Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

Manila scenery are sent by Frank +. Greens
walt Of this city; besides which clever nttls
outdoor studies are shown by Mrs NJ w.
Hodge. Helen c. Brown. Emma J. Smith.
Ruth Darwin and E. J. Jackson.
The only important Hfe-size portrait I'm
the exhibition is by Miss Anna Sands. IL IS
a pastel of a young and attractive woman,
who Is seen seated in a carved and tapes
tried chair OF interesting design. As pOr-
trait 1t IS simple and pleasing, and n
painting ii is excellent in tone, color and
handling Miss Mathilde Mueden is largely
and VariouSly REPRESENTED by eight or ten
sketches, made during her last summers
trip abroad, which were sent en- bloc TO tho
exhibition through the error of frame
maker, but once there were gladly claimed
and kept by the jury OF admission or
these old Jan" is the most finished and
notable. though a sketch which hangs near,
Cap Plating and another, done IN mono
tint, picturing a Holland maiden sitting
by window sewing. are close rivals for
honors The rest are architectural studies.
made in Paris. Amsterdam ana Tho Hague,
which are done almost in miniature IN col
ored pencils on gray paper with great nice
ness and sincere artistic feeling These I'm
turn suggest Marie van der Veer's Dutch
genre pictures which will again be well
coined and among which win be found a
specially delightful sketch of two jolly
little children from the lowla"dS.
Decorative and Ideal
The larger portion of the fat wall Is
given over to a heterogeneous collection OF
decorative, illustrative, realistic and ideal
work, among which are to be found soma
specially interesting and noteworthy ex-
hibits. Here. for instance, are not only
the prize-winning Sea Fairies" but two
other panels done by Mr.. Curtis in burnt
wood. One of these pictures Is a fair and
stately maiden carrying in her appraised
hands a golden dish of fruit, the other is a
pictorial image of the Virgin. Both arc
strong, decorative and original and have
been wrought with amazing skill. with
these is hung Miss Burdettc's charmin.
little portrait study, which is In perfect
accord with the spirit Of medieval sim
plicity pervadlng these neighboring works
and near by are to be found some draw
ings by Mrs. Alice Archer Sewan James.
which are replete with artistic and poetic
feeling.
Here, too. may be seen two pencil draw
ings of lions by Miss Constance White n
student OF the Corcoran School, which DEM
ohStTate talent OF very unusual order and
must be accorded high praise.
Attention should also be specially rl,es,
TO the still-life and flower studies as il 4,
seldom that so many excellent EXAMPLES Of
such work are shown in a single exhibition.
MI Henry Walter Dawson contributes an
excellent sem-decorative study of rhode
dehdrons Miss Rachel Thompson sends
from NancouVer's Land q broadly naintef
STUDY or chinese pheasants, and Miss s IL
Pierson. Miss Clara Saunders and NIiss
Laura L. Herlin each contribute cleyerly
painted floral compositions
Thus from first TO last the eyh,bitro,, win
De found 10 hold the observers interest
and attention. Measured by the meet.
paintings of earlier centuries the uyorly.
would doubtless fall short, but for such
ranking they make no pretension. aeit 90
each is fully worthy of its Mace ana 81,
Will more than repay what effort II No..
cost to see them. my