New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08

ana cheeks aglow with excitement, expressing
the eonrict Of moods The brown hair sensitive
race and white frock are set against a close NET
WI Vi IollaEe' ana the head is gracefully posed
and drawn with brilliancy and distinction Mr.
J. r. Weguelin has in Echo" n statueso,1a and
beautiful study Of the nude, with the nvrnph's
figure delicately poised among rocks against
dreamy blue background: and Miss Elizabeth
Stanhope Forbes has a medieval picture en-
titled Under the Greenwood Tree with q
quantity dressed musician in a fantastic forest
Mr.. Arthur Melville no longer startIes visitors
at these exhibitions with Inspired blobworB and
streaks of genius" TO which distance is supposed
10 lend enChantment. Mr.. Robert w Allan
after acquiring a reputation for painting harbor
scenes and marines with clear atmosphere ana
broad daylight effects, is experimenting boldly
with impression ism. In portrayiug a sunny
summer day in the Highlands he draws a long
tangled ribbon Of white water through a rocky
gorge; and IN reproducing under a glare of light
the Rialto and St. Ciacomo. at Venice, or a
street scene in sena or an Italian marketplace.
he uses the dot and dash signals Of the impress
sionist code. The effects are closely calculated
and the vividness Of his style is not sacrificed.
but old fashioned critics prefer his earlier man
ner- Mrs AIlingham, who has been sketching
fruit stalls in Venice with picturesque effect.
and not succeeding in finding local color for the
churches and canals, has returned TO the South
County vinecIad cottages. which she paints with
sympathetic hand Mr.. Herbert Marshall con-
tinues TO paint delightful pictures Of murky
London but is less successful in his French
drawings. subjecting q great cathedral TO pro-
sale treatment in 'Chartres." Mr.. Hodson has
been at unnecessary pains to mount to the roof
Of St Bartholomew TO paint the dome Of st.
PauIs with an environment Of verdure; but he
does not fail in his half lights and low tones
when he enters the beautiful cloisters Of West
minister or reproduces the gray arches Of old
London churches. Mr.. Walter Crane can also
produce delightful drawings when he forgets his
decorative mission AND is content with a restful
glimpse Of a corner Of an old Welsh garden
The fortunes Of MI Alfred Harmsworth's
new enterprise. The Daily Mirror" or The
Daily Female" as Mr.. Punch has humorously
nicknauled It. have been followed with great in
terest in Fleet Street Its advent was advertised
with exceptional energy and the early numbers
had a very large circulation; but public cuTos
ity respecting a journal designed mainly, If not
exclusively. for women was quickly appeased,
and its sales declined. Mr.. Harmsworth does
not know the meaning of the word failure
and as he has MADE a large investment in
presses and plant and is accustomed to COM
Tnand success by sheer force Of will and energy,
he is not likely to be discouraged by lack Of
adequate support at the outset He has
cured q most capable staff and produces daily
q most varied and attractive paper. There has
been no lack Of preparation and thought: every
detail has been considered with painstaking
care, and with the capital and practical intelli-
gence behind the enterprise no efforts will be
spared to make The Daily Mirror successful
from every point Of view. II remains an open
question whether women either need or appre-
ciate a newspaper which Is specially adapted 10
what are supposed 10 be their requirements and
tastes or whether they viii not prefer a jour
nal like The Daily Mail" which is made UP
for men and contains. incidentally, several col
uuans Of lighter material for gossips OF both
sexes. Happily education and culture are
independent Of the question of sex and the
varying interests of modern life tend 10 bring
men and women together. Men certainly do
not wish 10 be caught in the act Of reading
woman's paper on the trains or IN omnibuses.
and women themselves are apt 10 make il
matter OF pride TO understand whatever inter
ests men and 10 talk with them on terms of
equality Mr.. Harmsworth, I constrained
10 add, has not treated women as though they
belonged 10 an inferior sex. He is making
good newspaper for them. What remains 20 be
proved is whether the conditions Of modern So
cety involve intellectual separation of the sexes;
whether men can take papers exclusively de-
signed for women without being suspected Of
e1erninacy and whether women do not gain
stimulus and knowledge by reading newspa-
pers which are meant primarily for men.