Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-21

tint and printed in color at one print
ing without retouching. by such we'll
! known men as S. Arlent Edwards.
James King and Charles Bird. They are
literally interpretations. and not repro
auctions. for the color is applied in tint
with the purpose of suggestion. ana the
engraving is executed with much free
dom. Some are better than others, but
the majority are very charming and
! much nearer the truth undoubtedly
than more slavish copies.
An unusual collection of fine bindings Is
set forth in the V. G.. Fischer galleries
at present together with some beautiful
specimens of copper work by Mrs. Bel
lamy Storer. The bindings. which are
in the cases to the right and left of the
entrance, are from ,he libraries of many
noted personages. and include specimens
of the greatest binders art. There is a
volume bound in fshskin. with silver
mountings, a book from the collection of
/ Prince Borghese showing curious rail rul-
| ing. early sLyonese binding with paint
ed design: Derome and lie Gascon are
| represented: early Italian. English and
! Venetian works shown: there are
finely fooled bindings and many simple
! in design bearing tho arms of renowned
| families And with these are placed speci-
mems of modern work, less elaborate. less
grave and less perfect, but still clever,
! good and worthy of study and note. That
art of thoroughly virile sort is to be
| found in such craftsmanship is ably
| demonstrated.
! Mrs. Bellamy Storer's copper work is
| more out of the ordinary. but no less in
! teresting. it is in fact absolutely unique
and extremely engaging. With thin plates
| of copper. tools and fire she has wrought
submarine pictures full of mystery and
| charm. Sea horses. squids. fish and other
inha bitantS of he deep sea frol1c through
! mazes of sea moss and water, sufficiently
dreamlike to leave much to the magma
| ton. The figures are raised in low re-
| lief by pounding from the back, and the
! colors are added by subject1ng the surface
to various gradations of heat. Opals.
pearls and other jewels have been en-
| ployed in the designs and the panels when
| completed have been set In boxes. mirrors
or cabinets. One jewel case Is especially
| fine being made of dull red leather fooled.
! with the copper panels set in the doors
and delightful little verses in Illuminated
! text on the reverse side closing in upon
the drawers Mrs. Storer has done this
work as pastime and sells it for the benefit
of a home for crippled children in which
she is interested: she has. however. ex-
! hibited II in Paris. where it created much
| interest and enthusiasm. She has sue
| ceeded in suggestive modelling and has
feet This is craftsmanship OF an en-
tirely new order brought to high state OF
proficiency.
At the Library Of Congress there are
! several special exhibitions in progress
one of early Christian architecture, an
other of Photographic reproductions OF
| paintings by Giotto and Simone Martini.
and another of book illustrations by
Cruikshank The former have been spe-
cially arranged by the division of prints
for the benefit of students of art history.
| but the latter will more definitely ap-
peal to the casual visitor Beautiful views
of the interiors and exteriors of such ia
| nous churches San Maria in Aracoeli
and San Pietro MontoriO, Rome. the ca
| thedral at Trieste and the BaSlltca or San
Marco. Venice. are shown. together with
other splendid examples of Christian archl-
lecture dating back through restoration of
the fourth and fifth centuries The paint.
ings which are represented are certainly
more crude. but even in the grotesqueness
of stiff conventional figures feeling for
decoration is observable, and a sense
valuable by books of reference. marked
and set aside for the benefit of visitors
in the art reading room.
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At the Public Library exhibition o.
pictures and materials relating to the
subject of household decoration is 10 be
seen. This was assembled by Mrs. Will
liam H. Holmes and arranged under her
direction. 1t consists not only of care
! fully selected and extremely interesting
reproductions of English furniture with
descriptive text. but of specimens Of
William Morris and Walter Crane, to-
gether with examples of wood block
printing and stencil work done by Mr..
Harry S. Niche: rugs woven, by Mrs.
Lane. There is d delightful variety and
yet with all not too much. so far as
quantity goes TO be well assimlated.
MIR. Robert Coleman Child is holding
an exhibition in the Eeerhoff galleries
which will continue until the end of next
/ week and is deserving of notice. Thirty
two landscapes are shown, majority OF
which have been painted during summer
vacations. Some have been seen before
in the exhibitions of the Society of Wash
ing Artists and the Washington Water
Color Club, but the greater number are
now shown for the first time They are
good in color and display nice feeling.
though they do not always carry convic-
ton. Evening" No 3. which received
honorable mention in the Water Color
Clubs eleventh annual exhibition. is at
II III CoulepOSltiOn dIO effect. ne
Thunder Cloud. No. 10. has some of the
interesting qualities.
Mr.. Max Weyl. who has taken the
Morse studio on r street. had house
warming this afternoon at which a pri-
vate view was given of some of his most
recent works. This is unquestionably
the handsomest studio in Washington. and
when MI. Morse occupied it it was a CEN
ter or art activity. Mr.. Weyl has fur
nished IL interestingly. and again il be-
1 comes one of the show places of the CITY
II environment affects production Mr.
Weyl should paint better pictures than
ever here.
Much interest Is being manifested I'm the
sam, Gaudens memorial, which is being
held In the Metropolitan Museum New
York. The first Monday that il was omen
lo'oU persons visited 1t, and Saturda
afternoons 1t has attracted likewise large
crowds. The class of people who h.v.
attended is notable-not merely art lovers
and connoisseurs, but laborers in their
working clothes. whole families. and chill
dren unattended by older persons. From
Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and
Chicago persons have made pilerimaees IN
this exhibition and felt in the end ueI,
repaid Almost every important work pro-
duCed by Mr.. Saint Gaudens is IN yiau,
(tppoSife he