The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-01
STAMFORD
done Made Art-Mrs. CoggswelI's Sill Life-Clergymen-Weatherwi = Leffer from Mr. Beach-1he Passion Play.

Several ladies in town have contri- b11fesd to the success of the Bridgeport Art League. the works of which are now on exhibition at the Public Libra ry Mru. Emily M.N Cornwall wife or the rector of Christ church. sends three landscapes. all of which reflect the sparH of New England hills. wo0ds sil7 Pond'' Is a fascinating picture in app.e blossom time when the trees are load Cd with pink and white bloom Ine grass Of the foreground has the lusn meshness Of the season, and the sky is tender and soft Durham Creek, anofher picture from the same brush, represenks a brook flowing in the midst of . wilderness or gray rocks. ies trees which bend lovingly over the water The third picture by NMrs- Corn wall h called .OctoberA0 Bright Biue Weati1er. The sky IS certaanay otue. and the meadows on either side or strip Of water which looks like an inlet from the sound. are soft ana fluffy with yellow and brown grasses indicating the turn in the season Of the year. The forest trees in the dis tance begin to show in their foliage the brilliant tir1ts of autumn Alto gether the picture is we'll painted and pleasing.
 Mrs William B. Cogswell has seven or eight pictures, bits of still life, painted under the tuition of MT. Fry, a New York gentleman who appears
 
 cadmium and vermillfon. He uses a full brush and dashes on the paint in raw tones. seeking evidently Tor brilliant effects, rather than accura- cy Of drawing or the raepresentation of metallic or porcelain surfaces. Still Hfe as a rule should fear close in rpecfion and ought to be remarkable for It's delicacy and accurate repre- sentation of the thing depicted. It may be doubted if impressionisin in still life Is appropriate; 1t is better suited for a. landscape. Mrs. CogSWeii is evidently a good pupil of her teach CT, and follows his methods with sue cess Her pictures represent decant- CTS, work baskets. glasses, tankands, and sinilar articles. A copper dish is favorite utensil with MT. Frye, and now and then he introduces a. vegetable or fruit as a green pepper or an onion
 Miss Hattie A. Aavord contributes the only hand woven rug in the exni- closely woven, the major portion of the rug being white. with here and there stripes of black and pink The effect is artistic.
 MT. Kelly of Northampton, Mass. passed Sunday in town with a friend.
 Miss Lettie Bennett of the High school is able to resume her duties as teacher.
 Mrs pr. Cogswell and Miss Vivian FaJjxen were among those who went over to Bridgeport to attend the open ing Of the art exh1 1b1t1On.
 Several Methodist clergymen, on their way to Stamford to attend the conference. have been stopping over in town with friends. The pastor of the Neriden Methodist church was the guest on Tuesday of Robert Brandt of Warwick avenue.
 Rev. H. O. Gilman and Rev. Calvin B. Ford of Milford were, in town on Tuesday, on their way tck the confer ence at Sta mford.
 There will be services at Christ church tomorrow evening at 7:45, at which time Rev. L. R. Sheffield. rec tor of Grace church, Long Hill, will preach.
 A couple of young men were in town yesterday dragging around on a small cart vacuum house cleaner, gotten up sOn the same principal as the big concerns which are drawn by horses. The machine is said to run by electric ity generated by a battery. It is a new way of sweeping carpets, but most Housewives had rather use a broom. The fashion now is to have hard wood floors. with rugs which can be easily taken uo and shaken.
 Weather wise people were saying in February that the last Friday of the month controls or indicates what the weather will be for the next month. The last Friday in February was clear and cool all day. But March has proved to be full of storms. blizzards, freezing weather, cold nights and mornings. and not at all like the last Friday in February. So that predic- dion can be laid on the shelf with the 4th of March "flareback'' at Washing ton.
 After all 1t seems the late Richard Carroll did not leave a. widow. as he