The record-union., 1898-12-06
THE STUDENTS ART LEAGUE
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBIT OF MOST
ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS.
Third Annual Event Of the Kind
Since the League Was
Formed.

Yesterday afternoon saw the opening
of the exhibition by the Art Students
League at 525 street, where its rooms
are situated, and there was a large
concourse of interested visitors
throughout the afternoon and evening,
which will doubtless be repeated this
afternoon
This is the third annual exhibit, the
league having been in existence for the
past three years. During that time it
has worked hard for the Improvement
of its members and the raising OF the
standard of art appreciation in both
themselves and the community. That
they have met with a large measure of
success as regards themselves at least
was evidenced yesterday by the ex-
hiblt that was placed before their visit
ors and which evoked high commenda-
1iGn from them.
The front room was devoted to the
exhibit of pictures, which demonstrated
a decided advance in ability and exc
cution during the past year. A second
room was devoted TO a most attractive
exhibit of wood and leather etching and
lin the rear was a room fitted up in
Oriental style, where coffee was served
TO the guests amid surroundings that
were not the least artistic of the ef-
fleets produced
As the visitor mounted the stairs he
was confronted by an apparition Of :he
bogie man that convinced him that
s'the goblins will catch you if you don't
watch out" It was a jack lantern
made of a huge pumpkin, carved in
pre-renaissance style and reminded the
Older ones Of their youth. Passing by
this guardian they were ushered into
the rooms where they might feast their
eyes, and, If so disposed, become the
happy possessors of some Of the ar
aistic belongings.
The membership Of the league is lim
eted and there are always a number of
art students waiting for vacancy, that
they may be admitted. The present
members are: Miss Mary G. Crouch,
Miss Bessie Crouch, Miss Josephine
blanche, Mrs. G. Glow, Mrs. L. w.
Gcvan, and Misses Amanda Austin,
Kleinsorge, Addie Hughes and Hanson.
Some of the sketches have been on AK
hibition in San Francisco at the Hop
kins' Institute, and there were a marine
and marsh scene near Chicago that
are very fine and were loaned to the
club by Mr.. Hubert. All the work is
by the members, except those two and
a beautiful sketch Of the Cliff House
and some studies from life of Chinese
boys and girls by Mrs. F. M. Richard
son.
Miss Blanche's carnations and vio-
lets are exquisite flower pieces and she
also has a large number of still life
studies. Miss Addie Hughes has some
fine Catalina Island studies, the ones
that attract most attention are ine
Sugar Loaf, Avalon Cove and a yacht
OH Avalon Bay. Mrs Glow has some
fine work in her East Park road and
the vegetable gardens.
Mrs. Govan's best are Mount Shasta
and fine study OF wallflowers in water
colors.
Mary Crete Crouch has a beautiful
soft effect in her Monterey adobe and
the same softness is noticeble in cor
ner in East Park and her Chinese pic
lures. Miss Hanson has a small study
in water colors, "a Summer Girl"
The beautiful soft grays in Miss
.Austin's picture, Before the RAIN" at
tract one at once and her larger oil
painting, Grapes receives great
praise.
In the department of wood and lea
ther etching, in which the designs are
burned into the material used, the
Misses Crouch are the only exhibitors,
and their articles in their exhibit are
most attractive and unique, showing
great care and delicacy in their treat
ment. Here are handsome sofa pill
lows of leather, decorated with beauti-
full patterns burnt into the material,
photo frames, handkerchiefs and glove
cases, opera glass bags and other ar
1icles in profusion, and all wonderfully
artistic. The beauty of the etching on
wood must be seen TO be appreciated.
The league viii keep open house from
now till Christmas that their friends
may examine their work.