Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-21
CATERING FOR SPECIAL OCCA-
SlONS: With Menus and Reclpes. BY


follow exhibitions of paintings by Carl
MeIchers, Childe Hassam, w. Elmer
Schofield, Charles Morris Young, Jonas
Lie and others. This will insure a con-
tinuance of interest throughout the WIN
ter and will give opportunity, such as is
seldom to be had outside of New \ ork'
of gaining intimate acquaintance with the
various contemporary painters methoos
and styles. 1t is an attractive program.
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NNE of the few painters who did not
~ close his studio this summer was
John r. Key, and, despite the exhausting
heat, none seems more full of zest for
winters work than he. Mr.. Key has
made numerous sketching trips to places
near Washington and is enthusiastic over
the environs OF the city. He has, more
over, been painting steadily, completing
old work and developing new themes.
With other things he has painted an
other view of the old-fashioned garden at
Mount Vernon, showing long vista ne
tween the flower beds and beneath the
trees. There are plenty of blossoms to
give color, besides which bright sunlight
bedabbles the path. 1t is charming
composition and delightfully."- rendered
Mr.. Key has also painted several less IN
innate landscapes-broad views of rolling
country with mountains in the distance
pictures developed from sketches made a
summer or ago in the Shenandoah val
lev One of his recent pictures is of the
Shenandoah river seen flowing as shall
low almost as brook between green,
tree-grown shores. The majority of Mr..
Keys landscapes are transcriptions OF
sunny midsummer days when nature is
at high tide and most eXuberant. Mr..
Key was at one time friend OF George
Inness, and often he recalls in converse
ton fragments Of talks they had to-
gether. such. for instance: as to whether
flny,
painting was as correct as the old style.
ut Is not matter of which is right.
Inness said; both may be right-lt is a
matter of which you like a statement
which is very true and exceedingly worth
remembering. for it is always so easy to
confuse what we like with what is cor
rect in art, setting the one instead of the
other up as a standard OF criticism.
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w National Gallery a picture which he
painted some time ago. but only recently
finished. 1t is of a sprite or mermaid
playing with a group of water babies. and
is full of suggestion of simple mirth. One
baby is tossed high above the maiden's
head in her strong. graceful arms. while
others frolic about her in the tossing
waves The conception is charmingly
imaginative. and the manner or its rem
to be hoped that during the winter other
works by Mr.. Closson will be shown here.
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A n exhibition of Joseph Pennell's latest
"A etchings is being held at Keppels.
in New York. This comprises not only
his etching of the coronation of King
George v and Queen Mary. in Westmin-
ster Abbey, last June every line of which
was done in the abbey through special
PERMISSION but also a series Of etchings
made in New York, in Pennsylvania and
at Niagara on Mr.. Pennell's most recent
visit to this country, all Of which are des-
ignated under the general heading The
Wonder of Work. In the skyscrapers
of New York the coal mines of Pennsyl-
vania and even the much-hated power
plants at Niagara. Mr.. Pennell has dis
covered picturesQueness and charm. In
doubleday his work is not only essentially
modern but more representative Of the
life and spirit of this age than that of the
majority of contemporary artists.
MISS ALICE FOSTER is PAINTING an
AVA interesting miniature of young
woman. 1t is three-quarter length. which
Is unusual for a miniature. and pictures
the lady standing beside a small. light
chair. She wears a simple evening gown
of white silk. and is seen against Il green
gray background. 1t is broadly treated.
good in color and expressive. Miss Eos
ter has had special success with her min
iatures of this description, her three
quarter length of Mrs. Wash Brown be-
ing one Of those given place of honor In
summer Miss Foster has been making