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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
ART NOTES.

The report Of the director. to be submit.
ted to the meeting Of the board Of trustees
on Monday next, will show that the number
OF visitors to the Corcoran Gallery Of Art
during the nine months Of 1902 when II
was open exceeds that Of any year since the
institution was established. The total
number was 1s7,5O5, Of which 1859 were
pay visitors. II those who attended ex-
hibitons In the hemicycle, when the main
galleries were not open. had been included
IN the record, the grand total would have
been considerably over 100000. The largest
attendance on any one day since the first
opening was on the 9th of October, 1902,
when the number of visitors was 1916.
The whole number Of visitors during the
year 1902 was not only the largest in the
history Of the gallery, but was an increase
Of 5O,283 over the attendance of 1901. The
number of catalogues sold during the year
1902 was 1851. being an increase of 1928
over the number sold during 1901. These
figures are interesting and significant, as
showing not only the growing interest taken
In art by the people Of Washington and
visitors, to the city. but illustrating also
the value of having such an institution
added to the other attractions Of the ma
ttonal capital.
An informal exhibition of miniatures by
Mr.. 7. r. Manley Of Montclair, N. j., was
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Berry. About fifteen
little portraits were displayed at that time,
among the best Of which was one Of the
artists friend and fellow-townsman. VIII
liam Ordway Partridge, the sculptor. One
Of Mrs. Berry, which Mr.. Manley had just
completed, was also specially interesting,
being an admirable likeness and uncommon
ly well rendered. There were, besides, an
excellent one of the artist himself and one
of his aged mother. Two or three were of
children, several pictured young girls, and
a number were portraits of older married
women. Each had its individual charm, and
all were far above the average They were
well drawn, good in color and strongly
modelled, and possessed the serious dignity
Of larger portrait as well as the dainty
prettiness which Is the miniatures prerog
alive. They were, in short what all minia-
lures should be-real works Of art.
The Society Of Washington Artists held
its January meeting on Tuesday evening in
Mr.. Morses studio, at which time plans and
arrangements for the approaching exhi-
bition were fully discussed. The latter part
of last week Mr.. r. N. Brooke, the pyesi-
dent, went to New York and secured the
promise Of a number Of excellent can
vases from artists of note Everything,
indeed, seems to be progressing satisfac-
torily, and to point to a successful and no.
table show. This thirteenth annual Is to
open on February 8, with reception, in
the Corcoran Gallery, in conjunction with
the Architects Club, from 8 to IL pm.
"Varnishing Day and Press View" an in
novation Of this season, will be on the af-
ternoon Of the same day, and is to be made
a special feature.
Mr.. James Henry Moser has just painted
a life-size portrait in water-colors of Mr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

evenings sales was $40. 271. 'L'Emfs
nence Grise," by Gerome. was purchased
for SIC 600, for the Boston Museum OF Fine
Arts. Millet's ''Shepherdess'' brought $685.
800. and his Peasant Woman and Child'
FL, 100 A Corot brought $14, 700, Dupro
1000 and portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds
$4,000.
The Marquand collection. made by the
late president Of the board Of trustees Of
the Metropolitan Museum, was placed on
exhibition on Wednesday OF this week, and
will be sold on the 23d and succeeding days.
It Ia even q more interesting and varied
collection. and sumptuous catalogue Of IL
has been published for the exhibition and
sale. 1t was written and complied by ex-
perts, and Is also deliberately illustrated.
Only $50 copies were printed. and these
have been sold at cost-about $50. The
value and Importance Of these collections
can be somewhat estimated when It 10
known that several collectors and agents
from both London and Paris are in attend-
ance at the sales.
~
Chartran Is holding an exhibition Of his
recent portraits. including those OF Mrs.
and Miss Roosevelt, In the Knoedler gal.
leries, in New York, this week. 1t is re-
ported that he has been commissioned to
pelHl pOTudlt VI the fTeSiQeut, ana tnd6
he will come to Washington for that purs
pose within the next fortnight.
Josef Israels, the eminent Dutch artist,
who Is now in his eghtieth year, has been
elected a foreign member Of the Paris
Academic des Beaux Arts, in the place Of
the late NJ. Antokolsky the Russian sculp-
tor, and George f. Watts who Is still at
work IN his eighty-sixth year. has been
elected a corresponding member Of the same
organization.
H. W. Mesdag, tho well-known marine
painter, whose death was quite widely and
enormously reported last summer, has just
presented his entire collection OF paintings
and porcelains to the Dutch government.
This collection contains, besides many OF
Mesdag's best canvases. paintings by Mil~
let Daubigny, Rousseau, Corot, Diaz,
Alma Tadema, Mauve and other famous
Dutch, French and English artists of tho
includes the grounds and buildings in which
the collections are now lodged.
X *
Preparations are being made by the arts
and crafts committee of the Massachusetts,
State Federation for a spring exhibition
which shall comprehend the handiwork Of
women in every part Of this country.
x
The Society Of American Artists will hold
Its twenty-fifth annual exhibition in New
York from March p to May 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

Wigg-"I don't believe that music teacher
can ever make anything out Of her voice."
Wagg-"Thats all you know about it
He's made over 500 out Of 1t already."@
Philadelphia Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

Dulany Of Rectortown, Va. It IL fash
Toned somewhat after the manner OF his
portrait OF Col. Wood, which was shown
recently in the Washington Water Color
Clubs exhibition, but Is a more finished
and thoughtful work. It is strongly put to-
gether and well constructed; the color Is
lad on almost clear, and the treatment IL
simple and direct. In every way 1t is
rather remarkable achievement and gives
further testimony to the almost nmitless
possibilities Of the medium in which 1t Is
painted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

Mr.. James Henry Moser has just painted
q life-size portrait in water-colors Of Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17

The sales Of the Warren and Marquand
collections in New York this month are
events Of more than usual Importance. The
former collection, brought together by the
late Mrs. Warren Of Boston, was placed on
exhibition in the American Galleries, on
23d street. on the Sd and sold at public auc-
ton on the evenings Of the Sth and 9th.
The total amount realized by the two
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Rules Were Simple.

The paddleman's object was TO hit the
ball and IL he struck (which he need
not do unless he chose-and missed 1t.
the catcher. standing well back. tried 10
catch II after il had lost it's momentum
by striking the earth once and bounding
In the air-"on the first bounce" it was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

ILX YES. sir; it Is true almost every
town and village has its
ghost. and many Of the big
cities participate in the fame of hav-
ing had specters in their midst Every
man in the course of his life has seen
an apparition or two. OF thought he had
hut I tell you there never yet was
ghost. great or little that couldn't De
run down and it's appearance explain
ed"
This admittedly sensible remark was
made by an old resident OF this city 10
small company Of friends. who an
evening or two ago were INDUCING in a
conversation concerning supernatural
events of various sorts. Il know OF
haunted house in this very town. he
continued. that for a while caused con
siderable OF a sensation. Yes, I'm going
to tell you ali about it." he said in an
swer to a demand for the yarn. "and III
lust preface the ghost story by re-
marking that long ago, at least halt a
dozen years before the civil war. there
was in this town an old teacher OF paint
| ing and drawing named Gibson. Many OF
the older residents of Washington recol-
lect him 70 this day. He resided on the
| corner OF Twelfth and d Streets. near
| " diagonaIly opposite The Times office
! "OId Mr.. Gibson had very fair num-
Der of pupils. mainly belonging to the
swell set. They included both young
gentlemen and young ladies' To many
| of them he gave lessons at their homes
at regular periods. while others met at
his house two afternoons OF each week
Among the ladies who took lessons at his
studio were Miss Addie Cults. the fam
ous beauty who became the wife OF SEN
ator Douglas. and at his death was
married to Gen. Robert Williams. Miss
| Lon Gobright. who became the wife
OF the Rev Thad McFalls. and who is
still living; a Miss Tyler, whose father.
I believe. was a colonel in the Marine
Corps. and several others. l cant recol-
lect their names There were also sew
eraI young gentlemen who attended
these afternoon sessions. had the hon
or of being one of them myself.
81 don't know that any one OF the
scholars achieved any particular dis.inc-
ton with the brush and pallet / know
| that on one occasion an ambitious lady
! pupil presented Cor inspection a picture
She had perfected at her home and which
she called The Village Spire. TIL
opinion among the other amateur artists
was that II was the old Perseverance
engine house, located at the foot OF
Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
al which its fair producer was disposed
10 weep. Old Mr. Gibson however
came 10 the rescue and by few
TOUCHES with HIS def brush transformed
t.y seene into a medieval sketch. Ht
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Pictures of the Sky.

A GENTLEMAN Of elegant leis-
~ ure who fortunately for him
self. has quantum suficit OF
lucre to prevent that spare time from
becoming a burden TO him, recently
in conversation with a reporter for The
Times bewailed the circumstance OF hav-
ing until the summer was well advanced
been deprived of one OF his most enjoy
able sensations. II love-" said he, ITO
go out to my little place in the coun-
try and. lying supine on my back under
the grateful shade OF a certain tree. and
with my hands under my head, watch
the wonderful dlssolving views in the
great clouds piled up like mountains In
the blue sky. The month Of June was
devoid of these wonderful ethereal pan
dramas. There was cloud enough to be
sure. but It was the dismal rain cloud
without a trace OF pictures in Il.
Now. however, the time has come and
great masses OF snow white Yapor, back
ed like a camel or very like a whale
are things that can be seen every day.
There isn't an art gallery in the
world" continued the enthusiastic stu
dent Of tho summer skies, that can pre-
sent such a variety of pictures as the
clouds at this season OF the year ex-
tend TO you an Invitation to come out
to my place, and I will show you in the
heavens above more beauties in an
hour than you will find in the earth be-
meath IN q lifetime
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the group have considerable trade In
copra, pearl she'll and pearls.
The rings of coral inelose lagoons
some of which are completely separated
from the sea. while others communicate
through channels with the exterior
waters. In some of these lagoons the
pearl oyster is found and is obtained by
diving.
In order TO prevent the exhaustion OF
these fisheries the French government
does not permit all of them TO be worked
every year. At the beginning of the year
the local governor designates the lagoon
in which the divers may carry on their
vocation for that season.
The lagoon of the island Of Hikuern
was chosen this year as the place in
which the pearl shell industry might be
prosecuted. Several hundreds OF ma
tives. therefore, had collected on Hi
kuern. A French physician is the ad
minIstrator of the island. and it was
which overlook the natives there was
not still more deplorable in it's results.
The first evidences OF the coming ca
tastrophe were observed on Hikuern on
January u. The sea waves were unu-
sually high and il was remarked that
they were washing farther up on the
shore than for number of years past.
On January II the waves began TO
reach the houses or the outskirts of the
village on this island, and some OF the
ilimsy buildings were washed away. The
following day mighty waves rushed in
from the ocean and entirely submerged
the village. The population took refuge
upon the highest point OF the island.
The waves still increased in height
and on January 16 the calamity reached
its climax. The cocoanut trees, which
form one Of the largest resources of the
archipelago. began to fall in great num-
bers. They were broken on or uprooted
| by the force OF the waves.
A large number OF the people who had
| climbed cocoanut trees Cor safety lost
their lives with the destruction Of the
/ trees. The survivors were crowded to-
| gether within a radius of $50 feet Al
/ last the island was entirely submerged
| for several minutes and no distinction
could be made between the lagoon an(
the high sea.
On the islets scattered along the east
ern shore OF Hikuern the disaster wa:
even more sudden. In ths space of .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
THE STORY OF A TRAGEDY IN THE PACIFIC

A BRIEF account was published a
~ few months ago of the terrible
tidal waves which early In the
year swept over the Tuamatu Islands OF
the Pacific. burying some of them deep
beneath the rushing waters, utterly de-
stroying native villages and drowning
many of the people. The Tuamatu
Archipelago is in one of the most iso-
lated parts of the vast ocean. far to
the southeast of Honolulu. about mid
way between South America and AUS
tralia. We seldom hear of 1t. and 1t is
not surprising that UP TO this time only
the most fragmentary information of
the great calamity has been brought TO
the English-speaking world by the ship
or two that visited the group and saw
something OF the scene OF desolation.
The islands belong to France. and the
French government has been investi-
eating the tragedy. The condensed ac-
count of it that has just been PUB
lished in the Journal OfhcieI des Es-
tablissements Francois de rOceanie''
gives new and interesting Information
from the testimony OF eyewitnesses of
the catastrophe.
The French call the Eroup the Tua-
matu Islands. from the native words
meaning "Farthest Islands," because
they form the extreme southeastern
corner of the great island world. The
Inhabitants. however. call the little
rocks on which they live the Paumotu
Islands, which Is a more descriptive
name, meaning Low Islands," the
name being applied 10 them because
they are nothing but aSolls rising few
feet above the level OF the sea.
The archipelago contains about eighty
OF these low coral islands besides num-
erous islets. The inhabitants belong to
various branches OF the Polynesian race.
some resembling the F1jians and others
the Tahiuans.
Like the jewellers on many OF the coral
islands. they are honest, industrious.
and thrifty, for they make a livelihood
only by hard work. 1t is only on the
high, fertile volcanic Islands where food
is easy to get at all seasons OF the year
that the inhabitants of the Pacific have
fairly earned the reputation OF being
lazy and careless. The inhabitants OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Summer Convention Travel.

TINE increase in the railroad pas
senger business in the United
States is breaking all previous
records. One item of the increase not
usually taken much into account is
what is known among railroad men as
summer convention travel
At the recent National Education AS
ISOLATION gathering of school teachers at
ent. the majority of whom made tie
trip to Boston wholly or partly by cars.
Almost every State has an educational
convention each year. as well rs a bank
ers' convention, and there are, besides,
conventions OF the bar associations Of
the several States, OF physicians. sur
geons. dentists, and manufacturers. in
addition to the conventions OF the ben
evolent orders, religious gatherings.
railroad and transportation conventions,
and the annual meetings OF veterans,
firemen. militiamen. and Masonic orders.
The former custom was for delegates.
to the number usually of not more than
100, and often as few as %, to assemble
TO transact whatever business was 10
be done, but the Improvement of rail-
road facilities. the Improvement in
business conditions, and the opportunity
or combining pleasure with duty has led
TO a more general attendance and where
up TO q few years ago. the number Of
convention passengers carried on Amer
lean railroads amounted to n few thou
sand, 1t now exceeds a million each
summer.
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THE GHOST OF ARTIST GIBSON

made it RheinIsh castle and it went
at that.
But I'll come down 10 the ghost
story. now. see you fellows are anxious
for something grotesque and CHASTITY
Well, you must know that the cid paint
ing master died one day and the mourn
ers were many Soon afterWard people
began TO see strange sights about Jhs
house. His face would appear at the
wondow. calm and benignant. though
sorrowful. Many persons eongregatet
on the pavement near BY 20 see II. Col
It appeared by day as well as by night
The story OF the strange apparitioi
spread IL was like the story of the
three black crows. After dusk the col
ored element avoided the premises as
they would a country graveyard at mid
night.
We'll, now. there was a face at the
window for a fact One Of these fair
pupils Of the old gentleman. who was
proficient as g skeucher, shortly before
his death drew with her diamond rims
large profile OF the art teacher on q
pane or glass at the window. and L
showed plainly either in sunlight or
moonlight Why Il was not noticed until
after his death 1 don't know.
Therefore. as said In the beginning
OF this yarn. l say now: There was
never ghost mystery that could not
be solved, and there never viii be"
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half hour the houses and the inhabi-
tants were swept away by the waves
with the exception OF a few natives who
escaped destruction.
The captain OF the ship Excelsior SAYS
that the appearance of Hikuern after
the subsistence OF the waves was pitt
full. Everything had been turned topsy-
turvy by the swirling avaIanches of wa
ter
A group Of cocoanut trees which re-
NAMED standing and served as a place of
refuge for s9s survivors looked like a
ravaged field. The village had been
swept out of existence. The soil on
which it stood had been washed away
and nothing was to be seen on its site
excepting an expanse Of coral
Three hundred and seventeen bodies
were counted floating at the sea edge
or caught in the midst OF heaps OF debris.
More than eight hundred boats had been
destroyed. The loss of property on this
island alone amounted at least to 1.OO0.-
600 francs.
Some of the other islands suffered to
an equal extent. On Raroia three
fourths of the cocoanut trees were de-
stroyed and strewn all over the island,
where they lay among the debris OF the
houses and of scores of boats which had
been driven inland some 500 TO 500 feet
from the shore. Hao also was greatly
changed. Seventy-three persons were
drowned on the island Of Marokem
OF course, the greatest loss was In the
destruction of human life. Nearly 600
natives persisted in the disaster. About
100 small sailing vessels and nearly
| 1000 boats were destroyed The waters
OF the sea poured over the lagoons and
IT is feared that the pearl oyster fish,
cries have been entirely ruined
, When Bougainyille, one of the early
/ discoveries OF this archipelago. named It
! the Dangerous Archipelago" he had
! in view only the perils which the many
islands and islets spread in the pathway
| OF passing vessels. He had no knowledge
Of such cataclysms as that which has
overwhelmed Tuamatu.
These evils. however. are not very
rare. AS late as 1878 many of the islands
were partly overwhelmed by tidal
waves; but the destruction was far less
terrible than that OF January last. which
cost the islands about an eighth of theiI
! entire population
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Old London Graveyards.

Where'er we tread,
We tread on ground that once was living man.
THESE words of an American poet
are very true, indeed, when ap-
piled to the City OF London.
In that metropolis there are no fewer
than 362 burial srouno-.
only forty of them are still in use:
more than fifty have vanished from
sight forever; about a hundred have
been transformed from neglected, Of
fensive eyesores into bright. cheerful
gardens, where London's toilers medi-
tate among the tombs during their
luncheon hour; and the rest, crowded
with graves, are closed alike to the
undertaken and the public.
The very sites of several OF London's
oldest and most famous burial places
are unknown now.
An old chronicler proudly records that
-four duchesses, four countesses. one
duke, and twenty eight barons" formed
part of the hallowed dust beneath the
Greyfriars' Church. Every trace of their
tombs and OF the church itself. once as
famous and splendid as any in London.
has vanished.
Who can tell TO what base uses the
bones of those great ones of the earth
have come?
The fate of other vanished graveyards
is known. Two were destroyed TO make
way for the railroad stations in Cannon
Street. and the Mansion House station
stands upon the site OF another.