Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

! by Charles r. Lamb The cafe, the read
| ing and assembly rooms and the gallery
| VIII be at the disposal of the women men,
bers, as we'll as the55men. The second floor
| OF the club house will be given over to the
ladies', while the third floor Will be fitted
up with billiard, smoking and committee
rooms for the exclusive use of the men.
| At recent meeting of the board of trus-
tees the organization OF the club was per-
! fscted and the fol- bwing officers elected:
George b. Post, president: Spencer Trask,
| treasurer, and Charles de Kay secretary
| and managing director pro tenn The chair
men of the house, exhibition and library
committees are, respectively. Samuel T.
Shaw, Charles r. Lamb and Richard Wat
son Glider.
A proposition that Is just now interest ting
New Workers is the plan to remove the old
building of the National Academy of De-
sign on 4th avenue and 23d street TO Gen.
trail Park. The seventy-fourth annual ex-
hlbltion of the academy. which closes to-
day, is the last display to be held In the
building, as the organizations new home,
on Mornlngside Heights is about ready for
occupancy. The building that the artists
have occupied for so many years is an al
most perfect specimen of Venetian archi-
lecture, being modelled after the Doges
palace' ana would be an imposing addition
to any of the large public parks in New
York. The plan was first suggested by the
Architectural League and has met with
very general Endorsement
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MI James Henry Moser has been most
fortunate in his contribution to the exhibit
ton OF water colors and pastels which
opened at the Chicago Art Institute on May
o. AL TOUR OF the water colors which he
sent were accepted, and the hanging COM
mlttee slgnitied it's appreciation of their
merit by giving them all good places His
morning III the Blue Ridge" which was
ehhlpiteu mere at the last Water Color Club
SNOW, was the largest and most important
picture of the group and it was accorded
one OF the best places in the galleries.
Among tue pictures recently placed on
view at F1scher's the oriental subject by
Gerome, large and thoroughly represen-
tatiVe example claims attention from ALL
In those who are fond of the artists style
1t Will arouse enthusiasm, and even those
who have no sympathy with the artists
way of working will be forced to acknowI-
edge that it is the production of man
who knows his art thoroughly, and who
mas mastered it's greatest technical diff
cultles. The picture represents the interior
OF an oriental bathing pavilion with three
nude female figures gathered around the
poor IN the center, and while the compost
tlon mas not the decorative charm that
Alma Iadema would have given a similar
SUBJECT, the work reveals a most conscien-
tious realism. The effect of sunlight falling
from high window on the walls and the
leSseIateo pavement, and the effect of the
various subtle reflected lights are rendered
with cOnSumnlate ability In the nude fig
ures the soft texture of the flesh is we'll
suggested, but those admirers of Gerome
who are continually holding him up as a
model of academic skill and knowledge
will do well to observe that the figures are
not without defects in drawing. Another
canvas, now at FISHERS, which will re-
pay careful study is a fine Troyon, show
ing a COW walking. The action is well Ind-
Gated and the hairy texture of the animals
skin is painted as only Troyon knew how to
paint.
The students both in the Corcoran School
and in the Art League are nearing the end
OF their labOrs for the year, and the annual
displays of both schools Will be held at the
close of this month. At the league the
drawings which have been entered in COM
petition for the scholarship in the New
York Art Students League were sent away
for judgement on Thursday, but at the
Corcoran School the pupils are still work
ing on the drawings that are to ne SUBJ
mitted for the annual awards. The jury
selected to pass upon the drawings and
award the gold medal bronze medal and
honorable mentions is composed of William
H Lippincott, John j. Boyle and George
Gibbs. They Will meet at the Corcoran
gallery Wednesday, May 81, to render
their verdict, but the decision will not he
announced until the evening of the follow
ing day. The usual custom Of keeping the
work of the students on view for several
days Will not be adhered to this year, and
the exhibit will begin ana end with the
reception on Thursday evening. June l. The
display will be held in the gallery proper,
instead of in the school rooms, and the re
ceptiOn promises to be a very enjoyable
occasion for the students and their friends.
Admission is to be by card, and about 300
will be divided among the students for dis
tributOn. There is no desire, however, to
exclude the general public, and any who
are anxious to view the work of the school
Will probably find no difficulty in obtaining
the requisite pastebOards.
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Paul w Bartlett's sketch for the Lafay
cite memorial to be presented to the French
government has been chosen by the Ameri-
can Jury, composed of Mcssrs. George B.
Post, John La Fargo and ]. @. A. Ward,
but before the monument is commenced the
sketch model will have to receive the APP
prevail OF the French committee, composed
OF NJ Redon, the architect Of the Louvre;
NM Dubois and Guillaume, sculptors, and
NJ Rougon director of the fine arts. 1t is
hoped that by the opening Of the Paris ex-
position the pedestal and its elaborate archi-
tectural setting will be completed and in
place so that Mr.. Bartlett may be able to
set UP the sculpture in staff, and thus give
a pretty accurate idea of the appearance
Of the monument when finished. Raised
four steps above the ground level will be
smooth floor of masonry, about ninety feet
long by seventy feet wide. Upon each of
the long sides, following the curves in the
floor, there will be a parapet, in the center
of which will be placed group containing
one seated figure and two children. The
pedestal proper will be about thirty feet in
height, and at the ends there will be statues
representing Liberty and Justice. In order
to emphasize the equestrian figure of La
fayette, it alone will be cast in bronze. and
the rest of the sculpture will be executed
in granite, the same material that is to be
employed in the pedestal and architectural
setting.
Three portraits placed on temporary exhi-
billion have been the principal attraction
at Eeerhoff's this week. Mr. Harold L.