Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

ing a neighbours possessions presumably
melons, on the far side of a stone wall.
One is seated on top the wall, one Is con-
te.nplating assent. and the third stands tim
idly guard. a clump of trees serves as
background. ard in the foreground among
the rocks is an interesting tangle of weeds
and brambles. The picturing of children al
their sports is a theme specially attractive
to Mr.. Miller and one which he interprets
with peculiar sympathy. On his easel now
he has a canvas which he started some
years ago but has not entirely finished Of IN
ocean beach fairly strewn with little ones.
Here are two small girls. barefooted. witt
boxes in their hands. gathering the trophies
left by the recedinS tide: there to the RICH
a sand fort is being erected. and OFF at IN"
waters edge are boys and girls in wadnl
\ little dog is watchiua, alertly the fun an,
eagerly awaiting his que. and farther up Il.
shore Il lady is keeping an eye them a
from beneath Il gray parasol. The sky
clouded. but the sun is sitting through tt
morning mist and promising a fair day
The sand. the sea and the sky are admira-
by painted and would alone possess a po-
tent charm. but with the children the com
position becomes even more delightful, and
when completed the picture will doubtless
take its place among Mr.. Miller's most i'm
portant works.
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Mr. Freeman Thorp. who spent the greater
part of last winter in Washington paint
ing official portraits, is now in New York
executing from life a likeness of eX-Speaker
Henderson for the Iowa Historical Library.
Thirty years ago. during Grants second
term, Mr.. Thorp painted at the White House
three portraits of the general, one of which
he has just sold for good sum to ex- Gov
ernor VIM: Larrabee of Clermont Iowa,
from whom he at the same time received
commissions for portraits of Lincoln. Sheri-
dan and Sherman.
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A meeting of several of the pupils of tho
late French painter and teacher Gerome.
was held in New York recently. at which
resolution expressive of generation for their
late master and sympathy for his bereaved
family was drawn up. This resolution when
engrossed is 10 be signed by as many of
the former pupils as can be reached by the
committee who has it in charge, of which
Mr.. Louis Loeb. IS w. 5Tth street, New
York, is the chairman.
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The centenares of two famous French
painters, Isabey and Raffet. are to be eel
ebrated in Paris this year by the holding of
special exhibitions of their works. NJ Bou-
guereau is reported to have the matter in
charge and the proceeds accruing from the
exhibition will, is is said. be devoted to
raising a monument 10 Isabey.
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gift of 5000 was sent from England TO
The Hague last month upon the occasion Of
Joseph Israels' eightieth birthday to es-
tablish an "Israels Fund" for the assist
ance of young artists. This very
pleasant and substantial kind of congratu-
lation and unique form of memorial.
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According to the Boston Transcript the
statue of Frederick the Great, to be pre-
scented to the United States by the German
Emperor. is ready for shipment, and will
be forwarded to this city as soon as a site
is selected
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NJ. Chartran has returned to this country
and, it is understood. is on his way to
Washington. He is in Baltimore at present
painting a portrait of Cardinal Gibbons.