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case the dress could not be of a dense
unrelieved black-it would also be toned
by the sunlight.
The upper part of the picture is filled
with dark trees behind the balustrade,
which stick to the head. instead Of being
some distance behind 1t. The painting is
altogether false in tone II Sargent uses
a conventional landscape background he
ought to give at least a suggestion Of pleln
air A bit of conventional white gauze is
introduced to break up the monotony of
the black dress, but 1t is wound around the
wrist of the left arm, which hangs straight
down, in such a way as to make the hand
and arm all the same thickness.
Sir George Reid, r, s. A., sends two adj
mirable portraits, one of the Very Rev.
Principal Robert Story and one of Sir
Charles Logan. deputy keeper of the sgnet.
The stern old Scotch lawyer has merry
twinkle in his eye.
Austen Brown, A r. s. A., has picture
which is nearly very good indeed. A girl
in white frock is sitting at a window on
hot summer day. The composition and
treatment are original. but the blue sky
and landscape are too dark in tone for Au-
gust sunshine and destroy what is other
wise a brilliant effect Shannon's picture,
entitled, 1.-The Silver Ship" has consider
able charm, but the girls pose il eXagger
ated: she is standing too much thrown
back, as though the silver ship she Is hold
ing were Of great weight
Good Landscape.
j. L. Pickerng's landscape, "Sylvia's
Pool" is the most attractive landscape in
the whole exhibition. 1t is rich in color
good in composition, and clever In techni-
que. 1t is hard to understand why this
| excellent painter has been overlooked In
| the way of honors. He has been passed
over by the Royal academy, and he is not
a member of any of the well known So
/ cieties.
Hughes Stanton's landscape, THE Gorge,
! Fontainebleau." justifies the large scale on
which It is carried out. 1t is simple in
! color and composition; Il Is full OF feeling,
and the distance is admirably conveyed.
There is nothing remarkable in the way
OF sculpture with which the central hall
is filled The most important work in
point of size is Richard Neville. earl Of
Warwick. a medieval warrior on horse
/ back, by Felix Joubert. It is not subtle
| In modelling; the tinted trappings OF horse
and rider and the silvered chain armor
! give it the effect Of a magnihed toy,
Prince Troubetzkoy's bust Of Bernard
4 Shaw might be meant for caricature, but
it is so rough that 1t is dificult to say
what It is meant for. There are two busts
by Harvard Thomas, whose "Lycidas"
made a sensation a few years ago. The
statue of "Lycldas' was rejected by the
Royal academy, the committee violently
disagreeing as TO It's merits. The New
gallery found a place for It and II became
famous on account of the discussion it
had raised
The two busts he exhibits this year, of
| Mrs c. X. Butler" and Miss Alma Wer-
theimer," are Of considerable merit. but
/ the academic finish and extreme smooth
ness result in a loss OF vitality and
/ character.
! Lucien Gaillard, a follower OF Lalique.
has a case full OF jewelry and tinted
I carved horn ornaments Princess Louise
| OF Schieswig- Holstein has also a case OF
enameled jewelry, and Alexander Fisher
has two pieces OF jewelry One IL a fine
] piece OF repousse work, thinly enameled
with a beautiful opal matrix in the cen
ter, and the other is IN gold. set with
pearl and Tubies.