The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-19

figure, a woman, is indolent, with an
arm leaning on a sphinx at her right,
the sphinx mutely telling an eloquent
tale Of the centuries of mystery of
Africa's past. The striking feature
here is the big, negroid. or flat foot,
spread out, just like the negro's. The
whole air of this group. is lifeless and
lazy, two African characteristics.
America.
Another woman, Liberty, was chos-
ell by this American sculptor for the
central figure in this fourth, and. to
Americans, the most interesting group.
With head erect and the strained, but
triumphant attitude typical of the
American habit of ever striving and
achieving, she holds, in her right
hand. the torch Of Liberty, while with
her other hand, she spreads out her
mantel in protection of a youth setting
In motion the wheel of prosperity.
Over one shoulder of the woman NAV
he seen part Of the head Of an Indian
even this striking the observer with
It's likeness to life, for the American
Indians have mostly disappeared, Just
as the one in the statuary! Liberty
holds the great American product
corn-in her lap, although from the
view that the picture is taken. this
isn't at first apparent An eagle with
folded wings, although it can hardly
! be seen, completes this statue Of
America.
Another picture of some of French's
statuary is the 'Alice F. Palmer Me-
mortal" to the memory Of president
of Wellesley College, Mrs. Palmer. and
it represents a woman in college gown.
typifying WELLESLEY, sending out a young
graduate, the young girl carrying the
lamp of wisdom in one hand and in
the other the book learning. Every
fold of the womans gown is shown
with precision and the girls face looks
so young and girlish in contrast to the
more mature one of the woman.
THE Train-There It comes!"
Every one who passed this picture Of
Birney's. with its three laughing. care
free children perched on the fence, as
If watching a train, their sunbonnets
making a rustic frame for their faces
if the cottage just behind then
hadn't-invariably stopped to look a
= the picture, the lines of the visitor,
face unconsciously softening into ;
smile.
= The Artists Mother.
Another picture which attracted at
= tention, though Of a different kind
l was Whistler's Portrait Of the Artist
= Mother" The repose and aristocrati
3 dignity of the figure, with it's hand
| almost hidden by soft white ruffles
= and lying folded in the lap is a cor
] trast to the eyes, which seem straine
a to see something, and her face is line
4 with care, but the exquisite softnes
:, Of the quaint white cap and ruffle,
f strings tone down the straight line
+ of the hair and set off prettily the dig
!, nifty of the quiet figure. This Amer
5 lean artist aimed more at making tn
a picture beautiful than at faithfulnes
r in portraiture.
2 Pictures for the boys there are, bot
/ the young really and truly, and tn
+ boys Of Holmes kind-the kind VIII
. never grow old, but Just exchange tn
red roses for white. Battle scenes o
2 the American Revolution-and lool1in
at them is an impressive way to lear
! history; pictures of animals, by Ros
Bon Heur and love stories illustrated
too, are all there. The "Courtship o
] Miles Standish" is a view Of Pr