The morning times., 1896-10-18

| picture DE lt repre-
sents Judith disposing of Holofernes' head
| after his death, and is said To be OF great
beauty, especially in the painting or the
| draperies.
| Inc preliminary sketch for it is owned
| by the Louvre. 1t is painted in Camaycn,
| and Gust The Dublin Gallery $4,000.
| An exhibition uf local interest was given
| ON Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
| the past week by the Washington School
| Of Art and Design, OF which Mrs. Annie E.
| Huyle is prirciI al. The school is iuCatcfi
at the home Of Mrs Hoyle, No. 632 East
| Capitol street, and was thrOnged with
| visitors both lay and evening.
| y number Of pleasant young ladies enter
| tanned the callers, which added much To-
| the success Of the exhibition. The first
| gallery was devoted To- original works in
| oil by the pupils and contained some very
good things. particularly the studies fnJm
| stin life
! Aside from several subjects by Mrs. NJ W.
! X. Weaver, Miss Nellie T. Stafford and Miss
| Anna E. Lamb, which were shown at the
exhibiticn given by The Cosmos Club. the
| numbers are all new to the public. Mrs.
| NJ W. X. Weaver showed "A study in
| Pink" which was an arrangement OF
| ctrysanthcmums and Il still life study en-
! titled Red Corn" Vegetables, "Stin
Life, '"RedS Snapper, Bermudas" and" My
| Nellie T. stafford that showed her pre-
| dilection for still life subjects which she
| handles very cleverly.
| Her study "Bermudas" was especially
| good as was also her arrangement Of an
| I'D copper kettle. cabbage. tw" Holsters
! and an ale mug. ''Bric-a- -hrac,' an elab-
| crate and detailed study Of n bronze plaque,
! hiue vase. and roses, a study Of peppers,
..Sunset" ia sketch). .'Huliyhocks," "A
| Pair of Beauties" "PincappIcs,' Cor
| rer Of the studio We're canvasses that
reprcs cnted Miss Anna E: Lamb.
Corner in the Kitchen well-sroupcd
! arrangement of onions. CucumberS. egg
! plant and an old market basket, also 10y
| Miss Lamb. was especially good.
Miss Aida Moffatt showed "A Qnlct
| Stream" "A Frieze of Grapes "A Dish
| of Fruit" Carnations" The Lady III
White" and several stil-ltfe subjects
| Among the latter was good group con
| tanning pitcher. book, fan. gloTes ana
trinkets, entitled souvenirs" "Magno
mas ..Thonas' Point Lighthouse" and u
| stiil-life arrangement called II German
Lunch we're examples of Miss II. v Lith-
| COWS work.
| .Sumlaer delights q very good repro
| duction in color of " Watermelon and fruit,
was painted by Miss Imogene " Bohrer
| Miss Oona ScanloD, who is quite II new
| dtsi,iult, OF the brush. showed an elaborate
! canvas entitled Five O'Clock Tea Miss
A E. Fisher exhibited Roses, rFleur-
| de-Lis." ""Autumn Tints,' all flower studies
..Stin Life and 'Snowballs.' by Miss
Anna Frcch; Fish by Mrs A, E. Ramey;
"ChIysauthemums," Cosmos Flowers ana
! Basket of Cherries by Mrs Mary Bur
ton: Grapes and Autumn by Miss n
| Iorena Ambrose: Miss May jerks Spring
Relish" and Mrs. Zcll Jayne's 'Liacs
| and ..CiirySa uthemums'' concluded the can
| vases in the original
| Miss Addie CriSw eli. Miss Martha Moore.
| Miss Ella Keen, Miss Lillian Dorsey, Miss
| Emma S. Spates. Miss Grace Ross Miss
| Ati,lie Keller Miss Annie NJ Wright. Mrs.
| T. w Moore and Mrs. Clair Springer, all
| showed Creditable copies i'll oil. Some of
/; them displayed very good clear color, and
| many showed an aptitude for drawing that
| would be much improved by attempting
| study from cast.
| In the collection of water colors and pas
| tells Miss Moffatt showed i nice little study
| of nasturtiuIps.
| Miss Ooua Scanlon showed a delicate and
well-colored portrait of Nine. Pompadour
"Hebe.' AIR and Fire" Were very
pretty bas-reliefs, with ivory finish carved
| in soft pine. They were carved by Miss
Fannie Mcdowell.
| Several drawings from cast and portraits
| in Crayon were displayed in the rooms
| downstairs.
Some penand-ink drawings made by Mrs.
| C. w. Smiley for the Microscopical Journal,
| of which her husband is the publisher, were
| not only very interesting, but showed re-
| markable patience and perseverance, hav-
| ing all been made from the object by the
use of 4 microscope.
| Miss Daisy B. King has an ,ieroic statue
in plaster under way, but has had to defer
the work temporarily on account OF a very
| painful felon on her right hand.
The sub iect, which is taken from ancient
| history is a secret until the work is suf
| fciently finished to warrant title. She
has begun n very attractive and elaborate
frieze in charcoal on brown paper, which
viii be continued around the four walls of
her studio. The figures are allcgorical and
splendidly grouped.
Another subject In plaster, entitled
Morning. for which She has already
made the miniature in clay. will be begun
in Il short time. 1t represents the figure
of little Cupid trying 10 waken an lid
man from n deep siumher The long hair
and flowing beard merge into Sort Of
cover, on which the Cupid is kneeling,
and suggests a very unusual treatment
of the subject
| A sketch class, which meets every Fri
| day afternoon at s O'Clock, has been or
ganized at the Corcoran.
Everybody in the school, including the
night life class, is entitled to Join. The
models will be selected from the members
Of the class by turn. and the criticisms
made by Prof. Andrews.
Mrs. E. F. Andrews is very busy getting