Evening star., 1899-03-18

day Of the blizzard. view showing a cor
ner of the old Ccncoran Art Gallery and
the State. War and Navy building looming
up ghostlike through the binding snow
~ Is executed with more than his usual
freedom, and the effect OF wind-driven snow
eddying about and piling up IN great drifts
Is rendered with great truth and technical
mastery. Mr.. Paris has made a second
picture from the original study and he
plans to send one OF the two to the coming
exhibit of the Boston Art Club He has
lavished infinite pains on both. and these
two works, together with a snow study
which he made looking from a west win
COW, have occupied all Of his time since the
blizzard.
Mrs. Andrews has about completed a
large three-ouarter-length portrait Of John
X Thompson, which she is painting for
the University of Virginia, and which is
TO adorn memorial room soon TO he
opened in honor Of the distinguished alum
nj. Edgar Allen Poe and J. r. THOMPSON
Mr. Thompson was for years editor Of tho
southern Literary Magazine. and during the
civil war went 10 England in the interest
OF the confederacy. Mrs Andrews has rep
resented him as standing close TO a desk
or table, and has emphasized his literary
tastes by introducing several shelves OF
books in the background. Her portrait OF
Mrs. Gardener Of Baltimore is now entire
ly hnished and bears evidence OF the most 4
careful study. The modelling is worked
out with the greatest care and in the color
ing she has recorded all those subtle Sec
ondary tints that many portrait painters
observe too negligently. ,
MI. j. II. Mosers election TO the member.
ship OF the American Water Color Society,
In New York is a well-deserved honor and !
VIII increase the standing that his work
has already won for him in the metropolis 4
Since the news reached Washington he has ,
been the recipient Of many congra ttIations I
both from his brother artists and from his
lay friends. At the annual exhibition of
the society, which closed last Saturday Mr. /
Moser had ten OF his water colors on view
and he has met with gratifying success In
the sale of several of them.
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An interesting collection of miscellaneous
prints will succeed Mr.. Chandlee's display
of vitrographs which has been attracting
admiring visitors to Veerhoff's during the
week Mr.. Carl Gutherz has placed IN i'm
portant example of his work in portraIture
on view at Neerhoffs. and II will remain
there short time before being sent to its
final destination in Memphis Tenn 1t IL
the fuil-length figure of woman. and In
painting the gown and background the ar
tst has employed a very characteristic
scheme of color. in which lemon yellow and
magenta pink are the ruling color notes
The combination is undeniably peculiar
but Mr.. Gutherz uses il repeatedly and
often with agreeable effect. In this por-
trait the womau's black plumed hat IS very
valuable as strong accent. which helps TO
center the interest in the face and keep the
eye from straying to the ornamental detail
with which the artist usually fills his cam
vases.
The most noteworthy of the new addi-
uons al Fischers IS the portrait of a bur-
gomaster painted by Frans Halls in 1893.
The dark hat and coat of the burgomaster
are unrelieved by any touch of bright color,
and the coloring, though far from monoto-
nous, is sober and subdued to the last de-
gree The portrait is painted with more
reserve and restraint than is usual with
this master, and the fact while superbiy
modelled does not escape a slight tendency
10 hardness. Probably Halls reserved his
more dashing style of execution for the
portrayal of the tavern jewellers and timer
ant players from the lower strata Of So
clety with which he had much familiarity !
and no little sympathy. The tiny street (
scene by bennington. another of the re-
cent arrivals at Fischer's, has splendid
qualities of color. atmosphere and light,
and will delight the eyes of artists and
connoisseurs.
On Friday evening, March "a, there will
be an entertainment at the First COngre-
gational Church of a distinctly artistic
character. One of the principal features OF .
the evening Will be the display OF war car /
toons by Mr.. Felix Mahoney. and the artist
Will himself superinteud the posing and
costuming of a number of cartoons
vivant.' in which his black and white !
drawings will be translated into color and
life.
Miss Ina Chase Steele, who was on Tues
day last appointed as drawing teacher in
the Central High School, was a graduate
from that institution in the class OF '95.
Since then she was for two years a pupil
in the Woman's School of Applied Design
in New York, where she received in five of ,
her classes the highest prizes marks OF
merit for the excellence of her work In !
original designs. Some of her work was
placed on exhibition in the art galleries Of |
New York OF late Miss Steele has been
devoting her attention to the art of burnt /
wood" and has turned out some fine work !
of that kind. She is as accomplished in
that speciality as in her water color paint
ing.