The age-herald., 1902-02-21

l tlsman of the Black stockI" by Thomas Nelson Page, win be given the opportun- ity today of seeing the original Christy drawings from which the illustrations in these books were made. They will be on exhibition for a week or ten days in the book department of Nineteenth street shop.
 They were shown yesterday to several of Mir. Christy's enthusiastic admirers. The charm of the illustrators works was never more in evidence than in these drawings, which include the black and white work, together with the wash drawings and water colors
 In a wash drawing from which the first illustration in Mir Cables book was made. MT Christy's admirers will be charmed with the artistic beauty of the drawing. which shows the artists won derful power of detail.
 Readers of the Cavalier will recall the thrilling scene when the hero exclaims Stand, gentlemen! Every man is cover ed by twoI' and which furnished the Illustrator subject for one of his best l drawings.
 In the original drawing MT. Christy has put in a faint splash of gold about the regimentals worn by the young officer and this gold tint reveals itself again in a rose caught against the dark hair of the girl about whom are grouped several other women and men in regiment als. or it should be said in Christy attitudes.
 Another drawing brings out MT. Chris tvs wonderful shadows, as well as his l al in eala
 In the Cavalier there is a little pas sage about the moonlight swinging into the room. "A band of it fell glittering upon my revolver lying in my lap With my fingers on 1t, each exactly in place. v It is the moment that Lucius Oliver en- ters the room and the young soldier cov- CTS him with his pistol that MT. Chr1sty makes the subject for his sketch. The moonlight glitters on every thing, but there are black shadows that throw into relief the stray figure of the Cavalier, the determination in every line of his face, the firm clasp of his hand upon the pistol. The halting attitude Of the other figure is equally as striking, "Trell," he is drawing, you are in a hurry"
 
 shows the surrender of Yankee officer in a high road bordered with magnolias, water oaks and tawny field beyond.
 Those of MT. Christy's friends who req lize his power In drawings of decisive and thrilling action will probably agree that the sketch showing the group Of cavalrymen firing upon an escaping pris- oner Is the best in the collection. It is a water color. and MT. Christy has shown himself, as he repeatedly does. that he Is | a master in color work The plunging horses, the frenzied moment when the | prisoner. with the rein dangling under the bits. he went over the fence like a l deer" give the artist opportunities for revealing his unfailing appreciation of l dramatic moments, of climaxes which are the secret of any illustrators success
 MT Christy loves horses and regiment als and smoke from bullets, and In this particular drawing there are severa 2 magnificent horses sniffing the smoke oi , a bullet and any number of soldierly fig ] ures. easily distinguished through tho smoke and lurking against blue sky that Mir Christy puts in with that won . | derful touch of his.
 The original drawings in ''The Old Gen tleman of the Black Stock also show | MT. Christy's charm as an illustrator aDt . l while the readers of Thomas Nelson Pages beautiful book could not fail to b' impressed with the illustrations, they cannot fully appreciate the artistic value without seeing the original drawings. IT the frontspiece Mir Christy grasps the | Ak41. foff f,,IIx portrays the typical gentleman" drawr by MT Page.
 MT. Basham and his house" inspires MT. Christy into one of his happiest sketches, while the last illustration in MT. Pages book is made from one of MT. chrlsty's most exquisite drawings.
 Each of the original drawings in this collection is valued at $250.
 MT NJ Barrick who made arrangement with Scribner for the loan of this col lection, in an interview yesterday said that during the spring season, he would exhibit original drawings to the amount of eighteen thousand dollars.
 The Christy collection was preceded by Relyea's drawings, the originals of the illustrations in Mistress Joy.
 The drawings by M. c. Yohn, from which the illustrations in Mary John ston's Audrey were made will be ex- hibited in a few weeks. They will be seen first in New York, and Philadelphia from where they will be sent direct to Birmingham.
 It Is worthy of note that all of these original drawings were made for books by southern authors and the enterprise in securing these rare collections while commendable from the artistic and edu cative viewpoint also serves the admir- able purpose of bringing forward nor prominently the work of southern writ CTS.
 Readers of Janice Meredith will be In terested in the collection of tlashligh photographs taken of the play and whicl are now on exhibition with the Christ. drawings.
 There are twenty-four of those photo graphs which were taken especially fo Dodd Mead & Company during the Nev York engagement.
 Among other collections are the series l