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New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
Mites of a Winters Holiday in
FITopean Galleries..

paris during the winter there are
many exhibitions as there are IN
~. York. but conditions there at that
-. ora such as to make very strong
-, +o an art critic on a holiday. Let
app' ,.,sit Florence or Madrid and he is
nm IN 20 dwell almost exclusively in the
,I..oric past. In Paris it is differen,.
IT, permanent collections are always
80 20 wash the eyes, as the saying
"''l One turns Immediately to the
So on a recent Journey the present
nU 'Ditor found It, frankly, impossible to
arvthing before he had gone to sec
-, Raphaels "Baldassare Castislohe
,.oa ~ in the place where the Mona
80 80 had always hung; TO see the great
-. Sebastian" of Mantegna brought
,as, 20 the Louvre from its long years
- ohscprity at Algueperse, in Auvergne;
a,d out how the Chauchard collection
r.rbizon and modern romantic plct-
hod got itself installed, cheek by
49,, with the great Rubens room-and
, =, .,,o course Of all this, to catch inspir-
- o,,,npses of thousand well remem-
nn,od masterpieces. But outside flows
A. contemporary current; in gallery and
a,'aio. one sees and hears Of the thing
.Sat ia being done now. The interplay
Of the past with the present only makes
sr.stic experience the more interesting.
THE following notes are concerned
NTH both the new and the old. They
,bould perhaps first touch upon certain
matters appealing primarily to the col
I.ctor This year promises to be one or
oreat sales. The recent dispersal of the
weber collection at Hamburg had an ex-
,raordinary significance. but there will
ha similar events, hardly less memora-
bIe in Paris in the season just opened
The arst section Of the collection formed
nv the late Jean Dollfus was sold at the
Georges Petit gallery early this month,
q section containing works Of the highest
inheritance by DelacroiX, Corot, Dau-
m,er. Ingres. Jongkind Fortuny and other
modern men. A few days later guam
titv of remarkable water colors, draw
,ngs and bronzes, also of the modern
school. from the same collection, were
sold at the Hotel Drouot, and there are
20 be three further sales in April and
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

bccn doing it elsewhere In the Louvre
for some time. But here they are Put
at a disadvantage not to be dogmat-
cally defined yet clearly enough felt.
There Is an uncomfortable air Of new
ness about the collection as n whole and
Of fiat inconscquence about too many Of
the individual pictures. 1t is as though
ono were to leave the Salon Carre to
visit an exhibition of some modern coll
lection presently to be put up at auc-
ton. The uncomfortable feeling that
NJ. Chauchard's paintings might just as
well have suffered this familiar fate will
not down. A few OF them rescued for
the Louvre would have answered all tho
needs OF the case. X. {.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

American Art Gal
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
AUGUSTE RENOIR.

The retrospective exhibition OF paint
ings by Auguste Renoir which has Of
late been attracting attention at the Du-
rard Ruel Gallery, lends a special inter-
cot to the portrait OF the famous artist
which we reproduce. u illustrates only
too we'll, alas, in the suffering hands. the
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

painful rheumatic illness which has
overtallen Renoir in his old age. But In
the fine face one may read, too. the
gentle resignation, the sweetness OF
character, with which he is known TO
hear his burden. And still, from time to
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

this group represents, after all. but the
merest tithe OF what the collection con-
tans. The drawings cover all four walls
of large room. Tho paintings, not quite
so numerous, still form an imposing COL
lection, I'm which Vatican and Boucher,
Lancret and Fragonard, Chardin and
Hubert Robert, Largilliere and Vigee
lie Brun are richly represented. The half
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

time. he contrives to take UP tho brush
Our portrait is from a photograph re-
Gently taken by NJ. Joseph Durand-RnsL
It may be noted. by the way. that Few
and we'll illustrated book on Renoir has
lust been published in Paris.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
Pamela Colin a m

Pamela colman
smtsai SartS B. ending
| City Club. Paintings by Charles
w. Hawthorne and
ff01tfi 7. Aitken: ny sSRSas endins
March 81.
Cottier Gallery. Pictures by modern
French and Dutch
artists and by Ged-
ney Bunce.
Craftsmen Society. Special exhibition OF
%apeS sfa9%iss 8; ending
Daniel Studio Gallery. Recent paintings by
d. Workman, Il
McEnery and oth-
ers: ending March
Folsom Gallery. ....... Water colors by Alice
Siarch %; paintings
by c. NJ. Russell
ending March %.
Hahlo Galleries. by old ana
modern masters.
Katz Gallery. Paintings by Georga
y Mscrum: ending
Kennedy Gallery......-P rints by Ren-
brandt, Durer Van
I.eyden. Meryon.
and Cameron.
Keppel Gallery. by Auguste
NspTI; Marcs q. end ins
Enoedler Gallery. .....-old and m odern
prints.
r. WoodweIi: ends
ing March 19.
MncDowell Club. Paintings by c. c.
Cooper. II. r. Smell.
Philip Little. s. b.
Nichols and others:
ending March 10.
Madison Art Gallery. Paintings by w. J.
GSlacke1s' ssdS = ending
Montross Gallery......The Ten American
Painters; e d ling
April
Moulton & Ricketts,
Gallery, ,...............b .btCnInss Dy AIpehy
Il. Howarth.
Murray Hill Gallery. Pictures by Samuel
IIalpert: nd n g
National Academy Of
ending April IL.
hrsry' Japanese prints from
the collection or
Charles I wart
Smith. ending May
], and book-plates
and engravings by
the late Charles w.
Sherborn, ending
April 80.
Newark Public Library Modern German APP
piled arts; ending
April 25
Powell Gallery. Paintings by Paul
Cornoyer and l.. r.
Berneker; ending
April ?.
pec,or,s Hotel Pastels by the late
i''N'O FRANCOIS T.. Jubien.
psinb.rdt Gallery The National Asso-
clation of Portrait
Painters; ending
April 6.
satmaoundI club Paintings by mem
'a''''' ''''' bers: ending March
ST.
Iorv Three paintings by
Gainsborough.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS
Current Displays Of Paintings. Objects
of Art and Prints.

American Art Gal
lertes PAINTINGS Of the
Barbizon and mod.
ern Dutch and
German sohooiss
sale March Is and
10 at the Plaza.
Berlin Photographic
Company ......Drawinss and paints
ings on silk By
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

dozen Chardins by the way. form pro-
digious company, illustrating him IN
portraiture. in genre. and in still life
There Is a dazzling array OF pastels. by
PerrOneau, Latour and Rosalba, and be-
sides some examples OF the eighteenth
century English school there are sew
eral Italian paintings, notably some
like Guards Beneath these pict-
ures and portraits stand the busts and
other sculptures Of Coysevox, Pigalle,
Houdon and Clodion. on one wall pict-
urc and bust give way, for n space, to
brought from an eighteenth century
chateau and behind its wire netting
stout follos and a due number Of smaller
books In the bindings OK the period add
= duh 'gleam Of brown and gold To the
warm yet always restrained tone or the
room. It would not be possible to build
up q more exquisite interior; this one
seems. in fact. as II it had no; been
Built up, but had slowly and naturally
grown to perfection, not In our time.
but IN its own eighteenth century. When
Il Is taken apart and all that goes -
make It's charm iH scattered Paris viii
be the :0orer by one Of her purest ar
tlstic possessions.
A NEW LIBRARY
II would he fine thing # VI. Doucet's
house and its contenta could b" pre-
served intact rs museum, but I'm the
absence OF that he Is nevertheless sur1
OF his monument as connois'"ur and
friend OF tho arts Across the way
from his house, in apartments tenn
porarily taken over for the purpose, he
has established what he calls the Bib
liotheaue dart ct dArchaoologic, but
what men Of letters know a the Bib
liotheque Doucet. IT is Il library de-
voted wholly 10 the literature Of art and
archa eology, created by VI. Doucct sim
gle handed and placed by him at the ser
yico OF every serious student. Paris.
with it's tremendous resources In respect
10 libraries has nothing else quito Ike
this. The first purchases were made for
Il only about four years ago. but IL con-
talns already some eighty thousand
volumes. VI. Doucet subscribes 20 about
$50 periodicals, and not content with
this no has them summarized In quar-.
terly Repertoire dart ct dArchaeolJ-
gle" which no distributes gratuitously
amongst the workers in his field. The
books are classified in rooms. In one
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17

most enchanting drawing by that mas
ter that exists. and in the portfolio there
is one of the noblest Of Fragonard's
Italian SdngHinCs, one Of his studies
made in the gardens of the Villa D'Este.
The Saint -Aublns, too, arc superb. But
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06
'THE WEATHER,

Forecast; NirSinia-Fulr Thursday,
probably followed by showers lutte
Thursday night or on Friday.
North Cnrolina-I.ocuI ruins Thurs
day and probably Friday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06
|nTER-|NSURANCE
TO Be ATTACKED
Button Will Prosccute-Inter-
ested Firms May Violate
Charter Rights.
GERMAN MAKES OFFICIAL CALL
Officer Pays Respects for Ad-
miral-Congressional Candi-
datcs-Pay Fees.

Not onIy orc interinsurance con-
Germs forbidden NV ruling of state
1nsur.nco Con,r,Iesioner Joseph But
ION 10 do bnsinnss or To solicit Gus
toners In VIrcinin. hut the question
is now raised IF business corporations
have n right 70 become parties to tho
extent of tn1siua, ont insurance with
such orranIyntious colonel Button
has asked for - r,Iinr on this point at
the hands or .bo state CORPORA ton
Commission
Such entcrnr,scs usually work in
side of certain branches Of trade. For
Instance. thr nron,o,er solicits business
from. saw h,rdv.rn dealers They be-
come members OF the association on
tho payment Of specified amounts,
creating n fund In case of loss by
fire in anv hnrdware store. the dam
age is repaid out of the fund In 9TH
or words tho business houses attcmpt
TO carry their own insurance.
Exceed Charter Rights.
Tho noint now made h. Colonel But
ton is that Virginia corporations. en-
powered to do hardware business, or
dry goods business. or any other varic-
ty, are not authorized to enter the in
surance field. and exceed their cor
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phia: c. ii. Weaver, philadelphia: l.
c. Stephenson, Charleston. ". Va. ii.
NJ. Bush and wife. Winchester. KY;
I. Pohlmann. Covington, Ky; Georg.
L. Brown, Lexington. Ky. W. -. Pcy
ton. Fredericksburg. Va: NJ. Abrahums
ana wife, Boston; j. l.. McAfec. Chi
cage, ". j. Mccullough. 5. Il. sayre.
X. L.. HarGwick. y. +. Chambers, -
ii. Thornburg and wife. " l. Nash
and wife. j.. J.. Hui, c. +. Templeton.
ali of Huntington. ". Va; J. u. WN-
iia'nson, Trenton: ~. II. Beall. Nash
ington; james L. Anderson and wife.
Richmond; George Hoppe. Washing
ton: e. II. Earle. Elk!ns. W Va: J..
X. Jones. Ciarksburg, W. Va; 4. n.
Sheridan, Cleveland: Il. q. De1cker.
Cleveland: j. II. Dixon and wife. WASH
ington. l. j. Covcier. Philadelphia: j.
W. l.. Cone. Boston; Isaac walker
baltimore; j. H. Davis and wife. OK
ford, y. C.. Miss Lillian Belts. Raleigh,
y. G.: II. l.. Harrison, baltimore; .. NJ
Howell and wife. Lynchbure; Josiah
BIHdley. Paniplin; Warren Fourqu-
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L. :. Meidler, Il. G. Taylor, Tray W.
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ii. Wright. III. \. Bats j. W. lambert.
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Arthur Germunder. Columbus; f. f,
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Springfield. Mass. *. T. Crawley. VIZ
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hurland: q f. T.. Elliott and w'fe.
Boston. w y. Mclaughlin. Jr.. Lynch
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Rahm. Wilmington; fl. f Parlte Bal
timorc: G. j. CuuIfmRn. Philadelphia,
T.. s. Slegel, New York; II. II. Wingert.
New York.
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leld Mass; u. O. Frye, Washington:
Marus. New York, Mrs. :. j Gum.
Miss Lizzie Roberts. oklahoma: Albert
Kuhn. Murray Robertson, Henry HoM-
man, New York. W. Il. Caldwell. APP
pomtttoS' W. u. PARKER j. X. Hun
ter. Washington; o. +. Aylcsbury. Bos-
ton: j. b. Albert EGEolston. Va: VI.
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len, Suffolk: J. NJ. Gore, Florida: W.
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w r. Andrews, Roanoke; Z. w. Ken
ledy. Chas. S!ehert Il. Raphael, New
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bons. Virginia: Mr.. and Mrs T.. Por-
ter Weldon. n. c.: w. w. Rlanzour.
Philadelphia: II. II. Dudley, Virginia:
Nm. j. Fisher. Petersburg. Va: w j
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-06

Bishop Payne Divinity School closed
tonight at st. Stephens Colored Epis-
( copal Church in the presence of a large
assemblagc. This morning there was
meeting of the alumni's association.
ana dinner to the alumni this after
noon. There wero seventeen divinity
students this year at the school.
Tomorrow the annual meeting of
the trustees of the Bishop Payne Di-
vinity School will be held. The Rt.
Rev. A. NJ. Randolph. d. d, of the
Diocese of Southern Virginia, is presi-
dent of the board. and Bishop Robert
y. Gibson. of the Dioces, OF Virginia;
Bishop Robert Strange. OF the Diocese
OF North Carolina, and Bishop Coadju-
tor b. u. Tucker, of the Southern Nir-
GINA Diocese are members. and are
expected to attend the meeting. The
divinity school is supported by the
general Episcopal Church. and is do
training of colored men for the min
istry among their race.
Wedding Notes.
Centre Hill Mansion Miss Sarah T..
Jones. daughter of Mrs. T. W. Jones.
was married to w. j. Moore. of THIS
city.n Oaccount of bereavement. the we'd
. ding was very private, only a few i'm
mediate relatives and friends being
present Inc ceremony was performed
| by the Rev. J. y. Mcclure, of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Hume.
of West Virginia, sister of the bride,
attended as matron of honor and j.
! Wilkes Madison as best man.
Al o'clock last night at the resi- J.
| denco of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright
! on Market Street. by the Rev. W. IL
| Anvil Mrs. Alice Shoenthal. OF this
/ city. and J. A Mallory. OF Lawrence
| VILE, were married.
| south"idc NIcdicnI Association.
The Southside Virginia Medical AS
! ISOLATION Will meet in the Leo School
building in this CIV at o'clock p NJ
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&N:5ReA4e<5@S

on Juno IL. Tho officers of the asso-
cation are DR.. j e. Ruwls. OF Suffolk.
president and DIR. e. It. Reese. OF
CORTLAND, secretary. A number OF in
terosting papers on medical and sur
gical subjects are expected to be read
by prominent members.
meeting OF tho doctors of the
Fourth Congressional District will be
held the same day at o'clock in the
Lee School Hall TO elect a counsellor
from the district to fill tne position
made vacant BY the death of the late
Dr. Samuel A. Hinton.
TO Erect Markers.
The Petersburg Chapter, United
Daughters of the Conf%deracy, pro-
poses to erect IN the early future
markers to designate the several places
IN and around Petersburg occupied by
General Lee as headquarters in 1861
'65. Ehs chapter some time ago
erected n marker in memory of the
citizen soldiers of Petersburg who fell
in defense o., t(N> city on June Q. 1851.
Service in Old DInndford Church.
Sunday afternoon msxt. June .. tho
anniversary OF the heroic defense OF
the city IN 1864 by the citizen soldiers
Of Pete rsburg. services Will br held in
historic old Blandford Church by the
Episcopal clergy OF the city AN of
the Episcopal congre cations ana TIE
public generally WEI unite in the SER
vice. Thsre will be a s1.rmon ana
evening prayers, and music by full
choir
General News.
The Brtsh-AIrc rican Tobacco Com
pany is to make large additions to its
plant in this city. and. 1T is reported.
Will double It's capacity.
1t is rumored that tn, two gr a..
trunk and bag factories in this city
tho Seward and the Vlrr!nia-may
shortly be consolidated They are the
largest plants of the kind in the world.
Preparations are IN progress to make
the school fair to be h'eid in Prince
George county In November next n
great and successful exhibition.
benjamin S. Hooper aged forty-tour
years. died very suddenly last night
of heart failure Thu body was taken
to Farmv!lle for bnrial
Miss Ruth Armstrong daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Armstrongf.
was succe ssfuliy operated on for APP
pcndicit.s yesterday at the Petersburg
Hospital
c. T willlams's resignation as a
member OF the Common Council from
the Fifth Ward was accented by that
body last night, and II. w. Wells was
elected in his place.
The qualified list If voters in Peters
burg shows n tota1 OF $40 white and
13o colored voters entitled TO 1,artici
patio In the municipal slr.'ction on Jun.
IL
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Candidates Fay Primary Fee.

state Troasurer Asher II. Hartman
has received chocgs for 1915 each
from CARER Glass and T. X. TuIo,t.
two of the candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in the
Sixth District. The amounts are TO
pay primary fees under the new law.
Treasurer iiarman is holding, also.
the checks Of Captain John Lamb and
former Governor a. j. MONTAGUE. OF
the Third District. He also has the
check of congressman +. r. holland.
of the Second. which VIII be returned
on REQUEST. as Mr.. Holland is the
nominee without opposition. Tho pay
ments OF Congressman Hay. Carlin ard
flood have already been refunded
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Final Exercises.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch)
Front Royal. Va, June 1.-The clos
ing exercises OF the Randolph Macon
Academy took place tonight in the
large study hall of the school. The
closing address was delivered by
Judge r. c. Jackson OF tho Roanoke
bar.
The session just closing was one of
the most profitable that tho school
has had within the past twenty years,
larger attendance and with prac-
tically the entire school to return for
the next session.
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These Items of Budget Cause
Division of Opinion in
Council.
WILL BE SETTLED TONIGHT
Confirmation and Reunion Will
Be Held at St. Johns
Episcopal Church.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
Bollingbrook Street.
Telephone 1855,

Petersburg, Va. June o.
The city budget, appropriating al
aggregate of $4,000 for tho ensuing
fiscal year, was adopted In part by the
Common Council last night. anu It's fur-
ther consideration Will be. had at an
adjourned meeting tomorrow night
The main objections raised were to the
items increasing the salaries OF the
CITY Attorney, the health officer and
sanitary officers. The discussion on
these items involving also the vote
necessary TO adopt them, continued for
some time. and at times was quite
lively. They will be disposed OF to-
morrow night The portions of the
budget adopted carry, among others.
tho following appropriations;
Salaries. $4,000; public schools, S42.-
ESQ; Hastings and Circuit Courts.
s6.62S gas and light, slS,6iS; Police
Department. S23,G95; Health Depart
mont. $3.50; contingent fund. $4,000;
Petersburg Hospital, $4,000; Tabcrcu-
losis Hospital. $1,000; support OF Peters
burg Grays. SiSO; medical relief. sl,1U0;
Water Works S16,33o; public property,
sS,5S2: Fire Department, S20.7i5: Street
Department, $4S.7S9. etc.
The tax ordinance, fixing the tax
rate on real and personal property for
the coming year was adopted. Tho
rate Is the same rs at present, Sl.40 on
The slG0 OF values.
The Council transacted great deal
OF general routine business. and did not
adjourn until 1890 O'clock this morn
ing. Petitions for increase in pay OF
members of the Police and Fire Depart
ments and cemetery hands were re-
derred.
Gases Continued.
In the Police Court the cases of a.
W. Harris and !. ]. Avent. colored. ar
rested last evening on warrants alleS-
ing the larceny of copper still from
tho Stafford Whiskev Distilling Com
pany's building, in Dinwiddle county,
were continued until Friday. Both de-
PENDANTS have engaged counsel The
case. 1t Is said. will develop some very
peculiar and Interesting features.
Confirmation and Reunion.
Tomorrow night there will be n re-
union of the congregation and former
rectors of ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
The former rectors who will be present
and deliver short addresses will be the
Rev i. q. Scott, y. D, and the Rev.
J. L. Ribble, of this city the Rev r
a. Goodwin, Of Richmond, and the Rev.
w. y. r. Goodwin. OF Rochester. y. Y.
The Right Rev. r. d. Tucker, D. D.,
bishop coadjutor of the diocese, will
administer the rite of confirmation.
After the services n reception will be
held in the parish houses.
4 Former Prtcrshurgcr.
w. T, Reams. who died in Manches-
ter, was former resident OF Peters
burg. and for many years was an en-
Gineer on the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road. He leaves relatives and many
friends In this city.
Closing Exercises.
The commencement exercises Of the
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Pardon in Trespnss cnsc.

The Governor yesterday issued
conditional pardon 10 Frank Ferguson.
given sentence OF SIX months in
jail in Franklin county fo- trcspass
Part OF the term has been served. In
letter to the Governor. the prisoner
says he was not tried on the indict-
ment but that by agreement between
his friends and the prosecution he was
given the sentence on Il trcspass
charge. The application for clemency
is Endorsed by the trial Judge the
prosecuting attorney and others. The
prisoners mind is said to be affected.