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the Canaletto. seems 10 us perhaps
shade more wonderful than any Of the
others in its reproduction Of the very
surface quality Of the original. The
blues and whites in the sky are beyond
praise. Yet we are possibly mistaken
in differentiatng here When We turn
tc the Nermeer we are constrained 10
admit that i'm this case. too the repro
duction is welngh perfect. The great
trouble with the latter dsy color print
is its shiny. brittle, look, its loss Of all
that means texture in a painting, its
hardening Of the tones and its conse-
quent dislocatiOn Of values. Mr.. Gle
lands reproductions avoid all this
They have no glister. but give us in
stead something Of the actual quality
of painted canvas. We have alluded to
their educational purpose. Printed on
generous scale and set upon appro-
pirate mounts, they will pass readily
into frames: but accompanying eacn
one is well written historical note, So
that the amateur may not only adorn
his walls but learn something about
the picture which he hangs there. The
prints are issued i'm sets Of four The
second set will include the Mars and
Venus" Of Neronese. Turner'S sal
tash," Metsu's Music Lesson" anI
Rembrandts Portrait Of Man"
Little by little the Vermeer Prints
should cover most if not all OF the best
things in the museum.
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Current Shows OF Paintings and
Prints.

Mr.. Horatio Walker is making at the
Montross gallery an experiment so IN
tereeting that it is 10 be hoped II VIII
be repeated: lie had only elght new
paintings with which to form an eN-
hibition. but he has hung these ia
large room, leaving one wall bare. In
CONSEQUENCE his work appears TO the
best possible advantage and the atmo-
sphere of the show is somehow very
fresh and attractive. Why after all
should an exhibition depend upon force
of numbers? The important point Is
that it should contain good pictures
and that these should he seen with
rlenty of space around them. Mr
Walkers pictures are all good. though
some of them are less engaging than
others. He is least satisfactory. when
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are from competent hands and give all
the necessary information. From every
point OF view this enterprise Is 10 lie
regarded as no less beneficent than the
services of the Arundel Club, shs
Vasari Society and similar bodies. ano
i'm it's wide scope it possesses merit
peculiar TO itself The modest collec-
tor. who must be satisfied with repro
ductions. should make a note of IL.
To him also are addressed certain
plates. specimens OF which we have re-
Gently received from an American firm.
the Vermeer Company, of New York
These "Vermeer Color Prints" have
been developed by Mir. r. NJ. Cleland
out of all ambition concerned primarily
with artistic and educational ideas. lt
is easy 10 make colored print that is
merely pretty" or IN one way or am
other TO give the more expensive photo
graVure in colors character pleasing
in itself though not especially signifi-
cant of the picture reproduced. Mr.
Cleland's object was To take the .ordi-
nary four-cOlOr halftone process in
hand and by giving minute attention
to every detail force it to yield results
both accurate and beautiful. lie has
devoted himself thus far 10 pictures IN
our museum and his reproductions
bear the legend Authorized by the
Metropolitan Museum of Art Well
may they have this line in their favor
The four prints thus far issued possess
quality reached by no Other publica-
tons of the sort that have ever come
To our notice They reproduce Yer
meers Young Woman Opening q
Easement" Manet's Boy with
sword" Caualetto's "PiaZzetta," and
Lorenzo di Credi's Madonna Adoring
the Child" I'm other words, four to-
tally different problems were attacked
and Mr. Cleland has achieved four
different triumphs. one of the prints.
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given. After all. when We go 10 an ex-
hibition II is the artists name, not the
owners, that interests us. Very in
genious and pleasant is this scheme
Whereby the dealer, after he hassold
number Of fine pictures, borrows them
lack for 4 show. The Duveens and the
knoedlers have both done this TO good
purpose in the present season. Gimpel
and Wildenstein did it also with their
FragonardS and now the Scott Il
Fowles Company does it with the
Dutch paintings which were reviewed
IN The Tribune yesterday. We give
among our reproductions to-day some
further glimpses Of this impressive ar
ray Of seventeenth century art. The
collection OF eighteen pieces represents
Rembrandt Halls. HObbema, Ruysdael,
steen, Cuyp and Macs. 1t is an excel
lent example Of the new fashion
adopted by the dealers and their
patrons.
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Some Dainty Devices Out of the
Ancient East.

students Of philosophy and morals
are always coming upon points Of con
'act between the East and the West.
me gnomic wisdom Of the ages is much
me same in every quarter Of the globe
hut IN arr this universally. wnen it
Exists, must be got at sometimes by
working hackward through layers Of
"csl tradition. That Is why Oriental
painting forces the Western mind to
70 through long and difficult processes
:" initiation. often enough its appeal
homlnally immediate. on the side
VI mere realism there are quantities Of
'ninese pictures which child could
understand. But TO grasp the bald
"'snihcance Of the object represented
one thing. 10 SAVIOR the recondite
'narm which goes with the representa-
uon II another Some such reflections
- these are bourd 10 be promoted by
shy exhibition II Oriental art. and they
10" with peculiar prOmptness from the
snow now open a. the gallery OF the
"'nin PhOtOgra Dhic Company. II Is
NOV u Mubammadan miniature paint
"S which II 10 gay that II illnstrates
we craftsmanship Of the Persian
.~'lgraphcrs and illumiDators. They
'hjoy n distinction Of their own In the
'isiofy N art. and in recent days West
Th eonn0issourship has developed for
wen new cult. The modern collector
"Fays ardent upon fresh trail. II ~
Keen upon these dainty devices. cover
"s space 10 be- measured in inches.
~ BE- II upon great Titan on rare
isDesiry.
The first thing that be has 10 do
Nhen be gets out In pursuit Of The
'frslsn masters IL 10 throw overheard
~ ~ those prejudices Of his which are
'"vteo IN Western cIassicism. There N
",thing academic about Persian
PaiDiiDS, ~ has no such diagramnatic
salanee - can be found ~ the bottom
~ mgititudes Of European pictures
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is their whole character. What Is sug-
gested by the tiny picture itself is en-
forced still further by, the rich borders.
These conclusvely point TO the deco
rative genius of the school. Within the
scope of that genius there lie all
manner of delightful traits. In Persian
art you find both men and animals
portrayed with extraordinary truth
Landscape in the large sense is beauti-
fully mirrored there. and it is rendered
the more lifelike and the more charm
ing by the skill and tenderness with
which plant life is delineated. Merely
for their flowers these mlnidturlstS
would enjoy lasting renown. But when
all is said their chief function is 10
ravish the eve as with a perfect glow
ing page in some volume of fairy lore.
This is the end of all their radiant
color all their miraculously refined ana
expressive craftsmanship. In th-s
exhibition of more than two hundred
pictures and manuscripts, carrying the
subject through three or four centuries
and representing its growth at dFers
different centres. there are Of course
varied developments to be noted. But
the fundamental note is throughout the
same. Limited in the appeal that 1t
makes to the imagination. restricted in
the ideas Of style which if illustrates
and indubitably precious in its very
essence. it is a little cloying and even
under certain circumstances, httle
wearisome. TO be happy with Perslan
art one must be content with a slender
sheaf of its masterpieces. But that IL
produced masterpieces, rich in a sensu-
Gus pleasure and instructive AS autheh-
tic souvenirs of vanished civilization
no one can doubt.
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encountered since the fall, but the
twenty-odd plates in it give MS almost
as much pleasure as though we had
never seen them before. Among them
are a few OF the landscapes into which
Cameron put so much romantic senti-
ment, the Ben Ledi' and "On the
Meuse," but most Of the subjects are
architectural. He is a master Of that
art at which we have glanced above.
the art Of etching a building SO that
its weighty. structural character is
clearly expressed. He can be pictorial
i'm the fullest sense. as witness the in
comparable "Laroche' or the John
Knox's House" but never does his fac
uty for "ne and color lure him into
making a stage scene out Of his an
cient edihces. This is a small exhibit
tion but il is made up of good impress
sions and is sufficiently. representative.
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Of social traits and sportive movement,
of gallant knights and ladies engaged
upon their amusing affairs with a Ger
tain discreetly tempered vivacity. The
spirit of all this work is essentially
dramatic. mobile. But here comes n
that matter of tradition which is "a
matter of style. The Persian painter
looking largely for his effect in pure
and dazzling tints, was by the practice
Of centuries kind Of jeweler in color.
He had curious way Of getting a
serene pellucid light into his scenes, but
he did not allow It TO break his tones.
and this remuneration was confirmed by
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craftsmanship. The example of Degas.
"Danseuse Saluant," a masterpiece OF
simple, swift definition, might in its
linear eloquence have come down TO us
from the eighteenth century, and IL
has. 20 boot suggestion of movement
which an artist OF that period mig..t
have envied. Similarly. an "Etude de
B4bes." by Besnard, is strongly akin 10
sketch by Florentine OF the high
Renaissance. There is a sketch in this
portfolio by Forain which in its sum-
mary notation of the salient points in
a scene by the river would not have
disgraced Rembrandt. Decidedly it is
a good thing for the Societe TO be thus
the modern school The portfolio con-
tains. it is true some pieces of no great
interest. but in the main il well en-
forces the point that a good drawing is
a good drawing. regardless of its origin.
We must mention here the latest OF
these schemes for placing in the hands
OF subscribers, at a nominal price. good
reproductions Of rare drawings and
other works of art. IL is the 'ArchV
fur kunstgeschichte, published by the
house of Seemann, at Leipzig. For The
sum of 30 marks one receives four port
folios containing eighty plates in al.
These reproduce. by a good photo
graphic process. treasures in public and
private collections. and pains is taken
TO choose subjects not generally famil-
lar. MoreOver-and i'm this the publi-
cation is particularly to be commended
the choice of the editors is not con-
fined 10 one form of art. Painting and
sculpture are both illustrated and there
is fairly generous sprinkling of draw
ings. The first. second and third port
folios for the opening year are before
us. They take us through all the
periods and all the schools. Titan fol-
lows Rubens. \ st Sebastian by
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More Drawings, Chiefly from
Modern Hands.

4 pleasant surprise for the cOnnois-
seur of drawing awaits o., t.sitor at
the Seckel gallery. which is hung with
fifteen charcoals by the late Thomas :.
Noble This Kentuckan artist, who
was past seventy when he died about
seven years ago. never achieved any
great fame with his paintings. But his
drawings show that he had a genuine
feeling for landscape sentiment and
could interpret ii with uncommon tech
nical ability. There is a drawing in
this collection i'm which road goes
slowly up and around a long hill, with
slender pOplars marking the thorough
fare As Noble studied this scene the
tall trees brought into it hint Of
Italian grace and dignity. He under
stood the art of omission. His pictures
are shrewdly composed. Yet he con
oeived them i'm free, thoroughly SYM
pathetic way, getting the character of
the Southern countryside into his
work. His touch was suave and pure
and he had. finally. delicate sense of
tone. modulatng his rich blacks into
cool graYs. and arriving At his high
lights. at Just the right moment. i'm
natural fashion and with the best of
good taste. His workmanship, I'm
short. is as sound as it is fluent. His
beautiful landscapes should not be
neglected.
Apropos Of these drawings Of MOBILES
We note with special interest the char
acter of the latest portfolio issued by
the Societe de Reproductions les Dea-
sins de Maitres. When this body of
cnllectnrs and amatemrs was formed ID
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MATTERS Of ART
| egea4Qqsa.Sss ~ q 2sss.s Ia A4ake>4 As<a2ke>43
El hsS$a]yzS1
Another Loan Exhibition Of Masterpieces
>(he Characteristics Of Persian Art-Paint-
ngs by Horatio Walker-Etchings and
Drawings from Modern Hands
The Vermeer Prints
By ROYAL CORTI>SOZ.

The Asian ideal. when it gives 10 a
composition a beginning and middle
and an end. does SO with the infor-
malty of q spontaneous descriptive
case may be. Its characteristic motives
are drawn from court life and the hunt
ing field. The Persian artist had his
mystical moments, and he was active
in the field of pOrtraiture, but on the
whole he was a story teller deeply in
terested in the world in which he lived.
The little pictures in the present eXhi-
bition are vividly suggestive therefore
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Todovico Carracci comes next TO 4
curious bit Of sixteenth century Dutch
sculpture. and after that we have
fantastic drawing by Hans Len BE-
side A "Crucidxion' by Jacopo aeliaJ''
or a portrait by Perroneau, there Is
religious subject by a Spanish Prlmi-
tive. or superb portrait by Cossa.
These excellent plates are on COM
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ne is most ambitious Take, for eN-
ample, the large canvas which mas the
pIace Of honor the Man Saving
Wood" He has, Of course, sound prec-
cdcnf for thus portraying an humble
type ON an almost monumental scale
AIiIlct did Just that sort of thlng But
then Millct had an instinctively moHu-
mental way with him and In his con
coJition of form was so rarely gll'e"
tina, he could invest one OF ms pl't-
ures nf 4 peasant with something u
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his linear habit. Art ana calligraphy
were closely related. for him, and hence
In painting the igurc he defined II III
an exquisite but rather wiry line "hl'h
ne then proceeded 10 fill in with prac-
ticailv solid tint The result IL that
gallery Of Persian paintings, such ~
the ono now under review. looks IKE
nothing go much ns great picture
book.
II IL mol the mere scale of the paint
,uvs ihnt determines this impression. IL
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THE FANS COMPLAINT.

Then, your husband was all right at
frst?"
yes. sir
Later he became morose and irritable.
To what do you attribute the changer"
THE home team took a slump Pitts
burgh Post.
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paratively small scale but are quite
large enough TO give an adequate
account Of the work in hand. What is
especially gratifying about the pubh-
cation is it's inclusion Of things in pri-
vate galleries which are otherwise
practically inaccessible. BY "A process
of this sort the resources Of the stu
dent are enormously extended. The
brief notes pretiXed 10 each portfolio
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Paris a few years ago II was dedicated
more particularly TO the works OF the
old masters. and these steadily pre-
dominated i'm it's annual publications.
But the prospectus made allowance for
modern work-when it was work worth
whle-and the present portfolio Is
given entirely To drawings of our own
day. 1t is amusing to see, as We turn
these over, how dateless is really good
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so long that they often cling to their
own fetters and oppose all progress.
The lot OF the poor Is better In some
respects than that OF the rich and
we'll do.
The higher classes Of women are
obliged to live secluded lives In the
inner apartments or the Hindu home.
and the visit OF the missionary lady
Is often the one bright thing they
have to look forward TO. In the av-
erage Hindu home there are three
nerationS-parents. sons and their
wives. and grandchildren.
It Is strange fact that where
woma nhood is downtrodden and de-
spised, the mothers authority rs su-
preme over the sons wife The Kim
du brings his young wife TO his ia
theirs home, where she must remain
under the absolute sway and author
ity OF her motherin-law
A Hindu wife Is not permitted 10
eat with her husband. Boys eat WIN
the father. girls afterward. with their
mother.
The wife never walks with her
husband. but always behind. This Is
universal among all classes. PoISg-
amy is quite common; someone's
these women live under the same
roof. sometimes In separate houses:
but the result Is always strife and
unhapplneSs- ~
hood, often to boys not much older
than themselves. The ceremony is
legal one Should the boy-husband
die, the little girl. whatever her age,
is a widow. There are said to be
twenty-five millions of widows In
India, Nine millions are child widows
under fifteen years OF age. The
wrong that is done these children
pursues them thEoug;i life. They are
not only regarded but treated as
guilty of some sin or wrong act COM
mitted, perhaps in previous birth,
because OF which the curse OF widow
hood was sent upon them They are
the household drudges. performing
the coarse and mental tasks.
The sati, formerly practiced. but
now not permitted by government.
tells the whole story OF the utterly
selfish and cruel ideal which Hindu
ism has long cherished concerning
women. The faithful wife or wives
must prove their devotion and fidel-
lty by suffering a horribly cruel death
on the husba nd's funeral pyre. In
many places the landscape Is dotted
with little monuments or shrines.
each marking the spot where some
wretchcd woman, or perhaps several
OF them, were burned with the bodies
OF their husbands. In Mahoba ]
ments. called sat piles. In an after
Moons walk, and one was pointed out
10 me as being the spot where four
teen princesSes were burned on the
funeral pyre OF their husband. q
prince who was killed In battle
The work and aim OF tho lady mis-
sionary in India is 10 bring the bless
Ings OF tae gospel To tho women OF
that land. We have 2enana and
medical work, girls orphanages and
boarding schools. also day schools and
normal training schools for female
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Saxman is chairman Of the committee
on arrangements,

Saxman is chairman Of the committee
on arrangements,
Chapter No. 2, American Institute of
Child Life, met with Mrs. Graham.
1.-THE Government of Young Children -
was taken up by Mrs David A. Smith
The question box was opened and the
answers were read and discussed. On
Monday at 1880 p. m. the next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. j. w,
Chase, ll57 South Eighth East street
On that occasion "The Obstinate
Child - will be taken up by Mrs. a. J.
Arnason. All members of the Amer
lean Institute of Child Life are invited
to visit these chapters,
The Wasatch Literary club had a
federation day programme last Tuesday
in meeting with Mrs Byron Cum
mings, 93G East Eleventh South street.
Mrs, G. II. Mcmahon spoke of the BIZ
eunial meeting. of the general fedora
tion Of women 8 clubs in Chicago next
June. Mrs. A. j. Gorham presented
some of the plans for the Utah State
federation meeting here next October.
A piano solo was given by Mrs. How
ard Parr and Mrs. r. D. Ashworth gave
vocal solo. Tea was served.
ments at Neighborhood House, 753
West First South street, under Jay
Stockman s direction, will be given
Tuesday evening at 8 'clock. An ex-
ceptionally attractive programme OF
music by tho Shelton orchestra and
songs has been arranged, All adults of
the neighborhood are invited to be pres
ent These entertainments are proving
one Of the most popular features of
the west side settlement work.
The regular meeting OF the Ensign
club was held Wednesday evening at
the home of the president, DR.. George
". Middleton, 1922 East First South
street. An unpublished manuscript by
DR.. Middleton was read in four parts
by Miss Mary Connolly. Professor r.
and DR.. Walker of Idaho Musical
numbers were given by Mrs. Lizzie
Thomas Edward, Mrs, Howard briggs
and Professor Beesley.
The American Institute Of Child Life
No. ] was entertained by Mrs. Blood
last week and an exceptionally in.
structive paper was given by Mrs.
Hawes on .'Social Facts and Infu-
ences.' The next meeting will be
held at the residence of Mrs J. 3,
Dunn, 937 f street. Wednesday at 8
p. m. The subject for discussion will
be "The Value and Method Of Child
Study The discussion will be led by
Mrs. Howell.
The Business Women s club of Salt
Lake will hold its regular meeting
March II at the y. w, C.. A. rooms
Dinner will be served at $50 p. m. An
excellent programme has been ar
ranged, including o paper on HEf-
iciency," by Mrs. w. J. Barrette.
The Bay View club will meet Mon.
day afternoon with Mrs. u, U. Hiskey
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teachers, village schools. and. of

teachers, village schools, and, of
course, Sunday schools.
The influence Of the lady doctor Is
very great Medical work aids great
ly In opening many houses OF the
conservative classes 10 the visits of
the Zenana teacher and Bible wom-
an. At present less than / per cent
OF The women of India. can read.
Tie value of educational work is
recognized by everyone. II lis true
that the hope of the church I'm India
as elsewhere, is In It's youth. and It
Is becoming moro and more evident
that the labor spent upon this gem
eratlon OF young people In India will
bear the most abundant frultage.
Our orphanage and other educa-
tional work and our work for the de-
pressed classes Is helping to solve
the caste problem. which Is undoubt-
edly the greatest problem India has
to face, The attitude OF the mission
ary toward caste Ia always an un-
compromising one, and II Is most
gratifying to see the results OF our
work I'm this direction / have seen
with my own eyes young people from
the lowest and most despised and de-
pressed classes grow TO a new, a
broader and nobler life than their
ancestors ever knew. More than that,
have seen them overcome the preju-
dlces OF their high ste neigabors 10
an astonishing extent. and not only
win, but maintain their respect with
out effort. The increased intelligence
and self-respecting character of the
children OF low-caste converts and
Their ability to win respect from all
is the power that Will In time. break
Christ is the spirit OF justice and
mercy