Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13

merit and none IL without certain worth
and charm. Too high praise could not be
given to the four contributed oy MISS
Laura Combs Hills Of Boston, which,
while wrought with the utmost refinement,
possess the larger qualities which distin-
guish great works Of art Four oy lar
lota Saint-Gaudens are also specially
worthy Of remark. As these exhi6itloiis
continue until December 10 many wash
ingtonians WILL doubtless have the oppor-
tunity Of viewing them.
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TN this city Monday at the Corcoran
! Gallery Of Art a special exhibition OF
paintings by Alfred East of London will
be opened. Mr. East Is. it will be remem-
bered, president Of the Royal Society OF
British Painters, and served last year on
the international jury OF the Carnegie In
stitute. He was born at Ketterihs In De-
cember. 1870, and received his education
in art at the Glasgow School and at the
F,cole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He Is a
writer. an etcher, a water colorist and
painter in oils, an enthusiastic lover of
nature and yet both a hard student and
indefatigable worker. His pictures are
owned by many important galleries.
among which may be named those OF the
cities of Venice. Manchester. Liverpool,
Birmingham. Leeds. Nottingham and the
national galleries OF Italy. Belgium and
France as we'll as the Carnegie Institute
in Pittsburg. He IL a member or several
distinguished art societies In England,
France and Japan. and has received nu-
merous medals and honors. Twenty-eight
paintings are included in the exhibition
opening Monday-the same twenty-eight
which were shown in Pittsburg last May
at the Carnegie Institute. All but one or
nu1to oh,
subject and manner OF treatment. ana
cannot fail to appeal to those who are
familiar with England's picturesque by
ways and intelligently interested in art
X
A n exhibition Of summer work of the
"A students OF the Corcoran School has
occupied the Hemicycle Hall this week
Quite a collection was assembled of
sketches made during the holidays. many
of which displayed more than ordinary
understanding and promise. There were
delightful little groups OF landscape
sketches in water color by Miss Messer,
Miss f. l.. Smith. Miss Sawtelle. Miss
Godding, Mrs. Brannigan and Mrs. Her
schel. several excellent studies OF rocks
and the sea by Mr.. Perkins and illustra-
five work by Miss Neale and others. There
were one or two portrait studies. some
flowers and birds lending variety and ad-
ditional interest II IL In this summer
work that the students apply the knowl-
edge acquired in the school. depending en-
tirely upon themselves. testing their own
strength. For this reason the exhibition
was Of special interest and Its merit or
peculiar Significance.
THE first meeting Of the, National So
! ciety Of the Fine Arts for the sea-
son of 19O9-1O will be held next Wednes-
day evening at $50 o'clock at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke, at
which time an illustrated lecture will be
delivered by Dr. w. Max Muller on "A
Religious and Artistic Revival in Egypt.
b. c. 400" DR.. Muller Is well known
both as q lecturer and writer. He was
born In Bavaria in 1852, the son OF
prominent politician and member Of the
German reichstag. Educated In the uni
versities Of Erianger. Leipzig. Berlin and
Munich he holds a professorship In the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Phil
adeiphia He has conducted research