The evening times., 1897-04-03
THEIR PICTURES ON VIEW
Washington Artists Vanishing
Day at the Cosmos Club.
Some Novelties of Great Merit-A
Large Number of Visitocs
Were Present.

Nearly every artist in the city looked
ia at the Cosmos Club at one time or
another during the morning some to var
nish their pictures, and all to see for them
selves ii this season s exhibition was to be
all that was expected of it, which would
depend, of course, upon whether their in
dividual work had been hung on line or
skyed
Up to / O'Clock the catalogues had not
arrived, and the committee were kept
quite busy telling the visitors that they
were expected momcntarly. The
112 pictures made a bright tumble of
colors and there was a good deal of pleas
ant talk about atmospheric effects, lumi-
Mostly and nigh lights that was slightly
bewiideiing to some few of the visitors
who were not up in art criticisms, but
had simply come because they loved pic
lures and want ed to see the work of their
friends.
MT Richard n. Brooke was on hand at
10 o Clock with his paint box and palette,
and at IL he was still at work putting
the last touches to a bank OF sunset
clouds, which fIOated in a gray-gold mist
over a country meadow.
canvas which is one of the most STRIKING
and finished in detail of the entire col
lection. While he vanished, re chatted
with his wife and a gIf.ip of friends,
each of whom watchee 1iim with that ex-
preston that human nature always wears
when it overlook the doing of something
10y SOmebod3 else-the serene conscious
ness of being able to DO it so much better
When he had drawn his brush across
every inch of the canvas, which represented
Wat Tyler in his blacksmith shop with
hammer in his hand and a helmet under
his arm, lie gave the brush and little
saucer of varnish to Mfr. George Gibbs,
who straightway got on a stepladder and
proceeded to dab several canvases with
sn earnestness that implied that he was
enjoying himself very much indeed. One
of his pasteIs, fishing smack in the wake
of a big steamer, received a good deal
OF conmendation from the artists, each
of whom had something pleasant to say
about it when making the rounds. MFR.
Gil3bS also exhibits a waste of foamy
water with sea gull skimming above the
waves.
MAX weyi is represented by several land
scapes, which are presumably hung to
please him, as he spent his short visit at
the gallery chatting and laughing with
friends.
Mr.. Ch is represented by moonlight
scene, and Mr. Letter by sketch taken
below the Long Bridge, entitled Dispensing
Fog 1t seemed to be the general opinion
that the pictures were hung too closely to-
gether TO do Justice to either
Mr. w Haskill Coffin has a life-siZed
figure of The Angel of Judgment in a
robe of crimson, and among the smaller
paintings i 5 a queer little pot full of yell
low roses, the work of Miss Mary NJ.
Hyde
Miss Irma Komlosy, the Austrian flower
painter, has three pictures on view-a
group of pine apples, large study in or
chids, and a glimpse Of a greenhouse,
which was said by an a.rtist present to be
the finest sample of perspective" work
in the room.
Miss Daisy King received many encour-
aging words for her group in plaster,
entitled .'The Chldren's Hour and Mr.
F. L. Schwarz was equally fortunate in
winning praise for his collection of min
iatures encased in deep glass frames,
against background of crimson plush
into a crowd and there were many pleasant
things said by everybody and everybody
seemed pleased. One young artist, while
looking out on the street, suddenly cried out,
with boyish enthusiasm, There's color
for you; look.' Immediately dozen men
md womenmad de for the window and what
they saw for their pains was half dozen
Indians, all of themin flaming redblankets,
except the eldest, who was muffled from
head to heels in bright blue.
"what perfectly lovely posters they
make" exclaimed young woman with a
sketch-book and pencil, and when another
woman declared the sight TO be more
picturesque than the whole exhibition, she
probably meant what she said.
Among the art students present during
the forenoon was Lolita, the famous ac-
tress, who has been studying here all
winter, and her mother, Mrs. Crabtree.