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ing was timely-the subject convincingly
presented.
4
THE death in New York this week or
j. O. A. Ward, the sculptor, removed
one of the most distinguished figures In
the field of American art. Mr.. Ward, who
was eighty years of age, was numbered
with the pioneers in the art history OF
this country. His Indian Hunter" in
Central Park. a cast of which is included
in the COrcoran Gallery's collection, was
almost the first evidence Of tendency on
the part of an American sculptor to aban-
don classical ideals and interpret the lie
of their own period. That was In 1864.
couple of years in this city modelling por-
traits. Later he did the freedman,
and later still the pilgrim" All are Ia
mliar with his portrait statues or henry
Ward Beecher III Brooklyn and his Horace
Greeley in New York. In this city are MS
perhaps, one of his greatest achievements.
but the latter is so accounted. IT is not
enough to say" an eminent critic has
written, that the Thomas is the finest.
work Of it's kind in Washington; it mas
few rivals in the country at large In
ciety was formed. Mr.. Ward was made
it's president. and none other would the
society have to the time of his death. He
was looked up to by all. honored. re-
spected, loved. Capable as sculptor, ne
was no less worthy as man. Less Drii-
liant than some. perhaps. he was a con-
scientious worker, sculptor inherently,
and OF him it has been truly said that
nothing did he touch that he did not dig
Nifty
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Old Fetter Lane.
ON the London Evening Standard.

From the London Evening Standard.
The demolition is now being proceeded
with OF Nos. 81. sc and 81 Fetter Lane.
three DID, gabled buildings which were
originally part of Barnard's Inn. which
was founded in the fifteenth century.
Fetter lane Is one Of the most interesting
thoroughfares in the city. Three hundred
years ago it was called "Fewtor lane"
The word "Fewtor'' meant idle person or
loafer 1. was indeed in those days
haunt of neer do wells and defaulters.
Near the spot where the ancient houses
stand at the Holborn end of Fetter lane
two conspirators, TomkinS and Chal-
ioner. who were involved in a plot in
connection with the war between King
Charles / and his parliament. were public
ly hanged more than $50 years ago.
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measure the cost to me of the last
year,"
He paused for the answer. and. finding
it written in the mute Staniefs eyes,
went on more hurriedly.
mo one knew the truth. although ira
and Allard nearly tempted me TO conli-
dence. j deprived you of the faintest
hope of peace with me. I left you to the
snarling hate and malice of the court l
even added to ingratitude the last insult
of menace. Through it all you moved
steadily toward your goal. holding your
head above us all. / have learned at
last. If / avoided you. Feodor. 1t was
because l felt my courage railing pe1oFe
yours. If 1 have spoken to you curtly'
it was because I feared to say this too
soon. If l refused to see you after the
accident last week. it was because ! was
sick with horror at the nearness or los
ing you. because ! was too me, near h TO e' \,
climax. And l had set my heart on
standing with you. thus. and de1yihe
even this man to find an accusation thdl
you have not answered. SO. ne look
step forward and passed his hand through
Stanief's arm. the last reserve swept
away by his own vivid energy. SO, TO-
gether; now speak, Dalmorov. before you
leave the capital. What selfish motive
or hope led the regent today when he
came to me in the cathedral"
At the two Dalmorov looked. attempt
his face in that moment. Allard. culver
Ing radiant. found room to pity the out
generated and annihilated intriguer.
Nothing" insisted Adrian. the voice
SO gentle to his cousin. merciless enough
now. Nothing? Feodor, you see my
plaything; never again rate me SO low
as tn credit me with such favorite.
The man who aspred to hold your place:
who fancied us both victims of his
clumsy intrigues: the man who never
even perceived the contempt and dislike
l scarcely troubled to conceal. look at
him. Dragged from his shadows into
the sun. facing you. he has no longer one
falsehOOd to Offer
Sire" interposed Stanief, for very
compassion. himself unsteadied by the
happiness that makes generosity easy.
Adrian turned on him swiftly.
You? You. FeodOr? Oh. 1t needed but
that! Thank the grand duke for his in
tercessiOn. Baron Dalmorov. and CO.
The last humiliation was too much.
Sallow with defeat and bitter mortifica-
ton. DalmorOv collected himself to strike
the only one within reach. the one
through whom alone he could wound the
others.
IF it has pleased your imperial maj
esty to misunderstood. l may not say
misuse my devotion, ! must submit. he
said. TREMENDOUSLY Il can do nothing
else"
No, l think not
Yet permit me to give last service
due TO respect for my sovereign MY
defense i leave to time. This nameiess
American whom it has pleased his roya'
highness to place near your person sire
is not tit for such an honor. Rather ne
should be In the mines"
Stanief started violently his eyes nash
ing to Allard. who kept his pose WIN
serenity drawn from utter helplessness.
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UdE, dedication OF the new build
ing for the International Bu-
reau of American Republics
marked the completion of
new "show place. and one of
which the city may well be proud. The
building. designed by Albert Kelsey and
Paul P Cret of Philadelphia. is in itself
a work of art, original in conception, we'll
prOportioned, appropriate and picturesque.
Nothing better OF its kind has been done.
And for the establishment OF this monu-
mental building sculpture has been fit
tingIy employed. At the base Of the two
great pylOns. at either side OF the en-
trance porticO. are groups OF sculpture
symbolizing North and South America.
Above these. on the face Of the WALL are
bas-reliefs picturing. respectively. WASH
ington bidding farewell to his generals.
and San Martin surrendinS the primacy
in South American affairs to Bolivar.
While yet high and above each is carved
in full relief an eagle and a condor. The
groups are both allegOrical and present In
each instance colossal figures OF
woman and a youth.
North America is by GutzOn Borelum.
and typifies the sculptor's idea of the
spirit which animateS the northern haf
of the western hemisphere The Anglo
Saxon woman Is SuppOScu W ~ hACohH"
the mother nature that keeps an agrees
siye but judicious race together. In her
right hand she holds torch, her LETT
hand is extended in partial restraint on
the shoulder of the youth who kneels be-
side her. Strongly modelled, it is by no
means engaging. The woman Is mascu-
line in type and not intellectual-the
youth is a weakling without those attri-
butes which give promise of development
In striving for animation the sculptor
has lost sculpturesque dignity. and In
of beauty Neither has he succeeded
fully with his bas-relief. the figure or
Washington appearing to poor advantage
when viewed in the necessary perspective,
end the composition generally presenting
unpleasant repetition Of lines, as well as
lacking In balance.
The group typMying the spirit OF the
southern half OF the American continent
is by Isidor Konti. and, while no less I'M
pressive, possesses more charm; Inc WoHl-
ans figure in this instance symbollzes WIS
liom. protection and peace. accorded 10
the spirit of progress expressed III tne
figure of youth at her side. holding in his
outstretched hand the winged globe OF
advancement. The wOman's right arm rs
thrown prOtectingly around the lad ana
the left rests on a warlike shield, though
it holds an olive branch. the cast or
features follows the characteristics or the
Latin race, and while the figure Is strong
and powerful, it also has grace. The lad
is admirably modelled and In appearance
Young and brave. Mr.. Kontis bas-relief
is also well composed and significant.
DASSING through the portals OF the
! R,,reau of American Republics, one
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Take care, Dalmorov, ADRIAN eau
toned. sternly.
The baron bowed.
Sire, some months ago chance called
me to this investigation. There passed
through the city gentleman VINO Hao
visited the California Allards year be-
fore this man came here. The visitor de-
cla1ed that this was not the Allard ne
knew. and no other member of the ram
lily had alluded to another absent one
Naturally anxious and alarmed. search
ed further The officers of the NadeJa
admitted that no one had seen the new
secretary until one night his royal nigh
ness brought him hurriedly aboard. While
the yacht lay opposite an American
prison At the exact hour of his arrival
the alarm was raised on shore OF the
escape of convict. 1t is singular CO.
incidence. sire
1T is very uninteresting, baron. what
of it?''
Sire, only loyalty could make me con-
tinue. / obtained some journals of that
date and a little later. The prisoner who
escaped was not recaptured; and out III
California the gentleman died whose hon
orable name this man claims. Give me
time. long enough to send to America,
and I can find proof that your imperial
<majestyS favorite companion is the pris-
oner Leroy masquerading as one who is
not living to contradict him. Why the
grand duke placed him here II Is not Tor
me to say.
Twice Stanief had moved to speak, and
each time the restraining hand on his
arm had imposed silence.
Hush Feodor; this is my affair. "
Adrian said. divining the rebellion at this
last before it could take speech. Baron
Damorov, with time you could no doubt
make any proofs you desire: I have seen
1t done. We close this subject today.
Are you willing to relieve the baron's
cares, Allard?"
So near the truth and yet SO far from
it had the accusation gone. 1t was not
of himself Allard thought at the moment.
but of Stanief-Stanief. who had pro-
tected him and who must be shielded
from the consequence.
Sire l am John Allard, he replied,
giving that fact with the appeal of sin
cerity The Allard to whom Baron Dali
morov refers was my brother Robert.
For the rest, it is perfectly true that I
was not in California the year before l
came here The American who did not
recognize me was, of course. my broth
er's guest during my absence"
You do not comprehend" Adrian cor
rected. sweetly Il never intended to
ask YOU to defend yourself against this
chain of absurdities. l do not admire
your assailant's methods, and l adopt
my own would ask If both you and
Dalmorov will be content with the evil
dence of witness VINO knew the Oah-
fornia Allards beyond dispute"
Certainly, sire he answered. Won
dering yet welcoming any course that
led them from New York.
Sire if any Californian Identifies this
man, of course my case fails. conceded
Dalmorov. with his bitter smile. But
it will not he So"
(To be concluded tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07

THE Corcoran Gallery of Art has is
/ sued this week prospectus or ITS
third exhibition Of contemporary Amerl-
can oil paintings. which will open to the
public December Ii and close January
% This prospectus states that the two
exhibitions of contemporary American
painting which have been held in the Cor
coran Gallery were attended by consld-
erablv more than 100000 persons. and
that forty-seven pictures were sold. ag-
gregat:ng over s97.OGO. Twenty-one OF
these pictures were purchased for the
permanent collection of the Corcoran Gal
lery. Again. former Senator William A.
Clark has offered prizes amounting to
5000. The first will be for $1,000, and
will carry with it the Corcoran gold
medal: the second, S1.5C0 and the Cor
coran silver medal: the third, $1,000 and
the Corcoran bronze medal: the fourth.
$500 and honorable mention. The jury
TO select and hang the paintings and also
to make these awards will be as follows:
F. D. Milet. chairman; William Ser
geant Kendall. Edward w. Redfeld,
Frederic P Vinton and Lewis II. Mea-
kin. The Corcoran Gallery also announces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07
Boys and Men.
I'm the Atchison tKan.) Globe.

From the Atchison (kan.) Globe.
There is a certain kind OF boy who
won't play ball unless he can pitch or
catch After he grows up he won't take
any interest in politics unless the other
boys make him a candidate.
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Very Popular.
,nisyille Courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Everybody seems to like that fellow
Yes: he'll listen to q hard-luck story
without coming back at you with one OF
his OWL"
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in the foreground entitled Hills of
Byram' and Louis Belts for portrait Oh
a little girl.
Among the English painters represented
is Alfred East, collection of whose
works was exhibited at the COrcOran
Gallery last winter. and among the
Dutch, Albert NeuhuyS, who Is also no
stranger here OF notable interest are
the Russian paintings. which are strong.
significant and subtle, and the Scotch
were of special charm. Withal, however,
the note of nationality is less insistent
than usual--the American painters stand
ing shoulder to shoulder with the best,
and none exhibiting pronounced revolu-
tionary tendencies. In fact, the spirit OF
this exhibition. while virile and pro-
gressive, is essentially sane.
A special feature is collection OF thirty
nine paintings by Childe Hassam, which
Is hung in the first small gallery of the
main series and thus serves as an intro
duction to the display as whole. In this
collection Is the painting presented by MI
Evans to the National and loaned by the
Smithsonian Institution. 1t is a landscape
and, though appearing to advantage, is
found less characteristic than the numer-
GUS interpretations of the New England
seacoast, or the street scenes. which Mr.
Hassam has Transcribed with cOnsummate
skill. Mr.. HaSSam is an exponent of the
French imEreSsionists' school and his pic
lures are full of sparkling light and color
Collectively they make an excellent snow
about eight weeks, and from it undOuhted =
Iy some of the more important American
paintings will later come to Washington
to be shown i'll the Corcoran Gallery or
Art.
THE art talk given at the Corcoran
School Monday afternoon. by 4. {.
Messer was one of the most interesting
Of all those given this year. 1t was a
encies in art, suggested by Meyer
Graefe's elaborate and scholarly work.
"The Development of Modern Art" which
Mr.. Messer had just completed reading.
With deep interest, Mr.. Messer said. he
had been watching the current movement
In art-the effort to throw off all restraint
and adventure into fields heretofore unex-
plOred, and by watching he had become
aware that his own tendencies We're to-
ward claSscsm. Arguments for class
csm he then advanced-for clasS!clsm
which recognized progress and yet upheld
traditions. First, the value of substah-
tiated opinion-the wisdom found in a
multitude of cOunSelors: second, the DAN
ger of individualism degenerating into
eraticiSm; third, the permanency or tnat
which is highest and best-that which Is
beautiful. He pleaded strongly for sane
development. insisting That genius was
not an abnormal condition, but the excep-
tional power Of clear thought His pur-
pos. was to warn against the eXtrava-
gancies of certain innOvatOrS who are at
the present time beWildering the general
public and the critics who fear 10 con-
demn what they do not understand, and
to urge his pupils to seek in art, lnVarl-
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

AN APPROACH TO WALT WHITMAN.
BY Carleton Moves. Boston: Hough-
ton Mifflin Company.
THE AIRsHIP BOYS SERIES-THE
AIRSHIP BOYS DUE NORTH; or
By Balloon to the Pole. By II. X.
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chaSeS from this eXnlDltlOn.
Il 4
MISS FRANCIS BENJAMIN JOHN
Iva STON, who as official photographer
for the New Theater has had a studio
in New York this winter. was in Wash
ington this week executing some special
commissions. Miss Johnston has been
conducting some interesting experimental
work in color photography and attained
very remarkable results. She has made
some photographs of still life and flowers
as brilliant and as artistic as little
Dutch masterpieces, and she has succeed
ed in portraiture in recording facts In a
manner extremely pictorial. Her plates,
for as yet no way OF duplicating by print
ing photographs in co'Or has been dis
covered. are not only sparkling with color.
but are also atmospheric and toneful.
proving perhaps that the so-called I'm
pressionist' in art is after all only the
clear seer. Miss Johnston has been very
recently making some interior views Of a
handsome residence in which there are
many rare art treasures, and her repro
auctions Of the tapestries. wood carvings
and the like in this delightful medium
are peculiarly charming.
"a
IN the May issue Of the bulletin OF the
Worcester Art Museum is reproduced,
in half-tone, a portrait of Selma, Coun-
tess OF Huntingdon" by William Hogarth,
which the museum purchased not long
ago from Mr.. V. G. Fischer OF this city.
This painting. which was exhibited this
winter in the Fischer galleries. is q most
interesting and important example OF this
master painters art. 1t came from the
collection Of the late DIR. Benson, Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and is suaye in
execution, dignified and vital.
THERE was a good attendance and
much interest shown at the special
meeting of the Washington Society OF the
Fine Arts held at Continental Memorial
Hall Wednesday evening. Outdoor art
rather than indoor art was considered,
but without exception from the common
standpoint Of beauty. There was some
criticism. but also commentator, and the
spirit of the meeting was essentially op-
timistic. Mr.. Page criticised the old Ma
tional Museum building. not as a place OF
exhibition. but as an artistic asset to the
city. and Mr.. Millet the Kosciuszko
statue. not as lacking in merit, but as in
placed. Mr.. Fairchild told of the pro-
jected work of the Peoples Garden Asso-
citation, which purposes to convert Wash
ington into garden city" and Mai
Judson and Mr. Mcfarland described va
rious measures for the artistic deyelop-
ment Of Washington. Beauty in a city is
a commercial asset and art employed to
this end is exceeding worth while.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-07

Miss Prim-I want a husband who will
be easily pleased. Miss Grouch-That' S
the kind you'll get.-Life.
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DASSING through the portals OF the
Bureau of American Republics, one
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THE MARRIAGE OF THEODORA. BY
Molly Elliot Seawell. author OF The
Sprightly Romance Of Marsac." etc.
New York: Dodd. Mead * Co. Wash
ington: Brentanos.
The familiar English-Amer..a episode
Of social consequences is her. lifted out
Of the atmosphere of journalistic fin
pancy and operate extravaganza conn
monty surrounding it. and set up as a
matter for serious consideration and
artistic treatment. Out of this comes a
love story OF the soberer sort. founded on
the well-worn double plank OF American
wealth and British want. In this case
however, there is involved sufficient mutu-
ality of mind and heart and external con-
ditiOn to promise, and TO fulfill as well
a dignified and happy issue. 1t Is as II
the author wrote either in revolt against
common classifying OF this marital in
cident. or else as If she offers her story
as an example of its possibilities. In
either case, the work is well done For.
while this is not great story il il a
good story. consistent. complete rounded
and marked by clever work in depicting
British and American traits working ONT
toward substantial happiness. in the in
timacy OF a well ordered hOine and nm
der the control of intelligent and respon
sible people. This clever contrast of ma
1ional temperament cont nues in the So
ciety, made up of English and Ameri
cans, built around these central figures
and serves TO expand and complete an
sxcellently sustained and interesting
story.
POPPY: The Story of Il South African
Girl BY Cynthia Stockley. New
York: g. Il. Putnams Sons
Irish Poppy Destin. aged nine, wash
Ing dirty dishes in South African kitch-
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YHE dedication OF the new build
ing for the International Blu
reau Of American Republics
marked the completion of a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-12
THIRTEENTH AVE. SCHOOL
PUPILS GET DIPLOMAS.
One Student Had Not Been Abb
sent for Three Years.

The exercises of the graduating class
of the Thirteenth Avenue Evening
High School were not held until last
night because the students wished TO
hold them in the auditorium of the
Morton Street School, which has been
recently completed. The program In
t%erpreted Verdi's AIDA by means Of
recitations and dialogues, giving the
text in English. and by photograph
records. giving the great parts OF the
opera by leading singers.
The class numbered thirty-one, and
was the largest TO be graduated from
the city evening high schools during
the present season.
Martin l.. Cox, the principal of the
school, presented the diplomas and
congratulated the students upon the
courage and perseverance they had
shown in following their studies for
three years. One OF the graduates,
Abram Precker, had not been absent q
single evening during the three years.
The teachers of the graduating classes
of the school sat with the students
during the exercises. They We're: John
]. Arnao, stenographer; Elmer j. zerbe.
bookkeeping, and Horace J.. Goas,
English.
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MRS. LOUISA SHELLAS'S
FUNERAL SERVICE TONIGHT.

Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa
Shellas, who died Monday night at the
home of her daughter. 494 Summer ave
nue., will be held tonight at S o'clock.
The Rev. w. r. S. Lumbar. pastor o.
the Mt. Pleasant BAPTIST Church, wi !
oficiate. 1nterment will be made in
Cypress Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn, to-
morrow morning.
Mrs. Shellas was 81 years Old. She
had been in poor health for some time.
She was the daughter of the late John
and Mary Bliss Beadman, and was born
in Loughborough, Leicester, England
She came to this country when IA years
old with her parents, and has been a
resident of Newark for the past te
years.
Mrs. Shellas was married twice. Her
first husband, William ~. Bate. die1 in
1862. ard Alfonso Shellas. her second
husband, died III 1888. Two children,
Mrs. John Il. Rowe, of Newark, and
George w. Shellas, of Brooklyn. sur
viye. There are ten grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.a
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-12
JUDGE T. F. NOONAN
DIES IN BAYONNE HOME.

BAYONNE, May 11.-Thomas Fran
els Noonan, 81 years old, died at his
home, 1863 Avenue C. yesterday after
noon after an illness extending owe four
weeks. His death was due to pneu-
monia. which followed an attack Of
grip, and was expected for the past
two days.
Mr.. Noonan was born in Jersey Cit,,
in 1859 and held his first office in 1888
and 1884, when he was reading clerk
of the New Jersey Assembly. For sev-
eral years thereafter he was reading
secretary of the Democratic State con-
Ventions. In 1889 n 1890 he WAS
clerk of the Assembly. When the spe-
eial act was passed creating q District
Court in Bayonne. MI. Noonan was
appointed judge. He lost this Office when
the District Court was abolished. From
1900 to 1906 he was city attorney Of
Bayonne. Upon retiring from that Of
flee he devoted his time to the practise
OF law.