The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-30

was to he seen, well knowing that Il
display of fine pictures was
awaiting inspection. The room was
full of visitors and sight-scers, and
there were more than enough people !
in the college parlor, in the hall and
out on the lawn to fill the room again.
Those who had plenty of time to spare,
concluded to wait till the crowd in the
art room tbinned down Il little, when
they could examine the display at leis-
ure. 1t may be that they found no
such opportunity, tor when we left,
half an hour before closing time, the
jam in the room was as great as it had
been at any other time. Old Baptist
College has great reputation in its
art department, and as long as it con-
tinues making such large and credita-
BILE displays as it has for the past three
years, that reputation will not suffer
by comparison with the displays of
other schools.
There were about one hundred and
five pictures on the walls, and about
one hundred pieces of china, all
painted within the past ten months by
the art pupils. In making a critical
examination it should be borne in mind
that new picture does not look as
well as it will after year or two, when
the oil has thoroughly dried. The art
class consists, this year, of nineteen
young ladies, three of whom-Misses
Francis Catherine Skinner, Flossie
Kathleen Charles and Mary Elizabeth
Vaughan-go forth this year as gradu
ates. The honor Is well bestowed on
these three young ladies, as we believe
all will agree, after making an exami-
nation of their work.
We cannot attempt 10 mention all
the pieces which are worthy of special
mention, but can only give tie groups,
and refer to the principal attractions.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Vaughan dis
played sixteen pictures and three pieces
of china. Nearly all her work Is from
life, and she is equally good in oil,
pastel or water color. ga Symphony
in Pink being an oil picture of Anna
Trigg, dancing, Is fine likeness, and
is very smooth work. "Walting" is a
picture of Miss Gipson, and is excel
lent Her number II is 4 picture i'll
pastel of herself, made from Il photo
graph, and colored from her sitting in
front of a mirror The likeness and
colOring are excellent, and the picture
is the most attractive in the collection,
but being of pastel it does not rank
with her oil work, in the estimation oi
artists. No. Is is Il picture i'll oil OF
her sister, and is said to be a splendid
likeness; it is good, even work. In
all her collection there is not poor or
common piece of work.
Miss Flossie Kathleen Charles eA-
hiblted eleven pictures and six pieces
OF china, all of which are worthy ei
mention. She is expert i'll oil, pastel,
crayon or water colors. "Little Hearts
Ease" an oil picture of Miss DorotAa
Burrows, is u very attractive piece ana
good likeness. "Annie," an OIL
picture of Annie Trigg, Is another fine
effort. "Pensive," an oil picture oi
Miss Edna Forsythe, is one of her best
pieces. Her portrait, i'll pastel, oI
herself, from photo, Is excellent, and
actually looks more like her than the
photo does. Her water color picture
of Oracle Wilson is good. Her crayon
picture of MIR. aud Mrs. J. h. North
cutt is about as perfect rs anything ii
this line can be. All of her work
shows great care and skill.
Miss Francis Catherine skinner haC
placed to her credit fourteen picture:
and SIX pieces of china. Her work in
cludes oil, pastel, crayon and watel
color, and her pieces are from life
from photos, and from nature 1t Il
hard TO tell in which branch she excels
as all of her work is splendid. 'L;
Violeite, an oil picture, from life, o
her sister, Miss Amelia Skinner, is ;
good likeness and fine piece of color
ing, very evenly done. ''Aint we
Sweet" Is an oil picture, from life, OF
little Cecil Lyons, with her kitten anc
doll. There is no flaw in this picture
The likeness of Cecil is perfect, and the
child's mother, Mrs. Lyons, was thu
greatest admirer of it. She was very
emphatic in her praise of the likeness
and Cecil was there that she NIGH
have the picture compared with the
original. The kitten and the doll were
also perfect, and the work on the
whole piece was excellent. Arrange
ment in Pink" pastel portrait of her
self, from a photo, was very good. In
all her large collection there was not :
piece which failed to reflect credit upor
her skill and patience.
Miss Gulia Walker showed three OF
and two water color pieces, all from
nature, and all so good that we could
not say which was the best.
Miss Rose Allen was credited will
five oil pieces, all from nature, and Il
study head, i'll pastel. The latter was
very good, hut we particularly admired
the shading of the oil piece, "Mando'
lin" Her six plates were also quite
creditable.
Miss May Denny showed seven on
pieces, four in pastel, and five pieces OF
china. All her work was good, the oil
picture, from life, OF little Rache
Smith beng pronounced very fine. W.
were favorably impressed with ''Be
hind the Bars" being an oil picture
from life, of cat in prison. Poo
puss looks through the bars in a plead
inc manner. All of her large collection
of work was quite creditable,