Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-11

the Los Angeles Express" of Febru-
ary Gath, 1910:
Tapestry paintings by Mrs. Laura |
Baldwin Doolittle were exhibited at
the Colonial tea of the Cosmos club |
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Doolittle |
has recently come to Los Angeles to |
open studio, her speciality being in
terror decorating. Eleven tapestries
were shown yesterday including a |
study for music room, which is to |
be hung in an Eastern home, several |
portrait studies and several Indian
character studies.
Mrs. Doolittle is the only tapestry
painter who has adapted Indian
studies to that medium. In her
showing several of these studies at
tracted much attention and praise.
She passed a large portion of last
year on the White Earth reservation
in Minnesota and as a result has
some splendid character studies as
we'll as studies of the Indian conven-
tionalized designs. The Water Lily
is one of the most beautiful sketches
that Mrs. Doolittle secured, which
she has adapted to a tapestry panel.
This painting showing a supple In
dian maiden in a canoe among the
water lilies, has great deal of re-
finement and poetry Mrs. Doolittle
should be a welcome addition to the
local art workers"
1t will be of marked interest to
Salem people to learn that Mrs Doo-
little has opened studios in Portland,
at 255 7th street, corner of Salmon
Since her coming here last Septem-
Der, when her husband assumed man
agement of Hotel Marion, she has
been actively securing materials:
having found a large field for her
work in Portland, Salem and neigh
boring towns. She will give sugges-
tions or outline scheme of decorat-
ing for the whole or a portion of the
home. The owners ideas can be de-
veloped in an original manner or the
decoration may be left entirely to the
artist. There will be at least two
consulting days during each week in
Salem.
An exhibition will be given in her
studios from the tenth to the twenty
fifth of this month. There the Her
ter looms textiles will be feature.
Mezzotints printed in colors will also
be shown. These are exquisite repro
ductions of the paintings of old mas
ters.
Mrs. J. B. Eaton asked a number
of friends in for Wednesday evening
to congratulate Mrs. A. W. Dennis on
her eightieth birthday. The rooms
were decorated for the occasion and
refreshments served during the even
ing. Mrs. Dennis received over 200
postal cards from old time friends
some of whom she has not seen for
20 years. Mrs. E. T. Osborn coming
unexpectedly from her home in New
port for this birthday celebration
was another pleasant surprise fol
Mrs. Dennis. An incident adding
much to the merriment Of the occa-
sion was the neglect of one out Of
town guest, in her hurry, to put or
both new shoes. Next in age to the
honor guest was the hostess mother
Mrs. Hendershott, who Is seventy
nine years young.
The list of invited guests included
Madams Geo S. Downing, G. F
Royal, T. J. Kress, w. Y. Richardson
C. N Potter, w. c. Culver, S. Keene
w. E. Deadly, A. V. R. Snyder, E
Hofer, H. F. Jary, E. G.. White, A. F
Hofer. ]. B. Eaton Hendershott ant
Mrs. e. F. Osborn, of Newport. Th
Misses Mckinney, Florence Hofe
and Miss Pauline Snyder.
Mrs. Dennis was born in Pennsyl
vania coming to Salem from low
twenty years ago.
With Miss Beatrice Shelton chaper
oning, a number of her pupils attend
ed the Hoffman concert last Sunday
at the Heileg in Portland. Several G
the girls went down Saturday morn
ing, and the others with Miss She
ton Sunday morning. all returning
Salem Sunday evening. In the part
we're Miss Shelton, Leila Slater, Bel
nice Clark, Mary Piglar, Gertrud
Hunt, Laura Dodson and Fay Ricl
mond.
Last Tuesday afternoon Mr.
George Barrett who has been III Il
several weeks at Hotel Marion, W;
sufficiently recovered to be taken
Portland, her daughter, Mrs. Plan
ondon, accompanying her. Fro
there. after days rest, they ira
eled by easy stages to their home
Athena, Oregon
On Friday evening Of last wee