Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19

tration, he brought back enough yrork
10 Keep MIN busy for some time to come.
Inc correction OF Copley prints now on
exhibition at Veerhoff's gallery has nroved
extremely attractive, as IT includes repro-
auctions of mural paintings I'm which MANY
are Interested. almost all the mural dec
orations for the Congressional Library are
In evidence. but the gems of the collection
are the prints Of Abbey's designs in the
Boston Public Library. Other notable
works tfat are presented are the decora-
tlcns by Puvis de .Chavannes in the Boston
Library Edward Simmons superb designs
| Tor the criminal court room in New YORK,
and Christ and Nicodemus in Trinity
Church, Boston, as well as several other
paintings by John La Fargo.
Mr. Keeling leaves for Europe in a few
days. remaining there until October. He
has not definitely decided whether to To-
cate here or in Boston on his return. He
has just finished the likenesses of two IA
mously beautiful women, Mrs. William G.
whitney of New York and Mrs Van Leer
kirkman, the president of the woman's
department Of the Nashville exposition.
Both portraits are executed with delicacy
| OF color and light and shade.
-'AAS' SeAASt hoAupSOn mas recently NM
ished two excellent portraits in pastel. one
! OF Mrs. Crosby and the other of Mrs
Ralph c. Jenkins The last is extremely
pleasing in color. the delicate tints CT the
| flesh being admirably set off by the pale
blue gown with its dainty folds of chiffon
around the neck. The likeness of Mrs
Poor which Miss Thompson made a short
time ago is one of the most striking por-
traits that she has ever done. Then also
the action and the pose are full of a GER
tain dignity that adds wonderfully to the
general effect. Miss Thompson has the
faculty of getting a thoroughly good like
ness and at the same time making the
portrait more pictorial than is usual.
Mr.. Hobart Nichols has Just finished a
likness of himself, which is exceptionally
good, especially when the fact that he so
rarely strays into the field of portraiture
is taken into consideration. 1t is full OF
color and is handled with a generous
breadth. that is especially noticeable in the
treatment of the hair. In landscape work
he has not been doing a great DEAL as he
is reserving all his energies for the au-
tumn, but he is busy with a little sunset
view that is full of artistic feeling. Mr..
Nichols has devoted quite little of his
time Of late to work in water color.
Two of the portraits that Miss Kathe-
rlne Chfpman has executed since her re-
turn to this city are the likenesses of Gen.
eral Jeffries and Mrs. Elkins. They are
executed in water color in Miss Chpman's
individual manner of handling that me-
dunn, and have a greater strength of color
than is usually found in pure aquarelles.
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Mr. George Orme, an artist who halls
from California, has been making a short
stay here and has some thoughts of To-
eating in the city. Since he left the navy
he has been devoting himself assiduously
to landscape work, though he occasionally
essays pcrtraiture with equal success.
A Passion for Investigation.
From Puok.
First westerner-"Pete allus was an in
quisitive cuss."
Second wesserner-"Allus! I knowed him
to drink glass O. plain sody water jest to
find out what II was like"
Dfdn't Know Him.
From Life.
Minister-"And don't you know who GOO
Is. johnny"
mo, sir. He is not on mammals calling
list"
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