The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24

pillars of the school, although they ma,
not be said to have made the same mark
| ed success in the New York exhibitions
Among these are Robert Coleman Child
| Carl Weller. Victor Mindeleff, VIII Chand
| lee, Spencer Nichols, .Lucien Powell Fran.
! els Lane. Mrs. Andrews, Mrs Haeseler
| Mrs. Dodge, Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Kraft
Una Clarke, Berta Hanson, Grace Atwater
| Helen Nicolay. Elizabeth Miller, Mary X
Porter, and Alice Willoughby.
i Among the promising students in water
| color whose future seems assured by rea-
| son of the able work shown in recen,
school exhibitions should be mentioned
Miss McMullen, Miss Thomson. Mrs. Gohe-
gan, Miss Haney Miss Pierson. Miss Prem
! tiss, Miss Castle, Miss Higgins, Miss Dur
fee. Miss Hubbard. Miss Dcnn Miss Luck
EFT, Miss Merrell. Miss Kelley, Miss Patch
Miss Constable, Miss Tricou, Miss Gull
ledge, Miss Kent, Miss Noyes, Miss Mary
Clark, Miss West, and Miss Johns. Some
OF these students have exhibited work of
especial excellence both technically and
pictorially. This is notably true of Miss
McMullen, whose treatment of flower sub
Jects is very artistic. Some studies
made this spring by this skillful student
encourages one to think that her work will
take an important place in next winter
water color exhibitions.
AT recent meeting of the Washing on
Water Color Club, Mr.. William Henry
Holmes was unanimously elected president.
This move on the part of the club proves
that this younger of the two local organ
izaticns is alive to the best interests of art
and determined TO go on winning laurels at
home and abroad. The club is quite as
much honored as ii confers honors on this
distinguished artist. Mr.. Holmes work is
even more highly esteemed in New York
than it is here. He is unquestionably
Washington's foremost painter in water
colors and he is also a distinguished sell
enlist, whose writings on anthropoiogi-
cal subjects have given him a world wide
reputation. The individual quality that
makes Mr.. Holmes work peculiar to him
self alone and quite as individual as Whist
ler-the unique-is marvellous mastery
over pure delicate wash tints, which is
nothing short of genius.
Some years ago the writer saw crowd
of artists gathered about one of his pic
lures in 4 New York exhibition, asking
each other. How in the world did he do
it?" The lovely picture. quite large as
water colors go, hung in the place of
honor, in the White Room" The subject
was beautiful summer girl. daintily clad
in white. under a white parasol, sumter
ing ON the sandy seashore. The hour was
high noon, no eXtravagant chromatic i'm
pressionist effect, simply clear fiat tints.
true to life, and no less marvelously skill
full than wonderfully real. This was n
great year. The officers of the American
Water Color Society, in court costume, re-
ceived the Four Hundred, who came In
costumes of kings and queens. 1t was one
Of New York's red-letter days. The Astors
and the Vanderbilts We there in all their
nagnificence. 1t is still referred to as one
OF the most artistic and splendid Spec
.acles ever witnessed in this country. The |
Ianitor of the Academy, dwelling upon its |
richness to crowd of students and the |
writer, said: "Ah, byes, yez ought to hey
seen Mrs. As.or-sure, she aisy he'd ON A |
pint of diamonts'
The writer never could get Mr.. Holmes
o say much about this picture. ,houp.,
/ was the water color of the year and sold
m the first day for some $500 or $500
mat picture is still remembered as one
II the most skillful achievements by n,
american water-eolor painter. Once in a
urst of enthusiasm the writer said IN
fator Powell, at that time Mr. Holmes,
hief in Government scientific worh
Holmes is fine painter, one of Ameri.
as greatest To which the genial major
eplied: Yes, that is true; and he writes
etter than he paints."
Mr.. Holmes holds his water color IN auch
ght regard that his friends wonder nj n
ut then 1t Is the popularity of genius IA
efuse to be measured and classified en 4,
Just as well to accept from time to time
nose gems, bits of landscape, figure and
till life. which this great amateur condo
lends to exhibit and to be duly thankful
JAMES HENRY MOSER.