Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

tho setting sun. Another picture IL late
autumn scene; the trees have lost their
vista to the right and hsip to direct the OBJ
servers attention on thelate harvest moon,
which has but just risen above the hori-
Eon. A third IL a simpler composition,
suggestive OF the Potomac marshes, but it
possesses a bigness and breadth which
possibly the others lack, From point OF
merit, however, 1t would be difficult to
chose between them, for all are more than
cleverly painted and eaeh possesses an in
dividual interests and charm.
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At VeerhoH's there is now exhibition
a painting by Mr.. Spencer Nichols, which
is notable. 1t is a comparatively large
canvas, picturfng the view out of his studio
window after the recent snow storm. A
low, bare hill occupies the foreground,
row OF tall loosely branching trees inter-
feres with the vista to the right and be-
yond line of woods mark the horizon
Above this the sun Is setting in cold,
yellow sky, its light gliding the snow on
the top Of the slope and ting1ng the edge
of the single wagon track which winds
up its length. It is q very realistic snow
picture; there are init no forced lights or
shadows, no. impressionistic puppies or
mystic's grays, yet IT escapes that weak
prettiness which SO often stamps even we'll
painted snow scenes with the air of a COM
mercial product On the contrary, this
painting has been broadly handled and is
strong and vigorous. 1t may, perhaps, al
most err on this side, but it is for this rea-
son that 1t is indicative of unexpended abil-
lty, and that while admirable IN itself, it
is, at the same time, an earnest of more
momentuous, later accomplishments
*1k
The Water Color Cubs exhibition in the
Morrey Gallery, at 1926 street, is attract
ing considerable attention, and will, there
fore, be continued another week. This is
probably one of the most notable small ex-
hibtions which has been held in Washing
ton for some time and none who has the
opportunity should fail to see it.
For the past month a series of paintings
by Mr.. John r. Key of buildings and vistas
at the st. Louis exposition has been on ex-
hibition in one of the principal committee
rooms at the Capitol having been borrowed
by one of the Legislators in the interest of
the bin appropriating an additional 81 ,OO1,-
600 for the exposition. This is a very sub
stantlal compliment, testifying to the lit
eralness and veracity of Mr.. Keys illustra
tive paintings. E-tE
An unusually interesting exhibition of
tapestries has been held for the past fort
night at Stumph & Lyford's, on Connecticut
avenue. This exhibition has been conduct
ed by William Baumgarten of New York,
and was in part the, product of the work
shop which he has established at Williams
bridge, near New York. Ten years ago Mr..
Baumgarten conceived the idea of estab-
fishing tapestry industry in America and
employing skilled French workmen started
his workshop. There is now at Williams
bridge a colony of French men and wo
men twice as large as that formed by the
employees in the original Gobelin works, and
the tapestries which come from the Will
iamsbridge looms are considered equally
worthy. But more than this, Mr.. Baumgar-
ten is Americanizing the industry, for each
year he is now tapprenticing five native
born girls and boys, and 1t is interesting to
learn that these tnskilled Americans have
proved in almost every. case as apt pupils
as their foreign cousins,l to whom the pos
session of a more artistic temperament is
generally ascribed. The exhibition which
has just closed and the tapestry industry
itself had and has commercial side, but II
the cultivation Of taste,C the, identifying of
the home and the education of the hand
have any real meaning, then both also have
a still more evident and important artistic
side as well.
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Uruguay, through it's consul, General de
Murguiondo, is offering prizes of $6,oOy,
5000 and 81 500 in gold for plans for a
capitol which 1t proposes to build at Mon
tevideo, on the Rio de la Plata. at cost
of 100000. In general it is said that the
plans must follow those of the Capitol in
this city, though it is understood that the
senate chamber must be large enough to ac-
commodate 200 legislators. Plans must be
handed to the consul in Baltimore before
April 10. and from him further and fuller
particulars can be obtained.