The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27

! American girl" who IL, OF course. no 9TH
\ ca tnaI Mo Gibson. 4 Lo second BOOK Is
as niuCn ala Improvement on the nist 40
| the uis sal IA larger IMAM the nttle one.
SiDsCL Las now Dccn knOwn iOr scNetai
years as me artistic cicatVr OF the typi-
| cal American Slrl 1heIc were critics
| VINO said that one girl appeared too often,
| bu. ihcy must admit that the artist 10
| continually sl.in8 ;ncm more NaH-ty. "a
| lOhb say IA rams fuInIsutu nll. "ith one
or Two attractive tien,n tyDcs, vut Mfs'
| Gibson Is ,he latest ana most Valuapie ~
diuon to an. Sne L. just rs iypicn ''ii
| American birl as the one WAC dppeaien
| so frequently at an early lslod. ~ WV"iu
! be "a uencatc question 10 dceirc "hiV" -
| tne more atIaCuyc.
BCnN 70 RULE.
The cover shows q young woman very
| tan and graceful she carries "eAs.i
viii the an OF one born TO RUE the ear III,
| but disposed to cAcicisc hcI S"~s ~ -
kindly manner. Her features are me anu
regular. 4 Iaudsomcr woman was never
| drawn in modern urcss. IL may De auueu
that Mrs. GIBSON las dark eyes ana iaiF
| HAIR. so,e,,,,,,
licnt tI,ch. No iaborious details divert
| vour attention from tho beauty OF thc
! face and figure When Gibson was rev
| years younger he occupied himsei WIN
| The careful drawing of buttons, gloves
i
/ lv modified his style in this respect.
The face and figure that greet one on
1 the cover Will be found "a great number
of times in the book. The next thing In
| fact to the dedication page Is love
song" In which the same young woman
is playing the piano TO the singing OF IN
Vulnerable Cupids.
During the period in which these draw
ings have been made Mr.. Gibson mas
spcnt the greater part OF a year I'm Eng
nd
Some OF the drawings appeared hrst ID
English papers, and many deal with Eng
fish things. Mrs Gibson is 10 be seen as
the woman OF the future. wearing In one
picture the uniform OF an Ensiish gene
raj, and in another OF an English judge
one drawing shows her making her hrst
bow TO royalty. .
THE AMERICAN DU MAURIER.
II should here be mentioned that GIBSON
has made an enormous success IN Eng
land Although he is not yet so wen
known there as here. il is probable that
no has more enthusiastic ana appIcclallEc
admirers In London than in New YORK.
Iney began by discovering IN England
that he was the American Ou Maurier,
because he dealt with phases OF fasriona-
bic life. Then they decided That he had
greater skill as draughtsman, anu hnal-
ly they admitted that though he lacked
some Of the wit ard know ledge OF the "a
nous English artist, ne had great deal
Of Imagination and humor.
10 is worth while 10 point how far Eng
lish enthusiasm over Gibson has gone by
quoting the words Of one critic. 'Wncn
You have made survey of the black-and-
white work Of living draughtsmen, you
are almost bound TO come TO the conclu-
sion that two men stand head and shout
ders above theiI contemporaries IN carl
cdturing the modes and manners or the
English-speaking world. They are botn
Young mcn-as yet ia their thirues; they
have much In common. The EnSllshmah,
Phil May, has devoted his attention 10 the
manners of the masses I'm way that mas
long since become familiar TO us, ana mat
has put him in q place apart despite all
imitation lie IS the Hogarth Of COster-
dom for all time. The other rs the young
American Charles Dana Gibson, who has
for the most Part confined his observation
mainly TO classes. stratum which thc
advanced civilization Of HE native coun-
try has brought out I'm striking relief. The
art Of Gibson is a biz subject and this Is
q little paragraph, IN which IT Is IMPOSE
bic 10 treat him I'm all the aspects or MS
genius. Admit, then. al once MS mastery
technique al a mere draughtsman. his
sense OF the value OF line. his conception
OF beauty. But above and beyond all that
ADD GIBSON.
is the curious philosophy Of humor and
pathos which he has worked out IN MS
wonderful cartoons.
"LIFES LITTLE lRONlES.
You will find that Mr.. Gibson's phi
losophy is TO be summed M IN wnat MT.
Hardy has finely called life's little IRON
les Taking the highly complex. the
highly artificial aspect Of American So
ciety-and. for that matter. the Caplta'
s society Of any modern civilizauon-he
has brought IL into contact with Inc pure
ly natural impulses Of lie. notably loVe
and marriage. The clashlnS OF tne oppos-
ing forces results in ironics. which scintl-
late into the sad. the cynical, the pdthellc.
For like all the great humorists, Mr.. Glib
sons outlook is oftentimes on the DoIueI
OF tears ,,..
in Gibson's new book Is Reading the
VIII" The severe professional manner OF
the old lawyer and the different emotions
expressed by the faces Of his listeners are
"' many Things things show that Gibson is pro-
crossing steadily IN artistic skill and ami
ftv to put meaning into ms cartoons Ills
knowledge Of the world mas increased.
some of his Partisan sketches are very
clever. and one of The pest OF lhehl ~
"The Moulin Rouge" Thls conlalhS as
fine a picture of tough trenchman as
YOU could wish TO see. - ...,t.,o,.,
Portraits of people who have coniidera-
HE public interest are frequent. OF li-
stance. thcro is a french blIl W"DS0 ..rto
ie seen with great distinctness I'D pre-
pav of Carnots Funeral She Is ais~
the moCcl of Macmonnies baccnah'1,
which has just been rclesc go DN the
chaste Trustees OF lu' hvSt"Ii ~ ,,,,.,,e
Sir Richard Harding Davis also turns
mn frequently i'm these pictures. ne
Glands ont very clearly I'm one entitled AZ
Darmerionville" IN Trial by Jury ,Hoonn
win find an excellent likeness OF ni'
", ~ rnolieh caricaturist who Is rs
f 1' MS Gibson. but for different Kind
OF work ....,i,t,, nc
over I'm ono picture ne is go.
etudving nfo I'm "a Partisan care IN NeiH
Ss. 49,, rlrnnanv This ,h'er@ 81 rrelate. "
nav no explained. ms Mr. Gihson's own
features very much distorted ,,oosoa q,
So. rn ann S,, in 1.-THE Last Day Of sum sum
n ,aar where sic is coneo,ine the SUM sum,
mer man in the best possible o W eryati he'd
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