The Washington times., 1915-06-13

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Edyth Howard went down to Upper
Marlboro the other day to the horse
show and she and the Duke OF Giouoes-
ter proceeded to come away with two
blue ribbons. one In the saddle class and
another. won with Miss jackson, a
Maryland girl, and Bud" Evans. for
the best hunting team, Bud rode Lieu
tenant Winters horse and the three
young people took the Jumps in fine
style and made q brave appearance In
their pink coats
As some one once remarked, that Ii
certainly the Hill country" DR.. Rich
ard Hills daughters. the twins, Elisa
beth ana Nora, and little Ada, who has
grown UP to be bigger than either Of
her sisters, were there; likewise their
cousins. Francis, Crystobel and the
smaller fry. children of DR.. Hilrs broth
er. Frank Hill; and Ralph Hill, who II
also q cousin, In the Virginia sense Of
the word, although several times re-
moved.
What a biace OF contrasts II Q studio,
ana what stimulus to the imagination
are the pictures when they arc done
bv an artist and not o mere dabier IN
paint! ] spent a very charming after
noon not long ago with the Carl smiths,
looking at the pictures, and now ana
again canvas would set one or the
other of them reminiscing in q delight
full fashion Of their travels to the far
corners Of the earth. The studio is very
much a workshop. with most pusi-
ness-iike desk In one corner. and notice.
ably lacking In the delapidated plaster
casts, rickety armor and brass pots and
kettles that 60 to make up the tradi-
tional furnishings Of a studio; but there
is plenty Of light, plenty Of room,
comfortable chair or two and pictures
everywhere.
Mr.. Smith Is pre-eminenty . portraft
painter and has right now lively ga
lery Of notables. although they dons
stav In the studio very long. There is
bust portrait Of Mrs. Champ Clark
the lady to the life. but more serious IN
expression than the larger portrait py
the same artist that has gone to oe
hung at Honeyshuck; against the lons
wall stands q full length likeness oi
Mrs. Bankhead, wife of Senator Bank
head, with a portrait OF Or. Wood, OF
the church Of the Covenant hard by,
speaking-one might be trtfie race
tious and cay q preaching-likeness
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Dear old Judge Peeie. a small portrasi
after the great one painted for the
Court OF Claims, smiles kindly dowr
into the room, and just across the way
hangs an old Dutchman, with rudy
cheeks and yet a face worn and wrinki'
ed his figure instinct with patience and
resignation. the fruit Of long residence
In Holland. Dutch pictures abound. plumr
Dutch nnaidens In their starched caps
battered old women. adorable kiddies
and many Of them painted against th'
| back ground Of a delightful old world
cottage In one of the dams" leased
Mr.. smith told me. for the large sun
| Of 500 q month.
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| Landscapes there are In abundance
lovely views OF the rocky Massachu
setts coast at Gloucester In SUNSHINE
and storm. and notable among then
| Freshwater Cove. where John Hay
| Hammond, jr.. keeps his revolutionar:
invention. the boat that steers by wire
less; Egyptian scenes. tho Pyramid
and the Sphinx. rosy red In the sunset
Lblue and shadowy In the moonlight
the latter reminding me little OF julie
cuerin's lovely Flight Into Egypt" tina
hangs in the gallery OF the late Stilsol
Hutchins, although the colortng 10 les
intense and It lacks the figures OF IN
Holy Family.
i But perhaps most interesting OF all I
my lay mind were the pictures In tn
| In he REAfrhal n
portraits that are to be. among them
study of Mrs. William A. Jones. wife Q
the CONGRESSMAN from Virginia. show
ing her lovely figure and pretty arms I
perfection and even In its unhnishe
state vibrant with life; thumb ma
} sketches-snapshots Mr.. Smith call
them-of places and people seen In HI
wanderings around the world. each III
tie canvas inlmortalizing some iliusiv
bit of color. some fleeting phase Of u
subject.
Mrs. Smith, too, is an artist OF som
distinction, devoting herself to minis
lures, and below stairs she showed n
4 some of her work: a dainty portrait {
/ her two nephews. then beautiful blond'
! haired babies. now grown up, one I
them a student at Oxford and the oth'
4 bound for China to be . missionary;
4 number of pretty women and at the la
portraits on ivory Of William McKinit
. and Felix Faure. painted at the tin
when the two men were Presidents
the United States and Of France. ar
exhibited together in the Paris salo
!, The miniature Of President McKinle
' Mrs. Smith told me. Is a replica of OF
y that she did, a tiny thing the size of