The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-29
PIo1eey Po1t,a1 Paintey
 And Her Alnacnve .StNaIo
Miss Mamie Fogartys Beautiful Work-Portras of Mrs S. Ledbetter Mrs Mabelle Soss Cecil and Others-To Hold "Un Salon. On Wednesday Afternoon,
 the Third of November
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

years studying there and at Barbazone. which you know is the great Millets home, and it was there that he and Rous- seau established the Barbazone School of Art"
 And were these lovely, things done there?" I asked Miss Fogafty, as she kindly showed me other of her paint ings.
 That picture" she replied, pointing to wonderful canvas where the nuances of light and shade were blended in softest harmony, lis a copy of Valesquez's The Spinners. Monsieur Castleochos took the students to Fl Prado in Madrid, which, as you know. is the equivalent of our Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Louvre in Paris. and it was there, too. that I did my Don Carlos. Here he is" she continued, as she showed me the copy of this famous little Spanish nobeman, the son of Philip the Fourth, and who died before he was quite IS.
 And this," she said. 'is my Titan copy-Laura Diantie-which hangs In the Louvre, and which is a subject of great interest to students. You know to win the Prix de Rome an artist must copy one of the great masters successfully. The one who copied The Spinners is now represented in the Beaux Arts in Paris"
 And how did you happen to turn your attention to portraits?'' I asked. ''since you were so successful in this particular line of art"
 That is where the rose garden comes in," she replied And here are some of my roses,' she said with pride. as she pointed out to me the portrait. of Mrs Samuel l.. Ledbetter, which is the proto- type of the American Beauty and sure ly no more fitting subject could have been chosen than this lovely woman to be portrayed on canvas by tho artist in such regal attire.
 And this," said Miss Fogarty, lis my Orchid,' as the daintiest and childish beauty of little Miss Katherine Ledbetter was displayed upon another canvas close by, In charming tones and tints.
 And Mrs. Cecil's portrait, I am very anxious to see it," I said.
 Tiers is the 'Killarny Rose <" said Miss Fogarty, "and don't you like 1t? I just love the great big shadows of Rembrandt and that is what I have at tempted to convey in this picture of this pretty woman"
 And it must be a source of great grat- ihcation to you, that you have succeeded so well,' said. as I glanced admiringly at the portrait again, undecided as to whic.S was the lovelier the gorgeous clus- ter of roses which sat nearby, or the picture, or the pretty woman who sat for it.
 And this is my Lily of the Valley of Jones valley as she showed me portrait of Miss Flora Jones. Everybody in the pioneer colony knew her grand father, whom we called Uncle Dick and it was very fitting that she should be so named, don't you think so? And then there is my Red, Red Rose,' which is Miss Lula Hall of North Haven, and last but not least, my 'Marchiel Neal whom I shall call Cinderella, as her name is to be withheld.'
 What a labor of joy must these por- trait studies have been?" I exclaimed, as I ,hastened on to look at the land scape sketches. one of which was made of Saint Cyr during her student days when she and her sister were lost here which, however, proved pleasant cpl sode since 1t inspired the little sketch
 And as I was leaving. while the glorious October sun sank into the golden west, ladened with armsful of exquisite roses, felt that 1t was almost repetition of an hour with Elizabeth and her German Garden, only in this instance besides the tea roses and the dandeions there were the real roses of beautiful womanhood transferred to capEas by an artiste who possesses beyond the mere love of her work, heart and mind attuned to noble things.