The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12

VIII The oaseisi eauar0 0psfaS Csn1any.
. also here In efdsr @ Hperfset hsfoalf
In several nsv roles
Lately at the 5allo Erard. I've yOung
American girls the Misses Blanche and
Coralio Vet, have scored q triumph -
pianists. The Misses Sondhedm have
also played in many OF the salons Of the
American colony. and With decided eclat.
Tho Countess spottiswood Maclkinn
opened her elegant drawing rooms to =
few friends Of critical taste who were
delighted with the performance Of the
talented sisters
TRYING TIME ON ARTISTS.
Now IS the season OF discomfort when
artists. after working hard On q picture
for the Salon, may - likely ~ not
have II rejected or quite - DISASTROUS,
sec It skyed where no one can see It.
There are fewer pictures Of foreign art
lists accepted than ever one reason be-
ing the desire to exploit native rather
than erotio talent. which 10 natural
enough Besides the Grand Palais, whore
the exhibition takes place u smaller
than the old building. ana will not ac-
comodaee as many sanvesees. There Is
no doubt that thsre viii bs many heart
aches beoause az the re election which viii
naturally ensua
The American male artists had quite a
successful exposition at the building on
the DUAL Cont. where many known and
number OF unknown painters had
placed their oAnwasses, Some Of the
younger exhibitors showed germs Of
promise, which. With laresr experience.
will no doubt come TO 4 successful frui-
ton.
wOA1Arvs ART ASSOCIATION.
Nor must tho exposition OF the ~Amer-
lcan Woman's Art Association" be ne
elected. for 1t was the best they have
ever had.
The canvases were hung in two rooms
at rue Cheureuse ana while By no
means large exhibit, it demonstrates
the progress American women artists
were making abroad. Mrs. Frederick
Macmonnies. a well-known name in tho
annals Of art Is the president while Miss
E. F. Kruseman van Elton h the vice
president. and Miss Charlotte van Bus
kirk, the ecretary and treasurer. Mira
Maomonnies exhibited charming picture
called October" replete with feeling and
charming in color. The pendant was "A
Summer Morning. brilliant and full OF
dancing sunlight. la Toilette du Bebe,
by Elizabeth Nourse. Is In this painters
best style. appealing to the careless OBJ
server by Its naturalness and to con-
noisseurs by the rich tints Of color and
the exquisite handling of familiar sub
tect. la Reve" OF Eleanor Greatorex,
found hostess Of admirers. It repre-
sented woman in white, reclining againt
q pile OF delicately tinted cushions
Very much commended for their truth
fulness to nature were several studies OF
Dutch children by Mary A. Post. The
quaint, square-b,alt little ones In their
white linen caps and with stolid counte-
nances wero true to the life, their gowns
Of dull blue and red and their queer
wooden sabots completing the ensemble.
Miss Della Garretscn. who has exhibit
ed IN the American Water Color Society
and in tho Buffalo Exhibition. showed
few choice paintings. ono "An October
Afternoon. and the other The Vii
lage.. Miss Garrctson is an enthusiast
on the subject Of the French landscape
with its quantity trimmed HeN' II
brilliant tInts, and its picturesQueness in
general She and her sister Travelled ex-
tensively in Sweden and MAJ, : nusnbsr
Of studies in different places.