Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08

was designed and executed. have in re-
ality revolutionized the use OF colored
glass. manufacturing kind and quality
heretofore unknown. The production Of
such window requires the services not
only Of the artist designer. but Of va
rious trained artisans who fit together
the portions of glass In frame placed
against the light, following with the
comes in large sheets, variously colored.
and precisely the right portion must be
secured and cut to give the picture Its
original relative value This has been
called painting with sunlight" 1t is
indeed remarkable art. The difference
between the American and the English
methods may be observed by comparing
this window with the chancel window In
the same church, the latter being by
Henry Holiday. British designer OF
much distinction.
A TTEN1NON is called to the exhibition
"a of Seymour Haden's etchings at the
Library of Congress by an article by
Miss Helen Wright which appears in the
October number Of Art and Progress.
This exhibition, which was arranged as
memorial to the great English etcher.
whose death occurred in June, comprises
nearly 100 prints, the majority, IL not ali.
Of which have been drawn from the L.
Harrison Garrett collection. 1t is par
ticularly comprehensive and engaging.
AS Miss Wright has said, Ito pass in re-
view this exhibition at the Library OF
Congress is to walk with the artist
through the woods. across farmland
meadows. along river banks and over
picturesque bridges, seeing with his eyes
beauty that might have been passed I'M
noticed" The exhibition Is set forth in
the southwest pavilion on the second
floor.
A extraordinary number Of Rem
\ brandts owned in America are LIST
ed by Louis A. Holman in an article on
this subject published in the current num-
Der of the Century. There are on this
side OF the Atlantic says Mr. Holman,
mo fewer than lightweight paintings,
besides some small sketches, by Rem
brandt. This means that we have double
the number left In Holland, with score
to spare. and two dozen more than all
in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Italy,
Roumania. Spain and Sweden. Indeed.
there are only two countries which pos
sess more than America-Great britatn.
which has 165, and Germany, which has
100" Among the paintings listed by Mr.
Holman is '"Phe Woman With the Fan.
owned by Senator Clark, and Included In
his loan collection at the Corcoran Cal
lery.
):
THE Corcoran School opened Monday
and has already made fair start
for the coming year Many Of the Old
pupils have returned and quite a num-
Der Of new pupils have registered In
the Hemicycle Hall the first week III NO
yember an exhibition Of summer sketches
by the students will be held
i
THE Arts and Crafts School. which is
now permanently located on 18th
street near Pennsylvania avenue. re-
opened Wednesday. 1t is admirably said
in the catalogue of this school that the
amount of poor work in existence, re-
vealing, in some cases, lack Of trained
knowledge in design and in others
crudity OF construction SO great as to
suggest that the worker has mastered
neither his art nor his tools, is the best
indication Of the need of arts and crafts
tea ching. The classes in designing,
wood carving and weaving will again
be in charge OF Miss Pike Miss Lane,
Miss Slasson. Miss Ruth S. Turner and
Miss Jenny a. Turner. To the faculty
moreover has been added Miss MiiIicent
Strange Of the Royal College OF Art.
South Kensinston, who will conduct the
classes in metal work and jewelrE Mrs.
Charles !. BELL is chairman OF the board
of trustees.
z CARL SMITH. who has been in
+. California for almost year. Is now
IN Denver Dafntinx a portrait Of the Gov.