Evening star., 1898-12-17

| for this series. and Pref. Andrews viii
| soon have portrait OF Stoncwall jackson
! well under way. Among the completed
| canNases now in the artists studio the por-
| traits OF Commodore Schley ana Ensign
baSley are especially deserving Of mem
! non- In solidity ana in The skillful rem
! dering Of the color and texture Of flesh
| the head OF Commodore SChlcy is one Of
/ the best things Prof Andrews has done.
and 1t is an excellent likeness wIthaI The
/ portrait of Ensign BaEley is a thrce-quar-
| ter-iength figure, and ;he stars and stripes
| have been introduced in the background 10
| add 10 the effectiveness Of the whole.
| Mrs. Andrews has been doing some work
in her usual medium. water color. and her
| most recent production IS replica OF the
delightful little sketch which she exhibit
ed at the water color show under the title
In a Pink Sunbonnet.' She has In the
| studio several well-eNecuted water colors
! Whlch sne painted during the summer. Bf
| these sketch showing a girl i'm a faring
| suhbonnet claims attention on account OF
| the truth with which the outdoor effect
| has been studied. and sketch OF some
| buildings in sunlight merits commendation
for an equal fidelity and for a skin Of
| handling which give the charm of style 20
an otherwise commonplace subject
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| 1t Is such a rare thing to see a really
| ffrst-class Turner in this country that the
| small water color now at Fischer's is de-
! serving of more than passing mention If
| the picture did not bear SO Enthusiastically
| the stamp of the great English masters
| handlwork, the Inscription in the corner
might add to its value by certifying to its
| genuineness. As 1t is. the words ENTIRELY
good, ]. Ruskin." seem almost supernuous.
| he coloring is one of the first things that
| strikes the observer. and the dominant not.
| In the color scheme is the beautiful decp
blue OF the water. hue that IS repeated
| with slight but endless variations in the
| shadows on the mountains and echoed in
the sky. In some parts of the composition
| the handling is broad and swea eaping and in
other parts the effect is produced by the
most marVclously delicate strokes of tho
brush Any attempt to describe the more
| subtle beauties of the picture would he fu-
| nle: converting poetry into prose Is bad
| business at the best. II is a work thar
must be seen to be appreciated.
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Burnt wood decoration is the specially
which Miss Josephine Glostzucr has been
| following up for quite while. and. with
the exception Of a share of her time given
TO teaching, she deyotes herself exclusively
| to the practice of this branch of art. The
| Madonna and Child now al Veerhor's is a
|
| in this direction, and shows her fondness
for the use of very fine lines. In the deli
| cacy of her work Is its principal charm
and only those who have tried their hands
| at this medium can realize the many oh
! staclcs which make fine work Of this kind
| so difficult to accomplish
| At meeting of the Society of Washing
| toa Artists, held on Tuesday evening, three
| new members were elected-Miss Daisy
| Brown, Mr.. James +. Early and Mr. Glenn
| Madison Brown. The difficulty that the So
! ciety has previously experienced In getting
a quorum for the transaction of business is
now larg ely obviated by the decision to
! consider nonresident all members who
| absent themselves without previously no
| ufylng the secretary Of their intention.
| The proposed holiday exhibition. which WIS
| to have followed Immediately after the Wa
ter color display, Was discussed at length,
| and the project was finally dropped as he
| mt mbers did not wish to 20 to even "A
slight expense from which they could not
| he certain OF any return. The society Is
| passing through a critical period Just now
| and there is no getting around the fact U'p
| To the present time they have had the use
of the gallery through the generosity of
| the owner at a merely nominal rent. out
| the hrst of the new year was the time set
| for them to begin fun payment Even with
the financial aid derived from the dues Of
| the associate members. the meeting of the
|
| y larger number of associate members
| would probably tide them over the crisis.
and 1t Is to be hoped that art lovers enough
| will be found 10 materially increase the list.
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| For some time there have been conflicting
| reports in circulation with regard to Miss
| Juliet Thompson's plans for the winter,
but it is now stated authoritatively that she
| will not follow her first plan of returning
! Immediately. Instead she will remain in
| Paris during the winter and work with a
| view to contributing to one OF the salons
| in the spring.
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| Cornelia Cassidy Davis. a portrait and
| genre painter, formerly Of Cincinnati and
| Chicago, has placed on exhibition at the
| Mt. Vernon flats, corner OF New York ave-
nue. and 9th street, a collection of her
| paintings, including Pueblo Indian por-
| traits, Moqui snake ceremonies and a num-
| ber of landscapes, etc, which Will interest
| lovers of art.
| Citizens generally are aware of the fact,
| but there are many visitors and strangers
| in the city who do not know that the Cor
| cOran Gallery OF Art is open free to the
| public every Sunday afternoon from half