The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-29
IN Norrs.
RE Rshrstisn or the Auaer,can water Cole,
Society.


Society.
The thirty.Hrst annual exhibition Of the
American Water Color Society. held in the gal.
lerios OF the National Academy Of Design. will
open to tho public on Monday morning next. Jan.
81, and continue to Feb. 20. Last night the usual
enjoyable stag party for the press and profes.
sion" took place In the handsomely decorated
rooms, the supper disappearing like dew before
the sunshino at tho onslaught Of the old and
young bucks, who never fail 10 attend this
unique festivity, and the beer fountains spout
ing copiously until well into the morning. The
hanging committee this year was composed Of
Irving X. Wiles, Henry Farrer. and Perceval Do
Luce, and the decoration was i~ntrusted 10
Walter Satterlee, who has served as an efficient
committee OF one for this exacting service on SOW,
eral previous occasions. The decoration fthe cor,
ridur 10 especially elaborate. consisting OF palms,
flowers. and Oriental rugs In the stairway, and
q profusion OF embroidered stuffs, painted and
gilded images, iron and brass ornamental work.
plaques, vases, and hanging lamps on the walls
balustrades. and in the arches between the pill,
lars. In the south gallery, whore the decorative
features on a ground of dull yellow are Egyptian
symbols and palm branches in gray gold, the
place of honor on the walls IL held by the Prcsis
dent of the society, J. q. Brown, with his pio.
ture, =" Making q Soaker," No. 233, which rep
resents q street boy lodging behind the cornop
Of o brick wall which bears the mark of several
misspent Icy missiles. while he squoezcs a par
ticularly wickod.looking SNOWFALL between hia
palms, prepared for deadly service in Q
return shot. Other centres Of panels. the
prominence Of the placing indicating the pref
erences Of the hanging committee, excellence Of
the pictures. or inalienable rights, are occupied
by "Crocus.' No. 224. by William J. White.
more; "a Forest Glade" No. 20s. by II. VI.
Shurtleff; "The Old Pilot No. 1913. by l.. O,
Earle; IAN Interesting Book" No. 1856, by Per,
ceval De Luce; "Day Dreams." No. $40, by
Frank Russell Green; winter Idyl," No. 203,
by u. s. Church; SORROW" No. 27s. by Alfred
Herter, which has been awarded the 5000 Evans
Prize by the Jury of Selection; 1.-THE Dance Of
the Dryads," No. 200. by Charles c. Currant
THE Close Of Day" No. 26l, by w. Louis sonns
tag. Jr.. and 'Felice." No. 244. by orrin Sheldon
Parsons. Some other notable works in this gala
lery are "Milking-A Summer Morning" No.
2o7, by Horatio Walkers: "A Farm Road" M.
a5s, and "Moonrise," No. 262. by w. L. Las
throp; Tho Wreck Of the JASON" No. 273, BY
Henry B. Smell, and winter" No. 81. by II.
Bolton Jones.
In the east gallery, decorated with fish netp
and fishes made of papier.mache or some likd
material, colored with the tints Of nature. thd
central places are hold by Souvenir Of MOI
rocco" No. l47. by Walter Satterlee; "Mendins
the Golf Sticks No. 154, by l.. G.. Earle,
breakfast at the Blue Grape Edam. No,
1873. by George Wharton Edwards; The End Of
the Day No. 172, by G. r. Barse. Jr.; "Het
Majesty's Ship Renown." No. los. by Henry q.
Smell; Sunday in the Barn." No. 12l. by J. 20
Brown, and Moonlight on the Hudson. " No,
1876, by Walter l.. Palmer. Fernand Lungren'd
"A Navajo Trailer No. lao; ]. Francis MUIR
phys Along the River" No. III. and The
Black Hat" No. 17s. by Francis c. Jones, ara
also hung in this room.
In the north gallery, where the decorative
scheme consists of q white background with
upright torches and butterflies of reddish gold,
the pictures in the panel centres are Bubbles"
No. 7S, by Charles E.. Proctor; "Environs Of
Cairo" No. 60, by Prosper L. Senat; The Duck
Pond" No. 60. by Charles Volkmar; " Dorothy-
A Portrait" No. 36. by I. w. Wood; Golf"
No. 90. by T. do Thulstrup; Through tho,
Autumn Woods" No. 10. by Percy Moran, and
Low Tide Near Seal Cove, Grand Manan." No,
4. by A. T. Bricher. Three other pictures Of
note are Lady Betty" No. 81. by Hosina f.
Sherwood; "Alice in Wonderland, Isles Of
Shoals" No. "a, by Childc Hassan,. and "Por-
trait Of Little Miss X" No. SO. by Maud Huns
phrey.
The west gallery is decorated with gold clss
plants and chains of beads on a ground Of
yellow. The pictures. as in the corridor, are not
quito 30 symmetrically hung as in the three
other galleries. but prominent places are given
to o Cape Ann No. 34S, by Ross Turner.
and Roadside Weeds in November" No. 1921.
by Fidelia Bridges. some other noteworthy
sheets are AN Interesting Corner" No. 372. by
James Pagan; Morning Mist. No. 1854. by Alex
ander Schilling; The Last Train" No. 1913, by
w. Louis Sonntag. Jr.; and Village OF Monies
gam" No. 422. by George Wharton Edwards.
In the corridor. where all of the
flower pictures are hung and those by
Frieda Voelter Redmond. Gencvieve Allis,
Paul de Longpre, and c. Goodycat
are noticeable among others. are found In
Old Colonial Days." No. 4s7. by FREDERICK
James; Village Musicians" No. 47s. by wiz
liam Verplanck Birney, and IAN English
Bridge OF the Twelfth Century" No. 434, BY
Rhoda Holmes Nichols. Among the well-knowI
names of still other contributors to the exhibi.
ton are those of Carlton T. Chapman, Bruce
Crane. c.. Harry Eaton, Thomas Moran, George
II. McCord. q. Morgan McIlhenny, w. Merritt
Post, William Il. Smedley, James Symingtont
ID. w. Tryon. and II. w. Van Boskerck. The
illustrated catalogue contains SOM twenty half
tone reproductions.