Evening star., 1909-06-12

avowedly two fold First, to arouse to
a sense Of deficiency the cities and COM
munities not mentioned in this roll
of honor" and second. to interest art
clubs and art-loving citizens in the plan
of municipal art commission for every
community, large or small. to be COM
posed of artists and experts. serving
without compensation, and to whom shall
be referred the selection of all proposed
public monuments, memorials. etc, to
the end that the best results may be
obtained. Turning to Washington one
finds an interesting and moderately cor
rect list of government buildings and
private residences worthy of note on
account of their architectural design,
some mention of the decorations i'm the
Library of Congress and of the sculpture
in our public parks. but I'm connection
with the latter but few Of the numerous
are, from the art standpoint. of any
real value'-a statement lamentabl ble but
only too true This is another instance
OF seeing ourselves as others see us.
and rather Of the traditional sort.
A MONG the artists who will spend
= the summer abroad is Mr. Everett
L. Warner. who is still numbered with
the Washington artists, though occupy
ing studio in New York Mr. Warner
sails today for Glasgow, intending to
spend short time in Scotland and Eng
land. before going to France. where he
Will be the greater part of the sum-
mer, returning to America in the late
autumn.
THE chief feature of the Royal Acad.
emy's exhibition at London this year
10 said to be Sargent's lunette. Israel
and the Law" painted for the Boston
Public Library. 1t represents a grour
OF pink-robed figures. against "a blue
background. holding the scroll of the law
and is declared by the critic of the Lon
don Sunday Times to be a work of i'm
pressive strength and beauty. 1.-THE plac-
Ing of the figures and their clear-cut,
sculpturesque presentation" this writer
has said. have a wonderfully majestic
eject. expressing the unbreakable power
of the law, its enduring dignity and awe
inspiring beauty, while the exquisite col
and gold tell all who are willing to re-
ceive the message Of its exceeding. love-
illness and sweetness Of the peace and
comfort that Is given when we bow our
heads in acquiescence to its wise and
just DEGREES. This is work before
which only the idle and unrefecting can
chatter"
A LEAF has been taken from the hook
= of the business world by the
museums of New York. which have re-
Gently combined the printing of an H.
lustrated poster which gives a railroad d
map of the city in colors. showing the To-
cation of the institutions, and in sepa-
rate panels colored views of the mu-
seums with statements concerning hours
Of opening and their exhibits This is
to be displayed In public places. such as
railroad stations, ferry houses and the
like, for the convenience of strangers
The fear is often expressed that art may
become commercialiZed, but there seems
more reason to believe that commerce
in time will be put on a higher plane
through the influence of art, provided ar
lists and art workers are. as in this in
stance, willing to keep abreast of the
times. LEILA MECHLIN.
down to Job after FIVE years in the
OPEN.
Conover glanced again at his father
The old man had ceased to humble, and
was trying to follow the Fighters speech.
The slack jaw had tghtened. and the
huddled form was struggling slowly to
its feet.
(To be continued tomorrow
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