Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-24
Genuine Syrup Of Figs

one of Mrs. Leslie Carter and the other OF
the Cuban minister. Both are character
istic, but extremely out of the ordinary.
The former is little more than sketch in
pastels, the latter is a finished work in oils.
Mrs Carter is pictured in hat and light col
ored cloak, standing with one hand against
u wall, her head tossed to one side, her eX-
preston animated. The color is almost
fragrant and has been put on in dashing
strokes; there has been attempt at re-
finement or finish. 1t is a brilliantly clever
work. but one full rather of artifice than
art. The other portrait Is head-a half
mask against a black backgrounds tour
de force and excellent likeness. There
is suggestion of VelasqueZ in its sweeping
Vigor. and of Ribera in its dark, colorless
charm. It shows tremendous power and
mastery of medium, but it suggests expert
ment and bids for favor. AS a novelty 1t
Is interesting, but repeated would become
of little worth.
Mr.. Walter Paris has been holding this
week in his studio on New York avenue an
exhibition of his water colors prior to his
departure for England for an indefinite pc
Rod. There were landscapes, town views
and floral studies, all carefully drawn and
realistically rendered. The little English
cottages, with their old matched roofs and
small paned windows, were in their tran
scription particularly charming. and some
of the views on our New England coast
were of notable interest. There was spe-
ciallY attractive Interpretation OF a rain
storm in the Shenandoah valley, and pc
culiarly delightful little glimpse OF sunny
English hills. Mr. Paris has been always
uncommonly skillful in the rendition of
snow effects, and some of the winter pic
lures painted from his studio window In
town here have never been eXcelled. His
well-known blizzard picture is now included
in the loan collection of the Corcoran gal
lery, and four or five other city snow
scenes equally as remarkable were shown
IN his recent studio exhibition. Mr.. Paris
sails for England, his old home, on the 14th
of April.
Three recent canvases by Mr.. II Hobart
Nichols, who is now in Paris. are on exhibit
ton at Veerhoffs at present. Two were
painted at Katwijk and the third at Oar
brock. They are all pictures of the shore
One, possibly the most characteristic, shows
great, dark boat left on the beach by the
receding tide; beside IT, in its shadow is q
two-horse wagon, and farther off by the
waters edge figures of men and women are
dscernibIe and another vessel. The moon,
pale and round, has just risen above the
horizon and is casting a silvery streak
across the quiet water. 1t is pictorial and
well composed; there is subtlety In the rem
dering and excellent quality in the effect.
The Darbreck picture is more usual, but the
other Katwijk canvas rises again to nigh
plane 1t shows narrow strip of land and
a broad stretch of ocean The sky is gray,
and on the beach two solitary figures look
out toward a storm tossed boat 1t Is quiet
rather than dramatic in feeling; the women
take their places admirably in the compost
ton, the values are well sustained and the
sentiment is good. There are also two
paintings by Mr.. Nichols in the Society of
Washington Artists exhibition.
charming little genre by Kever the
well-known Dutch painter. is now on view
In Morreys gallery. 1t pictures amid hum
Die surroundings a lowland mother with
her two small children, the one on the floor
at her feet. the other at her knee Not one
is really attractive but there is something
beautiful IN the sentiment 1t suggests. The
simplicity of the environment, the tender
ness of the mother and the trustfulness of
the children make their own appeal. But
furthermore the canvas is delightfully."-
painted. The color, while low-toned, is rich
and resonant; the brush work, while reti-
cent, is certain and free The room is dim,
put not dark; certain outlines are lost, but
not sighted and the figures are surrounded
by air rather than set against back
ground. 1t Is such works as this which
demonstrate the possibility of a genre be-
ing more than story picture.
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Mr.. E. II. Miller has Just finished an In
terestlng portrait of his youngest daughter
He has pictured her in soft, blue-gray
gown. and lace fichu. which belonged to
her grandmother, against a brown. atmos-
pheric background. 1t is broadly treated
and excellent In effect; the modelling Is
vigorous and the color pleasing. The pose
Is easy and graceful and the expression
more than merely satisfactory. Mr. Miller
has, indeed. succeeded in getting something
better than likeness--he has transcribed
real personality-and this in its varying
degrees is the height OF portraiture.
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FFrFom Staunton, Va, comes the intelii-
gence that Miss Louise Tracy Hull former
Iy teacher in the local Art Students
League ard now Instructor in art at the
Mary Baldwin Seminary. has just COM
pieted an elaborate frieze for the children's
ward OF the. Kings Daughters Hospital In
that city. 1t. Ii forty-two feet long by
two feet wide and Is made IN Of twelve
panels. each illustrating familiar Mother
Goose rhyme. One pictures the odd Wo-
man Who Lived In Shoe another por-
trays Little Jack Horper," while third
shows Polly in the act of putting TIE
kettle on. There are ffty-two figures IN