Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-16

Of the board Of managers were reelected
f for an eeaa5sn year s which there was
!ightful social time enjoyed.
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On the same evening MIR. Messer invited
a number Of the artists to his hospitable
Anacostia home to Meet the four distin-
guished Japanese art students who We're
his guests while in this~city.
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The lecture upon Michael Angelo given
by the Rev. DR.. Bristol at the Corcoran
Gallery on the evening of the 9th. under
the auspices of the sculpture class of that
school, was in every way a marked sue
cess. 1t was in itself most interesting, and
was charmingly illustrated by stereopticon
views. This is the second in the course,
and that the large room in which they
were given was more than well filled both
times demonstrates the general interest
felt in these subjects.
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The design class at the Art Students
League is doing most excellent and at
tractive work Miss Sumner, whose de-
sign for a cover to Hearns ''Chita" won
such weli-deserved praise a few months
ago, has just finished another equally as
charming for out of the East" This is
done in Japanese grass linen, with very
dainty colors, in a truly eastern design,
showing the snow-capped mountain and
wooded shore, with the blue sky and water
above and below and a CLINT Of gold
through the whole. Miss Stanley and Miss
Hendershott are making some book plates
that are both decorative and original, and
Miss Clements has designed two series of
fascinating tiles for nursery fireplace.
one set represents dear Mother Goose
and her children; Jack Horncr,' Peter
the Pumpkin Eater" boy Blue" and DO
peep as well as others Of her large and
charming family. The other set is of
chlldren of all nations. each most char
acteristic and individual. All are excep-
tlonally simple and original, nicely drawn
and well colored.
Mrs. Robert Coleman Child has just fin
1shed three-quarter length portrait of her
self, which is an admirable likeness and
strong, attractive pastel The pose is easy
and graceful, and the color scheme exceed
ingly good. She wears an evening gown OF
black silk, with a heavily fringed white
crepe shawl slipped slightly off the
shoulders. This falls in soft folds over
her arms and down the side of the gown,
making a striking contrast but one that
is in every way pleasing and picturesque.
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Mr.. Max Weyl has lately completed two
interesting landscapes-one Of view on
the Potomac marshes near Washington
the other of a bit of Virginia. The latter
Is of the time of the after-glow. The sky
wears rudy hue, and the whole land
scape is bathed in the warm, rich light
of the departing sunlight. A dwelling or
two and barn may be seen in the mid
die distance, and the blue mountains be-
yond, with between a thick, heavy clump
of foliage, still untouched by the frosts of
early autumn, which have made a row of
poplars in the foreground well nigh leaf
less and bare. 1t is a very attractive
painting, full of nature and atmosphere,
with a touch of the beauty of common
placeness which is very charming.
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Mr.. Rudolph Evans has just finished the
busts of Mrs. Louis Williams and Mr. I'm
derwood, upon which he has been engaged
for some time, and lthis-Week cast them in
plaster. They are both strong and force
full, and will take their place among his
best work. He is now busy with hammer
and chisel upon a marble bust of General
Schoeff. A noticeable characteristic of Mr.
Evans work is that he rarely gives even
his portrait bustsi shoulders showing in
most cases little beyond the throat. In a
way this increases the artists difficulty,
but when the modelling is strongly and
firmly done as Mr.. Evans it tends adj
mirably to concentrate the attention on
the head and features.ss.,.
From Pittsburg we hear that Miss Sara
Norwood Bartle of this city is achieving
great success as a miniature painter There
she has lately executed an excellent minia-
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is said to be admirable illnesses of both
and to have called forth much praise on
account Of it's artistic merits. Miss Bartle
studied for some years here at the Art
League, though she has lately had her
studio in New York.
From Philadelphia comes the announce
ment that Mr. George Gibbs, who was for
merly Washington artist. is getting out
a portfolio of twelve drawings, illustrating
some Of the forgotten deeds Of forgotten
heroes in the naval fights of 1872" The
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady is to write
the introduction and accompanying chap
tiers. and the pictures are to be printed by
a new secret process in colors, which, it is
believed, will be most successful and at
tractive.
Elihu vedder Edwin H. Blashfeld and
Charles Y. Turner have received commits
sions for mural paintings for the decora-
ton of the new Baltimore custom house,
for which the sum Of $4,000 was recently
appropriated
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The Art Institute Of Chicago is this
month holding notable exhibition loan
collection of some thirteen or fourteen
paintings by Dagnan-Bonveret. Among
them are his famous picture Of THE Disci-
pies at Emmaus." from the Carnegie Gal
lery; THE Horse Trough" which was
originally purchased by the French govern
ment for the Luxembourg gallery, but now
the property of Chauncey j. Blair. and
"The Duel" loaned by Mr.. Thomas E.
Waggaman of this city.
The Boston Arts Club will hold it's sixty
fourth exhibition next month, opening
the 9TH The club has appropriated $500
for the purchase of paintings shown at
this exhibition.