Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-07

BRILLIANT SCENE AT FIRST
AMERICAN EXHIBITION.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Among
the Two Thousand Guests
Incidents.

That American art has arrived was the
conviction forced upon every one present at
the private view of the first annual exhibit
of oil paintings by contemporary American
artists last evening at the Corcoran Art
Gallery. So splendid Is the showing that
the general sentiment expressed was that
detailed study at leisure Is necessary to do
Justice to the pictures and the evening was
practically given over to brilliant social
function.
More than two thousand guests were re-
ceived in the main hall by members of the
board of trustees. In the line were Charles
c. Glover, president and treasurer; William
Corcoran Eustis. Gen. John NJ wilson and
Bernard r. Green. Introduce,ns were
made by C. Powell Minnegerode.
Among the first guests to be received were
the President of the United States and Mrs.
Roosevelt. who were shown the exhibit by
+. b. Mcclure. chairman of the committee
in charge. With the presidential party
were Rear Admiral and Mrs. William
Sheffield Cowles. The Austrian ambassador
and Baroness Won HengelmuIler were pres
ent. but remained only a short time. The
president visited all the galleries and after
an inspection of over an hour said he must
return with Mrs. Roosevelt to examine the
pictures with care.
Mrs. Roosevelt wore a pale lilac brocade
with lace trimming and a corsage bouquet
of orchids. Mrs. Cowles was in white satin,
trimmed with lace. Baroness Hengelmuller
was gowned IN pale yellow satin.
Senator and Mrs. Clark spent several
hours in looking at the pictures and receiv-
ing congratulation upon their special COL
lection exhibited here for the first time.
Mrs. Clark wore an empire dress OF Irish
crochet and a superb necklace of diamonds
Among the brilliant throng were also
cabinet officers. diplomats, army and navy
officers. members of both houses of Con-
gre5s. all society. and many guests from
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other cities Artists and art critics
from everywhere were present. and the dc
tum that American art ranks with the best
In the world had no dissenting voice.
AS spectacle the scene quite apart from
the pictures has seldom been equaled.
Among the women exquisitely gowned were
Nine. Miyaoke, the wife OF the counselor or
the Japanese embassy; Mrs. Carter, wife of
Senator Carter; Mrs. Phil SheriG i. Mrs.
William Wiley. Mrs. Drummond. Mrs. Still
son Hutchins. Mrs. Walter Fearn. the friend
of Queen Carmen sylvia of Roumania;
Mrs. William aBrret Ridgeley. Mrs. F. b.
Mcclure. Mrs. William F. Roberts, Mrs.
Victor Kaufman. Nine. Cortes. wife of the
minister from Colombia; Mime. Guzman.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. F. M. Bennett.
Mrs. Joseph Thropp, Mrs. Gen. Gillespie
Mrs. j. Van Vechten Olcott, Mrs. Donald
Mclean. Nine. Albert Thierry. Miss Alma
Ruggies, Miss Catherine Ridgeley. Mrs.
Charles Bell Mrs Thomas NJ. Gale. Mrs.
Henry Mcfarland. Mrs. Andrew Y. Brad
ley. Mrs. Burlinson. Mrs. 8. w. Smith of
Michigan. Mrs. James F. Wood. Mrs. James
Dudley Morgan Mrs Rudolph Kaufman
and Miss Solomon.
Among the diplomats present were the
minister from Turkey. the Persian minister.
the Colombian minister. Senior Don Criso
foro Canseco of the Mexican embassy; the
military attache of that embassy. Maj. Don
Fortino Davila. and Senior Don Pedro Ber-
mudez of the Uruguayan legation.
Beginning this morning and continuing
until March the exhibition will be open to
the public under the same regulations as
have formerly prevailed. Admission will be
.N1,n rovaI rAI,x -IA,r
days. and on Sundays. Tuesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays admission will be free.