Evening star., 1896-07-25
ART AND ARTISTS

Mr.. 8. Jerome Uhl went to Atlantic City
that resort and Asbury Park this summer.
He expects to be quite busy with portraits
during the whole season, and will at the
same time enjoy the pleasures of seaside
life Before he left Mr.. Uhl put the finish
Ing touches on his portraits of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Solomon Of Dayton, Ohio. An
other thing which he has been doing Is the
lead Of young lady with veil on. TO
make the face beneath the veil solid and
substantial and at the same time to give
1t the soft indistinctness of line which the
nlmy covering imparts Is very difficult
problem, but Mr.. Uhl has been quite sue
cessful. OF the outdoor studies which he
has made lately one taken at twilight out
on the 14th street road is especially true to
nature.
The Baroness A. Nesselrode Hugenpoet.
who has recently come to this country, and
who made her home In Washington last
winter. is now staying in New Castle. N.
H. She expects to return to the city in the
fall and will probably hold an exhibition
OF her work early in the season. She stud
led In Munich and much Of the work ex-
hibited will consist in paintings and
sketches in both color and black and white
made in that city.
The collection of original drawings enti-
tied Field Flowers has met with very
generous treatment here After being ex-
hibited at the Hotel Regent during the
early part of last week Mr.. Veerhoff ten
dered the use Of his side gallery and 1t was
removed from its rather crowded place Of
exhibition in the hotel, Mr. Veerhoff as
suming the entire expense Of it's exhibition
at his gallery. The collection Of drawings
remained there until Thursday, and 1t was
well worth seeing The pictures are those
donated by many well-knoWn artists IL
lustrations for a book containing some of
the best OF the late Eugene Fields poems.
This handsome volume IS issued as a
certificate showing that the holder has con-
trlbuted toward the fund.- now being raised,
which is to be divided equally between Mr.
Fields family and the fund for the erec-
ton of monument to the memory of the
poet That the project is receiving warm
support from the newspaper world. to
which the late Mr. Field was bound by so
many ties. is shown by the fact that among
the members Of the monument committee
are Melville e. Stone. general manager of
the Associated Press; Joseph Medill, editor
OF the Chicago Tribune. and William Penn
Nixon. editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Miss Juliet Thompson left on Tuesday
for The Plains. in Fauquier county
Virginia. where she expects to stay about
two weeks. She has recently finished a
portrait Of the son of Representative Hough
of Pennsylvania. 1t is considered a very
good likeness and Is especially pleasing in
color. She has been doing a series of heads
In monottnt, including portraits of Gen.
Ruggles. Admiral Howe and John Davis.
While she is away Miss Thompson will not
90 any work whatever. but will take a COM
plete rest In order to be the fresher when
she resumes her work on her return.
Mr.. e. 8. ]. Dunbar completed a short
time ago a strong medallion head Of Mr.
Phillip G. Russelrs father. Mr.. Dunbar
has Of late been turning his attention to oil
painting. spending part Of his time in out
door sketching in that medium, and has
recently started study down on the flats.
He plans also to recommence work on a
small canvas which he began some time
ago. showing his little boy seated on a
stool before an easel busly working away
on picture just as the child has seen
grown folks do.
from Paxton. Va. where he has been
sketchins for about three weeks. His fam
lily will remain in that pleasant place up
In the Blue Ridge for the remainder of the
summer. Mr. Nichols was hard at work
all the time he was up in the country,
amassng much interesting material, and
though under less advantageous circum-
stances. Is keeping up the habit of sys-
tematic outdoor work since his return
Mr. Ferdinand c. Liemer is now at work
on a bust in clay of Mr.. KIeps. which,
though still unfinished. gives promise of
being very characteristic likeness. An
other recent piece of work by the sculptor
is a bust OF Ernest Gerstenberg. Mr. Lie
mer made O short time ago several pieces
of sculpture for the Saengerbund. They
were portraits of Mr.. Waldman Mr. Dorr
and Mr.. Waldenstein. and the busts have
attracted much favorable comment
Mr. F. J. Fisher has been laying the fnaI
touches on a canvas painted for Mr. Brad
ford. showing the wife and childr.n Of the
latter In family group. The little cnes
are gathered around their mother In
very natural manner. and there Is little of
the set posed look which Is so common in
sroup pictures of this kind. The faces Of
the children are treated with more than
usual care. and 1t is one of his best pieces
OF work In portraiture.
Mr. w. H. Machen has been altering
slightly and bringing to higher state of
finish his three-quarter-length portrait of
NAN'NAao'
spent infinite pains upon 1t. and he consid-
ers 1t one of his most important paintings.
He has now on his easel a sunny land
scape with a small herd of cattle grazing
quietly in the foreground. Mr. Machen has
also completed recently several portraits
and couple Of the game pieces with
which he Is so successful. He gives very
realistic treatment to the feathers of the
quail. snipe and other birds in these studies.
Miss Julia Ring is negotiating for the
purchase of a place up in Smokers Gap.
In the Blue Ridge. end expects to build
summer home and studio. She will have
up there an excellent opportunity for the
study Of the superb mountain scenery of
the region.
Fox's Five-StOry Jump.
From the Hartford Courant.
Two months or more ago Bloomfield
man brought Fred Dow. the Church street
grocery man. young fox. It was placed
in box in the store cellar until thorough
ly 'wonted,' thereafter being allowed the