The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-17
ARTISTS AT PLAY
Fake Exhibition Opens at School Of
Fine Arts. -. a.. :; ! ~. =:
COSTUMES FEARFUL TO BEHOLD
Personal Scores Are Settled and Idi-
osyncra sizes. Caricatured in - -
Pictorial Hits. .-,,.: 80

1t was play day at the School of Fine
Arts yesterday and the second annual
Stake exhibition last night was a frolic.
The students came in costumes, many of
which were fearful and original. s,
A grand march early in the evening
gave a good opportunity of inspecting the
costumes. The prize for the best one was
awarded to Cyrus Brown, whose grand
toilet as Mrs. Leslie Garter was a st udy
in scarlet. Mr.. Browns feet +encased in
embroidered hosiery and smart French
heeled slippers, attracted much attention.
as he swished his skirts around languidly,
Miss Jessie Campbell, who won the sec
ond prize. wore a Russian peasant gown
and head-dress with elaborate trimmings
of cross stitch embroidery. Honorable
mention was given to Messrs. Gustav
Goetsch and Royal Rheerl, who repre-
sented an Italian organ grinder and his
monkey. Among other costumes of inter
est were: 81. -.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burke as Catherine de
Medici in a Powered overdress of large fe-
ured material over a petticoat of puffed white.
with plastron beaded in colors and neck
lace and hair ornaments; Misses Hillsdafe
and Knowlton, as poster imps in clinging
gowns Of scarlet with wings in their hair.
Miss Ada Winter, In an 1880 costume Of deem
blue silk, trimmed with paniers and black
bands; Miss Dunbar, colonial costume Of
Babbie in her gypsy disguise, with rowan
berries in her hair; Miss Mary Brodie and
Mrs. Ganslee, gpsies; Miss Nellie Kenney.
colonial, with powdered couture; Miss Lucy
Grygla, Puritan maiden in gray; Miss Fris-
bic, American liberty; Mrs. Bond, early nine
teenth century gown with white cap and kerr
chief; Miss Helen Haynes, a pinafore girl :
Miss Williams, third empire costume, with
crinoline and lace shawl; Miss Laynan, flow
cred colonial Vatican gown with quilted
blue satin peticoat; Miss Struck, Greek cos
tune of blue silk, with garlands. of leaves;
Mrs. F. H. Holbrook, 1850 costume of black
and lace collar; Miss Colby, vivandiere.
A Short informal program was given.
Miss Mary Cook gave a fine exhibition Of
fancy club swinging. Miss Helen
Haynes recited a description of an art
students life and Miss May Knowlton
sang a song full of classroom hits, writ
ten by Miss Haynes. This was followed
by a short speech from the school direc-
tor, Robert Koehler. the burden Of his
remarks being the catch words of the
song, cts not bad at all one Of his
characteristic class criticisms The
closing number was a farce, expressed en-
tirely by the legs of the actors, who
strutted about the STAGE, all but the
lower part of which was concealed, suit
irg the action to the lines which were
read by Miss May: Knowlton. The piece
Miss Mabel" modern lovers expert
ence.
Viewing the exhibition OF fakes in the
life room filled in the gaps and was the
really important feature. There were
nearly 100 of these humorous productions
in which all Of the principal events of the
school year were caricatured, scores were
settledsby pictorial joshes, and the lido
syncracies Of artists were accentuated. :
Mr.. Koehler and his pictures at the re-
cent exhibition received much attention,
especially his portrait of his son and him
self. Childe Hassam. however, was the
favorite mark, both of the prize winning
flakes" being in his inpressionistic man
ner, although Mrs. Elizabeth Burke, who
won the first prize, took for her subject
Mr.. Kcehlers Blonde. and Brunette"
These two types of feminine loneliness
were represented by portrait heads made
of a ginger cookie and a sugar. cookie
respectively, with hair, features and ac-
cessories put on with colored candy bean.
A souvenir catalogue contained in addi-
tion to the names of the pictures, stall.
zas describing each exhibitor. This work
was done by Miss Jessie Campbell and
the prize design for the cover was made
by Gustav Goetsch.
The fake exhibition will be closed I'M
til tomorrow night, when it will reopen
with the regular school exhibition ard
remain open next week. ~