these ar
fists lies i'm her execution as taken from
"A mechanical point Of view, but II Is III
originality yf Iuea, and IL unique con-
trasting and harmoni1ing OF cOiOrs that
Miss LOury is the superior OF tnem all.
A SCHOOL or HER ONN.
Ihis pOpulaI scnOOl 10 wnlcn Miss
Loury belongs Is hardly road enough
10 retain her ideas as snc Seas them lOrth
in cOlOrs. for she combines the technique
of such French gcniuscs as 1iaseet ana
ChOubrac. minus their morals, with the
weird lining ana cOlOring OF BeardsIey,
thus forming distinct school OF ner own
This combination OF which Miss Louiy
alone is master is "a fOrcible exponent OF
ner artistic genius, IN as mucn as thcie
IS not the faintrs. shadow OF the lmlta-
tive but on the other nand YOU are I'M
pressed by the originality Of her daring.
his month"; Demorcst's Magazine con-
tains an interview wiiE Mss LouIy IN
which she says. Poster art Is TOO iar
reaching in eject. has worked too mighty
a change in the great mass Of pictorial
work given 70 the world, 10 admit OF
passing away after the fashion OF IrilDy
and the blOOmer craze. Because theIe
are few lines and a limited selection OF
coiois in posters is all the more reason
Tor correct drawing and an intimate
knowledge of color schemes
Miss LOhry showed me a numDer or her
designs and each one was marked with
n freshness that was delicious eacn was
original and contained something SuBses-
tive of the even greater genius when haa
created them.
Rit Miss Loury's work is not limited
20 posters Indeed her efforts IN water
and oil-colors is superior 10 her poster
work while she is also an illustrator
and miniature painter In the lau'r
branch Of artistic work she Is a consuih-
mate artist. Miss LOury Is eagerly sought
after by all of the leading magazines,
AMI she Is paid prices FOR her work that
are even mere .lbitant than those re-
served for the famous Partisan artists
HFk UNIQUE STUDIO
For the past several years MISS i<ouIy
has resided In Washington.
OU the north side OF the business part o.
"F"' street hangs a little ~roughl-iIoh
scroll, suggcstive-of '.'ye olden time. ana
/ .. .t..fa
first' think of d shy little miniature pain
Ter IN Dickens story Of Nicholas NlckltDN'
and the struggles she had with acNeiei'9,
but if YOU follow the sign II VIII lead you
up a stairway into one OF the co1icst
bachelor-girls studios that one can lilas-
inc And we olden time II IS TOO, ior lts
walls are adorned with rare ola Enslsh
rrints Jauanese curiOs. ana oriental
langings. while Indian rugs and tapes
tries cover the foOr and he lOW- DIodu
divan. which atOunds IN NUuy dOMhy
pillows. Here and there are scattered
little ctchngs, and water cOlors thdt lchu
the modern zephyrs TO this forest OF IN
tiquity. and convince YOU mat us occu-
pant Is thoroughly up-to-date IN the art
world. ...-,..o.
In these days of a broad and peculiarly
dashing school OF ant, great attention
and regard 10 detail at once marks an
artist as more or less OF an ;ndependent'
hut there are stu some very beautl'ui
branches or general NllN '''Ni dtiNf a. & "
which fine detail. both as to drawing ana
color Is an absolute essential
Miniature paintng unique suona'
comes under one OF these heads. MISS
I.oury's work in this line and her color
work in interior painting 10 which she
is now devOting herself are worthy or the
highest artistic admiration. Miss loury
manner of working IS peculiar ara inter-
esting In the first place. picture IS
taken OF the subject TO be reproduced.
say of a drawn groom interior. This IS
treated with Chinese white In such way
as 10 do away with all the heavy masses
OF shadow and leave only the most deli
cate outlines OF the pictures 20 work
upon. On this - a foundation. the artist
builds up her water color picture. assist
cd by a unique sepics of notes. consist
irg OF lead pencil sketches and written
descriptions taken in the room al the time
Of the nhctccraphire. All the detail work
Of the picture IS done IN the studio.
The result Of the work Is remarkable IN
i,s miruteness of detail. truth OF color.
and fidelity OF enXturc and quality IN
every article representcd-Qiite a Mels-
sonier effect in still lie. .
RULING PASSION STRONG IN
DEATH
One OF Miss T.oury's most grcusome et-
forts Is a picture entitled Ruling Passion
strong an Death " which g. now IN the
posscseion Of the eminent surgeon, Dr. T.
l. Mcdonald The suhiect--a human
skull with O half-hu-ned cigar between
us teeth-is a rather gruesome one. but
the fidelity 10 detail Is 30 striking that
the almost microscopic work IS pronounc-
ed 10 10 anatomicollv correct
Miss Ioury has removed her studio 10
New York.
The Results OF Free Coinage Of Silver.