The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-24

Ha- Zone To Denmark, aud Waiter Parl.
Ia. Returned to EngIaud Tor Coed,
Tho Washington studios are deserted
o.. DIR o. Quarter Latin which pro-
Claims ..s.f 30 dingy signs nailed crook
,.r across n.d-iime doors N the neigh
a-..I NJ the Art Gallery f. abandoned
o. .-s m.sf and heat, and most OF the ar
us.s aid students have left town. Some
i,R remain. bat Mr. Flayius J. Fisher
ssg.s 90 De- about the only one OF he
gg...r.a Who b. doing any work in this
Dot s.a.ass Ills studio ia the CJrcoran
E-.4.E where ne has been d5nICiItd
s..., a-t commenced IN Washington. Is
,..-a.- ... % portraits, some COZea or
a.. O.. Co Do. painted during the next tao
u...as. Ms FISHER Is not one who sSears
b. t.. .. altgc. Art is long With
L.a b.. Keeps .p its lightning pace, even
d. I.. Ia. scashore, the nouata.Es.
49,. Er.l. Lain the other artists.
Ia. plaster gods Ia the antique classes
O.. 90. League and the COrcOran hold de-
serted court, Tor both schools are closed
lau October The Salma zundi and ,h.
.. Bahia clubs have disDanded Tor the
summer months anJ their members are
a.a- work iI their home studios. hut
.u.r. generally loahng" Even the Art
c. .g is denied 10 visitors. Mr.. T.. f.
Andrews sailed for Europe, accompanied
l.. ar Powell Minnegcrode, several
wagEs ago. and viii pass the summer. as
Usual 90 Carlsbad. Mr. Matthews and
l.- portrait OF Mckinley, which he mas
J,oa working upon Tor several years past.
hove both returned 10 ohio.
Mari Rohl->miIh's Home.
Kari RoAl-smith is in Denmark. but will
cone back TO Washington in a few weeks.
The sherman statue, which he IS working
on. "A be something II a surprise TO
Wellington when II IS unveiled, espe-
ca.s 90 those who are not acquainted
E.i- the Danish sculptor achievements.
H.s interesting home out On the Bright 4
wood road, the JlI Shue,zea Park. with
Ns cry.ins guard Of great oak trees ard
D.. ldnsie Of vines embracing luc win
cuTs. has been closed all the past month.
b.l by The end OF Auguss VII once more
OPEN It's Va!bai!a-like hall This great
!oam. by the way. Is the most uniqle
hing IN Washington, a vast space with
lofty ceiling. the corners planted I'm iir
Trees and branches Of fading oak leaves
Boar skins and wolf skins make the floor
U'sed and recall The castle OF Sntram.
tAr hall Of Nalhalla
Prince Troubetzskoi, who. report saws
does more artistic work in color than has
ever been done in Washington, and pro-
a1ees really high-class stuff, is by the
bedside Of his wife. the brilliant AmeIie
Hyes. in her Virginia home During the
he h.
mat would have weakened any man OF
even more athletic constitution than he,
and he is a splendid athlete,
Mrs. Robert Coleman Chllds. formerly
Jane Bridgman Curtis, whose pastels al
iracted so much attention at the old Cos
mos exhibitions is living at her home on
. street. altogether too happy TO do any
work at ALL as one of her friends re- /
marked. Miss Juliet Thompson. whom a /
pretty little society girl once termed the /
Joshua Reynolds OF Washington, because
she does All the court ladies'" is lust re-
covering from d long siege Of typhoid
fever For four months she has been III.
ami now is just beginning TO gain
strength. Mrs +. F. Andrews is in Viz
gin.a. Miss Solomon is in New York.
while Miss Bertha Perrie is taking little
SNNNA4NS SAN wan 0htlNulllB
class.
Cupid In Virginia.
Mr. 2. c. Messer is still at his home in
AuacoStia, that shaded frame house high
on e. bluff overlooking the water, but Will
shortly take up his work as art director
al The Maryland Chautauqua. He and his
s,a4~nt class have deserted Paxson, their
usual campiHg-Out place, this summer. 1t
may be- remembered that this little Viz
g.AIa village was Cupid's playground not
50 long since, for this was where lit all
began with The bright little daughter of
Capt SesDee. Of the Maine. and AleNan-
Ger Bells talented nephew, young Mr..
Carr The two are now living in a little
tal in New York with What do YOU
think eir!s'' as Miss Sigsbee wrote her
friends last week. just one spoon and a
kalte and a fork and one chair But that
l. all W want"
The thtyaIIrr Trentanove is at his stu
O. In the Ccrccran Building every now
and Jh,n. ana is doing bust or two and
banning bigger schemes. He has recent
E "Hh IN competition Cor a monument |
l"r The Confederate dead, AMI is promis-
IL good work Dunbar is improving. !
AH-l-Smith and the great Danish sculptor
VINO TeccuJly arrived in New York, VIII
IA.srn. are, however the two sculptors
q whom the greatest interest Of the |
country is now conferred. Winnie Ream is
testing uu her laurels. Apr1pos of her
t~'ft-uJ statue the following is related:
.. The time the competition was held here
u'ie We're number Of the most eXecra-
l.. Poor sculptors who competed. There |
" AIS" an art committee, composed OF
- I'''' critics. one Of them, who had
Tie chief say" tackled a genuine critic,
VIC happened 20 hc In Washington.
say. now, look mere" said he TO the
'.''', We got myself In pickle. There
az" about TWO dozen OF these FarraglIts
around town, and I've got TO go see them
"t ana choose something and how can I
'-| what 20 choose Suppose YOU come
along with nae, and yell me which Is Tie
best one"
DE cruc finally consented, and the two I
l.l "a hard morning. Not one of the Far
.i.s Was worth throwing in the Poto-
Selecting n Farragut.
Too hHa too bad sighed the critic
Shaking l.s head. :
'- E"' 20 take one Of EN-, man, so
".. -"F, 10 See the others" exclai n !
. i"'i 'uI-Tc Sman. Tell YOU / I
va Veil op. After dinner we'll 20 up
.' 'a. Capitol and see this Winnie
%. ... Her r4y be worth looking at"
'.I we'll. agreed the critic patiently i
-.. '"" repaired % that famous Capitol
3.o. Where tie young girl was work
81 mode. o. fhc Farraglt was on a snail | '
l.t'r.rl. raGy Tor iuspellIon.
"'. sir J guess ri bet on this one"
=. ''- Cuuarsssmau. What do vcu
...s a, H- The critic vas silent. The 7
"" "rrn uu Tie way out wnen he finally ,
'.."i ..- favorable opinion
VOL. i know one thirg." calculated
~. -...-rrs sHtH vehsn"nr!y, am that
....' ...- % d. pretty girl; 30 III vote Y
.- THTagut,"
.. doors Of the Barbizon studios are '
... ia.hard y. Brooke is in Warren
s.. r.tbDTt has MIGRATED 10 Round