The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05
SOCIETY STARTS UPON PEK|TENT|AL SEASON Mir. Mosler'S Exhibition of Oils
 and Water CoIorS NOTES HERE AND THERE Art Exhibition Which Opened Success fully. Yesterday Will Continue
 Through the Week-Lenten
 Affairs and Topics.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY ANNIE kENDRlcK WALKER.

through the week. The reputation of the artist naturally drew many art lovers to the exhibition, which was the most notable ever held in this city. beautiful portrait of Mrs. Samuel Adler was among those catalogued, and attracted much attention. She Is painted in a delicate evening gown and wears hat of the Gainesborough style, with the sweeping plume Other portraits at tracting favorable criticism were of Mrs. "H M," Miss Rosalie Joseph, MT. Otto Marx and two exceedingly striking DOT traits of the children of Mir. and Mrs. Leo K. Steiner
 The collection of genre pictures gave several art lovers who have seen the works of the artist in the 'Luxembourg, and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Coreoran Art Gallery, additional opportunity to study the strong indiVid-
 uality of the Mosler canvases and par
 ticuarly their worth in genre art
 The cosmopolitan character of the art ist's work was also noticeable in the diff fering types which revealed the studlous years spent along picturesque coasts and in quiet villages. Among some of the | studies catalogued were the "Ffsherman's | Daughter a charming study of Bou- logne sur Mer type; "A Frugal Meal, l .Daddys I.unch,n Meditation" "Devo-
 tion,' "In the Pew" and several others. | And Venice. of which Gautier declared | that the little boats seem moored on pur-
 pose for the convenience of the water l eolorist, was shown in an oil Of the l Grand Canal" and in a water color, | "Venice Sails" and Tn Dock" There
 were some 20 or more pictures including 1 oils and water colors.
 MT. Mosler will probably return to New
 York next week for stay of few
 weeks, but he expects 10 come south | again. The artist has summer home
 in the Catsklls
 l Mir Mosler was the guest of honor at 1 a reception on Tuesday, given by the l Birmingham Art association. After ca l reer of honors and remarkable achieve | ment. MT. Moser works as industrfously
 today as in the old days, when he was
 trying for the salon. When an invitation 1 was extended him to visit one or the
 studios in this city, reached by Tour l flights of stairs, with an elevator that l rms once a week, the artist said he should not object at all.
 Don't trouble about the elevator he
 said.
 1 q shouldn't mind if there were SIX 1 flights instead of four. N
 Recent magazines and art notes contain
 freouent reference to the last important work of the artist ''The Dawn .of the lsFlag," and in the New York Herald or last Sunday is a portrait of the artist and an article on the Mosler influence in art.
 Rrieadler Margaret Borill of New York | city. the national rescue secretary of the Salvation Army will visit Birmingham in the interest of the Rescue Home She will spend Friday Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. March ', S. Sand 10. in the city. The brigadier Will hold , meetings as follows: Sunday afternoon in the First Baptist church, Bessemer' corner Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street at 8 o'clock On Sunday night the hr;gadier will speak on Rescue Work at the Army hall in this city, Second avenue, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets.
 Monday afternoon at o'clock Brlga- dier Borill will lecture on the rescue work of the Salvation Army at the Corpmer- eial club rooms, on Twenty-first street, the lecture to be given under the auspices of the ladies' clubs.
 The last meeting will be held on Mon day evening in the Salvation Army hall, Second avenue, where the brigadier will talk on the rescue work especially the juvenile court branch.
 Brigadier Borill is an officer of wide experience, having held responsible posi- tions in other countries as we'll as in Ameri1a.
 Mrs. T. G. Bush and Miss Williams will receive informally this afternoon in compliment to the members of the aux Hilary to the district nursing work, and a cordial invitation is extended to any one interested in this beautiful Charity request is made for the members of the auxiliary and their friends to arrive in time to hear the reports of the work, which will be made about 3:3O o'clock, but for those to whom this hour may be inconvenient, the reception will con- tinue until 6, and will be delightful social event.
 It is hoped, however, that every one who can do so will avail herself of an opportunity to know more of the pur- poses of the auxiliary.
 MT. and Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher have returned from Pittsburg.
 Mir and Mrs. Bradley Saunders expect to close their town house within the next few days and will go out to their suburban residence at East Lake.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ross c. Smith are also going out to their country place quite early in the spring and will probably close their Sycamore street residence about April l..
 MT. and Mrs. Hugh Morrow will also go out to their country house quite early in the spring.
 Major and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson will return this week from Naples -on-the-Bay.
 MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy have re- turned from Palm Beach,
 MT. and Nfrs. Frank Crockard have also returned from Palm Beach, which is now
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