The morning times., 1896-04-30

before the altar dedicated to st. Anthony
| In the quaint edifice. She wears a blue
velvet dress under lighter blue cape. edged
with sable snd embroidered with passemen-
terie. From beneath tiny bonnet ot
black feathers, with a white aigrette and
! yellow flo owers. little curls escape on to the
! uplifted forehead.
DEVOTIONs TO ST. ANTHONY.
In the adjoining chapel dedicated to st.
| Mary is a woman OF humber station read
ing her prayer book. The treatment of the
twilight, the harmonious arrangement OF
the colors and shades of the lady's dress
and the powerful depictment of the church
interior, with its gray stone walls and
floor, its columns and carvings, the white
altar cloth, surmounted by the crucifix,
cloth, the statuette of st. Anthony and the
| candelabrum whcreon tapers lighted by the
faithful are flickering, combine to make
an exquisite picture. 1t is entitled DE
votions a st. Antoine, c'Devotions to st.
Anthony."D
Anne Lawrence Gregory, from New York,
sends life-sized portrait of a little boy
i'll blue sailor suit, seated in an old oak
chair, and a small picture Of a woman in a
white gown, seated in the corner of Il divan,
an open book lying in her lap.
Edward Grenet, from San Antonio, Tex,
| IS represented by ''Nouvelles Tristes,"
Sad News,") showing Il young woman
rendered sadl ypensive by thenews contained
in letter she holds in her hand. The
picture is a harmony in violet and yellow.
Eli Harvey, from Cincinnati, sends a
! lady's portrait and lie Soir," 1.-THE
EVENING" an autumn effect on the Gorge
TAppremont, in the forest of Fontain-
blcau.
Miss Eudora Hereford. from Covingtun.
/ KY. scores we'll with 'Sommeil d'En-
fant'' (Tbe Child's Slumberl. In cool,
| quiet landscape a woman and her child,
of the Brittany peasant class. have stopped
! on their journey through the fields to rest
| for few minutes. The child. overcome
| by fatigue. has at once fallen asleep near
| its mothers feet. With her hands clasped
/ round her knees the woman is calmly and
| dreamily waiting for the chd's slumber
! to cease. The canvas very successfully
| depicts the expression OF sweet and peace
| ful abandon on a sleeping childs counte-
nance.
REMORSE OF JUDAS.
|
sends a painting called 1.-The Remorse OF
! Judas" 1t is n large canvas represent
ing Judas hurrying aimlessly along, his
| tunic torn and dragging after him on the
| ground. His gestures reflect his dreadful
mental condition of deep remorse. A
second figure, symbolic OF sorrowful
! Christ follows him as in a vision, with
| featur res rendered TO convey sympathy
rather than reproach. Only the very top
! Of the hillside, crowned with olive trees,
! is Illuminated by the setting sun. The rest
| OF the landscape is in shadow. The treat
ment OF the sky and distant hills harmon
| ICES with the solemn cha racter OF the
subject.
Louis Loeb, from Cleveland, Ohio has
| full figure of a small blonde boy with
delicate, refined features, dressed in rough,
| dark blue clothes, holding a large bunch
! OF blue violets. 1t is cataloguetl,' P tit
! Bonhomme en- bleu," Ia little chap in blue }
The same artists "Etude'' is a study
/ in delicate pink and gray of a young
/ woman reading, wearing pink summer
| blouse, her face lit up by pleasant smile.
william Seftwick Dodge, from Virginia
| sends 4 ceiling decoration for the National
! Library of Congress at Washington, en-
! titled "Ambitiou.' 1t is eighteen feet
! III diameter and contains about fourteen
| figures, some much over life size In
/ the foreground are represented the various
| professions of the world striving after
| the crown and palm that is ahead OF
them, held by woman, representing
Victory, who is leading a horse
DANIEL AND THE LIONS.
q. o. Tanner, whose young sabot-
Maker ELECTED SO much admiration last
| year, is again TO the front with a large
| canvas representing "Daniel In the lions
| den" The prophet is in a large chamber
| Of Assyrian brick, on whose walls are
shown friezes of colored lions. Part Of
gallery or balcony domina ties the prison,
from which, supposedly, the king occa-
sionally witnessed the sport provided for
! his amusement below. Daniel is leaning
| against projection which serves 10 give
| additional strength to the great walls of
the construction. The moonlight enters
| through window or trap-door over his
head, and catches on his folded hands
and richly embroidered robe.
! The upper part of the body is In shallow
| with the head turned towards the window
! above. In the deep shadow are the
dark bodies of the lions, walking restlessly
| up and down, their fiery eyes giving addi-
! tional terror to the darkness. One lion is
| resting on his launches near Daniel, part
of his head and paw being in the line
OF the moonlight. while in the background
streak Of moonlight catches the back of
| another lion.
Florian Peixotto from San Francisco. ex-
| hibits two genre subjects. The larger one
is entitled 81 LIE Balm de Soleil'' (The Sur
Bath. 1t is simple In composition and
evinces studied desire to adhere as
clearly to nature as possible In q search for
reposeful movement. A group of old mer
are sitting against an ancient moss grown
wall In warm glow of sunlight, toward
the end OF an autumnal day The falling
leaves are rust-colored and withered. as
much so as the faces Of these types of old
Normandy peasants, with threadbare ca.
potes edblousesand andcorduroytrouse
The other tabeau, much smaller though, i'm
my mind, not less important, is a study of
mobile facial expression. 1t is entitled
"seul' (Alonel, and represents an old man
sitting in his deserted little cottage. his
sad thoughts filled with memories of the
past and OF his departed helpmeet.
KISMET.
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