The morning times., 1896-12-06

by Gibbs on the same wall equally pleas
ing In effect.
In Alter the Rain" which hangs ON
the opposite side, he shows a natural por-
truyal of a swampy meadow after spring
shower. An OK team crossing a shaiiow
marsh, Is reflected In he water, which Is
fresh a nd clear, showing close study OF
nature.
Edgar Nye's work shows improvement
over last year. This Is noticed IN an
orchard Ia ndscape entitled, 'Uhuer the
Apple Trees He shows Two OTHER
landscapes Interesting in color.
Gloucester harbor scenes are very much
I'm EVIDENCE Frances T. Stockwell of
New York sends one, and another sketch
called ..An Old Garden bright and clean
In color.
| bor," Rock Pools at High Tide" in color,
| and a black and white harbor scene rep
| resent Grace E. Atwater.
The powerful marine shown by Lucien
| Powell ut the spriDg exhibition has coni-
panion piece in The Haunt of the Sea
| Fowl" A mass of rugged rocks, tinged
| by vivid sunset and rough sea flashing
| itself into foam against their sharp cor
| ners is the theme treated in his usual broad
aud effective style. great flight OF sea
| guls lowering around the rocks gives the
picture its title.
Mr.. Powell is rapid painter. and his
bold effects show that he has his sub
ject well in mind before he attempts It,
His other example is a wood scene painted
with less force but rich in color. a
country road leading through gate and
around a high cliff on the left into dense
forest is the theme. The larger bowlders
| in the foreground and the catchy bits OF
sunlight through the foliage are the eff
fectivc points.
very blue MAJ rnc lightened by
W is ed nf he.
| Florida Keys and the only example
| of Wells NJ. Sawyer.
Lillian Cook sends four water colors,
| three of them being studies made in Hol-
land during the past summer. "A Cup of
| Coffee is a group of Dutch peasants
| seated ut tanle, having an afternoon sip
| 1t Is painted near Laren, in one OF the low
| matched huts of a gardener. II is the Gus
| tom for the men to come in from the field
| several times during the day, and have
| slice of bread, with cup OF weak coffee.
| 1t is during one Of these meals that Miss
| Cook has caught the spirit of the party. The
| only light, which comes from a low win
| dow falls across the table and faces OF the
| characters. throwing the room in deep
| shadow, which is also made more indis-
| tinct by the smoke from the peasants pipe
| and the Goals snodering in the fireplace.
PLEASANT LIFE.
"A Little X Knitter of Larcn' and a 'Sketch
| OF Dutch Peasant are the other studies
| from peasant life made at Laren. Some of
| the local artists better known as workers
| in oil have furnished several examples
which testify to their versatility. Among
| them is jerome Uhl, who sends n portrait
| in water color of Mrs John Philip Sousa
| and an interesting amusing character study
| called "A Street Arab The latter is
the study of little colorcd chap beaming
| over with fun and good humor, with broad
| grin onhischubby littleface.
Parker Mann is another who mas been
| known for his oils. He shows scene at
| n wharf of several figures gathered around
| to ask Of a boatuan putting in TO shore,
who's missing"'' Moonlight" by the
| same artist is a good study In blue and
gray tones.
Village Street in Sweden" by Carl
Weller, is a bright, clean bit of color with
| an admirable effect i'll light and shade. So,
too, is the little piece entitled "old Tower;
| Wisby, Sweden" In Summer Time" he
strikes another happy effect, as well as in
| his other subjects, Resting" Gloucester
| Schooner and .'At Siasconset, Nantucket
Anna NJ. Sands sends soodlikeness and
| strong study of color in her pastel, "A Ina"
girl readingis good pose and study OF
| expression by Hattie Burd cite, which
marks the Improvement of the artist.
| Portrait of the Artist by Z. II. Miller
| Is finished and close study portrait OF him
| self, devoid of that usual stiffpOsc and sur
| priSed stare peculiar to many portraits
| painted by ones self. "Eupatorium. Catskill
Forest" is a wood'interior by Mr.. Miller.
| An admirable black and white called
The Waning Moon" is also one of his
| numbers deserving of special mention An
| aha D1pupl DlI cart IN the side al "a ROCKY
| slope, touched here and there by a pale
| mounbeam, is weird and lonely study of
| that time of evening too late for twilight
| and too early for night.
panel for dec orauOI-an arrangement
| Of rupids with musical inStruments-is 4
pastel by Alice Archer Scwall
| Other numbers iii color are Autumn
| Evening" and Down by the River" 10y
| Daniel Rose; ''Coogcc Rocks" by Julian
| \ shton, rather original studio interior
| might he improved in drawing: A Bit of
| Meadow and '.0c obcr'' by Edith Ward
Marie Louise Ma;tnely shows a Portrait
of young girl The River" by Carl
Rakemann; "Old Barnes, Tragabigzandn"
and "A BIT of / ocky Neck" by Mira Reab
| Dodge; New England Garden by Annie
| W. Ingle; "Fath Through the WoOGs,'' by
Mable 7. Kent, and "A Rocky S.opc,' by
| Elizabeth Millerarr other numbers ex hibited
Mrs. Hobart Nichols shows a study in
| cplOT OF NOlHet ana tnliO, ana a draw
ing fer Illus. ration in black and white.
A small bit Of twilight in purple and gray
tones is by VIII H Chandlee, who shows
in the collection of black and white several
charcoal sketches, among them "Witchs'
Twilight, Salem," and ipswich River"
COLLECTION OF MINIATURES.
The collection of miniatures is noticeably v
small, there being but three examples
shown. Two are by Mrs. ]. Mindcleff and
the other by Sara n. Bartle.
winter" by Elliott p Housh; "Chrysan-
themurns,'' and Near Chevy Chase" by
Josepha Newcomb Whitney: "A Summer
Day" and AT Anchor by E. ] Smith
"At the Dock" and New England Dories, +"
by Alice E. Willoughby, complete the ex-
amples in color, which number an even