The Portland daily press., 1898-08-25
IN THE CITY HALL.
Features that Please the Parties Interest
ed In Art.

Features that Please the Parties Interest
| ed In Art
In Reception Hall can generally be
| ound in the evenings large number OF
| art lovers for hers are exhibited the paint
ings and sketches, the handpainted china,
| needlework and embroideries. Here also
the NJ. Steinert and Sons display of
| pianos, and the new and wonderful at
tachment, the pianola, is listened to with
great attention, played as it is, like an
aeolian, and fine artists from Boston
| show off the merits of this instrument
as we'll as the others in the exhibit. We
say the evenings are more general favor
ties than other parts of the day, because
then the electric lights make the room
cles can then be seen to the best advant-
age.
There are 1871 pictures in Reception hall,
handsomely framed. OF this number
Mrs. C. A. Dyer of Portland exhibits
sixty. Frank L. Bowie eleven; Carrie h.
Maxwell Portland, five; Chas. A. john
son, Portland, seventeen; Lily johnson,
seven; Hattie Cannon, five; Mrs. A.
B. Crockett. Dexter, nine; Bernard A.
De7ine. Portland, thirteen; Elizabeth M.
True, one; Alice H. Crosby. Yarmouth,
one; Lille b. Meserve, Dover, N. Fl. !,
one; Miss Sophie Stevens, New Glouces-
ter, seven. These paintings and Dragons
display much skill and taste.
Mrs. Dyer is one of our best known
artists. Her work Isl always thorough,
and embraces landscape, marine, still
life flowers and one portrait.
!, MIR. Devine is a young artist who is
coming to the front rapidly. His pen
and ink cartoons attract much favorable
comment. -szs,e
Miss Maxwell is seen to particular adj
vantage in her exhibition of fruit and
flowers.
Mrs. Crockett's landscapes give good
idea of many of the charming spots about
Dexter. MIR. Frank Bowie is particularly
good in his landscape and still life effects
Miss johnson is especially happy in her
flower pieces
Miss Sophie Stevens makes marines
her forte and she succeeds admirably in
her sun and shade effects.
Mr.. Charles A. johnson is not only q
graceful flower painter, but his fish and
dogs show careful study.
Miss Hattie Gammon's "Pond Lilies"
and "Hollyhocks'' are very praiseworthy
Miss Crosby's "Kittens,' Miss True's
crayon, and Miss Mesoook's figure piece
deserve mention.
In speaking of the beautiful exhibit Of
hand painted China in yesterdays edition
Mrs. S. p. Warren's name was SO twisted
out of shape that none but her friends in
terested in the art would have known
who was meant.
splendid Afghan from Miss e. L. Adams
of Swampscott, and wonderful display
of Battenburg lace work.
There is fine display of lace work by
Mrs. .. e. Libby Of Stroudwater;
great deal of Kensington embroidery, bed
spreads, tray cloths and sideboard scarfs,
from Mrs. j. A. Harris of Warren, X. l.
Honiton doilies from Mrs. M. l.. Adams,
Provincetown, Mass; fancy silk pillow,
Miss Elizabeth P Patterson, Wiscasset;
hand made IL nderwear by Miss Alice
Crosby, Yarmouth, and large display of
Kensington work by Mrs. Geo. E.
Coombs of Yarmouthville. There are
beautifully wrought pillows by Mrs.
Julia Winship, Mrs NJ j. Perry, Miss
Alice Owen. Mrs. Ira J. Corey of Port.
land, and Mrs. Mary e. Babb of West
brook; fine bedspread from Miss Mona.
han, odd needle work by Miss Carrie
Brown, and designs of the same work by
Miss Mugridge of Portsmouth, N. II.
Other needle work exhibitions are Miss
Marcia Il. Rogers of Brunswick; Miss
Lilly Crimson, Mrs. A. b. Gaubert of