The record-union., 1899-11-26


flies and moths are on exhibition.
Specimens of 800 insects are included.
all lent by the Denton brothers of
Wellesley, Mass. Some striking ex-
amples of protective coloring and MINI
icry are shown, one of the best of which
is Kallima inachis. When flying, this
butterfly is attractive, but when at rest
1T so closely resembles a dead leaf as to
be almost indistinguishab BILE from it, and
thus the insect escapes it's enemies. In
fact, not only does this butterfly imi-
tate, both in color and shape, the leaf
OF the plant upon which it is it's habit
to alight, but also SO closely initiates
the fungus growth to be found upon
the leaves, that in some specimens dis
tinct species of fungi may be recog-
nized. Butterflies are also shown which
mimic owls heads, spiders webs, feath-
ers, snakes heads, and other natural
objects
New York Post: The sale in Febru-
ary of the William T. Evans collection
of American pictures will be watched
with much interest by those who have
the welfare of American art at heart
In many ways the collection challenges
comparison with the Thomas B. Clarke
collection, which made a new record
for more than one of the artists when it
was sold last winter. While not want
ing in excellent examples of the art of
Inness, eWyant, Homer Martin, and
Winslow Homer, the Evans collection
is certainly less strong numerically IN
h11t bo otb Hap nd
is quite generally conceded that the
average is higher than Mr. Clarkes
collection was, for while Mr.. Evans has
been steadily strengthening his co.lec
ton all along the line Mr.. Clarke add
ed latterly but little except in case of
the four men mentioned. Otherwise,
the older men are frequently more
strongly represented in the present in
stance, while the younger ones, who
were mostly not found at all in Mr..
Clarke's group, are finely represented
with Mr.. Evans. In a word. it is a
more modern lot of paintings, CLEANED
carefully from the passing exhibition
or from the studios of the painters,
which Mr.. Evans will present to the
public for its approval. The exhib. tioa
citation.
The Identification of ST. Louis f ON an
architectural as we'll as practical
standpoint is occupying the attention of
the ST. Louis Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. The plan upon
which they are working includes the
construction of a system of boulevards
connecting the various parks, park
on the river front, the grouping of pub
lie and private buildings along Twelfth
street, including locations for new
Criminal Court building, and the doing
away with the Four Courts, new ja |,
a public library building, a fine arts
South st. Louis, as we'll as the orna-
mentation of Twelfth street itself on
scale of grandeur.
The art Collector has ceased to ex-
ist. Upon its ashes has sprung up a
new periodical Art published by
Mrs. Mary Bacon Ford. The announce
ment is made that this print is an art
newspaper, appearing whenever there
is art news-twice a week, twice a
month, once a month, any time It's
size is about seven by five inches, and
it is so printed and made up that the
copies can be bound into a book.
The jury at the Philadelphia Art
Clubs eleventh annual exhibition of oil
paintings and sculpture awarded the
gold medal for oil-painting to j. Fran
els Murphy for Morning" and the gold
medal for sculpture to ]. Gelert for
THE Little Architect"
The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts announces that the sixty
sixth annual exhibition will open on
Monday. January Is. 1860, and close on
Saturday, February 24th. The Temple
painters jury of selection for the best
picture painted in oil by an American
artist. without regard to subject. The
gold medal of the academy, founded in
1893 by John H. Converse, will be
awarded at the discretion of the Direc-
tors, in recognition of high achieve
ment in their profession to American
painters and sculptors who may be ex-
hibitors at the academy or be represent
ed in the permanent collection, or who
for eminent services in the cause of art
or to the academy have merited the
distinction The Walter Lippincott
prize of $500, with an option on the part
Of the founder, reserved for one week
after the announcement of the award,
will be given for the seventh time for
bn has
American citizen The Mary Smith
prize of 500, founded by the late Rus
sell Smith, will be awarded by the Ex-
hibition Committee for the twenty
second time Ito the painter of the best
painting (not excluding portraits), in
oil or water colors, exhibited at the
academy, painted by a woman artist,
resident in Philadelphia. for qualities
ranking as follows: ID originality of
subject; (2) beauty of design or draw
ing; (3) color and effect; and, lastly,
execution.
The Boston Advertiser remarks of
the proposed permanent Dewey arch in
New York City: Although the arch is
to be erected in honor of the American
navy, lucIc ID ilO reason IN the WOIlu
why it should be erected in New York,
except that New York wants the honor
and desires to have the city beautified
by such a monument. Precisely. And
that is just why New York should raise
the money to settle the bills. 1t would
be better not to have the project be-
gun at all than to have New York pass
ing the hat for weary. years, too mean
and too miserly to pay for the arch it
self The story of the Grant monuma ant