The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-09
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Several weeks ago this column call
ed attention to the four recent pie
lures of Mr.. Connor displayed in
Morris store, one being placed in
the window where it was seen by a
great many persons and later Ill Mr.
Bundy's studio. These were after
ward taken to indianapolis for ext
bition with Mr.. Hermann, the well
known art dealer Of that city, and
several Of them have since been sold
These four pictures have been greatly
admired in Indianapolis, the one spec
tally referred to in this column-a
picture with beautiful cloud effects
and bizarre composition but exquis-
tie in color and wonderful in luminos-
ity, being sold to new picture lover,
this being his first purchase of pic
ture of any considerable value. Mr..
Conner's friends are delighted as he
received remarkably large sums for
these canvases, which are bound to
become vastly more valuable as time
goes on. The purchase Of a Conner
is a good investment if one cares to
look at it in that way.
Mrs. Marian A. White, Editor of
the Fine Arts journal is now in st.
Louis to give the Fine Arts Depart
ment of that great Exposition, a
writeup," in the Fine Arts Journal
in an early number. Mrs. White is
one of the best known writers and
lecturers on art in the country and
is rapidly adding to her already en-
viable reputation as one Of the fore
most authorities on western art and
one of the best known critics in the
country. She is highly regarded In
Holland, the modern Dutch School of
artists thinking her one of the lead
ing opponents of the artistic in Amer
lea. Mrs. White has charming pres
ence, commanding and dignifed on
the platform.
Another one of John Cecil Clay's
stunning reproductions from chalk
drawings is to be seen in the Septem-
Der "Reader,'' being a portrait of
Edward Everett Hale
The work of the Robert Dale Me-
mortal Committee, which was APP
pointed and organized for the purpose
of placing bust of this great man In
the State House in. Indianapolis, is
progressing and the promise for a
large contribution by the women of
Indiana to this end is fattering.
Mrs. Katherine Oliver Mccoy, who
appeared here recently in the series
of entertainments furnished by the
Chautauqua, has reputation unique
among dramatic readers of this
country. Of Scotch parentage, she
first went abroad with her father on
a visit to relatives of her family. She
has since been several times in Eng
land and Scotland and two years ago
made a successful tour and gained a
great reputation, in both countries as
wonderful interpreter !of Scotch
character and dialect. She met all
the literary celebrities of these two
countries and read in the drawing
rooms Of several members Of the
Scotch nobility and in various great
houses during the London season. She
knows Mr.. and Mrs. Barrie Well hav-
ing been a guest in their country
house, Mr.. Barrie being delighted with
her arrangement of "The Little Min
ister.' Mrs. Mccoy is modest and
unassuming, this information having
been gained from previous knowledge
of Mrs. McCoy's reputation as a
dramatic reader and through her man.
ayers. Mrs. Mccoy would be heard
to much better advantage in an en-
closed auditorium, being put to much
disadvantage in an enclosure like the
tent in which she appeared here. She
was also excessively annoyed with the
confusion and noise necessarily at.
tendant upon such a gathering as thai
before which she appeared Sunday
afternoon and said that she did not
attempt to make "everybody hear
as it would have been impossible
altho' she has a voice of much car.
rylng power.