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Transportation in the Himalayas.

Even the Himalayan mountains. tfSe
pride of India and the despair of ey-
plorers. are yielding to the demands OF
business and the advance of science. Ita
electric galloway has just been planned
better to connect the famous and mys-
tical vale of Kashmir with the more
prosperous sections of northern India.
Jagged peaks. tremendous snow drifts.
yawning chasIns. crumbling rocks and
terrific lanGslides have ever been
Mother Natures weapons of opposition
to intruders in the Himalayan range.
Even the building of an electric railroad
of the most permanent kind has been
branded a costly and dangerous expert
ment, but the electric galloway devised
by Canadian military engineer in the
employ of the British Indian govern
ment will be expected successfully O.
transport freight and passengers.
This electric galloway will be support
ed every half mile by latticed steel
towers operated by hydro-electric powe,
1t will carry freight cars Of 400 pounds
capacity, each car being about 200 yards
apart. The system is to be doubie-
tracked and in some places it will swiIts
over chasms COO feet deep. 1t will be
seventy-five miles long and reduce trans
portation time from fifteen days to fifteen
hours.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF TwO-sTORY BRICK
DWELLING NO. ss7 NJ STREET NORTH
EAST
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly re-
corded In Liher No. 3s9a. folio 81 ct seq, Of the
land records Of the District Of Columbia. and
at the request Of the party secured thereby. We.
auction. In front Of the premises. on MONDAY.
THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY.
a. D. 1914. AT. HALF-PAsT FOUR O'CLOCK
P NJ. the following described land and prem
lses. situate in be city Of Washington. in the
being lot one hundred and sixty-seven t1a0. in
J. D. Cameron and James Lowpres and William
P. KellogRa subdivision OF square eight hun.
dred and nfty-nve 1855. as per, subdivision az
recorded in the surveyors once Of the District
Of Columbia. In Book l8. page ~. together with
the Improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale announced at time Of sale.
deposit Of 500 will he required OF the pur.
chaser at the time Of sale. An conveyanclng
recording and potarial fees at the cost Of the
purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied with
within afteen days from day OF sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of the defaultins pur
chaser. after i've davs' advertisement Of such
Of Washington. D. g.
". GILBERT DENT,
iaf7-d&ds Trusteea
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RIOS. J. owen { SON -AUcrIoNEERs.
trRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE REAL .Es-
TATE. IMPROVED BY A TWO-STORY
Prick

z sIRtSTEES SALE oF VALUABLE REAL. ES-
/ TATE. IMPROVED BY TwO-STORY
BRICK DWELLING. No. 3027 DENT
PLACE NORTHWEST.
+, BY virtue OF certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in Liber No. S294. folio 1sS ct Seq. of
/ the land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request Of the party secured there
fby the undersigned trustees will sell at public
I lie suction. in front of the premises, on FRI
tDAY. THE TwENTY-THIRD DAY OF JANu-
larry. A D. kN4,- AT -F0UR O'CLOCK PM,
sthe following described land and premises.
ss.iAstes ip the District OF Columbia and desig,
Kites subdivision in. square 1882 as per plat
recorded in Book 81: page 147. in the sur
.yesos's Office for said District. - s. :
FERNS Of sale 500 cash over prior deed
If trust s.. $50. and the remainder in monthly
Gotes OF S25 each. "A deposit of 800 will be
required at time of sale. AL conyeyancing,
recording. etc. .sat cost of purchaser. Terms
Of sale to he complied with within 10 days
f-om dny of sale. otherwise the trustees re-
ssrve The right to resell the property at the
risk snd cost of defaultinS purchaser. after I've
days advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published in Wsshneton, D. c.
WILLIAM A, HILL.
SAMUEL GOLDENBERG,
ja14.1s 1921 " Trustees.
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William Mehn Reported Better

William Mehn. past master Of Takoms
Lodge, No. 20. F. A. A. NJ. is confined TO
George Washington University Hospital
where he has been since he was operated
on last Thursday. His condition is re-
ported as improving
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM a. WEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
Valuable Warehouse Site
On P Street, a Few Yards from
B. & o. Freight Station at Fla.
Ave. and New York Ave. NE,
By Auction.

By virtue Of authority vested In the under.
signed, 1 will sell by public auction. in front of
the premises, on THURSDAY, THE TWENTY
NINTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1914, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, sublots 1876 and 127. in square
869, fronting on p street and Florida avenue
northeast 32 feet by a depth of 80 feet to 10
foot alley opening into Decatur street. or pass
ing a desirable site for warehouse. garage or
manufacturing plant.
Terms: 0ne-haf cash. balance in one and two
to be closed in 20 days. All conveyancing and
recording at purchasers cost.
ADAM A. wESCHLER, Auetioneer.
jaCcd&,de nSr
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
THos. !. OWEN son. AUCTIoNEERs.

REAL ESTATE, CONSISTING OF THE
TWO-sTORY FRAME DWELLING STU
: ATE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BENNING
ROAD NORTHEAST BETWEEN 4Oth AND
Ilst STREETS
By virtue OF one certain deed Of trust. duly
escorded In Liber 272i folio 241. Of the land rec
ords for the District OF Columbia. and at the re-
quest Of the party secured thereby. the under
signed trustees will sell at pnhlic auction, in
TWENTY-sFcoND nAy OF JANTaRY. A:p.
1914. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises situate
in the District Of Columbia. and desirnated az
and being the east 80 feet front on Banning rad
hy the full depth thereof of lot numbered three
t3l In Mary F.. Stickney's subdivision Of q part
OF tract of land called Fortune Enlarged: =
according to the Plat of said subdivision as the
same appears Of record in the office OF the sur
veyor for said District In County Book 8. at
page 1872 together with the improvements.
Terms Of sale: One-third in cash. balance In
two years, with interest at Sc. payable semi
nnnually, or all cash at option Of purchaser. A
deposit Of 500 will he required at time OF sale.
All conveyancing. recording. etc, at cost OF pur-
chaser Terms q sale to be complied with within
afteen days from date OF sale.
JOSEPH R. EDsON.
%. CHARLES B. BAILEY.
iaIO.dSds eSn Trustees
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PERroN A rHIssELL. AUcTIoNEER.

H. K. FvIros'sp psAbSrs' sAbE or usREDEzMED
will sell at public auction within the once
Of Il. <. Fulton, 3I4 9th st. p.w. on WE'D
EESDAY, JANUARY TWENTY EIGHTH 1914
COMMENCING AT TEN O'CLOCK AN unre-
deemed pledges on which is due one years in
terest more.
Terms: Cash.
ja21-1t Il. b, FULTON.
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Mahogany. Upright Piano, Nearly
New; Roll and Flat Top SAM
tary Desks, Oak Bookcases,
Office Chairs, Refrigerators,
Enamel Bedroom Suites, Par
lor Suites, Odd Chairs and
z. Rockers, Leather Couches,
Books, Pictures, Etc, Etc, at
PUBLIC AUCTION,
At Sloan's, 14o7 G ST.,
SATURDAY, JANUARY "a,
1914, Starting at 10 AM.
And at. II NJ,
Automobiles, Horses, Carriages,
Etc.
Terms Cash.
,ja22.2t c. G. SLOAN Z co. qne.l, Auets.
Evening star., 1914-01-22

ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUCTloNEER.
Household and Office Furniture,
Carpets and Rugs, Penna. R. R.
Freight, Etc, by Order of Ad-
ministrator, Washington Stor-
age Co. and Others,
BY PUBLIC AUCTION,
at Weschler's,
o2o Pa. Ave. NV.
SATURDAY, COMMENCING
AT o:3o AM,
sufs esonisr and dre.sns table,
s9,,, iR, ssSs Lse
SION 81 a'' Table. Maboxany brop-leaf Card Table,
washington Work Table: Mshossny@ @ Chairs and
and chifoniers and Wardrobes. Enamel Beds.
Mattresses, Pillows and Blankets. sidebosrds,
asss'Sa esses snd Secretaries: psyeapos. Miseel
ianeous Books, Painttinss pieturss Mirrors, H
Oak and Mahogany Four-drawer Letter Files.
Index Gard Cases, Roli-top Desks. Chairs Small
Household T%n,turs, Boxes; Barrels Grates rs,:
r. r.. freight.
At IL O'Clock Noon,
Chalmers 5-Pass. Touring Car, in
Perfect Condition; Other Autos,
Auto Accessories, Carriages,
Wagons, Harness, Etc.
iaaa-2t ADAM A. WESCHLER. Auct.
g C. SLOAN CO. QNc3. Aucrs.. 14o7 G ST.
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MONEY WANTED.

VIII, SELL IS 900 MORTGAGE AT SACRI.
fee; this will stand investigation: reason for
: selling financial troube no agents or trfers
need answer. Add-ess Boa 396, Star Office. 2S'
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ADAM A. wEscHLEE. AucT1oNEER.
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THOMAS BOWLING Z CO.. AucroNEERs.

SIMON LYON, Trustee,
:. eSn Evans Building.
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ADAM a. wEscHLER. AUCTloNEER.

fa17-d&ds.eSu
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facture, that he has sought deliberately
TO emulate seventeenth century tradi-
tom Given little more time for the
greater darkening of their surfaces, and
they might very easily pass as minor
works Of some old Continental school.
This is another way of saying that Mr..
Lytton has not been Influenced by any
OF those modern movements which have
been concerned with the development
OF light I'm art. His work has all been
done In a cool gray illumination, and
this has reacted upon his color, leaving
It with the inertia which marks his
treatment OF form everywhere save In
his drawings. The latter show him at
his best. They form an interesting
series OF portraits, technically adequate,
II not particularly distinguished, and
engaging through their sympathetic In
depreciation Of charming subjects. Mr..
Lytton's feminine heads. whether
drawn or painted, please by virtue OF
the simplicity and freshness with which
he interprets gracious English types.
1t Is little curious to find an artist
capable of the fineness exemplifed in
some Of his portraits producing so much
other work that is heavy handed.
There is one picture in Mr.. Middleton
Manigault's exhibition at the Daniel
gallery which If shown by itself would
excite the liveliest interest in his art.
It's the wide Valley" in which, look
ing across the scene giving the work its
title, he beholds as in vision strange
peaks and even stranger clouds above
them. In the management Of his per-
spective the artist is true enough 10
the practice Of his time. In the ham
ding OF his details, especially OF tree
| forms, and in the fundamental spirit OF
his picture he barks back to the Italian
/ Primitives. Like Mr.. Davies. he paints
more or less in terms Of early Floren-
/ tine naivete II is a specious expedi-
/ ent and the painting is not absolutely
convincing. But 1t has a quality, 1t
gives a hint Of interesting promise.
/ There is far less to hold us in the other
pictures shown. Mr.. Manigaults SYM
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in this matter that he is most dlsap-
pointing. The little Photographic re-
productions 10 which we have referred
have always suggested a pretty thor
oughgoing technique, as well as GER
tain originality, but these pictures.
workmanlike as they are, are in no wise
remarkable, and the fresh note which
we have hitherto credited TO Mr.. Orpen
is muffied by the dry, fairly mechan-
cal nature of his method. He is all for
a full, sharp outline, set against
background often filed with a practi-
cally fiat tint 1t is an easy, and not
unproftable, expedient. The resultant
effect has some decorative value. 1t
also conveys, TO some extent, an i'm
preston of the stencil, Of the formal,
devitalized pattern. In his color, as In
his treatment of form, Mr.. Orpen is
redolent of the studio and its immo-
bile. artificial atmosphere. Even the
subjects found out of doors partake Of
the specious illumination which seems
TO be characteristic Of him. Evidently
he can De Tree anu SuDiie - Iic NliooStS'
as witness one of his drawings, the
Study for Portrait Of George Moore,
but on the whole he makes us think
less of nature than Of the carefully
worked out tableau. The subtlety
which he seems almost TO grasp in his
two small marines, wherein opalescent
grays are handled with some sensitive
ness, forsakes him when he comes to
paint his typical portraits and pictures.
Amongst the former the Mrs. Howard
St. George" an interior in which the
sitter is almost lost amid a mass of
furniture, and the Nude Woman"
amongst the latter, are perhaps the
most revealing examples. They show
that Mr.. Orpen's cleverness is accom-
panied by very little taste, that this
facile. assertive craftsman has next 10
no feeling for beauty. He is an odd
type, one Of those painters who begin
by interesting you, but end by leaving
you Indifferent Skill and aplomb like
his mean much, but they cannot make
up for deficiencies of depth and charm.
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manticism. Like him they not only i'm
press us with their ability. but allure
us with their charm. Around this
group Of salient leading types there are
pieces by divers hands, Largilliere,
Gravelot, Baudouin, Liotard, and so on.
There are several anonymous drawings
and. significantly, they fit quite aptly
into the picture. The period had its
tradition, it's blithe air which was
breathed by every one, and which
spurred nearly every one to fine accom-
phshment. There are broad fields for
research in the history of eighteenth
century French art, but TO be made
free Of them one has only to look at
these drawings. In their frivolous, in
consequential but absolutely genuine
beauty they take US at once to the
heart Of the whole subject.
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so perfectly in harmony with the
medium employed. The blues in this
drawing might have been brushed in by
the wing Of a butterfly. They are as
fragile and as lovely as the tints of a
flower So it is with all the sketches in
this remarkable group. Picturesque.
one would call them, if it were not that
the phrase connotes, ordinarily, traits
warmer and more robust than any Of
which whistler ever dreamed. He ex-
presses the romantic charm Of the old
Venetian scene. but he does this with
an Incompatible suavity and grace.
His touch Is that Of a dreamer rather
than that of the mundane observer
faithfully recording things seen, things
that might be touched. The truth is
there, but it lies behind a gossamer
ia brio of beauty.
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Photographic Company. The end is
near, but there is still plenty TO see.
The Genius of Eighteenth Cen
tury French Art.

The best Of all possible sequels TO the
Fragonard exhibition we now owe TO
re same dealers who organized that
delightful affair. At the Gimpel q
Wildenstein gallery there may be seen
about fourscore French drawings Of
Tie eighteenth century, all derived
from the famous Heseltine collection.
THIS British amateur had extraordi-
nary GOOD luck and the Wit TO profit by
it. He collected all the schools, and IN
all o. them he had superb examples.
The Rembrandts, sold at auction not
long ago, made a group unsurpassed in
any Of the European cabinets. HIS
German and Italian drawings were also
q the first rank. When he came to
The French school he easily rivalled
'as Goncourt. Muhlbacher, Doucet, and
9foult collections. The present eX-
Aoiton is one Of gems.
Vatican is it's leading figure, vita
eighteen drawings, either in three
efayons or in that red chalk which he
-'sd with an incompatible brilliance.
me subjects, as such. have no very
deep interest. The full length figures
'ae nudes, and the costume studies
lhey include are subjects but glanced
T" on the way TO the painting OF plct-
Ies- But even in his fragments Wat
'sau has an amazing vitality. In this
lou divine TO some extent the disciple
Rubens. which is 20 say the artist
absorbed in problems of form. But
.hefy one feels in the drawings oi
"alteau his joy in his own inDorn
[lSosity He is in love with life on
rs gayest, most debonair side. When
s sees how charming is one OF his
""aels, and with what an air she
'eafs her silken dress, he cannot Dut
fze the pencil and record in living
ne the elegance and the witchery OF
-ei nashing figure. There are some
Peclmens here OF his more prosalc
'shsm, specimens Ike tne powerIul
8a'oyard," and there are others such
In Satyre." or "Une Femme AS
e Terre. in which he is the eager
'laent Of anatomy, almost the Acad-
-elan But the broad emotion OF
steau is that Of the fastidious lover
beauty, and the swift, impeccaDie
Ilsman revelling in the sense OF
power The connoisseur OF
eteenth century art will simply a.
w these rare souvenirs of the great
of It's masters.
q the cult OF the drawing the per-
note is everything. That Is why
faxes possession Of the fofe-
n occasion. u is the pc
his genius that gives
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29

bolical conceptions are not in them
selves calculated to touch the imagi-
nation. and his gaunt forms, turgidly
painted against fantastic backgrounds,
are merely repellent. He seems to be
trying to paint from the point Of view
of the enameller, only his surfaces, like
his color, miss the soft refinement of
enamel-they are, to tell the truth,
harsh and hot II is in the Wide VAL
ley" that he should fix his point OF de-
parture. Work developed in the vein Of
that picture ought to invite sympathetic
consideration.
The French etcher, NJ. Henri De-
vile, who is showing fifty of his plates
at the Braun gallery, is a clever crafts
man with faculty for making the best
of his urban subjects. There are two
sets of etchings here. one done in New
York and the other in France. The ef-
fects Of color and picturesqueness
achieved in the latter would excite only
passing comment. NJ. Deville does just
about what one would have expected
of draughtsman Of his facility. But
ir the New York studies ne does some
thing new, delicately romanticizing our
familiar buildings. 1t is his delicacy.
his restraint, that we particularly ap-
preciate. Our architecture is roman
ticized, as has been said, but 1t is not
falsified 1t is with the discreetest Of
touches that NJ. Deville works his quiet
transformation. There is no undue
emphasis about his play OF light and
shade. in fact the explanation Of his
success would seem to lie in nothing
more nor less than his ingenuity in
finding new angles from which to study
his subjects. Other etchers of the New
York panorama have exhibited greater
manual dexterity, but none OF his prede-
cessors has looked at our architectural
monuments with so ingenious an eye.
The City Club is making an exhibi-
ton Of pictures by women. II contains
examples Of work by Clara c.. Mac
Chesney Jane Peterson, Charlotte b.
Conan, Ellen Emmett Rand, Mary
Foote, Cecilia Beaux and others.
Twenty paintings are shown. Land
scapes by w. c. Filter are at the Fol-
som gallery. At the Womrath gallery
there are some paintings for country
houses by Ida Sedgwick Proper. In
the little gallery at Scribner's there is
an exhibition Of drawings by noted
French Illustrators. Steinlen, Colin
Leroux and Bellery- Desfontaines are
represented.
The late J. Q. a. Ward produced one
Of mis- most noted works in the heroic
group Of THE Good Samaritan which
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
Whistler Once More, Especially
in His Pastels.

At the Knoedler gallery there may
also be seen a number of Whistler's
drawings, etchings and Autographs,
and a single painting, La Mere
Gerard" which is said to have been
his first work with the brush when, as
a young man, he went to Paris. This
picture is not, to be sure, particularly
impressive, but it has its interest as a
personal souvenir The drawings, four
slight sketches, are likewise appealing
as casual, minor illustrations of his
delicacy and grace. In the Autographs
and etchings he is, of course, the famil-
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
Pictures by Edward Gay, Ne
vile Lytton and Others.

Mr.. Edward Gay is one of those vet
eran painters who seem happily to dis
regard the passage Of time, working in
their later years with all the zest Of
their youth. He is having an exhibition
at the McDonough gallery, one Of
thirty-odd pictures and sketches. They
illustrate the sterling methods of the
"old hand" the sound workmanship Of
an artist who could not scamp his
drawing or his composition if he tried,
for both these technical resources are
veritably at his finger tips. 1t is for
their composition more particularly
that we would commend these land
scapes Of Mr.. Gays to many of his
juniors. With how true a pictorial
sense does he study a scenel And how
skilfully does he conceal his mere
learningl These are very free impress
sions of American landscape, North and
South, full Of sentiment, rich in atmos-
phere and tone. The big canvas called
"The Fallen Leaves offers perhaps
the most eloquent example or Mr. Gay
truth and force. Strong in that virtue
Of design which means 50 much in his
art, it gives us the most natural- most
artlessly beguiling, impression of a syl-
van place. This is. indeed, an exhibit
ton Of what might be called land
scape portraiture. 1t is good to have
Mr.. Gay coming once more before the
public with an exhibition of his own.
AT the Ralston gallery there is an
exhibition Of paintings and drawings
by the Hon Neville Lytton, an English
artist OF French training, and of taste
formed. we gather. i'm contemplation of
Nthe old masters. Some Of his pictures
suggest, in fact. by their color and
New-York tribune., 1914-03-29
The Traits of the British Artist,
William Orpen.

Mr.. William Orpen, the young Irish
man whose works have just been
placed on exhibition at the Knoedler
gallery. has for some time enjoyed a
considerable repute in London, and lat
terly ne has been heard Of in the
United States A picture Of his was
awarded a prize. we believe, at one of
the Pittsburgh shows, and there have
been illustrated articles about him in
the magazines. His paintings repro
duce well in black and white, and in
that form they have walked a special
curiosity. He has seemed to be a man
with a point Of view of his own ana
an interesting way Of portraying un-
conventional types. The present eXhl-
hilton is welcome, bringing us as it does
face to face with an artistic personality
about which we have really wanted TO
know more. Seen at full length, so 70
sav. Mr.. Orpen turns out to be painter
Of solid ability-but not BY any means
as brilliant as the reputation aforesaid
His merits are those of an academic
realist. We would say that he was an
exceptionally good type Of the Royal
Academy, raised to higher power II
there were not something more of the
salon in his makeup. There is anal
most Partisan nettete about his draw
ing. At the same time his firm, crisp
line has a shade more personal quality
than is nowadays common amongst the
average Frenchmen with whom other
wise il would be natural to rank him.
This excellent craftsmanship of his
comes out particularly well in the
drawings. where a few touches of pale
color do nothing to distract attention
from his delicate definition of form. In
the paintings he draws as well yet
with even less of an approach to the
precious quality Of distinction, which
indeed, everywhere eludes him. 1t is