The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
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! the members Of the House OF Repre-
sentgtives. should in any manner eclipse
+ the Capitol or the Library Of Congress,
/ il was. nevertheless the purpose that
/ both OF these buildings should contain
Ienough of architectural beauty. so that
I they might be fitting parts of the gen
eraI scheme for the development OF the
city upon broader artistic lines.
/ For these reasons. the buildings refer
red 10 win be thoroughly digniied in
| appearance. and by their location and
architectural beauty tend 10 make the
| impression of the Capitol that of a
strong center Of a group of buildings
! dominating the other buildings erected
! near II.
| The Senate conference room Will be
! located on the second floor Of the build
! ing. and will face 10 the northeast ana
overlook the spacious court which will
furnish abundant light for this impor-
| tant room. II is estimated that this
room viii easily furnish a seating space
for 800 persons. and. as the room will
be at times used for public hearings,
this large seating capacity is necessary.
The floor area is 81 by "a feet. with
the. larger dimension facing the court
| floor and ceiling viii DO thirty-five feet.
| IN room OF this size the proportions
have been so we'll arranged that, while
/ the room IS really one OF large size,
! the impression is that the room is one
| OF perfect proportions
! The classic exterior OF the building
is in no manner lessened by the interi-
: or decorations OF the conference room.
Here the classic idea Is carefully. but
| not obtrusively. carried out. The floor
will be OF marble laid in squares slight
| iy varying in shade. The cornice. pilas-
/ tiers. columns and trimmings Of the
/ doors and windows VIII be built OF mar
bic. which is but slightly veined or
! clouded. The spaces between the col
umns Will be Of plaster. as will also the
\ squares Of the ceiling. These will be
| treated so as TO admit Of such decora-
! ton as may be selected at later time
The room will be admirably lighted by
| three large windows. each nine feet
nine inches wide, and twenty-five feet
! six inches high. These windows are pro-
/ vided with a central hinged portion In
| the lower half which will serve as a
door. through which one may pass 20
| the small window balconies which Will
| overlook the court thirty feet below.
Famous Critic Dead.
Henri Pene Dubois. art critic and
! journalist. snd among the most eminent
/ OF his profession. died suddenly. July
/ 20. on board the New York within Two
! days voyage OF New York city. Mr..
/ Dubois was a conspicuous writer among
/ art critics and shared the friendship Of
| prominent artists in New York. London
/ and Paris.
| By education an artist. having re-
! ceived his art training in the Julien
/ Academy. Paris. with a life or promise
| before him IA tho line OF his art work,
l he soon abandoned painting for jour
nallsm, and his writings have been
/ read with interest by art lovers the
| world over. In his method Of criticism
/ he fOrsook conventional standards. often
! dlsposing OF mastery works with a
| half dozen words written In a style
which conveyed more TO the reader than
! long paragraphs OF studied phrases. In
| speaking Of the art Of Monet the fol-
| lowing language is typical OF his style
! with a brush prestigious as a vio-
| lInists bow, Monet draws from the
| seven colOrs infinite variations He IS
| the Ysaye OF the rainbow"
] a
! less. If he had favOrites among the
! artists. his writings never betrayed the
| friendship. II he had enemies, he was
/ ABOVE the temptation 10 belittle their
works. His point OF view was decidedly
/ his own. and he often selected for com
! mendation work unrecognized BY the
| jury who awarded tne prizes, and vet
1 he did not attack the jury or argue his
|
| public.
His criticism OF the prize winning
pictures IN the exhibition Of tho Society
OF American Artists is an example Of
! brevity which few would have the
| courage TO adopt;
| Douglas Volk's Boy With the Ar
/ row which has won the Carnegie prize.
! is green and blue and sedate. Sergeant
/ Kendars Green Gnome.' which has
| won a prize. has qualities Of drawing
| and expression In a group OF a woman
| and a child in sculptural relief on the
I background OF mahogany
Louise Cox's olive the figure Of
a child in pink and white on a chair,
I has won the Julia A Shaw memorial
prize. There Isl a theory that sitters
pose. and that they should be shown
! posing LOUISE lsDeb lawn j. n
| landscape OF the steel engravings that
one knew A brook runs through green
/ plains. between tail trees. Figures Of
women on a hill and OF bathers at the
| brook animate the picture with impress
| sions Of Puvis de Chavannes' emblems.
| The work has won the Webb prize"
| Mr.. Dubois was born in Louisiana OF
| French parentage forty-seven years
| ago. He is survived by a wife. who
was a passenger with him on the New
/ York.
Mr.. Bairstow in Hospital.
| The serious injury incurred by W. II.
/ Bairstow last Monday evening has re-
/ suited In a large number Of sympa-
4 thetic inquiries at the Emergency Hos
/ pital. where Mr.. BairstOw was taken
+ Immediately after the injury. Mr.. Barr
stow was out in an automobile with his
/ friend. Mr.. Early, when the accident
occurred, and, while the injuries are
known to be serious. it is not at this
time known whether his injuries will
result in his being for long time pre-
vented from taking up his work con-
nected with the decorative features of
the new Municipal building