Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-04
ART AND ARTISTS

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Mr.. Harold T. atdonalds picture. ''Ths
Early Christian,s has been returned from
New York. HndIheg ia making s0me extern.
sive changes in 1t, charging 1t consider
ably and repaintine- number Of parts
with which -hes4s hit satisfied. The pic.
ture is Of the time of the harsh Roman
persecution, and SLOWS the interior of
the catacombs. in which the early follow;
ers Of Christ were often forced to take
refuge when pursued and hunted by their
enemies. In oHe Of the tombs, roughly
hewn out of tie rock, the body Of an
old woman has ttst been laid away to
rest, and q beaurifuie girl lcens against the
wall. her upturRed: face TRANSPORTED by an
expression exp Of perfect faith In the . resur
Death. A strange hfdescent light hovers
about her head, ana the contrast between
the maiden. with her youth and fresh
ness. and the lifeless, shreuded figure lying
behind sher,r coxsred with long. tapertng
palm leaves. Is emphasized by the warm.
bright hues with which the girl is painted
and the dull. cold colors OF the dead wo-
man There are a number OF such con
trasts throughout the picture. and it u
particularly strong In POINT OF color. Inc
painting will be exhibited next week at
He1tmuller'S. 49, -. .
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Spencer B. Nichols 10 busy with some
thing in black and white Illustration. In
which he does perhaps his best work. His
Landscape work is also familiar, and sew
eral outdoor studies, in various stages OF
completion, true pictures of nature as she
Is at this season, are the result OF his
numerous excursions into the country dur
Ing the winter. A small sketch OF the
canal. one eff his most recent studies, IL
full of light and color.
Miss Juliet Thompson has Just complet-
ed large portrait in pastel Of Miss Poor.
which Is very much admired by all who
have seen it. and is especially pleasing to
the family of the young lady portrayed.
She has also finished another portrait Of
Senator Daniel W. VOORHEES,. and il at
v ork on a likeness Of Mrs. Senator Quay.
Miss Thompson plans to take trip to New
York next week for a little rest and recre-
tine. at the exhibition Of the National
Academy.
An organization has Just been formed
which will undoubtedly have very i'm
portant influence on the art of the national
capital, and is in itself an indication Of the
advance Of art in the city. Quite a num-
Der OF, artists, who have made specially
of water color, have felt for some time the
growing need Tor a society. which should
have the interests of the water colorists at
heart and give them greater opportunities
for development. These artists have now
banded themselves together for their mu-
tual benefit. and the number of people who
have already Joined is a good augury for
the future.
hold los Eot1 fha fol
lowing officers were elected: Parker Mann,
president Marietta M. Andrews, vice pres
ident: Lillian Cook, secretary; Carl Weller.
II easurer, and an executive committee COM
posed of George Gibbs. chairman; Lucien
Powell and Margaret Tones. The other
members now on the rolls Of the Water
Color Club are Miss Grace Atwater. De-
Lancey w. Gill. Howard Heimick, Miss In
gle. Spencer Nichols. Hobart Nichols, Miss
Josepha Newcomb and Mrs ]. W. Smith.
The constitution is modelled somewhat
after that Of the Society. Of Washington
Artists. and the meetings of the club are
TO be held at the studios of the different
members. The society has in view The
holding Of an exhibition of water colors in
the fall. the desirability Of which IL clearly
apparent, as no. one can have failed TO
notice how water colors suffer when plaoe ed
with oil paintings. .-- f-
The movement is in no sense hostile to
the existing society; in fact, many of the
members of the new organization are also
members of the old. Neither Is the sepa-
rate water color exhibit intended to weak
ell the regular annual exhibition Of 'he So
ciety OF Washington Artists but 1t is ex-
pected that through friendly emulation
the artists in both lines of work will be
stimulated in wholesome way, and the
rresultsofHthe' years~ilI be q larger showing
OF good work. Most cities Of tba size ,and
in portance Of Washington have separa te
organizations, and there ID no reason why
this city should not have a strong water
color club. .a.
A short time ago Cardinal Gibbons made
visit to Miss S. w. Kelly's studio to see
the full-length portrait she has painted
of him, and expressed himself as very
much pleased with the likeness. Miss
length figure of Cardinal Satolli for the
Catholic University. A number of her
pictures have been on exhibition in Bal
timore for p time.
T. Mr.. Elihu Vedder's share in the decora-
ton. of the new Congressional library has
been attracting numerous visitors to the
building ever since the designs were placed
there. The paintings, five in number. are
semi circular panels for the decoration of
the elevator hall on tho main floor. The
central one, over the door leading into
the rotunda, represents Government, and
the designs en- either side represent Good
and Bad Government and the result.
In the allegory Of Government female
figure is seated on a throne, supported
by couchant stone lions, and holds in her
hands a tablet bearing the words. "a gov
ernment of the people, by the people, for
the people, On each side Of her stands
a winged attendant, one holding the sword
Of Justice ard the other the bride of the
Law To the right of this panel the artist
has depicted Good Administration by fe-
rr ale figure holding an evenly balanced pair
of scales in one hand and grasping with
the other a shield symbolizing the two
parties. On one side youth with books
h is dranIinR hall OF inf