Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27

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ally beautiful effects of light 1t has been
truly said that these pictures have been
painted for imaginative people by an
imaginative man. and though one may
feel that little more structural strength
would initiate in their favor, one must
admit that they are ''of the stuff from
which dreams are made There are to-
day so few who like Mr.. Dabo, allow
their fancy to take flights, that 1t seems
a little dangerous to demand more sub
stantiality. And yet it is quite possible
better drawing and little less obvious
effort had gone into the making of these
poetic effects. However. it must be re-
membered that Mr.. Dabo is first and last
and that he has not yet run his course.
This exhibition will continue until March
Il.
Fifty water colors by Louisa Phillips
Merritt are being exhibited at Venable's
galleries on street. They are tran
scriptions of. scenes in California, Massa-
chusetts. Florida and Italy, made with
a measure of accuracy but very little
artistic feeling. Some few show strength
and promise, but majority are rather
immature. Yet, taken all In all. they
have a ring of sincerity which bespeaks
for them a reservation of criticism, sug-
costing. as it were. that one. who has ac-
complished SO much will in time do still
better.
The regular monthly art talk will be
given at the Corcoran School Monday
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock. as usual. 1t
will be given by Mr.. Messer. and will take
the form of brief description Of three
notable exhibitions which he saw last
week in New York: namely. the exhibition
Of paintings by the great Spanish painter
Sorolla, which is set forth In the Hispanlc
Museum: the exhibition of German paint
ines at the Metropolitan Museum which,
by the way, has been visited by over
10000 persons since it was opened In
January, and the Graves collection OF
French paintings and oriental ceramics
exhibited at the American galleries.
Mr.. Messer has very recently painted an
Interesting winter picture-a. January
sunrise On a moderate sized canvas he
has Transcribed a broad stretch Of STOP
ing pasture land. beyond which, sharply
silbouetted against the distant hills and
the sky, are three sturdy cedars, lending
to the low-toned color scheme definite
accent The sky Is partly clouded. but
through the frosty mist the light Is sift-
ing. bit of snow has fallen. not enough
to form a coverlid for the frozen ground.
but Just sufficient to fnl in the chinks
of the stubble. 1t is big, impressive
theme, and Mr.. Messer has handled 1t
with breadth and feeling.
Miss Sara ~ Bartle has lately painted
a miniature of Miss Eta Wallace, the
daughter Of Commodore Wallace. which
is especially pleasing. 1t pictures Miss
Wallace in an evening gown OF blue satin
and white lace against a background
of gray-green foliage. The color. which
is fresh and transparent. is put on in
wash and not stippled-the effect is
charming.
Miss Grace E. Atwater and Miss Lesley
Jackson. who were passengers on the ILL
fated Republic sailed again for Europe
last Saturday on the Cedric, which left
New York bound for Italy. 1t is their
intention to disenlbark at Gibraltar and
spend SEVERAL weeks. previously
planned, in Spain before proceeding fur
Their. They will probably be gone about
r year.
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The Brooklyn Institute of Art and
Sciences has just purchased collection
of eiShty-three water colors by Sargent.
for which it has paid 10000. This COL
lection. which has been exhibited in New
York for the past fortnight and Is about
to be shown in Boston. represents, it is
said. the play work of fifteen summers
spent in Mediterranean countries 1t is
good to know that il has found perma-
nent home in a public institution where
II may always be accessible.
Under the patronage of Mrs. Charles j.
Bell. Mrs. Edward Everett Hale. Mrs.
John Hay. Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, Mrs.
James R Garfield and others an exhibit
ton of arts and crafts work will be held
at the Arts and Crafts studio on Con-
necticut avenue from March I to IL. This
exhibition will include examples of the
work Of the leading craftsmen of Amer
lea There will be rugs and baskets from
Deerfield where the first arts and crafts
society was organized: pottery from New
comb College, and weavings from Berea.
A collection of rugs and pottery will be
sent from Dr. Arthur e. Naggs' estab-
lishment at Marblehead. which. oddly
enough. was started as a sanitarium. the
work being first prescribed as a recrea-
ton for nervous patients. Miss Glantz-
berg of Connecticut will send weavings:
Mr.. Stone of Gardner Mass. silver bowls.
ETC.: Mr.. Thresher of Dayton, Ohio. jew
elry of an unusual type. And besides
these. there will be metal and leather
work displayed. wood carvings and the
like, hand-carved frames children's toys
and desk furnishingsteverything in
fact, which ingenious craftsmen have
faShloned. but only such as are of gen.
uine art merit.
A FTER many meetings and long de-
"A liberation. the Columbus and Barry
memorial commissions have finally ar
rived AT decisions. To dorado Taft of
Chicago has been given the commission