Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17

under their arms and roses IN their
cheeks, were doing the gallery in APP
proved schoolgirl fashion. Any one fol-
lowing them in their rambles through the
corridors would have marveled at tho
wonderful facility with which tney oouid
introduce the words cute" cunning"
and dear into their conversation.
Il think she is real cute" was the
we'll known picture 1.-The Girl in Brown"
IT don't like the Lady and Dog" COM
mented another of the girls; lit belongs
to the old-fashioned school,
The prettiest Girl of the crowd laughed.
well, see who's here! Old-fashioned
school. did you say? My, but you talk
like q real art critic!
I'm not competent judge of any of
the pictures today" giggled another. with
a mischievous light in her eyes. You
see, girls. forgot my lorgnette. and
really dor't you know. / can't see thing
tho lights and shadows all run to-
gether."
"Ohr' exclaimed one of them, suddenly.
There was subtle suggestion about
this particular oh that made it sound
very different from the others with which
they had generously embellished their
remarks.
The girls seemed to understand. AL
most simultaneously they. too. hreathed
forth an ejaculatory "Ohv' Their eyes
all took the same direction.
Down the hall came q man with Shout
ders broad and wearing easily loose
fitting suit Of gray. On his arm he care
lessly carried a lightweight gray over
coat, over which girls are prone to rave.
Art was forgotten, and nature. as II
nearly always does. was triumphant.
Had Apollo Belvedere himself stepped OF
his pedestal and become living. breath
ing man he would have found 1t the
struggle Of his life to compete with this
tall, digniied young fellow.
OF course, there are many who fire.
quent the gallery who love art for arts
sake alone. To them every picture 10
familiar, every portrait. every scene has
its own particular niche, its own place in
the heart Of the beholder. They do not
belong to the class that talks glibly about
that which it does not Understandable
processes q liking or interest it cannot
feel. They are sincere admirers. the men
and women with eye, mind and heart
trained to appreciate. They are the real
devotees OF art who catch glimpses or
the soul Of the creator through the paint
ed canvas or sculptured form. They can
see the fulfillment of the dreams Of him
whose hand guided the brush and mark
ed the course of the chisel. Nor do all
the same devotees necessarily belong to
the higher classes OF society. OFTEN tho
ignorant, those whose education In even
the simplest branches has been neglected
stand reverently before some picture IN
open-mouthed appreciation For one ca"
be illiterate and yet have soul.
But one and alI-vistors. tourists. stu
dents, the sincere and the superficial
all must heed the ringing or the gong
that sounds promptly at O'Clock on
week DAYS. on account Of the increased
length of the days and the excellence Of
the late afternoon ia HI the IA. ectors
have arranged to have the gallery soon
remain open to the public until 8, which
win be the closing hour until the end Of
the season. when the building IL shut up
for repairs and alterations. But now
when the gong rings the uninitiated look
frightened. the imaginative often smell
Are. but the wise pick. up their belong
ings and join the throng that Is herding
toward the door, for the ringing of the
gong means Get out! The gallery -
closedf'