Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-12
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE
A Oreditable Exhibition Showing Steady
Progress.
Interesting Studies From Life and
ADMINISTRATION and
Their Work.

The annual exhibition OF the Art Stu
dents League, which Is in progress at S05
18th street, fully justif1es the expectations
of those who look for a steady advance in
the work which the pupils put forth each
year In some few directions the showing
is not up to that of last year. but the stu
dents have made up for this by the added
attention which they have given to other
departments of study. These annual ex-
h;bitions are held largely in order that
those Interested in the students may have
an opportunity to see what they have been
doing during the year, but their value TO
the workers the nselvss must not be for
gotten. When the drawings are all hung
together on the walls the student often sees
in a flash deficiencies in his or her work
which weeks of instruction could not have
pointed out as clearly.
Designing and Life Classes.
Some of the visitors will be disappointed
to find that the scholarships in the design
Jig and life classes have not yet been
awarded, as the work of the successful
competitors has usually been source Of
interest to all corners. The women's life
class has done unusually good work this
season under Mr.. Messer,s guidance and
Misses Mary Ellen Sigsbee, Catherine
Critcher Juliet Thompson and Mrs. Null
Ter are among those who exhibit excellent
drawings. The mems life class, or winch
Mr.. Siebert has charge. has been quite
small this year, but the contributions OF
Messrs. W. b. Chiffon, Balfour ker ana
A. G. Randall show that able work Is be-
ing done there.
Antiques and Portraits.
Miss Louise Hull is the instructor for the
preparatory antique classes, and under her
core the students have done work that Is
admirable for it's serious earnest qualities.
In this class the drawings by Misses Au-
gusta Talcott, Marion Page, Harriet Mar
den, Bella Sherman Mary Goodfellow and
E. Y. Parker are especially worthy of men
ton, and in the advanced antique Misses
Beulah Barnes, Bessie Barnes, Isabel
Baum. Violet Niles and Mr.. A. r Spear
display good work. The portrait class
makes strong showing this year. Miss
Catherine Critcher, Miss Anna Lee and
Mrs. Marble exhibiting very creditable
heads in Oil. Miss Sadie Meetze also shows
well-studied work in that medium, though
her best portrait is a large pastel, and Miss
Josephine Gloetzner, Miss Jackson, Miss
Sallie Wright and Mrs. McCutcheon dis
play interesting heads in charcoal.
Water Color Exhibit.
The water-color students, under Miss
Perrie, have been studying industriously,
and Misses Annie TAFT, Bessie Durfee,
Mary K. Porter and Mrs. Anender unite
in making the exhibit attractive. This
cheerful bit of wall space does not by any
means furnish all the color for the exhibit
ton. as the pleasing oil studies by Miss
Aline Solomons do their share, and the
work of the designing class brightens up
the league rooms wonderfully. Miss Hum
phreys has had charge of this class for two
years, and both the group of advanced
workers and the pupils who have enjoyed
only one seasons study have profited well
by her instruction.
Excellent designs for tiles, book covers,
calicoes and oilcloths are exhibited by
Misses Catherine Minnack, Ellen Lynch.
Elizabeth Dom, Mrs. Randall and other
members of the first-year class.
Advanced Studies.
Among the advanced students working on
wallpaper designs Miss Louisa VAIN
wright exhibits decorative patterns in
which she has successfully conventional
lied the American Beauty rosebud and the
jack in the pulpit, and Misses BeuIah
Reeves. Elsie Cobb, Caroline Janney, Car
men Davis and baltimore show equally
capable work in the same direction. The
display of work done in the sketch class
IS not remarkable this year. but in the de-
partment OF black and white one finds
strong studies by Messrs. Balfour Ker,
Fitzpatrick, A. g. Randall and H. B. Brad
lord and Misses Irma Peixotto Edna Wes-
colt and Marguerite Downing. Mr.. Carl
Heber adds to the interest Of the league
exhibition by the display of two pieces of
sculpture.
Will be given tonight from to 10 O'Clock
and on Wednesday from 10 am. to 6 I'M.
visitors will have their last opportunitv
to view the drawings