Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

mails few would gain an adequate idea Of
the strength and holiness of his unerring
Irving R. wiles are equally instructive
from technical standpoint, and special
note should be taken Of the Mexican street
scene and the view in an opera box. Smed-
iey's American types will claim many ad-
mirers. and the clever though more man.
nered work Of A. B. Wenzell will also find
favor. The work of Alice Barber Stephens
forms very attractive feature of the dis
play. by reason of its naturalness and lack
of affectation, as well as by the happy
union of breadth and delicacy in the treat
ment. Some OF her illustrations are in full
color and show a good deal of ability in
that direction. The collection includes
work by Howard Pyle Thulstrup, Robert
Reid, Abbey, Blum and number of others.
Next Monday Mr.. Lucien Powell will
place on view at veerhofs gallery an at
tractive collection of water colors of wide
ly varying subjects. The walls will be
hung principally with landscapes and
marines, but there will also be several
street scenes, a class of subjects which the
artist shows to very good advantage. Tn.
market scene which he exhibited in Nash
vile deserves especial attention, as it is
one of the most carefully studied pictures
that has ever come from his easel. The
treatment Of the receding line of irregu-
farly built houses is noticeably good and
there are some delightful passages of cool
color in this painting. Mr.. PowelIs strong
color sense is evident in all his work, and
he Is thoroughly in his element when paint
Ing the brilliant hues of a Venetian scene
or the rich coloring of an autumn land
scape. His work is never lacking in
breadth. but on the contrary he often
pushes freedom Of handling to the extreme,
SO that in a contemplation of the picture
the brush work is unduly apparent. In his
storm scenes he rarely fails to give a good
sense of movement, and in one motive
which he will exhibit the trees bending
before the wind and the threatening
cloud masses behind are very suggestive.
Mr.. Carl Roll Smith, ths Chicago sculp-
tor. is at work in the studio he has fitted
uE on Brightwood avenue, and is busy
with the modelling of the bas reliefs for the
pedestal of the Sherman statue. He will
not commence work on Gan. Sherman and
his steed until spring. and he will then be-
gin operations in the temporary studio tina t
has been erected just back of the treas
Try, near the spot WHARF, the statue Is to
stand. In the construction of this spacious
studio, arrangements were made so that
the model may be rolled from time to
time. out into the open air and seen under
the changing effects of sunlight and In the
setting that the completed statue is to
have
The bust of Professor Alexander Melville
Bell, which Mr.. Carl Heber has just COM
pleted, has lost none of the force and vigor
Which it possessed in the early stages of
the work. for the young sculptor has not
weakened the general breadth of treat
ment in adding the refining touches. Every
line and wrinkle plays it's part in bringing
out the character of the head, and the ex-
preston is given In the simplest and most
direct way. So admirable subject might
we'll be inspiration for any sculptor, and
Mr.. Heber is at his best in the modelling of
just such strong types. Occasionally he
appears to equally good advantage in work
of more subtle deiicate nature, such as
the suavely modelled profile of a friend
which he finished not long ago. In his
stIdlo a weii-constructed figure study
Which he has under way also testifies to
his ability. Mr.. Heber comes to Washing
ton to assist Mr.. Carl Roll Smith in his
work on the Sherman statue, and while a
comparative stranger here, his work is
favorably known in his home city-Chi-
cago.
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Miss s. W. Kelly has upon her easel a
charming flower study, which shows that she
has special gift for subjects of that kind
The flowers are drawn with delicacy and
vase OF Venetian glass which is introduced
in, the study is especially well rendered in
its appearance of semi-transparency. Miss
kelly's work has been very much inter
rupted this inter, but she expects to hold
| an exhibition before long, in which she will
show what little work she has done in the
past three or four months and also the
| many water colors that she made during
| the summers Several of these are sepia
Ira Hyyipp MAJ do h,,t .,
her work was done in the neighborhood OF
Harper's Ferry. One of these sketches
| showing a dilapidated negro cabin overhune
| with the spreading branches of an old tree
| is in its strcEg effect of sunlight, one OF
the best thin gs that Miss Kelly has in. her
studio.
Mr.. L. S. J. Dunbar has finished the bust
| of Mr.. sherwood, which he has been mod
cling in New York, and his work has re-
ceived much praise there. Mr.. Dunbar will
| return to Washington as soon as he has
| finished some ether business there, and he
| is expected about the last of next week.
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Miss Katherine Chapman, who has been
working in New York during the early part
of the winter, plans to come to Washington
during the first part of this month. She
trait of Mrs. Donald Mclean, regent of the
New York city chapter of the Daughters OF
| the Revolution. Mrs. Mclean is much in
| the public eye at present, as she is ex-
pected to be the next president general OF
| the society. Miss Chipman's portrait has
| been highly spoken of in New York, and
| those who remember her pleasing water
color work can easily understand her sue
cess.
The latest product Of a Washington
| laboratory whose gold ware has already
brought 1t fame is now attracting wide at
| tention in New York. 1t is a small violet
holder Of royal Worcester ware, whose
diminutive surface reflects all the colors
and brilliancy of fire opal In the dark,
1t flashes with phosphorent beauty. 1t is
| the choice piece, a museum piece, connois-
seurs declare, of a large output of the
ware that was sent to New York by the
Misses Healey Of Washington just before
Christmas. 1t was valued then at SIS. 1t
is valued now at 500, though il has been
withdrawn from sale, and is to be mounted.
Miss Emily Healey, while working in her
laboratory a few months ago, discovered
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