The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-26

SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL !
The Moon Of Roses.
Wondrous moon OF rosas
Moon OF roses rcd @
Watch DER my lady
# Till night hes fled.
HI Tender moon of roses
Moon oiToses white
Clean on lisr purely
With thy pale light.
Lovely moon of roses Ia
Moon of roses red
Guide her through dreamland,
Guard thou her bed.
Blessed moon Of roses
& Moon of roses white
Whisper, II love her."
All through the night.
Annie p. l. Field, in June Century.
At the Art Exhibit.
Nothing could have been more inviting
@ or prettier than the rooms Of the art ex-
hbit of the Richmond Club were last
evening. Mrs. Allison Hodges, assisted
by Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson, Mrs. r.
NJ Fry, Mrs Ernest Smallman, Mrs
Thomas B. Scott, Mrs. Edmund Strud-
wick and Miss Laura Bacon, welcomed Wis
itors to the exhibit who attended In large
numbers
Groups gathered here and there about
different pictures, discussing points Of
value, and artistic characteristics shown
d in their composition and technique. The
New Acquaintance. by William r. Leigh,
that hangs in the hall and answers to "a,
In the catalogue was q canvas that re-
ceived much complimentary mention.
81 In the room where tho water color paint
ings are displayed landscape by Miss
Adele Williams, was considered ono Of the
II best catalogued. A portrait called lie
# titia," by Louis Loeb, hung above the
lnantel in this room caught tho eye Of
Is all Corners.
"A painting of ",Rhodendrous," by Ben
4 So was IAN Interesting Book" by John
w. Alexander, thought to be one of the
finest pieces of work shown.
1.-THE Interior of Lincoln Cathedral
by Colin Campbell Cooper, had a group
in front of 1t almost the entire evening.
3 Mr.. Campbell, as an American artist, has
justly come to be considered rs fine
Id UCituly w
thedral interiors. In a different line, his
paintings Of The Ferries, New York =
and Randolph Street Chicago show
a what artistic effort can attain In the
portrayal of skyscrapers when the effects
i produced by light, color and the softness
Of smoky haze are properly estimated.
IL The pleasure of Wednesday evening was
N enhanced by several violin numbers from
SsS Mr.. Robert Phfer with Miss Myrtle Red
ford as accompanist. Mrs. George War
~ rem sang beautifully moro than once,
when Mrs George Whitfield was at the
piano. Miss Kate Fuller. at DR.. Alli-
Il son Hodgess request, enlarged the pro-
gramme by several attractive Rotations
# A center Of interest Wednesday even
ing was the hall where the work Of the
= Richmond Art School in oil, black and
white work, designing and water colors
ii was hung. The strength, merit and beau
sz ty Of this work. individually and collec-
u lively shows what high standard has
$ been established and is being, held by the
school, under the supervision Of Miss
Harriet Lee Taliafcrro @
Goes to Washing
Miss Taiafcrro, who will probably go
Il 10 Washington, D. c., to-day to attend to
orders for four portraits which she has
undertaken there, will shortly return 70
& Richmond to work on three othofs thar
III she is to do hero.
Her summer vacation, therefore, will
make her alternately resident OF the
national capital and of Richmond. Should
az she be able to spare the time, Miss ralia-
4 ferro hopes to go to Gloucester, where
s she spent tho years of her early life,
friends.
Arlo Bates Story.
3 A feature Of the juno Century Maya
zinc is story by Arlo Bates, entitled ''In
the Virginia Room"
a5sS Visitors to the Confederate Museum
81 and to the room where the case stands
holding the coat OF General Robert r. Lee.
referred to by Mr.. Bates, will readily
III recognize the environment Of the sketch.
X AS to whether it is founded upon fact
or fancy must be left to the readers
The most inp1t6stant,s point in it to
Southern people is the attitude Of the
author and of the sympathy and UNDER
standing he displays when he makes his
hero say:
I am a Northern man, and believe
with my whole soul thai the North was
right believe in the cause for which
my father died. Only see now that Il
he had lived in the South, the same
6 spirit would have carried him into the
Confederate army"
The June Century is, in one sense,
Indeed, Southern number. for it con-
tains "a Pupils Recollections of Stonc-
wall Jackson written by Thomas NJ.
Semmes, and Gouverneur Morris has con-
tributed to its pages tender little Vir-
gina idyl, which he calls Miss Sally
and the Enemy"
Sponsor and Maids.
Division Inspector Hunter Boyd Gold,
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. has
appointed Miss Louise Jones, daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Jones, of Newport News,
as sponsor to the Louisville, Kentucky,
Confederate Reunion IN June.
Miss Mary M. Stuart, daughter Of
Captain ]. u. B. Stuart, and granddaugh-
@ar of fha ronfnderatc cavalry leader.