The herald., 1897-04-04
PASADENA

PASADENA, April 3.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The exhibition of paint
ings and sketches by Miss Edith White.
Messrs. Leonard Lester Benjamin
: Brown and Detleff Sammann, has at
tracted a large number of art lovers
during the past two days. and there
have been many expressions Of the high
apprecia tion in which the artists work
Is held. Miss White has fifty-five paint
inEs, water -colors and sketches, on ex-
hibition. The first to attract attention
is Basket Of Roses" a large painting
directly opposite the door as one enters
the. studio. The dainty colors of the
roses are in strong contrast to the SOM
ber hues of the surrounding obJects--an
old dingy basket and the rustic bench on
which II stands. II Is fine bit OF col
oring, but even finer Is the picture en-
titled Light Chrysanthemums." where
the delicate shading from one color to
another is most artistically done. Miss
White excels In thie class of work, to
which she has given most of her atten-
ton. The pen and ink sketches Of Mr.
Lester are also greatly admired. one OF
their prominent characteristics being
their absolute faithfllness, so that they
seem to fairly stand out from the sur
face on which they are drawn, and even
Tic SIUdAlSSt lintS Oh ine oTlB ludi are re-
produced with the greatest accuracy.
They are wonderfully lifelike and nat
sural, although only black ink was used
in their production. Mr.. Browns work
is largely In the difficult line OF paint
ing portraits. He has some twenty
paintings on exhibition. and of the num-
ber ono is the portrait of a Pasadena
young lady two are portraits of ladies
in st. Louis, another-a large-sized pic
la N Of
ter. 1t Is entitled "Old Letters and Sad
Thoughts" These look life-filpe and
the coloring Is natural. Mr. Brown also
has a fine painting of q watermelon
which Is enough to make a darlcey's
mouth water to look at 1t. Mr.. Sam
mann's work is mostly in tapestry paint
ing. of which he has some fine examples.
He also has many designs for work to
be done in some of the fine houses of
Southern California. and other designs
Of work already done In the east. One
of the best of his paintings was de-
scribed in The Herald at the time 1t was
OIL exhibition at the board of trade
rooms. The artists will keep their work
on exhibition for few days longer, and
those who call to see them win be amply
repaid for their trouble.
THE BAIT CLUB.
The Pasadena Bait club met this af-
ternoon in the office OF the Electric
Light company ON North Raymond ave-
pue, and there was election of offlcers as
follows H. c. Reynolds, president; L.
z. Torrance, secretary and treasurer. An
executive committee was chosen, con-
sIsting Of G. B. Post. Walter Wotkyns,
f. S. paggett. and the president and
secretary ex-officio members of the
board, The following new members
were elected: L. G. Huff. H. r. Hertel.
q. Downing and John Mcdonald. A
man had been employed to open up the
camp on the San Gabriel river May 1st
and to taloe up the paraphernalia Of the
club, consisting Of stove, cot and other
furniture and utensils. The members
Of the club are preparing for season of
unusual enjoyment and the affairs of the
organization are prospering.
SOCIAL DOINGS.
About sixty young people attended
the Presbyterian social In the church
parlors last evening. The Mandolin or
chestra furnished music and refresh
mentS were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Wright OF Orange
Grove avenue entertained at dinner last
evening. Yellow buttercups formed the
table decorations and covers were laid
for twelve Card playing was enjoyed
later in the evening.
The Sans Souci club met last evening
at the home of Mrs c. s. Christy on
California street. Mines. G. G. Green,
b. M. Jewett and c. w. Bell won prizes.
At the conclusion of the game dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. r. Lacey entertained
the East Side Whist club last evening at
their home on North Marengo Avenue.
Hyacinths and wild flowers In profusion
lent graceful effect to the decorations.
Prizes were won by Mrs. L. A. Craig.
VIII Craig, Miss Ethel Ayers and E. J.
Pyle.
THE CLAPP CONCERT
An excellent concert was given last
evening In the M. p. tabernacle, under
the direction of Mrs. w. b. Clapp. The
eb}ect Of the concert Was to raise funds.