New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
WOMAN IN THE STUDIO.

Charles Dana Gibson, the creator OF the now famous
Gibson Girl" Is seeking for new type OF lowell
ness portray. For a long time his wife. who was
Miss Irene Lanshorne. has been his model, and he
has depleted her charming. brilliant beauty In every
possible pose and position. She is evidently famous
enough. and the artist is longing for different typ"
OF inspiration.
Peope will wait anxiously to see whether he de-
cides upon the breezy, daring young Western girl
with her rich. athletic beauty and her strong grace
fu body. or II nc selects the slender, soft-eyed
daughter Of the South with her willowy figure and
her wnsome. sunny-hear.ed smile
The Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Students Club
Is the name Of q new art organization that promises
10 be full OF interest and benefit TO those who VIII
become It's members. II VIII be organized on tee
evening Of November at Grace House, NO. eu
Broadway. and the women art students OF New-fork
will then have al opportunity Of hearing the move
ment discussed and OF ailyns themselves Win IL
Ths bes, art magazines and papers will be on the
reading tables trustworthy information ABOUT arsts
teachers and schools be always obtained, and
the social feature Of the club is not its least attrao
tive one There will be o'clock tea every day, and
conversation experiences. hopes ana fears and AIRY
ambition will be INDUCED In. exchanged ana encous-
aged by the members. In the most deAsnttuiiy IN
formal way. The membership fee is TO be u year.
with no other expense whatever. The new club 70
>, hs conducted like the in Paris, which proved
50 popular and helpful TO It's members ana friends
The rooms Of Grace House which nave pesh useo
as the place os meeting for the various cnares ara
guilds OF Grace Church VIII be returnisnea anu
,aced AT the disposal Of the club The opening pro-
gramne promises 10 be very enioyaoe' ~el.-kho"n
! New.York artists taking part in IT, From 10 O'CLOCK
In the morning 10 10 in the evening aitsr No, Me-
y Inc csS Rmand M De Igs" Eanti!go % Miss Mitchell
| and Mss Knapp compose the committee al e"as ~
affairs
Miss Caroline L. Ormes-Ransom an aIus. y.
washington D. c.. and president OF the Laoie'
Art Association, Is staying with Miss Alice Doh'
! levy the Brooklyn artist ana alt ec'ute'' a. A>S
| 3SOA Clnton-st.. Brooklyn
! ,rs. ormes-Ranson, Is on her way back from
Niagara. where she has been making studies OF the
great falls for future pictures But II Is as po'
| trait painter that Miss Ormes-Ransom exceis' Many
! famous statesmen and soldiers. inciuoihs rre"
| dsnts Grant Hayes and Garfield. have sat Tor her
| q, her Wasninston studio. and some OF these Dor
traits have been acquired by Congress ana IN"
| Treasury Department. She comes OF one OF ths
Oldest families and her ancestors helped make the
Nation One OF them, a brigadier-general was In
ar, wSes has ssea ss Ell sT
she came to New-York to study, she had never seen
any one paint nor had shs seen sea s1Si Sbea e
pwhn was friend Of the family and at the time
on the omss r To- eshs hs Sister h Some in this
city Where she began her artistic career In 2
YEA was sh :a ana fss q
most energetic and devoted Of the volunteer nurses
| IA ~ shirgton Her daily task in her studio enoedy
she was accustomed to lay down her brush n and
nomd univ ne induced give up her labor OF love
| and mercy when exhausted nature could stand nc
| more.
The handsome art souvenir volume about Aeis-
.oniar is nearly ready for publication. Nine. Meis-
sonier has supervised the entire work. which has
fifty plates large number OF text iiuStrsuons ON
and a great many reproauctiohs Oh drawings eao
skerches hitherto unpublished