The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-01


! recommendatory,' and so are good clothes
| But the professional man who loves
| books, music, and pictures. and whose
] greatest delight is in these things. finds
| year by year that the simple matter Of
dressing up to his surroundings is a prob
/ lem involving great and, it seems 10
| him, unnecessary expense. Such are mod
ern conditions that if one is dependent
upon his own earnings from day to day
and has a family with strong leaniugs
| toward the highest culture and good So
ciety. the amount Of money called for 10
meet this demand is appalling. Philip
Gilbert Hamerton. who wrote yoluminous
| ly and well on art. was a painter who felt
| the fun force Of this. He had the entree
everywhere. and worked his life away, dy-
! ing prematurely, in an effort to keep W
| the pace. This from the outlook dis
| closes the situation as Hamerton clearly
realized it, Speaking of the increase Of
! comfort in England Mr. Hamerton gIoan:
at the trying strain Of expense to
| our extremely high standards Of living sub
jects ali except the very rich"
Well-worn clothes are no sign that the
wearer, If an artist, may not be one OF the
ablest and most earnest in the profession
and by the same token 1t is well not to be
too sure that the artist who is always fash
ionably attired is painter Of ability. II is
well to remember that the profession is a
most absorbing one and that man with
high ideals may stand by them when temp
tation to do potboilers is very great Form
your opinions of the man on his work and
professional standing and give him a cor
dial encouragement Of your friendship even
if you do not buy his pictures-yisit his
studio and hOme-you may be surprised AZ
his modest but entirely comfortable and
artistic surroundings. Well filled shelves
Of choice books are there. Here one may
see where the artists surplus cash goes
and where his affections are.
There is at Veerhoh's this week ma
rine in oil by +, X. NJ REIN, not a large
picture but one of Rehn's very best ana
that means picture of the first class
The writer does not hesitate TO say that this
Moonlight of Mr. Rehn's rises to the
standard. and poetic charm Of the best
landscapes of Inness Wyant. and DAVIS
The sky is vibrant with that paIpitatiug
elusive color richness Of a low full moon
over the sea. With great artistic iudg. tent
Mr. REIN leaves the white disk just ou,-
side he picture that one may enjoy It's
full beauty There is in il the simplicity
of Winslow Homer, and the quality OF
Quartly. but it is superior TO either IN
those things which make for highest tOnal
charm Il is a great picture individual
and true and would be a worthy addition
10 the Corcoran Gallery between the Rich
ards and the Harrison
There has been some severe criticism Of
this picture by two well-iuformed con
noisseurs here but it is not The habit of
the writer TO modify his opinions on hear
ing comments so entirely opposite to his
own. II is his custom 10 return to the
object under discussion and examine it
most carefully again. This was done, and
he came away very sure that his opinion
was entirely justified by that canvas. May
he not BE- mistaken some one asks. That
does not concern the writer. he is only
expected TO write what he believes TO be
the truth about pictures. one of the D Ost
famous French writer's on art once de-
clared that there were but twenty persons
in the whole world who knew anything
about art and though he wrote much on
the subject he was not al all sure thar he
was one Of the twenty.
There is also az Veerhoh's q miniature Of
CAPTAIN Sigsbee by Margaret r Stotle-
meyer. An interested friend OF the
artist has called attention 10 this
painting. and he takes this occasion
to say that any information regard
ing works OF art here which are Access
sible to the public and are really artistic
is very welcome. The writer is ever ready
to hunt up such works of art and make the
public acquainted with them-and further
more. while silence is likely 10 be observed
if he work is by a local artist and merits
no praise-works by out Of town painters
will be criticised with the utmost frank
ness. Miss Stouemeyer is a specialist
in miniature. as a card with her Fifth Ave
nue. studio address clearly indicates, and
while one would not care to critioise it had
his miniature come from some little town
in Maryland. coming as it does from New
York il must be considered from metro
p0litan and Washington standards.
This is the sort of miniature which re-
senibles the weak piuk-and- white colorei
photographs which have had their day
with the philistine and never at any time
rose to the plane OF art The color and
texture is that Of "a three yedr-0ld child
and ID is as devoid of wrinkles.
II is scarcely necessary To say th8t this
is the first time the writer ever heard of
Miss Stotlemeyer. We have miniature
painters here and while they have their
limitations and excel IN different quail
ties they are artists to whom this absurd
sort Of work is impossible. Leading among
these specialists whose work al times is
artistic and altogether charming is Robert
Kuling Sarah y. Bartle. and Mrs.
Kirkham. while Bertha PerIie has done
some excellent work in this direction.
Miss Stotlemeyer would de well. if she
Is really in earnest TO recall her NINA
lures and study those of Laura Hills. whose
work is so easily reached where she u.s.
She need not be discouraged 50 long As she
remains in New York
The tenth annual OF the Society is at
tracing all the attention that was pre-
dicted for it. il rs an unusually fine ex-
hibition OF local art work The small
number Of pictures shown. and the very
attractive hanging has relieved it of the
shop or sale look, which a crowded picture
gallery always has. There is q refined aud
restful atmosphere about the place and
that is in no small part due 10 the taste
ful color scheme-oliye, green, and black
OF the wall decorations. II was a little
raw when the gallery was first opened. but
IL has faded to a soft harmonious and
agreeable tone, which the sensitive caunot
but remark on entering the place
In the review last week Mrs Margaret
Craig's name was overlooked although her
charming little picture Of the hens nest
in the hay was highly praised Mrs. Craig
works quietly. but her pictures are al
ways conspicuous for their artistic charm
and fine color. Miss Edith Ogden is the
only sculptor who exhibits at the TEN
annual. and an three Of the numbers are
excellent Her decorative design for q
panel on a monument or wall-a sort Of
memorial tablet supported by an angel
with uuIstretched arms-is skillfully mod
4 Gnod Ieffar From n UrInbt Girl