Evening star., 1902-02-01
A RT NOTES.

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The exhibition of pnotoersphs. pictures
and prints which was held In Miss stesls's
drawing room at the Central High School
this week proved an uncommonly inter
esting event. The photographs. which com-
posed the largest part Of the exhibit. DEM
onstrated graphically the perfection to
| which the camera art has been brought,
as well an the possibilities within its scope,
Never. perhaps. has q more comprehensive
| collection been shown In Washington, for
] besides those directly contributed by the
| photographers, Miss F. b. Johnston loaned
a series selected from those which she has
been editing for the Ladies' Home Journal
All the prints were markedly significant Of
experience and study. great variety Of
subjects were included. but portraits and
figure studies were numerically In the
! lead. OF this class none were more thor
oughly artistic than those by Miss Rose
Clark. the New York portrait painter. and
Mrs Wade. her colleague. many OF which,
| from the splendid management of light and
shade and s!ngularly happy posing, were
Justly said to appear more like reproduc-
| lions OF OLD masters than studies from
life Nothing possibly could have better
| Illustrated the art side Of photography. Miss
| New showed an excellent portrait Of Mr,
| r. Z. Messer. and Miss Johnston one Of
SSeOih hoihpsVu, OuS VI susan Is. ADthOny
| and two Of the famous Roycrofters. Mrs.
| Clinton Townsend had some admirable COM
positions. and Miss Prall Miss Kasibier and
Miss Benyusuf contributed notable work
| collection OF gum-bichromate prints
| was an interesting feature Landscapes by
this unique process were reproduced upon
| ordinary water-color paper, and partook
| to a surprising degree of the character of
sepia sketches.
! OF the paintings, Bruce Cranes water
| color, The Chill Air." which was loaned
by its New York owner. occupied the posi-
| ton of honor. 1t is, as its title suggests
winter landscape, showing open snow
| covered fields, distant woods and a scrap
OF clear green Ice in the foreground. It
was very atmospheric, thoughtful and po-
| etic. Miss Perrie was represented at her
| best by one Of her summer sketches; Mr.
Moser by his picture OF Shurtliff's cottage,
| Mr.. Brooke by study of a sunny Vir-
| ginia hillside. and Mr.. Weyl. Miss Solomons
Mr.. Messer and Mr.. Curry by character
| istic paintings. Special interest was at
| tached to these. as the majority had been
presented to the school as a mark of the
artists appreciation Of the meritorious
/ and well-directed work Of Its art depart
ment
More out Of the ordinary, and no less in
teresting: however, was the collection Of
color etchtngs by Miss Helen Hyde whose
print OF "A Monarch Of Japan" has lately
been awarded the first prize at the Toxic
exhibition. They were all Of Japanese
children, ana were done much In the old
ltnee. charming in color, and at the same
time full of action and vitality. This etch-
ing In colors, by the way, promises to be
the next art fashion, or fad. IL you will. It
into prominence. and etchers believe that
In time 1t Will command a higher place
than any Of the established graphic arts.
me TACT that each reproduction must be
made by the artist and that no two can be
Identical makes this logical, and as to its
artistic Qualities and possibilities, these of
MISS Hyde, as well as those Of Mr.. Sen
seney and Mr. Helmick, give superabundant
proor. An exceptionally good one by Mr..
Aeimick, whose work Is seldom seen in
washington nowadays, is at present on ex-
hibition IN McCreary's art rooms. 1t is a
strewn with books and writing materials,
whittiing his quill pen, and, though very
small. 1t is exquisitely drawn and specially
noteworthy for its gentle harmonious COL
orfng.
In spite OF the snow storm and wtntry
wind quite number Of people gathered IN
Mr.. and Mrs Andrews attractive studio
last Wednesday afternoon, where Mr. Wal
ter King Stones collection Of English
sketches was informally exhibited. The
majority Of these were made In Sussex,
and gave one a pleasant feeling Of intimate
acquaintance with ies picturesque features
In charcoal and almost nat colors. In a
direct, simple manner, which inspired con-
fdence in their fidelity and at the same
time made them most effective. They were
forcefuf, but undramatic, full of sunshine,
yet exceedingly restful. presenting rather
the sweet homely side of old England than
the grand and austere phase.
Since the opening Of the exhibition Of
the drawings. plans, models, etc. illus
trating the report OF the Senate park corn-
mission In the Corcoran Gallery the daily
attendance has been markedly increased.
On Sunday. January 10 "a fair day), no less
than S,453 visitors were admitted. This
is very substantial evidence Of the unIyer-
sal interest on the part OF the general pub
lic in the plans for the improvement Of our
already beautiful city. Among the many
who visit the park commission exhibition
there are probably comparatively few who
in any measure appreciate the skill and
labor which has been required to produce
the models OF Washington OF today and the
Washington Of the future, which occupy
the center OF the Hemicycle. This Is indeed
compliment to their sculptor, Mr. George
Carroll Curtis OF Boston, for the nearer a
work reaches perfection the less apparent
viii be the hand Of the workman. Let one
pause and examine them from the makers'
standpoint, however, and he will soon un-
derStand that they are indeed remarkable
creations. Each plan is 171k feet long by o1x
feet wide, and accurately represents the
city on q scale of one thousand from Rock
creek west to Sd street east and from Il
street north to L or M street south Every
street. park, building, statue and tree is
shown. To do this each section Of the city
was first photographed on the same scale
and surveyed, then the streets were laid
out, the houses modelled In wax cast in
plaster and colored by hand the whole
occupied sixty men for eight months. In
these miniature cities each house or build
ing has been accurately reproduced as
possible, even to the minor details. The
II ees, too, have had the same careful at
tention, and are by means of the nur-
seryNoah's Ark variety, but made to clear
ly represent each separate kind OF these
HOW THE ACROBATS Sc
From Journal Amusant.