Evening star., 1901-12-28

deckeQ IN evergreens; Japanese lanterns
were hung from the ceiling, and a little
spirit Of Christmas joviality was abroad
making.
The Corcoran Art School will be prac-
ticaliy closed until january 6, though stu
dents are at liberty to avail themselves of
the privileges of the casts and studio room
In the interim.
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The Century Magazine, with a view to
develop the talent of young draughtsmen
In humorous direction, and to make
clear the large demand for good examples
of this sort of artistic work." has offered
three prizes of $780, $50 and $40 respective
ly, for the best three humorous drawings
In any medium by any one under thirty
years of age, which shall be delivered at
the rooms of the Century Company, No.
80 East 18th street, New York, by noon
of March 1, 1902. The editor and Mr. A.
w. Drake. the art director, are to be the
Judges The prize drawings are to be-
come the property of the magazine, which
is to have the privilege of publishing them,
and Is to also have the refusal of all other
drawings sent in competition, as, ''it is
hoped, the circular states. that this COM
petition will result in many available draw
ings besides the prize winners"
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Miss Sara N. Bartle, who has been abb
sent from Washington for several seasons,
has returned to her old home on 10th street
for the winter. Miss Bartle has spent a
large portion Of her time Of late in Pitts
burg, where she painted a number Of min
iatures of well-known people, which were
quite generally commended She has, in
,,rslo a
tinction in the painting of these dainty por-
traits.
Miss Georgine Campbell, who likewise
excels in this branch Of art has returned
to Washington, and may be hereafter num-
bered among our permanent residents. Miss
Campbell comes originally from New Or
leans but has had her studio in New York
for a number of years, where she has
painted portraits of many persons Of social
distinction. Her portrait Of DR.. Rixey was
one or her most notable accomplishments
during her brief sojourn in Washington
last winter.
From the Museum of Natural History in
New York Mr.. Knight has received a COM
mission for a series of drawings Of horses,
or, more properly speaking, the horse fam
ent day. Those treating Of the fossil horses
he has completed; others Of the series he
made during the summer in Amsterdam,
Antwerp. Berlin and London, and the con-
Guiding ones he Is now at work upon in
Philadelphia, making his studies In the
geological Garden Of Fairmount Park.
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Mr.. Walter King Stone is doing some H.
Illustrative work. He has just finished a set
OF very decorative magazine covers and is
at present at work upon series of Illus
trations for nature study of wheat field
by Kentucky woman. They are in color
but may be reproduced In monotint Mr.
Stone has now in his studio his collection
Of English sketches made last summer
which were lately exhibited In the Pratt
Institute in Brooklyn. They are quaint
original and very attractive.
Mr.. E. c. Messer brought back with him
from Connecticut almost no finished work
but portfolio full of notes for future de-
velopment, significant of hard study and
an intimate acquaintance acquired with
the unfamiliar phases of a peculiarly
charming country.
Mr.. Max Weyl has been painting a. num-
Der Of pictures for out-of- town purchasers
and working up some Of his late fall
sketches, many Of which are ;unuuestiona-
ply among the very best canvases he has
ever produced.
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Mr.. Brooke is busy with a portrait. and
Mr.. Child is repainting one of his land
scapes done In the Berkshire hills, but
there is generally a cessation of activity
IN the studios during the holiday season.
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In Chicago Verestchagin's paintings are
attracting wide attention, the interest in
the exhibition being said to rival that of
Dore's pictures held there some five years
ago. It Is In the Art Institute, and, &C.
cordtng to a Chicago paper the arrange
ment Of the collection occupied the painter
two weeks. The walls are hung with ma
roon-brown velvet, each picture separated
from the other by palms and drapery, be-
sides which small pavilion has been
erected in the main gallery, in which tea is
served by attendants In Russian Uniform
Significant Of the appreciation OF art In
Boston Is the recently issued report of the
Copley Society, which shows, after all ex-
pense Of transportation, insurance, etc.,
was met, balance Of 5000 from the ex-
hibition Of paintings Of Fair Children"
A somewhat oomical story, Of which SEN
ator Clark of Montana is made the hero.
comes from Vienna, touching the alleged
purchase of a picture gallery in that city
Briefly, the statement Is that Mr. Clark
visited the Austrian capital in the early
part Of this month, having taken the pre-
caution before his arrival to have the
rooms where the pictures were shown es-
pecially lighted by electricity. at his own ex-
pense, in order that they might be exam
ined without loss OF time. Within twenty |
minutes after the train reached the city, |
50 the narrative continues, Mr.. Clark was |
in the gallery, and in just an hour and |
thirty-five minutes thereafter the sixty
seven canvases comprising the collection |
were inspected, and a contract to purchase |
1t zen bloc for sum somewhere between |
q half million and q million dollars was |
signed, sealed and delivered. This reads |
like a bit Of sarcasm told to take off the |
slap-dash way the Americans have OF |
doing things, rather than the record Of q |
real acquisition Of costly paintings, and |
ought to be taken with some grains Of al